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Pop culture reporter at The Canadian Press - music/streaming/social media. contributor. ➤david.friend@thecanadianpress.com

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    Jan 30

    Explore the sounds of this year's Juno nominees on our Spotify playlist. Contenders in many of the categories will be added over the coming weeks as we head towards weekend on March 14-15. Take a listen & follow for updates:

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    . talks about being cheated on, learning to drive, getting high and secret sexual fantasies. Spend 10 minutes with her "Lil Bit of Buddle" which is nominated at the for comedy album of the year.

    Explore the sounds of this year's Juno nominees on our Spotify playlist. Contenders in many of the categories will be added over the coming weeks as we head towards weekend on March 14-15. Take a listen & follow for updates:
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  3. 8 hours ago

    . talks about being cheated on, learning to drive, getting high and secret sexual fantasies. Spend 10 minutes with her "Lil Bit of Buddle" which is nominated at the for comedy album of the year.

    Explore the sounds of this year's Juno nominees on our Spotify playlist. Contenders in many of the categories will be added over the coming weeks as we head towards weekend on March 14-15. Take a listen & follow for updates:
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  4. 9 hours ago

    "Invisible Man" materializes with $29 million opening weekend at the North American box office on a $7-million budget. Anime series spinoff “My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising” slips into fourth place with $6.3 million. (Variety)

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    Feb 29

    This is the only way Canadians can process any type of information

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  6. 24 hours ago

    Spend 10 minutes with Monty Scott () as he reflects on stealing shopping carts, cottage cheese, curling and dealing with kids. His stand-up recording "The Abyss Stares Back" is nominated at the for comedy album of the year.

    Explore the sounds of this year's Juno nominees on our Spotify playlist. Contenders in many of the categories will be added over the coming weeks as we head towards weekend on March 14-15. Take a listen & follow for updates:
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  7. Feb 28

    Toronto comic tackles Greyhound buses, sleep apnea, being single and dick pics on his Juno-nominated "Straight White Fail," up for comedy album of the year. Spend 10 minutes with Campbell on our Spotify playlist. (Language warning!)

    Explore the sounds of this year's Juno nominees on our Spotify playlist. Contenders in many of the categories will be added over the coming weeks as we head towards weekend on March 14-15. Take a listen & follow for updates:
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  8. Feb 28

    "He didn't want to stop being creative and I think that's why I find myself here too" Gord Sinclair says he senses creative parallels between himself and his late Tragically Hip bandmate Gord Downie. My story on Sinclair's debut solo album "Taxi Dancers":

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    Feb 27

    A star is born, indeed: Nanaimo, B.C. teen Lauren Spencer-Smith, who went viral online last year singing a song from 'A Star is Born,' will appear on 'American Idol' on Sunday

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    Feb 27

    Green Day postpones Asian tour due to coronavirus concerns. New Order has also put its dates in Japan "on hold." (Spin)

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  11. Feb 27

    Green Day postpones Asian tour due to coronavirus concerns. New Order has also put its dates in Japan "on hold." (Spin)

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  12. Feb 27

    . sings about Canada's historic abuse of Indigenous communities, and she'll bring her stories to the stage on the broadcast. "Acākosīk" is also nominated for adult alternative album. Hear "The Unforgotten," with Tanya , on the playlist.

    Explore the sounds of this year's Juno nominees on our Spotify playlist. Contenders in many of the categories will be added over the coming weeks as we head towards weekend on March 14-15. Take a listen & follow for updates:
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  13. Feb 27

    BTS cancels Korea concerts due to coronavirus (Variety)

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  14. Feb 27

    For the record, he called himself a reluctant solo artist during my interview too, so it appears that was his warm-up quote. 😂

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  15. Feb 27

    Gord Sinclair: I got your reluctance right heeeeaaaaaaaaaa

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  16. Feb 27

    I forgot to turn off Nickelback last year while writing a story about a Chad Kroeger meme, and here we are with Spotify telling me I'm "one of their top 2% fans." What Do Those Spotify "Top Fans" Messages Mean? NYTimes story by :

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  17. Feb 27

    A coming-of-age story gets an offbeat comedic twist with “I Am Not Okay With This," a new Netflix series with a superpower spin featuring two young stars of Stephen King’s “It” films. What's worth streaming in February:

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  18. Feb 25

    Half Moon Run will also be performing at the Juno Gala Dinner on March 14 where the majority of the awards are handed out. It streams online.

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  19. Feb 25

    Montreal-based rockers picked up their first Juno nomination for breakthrough act in 2016. Now they up for another in the adult alternative album category for "A Blemish in the Great Light." Hear their track "Favourite Boy":

    Explore the sounds of this year's Juno nominees on our Spotify playlist. Contenders in many of the categories will be added over the coming weeks as we head towards weekend on March 14-15. Take a listen & follow for updates:
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  20. Feb 25

    I finally understand TikTok.

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    don’t let your journalist friend see this
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  21. Feb 25

    Dallas Green of will perform with fellow nominee Alexandra Streliski at the big show. Hear "Difficult Love" from "A Pill For Loneliness," which is up for adult alternative album.

    Explore the sounds of this year's Juno nominees on our Spotify playlist. Contenders in many of the categories will be added over the coming weeks as we head towards weekend on March 14-15. Take a listen & follow for updates:
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