What happens when Marilyn Manson hooks up with Shania Twain? Well, thanks to DJ Cummerbund, we now have the answer in Man I Feel Beautiful by Shanilyn Twanson.
The Gaslight Anthem Celebrate The ’59 Sound With Special Shows
The Gaslight Anthem has announced a very special series of shows celebrating the 10th anniversary of their milestone second studio album, THE ’59 SOUND. The New Jersey-based rock band will travel North America and Europe performing the album in its entirety, with dates beginning May 27th at Washington, DC’s legendary 9:30 Club and then traveling into mid-August. As previously announced, The Gaslight Anthem will also perform THE ’59 SOUND in its entirety at this year’s Governors Ball Music Festival.
Released by SideOneDummy Records on August 19th, 2008, THE ’59 SOUND officially saw The Gaslight Anthem break out as one of the most electrifying groups, marrying their punk roots with classic FM radio scale to craft a soulful and exhilarating vision of American rock ‘n’ roll. Songs like “Old White Lincoln,” “Great Expectations” and the worldwide smash title track proved transcendent modern rock classics, fueled by heroic hooks, huge choruses, and lead vocalist-guitarist-songwriter Brian Fallon’s masterful chronicles of love, loss, and the broken hearted, of summers gone and dreams still to be met.
THE ’59 SOUND earned The Gaslight Anthem rapturous reviews around the world. “THE ’59 SOUND is an answer to a prayer,” enthused Pitchfork. “When the guitars turn into chorus-firepower, it just kills because it’s been so long since we’ve heard anyone pull that off with such panache.” “Wearing their influences as badges of honour,” wrote Q, “the New Jersey quartet blast out affecting, soulful punk rock strewn with bittersweet memories of small-town blue-collar America.” Perhaps PopMatters said it best: “Oh hell, the whole damn thing is great!”
The Gaslight Anthem’s fifth and final studio album, GET HURT, made top 5 chart debuts in both the US and the UK upon its August 2014 release via Island Records. The band made its last live appearance at the UK’s Reading Festival on August 30th, 2015.
Fan presale begins January 30th (pw: 59SOUND), with all remaining tickets to be released to the general public on February 2nd. For complete ticket information, please visit www.thegaslightanthem.com.
THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM: THE ’59 SOUND TOUR 2018
MAY
27 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club (w/ Matt Mays, Tim Barry)
JUNE
2 – New York, NY – Governors Ball Music Festival
JULY
20 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo (w/ The Flatliners, Matthew Ryan)
23 – Dublin, IR – Vicar Street (w/ The Flatliners, Matthew Ryan)
24 – Glasgow, UK – Barrowland (w/ The Flatliners, Matthew Ryan)
25 – Manchester, UK – Apollo (w/ The Flatliners, Matthew Ryan)
27 – Tilburg, NL – O13 (w/ The Flatliners, Matthew Ryan)
28 – Cologne, DE – Palladium (w/ The Flatliners, Matthew Ryan)
AUGUST
10 – Toronto, ON – Rebel (w/ Joe Sib)
11 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre (w/ Matt Mays, Joe Sib)
Lunch & Learn Seminar From CIMA: Know Your Rights! Copyright & Royalties
CIMA & WorkInCulture Present Lunch & Learn 05: Know Your Rights! Copyright & Royalties
When: Wednesday, February 21st, 2018
Where: Artscape Youngplace (180 Shaw Street, Toronto, ON)
Time: 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Price: FREE for CIMA & MusicOntario members with discount code; $10 for non-members
Confused by copyright and royalties? You’re not alone! As independent artists, it’s essential to know your rights in order to make the most of your music, so prep your questions for February 21st and come get the breakdown from our guest speaker, Ron Rogers, as he uncovers the need-to-know information on intellectual property, copyright, royalties, collection societies, sync licenses, and neighbouring rights!
Ron Rogers has nearly 25 years of experience in the music industry in Canada. His career began at former industry trade journal RPM, where as news editor he covered music business trends and events, and interviewed many of the top artists and executives in music. He has also written freelance articles, promotional materials and advertorials for a variety of companies and media outlets, including Billboard Magazine, Sun Media and Canadian Music Week.
Ron later joined The Children’s Group, one of Canada’s leading independent record labels, as their Director of Publicity and Promotion. Ron subsequently left The Children’s Group to become Head of the Entertainment Management Program at a noteworthy private career college, where he developed curriculum, cultivated and coordinated a faculty of industry professionals, and developed and taught courses in music business, communications and career planning.
For the past 9 years, Ron has been a faculty member, curriculum designer and career and alumni advisor at Metalworks Institute in Mississauga, ON, a private career college dedicated to entertainment industry arts education.
In addition to his work at Metalworks, Ron also designed a Music Business certificate program for George Brown College’s Continuing Education School in Toronto, and currently runs his own music consulting business (soundintellect.com). For more than a decade he has been a juror with the Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Recordings (FACTOR).
You can go here for tickets!
Alessia Cara Responds To Online Trolls About Her Winning Grammy’s “Best New Artist”
Alessia Cara won Best New Artist at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, and that seemed to bring out the social media trolls. Forget the fact that changes to the Grammy rules made her eligible. Forget the fact that this was her breakout year. And forget the fact that the music industry and all the judges that encompasses a winner voted for her. No, no, the haters attacked her. Alessia had a brilliant response, as if she needed to say something in the first place – which she absolutely does not – but here it is. And it’ll make you love her even more.
Grammy Awards TV Rating May Have Dropped, But Look At These Sales Numbers For The Artists Involved
TV viewership of the The 2018 Grammy Awards may have dropped 24%, but the show was a huge success on social media, and for those artists who got to perform on the Sunday broadcast. Those songs earned a collective 328% gain in download sales in the U.S. on the day of the show, according to initial sales reports.
All together, the songs performed (and original versions of songs covered) sold 74,000 downloads, up from 17,000 on the previous day.
Additional music sales & social insights from Nielsen:
Sales lifts reflect a comparison from Saturday (1/27) to Sunday (1/28)
- Winning six Grammys (out of six nominations), including Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year, Bruno Mars was the big winner of the night among voters. His success translated through to fans as sales of his songs and albums surged. The Album of the Year, 24K Magic rose 157% (over 2100 units) vs. prior day, while the title song, winner of Record of the Year lifted by 176% (nearly 2300 units). His song “That’s What I Like,” winner of Song of the Year, jumped by 186% (nearly 2000 units).
- Kendrick Lamar opened the show with a powerful performance and took home five of the seven awards for which he was nominated, including Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for “Humble” and Best Rap Album for DAMN. “Humble” sales increased by 71% (nearly 900 units), while DAMN. rose by 92% (over 800 units) over the day prior to the Awards. Kendrick also won best Rap Performance for his song “Loyalty” featuring Rihanna, which lifted by 273% (nearly 1200 units) over prior day.
- Childish Gambino performed his song “Terrified”, and won Best Traditional R&B Performance for his song “Redbone”. He also saw sales of his Grammy nominated album Awaken, My Love! increase by 526% (over 1500 units). “Redbone” rose by 588% (over 4000 units) as well.
- A performance that had everyone talking (*see social insights below), was Kesha‘s stirring song “Praying”, which was performed alongside some of the biggest female voices and most respected women in music. Sales of the song rose by over 8,000 units (the biggest unit increase of any performed song), or 720%, while sales of her album Rainbow lifted by 289% (nearly 500 units).
- Country superstars Little Big Town performed their song “Better Man” which won the award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. Sales of the song increased by nearly 7,000 units over the prior day, a gain of over 2100%.
- Chris Stapleton took home three big awards in Country, with Best Country Album, Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance. His album From A Room: Vol. 1 increased by 132% (over 1000 units), while his nominated songs “Either Way” (+132%/+200 units) and “Broken Halos” (+36%/+1000 units) also experienced gains.
- Lady Gaga experienced significant lifts from the performance of her hits “Joanne” (+41%/+600 units) and “Million Reasons” (+662%/+3500 units).
- Bruno Mars performed “Finesse” with Cardi B, driving sales of the song up 53% (+3400 units).
- SZA, nominated for five awards, performed “Broken Clocks”, driving the song up 364% (+600 units).
- Logic, Alessia Cara and Khalid gave us the final performance of the evening with the important “1-800-273-8255”, which was also nominated for Song of the Year. Sales of the song rose by 436% (over 4000 units).
- Jay-Z proved that winning and performing isn’t everything. The hip-hop and business mogul was nominated for eight awards and was acknowledged and celebrated throughout the entire Grammy weekend, including a memorable shoutout from Kendrick Lamar. Sales of his album 4:44 increased by 55% (+300 units), while songs “4:44” (+143%/+180 units), “Story of O.J.” (+135%/+180 units) and “Family Feud” (+118%/+100 units) all enjoyed increased sales.
- DJ Khaled, Rihanna, and Bryson Tiller performed “Wild Thoughts” driving sales of the song up 739% (up over 2100 units).
- One of the most talked about songs of 2017 was “Despacito”, which was performed and nominated for three awards. Despite not winning, the song grew by over 7,000 units (263%).
- Eric Church, Maren Morris and Brothers Osborne delivered a touching performance of Eric Clapton’s “Tears in Heaven” as a tribute to the victims of the Las Vegas shootings. Sales of Clapton’s original version increased by 1178% (1,200 units).
- U2 braved the cold to perform with the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline as a backdrop on their song “Get Out of Your Own Way”. Sales of the song increased by over 3300% (nearly 2,200 units).
- Elton John and Miley Cyrus performed John’s hit “Tiny Dancer”, which enjoyed a sales increase of 208% (770 units).
- P!nk performed “Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken”, which drove the song up over 20,000% (+4800 units) to become of of the biggest gainers of the night.
- Sting’s “Englishman in New York” lifted by nearly 6,300% (1500 units).
- The In Memoriam segment was opened with Chris Stapleton and Emmylou Harris performing Tom Petty’s “Wildflowers”, which drove the song up 536% (nearly 400 units).
Social media played a major role in the 60th Annual Grammy Awards
- There were 41.5M total interactions across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter about the 60th Annual Grammy Awards on CBS (Source: Nielsen Social Content Ratings, linear metrics. January 28, 2018).
- The Grammys were the #1 most social program on 01/28/18 (Source: Nielsen Social Content Ratings, linear metrics, ranked on total interactions).
- Of the 41.5M total interactions measured
○ 15% occurred on Facebook
○ 59% occurred on Instagram
○ 26% occurred on Twitter
- The most social moment on Twitter occurred at 9:47 pm EST with 42K interactions as fans Tweeted during Kesha’s star-studded performance of ‘Praying’
- The top hashtags on Twitter were: #grammys, #grammys2018, #grammy and #timesup
CMW Announces Paul Shaffer as the Returning Host of the Live Music Industry Awards
Canadian Music Week (CMW) and Music Canada Live are excited to reveal Paul Shaffer as the returning host of 3rd Annual Live Music Industry Awards. Join us at 4:00pm – 6:00pm on Friday May 11, 2018 at the El Mocambo in Toronto to celebrate the best of the live music business sector. Purchase tickets here.
For 33 years Paul Shaffer served as David Letterman’s musical director and sidekick. Paul began his career in 1972 as musical director of the Toronto production of “Godspell.” He played piano in “The Magic Show” on Broadway in 1974, then spent the next five years with the original “Saturday Night Live,” where he played keyboards, composed special musical material and, in 1980, became a featured performer.
In 1977, he took a brief break from the show to star in the CBS comedy series “A Year at the Top,” produced by Norman Lear and Don Kirshner. After his return to “Saturday Night Live,” he collaborated with Gilda Radner on the songs for her Broadway show, in which he also appeared. He served as musical director for the Blues Brothers – John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd – for their triple platinum album and national tour. His guest starring television appearances include “Ed”, “The Sopranos”, “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”, “Schitt’s Creek” and “How I Met Your Mother”. Paul recently starred with Bill Murray in and was musical director for the Netflix special “A Very Murray Christmas”, directed by Sofia Coppola, for which he received his fourth EMMY nomination. Earlier this year he was in “mini-residency” at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, performing for three weeks at the iconic Cleopatra’s Barge.
In addition to recording his own albums, Coast to Coast (1989) and The World’s Most Dangerous Party (1993), Shaffer recorded with such diverse artists as Diana Ross, Yoko Ono and Robert Plant’s Honeydrippers. He composed the LATE SHOW theme song and, with Paul Jabara, wrote the Number One ’80s dance hit “It’s Raining Men,” performed by the Weather Girls and re-recorded by Geri Halliwell for the “Bridget Jones’s Diary” soundtrack, topping the British pop charts in 2001. In 2002, he received his first GRAMMY, Best Country Instrumental, for the Earl Scruggs and Friends album, and coproduced an avant-garde jazz album for his mentor, Tsziji Munoz. His latest album, Paul Shaffer & The World’s Most Dangerous Band, was released on March 17, 2017 and features such diverse guest vocalists as Bill Murray, Darius Rucker, Jenny Lewis, Dion, Shaggy, and Valerie Simpson.
His feature film roles include Artie Fufkin in Rob Reiner’s “This Is Spinal Tap.” He also appeared in the Mike Nichols-directed “Gilda Live,” the Bill Murray movie “Scrooged,” and with John Travolta in “Look Who’s Talking Too.” He is heard as the voice of Hermes in Disney’s animated feature “Hercules” and the television series based on the film. He produced the gold-selling soundtrack for and appeared in “Blues Brothers 2000”, and composed original songs for the movie “Strangers with Candy.” He composed the theme songs for both David Letterman’s new Netflix series and Bill Murray’s new Facebook series.
Shaffer has served as musical director and producer for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony since its inception in 1986. He led the band for the “We Are the World” finale of Live Aid. Shaffer hosted CBS’s 1994 New Year’s Eve special from New York’s Times Square and was musical director of the closing concert at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. He appeared with the Blues Brothers at the 1996 Super Bowl halftime show and was musical director of the 1999 Concert of the Century at the White House, featuring Eric Clapton, B. B. King, Gloria Estefan, ‘N Sync and others, to aid music programs in public schools. He was Paul McCartney’s musical director for “Concert for New York” and appeared with Faith Hill on the “America: A Tribute to Heroes” telethon, both of which honoured and raised money for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
“Paul Shaffer’s This Day in Rock,” is a daily interstitial feature nationally syndicated by Envision Radio. Paul’s best-selling memoir, We’ll Be Here For The Rest of Our Lives, is published by Random House.
Shaffer holds two honorary doctorate degrees, was inducted into the National Black Sports and Entertainment Hall of Fame, and awarded a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame. In 2008, Paul received the Order of Canada, Canada’s highest civilian honour. He lives in the New York area with his wife and two children.
Jeff Beck & Paul Rodgers + Ann Wilson Of Heart Announce “Stars Align Tour”
Today, iconic legendary rock musicians Jeff Beck and Paul Rodgers announced they will join forces for the “Stars Align Tour,” their co-headlining summer outing with Ann Wilson of Heart. Produced by Live Nation, the outing kicks off July 18th in West Valley City, Utah, and will stop in cities across the U.S. and Canada including Los Angeles, Dallas, St. Louis, Chicago, Toronto, Tampa, and more. The full listing of tour dates can be found below.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public for the “Stars Align Tour” beginning Friday, February 2.
“I always enjoy touring the U.S. in the summer and joining with Paul, and Ann Wilson, should make for quite an exciting night,” said Jeff Beck.
“This is going to be a knock out combination of music and musicians,” said Paul Rodgers. “I’ve always been a Jeff Beck fan, who isn’t? He is in a league of his own. Ann Wilson has an amazing voice and is a brilliant songwriter. 2018 marks the 50th Anniversary of ‘Free’ and I hope we can touch your spirit with the ‘Spirit of Free.’”
“I am thrilled to have been asked to perform on the Stars Align Tour with Jeff Beck and Paul Rodgers,” said Ann Wilson. “They are both long time favorites of mine! They are masters at their craft and it is an honor to share the stage this summer.”
Over the course of Jeff Beck’s distinguished 50+ music career, he has earned an incredible 8 GRAMMY Awards, been ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time,” and been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice – once as a member of the Yardbirds and again as a solo artist. In the summer of 2016, guitar virtuoso Jeff Beck celebrated 50 years of his musical career with an extraordinary concert at the famous Hollywood Bowl. Jeff Beck: Live At The Hollywood Bowl is available now.
Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Paul Rodgers has led 3 bands to global success: Free, Bad Company, & The Firm. Rodgers has been named the #3 “Greatest Voice in Rock” in Rolling Stone and the #2 “All Time Best Rock Singer” in Classic Rock Magazine. For his songwriting, he was awarded the prestigious Ivor Novello Award along with John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Elton John. 2018 celebrates his 50th anniversary as a recording artist who has sold 125 million records. For the first time in 50 years in North America Paul’s set will focus on his Free catalogue.
On this upcoming summer run, Ann Wilson fans can expect to hear an assortment of Heart hits along with tracks from her solo career. Heart’s critically acclaimed Beautiful Broken album was released in 2016, the same year she toured with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and Cheap Trick.
Stars Align Tour Dates:
July 18, 2018 West Valley City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
July 20, 2018 Los Angeles, CA Five Point Amphitheatre
July 22, 2018 Chula Vista, CA Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
July 24, 2018 Houston, TX Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
July 25, 2018 Dallas, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
July 28, 2018 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 29, 2018 Chicago, IL Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
July 31, 2018 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 1, 2018 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage
August 3, 2018 Boston, MA Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
August 4, 2018 Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion
August 8, 2018 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
August 10, 2018 Indianapolis, IN Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
August 12, 2018 Holmdel, NJ P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
August 14, 2018 Wantagh, NY Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
August 17, 2018 Nashville, TN Nashville Municipal Auditorium
August 19, 2018 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
August 25, 2018 West Palm Beach, FL Coral Sky Amphitheatre
August 26, 2018 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Hockey and music face off in support of MusiCounts for the 15th annual JUNO Cup
Canadian music icons will be going head to head with NHL legends at the 2018 JUNO Cup at 7:30 p.m. PT on Friday, March 23 at Bill Copeland Sports Centre, in Burnaby, BC, in support of MusiCounts.
Held annually during JUNO Week, this celebrity hockey game has raised $840,000 for MusiCounts over the last 14 years. MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity associated with CARAS, is keeping music alive in schools and communities across Canada and puts instruments in the hands of kids who need them through several programs and music education initiatives.
“The JUNO Cup is great for all the right reasons – it combines music, hockey, and a great charity in MusiCounts who give much needed instruments to schools across Canada,” said Jim Cuddy. “The camaraderie between the musicians and the NHL Greats is evident both on and off the ice. And the fans in the stands cheering us on makes everyone feel energized and excited to play. I am looking forward to this year’s game and celebrating the JUNOs in beautiful Vancouver with all of these great players.”
Former NHL legends confirmed to participate include:
Cliff Ronning (Vancouver Canucks), Dave Babych (Vancouver Canucks), Jyrki Lumme (Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs), Kirk McLean (Vancouver Canucks), Brad Dalgarno (New York Islanders) and Troy Crowder (New Jersey Devils, LA Kings, Vancouver Canucks). More players will be announced in the coming weeks.
Musical greats confirmed to hit the ice include:
Jim Cuddy (Blue Rodeo), Dallas Smith, Chad Brownlee, Craig Northey (Odds), Devin Cuddy and Grant Lawrence (The Smugglers, CBC Music) – with many more to be announced.
Individual tickets to JUNO Cup are priced at $20 (plus fees). Tickets are available online through Ticketmaster.ca. $15 tickets (plus fees) are available when purchasing 10 or more, with all proceeds benefiting MusiCounts.
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 at Rogers Arena, broadcast live on CBC and live streamed on CBCMusic.ca. on Sunday, March 25.
Photo Gallery: Gord Bamford with Aaron Goodvin at St. Catharines FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
All photos by Mini’s Memories. You can contact her at minismemories@hotmail.com
A Celebration & Fundraiser for A Man Called Wrycraft Held At Hugh’s Room In Toronto
Michael Wrycraft is known and loved for his unquenchable enthusiasm for music. His Juno award-winning album art and poster art creations are everywhere, and many of Canada’s top musical artists and festivals have hired him for his versatile and beautiful talents. He has had to face challenges such as the recent loss of both legs, and did so with bravery and humour. Now comes the time for the community to celebrate him, raise money, and send our very best wishes to him as he begins the next cycle of creativity and prosperity.
Renowned Toronto music producer & multi-instrumentalist George Koller has teamed up with Hugh’s Room Live Board member & Canadian Folk Music Awards co-founder, Judith Laskin, and highly regarded guitar maker & artist Grit Laskin to organize The Art of Music – A Celebration And Fundraiser for Michael Wrycraft – assisted by the good folks and publicity team at Hugh’s Room Live. The organizers have curated a special night of intimate songs and stories from some of his friends, clients and supporters. On the star-studded and musically diverse bill so far are:
Tom Wilson
James Keelaghan
Carlos Del Junco
Chloe Charles
Wendell Ferguson
Gary Craig
Kevin Fox
Jon Brooks
Katherine Wheatley
Treasa Levasseur
Sharlene Wallace
George Koller
and your host for the evening: Jaymz Bee
And the best news…Michael Wrycraft will be there!
“Michael Wrycraft is one of the most loved and admired people in the community. I am thrilled to present this concert, along with George Koller and Grit Laskin, to support him. It gives the community a way to let him know how valued he is. As the master of the “tribute concert genre” at Hugh’s Room Live, I can’t think of a better way than to honour him with this exciting and heartfelt event. “ so says co-presenter, Judith Laskin.
“Michael was recently featured as an Unsung Hero of Toronto music by Brad Wheeler in The Globe and Mail, and that’s exactly what he is,” says George Koller. “He’s the best art designer in the history of Canadian music, bar none, and also a passionate concert promoter who’s given hundreds of artists the chance to shine on the Hugh’s Room Live stage. Now, he needs us to rally behind him, and it’s my pleasure to be part of this special evening in his honour.”
“Michael has done so much behind the scenes to grow and nurture roots music in Canada,” adds Grit Laskin. “We’re thrilled to be able to give back, and also that Michael will be able to enjoy this tribute concert in one of his favourite music spaces at Trinity-St. Paul’s.”
Tickets are available here.
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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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