SEASON 4 OF YTV'S HIT TALENT SERIES THE NEXT STAR PREMIERES MONDAY, JULY 18 AT ...
Distributor and producer Tricon Films and Television in association with YTV, the first three episodes take place during nationwide auditions that feature hopefuls aged 15 and under as they try to make it to the next round. Sixteen aspiring singers continue to participate in episodes four and five with six finalists chosen to be mentored throughout the remaining seven episodes. Ultimately, each of the six singing hopefuls will record an original song and also star in their very own music video. Those six singles will be featured on the highly anticipated Next Star compilation album; last year's compilation album climbed to the top of the iTunes charts and put three of last year's finalists on the Canadian Billboard emerging artist list.Adamo Ruggiero ( Degrassi: The Next Generation ) returns as host while musician Suzie McNeil , songwriter of Marianas Trench.
Viewers will vote for the Next Star via YTV.com and text message. This year's winner will not only take home the coveted title, but a prize package which includes the Kool-Aid Jammers Ultimate Jam Space , featuring a 15" Macbook Pro, professional recording software and gear, as well as a Songwriter Deluxe courtesy of Gibson Guitar .
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It was late '80s Can-rock icon Alannah Myles of Black Velvet fame, of all people, who inspired notorious Cape Breton fiddler Ashley MacIsaac to begin writing again for his recently released new album, Crossover.
TORONTO, Ont. - The crowd at Woodbine Park cheered loudly as Canadian rocker Alannah Myles was about to take the stage at one of the summer festivals taking place on Canada Day. However, the tone changed as the "Black Velvet" singer was carried on and
JUNO Award-winning composer and MuchMusic's first VJ, Christopher Ward, has written a number of chart-topping singles including Black Velvet for Alannah Myles and most recently penned songs for Cirque du Soleil's Banana Shpeel.
looking for unsigned musicians and groups aged 12 and over to perform cover versions of one of the following Canadian classics: Sundown (Gordon Lightfoot), Run To You (Bryan Adams), Life is a Highway (Tom Cochrane) and Black Velvet (Alannah Myles).
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17. The New Pornographers, “Letter From An Occupant” (2002)
My old roommate used to get SO mad that I would refer to the New Pornographers’ chirpy first single as “Letter From An Occu-PAHNT,” the way that Neko Case does when she sings the title. Regardless, it’s still their best song, I think… This and “All For Swinging You Around” are two of my favorite Neko Case songs, as well. Not that I’m a huge fan the way that much of the internet is, but, you know, I think she’s nice and all.
14. Len, “Steal My Sunshine” (1999)
The summer of 1999 was a very dramatic one, with this Andrea True-sampling burst of joy fighting Limp Bizkit’s horrid “Nookie” for supremacy on alternative radio. Which seems nuts, now, although it happened. Some people might think it’s cloying (although I never did) but at the time I sort of felt like the fate of the new millennium depended on which song won.
God, this is turning into a big trip down teen angst memory lane. I love the Cowboy Junkies, in the way that I know that my love for them is disproportionate to their actual greatness. (They are good, not amazing.) I heard this for the first time on an angel-themed mixtape that was sent to me by a person on the internet. When I started dating my high school boyfriend I used to play this song sometimes to remind me of him, which is sort of hilarious because he was one of the least misguided people I have ever encountered. (But also he was an atheist, which I thought was sort of exciting.Black Velvet Singer Alannah - Bookshelf
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