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Justin Bieber announces Purpose World Tour

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Justin Bieber announces Purpose World Tour

With back-to-back worldwide smash hit singles and anticipation for his new studio album PURPOSE this Friday hitting an all-time high, global superstar Justin Bieber has announced his 50+ city PURPOSE WORLD TOUR beginning March 9, 2016 in Seattle, WA.

The 58-date tour, promoted by AEG Live, will travel through arenas across North America; fans will be able to see Bieber’s dynamic live show in U.S. cities such as Denver, Las Vegas, Dallas, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Chicago, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Miami as well as all throughout Eastern and Western Canada. Bieber will play two-night runs at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, Los Angeles’ STAPLES Center, Chicago’s Allstate Arena and Toronto’s Air Canada Centre. The tour will conclude on July 18, 2016 at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden.

American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets for the U.S. shows before the general public beginning Monday, Nov. 16 at noon local time through Thursday, Nov. 19 at 10 p.m. local time. General public tickets for all shows will begin to go on-sale beginning Friday, Nov. 20 at 10 a.m. local time at www.aeglive.com. Please see below for complete tour itinerary and on-sale details.

The hype around Bieber’s new music continues with the smash successes of “Sorry” and “What Do You Mean?” which was crowned Justin’s first #1 on Billboard’s all-format airplay/sales/streaming-based Hot 100 the week of its release, selling over 335,000 units digitally in the U.S. that week. “What Do You Mean?” also went to #1 in Justin’s native Canada, and became his first #1 UK national chart hit. The song, which hit #1 at iTunes within five minutes of its release, and reached #1 at iTunes in more than 90 countries, went on to easily break the Weekly Global Spotify streaming record with over 41 million streams, reaching 100 million Global streams in less than one month out. This week, Bieber premiered the tracks “The Feeling” and “Love Yourself”; the former features indie breakout pop singer Halsey and the latter was co-written with Ed Sheeran.

With the launch of the iTunes pre-order last month, PURPOSE skyrocketed to #1 on the iTunes Top Album chart in over 90 countries worldwide. At the same time, pre-orders are flooding in for PURPOSE signed CDs, vinyl and other limited edition items, exclusively via Justin’s online store. Go to: http://smarturl.it/JustinShop.

Justin Bieber – Purpose World Tour 2016 Dates

**All dates, venues and on-sale information are subject to change.

 

Date City Venue On-Sale (local time)
March 9, 2016 Seattle, WA KeyArena at Seattle Center Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
March 11, 2016 Vancouver, BC Pepsi Live! at Rogers Arena Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
March 13, 2016 Portland, OR Moda Center at the Rose Quarter Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
March 15, 2016 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Arena Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
March 17, 2016 San Jose, CA SAP Center at San Jose Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
March 18, 2016 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
March 20, 2016 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
March 21, 2016 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
March 25, 2016 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
March 26, 2016 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
March 29, 2016 San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
March 30, 2016 Glendale, AZ Gila River Arena Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
April 2, 2016 Salt Lake City, UT Vivint Smart Home Arena Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
April 4, 2016 Denver, CO Pepsi Center Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
April 6, 2016 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
April 7, 2016 Tulsa, OK BOK Center Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
April 9, 2016 Houston, TX Toyota Center Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
April 10, 2016 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
April 12, 2016 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
April 19, 2016 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
April 20, 2016 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
April 22, 2016 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
April 23, 2016 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
April 25, 2016 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace Of Auburn Hills Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
April 26, 2016 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
April 28, 2016 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
April 29, 2016 Washington, DC Verizon Center Saturday, Nov. 21 @ 10a.m.
May 4, 2016 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center Friday, Nov. 20 @ noon
May 5, 2016 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center Friday, Nov. 20 @ noon
May 7, 2016 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
May 10, 2016 Boston, MA TD Garden Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
May 13, 2016 Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
May 14, 2016 Quebec City, BC Videotron Centre Friday, Nov. 20 @  10 a.m.
May 16, 2016 Montreal, BC Bell Centre Saturday, Nov. 21 @ noon
May 18, 2016 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
May 19, 2016 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
June 11, 2016 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
June 13, 2016 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
June 14, 2016 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place Friday, Nov. 20 @  10 a.m.
June 16, 2016 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
June 18, 2016 Fargo, ND FARGODOME Saturday, Nov. 21 @ 10 a.m.
June 19, 2016 Minneapolis, MN Target Center Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
June 21, 2016 Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Bank Arena Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
June 22, 2016 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
June 24, 2016 Cincinnati, OH U.S. Bank Arena Friday, Nov. 20 @ noon
June 25, 2016 Indianapolis, IN Bankers Life Fieldhouse Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
June 27, 2016 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena Friday, Nov. 20 @ 9 a.m.
June 29, 2016 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
June 30, 2016 Orlando, FL Amway Center Friday, Nov. 20 @  10 a.m.
July 2, 2016 Miami, FL AmericanAirlines Arena Friday, Nov. 20 @  10 a.m.
July 6, 2016 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
July 7, 2016 Baltimore, MD Royal Farms Arena Saturday, Nov. 21 @ 10 a.m.
July 9, 2016 Newark, NJ Prudential Center Friday, Nov. 20 @ noon
July 10, 2016 Hartford, CT XL Center Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
July 12, 2016 Buffalo, NY First Niagara Center Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
July 13, 2016 Pittsburgh, PA CONSOL Energy Center Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
July 15, 2016 Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall Friday, Nov. 20 @ 10 a.m.
July 18, 2016 New York City, NY Madison Square Garden Friday, Nov. 20 @ noon

 

The First “Finding Dory” Trailer Is Here: “An unforgettable adventure… she probably won’t remember.”

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The First “Finding Dory” Trailer Is Here: “An unforgettable adventure… she probably won’t remember.”

Disney•Pixar’s “Finding Dory” reunites everyone’s favourite forgetful blue tang, Dory, with her friends Nemo and Marlin on a search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?

Directed by Andrew Stanton (“Finding Nemo,” “WALL•E”) and produced by Lindsey Collins (co-producer “WALL•E”), the film features the voices of Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Ty Burrell, Eugene Levy and Diane Keaton. Finding Dory swims into cinemas Summer 2016.

Canadian Folk Music Awards recipients announced

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Canadian Folk Music Awards recipients announced

The recipients of the Canadian Folk Music Awards (#CFMA2015) were announced this evening at the 11th anniversary gala event at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, Alberta. Hosted by renowned musiciansConnie Kaldor and Benoit Bourque (La Bottine Souriante), Canada’s folk music community came together after an exciting weekend of public events, which included two evenings of nominee showcases, a live CKUA broadcast and various workshops.

Nineteen award categories were presented at the gala. The Eastern Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island won 17 out of 19 category awards this year with artists from Newfoundland and Ontario receiving the most honours, each taking home five awards. Quebec artists followed, with three awards. Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia were recipients of two awards each. Western Canada rallied with Alberta and British Columbia artists collecting one award each.

Women were a force at the awards this year. Newfoundland’s Amelia Curran took home Contemporary Singer and English Songwriter of the Year for her album They Promised You Mercy. PEI’s Catherine MacLellan won Contemporary Album and Solo Artist of the Year for her album The Raven’s Sun. Edmonton local and five time CFMA nominee Rebecca Lappa brought home the Young Performer of the Year award for her album Tattered Rose. Ontario’s Kiran Ahluwalia was awarded World Solo Artist of the Year for the mesmerizing Sanata: Stillness. Ontario fiddler Adrianna Ciccone won Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year for her album The Back of Winter.

Four powerhouse duos stormed the awards this year. Comox Valley, BC’s Big Little Lions (Paul Otten and past CFMA recipient Helen Austin) won Ensemble of the Year for A Little Frayed, A Little Torn. St. John’s Newfoundland’s Catherine Allan and Andrew James, whose group is called Fortunate Ones, known for their exquisite harmonies, won Vocal Group of the Year for The Bliss. Husband and wife duo Raven Kanatakta and ShoShona Kish from Long Point First Nation in Winneway, Quebec who perform as Digging Roots won Aboriginal Songwriter for their album For The Light. Nova Scotia’s husband and wife fiddle duo Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy received the award for Instrumental Group of the Year for their album ONE.

In the traditional folk categories, Newfoundland’s Matthew Byrne was awarded Traditional Album of the Year for his album Hearts & Heroes and Quebec’s Michael Jerome Browne won Traditional Singer of the Year for his 1920’s blues-inspired albumSliding Delta.

Three standout groups emerged as recipients. The New/Emerging Artist of the Year went to Ontario’s The Young Novelists (featuring Graydon James, Laura Spink, John Law, Michael Paddags, Alex Dodd and Shawn Jurek) for their album made us strangers. The raucous Lemon Bucket Orkestra took home the award for World Group of the Year for their new worldy-klezmer rampage Moorka. Children’s Album of the Year was bestowed on St John’s, Newfoundland’s Erin Power, Laura Winter and Duane Andrews who are The Swinging Belles, for their sympathetically titled children’s album More Sheep, Less Sleep

No stranger to receiving awards, these three artists each won in their categories.The French Songwriter of the Year award went to Louis-Jean Cormier’s heart-wrenching second solo album Les grandes artères. Ontario’s renowned guitarist Kevin Breit won the Pushing the Boundaries award for his album Ernesto & Delilah. The Producer of the Year was awarded to Nova Scotia’s Daniel Ledwell for his work onCompostela by Jenn Grant.

Ottawa’s Arthur McGregor was honoured as this year’s Unsung Hero, a special category award that highlights the exceptional contributions of an individual, group, or organization to the Canadian folk music scene.

Established by Canada’s burgeoning and internationally recognized folk music community, the Canadian Folk Music Awards is currently its 11th year. The 2016 edition will take place in Toronto, Ontario from Thursday, December 1 to Saturday, December 3, 2016. The awards gala takes place at the Isabel Bader Theatre on the Saturday night. For more information, visit folkawards.ca.

John Lewis Might Have The Best Christmas Ad, Thanks To Oasis

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John Lewis Might Have The Best Christmas Ad, Thanks To Oasis

This is the story of a young girl called Lily. Looking at the moon through her family telescope one night, she is amazed at what she finds, a man on the moon.

Lily watches on as our man goes about his chores, all alone up there. She becomes determined to get something to the moon, to send him a message and show him that someone down here is thinking of him.

This is also an ad for John Lewis, featuring ‘Half the World Away’ performed by Aurora. Yes, that Oasis song.

https://youtu.be/wuz2ILq4UeA

Martin Short, Steve Martin & Jimmy Fallon Star In Short-Lived 1990s Soap Opera ‘Tensions’

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Martin Short, Steve Martin & Jimmy Fallon Star In Short-Lived 1990s Soap Opera ‘Tensions’

Jimmy Fallon and Martin Short show clips from their short-lived ’90s soap opera, Tensions, and things get really tense. Like, Steve Martin-tense.

Stephen Colbert and Bryan Cranston lie in the grass and ponder “The Big Questions”

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Stephen Colbert and Bryan Cranston lie in the grass and ponder “The Big Questions”

Whenever Stephen Colbert has a fellow deep thinker on his show, he likes to lie in the grass and gaze at the stars. This week, the man with the big brain is Bryan Cranston.

Country Music Stars Read Mean Tweets About Themselves

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Country Music Stars Read Mean Tweets About Themselves

Country music has some of the most loyal, passionate and opinionated fans of any genre of music. Which means that people sometimes take to social media to express themselves. From time to time Jimmy Kimmel Live shine a light on some of the not-so-nice things people write and they’re doing it again in this special country music edition of #MeanTweets.

You can now have your tweet set into the most long-lasting medium known to man – a clay tablet

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You can now have your tweet set into the most long-lasting medium known to man – a clay tablet

Dumb Cuneiform takes your most ephemeral and worthless communications, and they’ll carefully transcribe them into the most long-lasting medium known to man – a clay tablet.

Here’s how it works:
Just send us a tweet or text (use the text field in the order form)
We’ll carefully translate it into cuneiform
We’ll stamp it on an actual clay tablet and mail it to you.
Favorite jokes? Amazing pickup lines? Your 2-star review of last summer’s blockbuster?
KEEP IT FOREVER.

It costs $20 per tweet to create, and worth every single penny.

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That Time Sam Roberts Accidentally Looked Like Fidel Castro…While In Cuba

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That Time Sam Roberts Accidentally Looked Like Fidel Castro…While In Cuba

“It was one of the funnier things that has happened…before I sign up for diplomatic corps, I might need to consider how I go about these things in the future.

“That morning, I woke up. I reached in my bag and I was a little groggy. The first t-shirt that came out was an army green t-shirt. And I always travel with this red bandana which I wear all the time.

“Here we go.

“So, it was really hot. We knew we would be dripping with sweat in the Havana sun trying to do this press conference. I put my red bandana on. And, I got a beard. I went down and I just didn’t put it together. It just didn’t dawn on me what I looked like and what that represents to the people there.

“I answered questions about why we were there, what role we were playing in the celebration and the role Cuban music plays. That was incredibly important to them…what role does Cuban music play in Canada. And, I kept stroking my beard. I didn’t realize at the time…you don’t say the name [Castro] necessarily, you just stroke the beard. I was wondering why they were all laughing. And, I looked down and realized that I’m wearing the uniform of a Cuban revolutionary, el Comandante. I finally acknowledged it and it was like the ice was broken, the tension was diffused and everyone started laughing.

“Ultimately, it was fine. But, I did get a few looks for the rest of that day. Once you’ve already impersonated Fidel Castro, it is easy to do anything after that.”

Via iPolitics

83-Year-Old Man Sings Coldplay’s Fix You And Makes The Room Very, Very Dusty

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83-Year-Old Man Sings Coldplay’s Fix You And Makes The Room Very, Very Dusty

Established at an elderly housing project in 1982, Young@Heart is a chorus of twenty-two senior citizens with an average age of eighty that sings contemporary and classic rock and pop songs, like James Brown, the Pointer Sisters, The Clash and Sonic Youth. This idea has given countless aging individuals an wonderful and exciting chance to sing, travel the world and possibly fulfill life-long dreams of singing onstage.

Young@Heart was the subject of a 2008 British documentary film directed by Stephen Walker, who captured this performance in 2007 of 83-year-old Fred Knittle stepping on stage to perform the lead vocal in their cover of Coldplay’s “Fix You.” Though he had retired from their group a few years before due to health issues, his incredible voice still managed to bring the house down and tears to everyone’s eyes.

Fred died in 2009, but this video is still getting thousands of hits a week. The reason why it’s perfectly wonderful to sing at any age.

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