MONTREAL — To celebrate Canada Day, Stingray is putting the spotlight on Canadian talent this Thursday across its Stingray Music audio TV channels and app, music video channels, Qello Concerts by Stingray service, and radio stations from coast to coast.
On July 1, Stingray Music audio TV channels Classic Rock, Hit List, Hot Country, Alternative, Hip-Hop/R&B, Rock, Dance Clubbin’, Le Palmarès, and Franco Pop will feature non-stop Canadian artists. The Stingray Music app will offer a selection of channels specially curated for Canada Day, including Greatest Canadian Hits, Hot Country Canada, Canada Day Party!, Lights on Canada Day, Maritime Fiddlers, and Indigenous Music: Canada.
Stingray music video channels will also broadcast all-day special programming on July 1, including: Stingray Retro will present Canada Day Flashback featuring Canadian hits from the ’80s, ’90s, and Top 50 Canadian Hits of All Time to count down the best all-time Canadian songs of the past decades; Stingray Loud will present Canada Rocks!, to party with the loudest rockers from the Great White North; and Stingray Country will offer Homeground Country to have country fans celebrate True North’s biggest country music hits and hottest artists, says Stingray’s press release.
In addition, Qello Concerts by Stingray will present the Celebrating Canadian Artists Collection featuring concerts and documentaries from Canadian icons such as Michael Bublé, Tragically Hip, Bryan Adams, Rush, Shania Twain, Avril Lavigne, Sarah McLachlan, The Weeknd, Celine Dion, Diana Krall, B.T.O., Great Big Sea and more.
Stingray radio listeners can tune in to The Top 100 Canadian Songs of All-Time, hosted by Stu Jeffries and special guests Mike Reno and Paul Dean of Loverboy, for a full day of the biggest songs in Canadian music history, starting at 10 a.m. on Canada Day and running for 10 straight hours. Reno and Dean will also share some great stories about life on the road, the fans, and the artists they toured with in their 40 years of being one of Canada’s most successful rock bands.
For a list of the Stingray Classic Hits and Classic Rock stations which will air The Top 100 Canadian Songs of All-Time special programming on Canada Day, please click here.
