Tate McRae
#SPOTTED: TATE MCRAE IN TORONTO FOR NHL ALL STAR GAME 2024
Is there a bigger name in Pop Music right now than Calgary’s own TATE MCRAE? The insanely-talented 20-year-old Singer-Songwriter and Dancer has dominated Pop Charts globally with her smash hit “Greedy” peaking at number one on the Billboard Global 200 and Canadian Hot 100 charts! She solidified her status as a household name, appearing as musical guest late last year alongside Jason Momoa on Saturday Night Live, turning heads with a showstopping performance.
And now she’s back in her native Canada this weekend headlining the second intermission performance at the 2024 NHL® All-Star Game on Saturday, February 3, 2024 in Toronto. McRae is one of four celebrity captains named for the NHL All-Star Game. Also appearing are fellow Canadians Justin Bieber, Will Arnett and Michael Bublé. McRae serves as celebrity captain for Team MacKinnon, led by Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon and Avalanche defenceman Cale Makar as assistant captain. Full circle moment as McRae can be seen dancing at a hockey rink in her video for “Greedy“!
So lucky to meet McRae a second time. Such a huge fan of hers, having been blown away by her amazing work live a couple years back at Danforth Music Hall. More on that here.
While she was crowded by several trying to get selfies and autographs, she was so kind to stop for photos, en route to her SUV! Thrilled!
McRae goes on tour this summer in support of sophomore disc THINK LATER!
(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong/Sony Music Entertainment)
#JUNOS: THE WEEKND, TATE MCRAE AND AVRIL LAVIGNE LEAD 2023 JUNO AWARD NOMINATIONS
The nominees for The 52nd Annual JUNO Awards were announced today by The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) at a press conference attended by media and industry notables inside the CBC’s Canadian Broadcasting Centre, in downtown Toronto. This year’s winners will be unveiled in Edmonton, Alberta at The JUNO Opening Night Awards Presented by Music Canada on Saturday, March 11 and The JUNO Awards Broadcast on Monday, March 13, 2023 broadcasting live on CBC and produced by Insight Productions (a Boat Rocker company.
CARAS also revealed today that three more of this year’s nominees will join the lineup of performers taking the stage at The JUNO Awards Broadcast – award-winning rock band Alexisonfire (Rock Album of the Year*), multi-instrumentalist, producer and singer songwriter Aysanabee (Contemporary Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year*) and multi-platinum R&B powerhouse Jessie Reyez (Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year and Music Video of the Year*).
“The JUNO Awards will provide an unparalleled platform for our friends in Edmonton to highlight some of our most talented artists and celebrate the richness and diversity of the Canadian music scene,” said Neil Lumsden, Ontario Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport. “As a proud supporter and partner of Ontario’s music sector, our government congratulates all nominees for the 2023 awards.”
For a complete list and biographies of all nominees and more information on The 2023 JUNO Awards, please visit junoawards.ca. Rewatch the full 2023 JUNO Nominee Announcement Presented by Ontario Creates at CBCMusic.ca/junos.
Canada’s biggest night in music, hosted for the second year by global superstar Simu Liu, will broadcast and stream live across the country from Rogers Place in Edmonton at 8 p.m. ET/6 p.m. MT on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music, CBC Listen, and globally at CBCMusic.ca/junos and CBC Music’s Facebook, YouTube and Twitter pages.
2023 JUNO Award Nominations
Canada’s Starboy The Weeknd sweeps this year’s nominations with a total of six including: TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year, Album of the Year,* Artist of the Year,* Songwriter of the Year* and Pop Album of The Year. Pop punk legend Avril Lavigne and Albertan singer-songwriter Tate McRae followed with five nominations each, showcasing the enormous talent that reinforces Canada’s global reach. Avril is nominated for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year, Album of the Year,* Artist of the Year* and Pop Album of The Year; while Tate is up for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year, Album of the Year,* Songwriter of the Year* and Pop Album of The Year.
First-time nominees honoured with three nominations include acclaimed singer/songwriter Preston Pablo for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year and Breakthrough Artist Of The Year*; and dance-pop icon Rêve for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Breakthrough Artist Of The Year* and Dance Recording Of The Year. Canadian rapper NAV also takes home three nominations for Album of the Year,* Rap Album/EP of The Year and Rap Single of the Year; alongside internationally celebrated singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year and Artist of the Year*; and country music duo The Reklaws for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Group of the Year* and Country Album of the Year*.
The host province of Alberta is also well represented with first time nominations going to Altameda for Adult Alternative Album of the Year*; Anthony Tan for Classical Composition of the Year; The Bearhead Sisters and Cikwes for Traditional Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year; Devon Cole for Breakthrough Artist of the Year;* The Ostara Project for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year, Tehillah Worship for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year; Rare Americans for Breakthrough Group of the Year* and WAKE for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year.
MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity associated with CARAS and The JUNO Awards, will recognize one Canadian music educator’s impact not only on students, but also their community and the music education field, through the MusiCounts Teacher of the Year Award, presented by CST Foundation. The 2023 nominees are Jewel Casselman (Winnipeg, MB, Lakewood School), Susan Evoy (St. John’s, NL, St. Teresa’s Elementary & Waterford Valley High School), Stephen Richardson (Yellowknife, NWT, École St. Joseph School), Kelly Stronach (Guelph, ON, Mitchell Woods Public School) and Heidi Wood (Calgary, AB, Joane Cardinal-Schubert High School).
New JUNO Award Performers Announced
Lighting up the stage is Alexisonfire, who will stun crowds with their amped up show for the second time since their inaugural JUNO performance in 2007. The band recently released their long-anticipated and first full-length album in over 13 years, Otherness, described as their most cohesive and self-actualized record to date. Otherness debuted at #2 on the Top 20 Music Canada album chart and the band’s single “Sans Soleil” hit #2 on Rock Radio in Canada. The post-hardcore luminaries have sold over one million records and released five hugely successful studio albums, with four achieving Platinum-certification.
Allan Slaight JUNO Master Class alumni, Aysanabee, will make his JUNO Awards debut with a performance showcasing his striking sound and powerful voice. Since releasing his deeply moving debut album Watin in 2022, Aysanabee has been named a CBC Music Breakthrough Artist of the Year. His acclaimed single “Nomads” hit #1 on CBC Music’s Top 20 and continues to climb, entering the Top 10 on Mediabase Canada’s Alternative radio chart. His soulful track “We Were Here,” charted on the Indigenous Music Countdown and was featured on the hit ABC series Station 19.
The four-time JUNO Award winning superstar, Jessie Reyez will help celebrate this year’s nominees as she returns to share a soulful live performance with audiences in Edmonton. This past September, Reyez released her sophomore album, YESSIE, which chronicles the journey and range of emotions from love and loss to healing, closure and happiness. The GRAMMY Award-nominated artist’s recent success includes her debut album reaching Top 5 on Billboard’s R&B Album Chart and amassing over 1.2 billion global streams. Reyez also earned the title of Top Female Debut Album and Top R&B Album of 2020 for Before Love Came To Kill Us, and made a cameo in Beyonce’s Black is King visual album.
These artists join previously announced acts AP Dhillon, Banx & Ranx, Preston Pablo and Rêve together in a collaborative performance, Nickelback, Tate McRae and Tenille Townes.
*Award Sponsors for The 2023 JUNO Awards include: Adult Alternative Album of the Year Presented by Long & McQuade Musical Instruments, Album of the Year Presented by Music Canada, Artist of the Year Presented by SiriusXM Canada, Breakthrough Artist of the Year Presented by FACTOR, The Government of Canada and Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters, Breakthrough Group of the Year Presented by FACTOR, The Government of Canada and Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters, Comedy Album of the Year Presented by SiriusXM Canada, Contemporary Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year Presented by Destination Indigenous, Country Album of the Year Presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels, Group of the Year Presented by SiriusXM Canada, Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Presented by Audio-Technica, Music Video of the Year Presented by YouTube, Rock Album of the Year Presented by Amii – Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute, Songwriter of the Year Presented by SOCAN and TikTok JUNO Fan Choice.
#SPOTTED: TATE MCRAE + MIMI WEBB IN TORONTO AT DANFORTH MUSIC HALL
Calgary’s own Tate McRae finally has made her way back to her native Canada after finding much success over the past few years. The 18-year-old Singer/Songwriter and Dancer got her big break on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE as the first-ever Canadian Finalist. But who would’ve known, her success ultimately would come in Music?
McRae currently is on-tour and finally has Canadian dates after the Pandemic presented multiple delays. She sold-out Danforth Music Hall entirely, and tickets were being offered by re-sellers at astronomical prices.
While she’s prepping the release of her first LP I USED TO THINK I COULD FLY, out via Sony Music Canada on May 27, 2022, she has plenty of material already to tour with, playing a 15-song setlist including hits “feel like shit”, “that way”, “she’s all i wanna be” and “you broke me first”. Pre-save the Album here.
So happy finally to meet McRae, who played a superb show. She is equally adept a Dancer as she is a Vocalist. The ecstatic audience reaction completely is warranted. Have respected her hustle and talent. And above all that, she’s so sweet! We chat quickly about our love for HBO‘s “Euphoria” and between hugs she tells me she’s totally Team Maddie (character played by Alexa Demie). Photo coming soon!
McRae was supported by English Singer-Songwriter Mimi Webb who put on a powerful display, singing among others her track “Good Without” which just got certified Gold in Canada, plus her latest single “House on Fire“. She brought the house down with a cover of Adele‘s “Someone Like You“.
See some Snaps from the Show:
Some Clips from the Show:
McRae‘s latest single “chaotic“:
(Photo/video credit: Sony Music Entertainment/Mr. Will Wong)
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