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Polaris People For The Week Of June 22 (Joel Plaskett! Drake!)

Joel Plaskett

Joel Plaskett

Ever since the 2012 Polaris Music Prize Long List got announced writing about the “Polaris People” had changed dramatically. This, because there are 40 new acts to talk about.

In the latest edition of my column on the Polaris Music Prize website Drake, A Tribe Called Red, Cannon Bros. and a bunch of others made the news.

To read about it, go here.

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Conor Maynard: British Future Pop Star

Conor Maynard

Conor Maynard

When Sarah covered the recent MuchMusic Video Awards one of the people she spoke to on the red carpet was fast-rising British pop star Conor Maynard.

She found the Pharrell Williams-approved lad quite charming and wrote a story about it for the AOL Music Blog.

You can read about it by clicking here.

 

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This Week In Music History: June 17-23

Elton John

Elton John

My “This Week In Music History” feature went out again this week over at the Spinner.

Elton John made the list because he played a show on short notice for a couple bottles of wine. Chris Brown made the list because he’s a bad human. And Phil Spector made the list because he’s a bad human, too.

To find out more things that made music history, click here.

 

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Faber Drive Talk About Carly Rae Jepsen’s Glee Past

Carly Rae Jepsen and Faber Drive

Carly Rae Jepsen and Faber Drive

“Call Me Maybe” singer Carly Rae Jepsen has a Glee-style dance choir past.

At least that’s what the guys from Faber Drive told Sarah on the red carpet at the MuchMusic Video Awards last week.

They know this how? Because one of them was in the choir with her in high school.

To read the full story, head over to AOL Music Blog and click here.

 

 

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Dragonette Have New Album Coming, Don’t Really Say Much About It

Dragonette

Dragonette

Electro-poppers Dragonette were at the MuchMusic Video Awards last week and Sarah spoke to them on the event’s red carpet.

As it turns out they’ve got a new album almost done, but they’re being kinda coy about the details.

To read the related story over at Spinner, click here.

 

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