Music

Vinyl Wave performs in Sidney at the 2023 Torque Masters Auto Extravaganza. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)

Deep Cove Folk launches project seeking songs about the Saanich Peninsula

The winning songwriter will take home $1,000

 

Taylor Swift arrives at the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Golden Globes fashion: Taylor Swift stuns in shimmery green and Margot Robbie goes full Barbie

Taylor Swift stunned in shimmery acid green custom Gucci at the newfangled…

 

The two-year-old son of Canadian musician David Foster and singer Katharine McPhee is lighting up the internet with his musical talents. (DavidFoster/Instagram)

2-year-old son of B.C.’s David Foster wows with drumming talents in viral video

Young drummer plays alongside a recording of Michael Jackson’s song ‘Rock with You’

 

Celine Dion has announced she is cancelling her “Courage” world tour as she continues to receive treatment for a rare neurological disorder. Dion gestures as she performs at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Sunday, July 31, 2016.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Celine Dion has lost control of her muscles due to illness, says her sister

Celine Dion’s sister says the Grammy Award-winning singer is facing further challenges…

Celine Dion has announced she is cancelling her “Courage” world tour as she continues to receive treatment for a rare neurological disorder. Dion gestures as she performs at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Sunday, July 31, 2016.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Lily Gladstone poses for a portrait on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in New York. Gladstone has been named one of The Associated Press’ Breakthrough Entertainers of 2023. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)

Breaking through: AP names its top 5 breakthrough entertainers of 2023

Gladstone, Rapp, Edebiri, Melton and Bowers are this year’s rising stars

Lily Gladstone poses for a portrait on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in New York. Gladstone has been named one of The Associated Press’ Breakthrough Entertainers of 2023. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)
Mariah Carey performs at the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square, Dec. 31, 2017, in New York. Billboard has posted a list of top seasonal hits since 2010, and Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” has been No. 1 for 57 of the 62 weeks it has run, said Gary Trust, chart director. The Luminate data company said the song peaked at 387 million streams in 2019, the song’s 25th anniversary, although last year it had 353 million. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP, File)
Mariah Carey performs at the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square, Dec. 31, 2017, in New York. Billboard has posted a list of top seasonal hits since 2010, and Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” has been No. 1 for 57 of the 62 weeks it has run, said Gary Trust, chart director. The Luminate data company said the song peaked at 387 million streams in 2019, the song’s 25th anniversary, although last year it had 353 million. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP, File)
Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour” in Nashville, Tenn. on May 5, 2023. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

A ‘Swift’ rise to the top of Victoria’s 2023 Spotify Wrapped

Taylor Swift was the most-listened to artist on Spotify in B.C.’s capital city

Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour” in Nashville, Tenn. on May 5, 2023. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
Krystian Watts, a Ballenas Secondary School graduate, recently co-composed the music for the Vancouver Canucks home opener video. (Press photo)

B.C. composer, hockey fan makes music for Vancouver Canucks intro video

A.I.-themed ‘Protocol V: Activated’ will play at start of all Canucks home games

Krystian Watts, a Ballenas Secondary School graduate, recently co-composed the music for the Vancouver Canucks home opener video. (Press photo)
The Victoria Brain Injury Society hosts music therapy programs twice a week. (Courtesy of the Victoria Brain Injury Society)

‘Music is a happy place’: Victoria therapy helps people with brain injuries heal

The society hosts music therapy programs on Mondays and Thursdays

The Victoria Brain Injury Society hosts music therapy programs twice a week. (Courtesy of the Victoria Brain Injury Society)
Spiritbox has been nominated for a Grammy. (Spiritbox/Facebook)

B.C.-based metal band Spiritbox nominated for a Grammy

Band’s single Jaded was nominated for best metal performance

Spiritbox has been nominated for a Grammy. (Spiritbox/Facebook)
Prince performs at the Forum, Feb. 18, 1985, in Inglewood, Calif. Fans of Prince, who was known nearly as much for his extravagant wardrobe as for his chart-topping hits, will have a chance to bid on some of the late musician’s sartorial splendor in an online auction running through Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Liu Heung Shing, File)
Prince performs at the Forum, Feb. 18, 1985, in Inglewood, Calif. Fans of Prince, who was known nearly as much for his extravagant wardrobe as for his chart-topping hits, will have a chance to bid on some of the late musician’s sartorial splendor in an online auction running through Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Liu Heung Shing, File)
FILE - Yeezy shoes made by Adidas are displayed at Laced Up, a sneaker resale store, in Paramus, N.J., on Oct. 25, 2022. Adidas is releasing a second batch of high-end Yeezy sneakers after cutting ties with rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, as the shoemaker seeks to unload the unsold shoes while donating to groups fighting antisemitism. The online sale, to start Wednesday Aug. 2, 2023 through the Confirmed app, Adidas app and adidas.com, follows an earlier batch of sales in May. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Adidas says it may write off remaining unsold Yeezy shoes after breakup with Ye

Adidas said it might have to write off the remaining 300 million…

FILE - Yeezy shoes made by Adidas are displayed at Laced Up, a sneaker resale store, in Paramus, N.J., on Oct. 25, 2022. Adidas is releasing a second batch of high-end Yeezy sneakers after cutting ties with rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, as the shoemaker seeks to unload the unsold shoes while donating to groups fighting antisemitism. The online sale, to start Wednesday Aug. 2, 2023 through the Confirmed app, Adidas app and adidas.com, follows an earlier batch of sales in May. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Singer Buffy Sainte-Marie smiles as she accepts the Hall of Fame award at the Juno Awards ceremony in Hamilton on Sunday, March 26, 1995. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Scott Gardner

‘Duped’: Indigenous musicians upset over Buffy Sainte-Marie ancestry story

Disappointment among many as doubts raised about singer’s Indigenous heritage claims

Singer Buffy Sainte-Marie smiles as she accepts the Hall of Fame award at the Juno Awards ceremony in Hamilton on Sunday, March 26, 1995. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Scott Gardner
Nanaimo pop-soul artist Buwa recently released his new single It Don’t Matter from his EP Just Call Me Buwa. (Photo submitted)

Vancouver Island pop-soul artist taking forward steps with new music

Buwa releases new single It Don’t Matter from his EP Just Call Me Buwa

Nanaimo pop-soul artist Buwa recently released his new single It Don’t Matter from his EP Just Call Me Buwa. (Photo submitted)
‘1989 TAYLOR’S VERSION’ out now. (Photo Source: taylorswift.com)

From country to pop, 2014 nostalgia to 2023 reality – it’s time for Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’

Taylor Swift’s reimagined “1989” is here, the album that ushered in the…

‘1989 TAYLOR’S VERSION’ out now. (Photo Source: taylorswift.com)
FILE -The Beatles, foreground from left, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr on drums perform on the CBS “Ed Sullivan Show” in New York on Feb. 9, 1964. Sixty years after the onset of Beatlemania and with two of the quartet now dead, artificial intelligence has enabled the release of a “new” Beatles song.“Now And Then,” will be available Thursday, Nov. 2. (AP Photo/File)

The last new Beatles song, ‘Now And Then,’ will be released next week

Sixty years after the onset of Beatlemania and with two of the…

FILE -The Beatles, foreground from left, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr on drums perform on the CBS “Ed Sullivan Show” in New York on Feb. 9, 1964. Sixty years after the onset of Beatlemania and with two of the quartet now dead, artificial intelligence has enabled the release of a “new” Beatles song.“Now And Then,” will be available Thursday, Nov. 2. (AP Photo/File)
Lauren Spencer-Smith released an accompanying music video for her latest single Sad Forever, released Friday, Oct. 13. (Lauren Spencer-Smith/YouTube)

Vancouver Island’s Lauren Spencer-Smith directs first music video

‘Sad Forever’ single released during singer’s world tour

Lauren Spencer-Smith released an accompanying music video for her latest single Sad Forever, released Friday, Oct. 13. (Lauren Spencer-Smith/YouTube)
Jeremy Dutcher is photographed in Toronto on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Jeremy Dutcher worried about getting ‘stuck’ in his archival past before 2nd album

Artist known for recording songs in the language of the Wolastoqiyik people

Jeremy Dutcher is photographed in Toronto on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Willie Thrasher, seen performing on Nanaimo’s Harbourfront Walkway, will be honoured in Kelowna on Saturday, Oct. 14, as the recipient of Western Canadian Music Alliance’s 2023 Heritage Award. (News Bulletin file photo)
Willie Thrasher, seen performing on Nanaimo’s Harbourfront Walkway, will be honoured in Kelowna on Saturday, Oct. 14, as the recipient of Western Canadian Music Alliance’s 2023 Heritage Award. (News Bulletin file photo)
Frank Ludwig with his Canadian Music Hall of Fame statuette at the piano. (Photo by Frank Ludwig)

Walk of Fame induction invitation invisible for Trooper’s elite

Chemainus’ Ludwig among the rock group’s hit-makers snubbed for Toronto event

Frank Ludwig with his Canadian Music Hall of Fame statuette at the piano. (Photo by Frank Ludwig)