Radio 2 Morning story round-up, Wednesday August 1
Radio 2 Morning starts your day with music and stories about the interesting things going on in the world. Now, you can follow along at home. Here are the stories we're talking about today....
View ArticleDrake and Rihanna lead MTV Video Music Award nominations
MTV announced the nominees for this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, and Drake and Rihanna lead the way with five nominations each. Both are nominated for video of the year, alongside Katy Perry, M.I.A....
View ArticleExclusive video: Jarvis Church and the Soul Station perform new songs
We all know Jarvis Church from his days with the hard-rocking R&B group the Philosopher Kings, and more recently as a solo love song crooner. Church is an incredible talent with a soulful voice....
View ArticleNorah Jones performs "Travellin' On" in Studio Q
Multiple Grammy-winner and platinum-selling artist Norah Jones performs "Travellin' On" from her latest album Little Broken Hearts in Studio Q.
View ArticleMusic Notes: MTV VMAs, Deadmau5, Amon Tobin, more!
Watch the new interactive Feistodon video for “A Commotion”. Drake, Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jepsen, Duck Sauce, and K’naan all nominated for a 2012 MTV Video Music Award. The show will air live from...
View ArticleMusicians, masks and makeup
While at the Grammy Museum’s Heavy Metal Exhibit I took a good look at Slipknot’s masks on display. I couldn’t help but think of how gross it must feel to have your face inside one of those for an...
View ArticleSnoop Dogg now Snoop Lion, says he’s Bob Marley reincarnated
If you thought the shift from Snoop Doggy Dogg to Snoop Dogg was radical, you’ve underestimated the popular West Coast gangsta rapper. At a New York City press conference on Monday to promote his new...
View ArticleBill Doss of the Elephant 6 collective and the Olivia Tremor Control dies at 43
Singer-songwriter Bill Doss of the Olivia Tremor Control and the Elephant 6 collective has died at the age of 43. The cause of death is unknown. A statement on the Olivia Tremor Control website reads,...
View ArticleSappyfest 7 preview with creative director Paul Henderson
"We're gonna try and keep it simple," creative director Paul Henderson says of this weekend's Sappyfest in Sackville, N.B. After last year's secret Arcade Fire show, there's been some buzz about...
View ArticleRear-View Mirror: The song that both David Bowie and James Brown stole
Every week Rich Terfry looks back in our Rear-View Mirror at a great song from the good ol’ days. In the mid '70s, James Brown found himself at a crossroads. Musical tastes were changing and he wanted...
View ArticleTop 10 champion anthems: vote for your favourite
You voted, and we've narrowed down our list of more than 60 nominated champion anthems to your top 10 favourites. ListeChampthem PlaylistView track list What Canadian song would get Rocky running up...
View ArticleWatch Jason Collett's new Occupy-themed video, 'I Wanna Rob a Bank'
Jason Collett, the singer-songwriter and member of Broken Social Scene, is offering up a sneak peek of his upcoming album, Reckon, with a new video for the song "I Wanna Rob a Bank." Debuting in Canada...
View ArticleLang Lang or Lisitsa on the podium? You be the judge
With feats of athleticism dominating the news these days, it’s an opportunity to take a look at some virtuosic achievements in pianism. Here are five videos of world-class performers at the top of...
View ArticleRADIOGRAHAM: S.O.S. save my relationship!
A friend of mine recently showed me this Craiglist posting - a plea for someone to "perform a song for my girlfriend ... I can't lose her". It got me thinking about the role music plays in...
View Article5 Latin tracks you need to hear this summer
I refuse to hear that we’re halfway through the summer. I’d rather hear something that makes me think summer is going to last forever: forward-thinking freshness that defines the season of heaviest...
View ArticleIs it time for the death of the jazz standard?
In the mid-‘60s, following the breakout of the Beatles and Bob Dylan, no self-respecting pop artist would record other composers’ works. Yet, jazz musicians continued to perform decades-old songs like...
View Article?uestlove's other drumsticks
Alt soul and hip hop musician ?uestlove, frontman and drummer for The Roots, is known as a writer, music producer, and DJ in addition to being a musician. Now he's branching out into another creative...
View Article[Exclusive] Kendrick Lamar dishes on 'surprising' new LP
If you thought Kendrick Lamar’s summer singles – “The Recipe” featuring Dr. Dre and “Swimming Pools (Drank)” – indicate what to expect from the rapper’s October full length, you’re mistaken. “I like...
View Article10 awesome things about PSY's 'Gangnam Style' video
We were messaging around the CBC Music offices the other day and someone sent the link to this video. All pretence of work immediately ceased. Next came the description of the video: “The song is...
View ArticleCover Wars: 'Blinded by the Light'
In celebration of CBC Music’s new Killer Covers stream, we’re pitting some of the most famous cover versions against the originals. Once a day for two weeks we'll post an original song and its cover,...
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