SiriusXM kicks off annual country star search

TORONTO — SiriusXM Canada launched its third annual “SiriusXM Top of the Country” competition Monday in partnership with the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) to find Canada’s next big country star. This coast-to-coast search provides emerging Canadian country artists with a national platform, opportunities to perform on some of Canada’s biggest country music stages, SOCAN songwriting camps, and mentoring from top industry talent. Eight semi-finalists will be chosen by a jury of industry experts to record original tracks and in-studio videos for the Canada-wide online vote in June. The top-three voted acts will emerge as Top Country finalists, receiving the...