Richie Assaly

1 month ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Richie Assaly

Founded in 2006 by Shawn Creamer, Maggie Ruhl and Jennifer Haslett, the tiny, no-frills basement bar quickly became a cornerstone of Toronto’s indie music scene — an occasionally rowdy, never pretentious space where amateur artists and fans mingled and collaborated with some of the city’s most successful acts, including Blue Rodeo, Gord Downie, Kathleen Edwards, Broken Social Scene, Barenaked Ladies and Ron Sexsmith.

1 month ago | thespec.com | Richie Assaly

At a pretrial conference held in New York on Tuesday, a judge denied UMG’s motion to delay discovery, which means the formal legal process for gathering evidence can now begin. That process is likely to include deposing key executives and requesting document production, according to a statement shared with the Star by Drake’s legal team. “Now it’s time to see what UMG was so desperately trying to hide,” Michael Gottlieb, Drake’s lead attorney, said in the statement.

1 month ago | thekit.ca | Richie Assaly |Leanne Delap

The 2025 Juno Awards, hosted by Canadian crooner Michael Bublé, took place at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Sunday night. “I’m a hometown kid who never left,” Bublé said during his opening monologue, kicking off a ceremony that featured plenty more Canadian patriotism, as well as exciting performances, musical diversity and big wins—Toronto band The Beaches took home the Group of The Year award. Here are the best moments from the Junos.

1 month ago | thespec.com | Richie Assaly

The 2025 Juno Awards, hosted by Canadian crooner Michael Bublé, took place at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Sunday night. The ceremony featured plenty of excitement, musical diversity and of course, many moments of Canadian patriotism. Here are the best moments from the ceremony for those who missed it. 1.

1 month ago | thespec.com | Richie Assaly

Janiece Campbell set her budget at $300. That seemed like a reasonable price to see Kendrick Lamar at Rogers Centre in Toronto this summer, but Campbell had no idea how much her concert ticket would actually cost. She knew the final value would be determined by the controversial “dynamic pricing” model: when prices are jacked up by a sudden rush of fans trying to buy tickets at the same time.