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Michael Bublé Makes Return as Host of THE 2017 JUNO AWARDS

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Michael Bublé Makes Return as Host of THE 2017 JUNO AWARDS

CTV and The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) confirmed today that multi-Grammy and JUNO Award-winner Michael Bublé is set to take the reins as host of CTV’s broadcast of THE 2017 JUNO AWARDS, returning to the Nation’s Capital during the year-long celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of Confederation.

Bublé returns to the JUNO stage following his unforgettable performance as host at THE 2013 JUNO AWARDS in Regina, which garnered him the Canadian Screen Award for best Host in the Variety, Lifestyle, Reality/Competition, Performing Arts or Talk Program or Series. THE 2017 JUNO AWARDS airs live on CTV and CTV GO from the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Sunday, April 2.

“I’m just a kid from Burnaby, so to get the opportunity to host this incredible night in Canadian music, for the second time, is amazing,” said Michael Bublé.

The multi-platinum singer released his ninth studio album, Nobody But Me, on October 21, his first album in three years. It follows the critically acclaimed To Be Loved album which was his fourth album to reach #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 Charts. The exciting new collection of original pop tunes and beautiful standards highlights Bublé’s talent as a profound interpreter of the American songbook, as well as his gifted songwriting and producing style. Nobody But Me was recorded in Los Angeles and Vancouver and includes three new Bublé-penned originals, along with breathtaking reinventions of classics including “My Baby Just Cares For Me”, “The Very Thought of You”, Brian Wilson’s “God Only Knows”, and the Johnny Mercer-written classic “I Wanna Be Around”.

**Media Note** – Photos of THE 2017 JUNO AWARDS host are available at www.bellmediapr.ca/network/CTV and www.junoawards.ca.

Tickets for THE 2017 JUNO AWARDS go on sale this Saturday, Nov. 5 at 10 a.m. ET. Tickets are available starting at $39 through the Canadian Tire Centre Box Office, by phone at 1-877-788-3267 and online at ticketmaster.ca. The JUNO Awards has 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.

Additional performer and presenter announcements will be released in the coming months.

After Watching This Video, You’ll Know Why God Made A Dog

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After Watching This Video, You’ll Know Why God Made A Dog

You know a dog lover. Share this with them. They’ll go “Yup, I know, and why is it so dusty here of all of a sudden?”

Pop Superstars ABBA Teaming Up With Simon Fuller And Universal Music Group To Launch New Digital Experience

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Pop Superstars ABBA Teaming Up With Simon Fuller And Universal Music Group To Launch New Digital Experience

Nearly 35 years after their last public performance together, the members of ABBA are preparing to give their fans around the world what millions of them have long dreamed of but considered impossible: a new entertainment experience.

World-renowned entertainment entrepreneur Simon Fuller, the members of ABBA, and Universal Music Group are partnering together in a groundbreaking venture that will utilize the very latest in digital and virtual reality technology. The aim is to create an original entertainment experience with the Swedish pop superstars that will enable a new generation of fans to see, hear, and feel ABBA in a way previously unimagined.

Simon Fuller has been at the cutting edge of social and technological change for three decades, using his insights to transform popular culture. For the past several years, his businesses have been quietly investing in virtual reality technologies and developing hyper-realistic digital humans in the field of entertainment. The collaboration with the four members of ABBA, who first formed in Stockholm in 1972 and who remain among the most iconic and enduring talents in the world, marks a key “ahead of the curve” step towards fully realizing the possibilities of virtual reality-and in the process transforming the face of popular entertainment.

The members of ABBA will be involved throughout the creative process, maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the band’s original vision within this exciting new realm of entertainment possibilities.

Benny Andersson: “We’re inspired by the limitless possibilities of what the future holds and are loving being a part of creating something new and dramatic here. A time machine that captures the essence of who we were. And are.”

Frida Lyngstad: “Our fans around the world are always asking us to reform and so I hope this new ABBA creation will excite them as much as it excites me!”

Simon Fuller, Founder and CEO of XIX Entertainment: “The creativity and ideas flowing from the members of ABBA over the past few months have filled me with great excitement. We are exploring a new technological world, with Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence at the forefront, that will allow us to create new forms of entertainment and content we couldn’t have previously imagined.”

Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group: “Having the privilege of working closely with the band for over two decades, I can comfortably say there are few recording artists who like ABBA bring together their mastery of craft, a high level of professionalism and enormous commercial success. I’m thrilled to be involved in this innovative new project that will introduce the band who are responsible for some of the greatest songs and melodies in pop music to a new generation of fans.”

SoundExchange Submits Rate Proposal For Sirius XM, Music Choice And Muzak To U.S. Copyright Royalty Judges For 2018-2022

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SoundExchange Submits Rate Proposal For Sirius XM, Music Choice And Muzak To U.S. Copyright Royalty Judges For 2018-2022

SoundExchange has submitted its rate proposal and direct testimony in the SDARS III rate proceeding. In that proceeding, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) will set rates for the years 2018-2022 for Sirius XM’s satellite radio service as well as for the cable/satellite TV music services provided by Music Choice and Muzak.

Based on the analysis of its experts, SoundExchange has proposed a rate that is the greater of (i) 23% of revenue and (ii) per subscriber rates starting at $ 2.48 per subscriber per month in 2018 with moderate annual increases. The current rates for Sirius XM’s satellite radio service are 10.5% of Sirius XM’s “Gross Revenues” as the CRB’s regulations define that term) in 2016 and 11% in 2017. For Music Choice and Muzak, SoundExchange proposed a per subscriber per month rate starting at $ 0.019 per subscriber per month with annual increases. The current rate for Music Choice’s and Muzak’s cable/satellite TV music services is 8.5% of Gross Revenues in both 2016 and 2017.

SoundExchange is proposing meaningful increases in the royalty rates, and has submitted robust testimony from economists, other experts and representatives of recording artists, major labels and indie labels in support of its rate proposal.

This initial round of testimony is one of several steps in the rate proceedings. SoundExchange and the other parties will now be able to examine each other’s rate proposals and testimony and submit rebuttal testimony by February 19, 2017. The CRB will hold a hearing beginning April 19, 2017, which will last several weeks. After final briefing by the parties, the CRB will issue its rate determination by December 15, 2017.

SOCAN Achieves 2016 Music Ally Digital Music Award For Innovation In Publishing

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SOCAN Achieves 2016 Music Ally Digital Music Award For Innovation In Publishing

SOCAN has won an award for Innovation in Publishing, at the 2016 Music Ally Digital Music Awards on October 26th at the Café de Paris in London, England.

SOCAN was honoured for acquiring the state-of-the-art technology firms MediaNet and Audiam and the launch of our Royalty Guru anlytics software, fueling our continuing transformation to a full-service music rights organization.

“Achieving the Music Ally Digital Music Award in Publishing is a proud testament to our determination to lead the global transformation of music rights,” said SOCAN CEO Eric Baptiste. “We’re assertively moving forward to find new ways to serve our current and future members and expand the scope of our business and technologies.”

For a list of 2016 winners, click here. The Music Ally Digital Music Awards showcase some of the most inventive artists, startups and people in the digital world, with Google Play as the lead sponsor for this second annual edition.

Music Ally’s mission is to explore ways that the two worlds of music and technology can work profitably together. The organization seeks to help re-shape the music business so that it’s fit for purpose in the digital age, representing the new breed of empowered artists and managers, helping build sustainable careers in a fairer system.

Music Industry Contributed $484 Million To New Zealand GDP In 2015

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Music Industry Contributed $484 Million To New Zealand GDP In 2015

The report commissioned by Recorded Music NZ, APRA AMCOS and The NZ Music Commission with the support of NZ On Air, Te Mangai Paho, Creative NZ, Independent Music NZ and The Music Managers Forum was conducted by PwC.

It reveals the New Zealand music industry in NZ contributed $484 million and 4,508 full time equivalent jobs (FTEs) in 2015. It was a year of total growth and four out of five market segments grew.

The two largest contributors were music radio broadcasting and live music performance. Music radio broadcasting contributed $214.5 million and live music performance (primarily driven by a number of international heritage acts touring NZ in 2015) contributed $157.8 million, which collectively amounts to 77 per cent of the music industry’s 2015 total GDP contribution.

Music retailing – the physical and digital sales of music, including traditional and store-based retailing, online stores and payments for online music streaming services – generated a total economic impact of $78.9 million and the equivalent of 407 full-time jobs.

This is an increase from 2014’s $71.2 million, boosted by the growing popularity of streaming services nationwide. The gross output from online streaming almost doubled between 2014 ($18.6 million) and 2015 ($36.8 million), indicating consumers have moved towards an on-demand consumption preference – especially as the popularity of services such as Spotify, Apple Music and Pandora continue to grow.

Communication and public performance contributed $28.9 million to the economy and the equivalent of 352 full-time jobs. The subsector includes royalties derived from music played on radio, television and the internet as well as music played in public such as at retailers, hospitality outlets, education facilities and gyms.

Synchronisation, referring to the royalties earned from licensing music for use in advertisements, games, films and television programmes, contributed $4.1 million and the equivalent of 50 full-time jobs to the economy.

Paul McCartney’s Isolated Bass Guitar From The Beatles’ “Drive My Car”

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Paul McCartney’s Isolated Bass Guitar From The Beatles’ “Drive My Car”

The Beatles’ “Drive My Car” was recorded on October 13, 1965 during the Beatles’ first recording session to extend past midnight. Paul McCartney worked closely with George Harrison on the basic rhythm track, the pair playing, in author Ian MacDonald’s description, “similar riffing lines on bass and low guitar”, respectively, as per Harrison’s suggestion. Harrison had been listening to Otis Redding’s “Respect” at the time and, as a result of this influence, “Drive My Car” contains more bottom end than previous Beatles recordings, mimicking the bass-heavy sound in Redding’s Memphis studio. Listen to how McCartney plays the bass line of the chorus differently, sometimes even within the same chorus.

NPG Records and Warner Bros. Records Announce Expanded ‘Purple Rain’ Reissue and ‘Prince 4Ever’ Greatest Hits Collection

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NPG Records and Warner Bros. Records Announce Expanded ‘Purple Rain’ Reissue and ‘Prince 4Ever’ Greatest Hits Collection

Today, NPG Records and Warner Bros. Records announced two new Prince releases that will celebrate the iconic artist’s music and introduce fans to previously unreleased material from his legendary vault. This will mark the first Prince recordings released since his passing on April 21st of this year.

Released on November 22nd in the U.S. and November 25th around the world, Prince 4Ever will bring together 40 of Prince’s best-loved songs, including the blockbuster hits “When Doves Cry,” “Let’s Go Crazy,” “Kiss,” “Little Red Corvette,” “Purple Rain,” “Raspberry Beret,” “Sign O’ The Times,” “Alphabet Street,” “Batdance,” and “Cream”.

Prince 4Ever includes “Moonbeam Levels” — a previously unreleased song originally recorded in 1982 during the 1999 sessions and later considered for the never released Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic album. Prince 4Ever will also arrive with a 12-page booklet of never-before-seen photos by acclaimed photographer Herb Ritts.

In addition, early next year will see the release of the much-anticipated remastered, deluxe version of Purple Rain, plans for which were agreed with Prince before he passed away. The remaster of the classic Purple Rain will arrive with a second album of previously unreleased material. More details will be revealed closer to the release date.

The track-listing for Prince 4Ever is as follows:

1. 1999
2. Little Red Corvette
3. When Doves Cry
4. Let’s Go Crazy
5. Raspberry Beret
6. I Wanna Be Your Lover
7. Soft and Wet
8. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad
9. Uptown
10. When You Were Mine
11. Head
12. Gotta Stop (Messin’ About)
13. Controversy
14. Let’s Work
15. Delirious
16. I Would Die 4 U
17. Take Me With U
18. Paisley Park
19. Pop Life
20. Purple Rain
21. Kiss
22. Sign ‘O’ The Times
23. Alphabet Street
24. Batdance
25. Thieves In The Temple
26. Cream
27. Mountains
28. Girls & Boys
29. If I Was Your Girlfriend
30. U Got The Look
31. I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man
32. Glam Slam
33. Moonbeam Levels
34. Diamonds and Pearls
35. Gett Off
36. Sexy MF
37. My Name Is Prince
38. 7
39. Peach
40. Nothing Compares 2 U

60 Questions In An Hour With Rogers #LifeIn4K

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60 Questions In An Hour With Rogers #LifeIn4K

Because of my degree in English and Mass Communications, I ask my daughter, Hannah, a number of specific questions a day for help in truly surviving. I’m sure it’s an exhausting, somewhat bewildering experience for her to truly be the head of the household. From school to play to watching movies and sports on our Rogers 4K TV and NextBox, I’m really starting to feel unsteady in the simple tasks everyone else seems to master, like actually turning on the TV on a day of no school. Good thing my wife Candace lets me pretend I’m the man of the house. Evan if I have to call Rogers for help. This is an actual conversation from last week.

1. How was school?
2. What do you mean there was no school?
3. Why was there no school?
4. Today is Saturday?
5. How many bowls of Fruit Loops is enough to get my daily need of Vitamin B?
6. Why should I stop reading the side of the cereal box?
7. Can you turn on the TV?
8. Umm, should it take longer than 2 seconds to turn on the TV?
9. On a scale of 1–10 how awesome is the Rogers 4K TV?
10. I don’t think eleventeen is a number, is it?
11. How do I find the baseball game?
12. Should I be concerned there are too many baseball games for me to watch?
13. Are there other teams other than the Toronto Blue Jays even worth caring about?
14. No, that’s not a rhetorical question. Or is it?
15. Why is the TV making a soft, gentle noise?
16. How do you know that’s Adele playing instead of the TV?
17. Oh. How did you know that was my computer playing instead of the TV?
18. Why is there peanut butter on the back of the couch?
19. What did I just say?
20. What do you like best about me?
21. Why is that a silly question?
22. Uh. Oh. Who broke the TV?
23. I didn’t break it. Or did I?
24. Where’s the number to the TV people?
25. Where’s that instructions manual?
26. Where’s my phone?
27. What’s the wi-fi password?
28. Really?
29. How do you spell that?
30. How come there are no vowels in that word?
31. It’s ringing, I think?
32. Can you turn down Adele for a moment?
32. Hello?
33. HI! It’s Eric Alper, and I broke the TV I think?
32. The model number?
33. Samsung’s 4K SUHD TV I have the Rogers NextBox. Is that correct?
34. Which button?
35. The red one?
36. Yes, I think I see it?
37. Hit it?
38. OK, now what?
39. It should come on?
40. Hannah, did the TV come on yet?
41. It worked! Are you a genius?
42. Want to come over and watch the game?
43. You can’t?
44. Got it. Talk to you soon?
45. Hannah, I think the TV is working?
46. Who’s playing?
47. Is that grass on the field?
48. How many blades of grass are there are on the field?
49. I don’t know, 75,000?
50. Why would I want to count them?
51. Can you pass the popcorn?
52. What do you mean you finished it?
53. Can I make more?
54. Of course I can make more! I can make my own food, can’t I?
55. Candace?
56. Can you make some popcorn?
57. Don’t you remember the last time I used the oven?
58. Weren’t those firemen cute?
59. Wanna watch the game with us?
60. Why are you laughing?

In all seriousness, you don’t even have to speak to another human being over the phone if you don’t want to – ever again! There are many ways to reach out to a Rogers’ rep if you’re ever experiencing issues with your cable box. You no longer have to sit on the phone with a rep at any time – there’s Facebook chat, Twitter support, MyRogers App for instant support, but if you did want to talk to a real, live person, you don’t even have to wait for them – Rogers will even call YOU when you’re next in line.

For those that have yet to experience #LifeIn4K with Rogers 4K, I have had the best summer catching our boys in blue in all of their 4K glory (the replays alone make it worthwhile and crispy clear) thanks to my TV provided by Samsung and 4K set-top box provided by Rogers. The best is yet to come, with the hockey season gearing up and home games being shown through this immersive 4K experience.

And that means, no question, #LifeIn4K gets better and better.

Tears For Fears’ Curt Smith performs ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’ at Ted Yoder’s house

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Ted Yoder is a truly talented hammer dulcimer player, who performed a brillant version of the Tears for Fears song “Everybody Wants to Rule the World“. As a result of the popularity of the video, TFF singer Curt Smith and drummer Jamie Wollam traveled to Yoder’s Arkansas home where all three musicians performed the song together.

I just saw TFF over thw weekend, and they are still thrilling, after all these years. Can’t wait for their new album in 2017.

Here’s the original version Ted released on YouTube.

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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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