Ed Sheeran

Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, Los Angeles, Pop, Songwriter, Toronto, Voice May 29, 2020

‘I need to be myself if I want the world to love me’ – Mississauga artist Ali Gatie embraces vulnerability in his music

Nick Krewen Special to the Star Inside the chest of Ali Gatie beats the heart of a hopeless romantic. And the Yemen-born R&B singer and songwriter, who calls both Mississauga and Los Angeles home, is the last to disagree with that assessment. “I’m 100 per cent a hopeless romantic, the most hopeless,” concurs Gatie, who celebrates his 23rd birthday on May 31. The evidence is overwhelming, beginning with his worldwide…

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Murda Beatz is in the House

Arranger, Aubrey "Drake" Graham, Canada, Composer, Ed Sheeran, Engineer, Grammy, Hip-Hop, JUNO, Justin Bieber, Marshall "Eminem" Mathers, Producer, Songwriter, United States July 31, 2019

How did hip hop producer Murda Beatz connect with Migos, Cardi B and Drake? Lots and lots of networking

Fort Erie record producer Shane Lee Lindstrom has made a name for himself in hip-hop circles as Murda Beatz. By Nick Krewen Special to the Star July 31, 2019 Raw talent is one thing, but how does a budding producer from the Canadian border town of Fort Erie become a top dog in hip-hop and work with the likes of Migos, Cardi B., Drake,  Nicki Minaj, Chance The Rapper and…

Africa, Canada, Composer, Ed Sheeran, JUNO, Songwriter, Toronto, Voice, World Music April 20, 2019

Woman stuck in refugee camp sees album she co-wrote score Juno nomination

Nick Krewen Special to the Star March 11, 2019 When it came to recording Naath, the 2019 JUNO Award World Music Album of the Year contender by  former Sudanese child soldier Emmanuel Jal and his sister Nyaruach that was crowdfunded by what Jal calls “invisible angels,” there was also a very visible one who donated to the cause. Peter Gabriel. “That was a shock,” says dreadlocked rapper Jal, 39, during…

Arranger, Composer, Concert reviews, Ed Sheeran, Grammy, Guitar, Indie pop, Pop, Songwriter, Technology, United Kingdom, Voice September 19, 2014

Ed Sheeran delivers an A+ show at the ACC

Ed Sheeran performs as if every show is his last, injecting his songs with an elevating jolt above what is heard in his recordings. Nick Krewen Music, Published on Fri Sep 19 2014 Ed Sheeran Air Canada Centre Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 The singer and songwriter of “The A-Team” brought his A-Game to the Air Canada Centre on Thursday night. British ginger-haired dynamo Ed Sheeran is unlike any other contemporary…

CMA, Concert reviews, Country, Country Pop, Ed Sheeran, Grammy, Guitar, Nashville, Neotraditional, Piano, Producer, Songwriter, United States, Voice June 15, 2013

Taylor Swift Red Tour: Flawless execution at the Rogers Centre

From the very moment the curtain rose revealing the lean-and-leggy fedora-capped blond, Swift was a master of precision. Pennsylvania native, Taylor Swift, is no wilting lily when it comes to the art of performance. By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Sat Jun 15 2013   Taylor Swift is a woman who knows what she wants. If there was anything made abundantly clear during the 22-year-old country music crossover sensation’s hour-and-45-minute…