Music Express (abbreviated ME on later covers) is a Canadian music magazine. ^[1] Published as a print magazine from 1976 to 1996, it ceased operations that year but has since been relaunched as an online magazine. ^[2]

History and profile

Founded in 1976 as Alberta Music Express by Keith Sharp, ^[1] it was renamed Music Express in 1978 for most of its run, ^[1] also becoming Rock Express for the duration of 1986 to 1988. ^[1] Initially published in a tabloid format, it adopted the magazine format in 1982. ^[1] Music Express primarily covered rock and pop music, with a focus on Canadian music; during the 1980s, its distribution expanded to the United States, with a corresponding U.S. edition produced. ^[1] It was distributed via exclusive deals with various record store chains, including Kelly's Records in Western Canada and A&A Records in Eastern Canada. ^[3]

Losing its distribution companies in the 1990s, ^[3] the magazine was renamed Impact in 1993, finally ending in 1996. ^[1] Meanwhile, Sharp founded the music and lifestyle magazine ACCESS in 1994, which continues today. ^[1]

In 2012, Sharp relaunched Music Express in its current online magazine format. ^[2] Sharp published Music Express: The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of Canada's Music Magazine, a book about the magazine's history, with Dundurn Press in April 2014. The book also featured a foreword by Alan Frew, the lead singer of Canadian rock band Glass Tiger.

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