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By my math, a grand total of eight Canadian artists were nominated for Grammy Awards in 2020. And while some are already mainstays on the Grammy circuit—looking at you, Drake and Bublé—the 62nd annual Grammy Awards will see up-and-coming Canuck artists like Jessie Reyez (receiving her first-ever nomination) and Daniel Caesar (defending his 2019 Best […]

Free Nationals, best known as Anderson .Paak’s backing band, have released their long-awaited debut album. The self-titled project was announced in early 2018 during an interview with Triple J, and was expected to arrive sometime before 2019. It wasn’t until last month when the band—consisting of guitarist Jose Rios, keyboardist Ron Tnava Avant, bassist Kelsey […]

More than two years post-presidency, Barack Obama has remained a major cultural influencer. Case in point? The impact of his newly released 2019 summer playlist. Last month, the 44th president took to social media to unveil the 44 songs he and Michelle Obama have had in rotation throughout the season. The list was a mix of […]

It’s no secret that Common is one of entertainment’s busiest men. The multi-hyphenate has had his hands in everything from film and TV to video games and book publishing to political activism. But despite his ever-growing list of projects, Common hasn’t lost his love for music. On Thursday, the Chicago rapper released his 12th studio […]

It’s been a wild couple of years for Daniel Caesar. The Toronto artist made a huge splash in 2017 with the release of his debut album Freudian. The project was both a commercial and critical success, earning Caesar his very first Grammy (Best R&B Performance for “Best Part” featuring H.E.R.). On Wednesday, the rapper/singer announced […]

Dave Chappelle referred to Daniel Caesar, who was in the same room, as “very gay” on John Mayer’s Instagram Live show Current Mood. “Huh? Oh, I’m sorry, did I say that out loud? I’m just kidding,” Chappelle said after a stunned Mayer uttered “What?” under his breath.  Chappelle tried to inject some levity into the room with some humor about […]