Today, Grammy-nominated global pop sensation Benson Boone returns with his new single “Sorry I’m Here For Someone Else.” Listen HERE via Night Street Records/Warner Records.

“Sorry I’m Here For Someone Else” marks the beginning of a new era for Boone, serving as his first release of the year. It arrives on the heels of his show-stopping performance of smash hit “Beautiful Things” at the 67th annual Grammy Awards earlier this month, where he was nominated for Best New Artist.

The chart-conquering track was the #1 most streamed song in the world last year, earning Boone the IFPI Global Single Award for 2024. Now certified 5x Platinum, “Beautiful Things” has garnered nearly 3.5 billion streams since its release last year. Featured on his acclaimed, Platinum certified debut album Fireworks & Rollerblades, the viral smash logged an impressive 7 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart, hit #1 at Top 40 and Hot AC radio, and vaulted to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also earned Boone two Billboard Music Awards for Top Billboard Global 200 Song and Top Billboard Global (Excl. US) Song.

Fireworks & Rollerblades also includes the Platinum certified hit “Slow It Down” and fan-favorites “Cry,” “What Do You Want,” and “Pretty Slowly.”

2024 was a record year for Benson. In addition to earning him his first Grammy Award nomination, he performed at the MTV Video Music Awards, where he won Best Alternative and received nominations for Best New Artist, Song of Summer and PUSH Performance of the Year. His impact has soared across the globe—last year also saw him perform at the MTV EMAs, the NRJ Awards, and the Los40 Awards, taking home trophies at every stop.

In June, he opened for Taylor Swift’s ERAS Tour in London at Wembley stadium, following a performance with Lana Del Rey at Hangout Festival in May. He also embarked on his fully sold-out Fireworks & Rollerblades Tour, playing shows across the globe.

With the release of “Sorry I’m Here For Someone Else,” upcoming performances at landmark festivals like Coachella and Governors Ball, and more new music on the way, Boone is on track for a record year in 2025.

BENSON BOONE 2025 TOUR DATES:

Mar 8 — Austin, TX — Sips & Sounds Music Festival

Mar 20 — Santiago, Chile — Lollapalooza Sideshow

Mar 21 — Santiago, Chile — Lollapalooza Chile

Mar 23 — Buenos Aires, Argentina — Lollapalooza Argentina

Mar 24 — Buenos Aires, Argentina — Lollapalooza Sideshow

Mar 27 — Bogota, Colombia — Estereo Picnic

Mar 29 — Sāo Paulo, Brazil — Lollapalooza Brazil

Apr 3 — Mexico City, MX — Pepsi Center WTC

Apr 5 — Monterrey, MX — Tecate Pa’l Norte Festival

Apr 11 — Indio, CA — Coachella Music and Arts Festival

Apr 18 — Indio, CA — Coachella Music and Arts Festival

May 2 — Charlotte, NC — Lovin’ Life Music Festival

May 4 — Memphis, TN — Riverbeat Music Festival

May 24 — Napa, CA — BottleRock Music Festival

Jun 6 — New York, NY — The Governors Ball Music Festival

Jul 3 — Milwaukee, WI — Summerfest

Jul 10 — Algés, Portugal — Nos Alive Festival

Jul 11 — Madrid, Spain — Mad Cool Festival

Sep 11 — Louisville, KY — Bourbon & Beyond Music Festival

Prime Video today announced Sean Monahan star forward for the Columbus Blue Jackets as well as teammate and offensive defenseman Zach Werenski, will be featured in the upcoming second season of the hit documentary series FACEOFF: Inside the NHL. The series returns with six episodes in 2025 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. FACEOFF: Inside the NHL joins Prime Monday Night Hockey, the exclusive destination for national regular season Monday night NHL English-language games, and NHL Coast to Coast, a live, weekly whiparound studio show airing on Thursday nights in Canada.

Friends on and off the ice, Werenski and Monahan join an elite roster of NHL talent set to give fans unprecedented access to their lives. Werenski, who led the 4 Nations Face-Off in points (0-6–6 in 4 games), and leads the Blue Jackets in scoring, as well as Monahan, a veteran offensively skilled forward in his first year in Columbus, are sure to bring excitement and insight to the series including as they get set to take centre stage outdoors in front of an expected crowd of over 90,000 fans at the 2025 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series. Previously announced players in the second season include Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk and Carolina Hurricanes leading goal scorer Seth Jarvis.

FACEOFF: Inside the NHL takes viewers behind the scenes of the National Hockey League, offering an unfiltered look at the players’ lives, training regimens, and the high-stakes world of professional hockey. The upcoming season will delve deeper into the personal and professional lives of NHL stars offering viewers a 360-degree view of their lives both on and off the ice. It will feature candid interviews with compelling players from across the NHL, their fiercest rivals, and those closest to them – including teammates, coaches, and family members. From the serene moments of introspection to the heart-pounding intensity of game time, FACEOFF: Inside the NHL showcases the extraordinary blend of skill, determination, and sacrifice required to excel in one of the world’s most demanding sports.

The series is executive produced by James Gay-Rees, Paul Martin and Hillary Olsen for Box To Box; Steve Mayer for NHL Productions; and showrunner Daniel Amigone.

Prime Video in Canada is the home of Prime Monday Night Hockey, which streams all national regular season Monday night NHL games in English throughout the 2024-25 season, and NHL Coast to Coast, the weekly whip around show on Thursday nights. FACEOFF: Inside the NHL is the fifth original hockey program Amazon has produced with NHL Productions for Prime Video. In 2021, All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs multi-episode docuseries chronicled the iconic team’s 2020-21 season. Last season, original hockey documentaries Chosen One: Alexandre Daigle and Saving Sakic premiered to critical and fan acclaim, plus the recently launched This is Hockey, featuring the growth of hockey in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Jamaica, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.

FACEOFF: Inside The NHL, Season 1, is available now on Prime Video.

In recognition of International Sex Worker Rights Day, Maggie’s Toronto Sex Workers Action Project and Sex Professionals of Canada (SPOC) are presenting a special screening of PAYING FOR IT at The Paradise Theatre on March 3, 2025. The event is a fundraiser and community gathering dedicated to amplifying sex worker voices and advocating for their rights.

PAYING FOR IT is a live-action adaptation of Chester Brown’s best-selling graphic novel directed and co-written by Sook-Yin Lee. In addition to the feature film, the evening will showcase two short films by members of the PAYING FOR IT cast: PLEASE LOVE ME by Lea Rose Sebastianis, and THE FIRST INDIGENOUS FEMALE PORNOGRAPHER by Jamie Whitecrow. Whitecrow, who is unable to attend in person, will provide a special pre-recorded message. Sook-Yin Lee and Chester Brown will be on hand for a post-screening Q&A led by Jonathan Valelly, Development Coordinator, HIV & Harm Reduction at Maggie’s. Also speaking at the event will be Valerie Scott of SPOC, Maggie’s new executive director Chandra Ewing, Jonathan Valelly, and International Burly-Q Showgirl and PAYING FOR IT castmember, Tanya Cheex.

Beyond the screenings, the event will feature fundraising opportunities in support of Maggie’s Toronto and SPOC. Community members and attendees will have the opportunity to engage with representatives from these organisations and contribute to their advocacy efforts.

All proceeds from the event will directly support Maggie’s Toronto and SPOC (Sex Professionals of Canada), two essential organisations advocating for sex worker rights and providing crucial services. Maggie’s Toronto, which recently suffered layoffs due to funding cuts, continues to be a lifeline for the community despite past challenges, including a devastating fire two years ago.

Event Details
Date: March 3, 2025

Time: Doors at 6:30 PM | Screening at 7:00 PM | Q&A at 9:30 PM

Location: The Paradise Theatre, 1006 Bloor St W, Toronto

Tickets: Available via Zeffy

From Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures and starring Jason Momoa and Jack Black, “A Minecraft Movie,” directed by Jared Hess, is the first-ever big screen, live-action adaptation of Minecraft, the best-selling video game of all time.

The film also stars Emma Myers (“Wednesday”), Oscar nominee Danielle Brooks (“The Color Purple”), Sebastian Hansen (“Just Mercy, “Lisey’s Story”), with Jennifer Coolidge.

Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn’t just help you craft, it’s essential to one’s survival! Four misfits—Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Momoa), Henry (Hansen), Natalie (Myers) and Dawn (Brooks)—find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they’ll have to master this world (and protect it from evil things like Piglins and Zombies, too) while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve (Black). Together, their adventure will challenge all five to be bold and to reconnect with the qualities that make each of them uniquely creative…the very skills they need to thrive back in the real world.

Oscar nominee Hess (“Ninety-Five Senses,” “Nacho Libre”) directed from a screenplay by Chris Bowman & Hubbel Palmer and Neil Widener & Gavin James and Chris Galletta, story by Allison Schroeder and Chris Bowman & Hubbel Palmer, based on the Minecraft video game. Roy Lee, Jon Berg, Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Jason Momoa, Jill Messick, Torfi Frans Ólafsson and Vu Bui produced, and Todd Hallowell, Jay Ashenfelter, Kayleen Walters, Brian Mendoza and Jon Spaihts executive produced.

The director’s creative team behind the camera includes BAFTA-nominated director of photography Enrique Chediak (“127 Hours,” “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts”), Oscar-winning production designer Grant Major (“The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” “The Meg”), editor James Thomas (“Pokémon: Detective Pikachu”, the “Borat” films), Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Dan Lemmon (“The Jungle Book,” “The Batman”), and costume designer Amanda Neale (“The Meg,” “What We Do in the Shadows”). Casting is by Rachel Tenner. The music supervisors are Gabe Hilfer and Karyn Rachtman, and the music is by Mark Mothersbaugh (“Thor: Ragnarok,” the “LEGO®” movies).

Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures Present A Vertigo Entertainment/On The Roam/Mojang Studios Production, A Jared Hess Film, “A Minecraft Movie.” The film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures worldwide and by Legendary East in China, and released only in theatres and IMAX in North America on April 4, 2025.

Today Netflix announced the greenlight of Untitled Newfoundland Project, a new Canadian limited series event from Jesse McKeown (photographed above). The show will film, and take place in Newfoundland.

What we know so far:

Format: Limited series event, six episodes

Synopsis: When a mysterious sea creature terrorizes a remote Newfoundland town, a hard-bitten fisherman must fight to protect his family, his community, and his vanishing way of life.

Creator/Showrunner/Executive Producer: Jesse McKeown (The Umbrella Academy, 19-2)

Executive Producers: Chris Hatcher (The Madness, Sweet Angel Baby); Sharon Hall (The Expanse, Utopia)

Writers: Karen Walton (Orphan Black), Perry Chafe (St. Pierre), Natty Zavitz (Edging)

Quotes:

Danielle Woodrow and Tara Woodbury, Directors, Content – Canada, Netflix: “Jesse’s bold, ambitious vision offers thrills galore, with the heart of a family drama. We can’t wait to transport our members to coastal Newfoundland with this timely story about community, resilience and adaptability.”

The Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador: Newfoundland and Labrador’s rich history and stunning landscapes make it the ideal canvas for a project of this magnitude. The province’s commitment to storytelling, talented crews, and unique beauty ensure that this series will capture the spirit of our province. We are excited to be part of bringing this incredible vision to the screen.

Laura Churchill, Chief Executive Officer, Picture NL: “Newfoundland and Labrador has long been home to incredible stories, and we’re thrilled to see Netflix bring this ambitious new series to life here. The province’s breathtaking landscapes, skilled crews, and deep storytelling traditions make it the perfect setting for a project of this scale. We look forward to working with the team to showcase all that Newfoundland and Labrador has to offer.”

ELEVATION PICTURES have confirmed that they will be releasing PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE in theatres JULY 31, 2026.

PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie, Starring Mckenna Grace, Jennifer Hudson, and Fortune Feimster, Expands Franchise Based on World’s Most Popular Preschool Series

PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE Synopsis

In PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie, after their ship gets caught in a mysterious storm, the PAW Patrol crash land on an uncharted tropical island filled with dinosaurs. They meet Rex, a pup who has been stranded on the island for years and has become an expert in all things dino-related. When the PAW Patrol’s arch rival, Humdinger, begins recklessly mining in hopes of exploiting the island for its natural resources, he inadvertently causes a huge, dormant volcano to erupt. The PAW Patrol are thrown into a series of high-stakes, dino-sized rescues bigger than anything they’ve done before, as they must stop Humdinger before everything on the island goes extinct.

Focus Features and Universal Pictures Canada will release The Ballad of Wallis Island In Toronto on Friday, April 4, 2025 and Nationwide on Friday, April 11, 2025. We get a new Trailer for this recent Sundance selection.

Director: James Griffiths
Screenplay: Tom Basden & Tim Key
Producers: Rupert Majendie
Executive Producers: Carey Mulligan, Tom Basden, Tim Key, James Griffiths
Cast: Tom Basden, Tim Key, Sian Clifford, Akemnji Ndifornyen and Carey Mulligan
Synopsis: THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND follows Charles (Tim Key), an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favorite musicians, McGwyer Mortimer (Tom Basden & Carey Mulligan) back together. His fantasy turns into reality when the bandmates and former lovers accept his invitation to play a private show at his home on Wallis Island. Old tensions resurface as Charles tries desperately to salvage his dream gig.

Internationally acclaimed Punjabi powerhouse Karan Aujla is continuing to break down borders by collaborating with GRAMMY® nominated chart topping American pop superstars OneRepublic for their upcoming single “Tell Me”, produced by preeminent South Asian producer Ikky, out now!

The song premiered on Apple Music 1’s New Music Daily Radio Show with Zane Lowe featuring Karan Aujla and Ryan Tedder.

See the Video:

Aujla has just extended his global recording deal with Warner Music Canada and Warner Music India.

Karan Aujla says “Working with OneRepublic has been a dream of mine for years, so this collaboration is a big deal. It’s exciting to finally share this news, and I know fans are going to love the song. And returning to Warner to release this music feels like coming home. We made my last album the biggest of my career, and I’m ready to make my return even bigger with more surprises in store.”

Ryan Tedder, frontman of OneRepublic says: “Ever since our first show in India with OneRepublic, I have been obsessed with not only the culture and the people and the food, but the music itself and I have been looking for the right opportunity to collaborate with local artists and dive into the Hindi and Punjabi musical landscape. I could not be more excited about this song and our work with Karan and I hope this leads to many more trips to India.”

Kristen Burke, President, Warner Music Canada adds: “Karan is a generational artist whose music has broken down borders, both culturally and geographically. We are so excited to be working with him on this next chapter to expand his impact on music and culture globally. Having OneRepublic, one of the biggest bands globally over the last two decades as a collaborator on the track brings everything to the next level. I can’t wait for fans of both artists to hear the track.”

Of the new music, Jay Mehta, Managing Director, Warner Music India & SAARC adds: “Karan is an artist who constantly evolves, pushing the limits of what Punjabi and global music can achieve. ‘Tell Me’ is a brilliant example of his ambition – teaming up with OneRepublic and Ikky to craft something truly special. With Karan’s renewed partnership with Warner Music, we are dedicated to amplifying his voice on the world stage. There’s so much more to come, and we can’t wait for the world to hear what’s next.”

Karan Aujla was the most streamed Punjabi artist on Spotify globally in 2024. His most recent album Making Memories captured global attention, while generating over 2 billion streams, a milestone that was celebrated while Karan was on a sold-out world tour which attracted an audience of more than 500,000 people.

His song “Tauba Tauba” launched Karan into Bollywood as he teamed up with actor Vicky Kaushal for the film Bad Newz. The track quickly became one of the biggest songs in India in 2024. In addition to his breakout Bollywood moment, Karan also took home the International Trendsetter Award at the International India Film Academy Awards. These successes follow an incredible year of firsts, including Karan becoming the first South Asian artist to win the TikTok JUNO Fan Choice award at the 2024 JUNO Awards, where he also delivered his first televised performance. Karan’s momentum continues into 2025 with three JUNO Award nominations, including Single of the Year for “Winning Speech.”

South Asian music, particularly of Punjabi origin, has seen enormous global growth in recent years, transcending cultural boundaries and driving a massive increase in consumption across streaming platforms. South Asian artists have been performing at major international music festivals, topping global charts, and amassing billions of streams across various platforms. This trend represents a significant shift in the global music landscape, highlighting the growing influence and popularity of South Asian music worldwide.

Up and coming Singer-Songwriter CAMERON WHITCOMB is a huge star on the rise. After gaining recognition on American Idol where the 21-year-old advanced to the Finals, he quickly after got signed to Atlantic Records. The Nanaimo native has an ardent following, filling theatres on his current Canadian Tour and amidst a hectic schedule, he played an intimate set at Warner Music Canada‘s office before a packed house.

Despite being a Country Artist, Whitcomb has a showmanship and Pop sensibility to him that could propel him to major mainstream success. Following his energetic set, where he was awarded a Double Gold certification for his single “QUITTER“, he came out to meet audience members, giving out hugs and posing for photo ops.

Whitcomb will play this Summer’s THE BOOTS AND HEARTS MUSICAL FESTIVAL. A name to look out for!

Check-out some of Whitcomb‘s infectious catalogue:

(Photo/video credit: Warner Music Canada/Mr. Will Wong)

SMALL ACHIEVABLE GOALS is a bold new Comedy from CBC which courageously explores two very different women who navigate midlife, Menopause and their Podcast together. The Series stars Jennifer Whalen and Meredith MacNeill, both stars participating in a Q&A with Tracey Moore tonight at TIFF Lightbox following the Premiere.

Stream the first episode free:

Some highlights from the Premiere and Q&A:

The Cast and Crew of SMALL ACHIEVABLE GOALS on the Pink Carpet:

New episodes of SMALL ACHIEVABLE GOALS arrive Tuesdays 9 PM on CBC and CBC Gem.

(Photo/video credit: George Pimental Photography/CBC/Mr. Will Wong)