Sunday night, the 43rd Annual American Music Awards were handed out at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. Host Jennifer Lopez kicked off the star-studded night of music with a electrifying performance, hinting at what’s to come from her upcoming Las Vegas residency, singing a ballard version of “Waiting for Tonight” before an all-out dance to…
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2015 Western Canadian Music Awards – Winners
This past weekend, for the first time Rifflandia Festival and Breakout West Conference combined for a weekend of music in Victoria. Part of the Breakout West Conference was the Western Canadian Music Awards, hosted by CBC’s Grant Lawrence from the McPherson Playhouse on Sunday, September 20th. Presented to music artists from the 4 Western…
67th Primetime Emmy Awards – Winners
Sunday night, a sure sign of fall, the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, took place in Hollywood. Hosted by SNL and Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Andy Samberg from the Microsoft Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, the awards paid tribute to the 2014-15 television season and serves as a kick off to the new season of shows starting…
Break Out West 2015 line-up launched
Tuesday morning, Break Out West debuted a multi-genre line-up of up and coming Western Canadian talents to grace the stages at the 2015 Festival in Victoria. Running in conjunction with Rifflandia Festival, Break Out West Festival and Conference takes place September 17-20, 2015 at venues throughout the Garden City. Weekend Rifflandia Festival wristbands include all…
Polaris Music Prize 2015 Long List
Last week, the Polaris Music Prize announced the 2015 long list at an event at The Carleton club in Halifax. The non-profit Polaris Music Prize organization annually celebrates and rewards the creativity and diversity of all recorded Canadian music regardless of sales or genre. From this years 197 eligible titles, the Polaris jury of 196…
69th Annual Tony Awards Winners
Sunday night, the Great White Way gathers to present the 69th Annual Tony Awards, celebrating Broadway’s biggest season ever with record ticket sales, and number of new shows opening. Hosted by Kristen Chenoweth and Alan Cumming, the duo kept the proceedings moving with cheeky, witty banter, often over-the-top costume sight gags and of course, song and…
DOXA Closing Night
The 2015 DOXA Documentary Film Festival wrapped up on Sunday with closing night film “Iris” preceded by the 2015 festival awards. The 2015 Jurors choose the following films in the four categories; Nigel Moore Award for Youth Programming: Victoria Lean for “After The Last River” DOXA Short Documentary Award: Dan Popa for “Island & Flight”…