Serena Ryder: Last News

The Weeknd continues his run of pop dominance, picking up a pair of awards on the opening night of this year’s Juno Awards.More than 40 awards were handed out at last night’s (May 14) ceremony, held at Metro Toronto Convention Centre in the Ontario capital, which took place a day prior to tonight’s (May 15) main Juno Awards event.Among the early awards, The Weeknd (real name Abel Tesfaye) took home Songwriter of the Year for the third time and Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year for ‘Take My Breath’, taken from his most recent album, ‘Dawn FM’.Another big winner was Charlotte Cardin, the Canadian pop, electro and jazz singer whose debut album ‘Phoenix’ was released last year and topped the Canadian Albums Chart for two consecutive weeks.Cardin bagged three awards – Artist of the Year, Single of the Year for ‘Meaningless’ and Pop Album of the Year for ‘Phoenix’. She’s the first female artist to win Artist of the Year since Serena Ryder eight years ago; she’s also the first female solo artist to win Single of the Year for a solo recording since Carly Rae Jepsen nine years ago for ‘Call Me Maybe’.Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Sour’ won International Album of the Year.

Paquin Entertainment Group, the producer and talent agency repping the likes of Michael Bublé and Bryan Adams, has hired an ex-Cineflix exec as its first Chief Operating Officer.

An impressive array of more than 50 Canadian recording artists have pooled their talents for a new single to promote an excellent cause.

Three of Canada’s most talented tunesmiths will be joining the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in a special event on Saturday, Sept. 24.

It’s no secret that Olivia Rodrigo and Alanis Morissette are big fans of each other’s music, with Rodrigo having the chance to pay tribute to the “You Oughta Know” singer at the upcoming Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (CSHF) Gala.

Six-time Juno Award-winning artist Serena Ryder has released her new single “Candy”