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How The Beatles got their start in Canada

Paul White recalls that “Love Me Do” was a “love me not” when he released it on Feb. 18, 1963 By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Mon Feb 18 2013     Fifty years ago Monday, the song that launched The Beatles was released in Canada. Feb. 18, 1963, may have been the date that “Love Me Do,” the debut single from the most influential pop group…


The GRAMMYS Are Listening

From England and Australia to Canada and Paris, current nominees Ed Sheeran, Gotye, Carly Rae Jepsen, and M83 have found that the world is listening NICK KREWEN GRAMMYS   MAY 15, 2017 – 2:36 AM GRAMMY.com Whether you’re on the West Coast, East Coast, somewhere in the middle, or somewhere far beyond U.S. borders, the GRAMMYs are listening. More than 80 nominees up for this year’s 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards…


Corin Raymond paid for new album with stacks of Canadian Tire money

Canadian folksinger raised $6,200 in the funny money toward production of new album. Paper Nickels, the new album from Corin Raymond, above, and The Sundowners, was paid for with 32,000 Canadian Tire bills weighing approximately 60 pounds (27 kilograms). By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Mon Jan 21 2013 At first glance, the dozens of bundles of banknotes covering folksinger Corin Raymond’s kitchen table might lead you…


How Music Publishers Connect Their Writers

Story by Nick Krewen | December 13, 2012 For SOCAN Words and Music.   Back in 2006, when international classical crossover superstar Josh Groban was looking for new material for his album Awake,Canadian writer Thomas “Tawgs” Salter was up to the task. But landing the song “You Are Loved (Don’t Give Up)” in Groban’s lap wasn’t a slam-dunk, as Dave Quilico, vice-president, Creative, of Salter’s publisher, Sony/ATV Music Canada, recalls….


Beyond Grateful

NEWS Melissa Etheridge, Kevin Hearn and Justin Hines are three of the many artists overcoming obstacles to share the gift of music NICK KREWEN GRAMMYS   MAY 15, 2017 GRAMMY.com (In the spirit of the holiday season, The Recording Academy invites you to consider making a donation to support musicians in need through its MusiCares Foundation or music education programs through its GRAMMY Foundation.) In 1998, when he was recording Stunt…