TORONTO ARTISTS BNZA, L8NR & S1NE PERFORM AT CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK

BY BRENESSA ROACH | JUNE 10, 2024

On June 8th, 2024, Toronto based indie-R&B singer and songwriter BNZA performed in Toronto during Canadian Music Week with opening performances by L8NR and S1NE. This was such an amazing show and such a milestone in BNZA, L8NR and S1NE’s career as they got to perform for such a big festival that has been around in Toronto since 1981.

The night started off at 9 PM with a set by Toronto artist L8NR. This was our first time watching L8NR live after discovering him this year and WOW. He is phenomenal. His stage presence is so amazing and natural. As well, he interacts with the audience a lot and maintains eye contact which is so nice. His music is so diverse ranging from R&B upbeat songs to slower songs that show his vulnerable style. We were sad to see his set end and are looking forward to hopefully seeing him live again in the future.

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S1NE came on at 9:45 PM for his debut performance. Prior to this show, S1NE had never performed live before and honestly you couldn’t tell. S1NE was so natural on stage – he definitely belongs there. He really got the crowd going and similarly to L8NR, his music is so diverse. S1NE’s discography is still growing so, he played a few unreleased songs and they were beautiful – especially a collaboration song he has with JHIN (which we hope comes out). We are so excited to see S1NE’s next performance this August 13th at our first artist showcase! Get tickets here.

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BNZA came on stage at 10:30PM and the crowd was so pumped! BNZA is such an amazing performer and he’s so charming and natural on stage. He dances around, really vibes on stage and interacts with the audience when he can. This was our third time seeing BNZA perform and he really improves more every time and gains more confidence. Our favourite performances were “SELFISH” his song from last year and his latest single “HISTORY” which is more on the indie-rock side. Additionally, BNZA performed the single “timeless” which is released under his new artist project ben seasons.

During BNZA’s performance, he brought out his friend and Toronto artist JJ Lee to perform two songs. JJ Lee recently debuted in May with the single “Medusa” – which we did a press coverage for. He also performed an unreleased song which we are so excited for it to release.

Overall, it was such an amazing night and we were so happy to be able to see so many great Toronto artists in one space. We look forward to the future performances of all these artists.

Special thanks to BNZA for giving us a media pass to his show.

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