The 56th Annual Grammy Awards is music's biggest event of the year - a day to celebrate the accomplishments of musicians, songwriters, producers, and others in the music industry for their valuable contributions. For 2014, the Grammys made a point of demonstrating how music unleashes us - through creative expression, through artistic transformation, and through …
Megan Joy is a self-professed lover of love, dreams, and songs. Her second independent release, Free to Fly, is a collection of her songs on love and dreams. Like Megan's self-titled debut EP (which was funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign), this album is full of infectious tunes and sweet melodies that with twinkle and …
Matt Giraud is a cool cat with his distinctively scatty and soulful jazz stylings, which are full of character - even his passionate piano playing has a life of its own. After a memorable run on Season 8 of American Idol followed by years of gigging around North America and the world, Matt finally has …
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A wish nearly ten years in the making came true this Christmas, I saw one of my favourite singer/songwriters, Tyler Hilton (along with Howie Day and Anna Rose) live at the Railway Club in Vancouver last night. Tyler treated the audience to ten songs, including tracks from his album, Forget the Storm and fan favourites …
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Friday the 13th is a date known for its unpredictability, and there's no better example than what went down in pop culture this week! At the stroke of midnight on December 13th, Beyoncé reclaimed her throne with a Christmas surprise - a full-length self-titled audio/visual album, made available exclusively on iTunes. Beyoncé is a music …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-KhJmh074A Music can heal you through the worst heartbreak. If anyone can attest to that truth, it is Lea Michele. 2013 was undoubtedly the toughest year of her life, with the death of her boyfriend and Glee co-star Cory Monteith this past July. However, instead of succumbing to her grief, Lea has chosen to devote herself …
There were a ton of albums released this summer and fall that I haven't gotten around to commenting on yet, so I bring to you this Music Mix Megapost featuring five standouts that I felt deserved a shoutout before the year comes to an end... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wKU-jaus6w Sara Bareilles - The Blessed Unrest Released in July, …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BRVkgaIcaE It was a dream come true for Kelly Clarkson when she got her two music mentors, Reba McEntire and Trisha Yearwood, to lend their legendary voices on her Christmas album, Wrapped in Red. If that wasn't enough, the country superstars made a special guest appearance on Kelly's Christmas special (titled Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas …
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0MtQuarr3s Candice Glover's newly released song is a stunning sobfest. "Cried", the first single (written by Jazmine Sullivan) from the American Idol Season 12 winner's debut album, Music Speaks (which drops on February 18th, 2014) is a stripped-down, piano-driven, and emotion-filled ballad that places Candice's captivating and soulful voice front and center. She sings about …
Albums are the musician's artistic statement to the world as well as the soundtracks to our lives. But is the album nearing the end of its relevancy in today's music market? According to an article from The Guardian, it is only a matter of time before the album is rendered a relic of music culture. …
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