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Dallas Green and Sarah Harmer to honour legendary singer-songwriter Gord Downie at The 2018 JUNO Awards
Canadian singer-songwriters Dallas Green and Sarah Harmer are teaming up for a special tribute performance honouring musician, writer, activist, and beloved Canadian Gord Downie at The 47th annual JUNO Awards Broadcast. Multi-JUNO Award-winner Michael Bublé will host Canada’s award show, which airs live from Rogers Arena in Vancouver, on Sunday, March 25 on CBC.
Two-time JUNO winner Harmer and four-time JUNO winner Green (also known as City and Colour and member of Alexisonfire) will pay homage to the Tragically Hip frontman who passed away in late 2017, after devoting over three decades to entertaining fans across the globe. One of Canada’s most celebrated artists, Downie also had an incredible solo career, with five albums released to date including the 2018 JUNO nominated album Introduce Yerself and the critically acclaimed Secret Path (2016), which explores elements of Canada’s indigenous history. Recognized for this inspiring solo project, Downie was awarded Songwriter of The Year Presented by SOCAN and Group of the Year as frontman for the 16-time JUNO winning band The Tragically Hip at the 2017 JUNO Awards.
“The last time I performed at the JUNO Awards in Vancouver, Gord was standing by my side singing with me,” said Green. “This performance will be with a heavy heart, but also a very proud and honoured one. Gord was the gold standard and everything that I hope to be.”
Tickets for The 2018 JUNO Awards are on sale now. Tickets are available starting at $59 (plus fees) through the Rogers Arena Box Office, by phone at 1-855-985-5000 and online at ticketmaster.ca. The JUNO Awards has once again partnered with Plus 1 so that $1 from every ticket is donated to MusiCounts, helping to ensure that children and youth across Canada have access to musical instruments. Plus 1 is a non-profit that partners with touring artists to facilitate a $1 add-on from every concert ticket to go to a cause the artist partner believes in.
The 47th annual JUNO Awards and JUNO Week 2018 will be hosted in Vancouver from March 19 through March 25, 2018, culminating in The JUNO Awards on Sunday, March 25, at Rogers Arena, broadcast live nationwide 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET on CBC, CBC Radio and globally on cbcmusic.ca/junos.
“Weird Al” Yankovic Is Selling The Best Shirts At His Merch Table
“Weird Al” Yankovic is kicking off his “Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour” this week. At merch tables, he’ll be selling shirts that up the self-deprecating ante.
Jay Z’s Trayvon Martin Documentary Gets Air Date. Watch The First Trailer Here.
Paramount Network has teamed up with executive producer Shawn Carter – that’s Jay Z – for a landmark television event, “Rest In Power: The Trayvon Martin Story,” based on the life and legacy of Trayvon Martin. The six-part non-scripted documentary series will be the definitive look at one of the most talked-about and controversial events in the last decade that spurred the impactful worldwide “Black Lives Matter” movement. “Rest In Power: The Trayvon Martin Story,” premieres in July on Paramount Network.
Why Canadian music and renewable energy sound so good together
For more than a decade Bullfrog Power, Canada’s leading green energy provider, and The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (CARAS) have been environmental partners to ensure all JUNO Week events and hotel rooms are bullfrogpowered with clean, renewable energy. This year’s JUNOS will be held from March 19 to 25, 2018 in Vancouver.
As the signature event in the Canadian music calendar, the JUNO Awards are the biggest music event of the year to be bullfrogpowered with green energy—but they aren’t the only one!
Musicians across Canada are also choosing to support renewable energy
This year, past JUNO nominated artists, The Sheepdogs are once again choosing green energy for their Canadian tour, along with East Coast musician Tara MacLean, who is also bullfrogpowering her 2018 dates.
Over the past decade, we’re proud to have had some great Canadian musicians including Anne Murray, Billy Talent, Blue Rodeo, Dave Carroll, Dave Gunning, Gord Downie, k-os, Sam Roberts Band, The Sheepdogs and The Tragically Hip demonstrate their support for green energy by bullfrogpowering their homes, tours, concerts or companies.
Through their partnerships with Bullfrog Power, these Canadian icons reduce their carbon emissions footprints and help create awareness about the actions we can all take to reduce climate change.
Why choose green energy?
When you attend a concert, there is a lot of power used to create the experience for sounds, lights, cameras, screens and more. All of that power comes from the grid and may be generated from polluting sources, like coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear.
By choosing green electricity, Bullfrog Power ensures that green power is put into the grid to match the amount of conventional electricity that a concert uses. Across Canada, Bullfrog’s green electricity comes from a blend of wind and low-impact hydro power sourced from new Canadian renewable energy facilities.
Did you know you can choose green energy for your home as well?
Sign up easily, quickly and affordably at bullfrogpower.com today with the promo code JUNOS2018 and you will receive up to $25 off green electricity and $25 off green natural gas for your home.
Learn how you can choose renewable energy for your home, business or event at bullfrogpower.com.
Harlem Globetrotters And Georgia Tech Students Built A Rube Goldberg Trick Shot Machine
The Harlem Globetrotters teamed up with students from Georgia Tech’s colleges of Industrial Design and Music to bring this trick shot machine to life. They built this entire machine from scratch and produced the soundtrack that goes along with it. This project was done in advance of the Globetrotters’ games in Atlanta on March 3 and 10.
Meep meep meep meep meep. There’s A New Muppet Doc Coming Soon.
For the first time ever, five of the original Muppet performers/innovators come together to discuss the creation of their iconic characters under the visionary leadership of Jim Henson. Four of them – Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Fran Brill and Bill Baretta – share stories and insights during a far-reaching discussion about their craft, their characters and working with Jim … and YOU are invited to be in the room. Go to their website to sign up to watch the film, not shown on any other streaming service.
Led Zeppelin Are Releasing Previously Unheard Music On Record Store Day
Led Zeppelin will release a limited edition 7” single featuring 2 previously unheard mixes produced by Jimmy Page: the “Sunset Sound Mix” of “Rock And Roll” and the “Olympic Studios Mix” of “Friends.”
The single will be available as part of Record Store Day, exclusively from independent music retailers, on April 21, 2018.
Courtney Barnett Covers INXS’ “Never Tear Us Apart” For iPhone X Ad
Capture the moment, in the moment, on iPhone X, with Courtney Barnett covering fellow Aussie artists INXS. And yes, it’ll make you cry.
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