Chat w 2x 2018 CCMA nominee Lindsay Ell on Red Carpet

Thursday August 20th, 2018

Some of the big 2018 Canadian Country Music Awards https://www.ccma.org/  were handed out Sunday September 9th, 2018. The event took place at Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre.  Those winner included Show host Shania Twain waling away with 4 Top Selling album of the Year-Now Top Selling Album of the Year-Now,The Generation Award and Fan Choice Award.  Album of the Year went to Jess Moskaluke-Past the Past,Group of the Year went to Washboard Union, Male Artist of the Year -Dallas Smith, Meghan Patrick won Female Artist of the Year for a 2nd year in a row,  Sirius XM Rising Star-The Reklaws, Single of the Year went to James Barker Band-Chills and Terri Clark was inducted into the 2018 CCMA Hall of Fame.  Earlier in the evening Rudy Blair Entertainment Media rudyblairmedia.com  was on the red carpet to Chat with Lindsay Ell  www.lindsayell.com/  who was nominated for Female Artist of the Year and Album of the Year – The Project.  

Chat w Andrew Hyatt (winner of Top of the Country music competition) at the 2018 CCMAs

Thursday September 20th, 2018

Some of the big 2018 Canadian Country Music Awards  https://www.ccma.org/   were handed out Sunday September 9th, 2018. The event took place at Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre.  Those winner included Show host Shania Twain waling away with 4 Top Selling album of the Year-Now Top Selling Album of the Year-Now,The Generation Award and Fan Choice Award.  Album of the Year went to Jess Moskaluke-Past the Past,Group of the Year went to Washboard Union, Male Artist of the Year -Dallas Smith, Meghan Patrick won Female Artist of the Year for a 2nd year in a row,  Sirius XM Rising Star-The Reklaws, Single of the Year went to James Barker Band-Chills and Terri Clark was inducted into the 2018 CCMA Hall of Fame.  Earlier in the evening Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com  was on the red carpet to Chat with Andrew Hyatt   https://www.andrewhyattmusic.com/   who just won the SiriusXM Canada   ttps://www.siriusxm.ca/  Top of the Country music competition in partnership with the Canadian Country Music Association   https://www.ccma.org/ .

Chat w Sarayu Blue and Paul Adelstein on new series “I Feel Bad” on Global TV

Wednesday September 19th, 2018

“Enough of the perfect people who have everything, show us a show about us” and “it’s fun to play a roll I can relate too and  really relate to being average or below average “ are just some of the quotes that Actress Sarayu R. Blue describes her new comedy sitcom I Feel Bad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0Vg5dpyno8&t=42s  .  I Feel Bad follows the life of a women trying to live a certain standard of life while juggling being a mom,wife,daughter and career woman.  Sarayu and Actor Paul Adelstein(who plays her husband) stopped by in Toronto over the summer to promote the new show. What also makes this sitcom different from others is it celebrates diversity within the family structure as  Sarayu’s background is South Asian, while her husband is Caucasian.  Sarayu says presenting an interracial  relationship on televisions shows how modern something like that is today.  She also told me the main character originally was not written as South Asian ,but the network wanted her to star in it and had no problem in making the family interracial.  She adds  that would not have happened two years ago.  But Paul reminded us that this is still and edgy funny different but relatable kind of comedy  for example, when he discovers his wife had a sex dream about someone else the only thing she can say back to him is…”sorry”.    I Feel Bad debates tonight (Wednesday, September 19, 2018) at 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on Global Television (Special preview back to back) https://www.globaltv.com/  . 

 

Chat w Child Country Artist Mason Ramsey at the 2018 CCMAs Press Room

Tuesday September 18th, 2018

Some of the big 2018 Canadian Country Music Awards https://www.ccma.org/   were handed out Sunday September 9th, 2018. The event took place at Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre.  Those winner included Show host Shania Twain waling away with 4 Top Selling album of the Year-Now Top Selling Album of the Year-Now,The Generation Award and Fan Choice Award.  Album of the Year went to Jess Moskaluke-Past the Past,Group of the Year went to Washboard Union, Male Artist of the Year -Dallas Smith, Meghan Patrick won Female Artist of the Year for a 2nd year in a row,  Sirius XM Rising Star-The Reklaws, Single of the Year went to James Barker Band-Chills and Terri Clark was inducted into the 2018 CCMA Hall of Fame.   Rudy Blair Entertainment Media rudyblairmedia.com    was in the Press Room to Chat with child Country artist Mason Ramsey masonramseyofficial.com/  (best known for his internet fame fame from a viral video of him yodeling Hank Williams’ “Lovesick Blues” in a Walmart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOZT-UpRA2Y ) about his upcoming album (Ramsey was signed to Big Loud Records in 2018. He has charted with his debut single “Famous”) . 

Chaty w Actor London Brown of Ballers at the CFC Annual BBQ Fundraiser (2018 TIFF)

Tuesday September 18th, 2018

One of the big events that take place during the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival https://www.tiff.net/   was the  2018 CFC Annual BBQ Fundraiser www.cfccreates.com/  (Sunday, September 9th, 2018) .    Not only was the CFC celebrating it’s 30th anniversary but also their new  five year partnership with Netflix in supporting Canadian talent.  Many stars and supporters were at the annual event including Actor/Comedian London Brown www.iamlondonbrown.com/ best known for the HBO series Ballers  https://www.hbo.com/ballers  staring Dwayne  The Rock Johnson.  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com Chats with London about his acting career,  working with The Rock on Ballers, how he gives back to the community and an upcoming book.   

(Ballers 2×05 Promo “Most Guys” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tauoPxMehg )

Chat w Jeremy Dutcher on 2018 Polaris Music Prize winning album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa

Tuesday September 18th, 2018

The 2018 Polaris Music Prize https://polarismusicprize.ca/  was handed out last night (Monday September 17th, 2018) at The Carlu in Toronto. The PMP is an award for the best Canadian album of the year and it’s chosen by music critics. The winner receives 50 thousand dollars and the runner ups 3 thousand dollars each.  Past winners include Arcade Fire, Feist and Buffy Sainte-Marie.  This years top 10 short list nominees included Alvvays-Antisocialites, Daniel Caesar-Freudian, Hubert Lenoir-Darlène, Jean-Michel Blais-Dans ma main, Partner-In Search Of Lost Time, Pierre Kwenders-MAKANDA at the End of Space, the Beginning of Time, Snotty Nose Rez Kids-The Average Savage, U.S. Girls-In A Poem Unlimited and Weaves-Wide Open.  This years winner was Jeremy Dutcher (Wolastoq First Nation)  https://jeremydutcher.com/   for his album  Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa (Jeremy Dutcher (LIVE) | Polaris Music Prize Gala 2018  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FKXcScqGIw )  Rudy Blair  Entertainment Media rudyblairmedia.com was at the press conference after the winner was announced.  

Chat w Michelle Wright at the 2018 CCMAs red carpet

Sunday September 16th, 2018

Some of the big 2018 Canadian Country Music Awards https://www.ccma.org/  were handed out Sunday September 9th, 2018. The event took place at Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre.  Those winner included Show host Shania Twain waling away with 4 Top Selling album of the Year-Now Top Selling Album of the Year-Now,The Generation Award and Fan Choice Award.  Album of the Year went to Jess Moskaluke-Past the Past,Group of the Year went to Washboard Union, Male Artist of the Year -Dallas Smith, Meghan Patrick won Female Artist of the Year for a 2nd year in a row,  Sirius XM Rising Star-The Reklaws, Single of the Year went to James Barker Band-Chills and Terri Clark was inducted into the 2018 CCMA Hall of Fame.  Earlier in the evening Rudy Blair Entertainment Media rudyblairmedia.com        was on the red carpet to Chat with Michelle Wright  www.michelle-wright.com/  about the event, Terri Clarks Hall of Fame induction and the next Canadian Country Music generation.   

Chat w Actor Demetrius Grosse and Director Alfons Adetuyi on the film Love Jacked (TIFF 2018

Sunday September 16th, 2018

One of the big events that take place during the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival https://www.tiff.net/  was the  2018 CFC Annual BBQ Fundraiser www.cfccreates.com/ (Sunday, September 9th, 2018) .    Not only was the CFC celebrating it’s 30th anniversary but also their new  five year partnership with Netflix in supporting Canadian talent.  Many Canadian stars and supporters were at the annual event including some of the stars of the romantic comedy Love Jacked https://lovejackedthefilm.com  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI8nfT5RaO4 . Rudy Blair Entertainment Media rudyblairmedia.com Chats with one of the Actors of the film Demetrius Grosse https://twitter.com/demetriusgrosse?lang=en  and Director Alfons Adetuyi nnercityfilms.com/about/team/   .

Chat w Actor Scott Cleland star of 2018 TIFF film Firecrakers

Sunday September 16th, 2018

(This Interview is also on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/rudy-blair/chat-w-actor-scott-cleland )

The 2018 Toronto International Film Festival https://www.tiff.net/  ran from September 6th-16th 2018 .  Over 334 films  were seen during the 10 day festival and many of them are Canadian films.  One of those films  was the movie about how a friendship, freedom  and future of two small town friends is threatened after one has a traumatic event happen to her.  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media rudyblairmedia.com  Chats with Ottawa Actor Scott Cleland  http://ottawa.amtimanagement.com/talent/scott-cleland  about his starring roll in the TIFF film Firecrakers  https://www.tiff.net/tiff/firecrackers/  .

Chat w LJ on Canada’s largest self-automated golf driving range iRange Toronto

Sunday September 16th, 2018

Golf season is slowly coming to an end but if you’re still making time to get on the golf course and still wording on your golf swing then one of the best facilities to attend in the GTA is iRange Toronto  http://irangetoronto.com (7855 Finch Ave West, Brampton, ON) .  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com Chats with iRange Toronto  Manager LJ about the course, how they can help you with your swing and that they have the largest fully automated, tech enabled golf driving range in Canada.