Amherstburg among finalists to receive "The Beaches" concert

Amherstburg is one of eight towns across Canada eligible to win a concert by a Juno-award winning band.

Amherstburg is one of eight communities nationwide that are finalists in the SiriusXM Canada online contest, the 2025 SiriusXM Music Town search

Voting and rallying are now open until Oct. 24.

According to a news release, “more than 470 Canadian communities were nominated from coast to coast and more than 1,000 heartfelt stories were submitted and reviewed. From the inspiring nominations, SiriusXM selected eight finalist towns, all of which are now one step closer to the title of 2025 SiriusXM Music Town.”

“We’ve received hundreds of moving nominations from across the country and what consistently rang through was a deep pride in people’s hometowns and a strong connection to Canadian music,” said Rob Keen, senior vice president, sales, marketing & CCD with SiriusXM Canada. “SiriusXM Music Town is more than just a concert - it’s about putting local identity and culture on the map, and putting local fans front and centre.”

Amherstburg is the only Ontario community to make the final eight.

“We’re moved by the number of communities and the amazing stories that have been shared from across the country. Canadians’ love for homegrown music is truly unmatched,” said The Beaches lead singer Jordan Miller added in the same news release. “We’re so excited to see each of the eight finalist towns come together to show off their pride, and we cannot wait to play live for that one lucky community.”

In addition to Amherstburg, other finalists include, Antigonish, Nova Scotia; Bathurst, New Brunswick; Cranbrook, British Columbia; Lacombe, Alberta; Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan; Shawinigan, Quebec and Vernon, British Columbia.

Canadians can cast daily votes for their top town at siriusxm.ca/musictown.

According to contest rules, residents, neighbours and friends can earn “rally points” toward their town by posting on social media tagging @SiriusXMCanada.

Musicland has helped rally votes and promote the town’s nomination.

After the voting and rallying phase closes Oct. 24, SiriusXM Canada will announce the  2025 SiriuxXM Music Town Oct. 29, “based on nomination stories, total votes and rally points earned during this phase.”

The matter came up at the town’s economic development advisory committee last Thursday night, with deputy CAO/director of development services Melissa Osborne noting the town is promoting it through its social media channels encouraging people to vote. Osborne said it is not known exactly when the concert would take place, but indicated the town is excited to be among the finalists.

SiriusXM Music Town is described as “a national program that celebrates the stories that define our communities and the pride that unites us, reminding us of the powerful ways music connects people by bringing a top Canadian act to a town not typically on the concert circuit.”

The Beaches have spent more than a decade together, and include sisters Jordan and Kylie Miller with friends Leandra Earl and Eliza Enman-McDaniel . Their Juno Award-winning album “Blame My Ex” featured lead single "Blame Brett," and that amassed 140 million streams across all platforms.

Sirius XM Canada Inc., operating as SiriusXM Canada, creates and offers ad-free music; sports talk and live events; comedy; news; podcasts; and talk and entertainment. For more information, visit  SiriusXM.ca.