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Canadian Radio Music Awards Nominees Announced

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Canadian Music Week is proud to announce the nominees and performers for the 21st Annual Canadian Radio Music Awards (CRMA) on Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel in the Dominion Ballroom. Jessie Reyez, Dvbbs, and New City lead in nominations.

The Canadian Radio Music Awards will spotlight first-time charting artists on the airwaves. The CRMA nominees include artists who have hit the Canadian charts for the first time and who have achieved top airplay in different formats based on radio “spins,” as recorded by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems (BDS) in 2017. Votes cast by program directors, music directors, and on-air personalities determine the winners.

This year’s CRMA awards categories include: AC, CHR, Dance/Urban/Rhythmic, Rock, and Country as well as Fans’ Choice. The full list of nominations can be seen below. Radio listeners from across the country can vote online for the Fans’ Choice Award here.

Canadian Radio Music Awards NOMINEES 2018

BEST NEW GROUP OR SOLO ARTIST: AC
CHRISTIAN HUDSON FOUR LEAF CLOVER
JESSIE REYEZ FIGURES
RALPH COLD TO THE TOUCH
CHARLOTTE CARDIN MAIN GIRL
DVBBS NOT GOING HOME

BEST NEW GROUP OR SOLO ARTIST: CHR
JESSIE REYEZ FIGURES
KAYLA DIAMOND CARNIVAL HEARTS
NEW CITY DIRTY SECRETS
PARTYNEXTDOOR NOT NICE
ROMES TRYNA BE

BEST NEW GROUP OR SOLO ARTIST: DANCE/URBAN/RHYTHMIC
FELIX CARTAL GET WHAT YOU GIVE
NEW CITY DIRTY SECRETS
DVBBS NOT GOING HOME

BEST NEW GROUP OR SOLO ARTIST: ROCK
ALLAN RAYMAN 13
HARRISON BROME MIDNIGHT ISLAND
LEEROY STAGGER I WANT IT ALL
SAM COFFEY & THE IRON LUNGS TALK 2 HER
THE BEACHES MONEY

BEST NEW GROUP OR SOLO ARTIST: COUNTRY
ANDREW HYATT ON ME
GENEVIEVE FISHER TAKE IT ON HOME
RIVER TOWN SAINTS BONFIRE
SHAWN AUSTIN PARADISE FOUND
THE REKLAWS HOMETOWN KIDS

FAN’S CHOICE
ALESSIA CARA
COLEMAN HELL
DALLAS SMITH
DRAKE
JAMES BARKER BAND
SCOTT HELMAN
SHAWN HOOK
SHAWN MENDES
THE WEEKND
VIRGINIA TO VEGAS

Purchase tickets to the Canadian Radio Music Awards (Happy Hour) here.

Toronto’s Luminato Festival Seeking 100 Electric Guitar Players For George Harrison Tribute Concert

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Whether you normally play salsa or Sibelius, hi-life or Hendrix, St Vincent or Justin Bieber – this orchestra is for you! Toronto’s Luminato Festival is seeking 100 electric guitar enthusiasts to perform in While 100 Guitars Gently Weep, concerto for George Harrison by composer and soloist Tim Brady.

Since 2015, composer/guitarist Tim Brady has been creating site-specific works for mass ensembles of electric guitars, enlivening shopping malls, old railway buildings and hockey arenas. Now, Luminato has commissioned him to write a new work for 100 spatialized guitars to pay homage to George Harrison, who would have been 75 years old in 2018. With a mix of professional and community musicians, While 100 Guitars Gently Weep – Concerto for George is a monumental new work that celebrates the electric guitar and the sheer joy of playing it out loud, in public for all to hear!

Guitarists should have played for at least two years, feel somewhat comfortable with basic barre chords (major and minor) up to the 7th fret, be willing to work with very basic music notation, and, most importantly, be interested in working with 99 other guitarists in creating a truly unique artistic experience and expanding their musical horizons.

After you audition, Tim Brady will select a final company of 100 electric guitarists who will be part of Instruments of Happiness. Shortly after guitarists will be selected, video tutorials will be available to begin learning the piece.

Audition details:
Saturday, March 17
1–5 PM
Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw Street
No need to sign up, just arrive with guitar and cable in hand. They will supply the amp.

Rehearsals
June 9 to June 15
Rehearsals will take place as a group. Time and location will be announced later.

Performance
Saturday, June 16
11 AM – 3:30 PM
Allen Lambert Galleria
Brookfield Place, Toronto

Questions?
https://luminatofestival.com/Instruments or email instruments@luminato.com or call 416 368 3100 x 229.

Photo Gallery: Justin Timberlake with Francesco Yates at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre

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All photos by Mini’s Memories. You can contact her at minismemories@hotmail.com

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All The Songs Ever Played On WKRP in Cincinnati

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WKRP in Cincinnati was such a brilliant show, and one of the first entries into the music business I had as a kid. It followed the staff of a struggling fictional radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was created by Hugh Wilson based upon his experiences working in advertising sales at Top 40 radio station WQXI in Atlanta.

Fun fact: A full-length version of the original theme song was released in 1979 on a 45 rpm vinyl single on the MCA Records label. It peaked at 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1981 and at 29 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1982.

Music licensing deals cut at the time of production were for a limited number of years. Hugh Wilson commented that WKRP was videotaped instead of filmed because when the show was originally produced, a loophole in music licensing deals reduced fees for using songs in videotaped programs. Once the licenses expired, later syndicated versions of the show did not feature the music as first broadcast, but rather generic “sound-alikes” by studio musicians to avoid paying additional royalties. In some cases (when the music was playing in the background of a dialogue scene), some of the characters’ lines had to be redubbed by sound-alike actors. The expense of procuring licenses for the original music in the series delayed any release of a DVD set for years. When it finally was released, much of the music was replaced bythose soundalike artists.

And now, someone has created a spreadsheet for all the songs played on the show. Makes you want to go on Spotify now to check them out, right? Here you go, and you can go here for the listing.

Beck’s “Colors” 2018 North American Tour Expanded

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Beck has teamed up with innovative electronic duo Oliver for the latest remix of “Up All Night”—now available to stream or download for your listening pleasure here.

Having spent 7 weeks at #1 on the U.S. alternative radio chart and garnered a Grammy nomination for Best Music Video with “Up All Night,” the “Up All Night (Oliver remix)” sees Beck’s track infused with an epic coat of twisted yacht rock smoothness, sure to keep the good vibes rolling.

Additionally, Beck has just confirmed a handful of North American dates for this summer including his first-ever headline appearance at New York’s historic Madison Square Garden. The newly expanded Colors Tour has also expanded to include stops in Toronto, Montreal, Detroit, Boston, Philadelphia, Beck’s long awaited return to Red Rocks, and more.

Presale for these newly announced shows begins March 20th at 9am local time, with general onsale beginning March 23rd at 10am local time except for the Red Rocks date, which goes on sale March 16th at 10am MT.

BECK
COLORS WORLDWIDE TOUR 2018

New Dates In Bold
03/23/18 – Irving, Texas – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
03/24/18 – Houston, TX – In Bloom Music Festival
04/07/18 – Toluca, Mexico – Ceremonia 2018
04/26/18 – Washington, D.C. – Anthem %
04/27/18 – Washington, D.C. – Anthem # (SOLD OUT)
04/29/18 – Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Metro Credit Amphitheatre ^
04/30/18 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle ^ (SOLD OUT)
05/01/18 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle ^
05/04/18 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest
05/05/18 – Birmingham, AL – Concert Hall at the BJCC %
05/06/18 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater @
05/23/18 – Dublin, Ireland – 3 Arena ~
05/25/18 — Belfast, IE — BBC Music’s Biggest Weekend (5/25-5/26)
05/27/18 – London, UK – All Points East Festival
05/28/18 — Bournemouth, UK — BIC $
06/01/19 – Nimes, France – This Is Not A Love Song
06/02/19 – Paris, France – We Love Green
06/04/18 — Tilburg, NL — 013
06/05/18 — Brussels, BE — Ancienne Belgique (SOLD OUT)
06/06/18 — Brussels, BE — Ancienne Belgique (SOLD OUT)
06/08/18 — Hamburg, DE — Stadtpark
06/09/18 – Aarhus, Denmark – NorthSide Festival
06/11/18 – Stockholm, Sweden – Gröna Lund
07/6/18 – Detroit, MI — Fox Theater *
07/7/18 – Toronto, ON — Budweiser Stage *
07/10/18 – Montreal, QC — Place Bell *
07/12/18 — Quebec, QC — Festival de Quebec
07/13/18 — Ottawa, ON — RBC Bluesfest
07/15/18 – Boston, MA — Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
07/19/18 – New York, NY — Madison Square Garden +
07/20/18 – Philadelphia, PA — Festival Pier +
08/18/18 – Osaka, Japan – Summer Sonic
08/19/18 – Tokyo, Japan – Summer Sonic
09/22/18 — Salt Lake City, UT — Maverick Center &
09/24/18 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre ****ON SALE 3/16 AT 10am MT
09/28/18 – Los Angeles, CA – The Hollywood Bowl
% w/ Kimbra
# w/ Torres
^ w/ Twin Shadow
@ w/ Preservation Hall Jazz Band
~ w/ Yeah Yeah Yeahs
$ w/ Sparks + Shame
+ w/ Glass Animals
& w/ Jenny Lewis
* w/ Oh Wonder

That Time Stephen Hawking Performed With Monty Python For Record Store Day

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Originally written by Eric Idle and John Du Prez for the 1983 film Monty Python’s The Meaning Of Life, Galaxy Song was re-recorded with the lyrics sung by Professor Stephen Hawking in his distinctive style. Re-released as a limited edition 7” single for Record Store Day 2015, the song is an intricate and informative lecture on the enormity of the Universe fashioned into a bewitching and, above all, highly amusing pop song. The single is in fact an extended version from Stephen Hawking’s appearance in the July 2014 reunion shows at the O2.

Big K.R.I.T.: Tiny Desk Concert

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“Said my grace now, my light is still on, so why would I pray now?” Big K.R.I.T. dropped by NPR Music to perform tracks from his latest album 4eva Is a Mighty Long Time.

9 Different Animators Tackled 32 Seconds Each To Create This Music Video

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Big Noise was created by nine different animators, each tackling 32 seconds, or 8 bars, building on what came before.

Big Noise from King Deluxe on Vimeo.

The Great Stephen Hawking Interviewed by Neil deGrasse Tyson Ten Days Before His Death

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This year’s season finale of StarTalk on National Geographic TV was Neil deGrasse Tyson’s interview with Stephen Hawking just 10 days before Stephen’s passing.