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Recipients of the 8th Annual Canada’s Walk of Fame RBC Emerging Musician Program Are…

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Recipients of the 8th Annual Canada’s Walk of Fame RBC Emerging Musician Program Are…

One of Canada’s most successful programs supporting aspiring Canadian musical artists today adds five new recipients to its yearbook. Canada’s Walk of Fame announces the recipients of the 8th Annual Canada’s Walk of Fame RBC Emerging Musician Program, with budding Hip-Hop and R&B duo, Allydice of Mississauga, Ontario taking the Grand Prize. Chosen by a selection committee of music industry experts, Allydice and the other four finalists will share the prizing and the program benefits valued at more than $100,000.

For the first time in the program’s history, musicians from each province and territory entered for a chance to be a part of this coveted program. Of the more than 1400 applicants, five talented musical acts will take part in this year’s program.

The recipients of the 8th annual Canada’s Walk of Fame RBC Emerging Musician Program are:

  • Grand Prize Winner: Allydice of Mississauga, Ontario
  • Second Prize Winner: Breagh Isabel of Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Finalist: Maya Malkin of Montreal, Quebec
  • Finalist: BOLD AS LIONS of Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • Finalist: Elijah Bekk of Faro, Yukon

Allydice, featuring Canadian-Jamaican identical twin sisters Kayle and Kayla Allydice, have been honing their musical craft for 13 years. They describe their original sound, inspired by reggae and dancehall, as music for the people. Allydice are currently working on their EP set for release in the Fall of 2021.

As the Grand Prize winner, Allydice will receive a cash prize of $20,000, private studio recording time at the renowned Metalworks Studios, introductions to industry executives and album art cover design. A cash prize of $6,000 goes to Halifax-based singer Breagh Isabel for Second Prize, and the three Finalists will receive cash prizes of $4,000 each. All recipients will have opportunities to elevate their career, including access to industry workshops, performance opportunities, private career development mentorship sessions with industry professionals and more.

For complete prizing details and to review the full release, visit canadaswalkoffame.com.

Dolly Parton’s Massive Imagination Library to Be Focus of New Documentary

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Dolly Parton’s Massive Imagination Library to Be Focus of New Documentary

“The Library That Dolly Built” is a feature-length documentary, covering the history, impact and future of Dolly Parton’s world-wide book gifting program. Featuring the music of Dolly Parton, the film is narrated by actress and author, Danica McKellar.

Produced by Land Grant Films, “The Library That Dolly Built” is directed by journalism professor Nick Geidner, edited by video instructor Clinton Elmore, and crewed by 15 University of Tennessee students.

New Documentary Asks ‘What The Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat and Tears?’

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New Documentary Asks ‘What The Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat and Tears?’

Jesse James Films in association with Crew Neck Productions are producing a fully authorized documentary blending music, politics, social commentary and a mystery involving one of the biggest rock bands of the late 60s/early 70s: Blood, Sweat & Tears. The film will be written, produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker John Scheinfeld (The U.S. vs. John Lennon, Who Is Harry Nilsson (and Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him)?, Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary and The Happy Days of Garry Marshall) who is diving deep into the mystery of what actually happened to the band that suddenly fell from grace at the peak of their fame.

In 1970, Blood, Sweat & Tears was one of the biggest bands in the world. They had exploded on the scene with both daring and promise, selling millions of records, winning multiple Grammy Awards including Album of the Year (beating out The Beatles’ Abbey Road) and one of the headliners at the legendary Woodstock festival. In demand for concert and TV appearances, BS&T was a darling of the mainstream and rock press, icon of the counterculture and inspiration for a generation of horn-based bands. Their future was limitless. And then it all went wrong.

Created with the full cooperation of Blood, Sweat & Tears, the film will overflow with great music, international political intrigue, compelling human moments, humor and fresh insight into this strange never-before-told story.

“John Scheinfeld is a unique combination of filmmaker, historian and detective,” says BS&T’s Bobby Colomby. “He asked me a simple question: ‘What the hell happened to Blood Sweat & Tears?’ My convoluted answer somehow ignited an engine inside of John that was the beginning of an unexpected adventure: creating a documentary film to reveal the answer to this decades old question. This won’t be your typical music doc, in any way, shape or form.”

A key element of this untold story is that a film crew accompanied the band on their U.S. State Department-sponsored 1970 tour behind what was known as the Iron Curtain, shooting 65 hours of footage and recording many of the group’s concerts to raucously adoring crowds in Communist Yugoslavia, Romania and Poland. The intent was to produce a documentary to be shown in theatres around the world. But the film was never released and the raw footage disappeared. What happened?

During the first months of the COVID-19 quarantine, Scheinfeld began to dig for answers and recently unearthed a 53 minute version of the tour film that raised more questions than answers. Questions that involve the FBI, CIA, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Republicans and Democrats and the secret police of three nations.

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS? will reveal how BS&T found itself victim of the significant societal upheaval and culture wars in an America that was divided as it had not been divided since the Civil War.

This toxic environment, fostered by a rogue Presidency intent on quashing dissent and winning an election, found the band in the crossfire between the Right and the Left and suffered greatly as a result. Although rooted firmly in the past, what happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears has surprisingly strong parallels to the present.

Jesse James Films is a Los Angeles-based production company founded by James Sears Bryant and Jesse Murphy in 2019. JJF is backed by a seven-figure rights acquisition and development fund focusing on mining high profile and high concept intellectual property as the basis of film, television and live stage productions.

This collaboration with Crew Neck Productions marks the company’s first foray into documentaries. According to Bryant, who is financing and will executive produce the documentary, “The untold Blood Sweat & Tears’ journey is rare – it speaks to a generation. The parallels of what we are experiencing in our society today is uncanny and, truthfully, concerning. This story has the uncommon power to entertain and educate – and John Scheinfeld is a prolific filmmaker whose work has consistently excelled at both these callings. Jesse and I have always sought those Black Swan opportunities and candidly, this is it.”

The Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2021 Nominees

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The Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2021 Nominees

The Canadian Folk Music Awards celebrates its 16th edition, with a roster of nominations that celebrates the breadth and depth of Canadian folk music.  This year’s nominees span the country from Baie-Egmont, Prince Edward Island to Pangnirtung, Nunavut, and from Horsefly, British Columbia to St. John’s, Newfoundland — celebrating the diversity and talent of artists and musicians across Canada.

Established by Canada’s vibrant and internationally-recognized folk music community, the awards currently boasts 19 categories. Nominees are chosen for each category through a two-stage jury process. More than 100 jurors, located across Canada, representing all official provinces, territories and languages, determine the official recipients in each category.

CFMAs are pleased to present two NEW Award categories for 2021. A new award for “Single of the Year” recognizes an artist or group, and their producer(s) for a single release recording, or a track from an album that was released as a single, open to all folk genres, songs and instrumentals.  Another award has been added, “World Music Album Of The Year,” which replaces the former awards for “World Solo Artist of the Year,” and “World Group of the Year.”

The 16th edition of the Canadian Folk Music Awards Celebration will take place online again this year, and will present all 19 Awards, plus the Unsung Hero Award bringing the total to 20 Awards, virtually, over the weekend of April 9-10, 2021. The Awards were originally scheduled in-person over this weekend in Charlottetown, PEI, however, the CFMAs have made the difficult decision to cancel the live shows and weekend celebrations due to COVID-19. The health and safety of our patrons, artists, staff and the general public remains paramount, more information will be shared in early 2021.

THE 2021 CANADIAN FOLK MUSIC AWARD NOMINEES ARE:

Children’s Album of the Year / Album jeunesse de l’année

  • Broccoli Farm by/par Claire Ness
  • Goodnight To You All by/par Charlie Hope
  • Small But Mighty by/par Ginalina
  • The Mountain Man by/par Spencer Burton
  • Tous musiciens by/par Henri Godon

Contemporary Album of the Year / Album contemporain de l’année

  • Are You in Love? by/par Basia Bulat
  • At the Edge of the World by/par Mike McKenna Jr.
  • Coyote by/par Catherine MacLellan
  • Drifters by/par Joe Nolan
  • Reliever by/par William Prince
  • Sugar & Joy by/par The Dead South
  • The Unconquerable Past by/par Stephen Fearing
  • Yours To Break by/par The East Pointers

Contemporary Singer of the Year / Chanteur contemporain de l’année

  • Coco Love Alcorn for/pour Rebirth
  • Basia Bulat for/pour Are You in Love?
  • Tim Chaisson for/pour Yours To Break
  • Catherine MacLellan for/pour Coyote
  • William Prince for/pour Reliever

English Songwriter(s) of the Year / Auteur compositeur(s) anglophone de l’année

  • Coco Love Alcorn for/pour Rebirth
  • Basia Bulat for/pour Are You in Love?
  • William Prince for/pour Reliever
  • Pharis & Jason Romero for/pour Bet On Love
  • Sarah Jane Scouten for/pour Confessions
  • Julian Taylor for/pour The Ridge

Ensemble of the Year / Groupe de l’année

  • OKAN for/pour Sombras
  • Pharis & Jason Romero for/pour Bet On Love
  • Sultans of String for/pour Refuge
  • Sussex for/pourThe Ocean Wide
  • The Dead South for/pour Sugar & Joy

French Songwriter(s) of the Year / Auteur-compositeur(s) francophone de l’année

  • Guillaume Arsenault pour/for La partie de moi qui tremble
  • Raphaël Delahaye pour/for Le sens de la dérive
  • Marie-Ève Lapierre-Lemoyne pour/for Onze
  • Flavie Léger-Roy pour/for Ce chapeau est trop grand pour moi
  • Alexandre Poulin pour/for Nature humaine

Indigenous Songwriter(s) of the Year / Auteur compositeur(s) autochtone de l’année

  • Jason & Nadia Burnstick for/pour Kîyânaw
  • A.W. Cardinal for/pour Bare Knuckles & Brawn
  • Leela Gilday for/pour North Star Calling
  • Riit for/pour ataataga
  • Crystal Shawanda for/pour Church House Blues

Instrumental Group of the Year / Groupe instrumental de l’année

  • Beòlach for/pour All Hands
  • Emilyn Stam & John David Williams for/pour Honeywood
  • Gordon Grdina’s The Marrow for/pour Safar-E-Daroon
  • Jessica Deutsch & Ozere for/pour Traces
  • Rhizome for/pour Double capture

Instrumental Solo artist of the Year / Instrumentiste solo de l’année

  • Marc Atkinson for/pour Solo
  • Benjamin Barrile for/pour Esperando el Alba
  • Gordon Grdina for/pour Prior Street
  • Nick Hornbuckle for/pour 13 or So
  • Natalie MacMaster for/pour Sketches

New/Emerging Artist(s) of the Year / Artiste(s) de la relève de l’année

  • Noah Derksen for/pour America, Dreaming
  • Marie-Ève Laure for/pour Onze
  • Maya Rae for/pour Can You See Me?
  • Emily Rockarts for/pour Little Flower
  • Rum Ragged for/pour The Thing About Fish
  • Emily Triggs for/pour Middletown

Producer(s) of the Year / Réalisateur(s) de l’année

  • Dave Clarke & Bill Garrett for/pour Coming Home (Steel Rail)
  • Roy Forbes for/pour Edge of Blue (Roy Forbes)
  • Marc Jenkins for/pour Bet On Love (Pharis & Jason Romero)
  • Dayna Manning for/pour Morning Light (Dayna Manning)
  • Chris McKhool & John ‘Beetle’ Bailey for/pour Refuge (Sultans of String)

Oliver Schroer Pushing the Boundaries Award / Prix Innovation musicale Oliver Schroer

  • Aerialists for/pour Dear Sienna
  • Mélisande [Électrotrad] for/pour Les myriades
  • Riit for/pour ataataga
  • The East Pointers for/pour Yours To Break
  • The Henrys for/pour Paydirt

Single of the Year / Monoplage de l’année

  • K’eintah Natse Ju by/par Leela Gilday (Producer / Réalisateur: Hill Kourkoutis)
  • Some Kind of Hell by/par Burnstick (Producers / Réalisateurs: Jason & Nadia Burnstick)
  • The Spark by/par William Prince (Producers / Réalisateurs: Scott Nolan, Dave Cobb)
  • Wintergreen by/par The East Pointers (Producer / Réalisateur: Gordie Sampson)
  • Yellowknife by/par Craig Cardiff (Producer / Réalisateur: Craig Cardiff)

Solo Artist of the Year / Artiste solo de l’année

  • Catherine MacLellan for/pour Coyote
  • Lynn Miles for/pour We’ll Look For Stars
  • William Prince for/pour Reliever
  • Riit for/pour ataataga
  • Julian Taylor for/pour The Ridge

Traditional Album of the Year / Album traditionnel de l’année

  • All Hands by/par Beòlach
  • Bet On Love by/par Pharis & Jason Romero
  • Crowing Ignites by/par Bruce Cockburn
  • Debout! by/par Le Diable à Cinq
  • The Lost Tapes by/par Ian & Sylvia

Traditional Singer of the Year / Chanteur traditionnel de l’année

  • Mike Bravener for/pour Depends Upon The Pay
  • Kevin Harvey for/pour Hand me Down Blues
  • Mark Manning for/pour The Thing About Fish
  • Lou Natale for/pour Workin’ the Mystery
  • Pharis Romero for/pour Bet On Love

Vocal Group of the Year / Groupe vocal l’année

  • Beauséjour for/pour Beauséjour
  • Big Little Lions for/pour Inside Voice
  • Kennedy Road for/pour A Little Fight Left Yet
  • Pharis & Jason Romero for/pour Bet On Love
  • The Barrel Boys for/pour Mainline

World Album of the Year / Album de musiques du monde de l’année

  • Africa Without Borders by/par Okavango African Orchestra
  • Kora flamenca by/par Zal Sissokho
  • La Serena by/par Aviva Chernick
  • Patria by/par Mazacote
  • Sombras by/par OKAN

Young Performer(s) of the Year / Jeune artiste(s) de l’année

  • Maya Rae for/pour Can You See Me?
  • Moscow Apartment for/pour Better Daughter
  • Paige Penney for/pour Watch Out For Your Step
  • Quin With One N for/pour Out of the Blue
  • The Gilberts for/pourThe Gilberts: One

Justin Bieber Announces New Single + Video “Anyone” Arriving New Year’s Day

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Justin Bieber Announces New Single + Video “Anyone” Arriving New Year’s Day

Justin Bieber will ring in the New Year with yet another gift for fans across the world. Today, Bieber announces his new single “Anyone” – co-written and produced by Andrew Watt with a visual directed by Colin Tilley – set for release at 12am EST on January 1, 2021. Fans tuned in to Bieber’s livestreamed New Year’s Eve concert presented by T-Mobile will have the chance to hear “Anyone” performed live for the first time, anywhere.

“I can’t think of a better way to close out 2020 and kick off 2021 than celebrating with my fans all over the world and sharing this new music with them,” said Justin. “Music has gotten us all through so much this year, and for me personally it’s been healing and transformative. ‘Anyone’ is such a special, hopeful, anthemic song. It sets the tone for a brighter new year full of hope and possibility.”

Closing out 2020 with three smash singles – “Holy,” “Lonely,” and “Monster” – Justin Bieber reigns as one of the biggest artists in the word: the #1 artist on YouTube with 60mm subscribers, the #2 artist on Spotify globally with over 75mm monthly listeners, over 200mm in combined U.S. radio audience per week, and three Grammy nominations and an American Music Award for his 2020 album Changes.

Changes, the fifth studio album by Grammy Award®-winning global superstar Justin Bieber, debuted at #1 on the U.S. album chart, netting over 1 million in first week global consumption. Bieber’s 7th overall #1 album, Changes also debuted at #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart, a career first for him. Underscoring the global dominance of Changes, the album reached #1 in the UK and Canada, and clocked in at #1 iTunes in 85 countries.

Over the course of his career, Justin Bieber has amassed more 50 billion streams and more than 60 million album equivalents worldwide. Justin’s Grammy-winning 2015 album PURPOSE has sold over 21 million copies worldwide.

Happy Foo Year: “No Son Of Mine” Second Track From Forthcoming Album Out Now

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Happy Foo Year: “No Son Of Mine” Second Track From Forthcoming Album Out Now

Foo Fighters are ringing in 2021—literally—with the ear-ringing new “No Son of Mine.” The second track to be revealed from the band’s forthcoming 10th album Medicine at Midnight, out February 5, 2021.

“No Son of Mine” ignites the second half of Medicine at Midnight with a lightning strike of a riff that builds into the album’s most full-on barnstormer. Replete with nods to familiar FF influences from Queen’s “Stone Cold Crazy” to Ace of Spades/Iron Fist-era Motörhead to Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All, “No Son of Mine” features a streamlined, minimalist chassis of searing Grohl, Smear and Shiflett licks atop a steel-trap-tight Hawkins/Mendel rhythmic frame.

“This is the kind of song that just resides in all of us and if it makes sense at the time, we let it out,” Grohl explains, adding, “Lyrically it’s meant to poke at the hypocrisy of self righteous leaders, people that are guilty of committing the crimes they’re supposedly against…”

Medicine at Midnight is produced by Greg Kurstin and Foo Fighters, engineered by Darrell Thorp and mixed by Mark “Spike” Stent, and packs the following nine songs into a tight-ass 37 minutes:

Making a Fire
Shame Shame
Cloudspotter
Waiting on a War
Medicine at Midnight
No Son of Mine
Holding Poison
Chasing Birds
Love Dies Young

Video: Eminem’s First Recorded Live Performance In 1996

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Video: Eminem’s First Recorded Live Performance In 1996

This rare video featuring Marshall Mathers performing “Low Down, Dirty” with D12 was recorded in 1996 and is said to be Slim Shady’s first-ever recorded live show.

That Time The Who Fan Subs For Keith Moon

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That Time The Who Fan Subs For Keith Moon

“Can anybody play the drums?” an exasperated Pete Townshend asked the crowd at San Francisco’s Cow Palace towards the end of a wonky set. “We mean somebody good.”

Scot Halpin rose his hand, among hundreds of others, and is now best known for an incident when he ended up playing drums onstage after the band’s drummer Keith Moon passed out mid-show. Halpin’s performance won him Rolling Stone’s “Pick-Up Player of the Year Award” later that year.

David Lynch on his daily routine – why habits are useful for creativity

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David Lynch on his daily routine – why habits are useful for creativity

In this clip 0:00 director David Lynch chats with Jay Leno about going to Bob’s Big Boy for seven years at the same time every day, then from 00:20 he talks to Charlie Rose about how the safety of a daily routine and habits support creativity. In the last section from 01:12 you can see pictures of his LA studio while listening to David answering a fan’s question about his morning routine before work.

Video: How Drumsticks Are Made

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Video: How Drumsticks Are Made

“How A 5A Is Made” is a compilation of our Vic Firth #HowItsMade Series on Instagram which takes you through each step of our drumstick making process.

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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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