Nuzzled in the northern part of Alberta (think Wood Buffalo National Park) is Blumenort, just outside of La Crete. A mere eight and half-hour drive north of Edmonton, La Crete has a population of around 2,500 people. Three of those citizens (all brothers) make up the country act High Valley. Since their inception Brad, Bryan [...]
Over the course of the past 8 years, Manic Drive has slowly but steadily built a significant following for their unique modern rock sound. Led by Brothers Michael and Shawn Cavallo, the Toronto trio has scored impressive impact at radio on both sides of the border and toured and played with heavy weights like TFK, [...]
As a previous winner of Francophone Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year, Sebastian Demrey made an impact early-on with his thought provoking lyrics and soft soaring melodies. This year he once again defies definition with an armful of Covenant Award nominations including Francophone Album of the Year (with Jimmy Lahaie), Producer [...]
The harmonies that are a signature sound of the Amundruds are a reflection of the family unity that has made this Lloydminster, Saskatchewan group a Southern Gospel/Country favourite for years. The group is made up of siblings Gary, Daryl, Lorilyn, and Sheri, along with parents, Glen and Linda and violinist and vocalist, Amy Lenko. From [...]
Amy Savin became familiar to a lot of Canadians through her radio hit “Bigger Houses”. In 2012 she grabs her first ever “Female Vocalist Of The Year” nomination and has the interesting conundrum of competing against herself in the category of Collaboration of the Year; with her duet with Dana Marie and the multi-voiced Scott [...]
With armfuls of Covenant Awards and an industry leading 4 Juno Awards, downhere has put on a lot of miles since first forming at Briercrest Bible College in Caronport, Saskatchewan in the 1990’s. Their highly acclaimed albums have produced a plethora of Canadian radio staples including their Christmas song “How Many Kings”, and last year’s [...]
Starfield’s debut album was one of the most successful independent albums ever in Canadian Christian music. Their song “Filled With Your Glory” was both a radio favourite and was quickly embraced by churches from coast to coast to coast. The success of the album brought them to the attention of Sparrow Records and a season [...]
We will be posting features on many of this year’s Covenant Awards nominees. Today, we feature our most nominated artist: Jon Bauer While Jon Bauer is not a new name to fans of Christian music in Canada, 2012 is proving to be his breakout year. Jon leads the GMA Canada Covenant Award nominations with [...]
The submission process for the 2012 Covenant Awards officially opened yesterday. You can access the submissions section here. If it’s your first time submitting, here are the Top 10 questions about submissions for GMA Canada. Can I submit a song or album in more than one genre category? No. An album or song can be [...]
Over the past five years GMA Canada has experienced incredible success with GMA Canada Week and the Covenant Awards held in Calgary. We have seen strong growth and a real sense of community through the events held in Alberta in October each year. This year, GMA Canada is returning to Ontario with renewed vigor as [...]
