Tuesday January 21st, 2020

(This Interview is also on SoundCloud  https://tinyurl.com/yx8cutge  )

One of the most elegant, prestigious and anticipating  events on the Toronto calendar, TD’S BLACK DIAMOND BALL 2020  https://blackdiamondballto.com  returns Saturday February 29th, 2020 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel  www.fairmont.com/Toronto/RoyalYork‎  .  The black-tie gala is a celebration festivity of  entertainers, business leaders, and community members mixing in  music, dance, food and fashion.     Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com  speaks with event creator and Artistic Director of ArtXperiential Projects  http://www.artxperiential.com/teamm/    Shawn Cuffie  https://www.instagram.com/cuffieshawn/?hl=en   about the five year history of the BDB,  some of the new surprises been introduced this year, who will be this years headlining performer and most important…how to get tickets before it sells out …AGAIN! https://tdblackdiamondball2020.eventbrite.ca  .

(Tank – I Don’t Think You’re Ready  https://tinyurl.com/rr4orfz  )

Wednesday January 29th, 2020

One of the big events to take place in 2019 was Indie Week  http://www.indieweek.com  .  Indie Week is a music festival that took place in Toronto November 13th-17th where over 200 Indie acts from Canada and around the world performed at 25 venues around the city.  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com  was at Revival Bar https://www.revivalbar.com  (783 College St) to interview several of those acts  including  he Swedish Country Rock Pop Duo Bara Jonson and Free https://www.barajonsonfree.com   on taking part with Indie Week, how they came up with “Cropop music”,  music including their single  Hello Newfoundland (feat Tale The Rapper) https://tinyurl.com/uko9qfz    and new releases planned for 2020.

Monday January 27th, 2020

One of the big events to take place in 2019 was Indie Week  http://www.indieweek.com  .  Indie Week is a music festival that took place in Toronto November 13th-17th where over 200 Indie acts from Canada and around the world performed at 25 venues around the city.  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com  was at Revival Bar https://www.revivalbar.com  (783 College St) to interview several of those acts  including  vocalist YOSHIKA and bassist YAMA known as the Japanese  Alternative Pop Duo Free But Sharp Pain   https://www.facebook.com/freebutsharppain/ .  In this interview we used translation app(English/Japanese)to talk about the group taking part in Indie Week, how they met, music including their single  Crocodile Tears https://tinyurl.com/tgs64fc  and plans for 2020.

Monday January 20th, 2020

Today is Martin Luther King Jr Day  https://www.facebook.com/MartinLutherKingJr/  .  It’s a  federal holiday  in the U.S that falls on the third Monday of every January,  honouring  the civil rights leader.  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com  was at the 2017 Canada’s Walk Of Fame https://www.canadaswalkoffame.com   in Toronto to speak with the son of MLK,  Martin Luther King III   https://www.facebook.com/MartinLutherKingIII/  when he was there to help induct  “Viola Desmond” (Civil rights pioneer who became the first Canadian woman to grace the front of the $10 bill) into CWOF  https://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductee/viola-desmond  , about his father’s legacy.

(Martin Luther King’s Last Speech: “I’ve Been To The Mountaintop”   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oehry1JC9Rk  )

Thursday January 23rd, 2020

One of the big events to take place in 2019 was Indie Week  http://www.indieweek.com  .  Indie Week is a music festival that took place in Toronto November 13th-17th where over 200 Indie acts from Canada and around the world performed at 25 venues around the city.  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com  was at Revival Bar https://www.revivalbar.com  (783 College St) to interview several of those acts  including Toronto singer/songwriter Julie Neff  http://julieneff.ca  about taking part in Indie Week her latest album Catharsis featuring the single Pick Up My Pieces  https://tinyurl.com/yx6yo95w  and new music to be released in 2020.  

Friday January 24th, 2020

Today (Friday January 24th, 2020) Arrival Music Group  https://www.arrivalmusicgroup.com/artist-schylerlondon  Canadian Electro Pop/R&B/Soul Recording Artist Schyler London  https://www.facebook.com/schylerlondonmusic/  has released her new single Alive..  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com   speaks with the London Ontario singer/songwriter at the Toronto Hilton https://tinyurl.com/u4gcg3t  about her career, how watching BET influenced her musical journey, who “Charlie” is and how he helped bring her music to the “next level, what her new single Alive is all about and what she thinks of Justin Beiber’s latest release “Yummy”  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EJ3zbKTWQ8  

Wednesday January 22nd, 2020

One of the big events to take place in 2019 was Indie Week  http://www.indieweek.com  .  Indie Week is a music festival that took place in Toronto November 13th-17th where over 200 Indie acts from Canada and around the world performed at 25 venues around the city.  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com  was at Revival Bar https://www.revivalbar.com  (783 College St) to interview several of those acts  including Musician, Poet and Playwright Barry Stagg  https://www.barrystaggmusic.com    about taking part in Indie Week, his long and illustrious career in music, his latest album One Heart At A Time  https://barrystaggmusic.squarespace.com/music   featuring the single Last Train to Cairo  https://tinyurl.com/tnjz6vg  and a new song release for 2020.

Tuesday January 21st, 2020

(Interview is also on SoundCloud  https://tinyurl.com/ue3jhed )

Reggae Juno award winner Humble  https://humblemuzik.hearnow.com  is back on the music charts with a new single.  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com  speaks with the singer/songwriter about his career, his move to Edmonton, his Juno nomination and win, his last two albums, his new single Must Legalize  https://tinyurl.com/wr9rwhu  about the legalization of marijuana and upcoming EP release for 2020.  

Friday January 17th, 2020

(Interview is a also on SoundCloud  https://tinyurl.com/r7qhxfz  )

An annual nation-wide contest where Canada’s undiscovered musicians and bands get their chance to shine and hopefully become the nations next big music act, is once again looking for submissions(from January 14-January 28th, 2020). Rudy Blair Entertainment Media rudyblairmedia.com  speaks with Host, Producer and Broadcaster Grant Lawrence https://tinyurl.com/rh49sl4 about Searchlight 2020(CBC Music)  https://www.cbc.ca/music/events/searchlight  on how this coast to coast talent search has launched the careers of many Canadian artist, the rules ands some of the prizes for the winner including access to recording studios, taking part in Canada’s premiere artist development program: the Allan Slaight JUNO Master Class https://www.junomasterclass.ca  and a trip to the 2021 JUNO Awards in Toronto where the winner will perform at JUNOfest  https://junoawards.ca/event/2020-juno-awards/  .  

Friday January 17th, 2019

Canadian Singer,Songwriter,Actor and Filmaker Will Bowes https://www.willbowes.com is releasing his debut album (Friday January 17th, 2019).  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com  speaks with the multi talented artist at the Toronto Hilton https://tinyurl.com/u4gcg3t  about his new LP “Character”  featuring the singles  The Devil I Know https://tinyurl.com/uxmr66j   , Timeless Love, his roll on the new season of the Netflix series Spinning Out https://tinyurl.com/qnsny9x , why he will be making an appearance at the Sundance Film Festival , will he be at the 2020 Juno Awards and his upcoming free family concert in Toronto. https://www.willbowes.com/live .