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Nelly Furtado and Timbaland are back in the studio together!

Roy Trakin The son of Canadian country dance instructors “Sheriff Norm” and “Down the Line Sue,” in a way, MNRK Music Group president-CEO Chris Taylor was destined to become one of the most legendary executives in the country’s music history. He his start in the early ‘90s as lead singer for the reggae-ska-funk band One, which signed with Virgin Records while he was still in law school. Opting for the latter as a career, Taylor opened his Toronto-based law firm in ’97 and went on to represent some of the country’s top acts — from Drake and Avril Lavigne to Nelly Furtado and Sum 41 — and launched the influential Last Gang indie label (Metric, Death from Above 1979, Mother Mother, Crystal Castles and more). When he sold the label to Entertainment One in 2016, he also shuttered his legal practice to head the eOne Music Group, which was rebranded MNRK Music Group after parent company Hasbro sold the company to Blackstone in 2021 for a reported $385 million.

Nelly Furtado’s return to music was partially inspired by fellow Canadian, Drake.

Nelly Furtado is back!

It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday — especially when it’s New Music Friday! We’re breaking down this week’s best new tracks to keep on your radar.

Nelly Furtado is getting back in the saddle!

Thania Garcia The Foo Fighters are gearing up for a bustling touring season — their first without drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died tragically in Colombia last year — that kicks off with a date in New Hampshire in the coming week. Taking on the challenge of filling Hawkins’ role, as Variety tipped back in January, will be Josh Freese. Although the name might not seem entirely familiar at first glance, it’s more than likely you’ve either heard and even own a record that has him listed in the credits. Freese joins the group after having played alongside a star-studded lineup for the Hawkins tribute concerts that the Foos put together in London and Los Angeles last fall. He’s also a longtime friend of both Grohl and Hawkins and is a seasoned session act who has performed and toured with rock bands Guns N’ Roses, A Perfect Circle, Puddle of Mudd, Nine Inch Nails, Weezer, Paramore, the Replacements, Sting and the Vandals, to name a few. Freese was most recently drumming for Danny Elfman and the Offspring, with whom he was touring up until last year.

The line-up for this Portola Festival in San Francisco, California has been announced with headliners Skrillex and Eric Prydz presents Holo. The electronic music festival takes place at Pier 80 on September 30 and October 1.

Timbaland has confirmed that his longtime collaborator Justin Timberlake has finished his next album.The two have been collaborating since the late ’90s, across all of the singer’s solo albums. Now in a recent interview with Variety, the Grammy Award-winning producer revealed that he has been helping Timberlake with his next record.“We just finished up and everything sounds great,” said Timbaland.

Those who know Perez well know he LOVES Nelly Furtado! Deeply!

Eric McCormack and helped raise more than $725,000 for education in Haiti at the annual Artists for Peace and Justice Festival Gala held in Toronto on September 11 during TIFF.  MORE: All the highlights from HELLO! Canada and Toronto Life's Hollywood North party during TIFF 2022The Will & Grace star was given the annual Artist for Peace and Justice Award to recognize how much he's given back over the years, which was presented to him by Murdoch Mysteries actor Yannick Bisson and Zoomer Editor-in-Chief and Publisher Suzanne Boyd. Environmentalist Dax Dasilva was also honoured with the Canadian Changemaker Award.

Avril Lavigne got her “Happy Ending” after receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

In partnership with Beyond The ValleyAustralian music festival Beyond The Valley has announced the line-up for the 2022 edition, featuring the likes of Nelly Furtado, Kaytranada, Denzel Curry and more – see the full line-up below.The camping festival in Hesse, Victoria will run for four days at the very end of 2022, kicking off on Wednesday December 28 and wrapping up on New Year’s Day. Joining Furtado – whose set will be an Australian exclusive – Curry and Kaytranada on the line-up are DJ-producers Diplo, Bicep (performing a live set) and Honey Dijon, alongside Aussies Dom Dolla, HAAi and Flight Facilities.Tkay Maidza, Yung Lean, Aitch and Yeat join Curry on the hip-hop front, while Confidence Man, Lime Cordiale, Vera Blue and Kee’ahn are among the bill’s live performers.

Drake is giving a shout-out to a budding artist on Instagram.

The Offspring and crew are okay after one of their touring vehicles caught fire en route to a show in Rimouski, Quebec, on Sunday.

Avril Lavigne met up with a lot of fellow Canadians over the weekend.

We’ve been yearning for new music from Nelly Furtado for a while. She’s busy at work in the studio currently!

Drake contracting covid can release a sigh of relief. The rapper announced Thursday that he tested negative and will be performing with Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne on August 6 at OVO Fest’s Young Money Reunion.Taking to Instagram to share the announcement, Drake wrote, «Negative test…positive outcome…this was the only date available until the fall and because the family is so solid everybody is flying back in to make it happen for you all…SEE YOU SATURDAY…young moulaaa.»A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi)Earlier this week, Drake announced that his set at the October World Weekend scheduled for tonight has been postponed due to him contracting COVID-19. “I am truly devastated to say that I tested positive for Covid and the Young Money Reunion show scheduled for tonight is being rescheduled to the SOONEST date possible,” the Canadian MC wrote on his Instagram Stories.

Zack Sharf Leslie Grace, the star of Warner Bros.’ now-canceled “Batgirl” movie, has issued a statement following the studio’s decision not to release the movie in theaters or on HBO Max. The comic book film would’ve marked Grace’s biggest acting role yet following her breakthrough performance in “In the Heights.” It would’ve also been a rare superhero film headlined by a Latina actor.“Querida familia! On the heels of the recent news about our movie ‘Batgirl,’ I am proud of the love, hard work and intention all of our incredible cast and tireless crew put into this film over 7 months in Scotland,” Grace wrote on Instagram.

Drake has contracted Covid for the second time. The rapper, 35, announced he was being forced to postpone his highly anticipated ‘Young Money Reunion’ show, set to take place on Monday (01. 08.

Drake announced that his set at the October World Weekend scheduled for tonight has been postponed due to him contracting COVID-19. “I am truly devastated to say that I tested positive for Covid and the Young Money Reunion show scheduled for tonight is being rescheduled to the SOONEST date possible,” the Canadian MC wrote on his Instagram Stories.  “I will keep the city posted and share the new date whenever we have it locked.

Thania Garcia Drake has postponed tonight’s Young Money Reunion show, the last installment of his three-day event dubbed “October World Weekend,” which was to be held t Toronto’s History. On Monday (Aug.

Drake has joined Nelly Furtado on stage in Canada for a rendition of ‘I’m Like A Bird’ – check out the moment below.On Thursday (July 28), Drake kicked off his new Toronto-based concert series, October World Weekend, at local venue History.During the set, Drake brought out his fellow Canadian, Nelly Furtado. Together, they performed ‘I’m Like A Bird’ and ‘Promiscuous.’Drake told the audience: “I like to deal with people the right way.

Drake is paying it forward.

Young Stoner Life Records is currently the subject of a sweeping Georgia RICO case, but 2018 signee Strick still proudly reps the brand. The North Carolina emcee has released a new track titled “Nelly Furtado,” and #FreeYSL is inscribed in its Youtube headline.

Every acclaimed producer of intricate, thought-provoking dance music has a pop side. When Floating Points isn’t devoting his time to getting legendary jazz musicians out of retirement, he’s turning tracks by Thundercat and Headie One into monstrous, humid house bangers; Kelly Lee Owens counters her climate crisis-inspired club music with witty collaborations and inspired covers of tracks like Aaliyah’s “More Than A Woman.” And when Kieran Hebden doesn’t want to be Four Tet, he unlocks KH — a cheeky, sample-flipping alias that he used in 2019 to release “Only Human,” an almighty banger that turned Nelly Furtado’s “Afraid” into a shimmering, festival-conquering dance track.

Four Tet‘s Kieran Hebden has shared a new song under his KH moniker – listen to ‘Looking At Your Pager’ below.Hebden has used the moniker sporadically throughout his career, most notably on the Nelly Furtado-sampling 2019 hit ‘Only Human’.‘Looking At Your Pager’ centres around a sample of 3LW’s 2000 single ‘No More (Baby I’ma Do Right)’. Speaking of the track’s genesis and eventual release, Hebden said: “This track was made in the summer last year just before my first festival set in a long time.

Each week, we here at Official Charts compile the best and most exciting releases of New Music Friday, to give you a chance to hear the future hits on the Official Singles and Albums Chart. Let's dive in!

Comebacks. Who doesn't love them? The very best ones are those that seemingly come from nowhere, with a new look, new attitude and a new sound. 

Taron Egerton is showing off a whole new skill and his fans are impressed.

Taron Egerton is showing off his lip-syncing skills!

Fourteen years after its initial release, Nelly Furtado's seminal third album Loose still hits as hard as it did back in 2006, especially so in the dreary perpetuity of November. The lads of Tame Impala agree, and today they're delivering a cover of the track via the BBC Live Lounge.

Tame Impala have delivered a stirring cover of Nelly Furtado‘s 2006 hit ‘Say It Right’ in a special performance for BBC Radio 1.Host Annie Mac confirmed the band’s appearance on the show earlier today (November 12), revealing that Kevin Parker and co.

Nelly Furtado is celebrating her iconic debut album, Whoa, Nelly, in a big way.

We’re gonna make a bold prediction! Within the next three years (and hopefully sooner) Tkay Maidza is going to be a big international star!

Another day, another “Kellyoke” segment with Kelly Clarkson.