In fiecare an, timp de o saptamina in luna martie, la Toronto se tine un festival/serie de conferinte/concerte/etc. sub genericul CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK. 
Sute de trupe (nu glumesc, sute) vin din toata tara, se cinta in draci toata noaptea, se schimba numere de telefoane etc.
Cu ocazia asta se dau si RADIO MUSIC AWARDS pentru noii veniti in industria muzicala:
Nominees comprise artists who have hit the Canadian charts for the first time and who have achieved top airplay in different formats based on radio “spins”, as recorded by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems (BDS) in 2012. Votes cast by program directors, music directors, and on-air personalities determine the winners.
Daca sinteti curiosi, uite aici lista cu nominalizatii. In alte cuvinte, norocosii care si-au auzit pentru prima oara in viata cintecul la radio anul trecut.
