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Friday, August 19, 2022

Olivia Rodrigo To Induct Alanis Morissette Into Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame

Pop superstar Olivia Rodrigo will induct Alanis Morissette into the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame.

The induction by Rodrigo will mark the first time she will reunite with Morissette since the pair surprised concert fans in L.A. with a duet of "You Oughta Know" last May. Rodrigo has credited Morissette for inspiring and shaping her songwriting craft.

The induction ceremony will be held during the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala on September 24 at Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario.

JUNO-winning artist for Songwriter of the Year Alessia Cara and JP Saxe, best known for his 5x platinum smash hit "If the World Was Ending," will also be performing alongside previously announced artist Ruby Waters in the Morissette tribute.

Marie-Mai will host the Gala broadcast by SiriusXM.

Tickets to the event are available through Massey Hall.

(Photo: Erica Hernandez)

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Carly Rae Jepsen Shares Video For New Single 'Beach House'

Canadian pop star Carly Rae Jepsen recently released a video for her newest single, "Beach House."

The Taylor Fauntleroy-directed video, which was filmed at a beach in Malibu, California, depicts the unpredictability of app-based dating.

Jaspen's close friends and collaborators make cameos in the visual. They include bassist Bobby Wooten, tour manager Tony Marino, vocalist Sophi Bair, songwriter Ben Romans, producer Cole Marsden Greif-Neil, and Jaspen's friends Jimmy Loweree, Jenna Lightner, Kirsti Schrodder and Darwin Vanko.

The "Beach House" track and the previously released single "Western Wind" will be featured on Jepsen's new album, The Loneliest Time, which is scheduled to arrive on October 21 via 604/Schoolboy/Interscope Records.

(Photo: Jasmine Safaeian)

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Taylor Swift, Ashley Gorley To Be Honored At Nashville Songwriter Awards

The Nashville Songwriters Association International has revealed that Taylor Swift and Ashley Gorley will be their Decade honorees.

Swift will be honored as the "Songwriter-Artist of the Decade" and Gorley as the "Songwriter of the Decade" during the 5th annual Nashville Songwriter Awards to be held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on September 20.

Jordan Davis, Little Big Town, Luke Combs, Parmalee, and Alana Springsteen will join previously announced performers set to take the stage to honor their favorite writers and award-winners.

Decade award winners are determined by their cumulative songwriting success between the designated years (2010-2019), where points are given by calculating the percentage of songwriting credit in a Nashville-associated song and tracking each song's performance on a week to week basis in the Top 20 of the Billboard Country Airplay Chart, Billboard Pop Songs Chart, Billboard Christian Airplay Chart or Billboard Rock Airplay Chart.

"A great songwriter can have you see and feel them. But, a truly gifted songwriter's songwriter will have you see, feel and smell those roses in the window. That's Taylor," said Keith Urban.

Chart-topping songwriter Ashley Gorley has earned the title of NSAI's "Songwriter of the Year" five times in the past.

"I have so much respect for Ashley Gorley. His talent as a songwriter is obvious, but his work ethic combined with that talent is truly inspirational. He's one of the hardest working and most passionate people in town and truly deserves this honor," said Thomas Rhett.

(Photo: Beth Garrabrant)

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