Category: Music

Canada's Stella Sisters sing a birthday tribute to the Man in Black

Categories: Music

Tags: birthday, CBC Music, Johnny Cash, Lennon and Maisy, Ring of Fire, Stella Sisters

Tuesday marks the birthday of Johnny Cash, and CBC Music has prepared an exclusive and fitting tribute to the iconic Man in Black: a cover of his classic Ring of Fire performed at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium by the darling young Canadian singers and rising country stars Lennon and Maisy (a.k.a. the Stella Sisters).

Beyoncé's Life Is But a Dream a curated peek behind the curtain

Categories: Movies, Music, Television

Tags: Beyoncé Knowles, Blue Ivy, doc, Jay-Z, Life Is But a Dream, personal

Fresh from her fierce gig at the Super Bowl, notoriously private pop star Beyoncé Knowles is offering a glimpse at her vulnerable side in her doc Life Is But a Dream. But this self-directed, self-produced peek behind the curtain is more carefully engineered confessional (with some admittedly electrifying performance footage) than a true exposé of the real Bey.

Drake gets wild in the street over Grammy win

Categories: Music

Tags: best rap album, Drake, Grammy, Started from the Bottom

When Drake's name was called from the Grammy stage Sunday for best rap album, the Toronto-born musician was nowhere to be seen. But he was watching on the Grammy livestream and jumped out of his car for a victory dance. Later in the evening he released the first video from his next album, Nothing Was the Same.

25 billion songs downloaded on iTunes, and counting

Categories: Music

Tags: 25 billion downloads, Apple, digital music, itunes

On Wednesday, iTunes hit another milestone in digital music — 25 billion downloads since the online music store opened in April 2003. It took three years to sell the first billion songs, but only five years to reach five billion. Now, according to Apple, we buy 15,000 songs every minute.

CBC Music's Searchlight seeks best new artist

Categories: Music

Tags: CBC Music, contest, new artist, original music, Searchlight

Whether performing rock, hip hop or klezmer, aspiring musicians have a tough time getting heard in today's crowded landscape. Enter the latest initiative from our friends at CBC Music: Searchlight is billed as a hunt for Canada's best new artist - of any musical genre.

Justin Timberlake's musical comeback

Categories: Music

Tags: comeback, Grammys, Justin Timberlake, new album, Suit and Tie, The 20/20 Experience

It's been nearly seven years since Justin Timberlake brought the SexyBack, but the former Mouseketeer and boy band alum has lined up a few major gigs next month — including the Grammys — to launch his long-awaited new album. Having spent the last few years on his fashion label, acting career and love life, Timberlake is returning to music with album The 20/20 Experience in March.

Considering Chris Brown and Rihanna

Categories: Celebrities, Music, Social Media

Tags: celebrity, Chris Brown, domestic abuse, image, relationship, Rihanna

Their relationship status may be unclear, but celebrity-watchers couldn't help but notice the very public appearances of singers Chris Brown and Rihanna together over the holiday break. After their high-profile case of domestic abuse, what does it mean when the two parties seem to be getting cozy again?

Psy, Walk Off The Earth pursue new viral success

Categories: Music, Social Media

Tags: Gangnam Style, I Knew You Were Trouble When I Met You, Psy, Walk Off The Earth

South Korea's Psy and Burlington, Ont.'s Walk Off The Earth scored the top two viral hits of 2012 with, respectively, Gangnam Style and a cover of Somebody That I Used to Know. Now, they're making their next stab at viral fame.

Girls, Gaga, Oz and Verdi: looking ahead to 2013

Categories: Art & Design, Books, Movies, Music, Television

Tags: 2013, arts and entertainment, lookahead

As a fresh new year begins, CBC Arts takes a glimpse at some arts and entertainment happenings about to unfold. Be they outstanding productions or cringe-inducing wrecks, these are just a few of the shows, books, albums, musicals, films and events we just can't wait to check out in 2013.

Getting hands on with TSO's interactive symphony app

Categories: Live Performance, Music, Social Media

Tags: app, A Toronto Symphony, interactive, public, social, Tod Machover, TSO

Remixing a symphony for the TSO to perform? There's an app for that (sort of). Innovative composer Tod Machover is creating a brand new classical composition inspired by Toronto that incorporates actual sounds from the city and submissions by its residents.