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Kelly Clarkson tackles Call Me Maybe in her latest cover

August 21st, 2012

Kelly Clarkson’s at it again! The singer’s been covering songs every night on her tour as per fan requests and she recently tackled the Carly Rae Jepsen hit Call Me Maybe. Admittedly, Clarkson was a bit confused by the song but she covered it anyway. After the song, she thinks aloud, telling the audience: “It [...]

Tags: american idol, Call Me Maybe, canadian idol, Carly Rae Jepsen, cover, kelly clarkson, News
Posted in Blog, Music & Videos, News | Posted by Melody

One Direction covers an Oasis classic on the beach

August 15th, 2012

A video of One Direction covering Oasis’ Wonderwall has surfaced online. This clip, which was shot on the beach, was believed to have been filmed on the set of the band’s video shoot for What Makes You Beautiful though there’s been no confirmation of that. Niall plays the guitar while the rest of the boys [...]

Tags: cover, News, oasis, One Direction, Wonderwall
Posted in Blog, Music & Videos, News | Posted by Melody

Kelly Clarkson channels her inner rapper on Eminem cover

August 13th, 2012

Kelly Clarkson’s been covering a different song pretty much every night on tour right now and we’ve already posted covers of Fun. and Gavin DeGraw, but it’s time for Clarkson to bust out some rapping! The pop star, who was in Eminem’s hometown of Detroit on Friday, whipped out a hoodie and prepared the audience [...]

Tags: cover, eminem, kelly clarkson, lose yourself, News
Posted in Blog, Music & Videos, News | Posted by Melody

Kelly Clarkson covers Gavin DeGraw’s “Not Over You”

August 8th, 2012

Kelly Clarkson apparently leaves a spot in every show she does blank so that she can pull out a surprise each night (smart!). On a recent tour date, the singer, who has covered other bands like Fun.’s We Are Young, decided to cover Gavin DeGraw’s Not Over You. Watch the clip below and let us [...]

Tags: cover, gavin degraw, kelly clarkson, News, not over you, Video
Posted in Blog, Music & Videos, News | Posted by Melody

Gossip Girl’s Penn Badgley channels his inner musician for movie role

August 7th, 2012

Dan Humphrey, the musician! It was announced a while ago that Gossip Girl actor Penn Badgley would be taking on the role of legendary singer Jeff Buckley in an unofficial biopic called Greetings From Tim Buckley, and as all good actors do, Badgley is doing some research for the role. The actor recently played a [...]

Tags: cover, gossip girl, Jeff Buckley, News, Penn Badgley, Video
Posted in Blog, Celebrities & Pop Culture, Gossip Girl, Music & Videos, News, tv | Posted by Melody

A$AP Rocky tries to cover Foster the People’s “Pumped Up Kicks”

August 1st, 2012

When you cover a song, you should know the words, but that’s just not how A$AP Rocky rolls. The rapper recently recorded a live session for BBC Radio 1′s Maida Vale studios in London and decided to attempt a cover of Foster the People’s smash hit, Pumped Up Kicks. Unfortunately, A$AP didn’t know all the [...]

Tags: A$ap Rocky, cover, Foster the People, News, pumped up kicks
Posted in Blog, Music & Videos, News, Osheaga, RapCity, The Wedge | Posted by Melody

Watch Walk Off the Earth cover Maroon 5′s “Payphone”

July 25th, 2012

Walk Off the Earth, who is known for their spot-on (if not better) cover of Gotye’s Somebody That I Used To Know, just released another dynamic cover; this time of Maroon 5′s latest hit, Payphone. In the video, which was all done in one shot, shows the band juggle multiple instruments and a camera in [...]

Tags: cover, maroon 5, payphone, Walk Off The Earth
Posted in Blog, Music & Videos, News | Posted by Melody

Watch Kelly Clarkson cover Fun.’s “We Are Young”

July 23rd, 2012

Looks like Kelly Clarkson is just as big a fan of Fun.’s We Are Young as we are! The singer recently covered the hit single at one of her concerts and put her little spin on it. Naturally, she does the song justice with her incredible pipes and even gets the audience to sing along [...]

Tags: cover, fun, kelly clarkson, News, we are young
Posted in Blog, Music & Videos, News | Posted by Melody

Toronto Tuesdays

July 5th, 2011

There is so much talent in Toronto and we feel it’s a good idea to take a minute (or a post) and pay some homage. It may be something new, something old or something fairly recent but either way it’s certified Toronto. This week we got BADBADNOTGOOD, a jazz fusion band from Toronto. The group [...]

Tags: A Tribe Called Quest, badbadnotgood, cover, EP, goblin, jazz, Waka Flocka Flame
Posted in Blog, News, RapCity | Posted by Emily