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“Go Go Stop,” the title track and second single off beloved children’s artist Shawny’s upcoming album, Go Go Stop – Music & Movement for Kids, will be out Friday! The single will join an accompanying music video, which was released today.
A freeze dance number done Shawny style, “Go Go Stop” is a pop-country tune that encourages kids to move whenever the word “go” is uttered and to freeze whenever they hear “stop.” This fast-paced song is best used when children REALLY need to get their energy out!
“Like many freeze dance songs, the moving and freezing in ‘Go Go Stop’ are predictable at first,” says Shawny. “But the real fun begins when the instructions start happening randomly. Listeners can’t get too comfortable! Despite a simple chord structure, ‘Go Go Stop’ was actually the hardest song on the album to record because the ‘stops’ in the last third of the song are so tricky!”
Go Go Stop – Music & Movement for Kids is an upbeat new album that offers kids and families messages of inclusivity and empathy while encouraging them to have fun, use their imaginations, and move to the music. The album will be released on May 16, 2025.
ABOUT SHAWNY:
Born and raised in Montréal, Shawny played guitar and sang in a variety of bands throughout his 20s while also working as an elementary school music teacher. However, it wasn’t until the onset of the COVID-19 lockdowns in March 2020 that he began writing and performing music specifically for children, to help his students cope. Thrilled to see the positive effect his original music had on these kids during their online music sessions, Shawny took things a step further and created his own YouTube channel, Shawny Kids Music, which currently showcases more than 70 videos and has received over a million views. The warm reception to his videos inspired Shawny to pursue his dream of becoming a full-time recording artist and live performer for kids.
Shawny’s debut album, It’s So Sunny (2023), addressed themes of kindness, acceptance, and socio-emotional learning. In 2023, Shawny’s song “The Day The Colours Went Away” from It’s So Sunny was honored in Australia as Favourite Canadian Song in the Funky Kids Radio 3rd annual Global Children’s Entertainment Awards. Shawny was then named National Artist of the Year in the Funky Kids Radio 4th Annual Global Children’s Entertainment Awards. His music has been featured on radio shows and podcasts like Radio Active Kids,The Saturday Morning Cereal Bowl, The Children’s Hour, and New Zealand-based Suzy & Friends. Shawny maintains a busy schedule of performances at daycares, elementary schools, libraries, festivals, and public and private events.
A graduate of McGill University with a Bachelor of Education in Teaching English as a Second Language, Shawny cites influences as diverse as Ray Davies of The Kinks, Dolly Parton, Pete Seeger, Robin Williams, Funkadelic, Talking Heads, The B-52s, Raffi, and Kermit the Frog!
Go Go Stop – Music & Movement for Kids will be available for digital download on Bandcamp and will stream on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Pandora, and Deezer, starting May 16, 2025. It will be available for purchase on CD on Shawny’s website and at his live shows.
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