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Australia, Country, Country Pop, Country Rock, Grammy, Guitar, Keith Urban, Nashville, New Zealand, Producer, Rhianna, Songwriter, Voice January 14, 2025

Keith Urban brings his big show to Toronto’s tiny Horseshoe Tavern for a four-star concert

The country-music superstar also announced a major Canada tour, which will begin at Budweiser Stage on June 21. by Nick Krewen Special to the Star Country music superstar Keith Urban had the right idea. If you’re going to announce a major Canadian tour, do it in style: generate a buzz with a surprise show that turns out to be a glorious party at one of Toronto’s most storied and intimate venues. The…

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Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, Aubrey "Drake" Graham, Canada, Concert reviews, Events, Festivals, Grammy, Hip-Hop, JUNO, Nicki Minaj, Producer, Rhianna, Shawn "Jay Z" Carter, Songwriter, Toronto, Voice August 6, 2012

Drake’s OVO Fest brings Nicki Minaj and Snoop to town

Entertainment / Music Toronto’s Aubrey “Drake” Graham gets hometown hero’s welcome at Molson Amphitheatre Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Mon Aug 06 2012 The one question on everyone’s minds as the lights went down for rapper Drake’s main set of his third annual OVO Fest was how was he going to top himself this time? For the first hometown celebration of October’s Very Own, christened for the…

Grammy, Hip-Hop, k.d. lang, Marshall "Eminem" Mathers, Pop, Rhianna, Songwriter, Wisconsin July 23, 2012

Blue Skies Ahead for Skylar Grey

NEWS GRAMMY-nominated singer/songwriter discusses transforming her career and her new album, Don’t Look Down NICK KREWEN GRAMMYS MAY 15, 2017 GRAMMY.com If at first you don’t succeed, try a pseudonym. That’s what Wisconsin native Holly Brook Hafermann did in 2010 when she emerged as Skylar Grey and garnered two GRAMMY nominations, including Song Of The Year for co-writing Eminem and Rihanna‘s 2010 smash “Love The Way You Lie.” She subsequently…

California, Concert reviews, Events, Grammy, Pop, Prince, Rhianna, Rock, Rolling Stones, Songwriter, Television, The Voice, United States August 23, 2011

Maroon 5 outpaces Train

Entertainment / Music Adam Levine’s machine races through hits while other band on Molson Amphitheatre bill meanders. Nick Krewen  Special to the Star Published on Tue Aug 23 2011 It didn’t take long for the lead singers of last night’s Train/Maroon 5 doubleheader at the Molson Amphitheatre to reveal their diametric extremes: M5’s Adam Levine chose to channel his inner Jagger, while Train’s Pat Monahan decided to exhibit his inner…Rihanna? Yes, for…

Australia, Business, Music Publishing, Pop, R&B, Rhianna, Rock, Songwriter, Television, The Voice July 23, 2011

Sia, Australia’s famously reluctant star

Entertainment / Music Fans, be warned: singer coming to town has had enough of touring, TV’s The Voice and even her modest fame.     Nick Krewen  Special to the Star Published on Sat Jul 23 2011 Now you Sia: Now you don’t. After her upcoming month-long tour, which includes a July 24 date at the Phoenix with opener Oh Land, Australia singer and songwriter Sia Furler is retiring from the road….