Noisey presents a new documentary exploring the story behind seminal rap track ‘F**k Tha Police’ by NWA.
They talk to Ice Cube and Yella from the group about the circumstances that led to the making of the song, as well as police officers from the Compton gang unit at the time and lifelong Compton citizens who felt the impact of the song in their neighbourhoods.
Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake perform a medley of hip hop classics.
https://youtu.be/1omPNEVOIaM
List of songs below:
History of Rap 6 Song List
R. Kelly & Jay Z – “Fiesta”
LL Cool J – “Rock the Bells”
Whodini – “Friends”
Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh – “La Di Da Di”
Public Enemy – “Fight the Power”
NWA – “Straight Outta Compton”
Salt-N-Pepa – “Let’s Talk About Sex”
MC Hammer – “U Can’t Touch This”
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – “Summertime”
Wu-Tang Clan – “C.R.E.A.M.”
Notorious B.I.G. (feat. Puff Daddy & Mase) – “Mo Money Mo Problems”
Snow – “Informer”
Nelly – “Country Grammar”
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony – “Crossroads”
R. Kelly – “Ignition (Remix)”
Chris Brown – Look at Me Now (feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes)
Kendrick Lamar – “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe”
Drake – “Know Yourself”
Big Sean – “I Don’t F*** With You”
Jay Z & Kanye West – “Otis”
Fetty Wap – “My Way”
Ace Hood (feat. Future Rick Ross) – “Bugatti”
Beastie Boys – “Fight For Your Right”
I love Instagram, but really, I don’t post a lot of personal photos there. My feed is more represented by better-looking people have more fun than I’ll ever have, otherwise known as rock stars. But Sociality Barbie beats us all at the social media site. I mean, just look at these, for starters.
It was dogs day Monday in Calgary outdoor pools. Man’s best friends were invited to take a plunge after the pools closed for the season to raise money for charity.
Solve the Zombie mystery with The Mystery Machine! Escape from the Zombie and the spooky tree in The Mystery Machine with spy glass, computer screens, camera and a giant sandwich. Help Scooby-Doo, Fred and Shaggy avoid getting trapped in the branches of the spooky tree and jump into The Mystery Machine to get away. Read the clue and open up the back of the vehicle to use the computer screens, spy glass and other mystery-solving equipment. Work out the real identity of the Zombie who is secretly operating the tree, then celebrate with a giant sandwich (A-HA! THIS is where this comes in!) The Mystery Machine features a driver’s cabin with steering wheel and space for 2 minifigures, removable roof and foldout sides for easy play.
EMI Production Music is taking the innovative step of declaring an amnesty of all sampling declarations (past and present) from its extensive back catalogue of some of the most iconic production music libraries of all time.
The leading production music business, which is a division of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, launches the amnesty today (September 1) with the aim of encouraging new sample requests from its broad catalogue as well as ensuring already existing samples are properly licensed.
Whether it is for a drum break, an electronic segment looped or a freak-out flute solo that has been sampled, anyone coming forward and declaring previously uncleared samples will be given the opportunity to enter into a licence for future use without the fear of a royalty back claim.
The idea behind the amnesty is to give artists, producers and record labels the opportunity to legitimise the samples in their back catalogue. It also aims to encourage new creative use of the expansive archives of the multiple participating EMI libraries, which include KPM, Music House, Ded Good and Selected Sound.
The music produced by EMI Production Music’s labels is specifically created for use in media and includes famous TV themes such as “Grandstand”, “Mastermind” and “ITV News At Ten”, while covering more than six decades of music and every conceivable genre from orchestral to underground dance and cutting-edge indie.
Alex Black, EMI Production Music Global Director, said: “EMI Production Music has a treasure trove of original recordings spanning more than six decades. Our vision for this amnesty is to highlight the wealth of possibilities open to producers working with samples.
“We’re very excited about the new and exciting partnerships that will come from the amnesty. The chance to work with labels and artists who see the value in the library is a very thrilling prospect for us. We are also excited about the potential to bring recognition to our original composers by unearthing great tracks from the past that have sampled their music.”
KPM, along with other EMI Production Music labels such as Music House, Selected Sound and Ded Good, has been used as a source for samples by countless acts over the years. Those who have turned to the KPM vaults include Jay Z, Mark Ronson, Nelly, Fatboy Slim, Schoolboy Q, Gorillaz, Easy-Z, Jurassic 5 and Freestylers. They and others have utilized compositions and recordings by KPM artists such as Alan Hawkshaw, Keith Mansfield and Johnny Pearson who may not be household names but who have created some of the best-loved TV themes of all time, as well as other famous musical hooks.
However, in addition to the many examples of recordings from the catalogue that have been licensed properly, in other cases this has not happened. It is these the amnesty is focusing on in order to allow previously undeclared samples to be licensed and the respective record labels to be able to then fully exploit the licensed master.
The amnesty will run for six months and any music properly licensed during this period will benefit from a licence for future use without any royalty back claim. However, samples which were already subject to clearance discussions and any unlicensed samples discovered by EMI itself will not be covered by the amnesty.
To support the amnesty, EMI Production Music is releasing previously undigitised archive recordings from the KPM Greensleeves or 1000 Series albums and the brown sleeved KPM Original Series and other archive labels like Themes International. These will be available on the EMI search system PLAY (www.emipm.com)
Playlists are also available on Spotify and YouTube – made up of tracks that feature samples from the KPM catalogue. These will illustrate the vast number of KPM tracks that have been used.
The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (CSHF) is pleased to announce the country and western ballad ‘I Heard the Bluebirds Sing’, written by Albertan Hod Pharis, as this month’s induction into the Hall of Fame. The induction of ‘I Heard the Bluebirds Sing’ is celebrated through Covered Classics, a collaboration between the CSHF and CBC/Radio-Canada that invites Canada’s brightest musical talent to perform their own rendition of a newly inducted song. The Good Family, featuring Bruce and Larry Good, two-thirds of Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees The Good Brothers, and Travis and Dallas Good, members of JUNO Award winning band The Sadies, pay tribute to Hod Pharis with an amazingly faithful rendition of ‘I Heard the Bluebirds Sing’ which can be viewed here.
“We’re honoured to help celebrate the induction of ‘I Heard the Bluebirds Sing’ into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame,” says Bruce Good. “The song’s joyful lyrics and rousing music make it a classic that, even six decades later, continues to be enjoyed around the world. I remember mom singing this song; and performing it with my family brings back fond memories.”
Watch The Good Family perform I Heard the Bluebirds Sing below.
https://youtu.be/7Db1ODdaYx4
Typically, the sound of bluegrass music calls to mind the American southern states, but ‘I Heard the Bluebirds Sing,’ was written by Albertan Hod Pharis in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies. Hod first recorded the song in 1952 with Anne Little for the Vancouver-based Aragon Label. But it wasn’t until the late ‘50s that the song reached mainstream success with a version spawned by the American country trio, The Browns. The 1956 recording held strong at No. 20 on Billboard’s 1957 year-end country chart, after peaking at No. 1 on Cashbox and No. 4 on Billboard’s weekly country chart. Now entrenched as a country standard and a fan favourite at country jamborees and music festivals, ‘I Heard the Bluebirds Sing’ has been recorded by the likes of Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, Marty Robbins and Bill Monroe.
“Hod’s song, ‘I Heard the Bluebirds Sing,’ has been widely celebrated in the United States, being covered by countless American artists. He would have been very proud to have his song honoured here in Canada by the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame,” says Hod’s widow Linda Mae Greengrass.
The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (www.cshf.ca) honours and celebrates Canadian songwriters and those who have dedicated their lives to the legacy of music, and works to educate the public about these achievements. National and non-profit, the Hall of Fame is guided by its own board of directors who comprise both Anglophone and Francophone music creators and publishers, as well as representation from the record industry. In December 2011, SOCAN (the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) acquired the Hall of Fame. The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame’s mandate aligns with SOCAN’s objectives as a songwriter and publisher membership-based organization.
For a complete list of 2015 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame song inductions and links to the new Covered Classics versions, visit here.
Earlier this summer, The Canadian Independent Music Association proudly launched Road Gold: a certification program that celebrates and acknowledges Canada’s hard-working touring artists and bands!
With so many metrics to measure success these days, from album to streams to followers, we’re excited to launch a program that will certify ticket sales. Touring across this country tirelessly, filling venues and drawing crowds is an arduous task and an accomplishment worthy of praise.
Wondering about eligibility criteria? Not sure how to apply? Not to worry, they’ve put together a handy little infographic that will answer all your questions.
The first ever National Strum (#StrumTogether)was held at noon today at Edmonton’s City Hall to celebrate and honour this year’s nominees for the Canadian Folk Music Awards. With a choir comprised of fervent local songwriters coordinated by singer-songwriter and artist development expert Rhea March and Northern Lights Folk Club founder Bill Werthmann, the Edmonton folk community came together to perform Dave Gunning’s official song of celebration “These Hands” in front of a gathered crowd. Andy Frank, the Canadian Folk Music Awards’ Project Director welcomed the crowd and announced the nineteen categories of nominees for the 11th annual Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMA). Overall, 73 artists and groups were announced as Canadian Folk Music Awards nominees in 19 categories who hail from 9 provinces and 3 territories in Canada.
Known for their vibrant duets and handmade banjos, Horsefly, BC’s Pharis and Jason Romero lead the pack with four nominations for their album A Wanderer I’ll Stay. Their nominations include Traditional Album of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, Traditional Singer of the Year (Pharis Romero), and Producer of the Year (Pharis and Jason Romero with David Travers-Smith).
Amelia Curran (St John’s, NL), Fortunate Ones (St John’s, NL), Jenn Grant (Lake Echo, NS), Whitehorse (Toronto, ON) and Catherine MacLellan (Charlottetown, PEI) each bring home 3 nominations for their music.
This year’s youngest nominee is nine year old Vancouver Island artist Stella Swansonfor the album I’m Not A Bunny in the Children’s Album of the Year Category. Inspired by Stella’s pet bunny Romeo, the album was produced by Comox’s Helen Austin, a previous Canadian Folk Music Award and Juno Award recipient and a nominee this year with her group Big Little Lions.
CFMA’s host city of Edmonton has three local artists with nominations: Laura Vinson and Free Spirit, nominated for Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year, Lizzy Hoyt nominated for Solo Artist of the Year and Rebecca Lappa who is nominated for Young Performer of the Year.
Download the nominees by province here: bit.ly/CFMA2015nomineebyprovince
Download all nominees by category here: bit.ly/CFMA2015nomineesbycategory
A quick look at the nominated artists by province and territory:
British Columbia: 16 nominations, 12 artists
Alberta: 4 nominations, 4 artists
Saskatchewan: 1 nomination, 1 artist
Manitoba: 4 nominations, 6 artists
Ontario: 33 nominations, 25 artists
Quebec: 14 nominations, 12 artists
Nova Scotia: 7 nominations, 4 artists
Newfoundland: 11 nominations, 5 artists
Prince Edward Island: 3 nominations, 1 artist
Yukon: 1 nomination, 1 artist
Northwest Territories: 1 nomination, 1 artist
Nunavut: 2 nominations, 1 artist
The 2015 CFMA weekend is being held in the vibrant city of Edmonton. It begins on November 6th and runs through to November 8th, culminating in the bilingual gala awards presentation at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton. The gala event on November 8 is hosted by musicians Connie Kaldor and Benoit Bourque (La Bottine Souriante). Tickets for the gala are $48 (plus administrative fee of $2). Thursday and Friday evening showcase events are $25 per evening. Full purchase links are available at folkawards.ca.
The complete list of nominees and categories are below.
Shining the spotlight on up and coming talent (those eligible must be under 19 at the time of the recording), this year’s Young Performer of the Year nominees include:
Robbie Bankes – Through February Snow
Coastline – Coastline
Rebecca Lappa – Tattered Rose
Mira Meikle – MIRA
Benjamin Dakota Rogers – Strong Man’s Address to the Circus Crowd
The New/Emerging Artist of the Year nominees include:
Crooked Brothers – Thank You I’m Sorry
Fortunate Ones – The Bliss
The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer – A Real Fine Mess
The River And The Road – Headlights
The Young Novelists – made us strangers
Celebrating innovation in creating new folk sounds, The Oliver Schroer Pushing The Boundaries Award category puts a spotlight on:
Kevin Breit – Ernesto and Delilah
The Jerry Cans– Aakuluk
The Shoeless – The Shoeless
Dana Sipos – Roll Up the Night Sky
Whitehorse – Leave No Bridge Unburned
Songwriting is a key component of folk music. This year’s English Songwriter of the Year nominees are:
Catherine Allan and Andrew James O’Brien for The Bliss (Fortunate Ones)
Jon Brooks for The Smiling And Beautiful Countryside (Jon Brooks)
Amelia Curran for They Promised You Mercy (Amelia Curran)
Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland for Leave No Bridge Unburned (Whitehorse)
Jenn Grant for Compostela (Jenn Grant)
The French Songwriter of the Year nominees are:
Jocelyne Baribeau for Entre toi et moi (Jocelyne Baribeau)
Louis-Jean Cormier for Les grandes artères (Louis-Jean Cormier)
Benoit Pinette for Panorama (Tire le Coyote)
Dany Placard for Santa Maria (Dany Placard)
Geneviève Toupin for Willows (Willows)
The Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year nominees are:
Miranda Currie for Up In The Air (Miranda Currie)
The Jerry Cans for Aakuluk (The Jerry Cans)
Raven Kanatakta and ShoShona Kish for For The Light (Digging Roots)
Buffy Sainte-Marie for Power In The Blood (Buffy Sainte-Marie)
Laura Vinson and Free Spirit for Warrior (Laura Vinson and Free Spirit)
World Group of the Year:
Ayrad – Ayrad
Alex Cuba – Healer
Lemon Bucket Orkestra – Moorka
Monsoon – Mandala
Ventanas– Arrelumbre
World Solo Artist of the Year:
Kiran Ahluwalia – Sanata: Stillness
Jean-François Bélanger – Les vents orfèvres
Elage – Diame
Emmanuel Jal – The Key
Wagner Petrilli – Confissão
Traditional Album of the Year:
Matthew Byrne – Hearts & Heroes
Le Vent du Nord – Têtu
Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy – ONE
Pharis & Jason Romero – A Wanderer I’ll Stay
Jayme Stone – Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project
Traditional Singer of the Year:
Michael Jerome Browne – Sliding Delta
Matthew Byrne – Hearts & Heroes
Tamar Ilana for Arrelumbre by Ventanas
Annie Lou – Tried and True
Pharis Romero for A Wanderer I’ll Stay by Pharis and Jason Romero
Contemporary Album of the Year:
Jon Brooks – The Smiling And Beautiful Countryside
Jenn Grant – Compostela
Catherine MacLellan – The Raven’s Sun
The Once – Departures
Gabrielle Papillon – The Tempest of Old
Contemporary Singer of the Year:
Amelia Curran – They Promised You Mercy
Peter Katz – We Are The Reckoning
Sarah MacDougall – Grand Canyon
Catherine MacLellan – The Raven’s Sun
Jory Nash – The Many Hats of Jory Nash
Instrumental Group of the Year:
Coastline – Coastline
Shane Cook and Jake Charron – Head to Head
Lemon Bucket Orkestra – Moorka
Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy – ONE
Monsoon – Mandala
Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year:
Jean-François Bélanger – Les vents orfèvres
Adrianna Ciccone – The Back of Winter
Nick Hornbuckle – 12×2(+/-1)
Patti Kusturok – Milestone
Wendy MacIsaac – Off The Floor
Vocal Group of the Year:
Fortunate Ones – The Bliss
Good Lovelies – Burn The Plan
The Lucky Sisters – So Lucky
Pharis & Jason Romero – A Wanderer I’ll Stay
The Young Novelists – made us strangers
Ensemble of the Year:
Big Little Lions – A Little Frayed, A Little Torn
The Once – Departures
Jayme Stone – Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project
The Sweet Lowdown – Chasing The Sun
Whitehorse – Leave No Bridge Unburned
Solo Artist of the Year:
Michael Jerome Browne – Sliding Delta
Amelia Curran – They Promised You Mercy
Lizzy Hoyt – New Lady on the Prairie
Catherine MacLellan – The Raven’s Sun
Oh Susanna – Namedropper
Children’s Album of the Year:
Ginalina – Forest Friends’ Nature Club Album
Henri Godon – La vie rêvée!
Hilary Grist – Tomorrow is a Chance to Start Over
Stella Swanson – I’m Not a Bunny
The Swinging Belles – More Sheep, Less Sleep
Producer of the Year:
Daniel Ledwell for Compostela (Jenn Grant)
Jory Nash, Chris Stringer for The Many Hats of Jory Nash (Jory Nash)
Les Cooper for Burn The Plan (Good Lovelies)
Murray Pulver, Dave Zeglinski, Steve Bell for Pilgrimage (Steve Bell)
Pharis & Jason Romero, David Travers-Smith for A Wanderer I’ll Stay (Pharis & Jason Romero)
This year’s Unsung Hero award recipient is Ottawa’s Arthur McGregor. Arthur’s tireless efforts in the Ottawa music scene ensured the support for the appreciation of folk music in his community for many years. This special category award will also be handed out on November 8, 2015 at the CFMA gala event at the Citadel Theatre.
Canadian Music Week is pleased to welcome the appointment of Rick Fenton as the Vice President of Business Development.
“With over 30 years of experience in varying capacities across the country, I have no doubt in my mind that Rick’s extensive background will be an incredible asset to our team,” says CMW President Neill Dixon. “We couldn’t be more happy to have him on board.”
Rick will assume his new position on October 1st, 2015. For six years Rick served as the Executive Director of the Western Canadian Music Alliance and the BreakOut West Festival, Conference and the Western Canadian Music Awards. Most recently, he has served as the Executive Director of MusicOntario (Ontario’s music industry association) in Toronto and looks forward to his new role.
“I’m excited to be working with the CMW team and all of our partners that help to make this organization truly the best event of its kind anywhere!”
For over 30 years Rick Fenton has made his living in the Music Industry. Starting out as a musician in the late 70’s, he landed at the CBC in 1981 where he was a network music producer in Calgary, Toronto, and Edmonton. In 2001 he took on the position of Artistic Director of the Winnipeg Folk Festival. After four seasons at the festival he started his own company and produced television shows and live events for the Olympics, JunoFest, the Queen’s visit, Premier’s Conference, NAB, and more. Rick was also a consultant for CanWest, helping develop events and television programs as well as creating and fulfilling partnerships to support a wide range of national initiatives.
Now in its 34th year, Canadian Music Week is recognized as one of the premier entertainment events in North America focusing on the business of music. The Canadian Music Week festival spans 10 nights of performances, with 1,000 showcasing bands at more than 60 live music venues in downtown Toronto. All convention functions take place at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen Street W. Toronto.
