#SPOTTED: A.J. MCLEAN IN TORONTO FOR NEW SINGLE “LIVE TOGETHER”
He's definitely our favourite Backstreet Boy! A.J. McLean is in Toronto to promote his latest solo endeavour, his album The Anthem. He has been out and about doing the local TV circuit including appearances at The Social, Canada AM and The Morning Show (National Edition), performing single Live Together.
McLean, whom many believe to be the heart and soul of famed Backstreet Boys, also made a stop-off in Montreal and not too long ago released a line of vapour flavours under his Skulleeroz ...
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#SPOTTED: RYN WEAVER IN TORONTO AT THE MOD CLUB
Indie-Pop Singer/Songwriter Ryn Weaver despite making her third trip to Toronto in 2015 today as part of her Misfit Toys Tour, still counts as an emerging name. And if you don't know her, thank us later for the introduction.
After the viral success of outstanding single OctaHate last year, the California-born and New York-educated Artiste released her debut album The Fool via Universal Music Canada this year. She's a bit ethereal, electric and very much 'today' with her fresh perspective of ...
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#NEWMUSIC: MISSY ELLIOTT FT. PHARRELL WILLIAMS – “WTF”
It's been a real long wait but Missy Elliott would not disappoint as a new video surfaced today for new single, WTF (Where They From). Dave Meyers, whom she has collaborated with on numerous occasions in her celebrated career, returns to collaborate on the Video. She hasn't lost a step and we love the rhythm - it's unlike anything we've ever heard.
See it here:
Download WTF here.
WE NEED MORE!
(Photo/video credit: Warner Music Canada)
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#SPOTTED: G.E.M. IN TORONTO FOR “X.X.X. LIVE” AT AIR CANADA CENTRE
At age 24, diminutive Hong Kong singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist G.E.M. (an acronym for "Get Everybody Moving") has accomplished the impossible, continuing to raise the bar of Asian Pop Music with great flare, innovation and mastery.
As the story would go, at age 15 in 2006, she entered a talent competition and what made her stand out most - in addition to her powerful vocals - was her ability and desire to write tunes and play instruments. Many of her opponents were content ...
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#SPOTTED: ALESSIA CARA IN TORONTO FOR “KNOW-IT-ALL”
19-year-old singer/songwriter Alessia Cara certainly is a star on-the-rise. And if some of her famous fanbase counts for anything, you can expect this Brampton native to among the biggest and best. For one, Taylor Swift can't stop singing her praises on Social Media and she even joined the Pop Queen on-stage on the Tampa leg of her 1989 tour.
If you listen to radio, Cara's debut single Here has been impossible to ignore since surfacing this summer. It is one of those rare tracks that ...
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#SPOTTED: SIMPLE PLAN IN TORONTO FOR “I DON’T WANT TO GO TO BED”
The airwaves of the early 2000s for us were filled with Punk-Pop-Rock acts and one of the biggest ones was Montreal outfit Simple Plan. The band responsible for hits like Welcome to my Life and I'd Do Anything are still going strong and in Toronto today promoting a new single. In an unlikely pairing, Simple Plan is releasing I Don't Want to go to Bed (ft. Nelly) and toured the morning show circuit earlier today, covering many outlets like The Morning Show, Breakfast Television and KISS ...
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#NEWMUSIC: ADELE LIVE AT THE BBC PERFORMING “HELLO”
There is nothing like seeing Adele live. Just yesterday she performed for the first time ever live at the BBC, her international smash Hello. And it was glorious! Here's good-sized snipppet of the performance, the full version which will be rolled-out soon.
Check it out below:
XL Recordings release 25 by Adele on Friday, November 20, 2015.
(Photo/video credit: BBC)
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#SPOTTED: HALSEY IN TORONTO FOR “BADLANDS” TOUR AT PHOENIX CONCERT HALL
2015 has been a phenomenal year for New Jersey native Halsey, née Ashley Frangipane. The 21-year-old Singer/Songwriter's debut disc Badlands has garnered critical acclaim and a growing legion of fans. Her electronic-alternative edge has a pop familiarity to it and in addition to being rebellious and confessional, her music possesses a sophistication and poetic elegance to it.
Record retailers like HMV in Canada have given her the greatest vote of confidence even offering a money-back ...
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#NEWMUSIC: ADELE – “HELLO”
Just like she did the first time around, Adele appears out of nowhere. Her comeback single HELLO was just released earlier today and although it's impossible not to think Lionel Ritchie when she sings the first two notes of the song, she whets out appetites with this dramatic tale of lost love. And even more, she looks just stunning here. We've missed Adele and are so happy to have her back. Canadian Actor/Filmmaker Xavier Dolan directs.
See the new Video:
As always, Adele ...
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#NEWMUSIC: GWEN STEFANI – “USED TO LOVE YOU”
"I don't know why I cry, but I think it's I 'cause I remembered for the first time that since I hated you, that I used to love you".
These are lyrics I think we all can relate to. That sobering moment where you realize at one point you were happily in love with someone you're no longer with.
Although there's been a couple false starts (remember Baby Don't Lie???), Gwen Stefani releases this new track in a clip directed by longtime collaborator Sophie Muller. Stefani reflects on lost love ...
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