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Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jah'Mila makes hopeful appeal for change at East Coast Music Awards
Reggae musician Jah'Mila delivered a powerful speech at the East Coast Music Awards, offering a hopeful appeal for collaboration and change after her win for R&B/Soul release of the year. The Halifax-based singer noted that her winning song, "Never Fail," is neither R&B nor soul and said she is excited for the work that will result in a reggae song being honoured in a more fitting category. (May 9, 2025)
Toronto Star
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Star
Jah'Mila makes hopeful appeal for change after East Coast Music Awards win
ST. JOHN'S - Reggae musician Jah'Mila delivered a powerful speech on the East Coast Music Awards stage in Newfoundland Thursday night, offering a hopeful appeal for collaboration and change after her win for R&B/soul release of the year. The Halifax-based Jamaican Canadian singer noted that her winning song, 'Never Fail,' is neither R&B nor soul. She said she was excited for the work and the changes to come within the East Coast Music Association that will result in a reggae song being honoured in the future in a more fitting category.
CBC
06-04-2025
- Climate
- CBC
Hundreds brave the rain to get their elbows up in Nova Scotia
Several hundred hardy souls braved the rain at Alderney Landing in Dartmouth on Sunday to attend Nova Scotia's first Elbows Up,Canada! event. Organizers bill the events as "family-friendly, non-partisan gatherings celebrating Canada's strength, unity and resilience." The rallies feature speeches and musical performances. Similar events have already been held in Ontario and British Columbia. Despite persistent downpours the Halifax event kicked off as scheduled at 2 p.m. Many members of the enthusiastic crowd waved Canadian flags while others settled for sheltering under Maple Leaf- emblazoned umbrellas. The event included musical performances by Jah'Mila and Blueberry Grunt, comedian Shaun Majumder, and celebrity appearances by Robb Wells and Mike Smith — Ricky and Bubbles on the television show Trailer Park Boys. Speakers included Juanita Peters, executive director of the Africville Museum and Halifax mayor Andy Fillmore. People attending the event said it was important to show solidarity and pride in Canada in the face of recent challenges coming from the United States and President Donald Trump. Darlene Richardson said Sunday's rain didn't bother her compared to the threats Canada was facing from what she described as "the villain at the door." "If you don't stand up, we're going to lose it all," she said. Candace Longway shared a similar sentiment noting that the event was as much an anti-Trump event as it was a show of national unity. "What is happening in the south is unheard of. It's unprecedented. It's uncalled for," she said. Jo-Ann Grant said the inclement weather was nothing compared to the recent U.S. tariffs which, she said, are not just a threat to Canada but the entire world. "There's something really nefarious going on there," Grant said. "I don't think we even have a clue about what the actual outcome is going to be." Zoey Sampson, 11, huddled under an umbrella with her mother taking in the onstage entertainment. Sampson said she doesn't want to be part of the U.S. and doesn't like Trump. "Canada shouldn't be for sale and the United States shouldn't take it from us," she said.
