After a year-long review of nominating and voting practices, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), the group that administers Canada’s top music industry awards, announced a list of changes today that will go into effect for the 2025 JUNO Awards season.
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Following the roots of reggae from Jamaica to foreign lands
Roy Panton looks youthful in his black Kangol hat, yellow on black print jacket, gold chains and rings. He introduces himself and tells us that he’s from West Kingston, an urban area in the capital of the small Caribbean island of Jamaica. Living on a small island didn’t stop him from gaining access to all forms of music. When he was younger he listened to popular recording artists from America like jazz musicians Sarah Vaughan and Nat King Cole. But he mostly listened to ska, which like him, originated from Jamaica. “Born on ya. Come from ya,” as he puts it.
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Live Nation Announces Deal With Rogers for New Open-air Concert Venue
The entertainment company that owns Ticketmaster, Live Nation, unveiled plans earlier today, Sept. 26, to build the largest concert venue of its kind in the greater Toronto area on the YZD development site.
JUNO Awards Changes Affect Indigenous and South Asian Artists
Changes that affect the voting and nomination process for The JUNO Awards include the removal, merging and addition of new award categories, and new ways of tabulating votes.
Continue reading Core Music Events 2024Pharrell, Coi Leray, Trippie Redd at ‘Doodleverse’ club-style film premiere
Welcome to the Doodleverse, where Coi Leray breathes life into a pastel-hued, petal-headed character named Deysi in the animated short film Dullsville and The Doodleverse and contributes to the soundtrack with award-winning music producer Pharrell Williams and a host of hip hop artists. Pharrell, Coi Leray, and Trippie Redd attended the film’s premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Saturday night. Photos and videos to come.
Continue reading Pharrell, Coi Leray, Trippie Redd at ‘Doodleverse’ club-style film premiereIce Spice single with Central Cee sets the stage for Travis Scott, Gunna projects
Ice Spice teams up with UK rapper Central Cee on Did It First. Whenever Ice Spice partners with another artist the project is always successful, in part because she works with powerhouse musicians who already have huge fan bases. But, those artists are usually women.
Continue reading Ice Spice single with Central Cee sets the stage for Travis Scott, Gunna projectsUB40 scores with ‘Forever True’ for UK football club but will Tom Brady learn the new song?
UB40’s new single has touched the hearts of football fans across the UK. Even rival teams are singing the praises of the new Birmingham City Football Club (BCFC) song and now want to wear “Royal Blue,” the team’s colours, because they like the song so much. Will it replace Keep Right On? | video | article |
Underground Tapes re-release plus new music from Saukrates, Redman, Masta Ace
Toronto-based musician Saukrates has so much going on we can hardly keep up. The hip hop pioneer released a new single with Redman and Masta Ace from an upcoming album, has recently signed with a record label and is working on multiple projects including a re-release of his debut album, Saukrates: The Underground Tapes, from 25 years ago.
Continue reading Underground Tapes re-release plus new music from Saukrates, Redman, Masta AceInside giant deadmau5 cube stage set
A tour of deadmau5’s visually stunning cube stage set reveals a complex instrument that is played live by the musician. The set is a result of hours of work over multiple iterations to arrive at version 3.0, an interactive, moveable design that came from a deadmau5 team member during a flight. | article | video |
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How The Rolling Stones came to play unique nature arena for last ‘Hackney Diamonds’ show
One of the most popular rock bands of all time is going to the country for their final North American show, but the location of the venue was not selected by chance. A Rolling Stones band member’s friendship with the entrepreneur who built the arena in the Ozark mountains, along with Mick Jagger’s call for an escape to the wilderness in a song on the Hackney Diamonds album, are just two influences behind the band’s choice of venue.
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Grit meets vintage glamour at Nordic film festival
The Nordic International Film Festival (NIFF) calls for a dual theme of grit and glamour. Grit, of course, is that quintessential factor that gets us through the hard times so that we can celebrate the good times, as guests will do as they walk the red carpet in vintage glam on opening night, Wednesday.
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