Brené Brown’s Animated Lesson That Can Make You A Better Person
You are probably a bit of a blamer – most of us are. But why should we give it up? In this witty sequel to our most watched RSA Short, inspirational thinker Brené Brown considers why we blame others, how it sabotages our relationships, and why we desperately need to move beyond this toxic behaviour.
Rock Band 4 is coming October 6th
It’s been a while since everyone was rocking out on plastic instruments, but Rock Band is about ready for a comeback. It appears that Rock Band 4, the first Rock Band game for this generation of consoles, will be released on October 6th, which is when Amazon lists the game as becoming available for both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. It’s worth noting that retailers are sometimes wrong about release dates, but the timeframe seems right — it’d putRock Band in competition with the new Guitar Hero, which is targeted for this fall and will likely receive a proper release date soon.
Via The Verge
Deezer battles Apple Music by offering 3 months premium for 99p
The biggest talking point in the business right now is Apple Music’s three-month free trial – and how much, if any, compensation will make its way back to publishers, songwriters, artists and labels.
But the world’s existing music streaming leaders aren’t sitting on their hands as we await Apple Music’s arrival on June 30.
First we saw a flurry of activity from Spotify; announcing 20m paying subscribers and taking on $526m of fresh investment in preparation to duke it out with Jimmy Iovine, Eddy Cue et al.
Now Deezer has launched a Europe-wide promotion, offering three-months of premium access to its service for just £0.99 or €0.99.
POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE ANNOUNCES THE 2015 LONG LIST
The 2015 Polaris Music Prize Long List was announced this afternoon in Halifax. Produced in conjunction with Halifax Pop Explosion, the event was held at the city’s legendary club, The Carleton. The event was hosted by Polaris Founder and Executive Director, Steve Jordan. Halifax’s Mayor Savage was on hand to help announce the list of forty titles along with multiple nominee and 2015 Long Lister Luke Doucet of Whitehorse, 2013 Long Lister Old Man Luedecke, and 2010 and 2015 Long Lister Elizabeth Shepherd. Dartmouth’s Joel Plaskett performed “Hard Times” and “For Your Consideration” from his 2015 Long Listed album, The Park Avenue Sobriety Test. The event was live streamed on TFO’s BRBR.
In total, 197 titles made the first ballots of the 196 member jury.
The Short List will be unveiled on July 16 at The Carlu in Toronto, and the Polaris Music Prize Gala will return to The Carlu for the third year on Monday, September 21. Aux.tv will once again stream the gala live.
2015 Polaris Music Prize Long List:
Absolutely Free – Absolutely Free
The Acorn – Vieux Loup
Lydia Ainsworth – Right From Real
Alvvays – Alvvays
Arkells – High Noon
Rich Aucoin – Ephemeral
BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah – Sour Soul
Bahamas – Bahamas Is Afie
The Barr Brothers – Sleeping Operator
Braids – Deep In The Iris
Steph Cameron – Sad-Eyed Lonesome Lady
Caribou – Our Love
Jazz Cartier – Marauding In Paradise
Jennifer Castle – Pink City
Cold Specks – Neuroplasticity
Louis-Jean Cormier – Les grandes artères
Death From Above 1979 – The Physical World
Drake – If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
Frazey Ford – Indian Ocean
Tobias Jesso Jr. – Goon
B.A. Johnston – Shit Sucks
Pierre Kwenders – Le dernier empereur Bantou
Lee Harvey Osmond – Beautiful Scars
Jean Leloup – À Paradis City
METZ – II
Milk & Bone – Little Mourning
Tre Mission – Stigmata
The New Pornographers – Brill Bruisers
Joel Plaskett – The Park Avenue Sobriety Test
Buffy Sainte-Marie – Power In The Blood
Elizabeth Shepherd – The Signal
Siskiyou – Nervous
Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld – Never were the way she was
Various Artists – Native North America (Vol. 1): Aboriginal Folk, Rock and Country, 1966-1985
Viet Cong – Viet Cong
Patrick Watson – Love Songs For Robots
The Weather Station – Loyalty
White Lung – Deep Fantasy
Whitehorse – Leave No Bridge Unburned
Young Guv – Ripe 4 Luv
Listen to all the Polaris Music Prize nominees of the 2015 Long List playlist here.
Music tourists give £3bn boost to UK economy
Foreign music fans visiting the UK for gigs and festivals boosted the economy by £3.1bn in 2014, a report says.
The report by industry body UK Music said foreign visitors spent an average of £751 and helped sustain almost 40,000 full time jobs.
Across the UK 9.5 million people travelled to music events. Researchers also found a 39% rise in the number of overseas tourists travelling to the UK for music over the last four years.
Via BBC
Ed Sheeran surprises fan in West Edmonton Mall singing ‘Thinking Out Loud’
I love it when artists just happen to be around when they hear of singers singing their song, whether it’s on a street corner or a mall. I’m waiting, though, for that singer to say “Yeeeeah…I don’t really like you or this song, but was forced to sing it for the end of my school program. Who are you again?”
This doesn’t happen here. A young Ed Sheeran fan named Sydney Bourbeau was at the mall for a school fundraiser, singing Thinking Out Loud, when she got a surprise duet partner.
Liam Gallagher and Roger Daltrey Duet on ‘My Generation’
Liam Gallagher recalls Roger Daltrey at his most vibrant on Friday night in a supergroup performance of the Who’s “My Generation.” The ex-Oasis frontman took the stage with The Who singer for a two-hour special celebrating the 20th anniversary of the British TV show TFI Friday.
https://youtu.be/Dl3TG1icyjk
Carly Rae Jepsen Announces E*MO*TION Release
Multi-platinum, GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen will release her new album, E·MO·TION via Schoolboy Records/Interscope on August 21 in the USA.
E_mo_tionJepsen has also announced her new single “Run Away With Me” will be out in July with a video to follow soon. On August 21, Jepsen will perform “Run Away With Me,” on The TODAY Show Summer Concert Series on NBC. She has recently performed on Good Morning America, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Saturday Night Live, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and Dancing With The Stars.
E·MO·TION was recorded and produced in Los Angeles, New York, and Stockholm. Jepsen co-wrote the album with with several A-list producers and co-writers, including Sia, Greg Kurstin (Kelly Clarkson “Stronger”), Peter Svensson
(Cardigans, and Ariana Grande “Love Me Harder”), Ariel Rechtshaid (Haim, Madonna, Vampire Weekend, Major Lazer), Mattman & Robin (Tove Lo, Taylor Swift), Carl and Rami (Ariana Grande “One Last Time”), Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend), Devonté Hynes (Blood Orange), Shellback (Maroon 5, Taylor Swift) and more. Check out the album trailer below from MNN.
“I took my time with this album and wanted to make a pop record that had heart to it. I was lucky enough to work with some of my favorite writers and producers and together we made a collection of songs that I couldn’t be more proud of,” says Jepsen.
E·MO·TION is the follow-up to Jepsen’s USA debut album Kiss, which featured her blockbuster break-out hit “Call Me Maybe.” “Call Me Maybe” climbed to No. 1 on the iTunes Singles charts in over 47 countries and has sold over 17 million singles worldwide to date. It earned Jepsen 2012 GRAMMY nominations for Best Pop Solo Performance and Song of the Year. Kiss also spawned the follow-up hit “Good Time,” a duet with Owl City, which has been certified double-platinum. Jepsen spent much of 2014 starring in the Broadway production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, earning rave reviews.
E·MO·TION Tracklisting:
Run Away With Me
Emotion
I Really Like You
Gimmie Love
All That
Boy Problems
Making The Most of The Night
Your Type
Let’s Get Lost
LA Hallucinations
Warm Blood
When I Needed You
