Canadian Artists to Watch

Even though the American music literally dominates the world, I've always loved and been proud of our Canadian music. Since we talked about our very own Canadian multi-platinum recording artist Alyssa Reid last week, this week, we're gonna talk about the latest coming hits from some of our other native artists.

First of all, let's talk about Alyssa again. The golden girl of Wax Records teamed up with a brand new artist of the label - Virginia to Vegas - in his debut single "We Are Stars". Well, despite that all-American name, Virginia to Vegas is a Canadian singer, for sure. He's a Toronto-based handsome young men whose real name is Derik Baker.

Upon its release, "We Are Stars" immediately received large attention. The song quickly climbed up on iTunes, and has reached top 20. With strong digital sales and quick-rising airplay, the song has so far peaked at #24 on Canada Hot 100 to date. Virginia to Vegas is having a great chance of having a top 20 hit with his debut single - a great achievement that not all Canadian artists can get.

Another song that is about to smash coming from the Best New Artist at JUNO Awards 2011 Meaghan Smith - "Have a Heart". "Have a Heart" is the title track from her third studio album, to-be-released on April 22, 2014.

Unlike her previous singles, "Have a Heart" is more pop mainstream, accompanied with an awesome music video that brings back Bicentennial Man (Robin Williams - 1990) vibe. In the video, Meaghan is in love with a heartless robot, so she decided to give it a mechanical heart. I'm not gonna say how the video ends, you have to watch the great music video to find out! Thanks to such awesome video and addictive melody receiving a lot of airplay from AC radio stations, the song debuted and has yet peaked at #94 on Canada Hot 100. With "Have a Heart", Meaghan is on her way to have her biggest hit to date.

 The last song we're gonna take a look (listen) today is "In Better Hands" from the one and only Fefe Dobson. "In Better Hands" is the second single from the Canadian superstar's upcoming album Firebird.

Fefe Dobson never fails to satisfy her fans. "In Better Hands" is simply just another perfectly perfect song from the JUNO-nominated singer-songwriter. While the lead single "Legacy" was an undeserving commercial flop, "In Better Hands" is expected to bring Fefe back to the top chart. The song reminds me of her biggest massive hit "Stuttering" a lot. Now all she needs is another perfect video to promote for the song.

Don't forget to check out and support our talented Canadian artists by buying their songs on iTunes. And request your favorite songs on radio if you can!
Buy "We Are Stars" by Virginia to Vegas featuring Alyssa Reid here. You can also buy Alyssa's latest album Time Bomb here.
Buy "Have a Heart" and pre-order album Have a Heart by Meaghan Smith here.
Buy "In Better Hands" by Fefe Dobson here.