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ABBA ‘The Singles – The First Fifty Years’ Out October 25 as Four-Vinyl Set and Double-CD

The 50th anniversary of ABBA’s victory in the Eurovision Song Contest on April 6th 1974 has been thoroughly celebrated all over the world – not just the triumph with ‘Waterloo’, but the group’s amazing accomplishments and their position as one of the world’s major pop bands. And the celebrations aren’t over yet! In October 2024, Polar Music International will issue a magnificent box set of ABBA’s single A-sides: The Singles – The First Fifty Years. The compilation brings together, for the first time, not only every ABBA single issued by Polar up until 1982 but also the singles released in conjunction with 2021’s Voyage album.

Building on ABBA’s classic double album The Singles – The First Ten Years, originally issued in 1982, this new box set expands the concept by bringing the story bang up to date, featuring every ABBA single released 1972–2022. Available as a four-vinyl disc set and a double-CD, The Singles – The First Fifty Years is a journey through some of the best pop music ever recorded. From the group’s 1972 debut single ‘People Need Love’ to the Voyage album’s ‘No Doubt About It’ in 2022, the 38-track box set features masterpieces such as ‘SOS’, ‘Mamma Mia’, ‘Fernando’, ‘Dancing Queen’, ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You’, ‘Take A Chance On Me’, ‘Chiquitita’, ‘Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)’, ‘The Winner Takes It All’, ‘Super Trouper’, ‘One Of Us’, ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’ and all of ABBA’s other big hits.

To make the story more complete, The Singles – The First Fifty Years features four additional tracks not issued as Polar Music A-sides, but which were singles in some countries back in the day: ‘Hasta Mañana’, ‘Angeleyes’ (a double A-side with ‘Voulez-Vous’ in some countries), ‘Lay All Your Love On Me’ and ‘When All Is Said And Done’. The package also comes with an illustrated booklet with linernotes by Carl Magnus Palm.

The Singles – The First Fifty Years is the ultimate celebration of ABBA’s pop music genius!

Disc 1 – Side A
People Need Love
He Is Your Brother
Ring Ring
Love Isn’t Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
Waterloo
Honey Honey

Disc 1 – Side B
Hasta Manana
So Long
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
SOS
Mamma Mia
Fernando

Disc 2 – Side A
Dancing Queen
Money, Money, Money
Knowing Me, Knowing You
The Name Of The Game
Take A Chance On Me

Disc 2 – Side B
Eagle
Summer Night City
Chiquitita
Does Your Mother Know

Disc 3 – Side A
Voulez-Vous
Angeleyes
Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)
I Have A Dream

Disc 3 – Side B
The Winner Takes it All
Super Trouper
Lay All Your Love On Me
One Of Us

Disc 4 – Side A
Head Over Heels
When All Is Said And Done
The Day Before You Came
Under Attack

Disc 4 – Side B
I Still Have Faith In You
Don’t Shut Me Down
Just A Notion
Little Things
No Doubt About It

Noah Kahan to Release Canadian Exclusive 7-Inch Vinyl for “Northern Attitude” on November 8

Noah Kahan is releasing a Canadian-exclusive 7-inch vinyl single of his hit song “Northern Attitude” as a tribute to Canadian fans on November 8th. The limited-edition vinyl (4,000 copies) will include the original version plus a B-side of the song with Hozier. Two versions will be available: a direct-to-consumer Ruby Red Vinyl and a Retail Black Ice Vinyl available via Mercury Records/Republic Records/Universal Music Canada.

Noah Kahan’s Stick Season and We’ll All Be Here Forever tours have been a remarkable success, reflecting his deep connection to Canada. With the album achieving 4x platinum certification and its title track reaching diamond status, his popularity continues to soar.
Noah grew up in Strafford, Vermont close to the Canadian border. His bond with the country is reflected in his sold-out arena shows, which surpassed 155,000 tickets across Canada, from Vancouver to Prince Edward Island including 3 sold-out nights in Toronto at Scotiabank Arena.

“Nobody understands Northern Attitude like our true northern neighbours. Canada I hope you enjoy this new vinyl!” said Kahan.

GRAMMY nominated Vermont singer & songwriter Noah Kahan has exploded from his New England roots into the global mainstream. At the core of his music are vulnerable lyrics and an unfiltered yet relatable honesty, as the critically acclaimed artist pens songs straight from the heart and cracks jokes with his signature, self-deprecating sense of humor. Throughout his career, Kahan has become globally renowned for his singular mix of Folk, Americana, and Rock, landing more than seven billion streams and a 4x Platinum Certification for his hit single “Stick Season.” His widely adored Double Platinum-Certified album Stick Season and its breakthrough single are inspired by his hometown of Strafford, Vermont and earliest musical inspirations and songwriting heroes—from Paul Simon to Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)—conveying a vivid representation of what he loves, fears, and struggles with most passionately. He followed up the album’s massive global success with his sold-out “Stick Season Tour” and two extended versions of the record—Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever) and Stick Season (Forever), which both surpassed sales of the original and featured new singles “Dial Drunk” and “Forever,” as well as collaborations with the likes of Post Malone, Kacey Musgraves, Brandi Carlile, Hozier, Gregory Alan Isakov, Gracie Abrams, Sam Fender, and Lizzy McAlpine. Kahan’s latest “We’ll All Be Here Forever World Tour” saw him performing in sold-out stadiums and arenas around the globe, including two sold-out nights at Boston’s iconic Fenway Park. The shows were livestreamed to benefit his mental health initiative The Busyhead Project, which has raised over $2.5 million dollars to date to expand access to mental healthcare and fight the stigma around mental health. His live album, Live From Fenway Park, was released following the career-defining shows as the final installment of the Stick Season chapter.

Lindsay Ell Channels Pain Into Power on New EP love myself Out Today

Platinum-selling singer, songwriter and musician Lindsay Ell releases her most personal and inspired music to date with her eagerly awaited EP, love myself, out today via Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company.

The first project that Lindsay Ell has co-produced, love myself marks an artistic evolution in her sound and an awakening in her songwriting. Recorded in Brooklyn with producer Doug Schadt (Maggie Rogers), love myself is a collection of emotive alt-pop songs that cut deep with their vulnerability.

“This project is all about me coming back to myself and finding ways to love who I am,” shares Ell. “I’m now able to look in the mirror and accept everything I’ve been through, everything that has made me the woman I show up as today, and, for the first time in a very, very long time, I am so proud to be her.”

“This project feels so liberating and so free, like I’m finally connecting head and heart,” shared Ell in an exclusive interview with People ahead of the release. Lauded for her songwriting, Ell explores themes of the human condition throughout the EP such as self-doubt, negative self-talk, resilience, and healing. “I’ve finally reached the point where I have been able to turn my pain into power – not letting it define who I am, but letting it fuel what I want to do and inspire the mark I want to make on the world,” she shares. Through the lens of Lindsay Ell’s personal experiences, love myself expresses universal emotions and creates a sense of connection.

love myself is the newest chapter in Lindsay Ell’s decade-long career that boasts three #1 hit songs, a Platinum-certified single, and over 400 million streams. Ell is a CCMA Award winner with nominations from the CMA Awards, ACM Awards, CMT Awards, JUNO Awards, and over 20 CCMA Award nominations.

A generational talent, Ell has always felt at home on stage. Beginning her touring career at age 10, Lindsay Ell has brought her electric live performance style to audiences across the US, Canada, Europe, and the UK with both her headlining tours and alongside artists such as Keith Urban, OneRepublic, and Maren Morris. Over the past year, Lindsay Ell has proudly assumed the role of lead guitarist on her childhood hero Shania Twain’s “Come on Over” international tour and Las Vegas residency which continues into 2025.

2025 will also see Lindsay Ell return for her fourth consecutive season as the exuberantly warm-hearted host of Canada’s highest-rated reality program Canada’s Got Talent, which has earned her two consecutive Canadian Screen Award nominations.

In addition to her multi-faceted talent, Lindsay Ell’s philanthropy and advocacy have earned her prestigious recognition in both Canada and the US. Last month, she received the CCMA’s Music Humanitarian Award in recognition of her work with her Make You Movement charitable fund, and was a guest speaker and panelist at the Clinton Global Initiative’s 2024 Annual Meeting in New York City where she shared her story of recovery from an eating disorder. The Calgary-born, Nashville-based super talent has bravely brought her resilient outlook to the forefront with one mission: to empower and advocate for others.

love myself Tracklisting:

  1. story i tell myself
  2. the hard way
  3. pain tolerance
  4. what did i do?
  5. love myself

 

Lady Gaga Releases “Disease,” First Single From Her Forthcoming Album, Due February 2025

13-time Grammy Award-winner Lady Gaga today released “DISEASE,” the first single from her forthcoming album (affectionately dubbed LG7), due Spring 2025.  Stream/download “DISEASE” HERE.  Watch the accompanying lyric video HERE.

Marking her highly anticipated return to pop, LG7 will follow the release of Harlequin, a concept album that serves as a companion piece to the film Joker: Folie à Deux.  Harlequin—which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Jazz chart and in the top 20 on the Billboard 200—was praised by critics including ROLLING STONE, who described it as “[a] luxuriant album of jazzy swing, mostly standards, right in her sweet spot,” while THE NEW YORK TIMES remarked that “Gaga can, of course, nail a theatrical tune like this in her sleep, but she brings a fresh energy to ‘The Joker’ by giving it a kind of rock operatic arrangement, complete with electric guitar and a punkish growl in her voice,” with USA TODAY calling it “easily one of her finest moments on record,” noting that “it is impossible to hear Harlequin and have nothing but increased respect for the singer/actress.”

Lady Gaga continues to reign on the Billboard Global 200 with her smash hit “Die With a Smile,” which has topped the chart for eight consecutive weeks, making it the longest-running #1 on the Global 200 this year. The song has amassed 1.06 billion all time global streams across DSPs since its release. Currently the #3 most-listened-to artist in the world on Spotify (and one of only five artists in history to reach over 100 million monthly listeners), Lady Gaga’s other 2024 projects include her collaboration with The Rolling Stones on “Sweet Sounds of Heaven” and the concert film GAGA: CHROMATICA BALL, both of which earned critical acclaim upon release.

Brenda Lee’s Iconic “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” Released in Spanish with Help from Soundlabs AI’s MicDrop Technology

Brenda Lee’s iconic holiday hit, “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree,” first recorded 66 years ago, has been released today in Spanish for the first time, thanks to an innovative use of responsibly-trained AI technology.

Last holiday season, “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” was the No. 1 song in the U.S. for three weeks, topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart more than half a century after it was recorded and released in 1958, by the then 13-year-old star.

“Noche Buena y Navidad” was refreshed under the production of acclaimed four-time Latin GRAMMY Award-winning producer, Auero Baqueiro, keeping the original music and background vocals while replacing Lee’s original lead vocals with a newly translated Spanish language vocal, created using a new AI vocal model, derived from her voice that has been fully approved by Lee.

The result is a new version of the familiar and cherished holiday classic that sounds as if 13-year-old Brenda Lee was in the booth, singing it for the first time.

The track’s new vocal was created with the help of SoundLabs AI’s MicDrop, a cutting-edge AI audio plug-in which allows a user to transform their voice into another voice or instrument. In partnership with UMG, SoundLabs is creating official ultra-high fidelity vocal models for artists, using their own voice data for training while giving them full artistic approval and control of the output.

Earlier this year, Universal Music Group (UMG) entered into a groundbreaking strategic partnership with SoundLabs, an innovative new AI technology company founded by GRAMMY-nominated producer, composer, software developer, and electronic artist BT.

“Noche Buena y Navidad” is the first collaboration with a UMG artist to be released and marks the first time that a music company has used ethically trained AI to release a new language version of a classic song, created responsibly with the artist’s involvement and authorization.

“I am so blown away by this new Spanish version of ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree,’ which was created with the help of AI,” says Brenda Lee. “Throughout my career, I performed and recorded many songs in different languages, but I never recorded ‘Rockin’’ in Spanish, which I would have loved to do. To have this out now is pretty incredible and I’m happy to introduce the song to fans in a new way.”

“We are thrilled to work with Brenda Lee to making ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’ the first classic song translated responsibly into another language with the power of AI, says UMe President & CEO, Bruce Resnikoff. “We are also very excited about the possibilities of this emerging technology and look forward to harnessing its capabilities to introduce new material created by and approved by our artists.”

“The minute you hear Brenda Lee’s iconic voice on ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’ you know it’s the official start of Christmas,” says UMG Nashville Chair & CEO, Cindy Mabe. “The global hits has touched people all over the world and kept this young 13-year-old spirit of Christmas captured in a time capsule. We are all so excited for this new Spanish version created with the help of AI from that legendary voice and approved by Brenda Lee herself to help celebrate this enduring, timeless classic.”

This past summer, UMe, the global catalog division of UMG, proposed the idea of creating “Noche Buena y Navidad” to Lee for release for the holidays. As the legendary Rock and Roll and Country Music Hall of Famer enjoyed singing her songs in different languages throughout her illustrious seven-decade career, including French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish, Lee provisionally approved the request. She approved its release upon hearing it and marveling at how authentic it sounds.

The process was much more involved than one might realize and featured a team of accomplished music professionals from across the spectrum to bring the idea to life. Four-time Latin GRAMMY-winning producer and songwriter, Auero Baqueiro, was enlisted to help produce “Noche Buena y Navidad.” His first step was to adapt the lyrics from English to Spanish, making sure to capture the essence of the original but also ensuring that the lyrics, phonetics and rhyming structure felt natural to the Spanish language. Leyla Hoyle, a Chilean born, LA-based Latin vocalist was then brought in to sing the vocals in Spanish while mimicking Lee’s unique vocal patterns – matching pitch, tone breaths and phrasings of the original recording.

Next, Baqueiro delivered the Spanish vocal stem to SoundLabs, who was provided hours of isolated vocal stems from Lee’s UMG archives to create a unique bespoke AI vocal model based on her voice, including the original version of “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree,” which was recorded when she was 13 years old. Hoyle’s Spanish vocal was then put through the “Brenda Lee” vocal AI model (built leveraging the MicDrop technology), which modified the Spanish vocal to sound like Lee’s voice. Lastly, Baqueiro mixed the AI-created Spanish vocal back into the original music bed.

The result is the new Spanish version “Noche Buena y Navidad,” which harnesses the creative capabilities of ethical AI and demonstrates how AI can be used to expand the horizons of artistry while being respectful of artists and used with their full authorization.

“This project was a tremendously exciting showcase for MicDrop, our real-time voice-to-voice plugin,” says SoundLabs founder, BT. “Training a model based on the 13-year-old Brenda Lee, using original masters, was both a rewarding challenge and a creative breakthrough. We’re thrilled with how this technology breathes new life into a beloved Christmas classic, blending innovation with tradition in a truly human way.”

SoundLabs’ goals is to place powerful new compositional tools at artists’ fingertips, while supporting proper management of their intellectual property. SoundLabs was founded with a foundational respect for intellectual property rights and is focused on helping artists retain creative control over their data and models.

UMG supports bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress to protect individuals’ voice and visual likeness from unauthorized computer-generated recreations, using generative AI and other technologies, like deepfakes and voice/image clones. The bill, known as the “NO FAKES Act” (S. 4875 in the Senate and H.R. 9551 in the U.S. House of Representatives) has overwhelming support from a broad swath across the creative community. Recently, Brenda Lee joined hundreds of artists, songwriters, and other creators supporting the legislation in an open letter published by the Human Artistry Campaign, the global organization backing Responsible AI. More information is available at www.humanartistrycampaign.com/nofakesact

Brenda Lee signed with the legendary Decca Records label before her 12th birthday and went on to record such landmark hits as “Sweet Nothin’s,” “All Alone Am I,” “Break It To Me Gently” and “I’m Sorry.” Though she had success in multiple genres including rockabilly, pop and rock, Lee found her home in country music. Lee’s best-loved hit, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” celebrated its 65th anniversary last year and continues to top the charts year after year. Not only has Lee sold more than 100 million albums globally, throughout her career she shared stages and earned the respect of the world’s most revered performers. The Beatles opened for her and the lads from Liverpool became good friends with the Southern belle from Atlanta, and Elvis Presley and Lee made their Grand Ole Opry debut on the same night. Lee had nine consecutive top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits from 1960 to 1962 and set a record for a female solo artist that was unequaled until over two decades later. Lee churned out country hits such as “Sunday Sunrise” and “Big Four Poster Bed” and continued to have country hits into the 80s, including “I Love Her So,” a duet with George Jones. Lee was the first woman inducted into both the Rock and Roll and Country Music Hall of Fames and she is a recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement award. Her hit song “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” was certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA and reached 1 billion streams on Spotify. In November 2023, “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time ever, 65 years after the song’s debut, and was at the top spot for three weeks. By hitting the No.1 spot, Lee broke several records, many of which were held by Mariah Carey and “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” whom Lee beat out for the top. Lee claims just the third holiday No. 1 ever on the Hot 100. “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” is also Lee’s third No. 1. She now holds the record for the longest gap between an artist’s first and most recent week at No.1 on the Hot 100, as her first No.1 was her single “I’m Sorry” in 1960. Lee and “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” now also hold the record for the longest climb to the top of the Hot 100, as the Johnny Marks-written hit was released 65 years ago, when Lee was just 13 years old. Now, at 79-years-old, Lee is also the oldest woman to top the Hot 100, surpassing previous record-holders Cher (“Believe,” age 52) and Carey (“All I Want for Christmas is You,” age 53).

5 Surprising Facts About Radiohead’s ‘Kid A’

Released in 2000, Radiohead’s Kid A has become a touchstone of modern music, not only for its ambitious sound but also for its surprising twists and innovations, a must-listen of an album and one of the greatest critically acclaimed records of all time. Here are five lesser-known facts about this genre-bending album still making waves for musicians and critics:

1. Origins in Burnout and Breakthroughs
After OK Computer, lead singer Thom Yorke experienced intense burnout, leading to a period of writer’s block and disillusionment with rock music. Yorke retreated to Cornwall, immersing himself in electronic music, which influenced Kid A‘s shift toward electronic and experimental sounds. This detachment from the traditional songwriting process fueled the album’s unique ambiance and Yorke’s abstract, impersonal lyrics.

2. Recording in a Tent Tour Across Europe
In a bold move to disconnect from corporate influence, Radiohead embarked on a European tour in a custom-built tent, free of logos and branding. The tent shows provided a raw experience for fans, presenting the new material live while dodging mainstream promotional avenues. This approach, combined with minimal interviews and no singles, created a mysterious aura around the album’s release.

3. Early Internet Promotion Pioneers
Rejecting traditional promotion like sending out advance copies to media, Radiohead embraced the internet in a groundbreaking way, sharing animated “blips” and teasers online. This avant-garde marketing strategy was a first for a major band and set a precedent for digital album rollouts. Although unconventional at the time, these online visuals helped Kid A capture the curiosity of a global audience, nearly 20 years before YouTube Shorts.

4. Hidden Meaning in the Artwork
Yorke and longtime collaborator Stanley Donwood created the album’s chilling artwork, inspired by the Kosovo War. The stark, jagged mountains in the cover art represent a looming sense of apocalypse, fueled by environmental concerns and societal unrest. The blood-red swimming pool on the spine symbolizes state-sanctioned violence and was inspired by Alan Moore’s graphic novel Brought to Light, underscoring the album’s dark themes.

5. An Influential “Anti-Rock” Statement
With its unusual instruments, like the ondes Martenot and synthesizers, and a heavy use of electronic effects, Kid A diverged from rock conventions. The album’s structure challenged fans’ expectations by omitting choruses and traditional song formats, even testing the band’s relationships. The bold experimental move divided listeners but ultimately won praise, with Kid A being hailed as one of the most influential albums of the 2000s.

In its break from convention, Kid A helped redefine what a rock album could be, blending genres and reshaping the music landscape. These lesser-known aspects of the album’s creation reveal just how radical Radiohead’s approach was at the turn of the millennium – the perfect album for the start of the new century.

The Dos for Future Real Estate License Applicants Taking Real Estate Classes

By Mitch Rice

The fundamental knowledge and abilities needed to pass the real estate license exam and launch a lucrative real estate career are taught in real estate classes. Knowing the dos, however, is essential to getting the most out of these programs and improving your learning process. We will examine a brief guide on the dos of real estate classes for licensing candidates in this article.

Select the Appropriate Course Format for Real Estate Classes 

When choosing in-person or online classes for real estate, consider your learning style and schedule. The online real estate class can be perfect for you if you are at ease with self-paced study. But if you learn best when you interact with people directly, think about taking real estate classes in person, where you can interact with classmates and teachers and ask questions. Selecting the appropriate course format offers several advantages that are critical to your long-term performance. Among the advantages are improved learning efficiency, cost-effectiveness, flexibility and convenience, motivation and engagement, improved information retention, and enhanced access to resources. Making the correct course format a priority is crucial if you want to lay hold of all these advantages. To find the ideal course format for you, you can look at this website.

Engage in Active Participation in Real Estate Classes

Whether enrolled in real estate agent schooling near me or real estate license school near me, it is imperative that you actively participate in class lectures and discussions with other future applicants. Ask questions, participate in conversations, and do not be afraid to ask for clarification on subjects that are difficult for you. This is due to the fact that active involvement offers long-term advantages that extend beyond the course material and simply earning your license. These advantages include, among other things, greater knowledge and retention, prompt answers to questions, better test preparation, the growth of critical thinking abilities, networking opportunities, and increased self-assurance in practical applications.

Make Thorough Notes

The secret to thriving in real estate classes is taking comprehensive notes. It facilitates improved retention, rapid exam preparation, a deeper comprehension of difficult subjects, enhanced study efficiency and organization, and a stronger basis for practical applications. But there are methods for taking thorough and efficient notes in real estate programs online as well as offline. Organizing your digital workspace, selecting the appropriate note-taking tool, employing a systematic note-taking technique, actively listening and summarizing important points, and underlining and marking important topics are all methods to use when attending online classes. By putting these tactics into practice, licensing candidates create the conditions for exceptional results in practical applications.

Final Conclusions

For every professional in the sector to succeed, real estate classes are vital. However, going into your studies with purpose and a plan is key if you want to do well in your real estate program and earn your license. License candidates lay the groundwork for a smooth and prosperous real estate career by carefully implementing the dos discussed in this article. 

Data and information are provided for informational purposes only, and are not intended for investment or other purposes.

Shawn Mendes: For Friends and Family Only (A Live Concert Film) in Cinemas November 14

Tickets are on sale now for Shawn Mendes: For Friends And Family Only (A Live Concert Film) coming to select cinemas worldwide on November 14 only.

Shawn Mendes: For Friends And Family Only (A Live Concert Film) is a one-night-only concert film event celebrating the debut of Shawn’s highly anticipated new album, Shawn. Available exclusively in cinemas, the film features a heartfelt performance of the self-titled album in its entirety – for the very first time. Filmed at the historic Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, NY, Shawn treats the audience to more than just a concert as he shares personal stories and the inspiration behind each track from the album, giving fans an intimate look at the creative journey that shaped the music. The cinema events will provide an unforgettable opportunity to experience Shawn in a completely unique way before its official release date.

Inspired by Shawn’s travels and experiences over the past two years, Shawn is his most musically intimate and lyrically vulnerable album to date, guiding listeners through a profound self-dialogue with each song. Pre-order it HERE. Shawn’s latest singles, “Nobody Knows”, “Why Why Why” and “Isn’t That Enough” from the upcoming are all available now. Listen HERE.

GRAMMY-nominated & multi-platinum singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes was born in Toronto, ON and has released 4 acclaimed studio albums, with his 5th studio album Shawn due out in the Fall of 2024. His most recent album Wonder debuted as #1 on the Billboard 200 Chart and in multiple worldwide markets, marking Shawn’s fourth straight #1 album. In 2019 Shawn was nominated for a GRAMMY for “Best Pop Duo/Group Performance” for “Señorita,” his hit single with Camila Cabello.

In 2018 he released his self-titled platinum album, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 Chart as well as multiple worldwide markets. The album became one of the top best-selling album debuts of 2018 and made Shawn the third youngest solo artist to ever have three consecutive #1 albums. Shawn was also nominated in two categories for the 61st annual GRAMMY® Awards for his tracks from the album, including “Song of the Year” for “In My Blood” and “Best Pop Vocal Album” for SHAWN MENDES. The same year Shawn debuted his 3x platinum single, “If I Can’t Have You,” at #1 on iTunes and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. With “Señorita” at #1 and “If I Can’t Have You” at #2, Shawn is the first male solo artist ever to simultaneously hold the #1 and #2 place on the Top 40 chart. On his last world tour, he sold out his first ever stadium show in minutes at Rogers Centre in his hometown of Toronto.

In April 2017, Shawn released his 6x platinum hit “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back.” The track scored Shawn his second #1 single at Top 40 radio and on Billboard’s Pop Songs chart, joining his 8x platinum single “Stitches.” Shawn has over 62 billion global streams and 13 billion video views. He topped Billboard’s “21 Under 21” in 2017 and 2018 and has been featured on Forbes “30 Under 30,” Spotify’s “25 Under 25,” and Time Magazine’s “Time 100 Most Influential”. In 2018, ROI Influencer Media recognized Shawn as the #1 Most Influential Artist and #1 Most Influential Teen across all social media platforms.

In 2019 Shawn launched The Shawn Mendes Foundation, which seeks to inspire Shawn’s audience, the youth generation of today—to learn about those causes that they are passionate about and help empower them to use the voice they have to bring change to the world by taking action & giving back. As part of its ongoing mission, the Foundation provides resources and support to amplify the voices, messages, and platforms of young leaders driving positive change.

Shawn Mendes Performing “Shawn” the Album Live
October 14 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
October 18 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
October 22 – Los Angeles, CA – The Ford
October 24 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
Oct 28 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Nov 13 – Berlin, DE – Tempodrom
Nov 25 – Toronto, CA – Massey Hall

That Time Andy Warhol Appeared AT A WWF Event In 1985

In a memorable and unexpected moment in pop culture history, legendary wrestling interviewer Mean Gene Okerlund interviewed iconic artist Andy Warhol during the 1985 WrestleMania I event at Madison Square Garden. Warhol, known for his groundbreaking work in visual art and pop culture, was an unlikely but intriguing figure in the world of professional wrestling and people still can’t believe this actually happened.

The Terry Bradshaw Show to Score a Touchdown at the Avalon Theatre this April

No flags down on any plays here! Legendary NFL Hall of Fame inductee and entertainer Terry Bradshaw to bring The Terry Bradshaw Show to the Avalon Theatre on April 13, 2025.  The showtime is 7:00pm. Tickets go on sale Friday, November 15 at 10:00am EST through ticketmaster.ca.

“From his time as one of the most prolific quarterbacks in history to his Emmy Award-winning broadcasting, Terry Bradshaw has such an incredible energy that he brings to everything he has done,” says Cathy Price, Vice President of Marketing at Niagara Casinos. “His charm and humour are entertaining, and we are thrilled to welcome the show to the Avalon Theatre.”

One of the only NFL players with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Terry Bradshaw is a four-time Super Bowl champion, two-time Super Bowl MVP and an inductee in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. A multi-Emmy Award winning broadcaster and Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductee, the former quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers joined FOX NFL Sunday as co-host and analyst with the show’s inception in 1994. Bradshaw is also a popular actor who has starred in the box office hits Failure to Launch, Father Figures and Robots, television appearances including The Masked Singer, Better Late Than Never and two seasons starring alongside his family in E! Entertainment’s hit reality show, The Bradshaw Bunch. The multi-faceted entertainer is also a New York Times best-selling author, gospel/country singer, the star of his own stage production, The Terry Bradshaw Show, a motivational speaker and a successful entrepreneur.

Tickets for The Terry Bradshaw Show go on sale Friday, November 15 at 10:00am EST.

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