MusiCounts is a great organization that helps to keep music in schools across Canada. They’re up for a grant in the Pepsi Refresh project and could use the assistance of all music fans to help them out.
We encourage you to head over to the Pepsi Refresh site and vote. It’ll only take a moment of your time, and will help kids all across the country.
Although Ali stays fully clothed in the upcoming episode of The Bachelorette, the Barenaked Ladies join America’s newest sweetheart to perform their smash hit “One Week”! Also, for her group date, Ali and the guys also film a music video for BNL’s latest single, “You Run Away”.
The Bachelorette airs at 8/7 Central on ABC. For more information on The Bachelorette, visit ABC.com . To learn more about Barenaked Ladies, visit their website.
After the surprise release of California Gurls, everyone’s hungry for more Katy Perry! Declaring “Summer Starts Now!” Katy will be serving up this season’s musical treat! Her new album, TEENAGE DREAM, will be released on August 24th!
Use the player below to blast this sizzling summer anthem & share it with friends!
How did California Gurls come about??
The inspiration for California Girls came when Katy watched her friends go crazy at a party listening to Jay-Z’s salute to New York, “Empire State of Mind.” “Everybody was holding their drinks in the air and dancing, and I thought, ‘We’re not in New York, we’re in Los Angeles! What about California? What about all the homies, the gin and juice, the swaying palm trees, the sun-kissed skin 24-7,’” Perry recalls. “I decided that we needed to make a response. I want people to want to book a ticket to California the first time they hear it!” And because it’s practically un-American to release a song that mentions gin and juice without Snoop Dogg, Perry recruited the rap icon to contribute his inimitable vocals to “California Gurls.” “We thought it would sound so cool and give the song another dimension,” she says. “Snoop is as West Coast as it gets.”
North by Northeast (NXNE) announces the first of the 2010 music concert line-up in Toronto this summer. The festival kicks off on June 14 and runs until June 20, 2010. Tickets are now available online at www.nxne.com.
Presented by Virgin Mobile Canada, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducteesIggy & The Stooges headline an explosive free show on Saturday, June 19 on the Virgin Mobile Stage at Yonge-Dundas Square – their first North American tour date this summer and only Canadian date on the tour. The Stooges’ line-up features James Williamson on guitar, original Stooge Scott Asheton on drums, bassist Mike Watt of Minutemen fame, long-time saxman Steve Mackay – and, up front, the godfather of punk himself: Iggy Pop.
Today marks the release day for Plants and Animals, La La Land. The band woke up nice and early this morning to hang out Jian Ghomeshi on CBC Radio’ s Q.
Listen here for the interview and 2 live performances.
“Chances are the name Hannah Georgas is starting to pop up on your radar. Following successes in radio (CBCr3’s been a champion) and television licensing (Flashpoint, Heroes, Degrassi), Vancouver-based songwriter Hannah Georgas is moving full steam ahead and just about to release her debut full-length This Is Good. It should be called This is Great.”
Click here for full article and to listen to the track.
Gorillaz have posted “Escape to Plastic Beach” is the first game of its type merging numerous levels of Flash and Unity formats along with a new single MP3 to create an audio, visual, graphical and gaming experience to expand fans’ experience of an album. Increasing the experience beyond traditional album release - the game features original artwork, voiceovers from the band and numerous other tracks from the new Gorillaz album. Click on the image to learn more about the game.
Jaicko was in town last week to say hi to his new friends at radio and EMI Canada. He also spent 2 nights visiting Toronto Clubs- Nava, Pop & XS. Here’sa pic of Jaicko performing for the crowd!
North by Northeast (NXNE) announces the first of the 2010 music concert line-up in Toronto this summer. The festival kicks off on June 14 and runs until June 20, 2010. Tickets are now available online at 
Today marks the release day for Plants and Animals, La La Land. The band woke up nice and early this morning to hang out Jian Ghomeshi on CBC Radio’ s Q.
Jaicko was in town last week to say hi to his new friends at radio and EMI Canada. He also spent 2 nights visiting Toronto Clubs- Nava, Pop & XS. Here’sa pic of Jaicko performing for the crowd!