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CBC MUSIC EXPANDS ITS UNPARALLELED LINEUP OF FREE WEB RADIO STATIONS WITH CANADIAN ROOTS AND CLASSIC SOUL/R&B

Over 40 different music streams now available at cbcmusic.ca

CBC Music is pleased to announce the addition of two new web radio stations -Canadian Roots and Classic Soul/R&B - to its already stellar lineup of free music streams available on cbcmusic.ca. The new channels will be available today, July 10.

“The wonderful thing about music is the incredible diversity of genres that people love,” said Chris Boyce, executive director, radio and audio. “And the wonderful thing about CBC Music is the fact that we can easily provide new dedicated web radio stations to meet their desires, which is exactly what we’re doing with the addition of these two new free channels.”

Canadian Roots offers the music that started it all: Roots and Folk from great Canadians such as Gordon Lightfoot to Old Man Luedecke to the Wailin’ Jennys and Jenn Grant.

Classic Soul/R&B is a real soul train, making stops at the classics and newer soul destinations. Hop on for The O’Jays, Motherload, Stevie Wonder, Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin—along with the newer soul of Sharron Jones, Jacksoul, Jarvis Church and Nicole Willis just to keep it fresh.

Key features of CBC Music on cbcmusic.ca include:

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  • · Completely free, and easy to navigate - just click to play
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  • ·      Over 40 web radio stations built from a library of millions of tracks of music
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  • ·      12 genre-based music communities ranging from rock to classical, pop to jazz, hip hop to country, and everything in between
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  • ·      CBC Radio 2 and CBC Radio 3
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  • ·      Direct access to the music of almost 1,000 major and independent music companies
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  • ·      Artist pages on more than 30,000 independent artists with thousands of songs you can play whenever you want
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  • ·      The best music content from a variety of CBC programs including Q and George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight
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  • ·      CBC personalities who guide Canadians through the infinite world of music
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  • ·      Hundreds of concerts available on demand
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  • ·      Original content including articles, blogs and playlists, updated daily
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  • ·      ‘The Canadian Concert Calendar’ maintained by artists - one of the largest Canadian concert calendars available

Experience CBC Music online at cbcmusic.ca

For Apple product users, the CBC Music App is also available for free from the App Store on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch or at itunes.ca/appstore.

The CBC Music Android App is available free from cbcmusic.ca/android.

Follow CBC Music on Facebook at facebook.com/cbcmusic or on Twitter @cbc_music

 

 

About CBC Music:

CBC Music is Canada’s free digital music service. For the casual listener to the hardcore fan, connect with the very best Canadian and International music, concerts, features and other music fans. Simple and easy to navigate, CBC Music gives Canadians access to 40 web radio stations, 12 distinct genre-based music communities, plus CBC Radio 2 and CBC Radio 3, content from the most knowledgeable music personalities and programmers from across the country, hundreds of concerts, playlists and more.

 

 

For further information, contact:
Nell Crichton
(o) (416) 482-0864
(c) (416) 305-5942
crichton@veritascanada.com

 

 

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