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Welcome to Season FOUR of Encore! By 2007, Avril Lavigne was Canada’s Undisputed Pop-Punk Queen. The 22- Year old Avril was two wildly successful albums deep into a career that seemingly knew no bounds. Her Debut, the influential ‘Let Go’ had i
Lady Gaga is more than your average pop star. From the early modest days of sewing her own costumes and singing about disco sticks, she has continually reinvented herself along the way to become one of the planet’s biggest stars of both music a
Quickly - don’t think too hard - but is there a more immediately recognizable Rock riff of the last 25 years than The White Stripes’ Seven Nation Army? Not so much a song owned by a band anymore, and more of a tour-de-force piece of performanc
Like Madonna, Bono, Prince and Beyoncé before her, Adele is one of the great mononymous superstars of our time. Adele Adkins was born on May 5, 1988 in Tottenham, a working class town in northern London known best for its football club, Tottenh
As I’m sure you’re mostly aware of already - the lyrical content of Amy Winehouse's breakthrough single ‘Rehab’ is very much a true story. Working with up-and-coming producer Mark Ronson in New York city, Amy inspired the entire production of
Did you hear the one about the three sons of a preacher who one day decided to start a rock band with their cousin and somehow sell millions of albums, win some Grammys and have one of the biggest crossover rock songs in recent memory? No? Well
There’s quite simply nothing more fascinating in pop music than the ‘sleeper hit’. I can only imagine how a band or artist feels when they introduce themselves to the world to little to no fanfare… then have to swallow their pride, keep on plug
Amy Lee and LZZY Hale sit down with our team for Encore to discuss the impact of Evanescence's 'Bring Me To Life' 20+ Years later, what it did for Rock Music, and why the 'rap' part of the song has become a blessing in disguise! Listen to the S
When Maroon 5 came up with their smash hit “Moves Like Jagger,” they knew Jagger was a name that would resonate with listeners. And in 2011, Maroon 5 definitely knew what their fans wanted to hear. But it wasn’t always that way. Have you ever h
It isn’t easy to shed a boyband or girl group image. Over the years, plenty of artists have tried and failed to hit the heights of superstardom that they have seen in a group setting. In many ways; the bigger the group, the more of an uphill b
She is both the Queen of Pop and the Queen of Reinvention. She is the most successful female solo artist of all-time with more than 300 million records sold. In one word, she is Madonna. It is safe to say that without Madonna we wouldn’t have
Welcome to Season 3 of Encore! When the Landmark Las Vegas sphere opened up in September of 2023, with its $2.3 Billion dollar price tag, its 300 tons of steel, 16K resolution screens, 1,600 speakers and 4D machines capable of pumping in wind,
There was no artist bigger than Mariah Carey in the 1990s. She was the Artist of the Decade, according to Billboard, the World Music Awards’ Female Artist of the Millennium, and the owner of 15 number one singles in the ‘90s alone. And that d
You've likely heard the news by now; Canadian Pop-Punk Icons SUM 41 are embarking on their final world tour, releasing their final album, and hanging up the Vans and Studded belts forever. That’s right, Ajax, Ontario’s finest are calling it qu
Did you ever catch Bieber Fever? The first reported cases of this communicable disease began popping up in 2009, throughout Canada, or maybe it was the United States. It was hard to tell considering the fever was spread via performance videos o
It might be hard to think of Rihanna as anything other than the multi-hyphenate superstar that she is today. At time of recording, fans have been waiting for more than eight years for a proper new RiRi album, with 2016’s ANTI being the last fu
It’s hard to remember a time when Drake wasn’t the biggest rapper in the world. He is Canada’s most successful AND influential artist of the 21st century. As both a rapper and a singer he has pretty much single-handedly put our country on the m
Usher was born to entertain. It might be hard to believe, but this year marks the 30th Anniversary of his debut album! Usher was discovered at the age of 13 on television by famed record exec, L.A. Reid, who wasted no time signing him to his La
When it comes to the origin cities of hip hop stars over the last 20 plus years - it's safe to say St. Louis, Missouri is not the first to come to mind. But St. Louis, Missouri is the home of at least one rap superstar that had the world of mus
The United Kingdom and Ireland has a long, rich history of creating boy bands that have taken the British isles, and often the world by storm. From the early ‘British Invasion’ and the aptly named ‘Beatlemania’ brought on by the Beatles in the
Since the turn of the millennium, Nelly Furtado has been cementing her legacy as one of Canada’s most successful pop stars. The Victoria, BC native went from unknown newcomer to overnight sensation in 2000 with the release of her debut single,
By early 2004, Britney Spears had FIRMLY established herself at the pinnacle of pop Music. Britney had already claimed the title of being the best selling teenage artist of all time thanks to the successes of her albums Baby One More Time and
Hey Everyone, this week on Encore: The Stories Behind the Songs You Love we've got a special episode from our sister podcast Behind The Christmas Hits all about Taylor Swift's Holiday Hit 'Christmas Tree Farm'! You can check out all four season
Katy Perry is one of the biggest names in pop music today. Her albums have sold in the millions and she’s had numerous number one singles, including five consecutive songs that topped the Billboard Hot 100 from her 2010 album, Teenage Dream, a
As the ‘90s came to an end, rock music was in a very aggressive state. Bands like Deftones, Korn and Limp Bizkit were reaching the Billboard charts with their loud, angry and often rapped vocals, leading the way for a new breed of heavy music t
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