News April 30, 2008 On June 3, 2008 Artists Den Entertainment/Fontana North Distribution will release The Swell Season: Live from the Artists Den, the first concert DVD from the Grammy-nominated and Academy Award-winning duo behind the independent film sensation Once. The DVD was filmed at an intimate private performance at the Good Shepherd Center Chapel in Seattle, WA, and selections from the show aired on Ovation TV’s Live from the Artists Den, an innovative new weekly music series, featuring acclaimed artists performing in extraordinary settings. Released now in full for the first time, the concert features more than 30 minutes of bonus material not included on the television broadcast. MORE April 25, 2008 CP Records, home to Juno Award-winning rapper Belly, is pleased to announce the signing of Danny Fernandes. A video for Danny’s radio smash "Curious", featuring Def Jam recording artist Juelz Santana, was released this week and added to Heavy at both MuchMusic and MuchVibe. Danny’s debut album Intro will hit the streets August 19, 2008, via CP Records/Fontana North Distribution. MORE April 15, 2008 CP Records is excited to announce the release of Belly and Keshia Chante’s first collaboration on the soon-to-be-hit single "Get To Know You." The single comes hot on the heels of hip-hop Godfather Belly’s first ever Juno win at the 2008 Juno Awards in Calgary. The Gold-selling rapper, who was also nominated for New Artist of the Year, took home the award for Rap Recording of the Year for his debut double album The Revolution. MORE March 6, 2008 Fontana North-distributed Black Box Recordings – home to Ten Second Epic and Shad - is excited to welcome The Wooden Sky to the family, with the re-release of their debut album When Lost At Sea. The album, which was re-released on February 26, will be followed up with a new record from the band in late summer/early fall of 2008. MORE February 8, 2008 Gold recording artist, 2007 MuchMusic Video Award (MMVA) winner and VP of CP Records, rapper Belly has been nominated in two categories for the 2008 Juno Awards: Rap Recording of the Year for his double album debut The Revolution (CP Records/Fontana North), and the prestigious New Artist of the Year. MORE February 8, 2008 Things just keep getting better and better for State of Shock! The Vancouver rock band was thrilled this week when they found themselves nominated for a 2008 Juno Award in the Best New Group category along with fellow Canadians Dragonette, Faber Drive, Ill Scarlett and Wintersleep. The Juno Award nomination caps off an amazing 2007 for State of Shock and adds to their many other award nominations, including 1 nomination for a 2007 Western Canadian Music Award, 1 nomination for an Indie Music Award and 3 nominations for Canadian Radio Music Awards held the upcoming Canadian Music Week 2008 in Toronto. MORE November 22, 2007 Fontana North Distribution is proud to announce an exclusive distribution deal with David Byrne's imprint Luaka Bop via Redeye USA, helping its catalogue get in stores nationwide. The first release of this new collaboration will come in November with Os Mutantes Live at The Barbican Theatre - London 2006. A two CD set recording from the legendary Brazilian rockers was recorded during their first concert in more than 30 years. MORE November 19, 2007 VP of CP Records and 2007 MuchMusic Video Award (MMVA) winner, Palestinian-Canadian rapper Belly has now become the first independent Canadian hip hop artist to go Gold this century with his double album debut The Revolution... MORE October 02, 2007 Ky-Mani Marley, the Grammy nominated son of reggae legend Bob Marley, is set to release Radio, his first studio album in five years, on November 6, 2007... MORE August 29, 2007 Low Level Flight is excited to announce that they will be playing for a viewership of millions on September 4, as they take the stage as performers on the Canadian Idol Results Show on CTV... MORE August 28, 2007 The highly anticipated sophomore album from Juno-nominated Neverending White Lights, Act 2: The Blood and The Life Eternal, is set for release on October 30, 2007.... MORE August 14, 2007 Fontana North and VH1 Classic Records are excited to announce the release of KISSology: Volume 2 1978-1991, the second instalment of the definitive three-part collection, in stores today... MORE June 18, 2007 Fontana North artists Belly & George bring home two 2007 muchmusic video awards... MORE June 15, 2007 Belly's The Revolution debuts at #1 on rap charts in Canada. A Canadian Hip-Hop first... MORE March 23, 2007 Fontana North is excited to announce an impressive nine MuchMusic Video Awards ... MORE March 13, 2007 Belly reaches number one spot at MuchMusic ... MORE March 13, 2007 Low Level Flight, a driving pop-rock band fronted by Juno-nominated, platinum selling artist Ryan Malcolm, is set to release its debut album Urgency on March 27, 2007 ... MORE February 21, 2007 Grammy winning singer/songwriter Ziggy Marley, won the award for Best Reggae Album at the 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Sunday ... MORE February 07, 2007 Following a very successful inaugural year in the independent distribution marketplace, Fontana North is thrilled to announce an impressive nine Juno nominations at yesterday's CARAS Juno Nominees press conference... MORE June 13, 2006 Independent Canadian music distributor Fontana North and Fierce Panda Canada, a division of the UK indie label that was the original home of Coldplay and Keane, are pleased to announce a partnership... MORE May 31, 2006 Fontana North is pleased to announce that they have received seven 2006 MuchMusic Video Award (MMVA) nominations in their first year of business...MORE May 24, 2006 Fontana North is pleased to announce that it has joined forces with Big Vin Records, formed by famed drummer of Pantera and Damageplan, Vinnie Paul...MORE