Canadian Music Week cancelled for 2020

TORONTO — Canadian Music Week organizers announced today the annual festival and conference’s in-person events, including the Radio Active summit, have been cancelled for 2020. Virtual options are currently being explored, says the news release. Originally scheduled to take place May 19-23 in Toronto, CMW had been postponed until September 9-11 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, in a statement posted to the festival’s website on Tuesday, CMW president Neill Dixon said the organization was abandoning efforts to present the festival and conference in 2020. “After extensive consultation with industry partners, it has become apparent that — at this point...