#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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#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. Â 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. Â 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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#SPOTTED: MICHAEL B. JORDAN, TESSA THOMPSON + RYAN COOGLER IN TORONTO FOR “CREED”
Fans of the ROCKY franchise will be thrilled to see its latest installment, as our favourite on-screen boxer Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) passes on the torch in mentoring the son of his colleague Apollo Creed in Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan).
The stars of the Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station) penned and directed Film are in Toronto on a 24-hour whirlwind Press Day which saw them surprise fans at a private screening of Creed last night, introducing the drama at TIFF Bell Lightbox. Â And ...
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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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#SPOTTED: DIGNITAS INTERNATIONAL TORONTO CHARITY SCREENING OF “SPECTRE”
Dignitas International is a medical and research organization which aims to transform patient health and health care systems for those most vulnerable.  Their amazing contributions include the Tisungane HIV/AIDS Clinic located at Zomba Central Hospital, where more than 20k patients  - adult and children alike -  have been placed on life-saving antiretroviral therapy. In Malawi, where 60-70% of Tuberculosis cases are from those already infected with HIV. Their Teen Club aims at ...
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#HORSERACING: AMERICAN PHAROAH HEADLINES AN EMOTIONAL, STAR-STUDDED BREEDERS’ CUP 2015!
Having spent most of my childhood weekends at the racetrack with my parents, it has always been a dream of mine to attend the Breeders' Cup. The two-day championship series of races often decide divisional honours and Horse of the Year title in America, with 13 races totaling a whopping $24.5 million.  Although the event rotates from track to track annually, with our Woodbine  playing host once only in 1996, Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky would have the honour this year.
The track, ...
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#SPOTTED: JAMIE OLIVER IN TORONTO FOR “JAMIE’S SUPER FOOD” + “EVERYDAY SUPER FOOD”
Culinary genius Jamie Oliver has been in Toronto these past few days hard at work. Despite having visited in previous years for book signings and tours for his cookware and series, he really is giving it his all this time doing interviews with virtually every outlet in the city.
Oliver is promoting his latest series Jamie's Super Food and new book Everyday Super Food. Today, he is due to appear at Varsity Cinemas for a screening of the series, followed by a conversation with Liza Fromer of The ...
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#SPOTTED: RACHEL PLATTEN IN TORONTO
It  was impossible to avoid the success of her worldwide hit FIGHT SONG this Summer and now Massachusetts-born Rachel Platten is ready to prove her mettle, throwing out another hit.
Major label recognition came a bit late for the gorgeous singer/songwriter who got her big breakthrough at age 34, but when it happened, we all took notice very quickly. Taylor Swift would soon be professing her love, donning a "THIS IS MY FIGHT SONG" shirt and having Platten join her onstage. Love it or not, when ...
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