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Musician Joe Wood was at a Bruce Springsteen concert in Toronto in July 1984 when he realized that while he wanted to remain in the music industry, he didn’t want to perform. “If you’re gonna get a reality check, that’s the guy that’s gonna give it to you,” said Wood. …
Read More »Susan Aglukark’s 35-year music career celebrated at Six Nations event
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Susan Aglukark says her 35-year journey in the music business taught her exactly who she is …
Read More »The Junos are adding a category for Latin music. Musicians and fans say it’s been a long time coming
Mario Puglia was not certain of a Juno Award nomination. That’s not just because the Toronto-based Venezuelan Canadian singer had never received a nomination before. And not because just a few years ago, the self-taught musician was an out-of-work former restaurant worker before one of his tracks went viral in …
Read More »Netflix, Warner Music sign multi-year deal to produce artist documentaries
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Netflix and Warner Music Group (WMG) have signed an exclusive multi-year deal to produce documentary series …
Read More »3 credits short of a degree, he left NSCAD for a music career. The school is now honouring him
When he was a student at what was then known as the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, Andrew Scott had a professor who regularly said that painting was something that could be done until someone dropped dead, while rock n’ roll had a best-before date. It …
Read More »Afroman wins lawsuit with Ohio police who said rapper mocked them in viral music video
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The Grammy-nominated rapper Afroman won a defamation lawsuit filed by seven Ohio sheriff’s deputies who sued …
Read More »Father and son dress as Santa, visit Gaza tent city with gifts, music to celebrate New Year
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Sunset bathed the north of Gaza City in golden light Tuesday evening as Izzat Al-Qawasmeh and …
Read More »How 4 years in Halifax shaped this music producer who’s up for 7 Grammys
It was sometime in 2008 that Henry Walter got a message from his lawyer. A CD with beats that Walter created had been used in a writing session for what his lawyer would only describe at the time as an A-list musician. For Walter, who spent four of his teenage …
Read More »Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl makes album sales, music chart history in 1st week
Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, has officially sold four million equivalent album units — which includes album sales and streaming activity — in its first week in the U.S. That is the biggest first week in modern music history according to Luminate, the industry data …
Read More »Music festival cancels performance led by Israeli conductor over war in Gaza
European politicians are condemning a Belgian classical music festival’s decision to cancel an upcoming performance led by an Israeli conductor due to concerns over where he stands on the war in Gaza. Organizers of the Flanders Festival Ghent announced on Wednesday they were cancelling a performance by the Munich Philharmonic …
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