I’ve long advocated not talking to trolls or speaking to haters online, but if you’re ever going to do it, use humour for your comeback. Like this.
A Police Officer Spotted A Homeless Girl, And Then Did This.
A police officer teaches an 11-year-old girl how to play a game of hopscotch. It looks like he’s had a lot of practice. The two were having fun outside while the girl’s mom was talking to another officer. Police were called to their car to check on a suspicious vehicle. Turns out, the mom and daughter were living out of their car. While one officer made housing arrangements with the mom, this officer put his childhood skills to the test.
How To Get Better Wi-Fi With An Aluminium Can
I drank a can of Red Bull to do this, and it was good so I had another and another and another and now I’m kinda not really interested in doing this except running a few dozen miles.
Register Today for the Country Music Association Of Ontario’s R2I Spring Tune Up Conference
Get on the road to independence at Country Music Association Of Ontario’s R2I Spring Tune Up Conference – Saturday May 28th and Sunday May 29th at the Edward Village Hotel Markham – 50 East Valhalla Drive in Markham, ON. Glean knowledge from our expert panelists and keynote speakers; connect with key members of the music industry; discover the trends and issues impacting the business and your career; and immerse yourself in the talent breaking through Ontario’s Country scene. Topics and discussions will centre on songwriting, publishing, distribution, marketing and promotion, funding, and more! Take advantage of two full days of learning and networking to move your career forward.
Register here!
Here’s a job you never thought was possible: A snowflake consultant.
You may not know Dr. Kenneth Libbrecht by name, but if you’ve seen “Frozen,” you know his work. He’s a snowflake scientist (unofficial title) at Caltech and served as an ice crystal consultant for that “Let it Go” movie.
Video: Cello Mashup of Beethoven’s “Fifth Symphony” and Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love”
Curious the way Beethoven and Led Zeppelin could work together as a mashup? The incredible 2CELLOS, comprised of Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, combined the classic Symphony No. 5” by Beethoven on acoustic cellos with their respectful rendition of Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin on electric cellos. A blast!
The moment Alanis Morissette got dropped from her label, and what she did next.
I remember getting the news that I was being dropped from MCA Records in Canada. There had been much said about my evolving (catapulting?) out of what I had been known for…pop. Happy. Fictional. Certainly I had snuck some autobiographical shares in some of the lyrics, here and there. But my growing desire to write in the no-holds-barred way that I now dwell in was being discouraged…under the guise that “no one wants to hear this from you, not the least of whom is your manager.” Oh. I wasn’t aware that I was writing my songs and expressing myself to make sure my manager was happy.
Perhaps my burgeoning sexuality and coming-of-age were being made evident through the imagery in videos I started to shoot — nothing wildly gratuitous, but an indication of the sorts of places I wanted to further explore in my art, in my music. This “pushing for more”—by wanting to participate in the writing more, in the non-rhyming lyrics, in the full real-time expression of ME was not something anyone seemed to be interested in at the time. “Brand” changing (and this was before this crass yet effective word was even tossed around) was dangerous business. But nothing about evolving publicly and expressing my FULL life seemed dangerous. In fact, NOT doing it seemed like certain death to me.
So when I was informed that I was a “free agent,” I waited for the despair. The “pain of being dumped.” The realization that my current “team” was not going on this evolution ride with me, and that somehow that meant I was worthless, abandoned, alone. (I did — and do — like, very much, so many of the people I had been working with and giggling with for a handful of my tender teen years.) But this anticipated despair never came. Maybe 10 minutes of grief.
6-year-old breakdancer destroys her opponent!
Leelou is doing great at the finals ofthe Chelles Battle Pro breakdancing contest in France showcasing the best young dancers out there… but just wait until six-year-old Terra takes the stage! The greatest part of this video, though, is how supportive Leelou is once he sees how talented his younger opponent is.
Source: 6-year-old breakdancer destroys her opponent! by Theteras on Rumble
1.4 Million Viewers Watched THE 2016 JUNO AWARDS; Young Audiences Jump 42%
A broadcast full of Canada’s rising young musical stars attracted 42% more A18-34 viewers to THE 2016 JUNO AWARDS last night on CTV, preliminary overnight audiences from Numeris confirms. Increasing its audience versus last year in all key demos, an average of 1.4 million viewers watched the two-hour live show on a very competitive night of television, up 2% in total viewers. The broadcast, featuring some of the hottest Canadian acts in the world including Alessia Cara, Shawn Mendes, and The Weeknd, grew its audience every half hour, reaching 5.2 million viewers overall and peaking with 1.7 million viewers during Bryan Adams‘ performance of “Go Down Rockin”.THE 2016 JUNO AWARDS, hosted by eight-time JUNO Award winner Jann Arden and THE AMAZING RACE CANADA host Jon Montgomery, was broadcast in 4K from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary.
A ratings snapshot reveals:
A cumulative average audience of 1.7 million Canadians watched THE 2016 JUNO AWARDS Sunday, up 3% versus last year, with the encore audience included.
For the main broadcast, audiences grew 42% among A18-34, 15% among A18-49, and 7% among A25-54 versus last year.
THE 2016 JUNO AWARDS drew 10% more viewers than the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS (CBS/Global, 1.2 million), and head-to-head from 8-9 p.m. led the ACM AWARDS by double digits in total viewers and all key demos (+23%, 2+; +21%, A18-34; + 32%, A18-49; and +49%, A25-54).
THE 2016 JUNO AWARDS was among the Top 2 entertainment programs on television Sunday with total viewers in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, and Montreal.
THE 2016 JUNO AWARDS experience extended online and on social media last night. The broadcast captivated Twitter with 1.8 billion estimated impressions from 1.1 million mentions of JUNOS-related topics, up 90% from last year. Throughout the broadcast #JUNOS and #JUNOS2016 were trending in Canada, with top tweeted moments being Shawn Mendes’ performance followed by Alessia Cara’s opening number.
THE 2016 JUNO AWARDS is now available on demand at CTV.ca and on CTV GO. Encore broadcasts of THE 2016 JUNO AWARDS air at the following times:
Tonight at 7 p.m. ET on Much
Sunday, April 10 at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET on M3
Sunday, April 23 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on CTV2
Calgary rocked the nation during last night’s live, two-hour broadcast on CTV. Co-hosts Jann Arden and Jon Montgomery led a show that boasted 13 bespoke performances, the most ever, including an exciting show-opener by 2016 Breakthrough Artist of the Year winner, Alessia Cara, with a medley of her hit songs “Here” and “Wild Things”. JUNO newcomer Scott Helman took the stage for a fun performance of “Bungalow”; Saturday night’s double JUNO-winner Buffy Sainte-Marie performed an emotional spoken word piece; in his JUNO debut, Shawn Hook performed his hit single “Sound of Your Heart” accompanied by a string quartet; LIGHTS and MusiCounts recipient Samantha Spensley sang a heartfelt performance in support of the MusiCounts TD Community Music Program; Coleman Hell took the JUNO stage for the first time singing his massive hit “2 Heads”; Shawn Mendes returned to the JUNO stage singing an intimate rendition of mega-hit “Stitches”; Whitehorse wowed audiences with an acoustic version of their song “Tame as the Wild Ones”; five-time JUNO winner, The Weeknd delivered a never-before-seen performance tailored specifically for the broadcast featuring surprise guest, Belly; Breakthrough Group of the Year winner Dear Rouge sang their hit single “I Heard I Had”; iconic Canadian rocker Bryan Adams took the stage to sing his new single “Go Down Rockin”; and 2016 Country Album of the Year winnerDean Brody rocked the house with a disco version of his hit “Bring Down the House”.
Finally, Nickelback inducted Burton Cummings into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. To close the show, Cummings was honoured with a special tribute performance featuring Jann Arden, Shawn Hook, The Tenors, and The Carpet Frogs, along with Burton Cummings. To watch all the performances, click here.
Since CTV joined forces with CARAS in 2002, the JUNO Awards have travelled across Canada, bringing an exhilarating live concert to millions of Canadians. CTV has broadcast THE JUNO AWARDS from St. John’s (2002 and 2010), Ottawa (2003), Edmonton (2004), Winnipeg (2005 and 2014), Halifax (2006), Saskatoon (2007), Calgary (2008 and 2016), Vancouver (2009), Toronto (2011), Ottawa for a second time (2012), and Regina (2013). Ottawa is set to host THE 2017 JUNO AWARDS in Canada’s Sesquicentennial Year, the third time Canada’s Music Awards have travelled to the nation’s capital.
Alessia Cara, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and Nick Jonas Announced as First Performers as THE MMVAs Becomes THE IHEARTRADIO CANADA MUCH MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS
Much announced today the evolution of Canada’s most iconic street level music awards show into THE IHEARTRADIO MUCH MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS. The rename is the next step in the introduction of iHeartRadio into Canada prior to its official launch later this year.
It was also confirmed today that the first group of A-listers descending on Much to rock THE 2016 IHEARTRADIO MMVAs stage are singer-songwriter Alessia Cara – fresh from her 2016 JUNO Award win as “Breakthrough Artist of the Year”, hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and, returning after a standout performance on THE 2015 MMVAS, multi-platinum recording artist Nick Jonas. The awards show airs live Sunday, June 19 in a simulcast on Much and CTV and, for the first time ever, on Bell Media’s French youth network, VRAK. Follow the conversation online at #MMVAs.
“We are excited to join with the iHeartRadio brand to further elevate the MMVAs internationally,” said Randy Lennox, President Entertainment Production and Broadcasting, Bell Media. “We’re taking the biggest street party in the world, and making it our most exciting show yet.”
“Alessia, Macklemore & Ryan, and Nick are massive stars,” said Nanci MacLean, Vice-President, In-House Production, Bell Media. “They are only the first names in what is going to be an epic lineup of artists headlining this iconic awards show.”
In January 2016, Bell Media and iHeartMedia announced an exclusive new partnership that brings the iHeartRadio brand to Canada. Viewers can get a first taste of iHeartRadio this weekend with THE IHEARTRADIO MUSIC AWARDS airing this Saturday, April 9 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, CTV.ca, and CTV GO. Hosted this year by platinum recording artist Jason Derulo, THE IHEART RADIO MUSIC AWARDS celebrates the most popular music heard throughout the year from The Forum in Los Angeles.
Launching this fall, the iHeartRadio digital service in Canada will showcase content from Bell Media, Canada’s largest radio broadcaster with 106 licensed radio stations in 54 markets across the country. Upon launch, iHeartRadio in Canada will provide instant access to the live radio feature offering listeners throughout Canada all of Bell Media’s broadcast and digital-only radio stations across mobile, auto dashes, tablets and smartphones, gaming consoles, wearables, and more.
Additional talent announcements will be released in the coming weeks.