All over the internet, Spotify users have been sharing their 2019 Wrapped results with their top artists and songs and other fun data. And because I use Spotify to listen to a lot of music all year long and review albums and put together the New Music Spotlight and just be a music fan, I’m […]
On Sunday night the 2019 American Music Awards celebrated fan favourites across genres and generations with award presentations, performances, and special moments. A lot happened between Selena Gomez starting the show and Shania Twain ended it… and I did my best to keep up with a running diary of thoughts and takeaways as I watched […]
In The News Post #10 – November 15, 2019 In the news today we’ve got Margo Timmins calling out sexism in the music industry, The Clash’s London Calling Exhibit, a new The Killers album, and more. Did I miss something you think people should know about? Let me know! ☞ Margo Timmins ‘With my count, […]
In The News Post #8 – November 13, 2019 In the news today we’ve got tour dates, a new duo, winners and more. ☞ Elton John adds 24 dates to his farewell Goodbye Yellow Brick Road tour. ☞ Harry Styles 2020 International Love on Tour dates with support from Jenny Lewis. ☞ Shawn Mendes adds a […]
Taylor Swift made a stop at NPR in DC for a Tiny Desk Concert and it was (almost) everything we could have hoped for and then some. In 28 minutes and 58 seconds, we felt like we were in the room with her and the 300+ folks that packed themselves into the office for the […]
After months of waiting and counting down, Taylor Swift‘s Lover is here. TS7 comes nearly 13 full years after her debut album was released. It is more grown-up as she approaches her 30th birthday. It is fun, with songs you can dance to anywhere at any time. And it gets deeply personal, the way Taylor […]
New Music from Taylor Swift, Sum 41, Midland, KILLY, and The Static Shift It’s always a good day for new music, and we’re here to give you a listen to some tracks we think are worthy of your ears. We’ve got Canadian and American artists on our list of five songs. And in this list, […]
You can call it the Butterfly Era, or the Pastel Revolution, or a rebirth, or metamorphosis, or just the next step in the evolution of Taylor Swift. You can call it whatever you want, the fact is, she’s back and ME! is a new jam and a fresh start. Fans of T.Swift have been ready […]
I listened to a lot of fun music in 2018, some of it brand new, some of it holding over from years past, and some really in a kind of rediscovery way. And as we get to the end of the year, I’ve taken a look back at the 10 albums that I listened to […]
Spotify has given a lot of country artists a chance to shine and expand their audiences in recent years. They’ve also provided some artists with the opportunity to record some great country covers of pop and rock songs we love. In Part 10 of our country covers series, we’ve got 10 tracks from the Spotify […]
Maroon 5 has been announced as the Super Bowl LII halftime headliner, and a lot of people have feelings about it. Some football fans are fine with it because they’re more concerned with which two teams will meet in Atlanta to play for the Lombardi Trophy. And some music fans are fine with it because […]
New Music from Sugarland Featuring Taylor Swift, A Perfect Circle, Black Mountain Whiskey Rebellion, Monowhales, Bif Naked, and Flatbush Zombies Featuring Joey Bada$$ We’ve got a fresh New Music Spotlight for you and this time around we’ve got music from Canada and the US. We’re all over the board genre-wise this week with music from […]
CTV’s The Launch brought us our last new artist of season one as Ethan Young’s version of Giants was selected to be released after the sixth episode. The 13-year-old Toronto singer put everything he had into the recording and performing on the song, and it showed through the television screen that he loved what he […]
This instalment of the New Music Spotlight offers a varied playlist to give you a taste of some of the tracks we’re into right now. From the top of the world’s playlists to a couple acts we think you should be discovering, we’ve got you covered. In this spotlight, we’ve got five videos from pop, […]
Logan Staats, the 29 year old singer/songwriter from from Six Nations of the Grand River, Ontario was chosen as the first winner of The Launch, Wednesday night on CTV, and already, his life is changing. The indie/folk/pop singer showed off his emotional connection to music and life on the premiere episode of The Launch. And […]