Before you vote in the midterm elections this November, Zazie Beetz wants you to understand net neutrality.
Quavo Shows Off His Insane Jewelry Collection
Quavo, the brashest third of Migos, shows off his jewelry, from his busted-down glasses to his bold Crash Bandicoot piece, proving that no one can compete with the Atlanta rapper’s collection.
Kai Shappley: A Trans Girl Growing Up In Texas
An intimate portrait of Kimberly and Kai Shappley: a mother has to confront her religious community while her 7-year-old transgender daughter navigates life at school, where she’s been banned from the girls’ bathroom.
Moby Announces Second Book Of His Life: “The It Fell Apart”
What do you do when you realize you have everything you think you’ve ever wanted but still feel completely empty? What do you do when it all starts to fall apart? Then It Fell Apart is the second volume of Moby’s extraordinary life story, and is a journey into the dark heart of fame and the demons that lurk just beneath the bling and bluster of the celebrity lifestyle.
In summer 1999, Moby released the album that defined the millennium, PLAY. Like generation-defining albums before it, PLAY was ubiquitous, and catapulted Moby to superstardom. Suddenly he was hanging out with David Bowie and Lou Reed, Christina Ricci and Madonna, taking ecstasy for breakfast (most days), drinking bottles of vodka (every day), and sleeping with super models (infrequently). It was a diet that couldn’t last. And then it fell apart.
The second volume of Moby’s memoir is a classic about the banality of fame. It is shocking, riotously entertaining, extreme, and unforgiving. It is unedifying, but you can never tear your eyes away from the page.
It comes out on May 19, 2019, but you can pre-order it here.
Canada’s Walk of Fame Announces 2018 Allan Slaight Honour Recipient Goes To…Jessie Reyez
Canada’s Walk of Fame announced today that Jessie Reyez will receive its 2018 Allan Slaight Honour. The Honour recognizes young Canadians who are turning their musical talent into inspiration and are having a positive impact on the music industry. Reyez began writing her own music in high school and saw her 2016 single “Figures” hit the Canadian Hot 100 in 2017. She won the Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year in 2018 and has received multiple other award nominations. Reyez will accept the honour at THE 2018 CANADA’S WALK OF FAME AWARDS show on December 1 in Toronto. The show is set to air on CTV in December.
“Jessie is such a great example of the spirit of the Allan Slaight Honour,” said Jeffrey Latimer, CEO of Canada’s Walk of Fame. “Her music, work ethic, success and unlimited potential for the future show other young Canadian musicians what is possible!”
“I’m really honoured to be recognized. These past few years have been a dream, and to be honest, my team and I have made it a point to continue to work hard and not lose momentum; however, because of this decision, we rarely get moments to reflect and enjoy the blessings that music has provided,” said Jessie. “That being said, I’m very grateful for receiving this recognition, especially at home, and for getting this moment to pause and reflect and be thankful. In Toronto, I’ve had so many people positively influence me in our music community, so to be a recipient for something that celebrates positive influence and inspiration is an honour. Thank you.”
Past Allan Slaight Honourees include Drake, Melanie Fiona, Shawn Hook, Brett Kissel, Carly Rae Jepsen, Shawn Mendes, The Weeknd and Nikki Yanofsky.
“Jessie epitomizes everything that my father Allan had in mind when this award was created in his honour,” said Gary Slaight. “Rising from humble beginnings here in Toronto, her determination, talent, ambition and bedrock family roots have been the compass that has led her to greater recognition and growing international success. We wish her the very best in the years to come.”
“Jessie is an incredibly unique artist, with an outstanding, worldly voice,” said Randy Lennox, President, Bell Media. “She is in excellent company with previous honourees and it’s indicative of her limitless talent and dedication to the industry.”
Canada’s Walk of Fame recognizes Canadians who have excelled on national and international stages in their respective fields, including music, sports, film and television, literary, visual and performing arts, science, innovation, philanthropy and social justice. In its 20th year, the organization is deepening its commitment and broadening its impact across Canada with new initiatives including Hometown Stars, presented by Cineplex (where Inductees receive stars in Toronto and in their hometowns), and expanded existing programs like the RBC Emerging Musician Program in order to mean more to more people more often. CTV is the broadcast partner of Canada’s Walk of Fame. John Brunton, Lindsay Cox, Jeffrey Latimer and Randy Lennox are Executive Producers of CANADA’S WALK OF FAME AWARDS.
THE 2018 CANADA’S WALK OF FAME AWARDS broadcast is slated for December 2018. Additional broadcast details will be announced at a later date.
Rock Stars at Home: The First-Ever Guide to the Most Ostentatious & Outlandish Homes in Rock History
You can tell a lot about people from the way they live, and rock stars are no exception. From Graceland to Neverland, private planes to island hideaways, Rock Stars at Home takes you inside the houses, pools, planes, music rooms, playgrounds, and more of the biggest names in rock and pop and some of the most extravagant home comforts ever known.
Thirty homes are featured inside and their stars homeowners are history’s best from the 1950s through today. Elvis Presley, the Beatles, David Bowie, the Jacksons, Prince, Ozzy Osbourne . . . they’re all here. Packed with great photos throughout and eye-opening stories of wild behavior and even wilder interior décor, including insider accounts from those in the know, Rock Stars at Home is an entertaining and informative guide to living life like a rock star.
In addition to 200 glorious photos, entries give insight into each star’s life (how they spent their time when at home), from Elvis’s extraordinary down-home diet to the wild parties hosted by Keith Richards at Redlands, scene of the famous 1967 drug busts that led to the arrest of Richards, Mick Jagger, and art dealer Robert Fraser. Features throughout focus on specific topics, from the Beatles’s psychedelic interiors to the extravagant styles of the MTV Cribs generation.
The book comes out January 15, 2019, and you can get it here!
Jack Black Reviews His IMDb Page
Jack Black IMDb’s himself, and reveals what he really thinks of all his roles so far – from the best movie of his career, to the early break he missed by oversleeping.
Michael McCarty Announced as Hall of Fame Inductee at 2019 Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Awards
Canadian Music Week is pleased to announce Michael McCarty (Chief Membership & Business Development Officer, SOCAN) as the 2019 inductee into the Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame. Michael will be honoured for his achievements and longstanding career in the music industry at the annual Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards Gala Dinner at Rebel Entertainment Complex in Toronto on Thursday May 9th, 2019.
Michael McCarty has a unique combination of accomplishment and experience in the creative, business, and industry stewardship sides of the music publishing and copyright business, and has made a lasting impact on the Canadian music industry.
At SOCAN McCarty is responsible for leading a department of 40 people across Toronto, Montreal Vancouver, Los Angeles and Nashville engaged in building a roster of 150,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers that includes all the leading Canadian music creators such as Drake, Alesia Cara, The Weeknd, Shawn Mendez, Frank Dukes, Mudah Beats, Keith Power, Andrew Lockington, Bryan Adams, and Sarah McLachlan. His mandate includes creating cutting-edge creative and digital business services for current and future SOCAN members. He is also responsible for overseeing the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Prior to joining SOCAN, he spent over 25 years in the music publishing business, serving as President of EMI Music Publishing Canada, and President of Ole.
After graduating top of his class from Fanshawe College’s pioneering Music Industry Arts program, he began his career as a recording engineer/producer, working with legendary Canadian record producers Jack Richardson (Guess Who) and Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper). A passion for developing talent led to his first publishing role as Creative Manager at ATV Music in Toronto, prior to its purchase by Michael Jackson.
Of all the worldwide ATV employees, McCarty was one of two selected by Michael Jackson to continue to work on the ATV catalog. A series of acquisitions resulted in him being named as Creative Director in the Los Angeles office of SBK Records and Publishing. There, he signed actress Mila Jovovich, worked on the original Teenage Mutant NinjaTurtles soundtrack album, and co-signed Wilson Phillips, whose debut album sold over 10 million copies worldwide.
SBK was acquired by EMI Publishing, who eventually brought McCarty back to Toronto as President of their Canadian company. Under his leadership, EMI developed many significant Canadian songwriters, and was named Music Publisher of the Year a record 12 years in a row by an industry-wide ballot at CMW.
Known for his expertise in developing and mentoring young artists and executives, McCarty and his teams have had a major impact on the Canadian music scene by providing millions of dollars of financial investment and creative support to songwriters and artists. He and his teams helped launch Sum 41, Billy Talent, Three Days Grace, Dallas Green (City & Colour), Alexisonfire, Gavin Brown, Simon Wilcox, Matthew Good, Moist/David Usher, Esthero, Doc McKinney,The Pursuit Of Happiness, Kim Stockwood, Jelleestone, Chin Injeti, and Len (“Steal My Sunshine”). He co-signed Nelly Furtado and Tal Bachman to the New York office of EMI, and at Ole, he spearheaded the signing of superstar writer/producer Timbaland. Other writers McCarty published are Bob Rock, Eddie Schwartz, David Tyson, Ian Thornley, Loverboy, Snow, and Jim Vallance.
His nurturing of Canadian talent also extended to incubating entrepreneurs such as Canadian record labels Distort and its spin-off Dine Alone.
McCarty was a long-time member of the Board of Directors of SOCAN, the Canadian Music Publishers Association (CMPA), and a director of the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA), as well as a founding director of the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
He has been actively engaged in lobbying government for effective copyright reform and testified at Canadian Senate and Parliament Copyright hearings. He also appears as a key note speaker at many music industry conferences, and is a founder of the Digital Music Summit initiated by the CMPA, which is now a fixture of the Canadian Music Week Conference.
Coldplay To Release Live Album And Concert Film To Accompany New Documentary DVD On December 7
On December 7, Coldplay will celebrate their record-breaking A Head Full Of Dreams Tour with the release of Live In Buenos Aires / Live In São Paulo / A Head Full Of Dreams (Film), on CD, DVD, vinyl and digital.
The Live In Buenos Aires album was recorded on 15 November 2017 – the final night of the A Head Full Of Dreams Tour. The 24 track audio set marks the first time that a Coldplay concert has been released in its entirety.
The accompanying two hour concert film Live In São Paulo was filmed a week earlier on 8 November 2017.
The A Head Full Of Dreams Tour has been confirmed as the third biggest of all time, having played to more than 5.5 million fans across the world.
The combined live album / live concert film release – also known as the Butterfly package – is completed by the new A Head Full Of Dreams documentary film, which charts Coldplay’s colourful 20 year history.
In addition, Viva La Vida from Live In Buenos Aires is available to stream/download worldwide from today here, with the Live In São Paulo video of the song available on YouTube at youtu.be/-ZvsGmYKhcU.
Live In Buenos Aires and Live In São Paulo feature hits and fan favourites from all seven of the band’s Number 1 studio albums.
Live In Buenos Aires
1. A Head Full Of Dreams
2. Yellow
3. Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
4. The Scientist
5. God Put A Smile Upon Your Face
6. Paradise
7. Always In My Head
8. Magic
9. Everglow
10. Clocks
11. Midnight
12. Charlie Brown
13. Hymn For The Weekend
14. Fix You
15. Viva La Vida
16. Adventure Of A Lifetime
17. De Musica Ligera
18. Colour Spectrum
19. In My Place
20. Amor Argentina
21. Something Just Like This
22. A Sky Full Of Stars
23. Up&Up
24. End Credits
full Butterfly package is available to pre-order now as a 2 x DVD / 2 x CD set and a 2 x DVD / 3 x gold vinyl collection. A standalone 2 x CD edition of the Live In Buenos Aires album is also available.
Digitally, the Live In Buenos Aires album will be available to stream/download from all platforms, with the Live In São Paulo film also available as a longform download.
From November 16, the career-spanning A Head Full Of Dreams film will stream exclusively worldwide on Amazon Prime Video. The film will also be shown, for one night only, in more than 2,000 cinemas in 64 countries globally, on November 14. You can find more info at coldplay.film.
The film is helmed by Mat Whitecross – director of Supersonic, the acclaimed 2016 Oasis documentary – who met the four friends at college in London, before they’d even formed the band. From Coldplay’s very first rehearsal in a cramped student bedroom, Whitecross has been there to capture the music and the relationships on tape.
The artwork for the Butterfly package was created by Icelandic-born artist Kristjana S Williams. The collage features dozens of visual motifs drawn from the band’s artwork, videos and history. Fans are currently able to explore the artwork via a magnifying tool at Coldplay.com.
John Krasinski Pranks Jimmy Kimmel in Brooklyn
Jimmy and John used to be neighbors in LA and spent a lot of time pranking each other. John takes the audience through some of their best pranks from years past, and then surprises Jimmy with a new prank.