Jayward Artist Group To Form Strategic Partnership With Frontside




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 28, 2023



Toronto, ON – Jayward Artist Group is excited to announce a strategic promotional partnership with Frontside Promotions Group that will see Frontside working to further develop Jayward’s already impressive radio airplay strategy.  


Led by Jill Snell and Tebey, the Jayward roster includes several critically acclaimed and commercially successful artists like Tebey (90M catalogue streams), RadioClub (38M catalogue streams), Dylan Burk (3M streams), and more. 2023 is lining up to be the biggest year yet for Jayward, and as their company expands, they are partnering with the team at Frontside to lead their radio promotion strategy. 


2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the Frontside Group. Led by Gary McDonald and Geoff Goddard, Frontside have established themselves as one of the premiere promotion firms in Canada. With offices in Vancouver, Calgary, and New York they have led countless successful campaigns for a wide range of artists like Metric, The Glorious Sons, JJ Wilde, Half Moon Run, HARDY, Milky Chance, Major Lazer, and many more. 


Moving into this radio promotion collaboration with Frontside feels like the perfect strategic alliance for Jayward and our artists right now. I’ve known Gary and Geoff for close to 20 years and I know their level of professionalism. We couldn’t be happier to be their Canadian country radio partners!” says Jill Snell Co-Founder of Jayward Artist Group


“In just a few short years Jayward have established themselves as a formidable label in the Country genre. We are very much looking forward to helping them build on that foundation at radio and beyond in the years to come” says Gary McDonald, Managing Partner Frontside Group


The new partnership with Jayward comes with a substantial investment in Frontside’s footprint in the country music sector, which includes the addition of Nashville based Lindsay Hyslop joining the team as a consultant. 


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About Jayward Artist Group


Jayward Artist Group was established in 2019 as a competitive new imprint in the Canadian independent music industry. The roster of artists is recognized in both critical acclaim and commercial success releasing music from Tebey, RadioClub and Matt Lang in their inaugural year. Jayward is now home to Dylan Burk, Kyra Daniel and distribution partners Jason Benoit, JJ Shiplett and more. With stakes in both the label business and artist management, Jayward is led by label executive and artist manager Jill Snell and platinum selling artist, songwriter, producer, Tebey. Jayward has built marketing and promo teams in Canada, US, UK, Germany and Australia.



About Frontside Promotions Group


Founded in 2003 by Gary McDonald and Geoff Goddard, Frontside Group is one of Canada’s most successful music promotion firms. Frontside is headquartered in Vancouver, with satellite offices in New York City, and Calgary, operating a full staff with members who specialize in radio promotion, artist development, research and analysis.

Media Contacts:


Jamie Crawford

Public Relations & Promotions

Strut Entertainment

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Samantha Pickard

President

Strut Entertainment

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Jayward Artist Group

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