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Canada’s Best Songwriters Honored! Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Red Carpet.
Canadian royalty tell us what the recipe is to writing a good song!
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Meditation & Songwriting | Creative Productivity
Years ago, I started meditating to stabilize my mental health. I would basically tell everyone and anyone how my Meditation practise helped battle my day to day struggle with mental illness. I shared my findings with Telly who then started her own meditation practice and she now uses to method to keep her anxiety at…
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Quick 5 with Country Music’s Amanda Sadler
Mix an angelic voice with edgy, thoughtful lyrics and you have Kingston, Ontario’s Amanda Sadler, country music’s rising star. Amanda has made some serious moves since her debut EP The Light in 2015. Country radio and music critics embraced her singles Nice Just Ain’t Your Colour and Drop The Needle Down (co-written with Patricia Conroy and…
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Musically Crushing: Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk ft. Bruno Mars
Name: Mark Ronson (@MarkRonson) (aka: Mark Daniel Ronson, his sisters are fashion designer Charlotte Ronson and famous DJ Samantha Ronson) Associated Acts: Amy Winehouse, Bruno Mars, Rufus Wainwright, Ghostface Killah, Black Lips, Lily Allen,Q-Tip, Tawiah, Andrew Wyatt, Duran Duran, Daniel Merriweather, ODB (aka:Ol’ Dirty Bastard, SBJ, Sweet Baby Jesus), Jordan Galland,Wale, The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, Adele, Samantha Ronson, Paul McCartney, Katy B Profession: Musician, DJ, producer, songwriter Origin: St John’s…
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Musically Crushing: Iggy Azalea – Fancy ft. Charli XCX
Name: Iggy Azalea (aka: Amethyst Amelia Kelly) Associated Acts: The Dungeon Family Profession: Rapper, songwriter & model Origin: Sydney, Australia (Mullumbimby, New South Wales) Song we’re crushing on: Fancy Ft. Charli XCX Why should you care: We never get enough of girl rappers. Sure the boys hold the majority in the rap game, but its…
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Musically Crushing: Lorde
Name: Ella Yelich-O’Connor, or just call her Lorde. Why Should You Care: Her debut The Love Club EP featuring Royal is the mega number one hit that is taking the world by storm right now. Why We Love: Lorde is one clever 16 year old girl. The New Zealand native got tired of hearing how…
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Musically Crushing: SIA
We loved Baz Luhrmann‘s The Great Gatsby that came out in May earlier this year. The costumes were gorgeous. The scenery was breathtaking and the soundtrack was refreshing. The soundtrack featured well-known artists Jay Z, Florence and the Machine, Lana Del Ray, Andre 3000 etc. and it also featured artists that you don’t hear about everyday,…
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Musically Crushing: Garbage (The Band)
Manson gained media attention for these attributes: Her rebellious attitude, Her style and her distinctive voice. There’s something so cool and addictive about female lead singers, isn’t there? Debbie Harry of Blondie, Gwen Stefani of No Doubt, Lauren Hill of Fugees, Florence Welsh from Florence and the Machine, the list is endless with powerful female lead…
