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Tony Bennett and “Because of You” his fans, is planning a western Canada tour for October, 09. The concert tour will feature the multi-award winning singer and his youngest daughter Antonia Bennett, who will be opening the show.
You’ll have a chance to see him in Vancouver, Victoria, Regina, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg or Edmonton.
According to the show, Boyle is 47yrs old and unemployed…
Canadian indi-rock-pop singers Tegan and Sara are gracing the current #43 issue of the independent music magazine, Wonka Vision . The identical twins are featured as part of “THE WOMEN IN ROCK” cover story…
Canadian rock singer J. D. Fortune (real name Jason Dean Bennison) of the rock band INXS is looking a little less fortubate these days! being broke, homeless and without a band!!! According to an interview with ET Canada on Feb 18th, 09, J.D claims INXS fired him at an airport in Hong Kong for unknown reasons?!?
The singer says he is currently living out of his pickup truck and saving every dime for his solo album “Death of a motivational speaker“, set to be released sometime this year. Fortune also told sources that he’s been clean from cocaine and other drugs for the past 2 years now…
Fortune was homeless before winning the 2005 CBS reality television series Rock Star: INXS…
(Mandisa Singing “True Beauty” on American Idol Extra)
Former ninth-place American Idol finalist Mandisa from Season 5 has apparently dropped 65lbs, crediting her weight loss to faith, exercise and eating well… good for her! losing weight isn’t easy!…
I am NOT dieting! I have simply changed the way I eat.. for good! I have a personal trainer and workout about 5 days a week. I have had to change the way I think about food and change the way I handle temptation,” she wrote. “For me, that has meant A LOT of prayer and meditating on God’s word. That is the only way I have been able to resist the temptation to give in to every desire that I have. You’d be surprised by how much the Bible has to say about food and temptation. It has been a lifeline for me. That is why I can say from my heart that. Now God is teaching me that I need to turn to Him to find comfort.”
Mandisa’s first Christian album “True Beauty” was recently nominated for a 2008 Grammy under the category of “Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album”. Her sophomore album “Reality” drops on March 24th, 2009…
Gene Simmons wants YOU! The “Kiss” vocalist/guitarist wants Canadian bands to submit there demo to his new found Canadian record label.
Straight from Gene’s website… “Whether you like it or not Canada, Gene Simmons is setting up shop in the Great White North. Through the Kiss bassist’s latest entrepreneurial venture, Simmons Records, he’s begun sniffing out Canadian talent and looking for unsigned bands to join his all-Canadian imprint, which is partnered up Universal Music Canada.“
Simmons recently told CBC Radio:
The mandate of Simmons Records is Canadian, not only content but Canadian bands, and we’re going to make sure that the next generation of world stars that emanate from Canada — they won’t have to (move to the U.S.).”
so if your a rock band from Canada and think your the next big thing! check this out for more info…
Canada’s Ryan Gosling is the latest actor-turned-singer! The video is “In the Room You Sleep,” the first song from Gosling’s new band, Dead Man’s Bones. The feel of “In the Room You Sleep” is a mix between Johnny Cash’s music and Bobby (Boris) Pickett’s 1962 novelty song “Monster Mash“. I like it! one probably being ’cause I freakin LOVE Halloween! Gosling has a deep and kinda spooky voice but it’s most definitely sexy…
The wealth of Death Row Records and unreleased recordings of legendary rappers Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg are now in the property and ownership of Toronto-based WIDEawake Entertainment Group. The Canadian company purchased the Death Row label at an auction in L.A. last week for $18 million US!!!
Death Row has sold over 50 million albums worldwide, and has generated close to $750 million in revenue… $$$
[Source: CBC]
Don’t forget to check out Elvis Costello tomorrow night for his one of his 13 episode performance/talk series entitled, “Spectacle: Elvis Costello with the Police“. The show appears Wednesday nights @ 9:00pm ET/PT on Sundance…
Costello married fellow Canadian singer/songwriter Diana Krall in 2003. The couple have two children together, twin sons named Dexter and Frank…
Check out some of the upcoming episodes here…
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