Musicians
Hip Hop-focused Unity Charity Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Hip Hop-focused Unity Charity Celebrates 10th Anniversary Her Excellency Sharon Johnston (2nd row, 2nd from left), wife of Governor General David Johnston, meeting with Unity Charity — photo credit Corbin SmithUnity Charity, the Canadian organization dedicated to using hip hop arts to improve young people's lives, will reach its milestone 10th anniversary…
Björk, Mary J. Blige, Margaret Atwood, More Part of Massive 7-Inch Series For Planned Parenthood
Björk, Mary J. Blige, Margaret Atwood, More Part of Massive 7-Inch Series For Planned Parenthood St. Vincent and John Legend sing in their video for 7 Inches Of Planned Parenthood — screen capture via the 7 Inches Of Planned Parenthood YouTube channelBjörk, Mary J. Blige and Margaret Atwood are just a few of the contributors to a massive just-announced…
Adele, Pearl Jam, Dolly Parton Cover Brandi Carlile To Support War Child
Adele, Pearl Jam, Dolly Parton Cover Brandi Carlile To Support War Child Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates 10 Years of The Story – An Album to Benefit War ChildPearl Jam, Adele, Dolly Parton, Kris Kristofferson and Jim James are among the artists reinterpreting songs from Brandi Carlile's 2007 album The Story, with all proceeds going to War Child…
WATCH: Buffy Sainte-Marie's Acceptance Speech for the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award
WATCH: Buffy Sainte-Marie's Acceptance Speech for the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award Screenshot of Buffy Sainte-Marie as she accept the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award.Musician and career-long Indigenous rights activist Buffy Sainte-Marie was given the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award at the Juno Gala Dinner & Awards, April 1 in Ottawa, by…
Q&A: the Cliks’ Lucas Silveira interviews Fellow Transgender Rock Singer Laura Jane Grace
Q&A: the Cliks’ Lucas Silveira interviews Fellow Transgender Rock Singer Laura Jane Grace The Cliks' Lucas Silveira joins Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace at The House of Strombo — photo credit: Vanessa Heins. Laura Jane Grace is more than just the frontwoman for American punk rock band Against Me! She is also someone leading a gender identity…
CANADIAN EXCLUSIVE: Q&A with Midnight Oil Frontman Peter Garrett
CANADIAN EXCLUSIVE: Q&A with Midnight Oil Frontman Peter Garrett Midnight Oil 2017 — photo courtesy of Strut Ent. Legendary Australian rock band Midnight Oil has reformed for its first global tour in more than 20 years after frontman Peter Garrett left his music career for politics and a good decade in the Labor Party as a cabinet minister. The man…
WATCH: Alessia Cara Sing and Hug at Sydney Children's Hospital
WATCH: Alessia Cara Sing and Hug at Sydney Children's Hospital Alessia Cara — photo via Optus Facebook pageBreakout Brampton, Ontario pop star Alessia Cara showed how far she was willing to go to visit fans when she dropped in at the Sydney Children's Hospital in Sydney, Australia during a recent promotional visit Down Under in early March. In a…
Famed Music Producer Bob Ezrin and Wife Honoured with Inaugural Advocacy Award from MusiCounts
Famed Music Producer Bob Ezrin and Wife Honoured with Inaugural Advocacy Award from MusiCounts Bob and Jan Ezrin — photo courtesy of MusiCounts.Bob Ezrin’s CV is expansive and impressive but so too is his heart. The latter is about to be fêted with a statue all its own. Along with wife and business partner Jan Ezrin, the legendary Canadian producer known…
Hard Core Logo Live to Give Proceeds to Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Hard Core Logo Live to Give Proceeds to Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Hard Core Logo Live cast — photo credit: Jason Bolduc.The stage production of Michael Turner’s book Hard Core Logo, which was made into the 1996 classic Canadian film by screenwriter Noel S. Baker and director Bruce McDonald, has been mounted as a musical by BFL Theatre company…
Guinness Event for Longest Concert Performed by Multiple Artists Needs Volunteers, Will Raise Money for 16 Charities
Guinness Event for Longest Concert Performed by Multiple Artists Needs Volunteers, Will Raise Money for 16 Charities Interior shot of Earl of Whitchurch pub; the stage is getting installed this week — photo courtesy of George Bigelow. For oddities of nature — tiny cows and deadly insects, say, or extremely tall or old people — breaking a Guinness World…
WATCH: All-Female Oxford University Group Sing Empowering Cyndi Lauper Hit for International Women's Day
WATCH: All-Female Oxford University Group Sing Empowering Cyndi Lauper Hit for International Women's Day The 2017 Oxford Belles — photo credit: screenshot from Millions of girls around the world are still being denied an education, so it's a powerful thing when smart women sing. That could be the tagline of the new video by Oxford University's all-…
Q&A: Sara Quin on her Mom, LGBTQ Issues and New Tegan and Sara Foundation
Q&A: Sara Quin on her Mom, LGBTQ Issues and New Tegan and Sara Foundation Tegan and Sara Foundation Convening, Jan. 2017 — photo credit: Robin Roemer. After spending more than half their lives in the music business, selling more than 1 million albums worldwide, twin sisters Tegan and Sara Quin, who perform under their first names only, have launched…
Chance the Rapper Donates $1 Million to Chicago Public Schools
Chance the Rapper Donates $1 Million to Chicago Public Schools An impressive gesture by Chance the Rapper may change the way people think about the notoriously extravagant spending habits of hip-hop stars. The 23-year-old American musician and songwriter — whose acclaimed third mixtape Coloring Book recently made headlines as the first streaming-only…
ContraBanned Event At SXSW To Showcase Musical Acts From Muslim Ban Countries
ContraBanned Event At SXSW To Showcase Musical Acts From Muslim Ban Countries Faarrow — photo credit: Jon Weiner/Warner MusicAt a time when U.S. President Donald Trump continues push forward with his "Muslim ban," the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival will host some pointed counter-programming with the ContraBanned: #MusicUnites showcase. Taking…
Sting Addresses Current Media Attack While Honouring Jim Foley
Sting Addresses Current Media Attack While Honouring Jim Foley Sting, live at Toronto's Rebel, March 5 — screenshot.Alluding to the combative refrain from Donald Trump discrediting the media, musician Sting said Jim Foley, the 40-year-old American photojournalist who was abducted in 2012 in Syria and beheaded in 2014 by the Islamic State of Iraq (ISIS)…