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The Clash Set Release 40th Anniversary Edition Of ‘Combat Rock’

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The Clash Set Release 40th Anniversary Edition Of ‘Combat Rock’

Originally released in May 1982, ‘Combat Rock’ is the final album from The Clash of Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon. Featuring two of the band’s most well-known songs, ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’ and ‘Rock The Casbah’, plus favourites ‘Straight To Hell’ and ‘Know Your Rights’, it is both their biggest selling album and highest charting set in both the UK and US.

Now comes a special edition of the album, titled ‘Combat Rock / The People’s Hall’, which will be released on May 20th. It couples the album with an additional 12-tracks compiled by The Clash.

Having returned to London following their pivotal 17-show residency at New York’s Bond’s Casino in 1981, the band rehearsed and recorded at The People’s Hall in the squatted Republic of Frestonia near Latimer Road in London and from there they embarked on a tour of the East and South East Asia, during which the album sleeve image was captured by Pennie Smith in Thailand.

The tracks on ‘The People’s Hall’ chart the period from what was their last single Radio Clash right up to the release of Combat Rock, including unheard, rare and early versions of tracks.

The disc highlights a new version of ‘Know Your Rights’ which was recorded at The People’s Hall on the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, and the previously unreleased instrumental ‘He Who Dares Or Is Tired’. Other notable tracks include ‘Futura 2000’, an unreleased original mix of ‘The Escapades of Futura 2000’, Mikey Dread’s ‘Radio One’, and the outtakes ‘The Fulham Connection’, previously known as ‘The Beautiful People Are Ugly Too’ as well as ‘Idle in Kangaroo Court’.

‘Combat Rock’ is indicative of The Clash’s constant evolution and was influenced in part by the relatively recent end of the Vietnam War, particularly on ‘Sean Flynn’, inspired by the disappearance of the photojournalist and film star’s son. The band’s curiosity and range is illustrated by the many styles and voices here, notably poet Allen Ginsberg’s apocalyptic spoken word on ‘Ghetto Defendant’ and graffiti artist Futura’s rap on ‘Overpowered By Funk’.

The Clash’s influence on punk, post-punk and indie rock is well documented and ‘Combat Rock’ specifically continues to inspire waves of rediscovery from new audiences, most notably with the use of ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’ as a prominent plot device in the first season of the Netflix smash ‘Stranger Things’. Meanwhile, ‘Straight To Hell’ remains instantly recognisable having been used in ‘Paper Planes’ by M.I.A.

‘Combat Rock / The People’s Hall’ is now available to pre-order HERE. It will be released on double-CD, triple-vinyl and digital formats.

In addition, The Clash’s collaborations with the late Ranking Roger will receive their first ever official release within a separate two-track EP. It finds the legendary frontman of The Beat infusing ‘Red Angel Dragnet’ and ‘Rock The Casbah’ with his exuberant, high-energy toasting. The EP will be available digitally from 6th April, with a limited edition 7” vinyl following on 20th May.

‘Combat Rock / The People’s Hall’ tracklist:

‘Combat Rock’ – SIDE A
1. ‘Know Your Rights’
2. ‘Car Jamming’
3. ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’
4. ‘Rock The Casbah’
5. ‘Red Angel Dragnet’
6. ‘Straight To Hell’
‘Combat Rock’ – SIDE B
1. ‘Overpowered By Funk’
2. ‘Atom Tan’
3. ‘Sean Flynn’
4. ‘Ghetto Defendant’
5. ‘Inoculated City’
6. ‘Death Is A Star’
‘The People’s Hall’ – SIDE A
1. ‘Outside Bonds’
2. ‘Radio Clash’
3. ‘Futura 2000’
‘The People’s Hall’ – SIDE B
1. ‘First Night Back In London’
2. ‘Radio One’ – Mikey Dread
3. ‘He Who Dares Or Is Tired’
4. ‘Long Time Jerk’
5. ‘The Fulham Connection’
‘The People’s Hall’ – SIDE C
1. ‘Midnight To Stevens’
2. ‘Sean Flynn’
3. ‘Idle In Kangaroo Court’
4. ‘Know Your Rights’

Blue Note Records And Universal Music Group Africa Announce The Creation Of A New Imprint Blue Note Africa

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Blue Note Records And Universal Music Group Africa Announce The Creation Of A New Imprint Blue Note Africa

The legendary Jazz label Blue Note Records and Universal Music Group Africa have announced the creation of Blue Note Africa, an exciting new imprint dedicated to signing Jazz artists from across the African continent, bringing them to a global audience, and promoting a cultural exchange of ideas that transcends borders. Blue Note Africa will launch this Spring with the release of South African pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini’s luminous new album In The Spirit Of Ntu.

“Blue Note has stood the test of time by continuing to adapt but keeping its focus on discovering and introducing Jazz talent to the world,” says Sipho Dlamini, CEO of Universal Music Africa. “The opportunity to create Blue Note Africa and provide a channel for African Jazz talent to have a home in the U.S., with a dedicated and passionate team lead by a legend in his own right – Don Was, is very exciting. We can now walk the African Jazz journey, from Cape to Cairo to California.”

“African music has been a major creative tributary for nearly every album in Blue Note’s extensive catalog,” says Blue Note President Don Was. “So it’s a great honor for us to partner with Sipho and his talented Universal Music Africa team in this new endeavor. Together, we will shine a global light on the incredible music emanating from Africa today.”

If you trace the roots of American Jazz back to its source, the path leads to Africa, and the exchange of musical ideas between the two continents is a thread that runs throughout the entire progression of Jazz music throughout the 20th century to this day. In 1947, the legendary American Jazz drummer and Blue Note legend Art Blakey visited Africa for the first time, a trip that was meant to be a few months but ended up lasting a couple years as Blakey travelled to Nigeria and Ghana. It was an experience that would have a profound effect on Blakey both religiously and musically and led to a series of Blue Note albums that were deeply influenced by African percussion including Orgy In Rhythm (1957), Holiday for Skins (1958), and The African Beat (1962), the latter of which featured traditional African drummers including Solomon Ilori who would release his own Blue Note album African High Life in 1963.

Around the same time in the late-50s, a fertile Jazz scene began to develop in South Africa led by the trailblazing band The Jazz Epistles, a group inspired by American Jazz groups including Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers that featured trumpeter Hugh Masekela and pianist Dollar Brand (later known as Abdullah Ibrahim). As the restrictions, censorship, and violence of apartheid worsened in the early-60s, Masekela and Ibrahim left the country and went on to become global ambassadors of South African Jazz. But generations of South African Jazz musicians also stayed, enduring the hardships of apartheid but managing to create a distinctive and vibrant Jazz scene that continues to flourish today.

The pianist McCoy Tyner further explored African-American connections on his late-60s and early-70s Blue Note albums with pieces like “African Village,” “Message from the Nile,” and “Asante.” In 2008, the brilliant Beninese guitarist Lionel Loueke released Karibu, the first of several boundary-pushing Blue Note albums that seamlessly blended the sound of both continents.

In 2018, Universal Music Group Africa signed the visionary pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini, a leader of the current South African Jazz scene whose 2nd UMG album Modes of Communication: Letters from the Underworlds was released jointly on Blue Note Records. The album drew wide acclaim across Africa, Europe, and the United States, with The New York Times naming it one of the “Best Jazz Albums of 2020” and DownBeat naming Nduduzo among their “25 for the Future,” a short list of Jazz artists with the potential to shape the genre.

Now the partnership between Blue Note Records and Universal Music Group Africa expands with the creation of Blue Note Africa.

The Who Announce 2022 North American Tour

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The Who Announce 2022 North American Tour

Legendary rock band The Who have announced a brand new tour for 2022, THE WHO HITS BACK! The iconic band’s upcoming North American trek promises to be another rock n’ roll knockout, bringing singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist/songwriter Pete Townshend back to U.S. venues two years after their acclaimed MOVING ON! Tour, which wowed audiences with a series of sold-out dates. THE WHO HITS BACK! Tour (see complete list of dates below)will again share the stage with some of the finest orchestras in the U.S. and Canada. Produced by Live Nation, the kick-off date is April 22 in Hollywood, FL at the Hard Rock Live for the spring leg of the tour and returns in the fall on October 2 in Toronto, ON at Scotiabank Arena.

THE WHO HITS BACK! Tour will feature THE WHO’s full live band comprised of guitarist/backup singer Simon Townshend, keyboardist Loren Gold, second keyboardist Emily Marshall, bassist Jon Button, drummer Zak Starkey and backing vocals by Billy Nicholls along with orchestra conductor Keith Levenson, lead violinist Katie Jacoby and lead cellist Audrey Snyder, passionately delivering THE WHO’s many classics, as well as songs from their most recent album, titled WHO.Commenting on The Who Hits Back! Tour, Roger Daltrey says, “Pete and I said we’d be back, but we didn’t think we’d have to wait for two years for the privilege. This is making the chance to perform feel even more special this time around. So many livelihoods have been impacted due to Covid, so we are thrilled to get everyone back together – the band, the crew and the fans. We’re gearing up for a great show that hits bck in the only way The Who know how. By giving it everything we got.”

The Who’s wildly successful 2019 MOVING ON! Tour brought the band’s iconic brand of incomparable rock through 29 cities, including a rollicking sold-out show in Boston’s historic Fenway Park, and a memorable Seattle show where Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder joined them onstage for a rousing version of “The Punk And the Godfather.” The tour generated the most unanimous outpouring of acclaim from critics and fans of any live rock show in 2019, winning raves across North America for the orchestral dynamic as well as the duo’s cathartic rock firepower and intimate acoustic numbers. “They’re not getting older. They’re getting better. You better, you better, you bet.” hailed the Worcester Telegram, with Pollstar Magazine affirming “Daltrey is in peak form, and so is Townshend, lavishing his trademarked windmill guitar motion.”

The Who are one of the top three greatest rock legacies in music history. Their music provoked explosive change and spanned what many critics declare is rock’s most elastic creative spectrum, with Pete Townshend’s songwriting moving between raw, prosaic, conceptual, and expressively literate. Their visionary sense of stagecraft headed by Roger Daltrey’s soaring vocal prowess is topped off by the band’s blistering rhythm section. With both Roger and Pete delivering their memoirs in recent years (Pete’s Who I Am was released to much acclaim in 2012, and Roger’s autobiography, Thanks A Lot Mr. Kibblewhite; My Story, was embraced by critics in 2018) it’s fitting that the two remaining WHO members have shared their incredible legacy in literary fashion, for few bands have had a more lasting impact on the rock era and the reverberating pop culture than The Who.

Emerging in the mid-1960s as a new and incendiary force in rock n’ roll, their brash style and poignant storytelling garnered them one of music’s most passionate followings, with the legendary foursome blazing a searing new template for rock, punk, and everything after. Inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall Of Fame in 1990, the band has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, placing 27 top-forty singles in the United States and United Kingdom and earning 17 Top Ten albums, including the 1969 groundbreaking rock opera Tommy, 1971’s pummeling Live At Leeds, 1973’s Quadrophenia and 1978’s Who Are You. The Who debuted in 1964 with a trio of anthems “I Can’t Explain,” “The Kids Are Alright” and “My Generation.” Since then they have delivered to the world hits such as “Baba O’Riley,” “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” “Pinball Wizard,” Who Are You,” and,” You Better You Bet.”

In 2008, they became the first rock band ever to be awarded the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors. The Who has performed all over the world including global music events for the Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show in 2010 and closing the London 2012 Summer Olympics. The Who continued their charity work by playing a concert in January 2011 to raise money for trials of a new cancer treatment called PDT. In December 2012 they performed at the Hurricane Sandy Benefit in New York. In January 2014 they played a set on the U.S. television special to support the charity Stand Up To Cancer. In November 2012 Daltrey, with Townshend at his side, launched Teen Cancer America. The charity is now established in the USA, with offices in Los Angeles and devoted Teen Cancer units being opened in hospitals all over the U.S. TCA’s work has impacted over 5,000 young people and their families nationwide during the last ten years.

THE WHO HITS BACK! TOUR DATES
April 22 / Hard Rock Live / Hollywood, FL
April 24 / VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena / Jacksonville, FL
April 27 / Amalie Arena / Tampa, FL
April 30 / New Orleans Jazz Festival
May 3 / Moody Center / Austin, TX
May 5 / American Airlines Center / Dallas, TX
May 8 / the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion / The Woodlands, TX
May 10 / Paycom Center / Oklahoma City, OK
May 13 / FedExForum / Memphis, TN
May 15 / TQL Stadium / Cincinnati, OH
May 18 / TD Garden / Boston, MA
May 20 / Wells Fargo Center / Philadelphia, PA
May 23 / Capital One Arena / Washington, D.C.
May 26 / Madison Square Garden / New York City, NY
May 28 / Bethel Woods Center of the Arts / Bethel, NY
Oct 2 / Scotiabank Arena / Toronto, ON
Oct 4 / Little Caesars Arena / Detroit, MI
Oct 7 / UBS Arena / Belmont Park, NY
Oct 9 / Schottenstein Center / Columbus, OH
Oct 12 / United Center / Chicago, IL
Oct 14 / Enterprise Center / St. Louis, MO
Oct 17 / Ball Arena / Denver, CO
Oct 20 / Moda Center / Portland, OR
Oct 22 / Climate Pledge Arena / Seattle, WA
Oct 26 / Golden 1 Center / Sacramento, CA
Oct 28 / Honda Center / Anaheim, CA
Nov 1 / Hollywood Bowl / Los Angeles, CA
Nov 4 + 5 / Dolby Live at Park MGM / Las Vegas, NV

Kurt Cobain’s Isolated Vocals for Nirvana’s “In Bloom”

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Kurt Cobain’s Isolated Vocals for Nirvana’s “In Bloom”

Nirvana’s “In Bloom” from Nevermind was the second of two versions of the song that were released in 1991, the earlier of which was recorded in 1990, while the band was still signed to their original record label, Sub Pop.

“In Bloom” was released as the album’s fourth and final single in November 1992 and generated heavy American airplay, reaching number 5 on the US Mainstream Rock chart, despite never being released as a physical single in the United States.

First Four U.S. Albums By The Animals To Be Reissued On 180-gram Vinyl On May 20

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First Four U.S. Albums By The Animals To Be Reissued On 180-gram Vinyl On May 20

ABKCO will reissue the first four US albums by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Animals this May. Originally released between 1964 and 1966 on MGM Records, The Animals, The Animals on Tour, Animal Tracks and Animalization have been out of print for decades and will be made available on 180-gram vinyl in mono with original cover art on May 20. CD versions of all four titles will come with contemporaneous bonus tracks. Also out on May 20, The Animals Mickie Most Years And More vinyl bundle will come with a reproduction of the ultra rare, one-sided 12” EP I Just Wanna Make Love To You, which kicked off the British Invasion band’s career in 1963.

Formed in Newcastle by frontperson Eric Burdon from the ashes of the Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo, The Animals were known for their hard driving, R&B-influenced sound and became a hit-making machine on both sides of the Atlantic right out of the gate. Their self-titled 1964 album includes the #1 US and #1 UK charting “House of the Rising Sun,” and was made in an era when they were “the most important and successful British export after the Beatles,” as asserted by Rolling Stone’s David Fricke. Despite its title, their February 1965 follow-up The Animals on Tour contains studio recordings and features the Top 20 single “I’m Crying.” Animal Tracks was released just six months later, in the same calendar year. As was customary for American versions of British records, hit singles were packed into it—“Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” (originally recorded by Nina Simone the previous year), Sam Cooke’s “Bring It On Home to Me” and the Mann/Weil-penned “We Gotta Get Out of This Place,” the latter of which became a de facto anthem for U.S. Armed Forces G.I.s deployed to Vietnam. 1966’s Animalization, released during the band’s final year of existence, saw original producer Mickie Most replaced by Tom Wilson (Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, the Velvet Underground, The Mothers of Invention). There is no shortage of Top 40 material, from “Don’t Bring Me Down” (written for The Animals by Gerry Goffin and Carole King), Ma Rainey’s “See See Rider” and the Animals’ re-imagining of a prison work song originally recorded by American folklorist Alan Lomax, “Inside-Looking Out.”

“To me, The Animals were a revelation,” said Bruce Springsteen at his 2012 SXSW keynote speech. He went on to describe their catalog as “the first records with full blown class consciousness that I had ever heard,” before picking up a guitar and performing a large chunk of “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” and declaring, “That’s every song I’ve ever written. That’s all of them. I’m not kidding either. That’s ‘Born To Run,’ ‘Born In the U.S.A.,’ everything I’ve done for the past 40 years, including all the new ones.” Billy F Gibbons of ZZ Top expounds, “Oddly enough, it was the British bands who turned a lot of us Americans onto the blues that were our own backyard, and no one did it better than The Animals.” Along with numerous other groups, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were also disciples of The Animals, having covered “Don’t Bring Me Down” at Farm Aid in 1985.

The CD versions of these titles will contain bonus tracks relating to the time periods in which they were originally released. The Animals has the unedited “Talkin’ ‘Bout You,” (the LP version was shortened due to the time constraints of the vinyl format), while The Animals on Tour has their versions of Jimmy Reed’s “Baby What’s Wrong,” Ray Charles’ “F-E-E-L” and a radio spot recorded for New Year’s Eve 1964. The CD version of Animal Tracks has five bonus tracks, including the hit “It’s My Life” and the UK version of “We Gotta Get Out of This Place.” The Animalization CD has stereo versions of three of the album tracks, which gradually overtook the mono format in the second half of the ‘60s.

ABKCO Records will be offering The Animals Mickie Most Years And More, a limited edition bundle consisting of all four titles on vinyl plus I Just Wanna Make Love To You—a faithful reproduction of the very first record by the band—a 12” EP privately issued in a run of 500 copies by Graphic Sound Ltd. Recorded on September 15, 1963. It contains the title track, “Big Boss Man,” “Pretty Thing” and an early version of “Boom Boom” (originally by John Lee Hooker) all on one side of a 45 rpm record housed in a plain outer sleeve. Captured by recording engineer Phil Woods at his home in Wylam, Northumberland, I Just Wanna Make Love To You is a peek into the early days of The Animals just before their rise international dominance.

The Animals (U.S., 1964)
Side 1
1. House of the Rising Sun
2. The Girl Can’t Help It
3. Blue Feeling
4. Baby Let Me Take You Home
5. The Right Time
6. Talkin’ ‘Bout You (edited)
Side 2
1. Around and Around
2. I’m in Love Again
3. Gonna Send You Back to Walker
4. Memphis, Tennessee
5. I’m Mad Again
6. I’ve Been Around
CD bonus track:
• Talkin’ ‘Bout You (unedited)

The Animals on Tour (U.S., 1965)
Side 1
1. Boom Boom
2. How You’ve Changed
3. Mess Around
4. Bright Lights, Big City
5. I Believe to My Soul
6. Worried Life Blues
Side 2
1. Let the Good Times Roll
2. I Ain’t Got You
3. Hallelujah, I Love Her So
4. I’m Crying
5. Dimples
6. She Said Yeah
CD bonus tracks:
• Baby What’s Wrong
• F-E-E-L
• New Year’s Radio Spot

Animal Tracks (U.S., 1965)
Side 1
1. We Gotta Get Out of This Place
2. Take It Easy Baby
3. Bring It On Home to Me
4. The Story of Bo Diddley
Side 2
1. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
2. I Can’t Believe It
3. Club A-Go-Go
4. Roberta
5. Bury My Body
6. For Miss Caulker
CD bonus tracks:
• Roadrunner
• Don’t Want Much
• We Gotta Get Out of This Place (UK Single Version)
• It’s My Life
• I’m Gonna Change the World

Animalization (U.S., 1966)
Side 1
1. Don’t Bring Me Down
2. One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show
3. You’re On My Mind
4. Cheating
5. She’ll Return It
6. Inside-Looking Out
Side 2
1. See See Rider
2. Gin House Blues
3. Maudie
4. What Am I Living For
5. Sweet Little Sixteen
6. I Put a Spell on You
CD bonus tracks:
• Don’t Bring Me Down (Stereo Version)
• Cheating (Stereo Version)
• See See Rider (Stereo Version)

I Just Wanna Make Love To You 12” EP (available as part of The Animals Mickie Most Years And More bundle)
Side 1
1. I Just Wanna Make Love To You
2. Big Boss Man
3. Boom Boom
4. Pretty Thing
Side 2 intentionally blank

All tracks in mono unless otherwise stated

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Video: J Balvin’s ‘In Da Ghetto’ Grammys Rehearsal

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Video: J Balvin’s ‘In Da Ghetto’ Grammys Rehearsal

Choreographer Sadeck Waff showed the rehearsal footage of J Balvin’s performance of “In Da Ghetto” before doing it for real on the Grammys.

MLSE Partners With KultureCity To Certify Scotiabank Arena, Bmo Field & Coca-Cola Coliseum As Sensory Inclusive

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MLSE Partners With KultureCity To Certify Scotiabank Arena, Bmo Field & Coca-Cola Coliseum As Sensory Inclusive

Today, MLSE and KultureCity announced a new partnership that certifies all events hosted within Scotiabank Arena, BMO Field and Coca-Cola Coliseum to be sensory inclusive. This new initiative provides accommodation for fans with a sensory issue to have a positive experience when visiting any of these venues for a game, concert or event.

“Our communities are what shapes our lives and to know that MLSE is willing to go the extra mile to ensure that everyone, no matter their ability, is included in their community is amazing. We’re honored to partner with MLSE to provide a truly inclusive experience for all fans,” said Uma Srivastava, Executive Director, KultureCity.

The certification process required staff at all three venues to be trained by leading medical professionals on how to recognize those guests and fans with sensory needs and how to handle a sensory overload situation. Sensory bags, equipped with noise canceling headphones (provided by Puro Sound Labs), fidget tools, verbal cue cards and weighted lap pads will be available to all guests who may feel overwhelmed by the environment.

“MLSE prides itself on providing best-in-class experiences at our venues, which includes ensuring that all fans, no matter their accommodation requirement, can enjoy our live events,” said Caroline Wright, Vice President, Venue & Operations at MLSE. “Through our partnership with KultureCity, we are furthering our commitment to make our venues inclusive to all fans.”

Sensory sensitivities or challenges with sensory regulation are often experienced by individuals with autism, dementia, PTSD and other similar conditions (one in six individuals). One of the major barriers for these individuals is sensitivity to over stimulation and noise, which is an enormous part of live entertainment. KultureCity has partnered with over 25 NBA venues and are honored to onboard the only Canadian team; KultureCity partners with over 15 NHL teams and venues and honored to bring on the first Canadian hockey team and venue.

Prior to attending an event, families can download the free KultureCity App where one can view what sensory features are available and where they can access them. Also, on the App is the Social Story which will provide a preview of what to expect while enjoying an event.

Maroon 5 and Flo Rida to headline RBCxMusic Concert Series at 2022 RBC Canadian Open

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Maroon 5 and Flo Rida to headline RBCxMusic Concert Series at 2022 RBC Canadian Open

RBC is pleased to announce the return of the RBCxMusic Concert Series at the 2022 RBC Canadian Open, featuring headlining performances by three-time Grammy Award-winning pop rock band Maroon 5 and hip-hop icon Flo Rida.

RBC, along with its partners Live Nation Canada and Golf Canada, looks forward to the return of the RBCxMusic Concert Series. Building on the success of the inaugural event held in 2019, which saw sold out performances from headliners Florida Georgia Line and The Glorious Sons, this year’s tournament once again promises an unforgettable experience for golf and music fans alike. The concert series, which was first introduced to attract new, younger fans to the sport of golf, is a celebration of the return of live music in Canada.

The concerts will take place near the iconic St. George’s Golf and Country Club on the athletic field of Toronto’s Richview Collegiate Institute and will feature performances on both the Friday and Saturday evenings of tournament week.

Canadians will have the opportunity to see Flo Rida live in concert at the RBC Canadian Open on Friday, June 10, 2022.

“I can’t wait to return to Toronto this year,” said Flo Rida. “I love performing for my Canadian fans and I’m excited to kick off the summer with them.”

In addition, Maroon 5 will close the Concert Series with a headlining performance on Saturday, June 11, 2022.

“We are excited to announce the return of the RBCxMusic Concert Series, and we look forward to welcoming world-renowned artists Maroon 5 and Flo Rida to Canada,” said Mary DePaoli, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, RBC. “We introduced the concert series in 2019, with the idea to create an unforgettable fan experience for golf and music fans alike. The result was our most successful RBC Canadian Open to date and we are eager to build on that early momentum with the return of the tournament this year.”

“We are thrilled to be bringing even more live music back to Canadians in 2022,” said Wayne Zronik, President Live Nation Canada. “RBC has been a committed partner to us, and it’s great to work together again on the Concert Series while supporting the growth of music in Canada through its program First Up with RBCxMusic, dedicated to helping emerging artists with performance, mentorship and networking opportunities.”

“Golf Canada is thrilled that RBC will continue to integrate the RBCxMusic platform within the RBC Canadian Open, offering fans the unique opportunity to see both world class golf and world class music at Canada’s National Championship,” said Golf Canada Chief Commercial Officer John Sibley. “The Concert Series was an overwhelming success in 2019 and will once again attract new fans to experience the energy and excitement of the RBC Canadian Open.”

In addition to must-see music performances, fans can expect exciting spectator experiences, including a dedicated food and beverage area—the Recipe Unlimited Fare Way, and the return of The Rink on the 16th hole, awarded 2018 best-in-class element by the PGA TOUR.

Exclusively for RBC clients and new for 2022, an allotment of RBCxMusic Tickets are now available for purchase on Ticketmaster. With the purchase of every RBCxMusic Ticket, RBC clients will receive a $10 Concert Cash® code, redeemable towards a future concert ticket purchase.

RBCxMusic Tickets are only available for Friday, June 10 and Saturday, June 11 of the RBC Canadian Open. Tickets are available to the general public for purchase on RBCCanadianOpen.com. Tickets for Friday and Saturday are $90 (plus tax and service charges). The event is General Admission / All Ages. Tickets are all-inclusive: your tournament day pass is your concert ticket.

Diljit Donsanjh Announces ‘Born To Shine’ World Tour

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Diljit Donsanjh Announces ‘Born To Shine’ World Tour

Today, South Asian artist Diljit Dosanjh, one of India’s leading stars; actor, singer, songwriter, and television presenter, and widely known as the ‘Super Singh of Punjab,’ is extending his Born to Shine World Tour produced by Sonali Singh to include 10 North American dates. The North American leg, promoted by Live Nation in conjunction with Coalition Music sponsored by Saregama Live, will begin in Vancouver, BC, at Rogers Arena on Sunday June 19, and include stops in Winnipeg, MB; Toronto, ON; Newark, NJ; Fairfax, VA; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; and Oakland, CA.
                                  
Dosanjh has starred in some of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful Bollywood and Punjabi movies of all time – appearing in the likes of Honsla Rakh, Jatt & Juliet, Jatt & Juliet 2, Punjab 1984, Sardaar Ji, Super Singh, Sajjan Singh Rangroot, Shadaa and Udta Punjab. 

Dosanjh also enjoys a parallel stellar music career. He has recorded 13 studio albums and established himself as one of Punjabi music’s biggest stars. His 2020 album G.O.A.T. was featured on Billboard’s Global Chart and went Top 20 in Canada. His latest track ‘Lover’ has already generated more than 68 million views on YouTube. He also has notable upcoming collaborations with Canadian rapper Tory Lanez and Tanzanian star Diamond Platnumz.

“It has been more than 2 years since I performed live with my last live show taking place in Mumbai early 2020, so I am incredibly excited for this tour,” said Diljit Dosanjh. “I’m pleased to partner with Live Nation and Saregama Live to elevate the experience of the show. The intent is to give these special performances to my fans – I truly hope to deliver all that we have imagined and planned for this tour.”

Many fans are also very excited and crazy about this tour. They hope to have close contact with their idols during the tour to feel the pleasure and relaxation brought by music. Are you one of Dosanjh’s fans? Do you also hope to support him in various ways? Many music fans will wear customized pins, wristbands, etc. with idol images or names on the concert site, or hold up lights to support idols. If you also want to make some promotional gifts to support him, you can come to GS-JJ to have a look.

Diljit Dosanjh North American Tour Dates
Sun June 19 Vancouver, BC  Rogers Arena  
Tue June 21 Calgary, AB     Scotiabank Saddledome
Thu June 23 Winnipeg, MB Canada Life Centre
Sat June 25 Toronto, ON   Scotiabank Arena
Sun July 17 Newark, NJ   Prudential Center
Tue July 19 Fairfax, VA EagleBank Arena
Fri July 22 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
Sun July 24 Houston, TX  Smart Financial Centre
Wed July 27 Los Angeles, CA YouTube Theater
Fri July 29 Oakland, CA   Oakland Arena

Global Ukraine Social Rally Joined by Ukulele U

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Global Ukraine Social Rally Joined by Ukulele U

Global Citizen has invited Ukulele U to join the world’s largest digital rally on April 8th, to Stand Up for Ukraine, alongside superstars such as The Weeknd, Celine Dion, Billie Eilish, U2 and Elton John. A host of international artists, athletes, and actors are raising their voices on social media to mobilize billions of dollars in humanitarian aid for refugees from Ukraine and conflicts around the world.

The Ukulele U cast of kids is proud to be participating in the Stand Up for Ukraine campaign in support of kids all over the world. The event includes a global social media rally on April 8th followed by a global humanitarian pledging summit on April 9th. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is co-hosting the pledging summit with European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen.

Co-creator of Ukulele U and legendary producer and music education advocate Bob Ezrin says, “Ukulele U is about love and innocence, peace and acceptance – all things that have been wrenched away from Ukraine and its children. With these songs we hope that, for a moment, our kids can speak for them and remind the world that we need love not war.”

The talented children on Ukulele U, led by co-creator and Juno award-winning artist, Melanie Doane, are performing Paul McCartney’s iconic “All You Need is Love” as well as Justin Bieber’s, “Friends”, which will be released on April 8th. Their messages of peace and love are symbolic of Ukulele U, a sing-along musical variety show that brims with inclusivity and kindness.

“I’m so proud of our ‘UKE U’ kids and touched that we can participate in the global digital rally, helping to raise funds for Ukrainian refugees, especially children. It’s more important than ever that we join together to support each other and share the universal messages of peace and love,” says producer and CEO of WOW! Unlimited Media, Michael Hirsh.

Melanie Doane says, “The Ukulele U kids are the perfect ambassadors to deliver this message of love and we are so proud of them.”

Ukulele U was developed and executive produced by Michael Hirsh, the Emmy and Gemini award-winning producer behind hit children’s series’ such as Franklin, Care Bears and Max + Ruby, produced by Andrea Nevitt, directed and choreographed by David Connolly, with music produced by Creighton Doane. Ukulele U is produced by Mainframe Studios and airs on CBC Kids and CBC Gem.

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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.

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