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Steven Sware
Steven Sware: With a talent for songcraft, a versatility as a vocalist and composer and a natural, easy charm as a performer, Edmonton’s Steven Sware is poised to become a recording artist and pop music stylist of note in the very near future. Although only in his early 20s, Sware is a veteran of nearly a decade on the local music scene, beginning at age 15, grinding his way through various bands and solo incarnations, with this crucible setting the foundation for the artist his has now become. Sware is set to release his latest single, Back to You, the buzz for which has already begun to set the social media-verse alight in the modern incarnation of ‘industry buzz.’ Sware’s ability to convey genuine emotion through his original songs, be they autobiographical or not, carries over into the way he takes cover songs and makes them his own. Even through subtle tweaks to arrangements, he has built a significant following throughout Alberta and beyond for his live performances, including more than 125 ‘Driveway’ concerts he performed from the onset of the global pandemic. His stature as an artist on the rise has been confirmed by a host of significant accolades, including several awards from Edmonton’s top radio station Hot 107, including their Hot Factor competition and Storyhive music video competition. In 2019 he was named Hot 107’s Local Artist of 2019 and spent much of
that year as part of the prestigious Coalition Music ‘Incubator,’ learning the business side of the music industry as well as building connections and partnerships with top producers, songwriters and other artists. For Sware, it is the start of something special, and something that will be as rewarding and fulfilling for him, as it is for all who get to hear his music.
Tia McGraff
Tia McGraff Commemorates Passing Of Companion With New Emotional EP Titled ‘With Love’
The award-winning singer-songwriter’s new EP “With Love” will be re- leased on the anniversary of her beloved dog’s passing.
PORT ROWAN, ON CANADA – August 10, 2022 -- Tia McGraff is a
multi-talented singer, songwriter and children’s book author from Ontario,
Canada. Best known for her emotionally-charged music and her authentic
personality, Tia has been topping charts on both sides of the Atlantic for the
better part of 15 years. In fact, her latest folk-pop single, “Go Your Own Way”
has crossed over to reach the Christian Music Weekly Top 25. That single
and 6 others make up Tia’s new EP, ‘With Love’. Releasing on Saturday,
September 3rd, the EP will commemorate the anniversary of her beloved dog Jake’s passing.
Watch the video for “Go Your Own Way” at https://youtu.be/qheOIR-B1kw
ABOUT TIA MCGRAFF: Tia McGraff is a multi-talented, award-winning singer, songwriter, performer, author and podcast host from Southern Ontario, Canada. Along with her husband and co-writer Tommy Parham, the skilled songstress has been making impactful and thought-provoking art for well over a decade. Bringing together a burning passion for the art of music and an honesty that is long lost on today’s modern charts, Tia McGraff is a trailblazer in her genre, one’s whose efforts have made her a beloved figure on the international music scene. Her accomplish- ments speak for themselves, having won the emPower Posi Music Award for Social Justice in 2021 for her latest single “Go Your Own Way,” a huge achievement for the talented artist. The video also won Best Music Video at the Golden Lion International Film Festival in India. As if that weren’t enough, she’s also won awards for Americana CD of the Year, earned first-round nomination for the 2016 and 2018 Grammy Awards, was a 2019 multi-nominee for Kingdom Image Awards, and has even won the 2019 ISSA award for single of the year. Tia McGraff’s Website Tia McGraff on Spotify Tia McGraff on Facebook.
https://www.tiamcgraff.com https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Jn59Lpf62CKNDS1c6w51S https://www.facebook.com/tiamcgraff/