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Alanis uncluttered *
'I literally got rid of everything in my house and started over,' the once-jagged singer tells SIMON HOUPT. With the release of a laid-back new CD, the host of this year's Juno Awards says the challenge now is 'to step up and stand there and not hide'
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Calculated cool at Grammys as rap, R&B steal the show *
Furor over Janet Jackson's breast lingers as Justin Timberlake apologizes yet again.
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Canadian musicians honoured at SOCAN awards *
There was a time, just a few months ago, when Avril Lavigne's
Complicated seemed to dominate the country's airwaves. So it should come as no surprise that the song was among those heard most often on the radio in 2002
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Canadians get Grammy nods *
Avril Lavigne, k.d. lang, Sarah McLachlan, Shania Twain and Nickelback were among the Canadian contingent of Grammy Award nominees announced in Los Angeles yesterday, although they were far outdistanced by mainstream rap acts.
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Cash video could steal the show *
This week's MTV Video Music Awards, celebrating a medium that usually oozes youth and invincibility, would seem like the last place to celebrate a sombre video with a frail, 71-year-old Johnny Cash.
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Cocky Darkness top Brit Awards *
Glam rockers The Darkness scooped the prize for best British group at the Brit Awards last night. The Darkness frontman, Justin Hawkins, told the audience: "This is a real privilege, a tremendous honour and a great achievement . . . and I have to say, we probably are the best British group."
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Crush are kings for a day *
The Newfoundland duo Crush did just that to the competition at the East Coast Music Awards on Sunday, winning all five categories in which they were nominated.
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Dance to the Muzak *
Scared of bare breasts and aged Cuban musicians? Then tomorrow night's awards show is for you. ROBERT EVERETT-GREEN looks at the nominees and makes some safe bets.
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Dude, where's your bling? *
With the MuchMusic Video Awards set to roll tomorrow, staff say it's time Canadians got their red-carpet look down.
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Edmonton scientist gets $1.6-million for virtual reality work *
Musicians thousands of miles apart could jam in cyberspace and engineers from different continents could analyze designs in virtual reality if a University of Alberta researcher's work pays off.
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For lovin' him *
Top Canadian artists sing the praises of Gordon Lightfoot to PETER FENIAK and pay tribute to the singer-songwriter extraordinaire on the newly released CD Beautiful
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Grammys down half a buck *
50 Cent has finally explained his strange behaviour at the Grammy Awards, vowing to boycott the annual event from now on.
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Grammys expected to the staid and surprise-free *
Super Bowl fallout likely to have impact on Sunday's show.
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Hall of fame honours Canada's songwriters *
Folk legend Gordon Lightfoot and Canadian country icon Hank Snow were among the first inductees into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame that was officially launched on Wednesday.
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He walked the line *
The legend of Johnny Cash holds sway in truck stops, alt-rock clubs and even among gospel singers, ROBERT EVERETT-GREEN writes
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Hear my song, see my thong *
Say it ain't so, J.Lo. Don't tell us you can't drag your fine self to New York for The MTV Video Music Awards (MuchMusic, CITY-TV, 8 p.m.). Please think about it, J.Lo. Bring Ben, if it's about all that.
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How a brilliant kid in Moncton got a Stradivari *
It was a small and quiet crowd that gathered in the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto last Friday morning, but it was an extraordinary ceremony. Eight extremely rare and valuable antique instruments were given out, by a government agency funded by you, to young people, just as a loan, for free.
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In the key of Oscar Peterson *
The legend is being feted tonight in a tribute to his more than 50 years in jazz, but the essence of the man is not only his piano, his music and the joy it still gives him, but the love and support of his wife and daughter, SARAH HAMPSON writes
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Jewison one of six G-G's award winners *
Douglas Campbell, Ian Tyson also to receive prize...
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Johnny Cash in hospital *
Johnny Cash's plans to attend the MTV Video Music Awards were scuttled by his hospitalization for an unspecified stomach ailment. He was in stable condition on Thursday.
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Junos rejected Lightfoot tribute *
The producers of an acclaimed tribute CD of Gordon Lightfoot songs say they're ''totally astounded'' the recording was ruled ineligible for consideration in this year's Juno Awards joust.
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Lightfoot and Bolduc among first inductees *
Gordon Lightfoot, along with his song If You Could Read My Mind, was among the first round of inductees into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame yesterday -- an honour conferred not just because of the popularity of certain composers and their songs, but for their importance to the country's identity.
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Lightfoot thinks tribute album is beautiful *
In the past, everyone from Elvis Presley to Jane's Addiction have recorded Gordon Lightfoot's songs. Now, an album paying tribute to the Canadian folk-music icon has him delighted, reports Billboard magazine.
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Lost Beatles tape to air during music awards *
This year's American Music Awards will feature stars such as Usher, Alicia Keys, Gwen Stefani and Rod Stewart, but the most talked-about moment might come from the Beatles.
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McLachlan, Furtado lead Juno hopefuls *
A super sophomore effort and a highly anticipated comeback album garnered singer/songwriters Nelly Furtado and Sarah McLachlan five nominations each for the biggest prize in Canadian music Wednesday, as the Juno Awards announced the list of 2004 nominees.
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Move on over, Shania *
Albertan Terri Clark -- not Twain -- is the Canadian nominated for Nashville's best female artist this year, and five Canadian country-music awards as well
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MTV rewinds 20 years in Video Music Awards show *
Just like her first time, Madonna made jaws drop and cheeks blush at the 20th annual MTV Video Music Awards — only she had help Thursday night from the latest generation of video divas, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.
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Neil Young missed at Juno ceremony *
Some of Manitoba's most famous musicians were on display with the notable exception of Neil Young, who cancelled after he suffered a brain aneurysm, recently.
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Nickelback, Roberts, McLachlin big Juno winners *
Hometown heroes Nickelback, shaggy-haired rocker Sam Roberts and the graceful Sarah McLachlan walked away with some Prairie fan fire at Sunday's Juno Awards.
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Of expatriates we sing *
Unlike Quebec's proudly nationalist Félix awards, the Junos are only too happy to celebrate Canadian musicians who long ago hitched their stars to U.S. labels, writes ROBERT EVERETT-GREEN.
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Recalling those days of 'Evil Nose Powder' *
It's doubtful Bob Ezrin will be getting one of those sycophantic video tributes from singer-songwriter Murray McLauchlan at the Juno Awards ceremony in Edmonton in April -- if the contents of McLauchlan's 1998 autobiography Getting Out of Here Alive are any indication.
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Sarah and Nelly will duke it out *
This year's Juno Award nominations were another even-handed affair, with globally recognized Canadians such as Nelly Furtado, Sarah McLachlan and Celine Dion getting multiple nods, and less well-known names such as singer-songwriter Danny Michel and the up-and-coming rock band The Trews sprinkled among various categories for good measure.
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Sarah McLachlan to perform at Grammy Awards *
Singer Sarah McLachlan will perform Sunday at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
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SCTV alumnus shocked with Grammy win *
A famed film composer and former SCTV comedian were at the front of the pack of Canadians who took home Grammy Awards at Sunday's annual music celebration.
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The anti-Eminem *
Winnipeg's Fresh I.E. swears that a series of miracles saved him from a life of drug dealing, pimping, booze and sex -- and even helped garner a Grammy nomination for his 'rap songs for Jesus,' GRAEME SMITH writes.
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The piano contest as high-wire class act *
Andrew Raeburn has to raise a lot of money to keep the Esther Honens piano competition alive. That's where the trapeze artist comes in handy.
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Timberlake's stunt offended his family *
Justin Timberlake said Wednesday that his own family was offended by his racy Super Bowl halftime duet with Janet Jackson, but he insisted he thought only her bustier would be revealed when he pulled on her costume, not her breast.
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Visas hold up Cubans en route to Grammys *
Lu-u-C-e-e! You got some 'splainin' to do! The United States said yesterday it might not be able to give visas to Cuban musicians in time for them to attend today's Latin Grammy Awards in Miami because they sent in their applications too late.
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Benefit raises money for B.C fire victims *
Some of Canada's most notable names in music played a benefit concert Saturday to raise money for victims of British Columbia's summer of flame and pay tribute to the firefighters who fought the blazes.
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John Lennon: A personal reminiscence *
On the 25th anniversary of his untimely death:
John Lennon was our conscience. He embodied the spirit of our belief in candour, in accountability, in someone standing up for what is right, simply because it is right.
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