music videos
Sean Brown's meticulous images and beautiful mistakes
The rising Toronto director and photographer, one of Daniel Caesar's go-to visual collaborators, showcases his eye for order in a new art book Read more
Samuel Engelking
Toronto's online public access TV channel is hosting a telethon
Artist-run BUMP TV broadcasts 24/7 and operates out of a basement with a 100-per-cent volunteer staff Read more
Kelley Raye
43°North is not waiting around for Canadian film to meet equity goals
The Toronto-based production company is making and developing projects that reflect deeper, more thoughtful approaches to diversity Read more
Jenna Ledger
Charlotte Cornfield on the lessons she's learned from Toronto's music community
The singer/songwriter also premieres the Kevin Drew-directed video for June and announces a Venus Fest release show at the Baby G Read more
The Prism Prize announces top 10 Canadian music videos of the year
Cadence Weapon, Jessie Reyez and Daniel Caesar are among this year's nominees for the $15,000 award Read more
Dilly Dally throw one last blowout at the Coffin Factory in new music video
Before the artists who live there are evicted at the end of the month, Dilly Dally played a final secret show. That became their new live Sober Motel/Bad Biology video, premiering here. Read more
Best Toronto music of the week: U.S. Girls, the Prism Prize top 20
The best Canadian music videos of the year, plus a new #NOWplaying playlist with the best music of the week from local artists. U.S. Girls, Jackie Shane, Hollerado and more. Read more
Matt Barnes
iskwē won’t let us look away from injustice toward Indigenous people
iskwē's new video Little Star, released on the anniversary of acquittals in the Colten Boushie and Tina Fontaine cases, is an ode to young, Indigenous lives lost and a recrimination of a society that has repeatedly turned a blind eye to tragedies. Read more
Music video grant MVP Project announces first nine recipients
Sean Leon, Jeremy Dutcher, Milk & Bone, Jessie Reyez, plus other emerging Canadian artists and directors, will receive money and support from the MVP Project to create new videos. Read more
Made In Sauga label launches with Lincoln's Closure video
The sleek and soulful new soul-searching R&B video for Lincoln's song Closure is a strong foot forward for the Made In Sauga label, which aims to support and highlight musicians from Mississauga. Read more
It's taken 20 years for Marker Starling to be ready to record this song
Marker Starling's Fly Away, first written in 1998 for a stage musical, has new resonance after the death of its co-writer, Dennis Frey. Watch the premiere of its new video here. Read more
Samuel Engelking
TIFF 2018: Filmmaker R.T. is so over the "Canadian look"
The veteran music video and TV director is making the jump to features and is aiming for nothing short of a renaissance in Canadian film Read more
Samuel Engelking
Charlotte Day Wilson announces female and non-binary video grant
Charlotte Day Wilson and Fantavious Fritz's Work Film Grant will award $10,000 to emerging female and non-binary music video and short film directors Read more
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Checking the pulse of the iHeartRadio MMVAs
iHeartRadio MMVAs 2018 review: With its latest subtle rebranding and move from June to late-August, does the Canadian awards show still have a pulse? Read more
Drake escaped his Pusha T beef the only way he could: a Degrassi reunion
Drake's I'm Upset video has definitively brought things back to his wheelhouse: fun, nostalgic fan service. So much for the Pusha T beef – there's a Degrassi reunion! Read more
Vincent McMillen
Charlotte Day Wilson is creating a grant for female music video directors
Charlotte Day Wilson and Work director Fantavious Fritz are using their $15,000 Prism Prize money to create a one-time grant for female music video directors. They're also donating a portion of it to a women's shelter. Read more
Alice Glass, Charlotte Day Wilson make the Prism Prize shortlist
The Prism Prize has announced its 2018 shortlist – the 10 best Canadian music videos of the year. It includes music videos by Alice Glass, Daniel Caesar, Charlotte Day Wilson, Jessie Reyez, PUP and more. Read more
Too Attached's Grateful is a pulsing anthem of radical confidence
The video, which we're premiering here, features Lido Pimienta, Casey and Jenny Mecija, Bonjay's Alanna Stuart, TiKa, Ansley Simpson and Kamilah Apong Read more
RIP MuchFACT: it's time for the Canadian government to launch a music video fund
With music videos attracting billions of viewers each month online, the format is still a viable launchpad for emerging filmmakers and musicians Read more
Neil Van
Haviah Mighty cruises around Brampton in her Ignorant video
The MC hits up late-night food spot Sonny’s, Gage Park, the LCBO and music shop Long & McQuade Read more