Drake Hints He’s Considering a ‘Graceful Exit’ From Music Industry: I Won’t ‘Force Myself to Compete’

Karen Bliss Nickelback’s induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at Monday’s Juno Awards called for a local hero — and who better to introduce the honorees than Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid. “The LeBron of hockey,” as Junos host Simu Liu called the athlete, is currently regarded as the NHL’s best player. In Edmonton, not far from the tiny town of Hanna, Alberta (where a sign welcoming visitors reads, “Proud to be the home of Nickelback”), the rock band is equally respected. To wit: an introduction by Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds in an 11-minute video chronicling their start as a cover band to global rock act with sales of over 50 million albums. “They played a show here a number of years ago and I met them backstage and ended up having a really good time together,” McDavid — who is from Toronto and joined the Oilers in 2015 — tells Variety. “I think there’s always a mutual respect for athletes to musicians and musicians to athletes, and we definitely bonded over that.”

Beloved Canadian series “Life with Derek” has a spinoff movie. Premiering in 2005, the original sitcom followed the shenanigans of teenage step-siblings Derek [Michael Seater] and Casey [Ashley Leggat] as they jockeyed for top-dog status in the blended family. “Life with Derek” aired for four seasons, but with TV revivals all the rage these days, it was only a matter of time before the comedy received a reboot entitled “Life with Luca”. 

Kid approved! Misha Collins wasn’t thrilled about the idea of leaving his family in California to play the iconic Batman villain Harvey Dent/Two-Face in Gotham Knights after more than a decade filming Supernatural in Canada — but his son made it an easy choice.

Guess Who concert.With undeniable hits like “American Woman,” “These Eyes,” “No Sugar Tonight,” “No Time,” “Laughing” and so many more in their catalog, their shows are a surefire good time.And they might be coming to a city near you.The Canadian classic rockers are have 22 remaining concerts as part of their ongoing tour from March through October this year.Along the way, they’ll hit the northeast to play Brookville, NY’s Tilles Center Concert Hall on May 19.Best of all though, some tickets are very cheap.At the time of publication, we found some seats going for as low as $28 before fees on Vivid Seats.Guess who’s getting a good deal?You. That’s who.So, if you want to see The Guess Who live this year, here’s everything you need to know.All prices are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and the cheapest tickets available for all concerts can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

Avril Lavigne had a bit of a Kanye West at the 2009 VMAs moment while on stage at an awards show.The singer was part of the slew of presenters and nominees at the Juno Awards in her home country of Canada – the awards were held in Edmonton – when none other than a topless streaker interrupted her on stage.Shortly after she was awarded the TikTok Juno Fan Choice award and was giving a speech, she was cut off by a topless woman who didn't hesitate to walk up to Avril and wave her hands in the air. The singer has had some tumultuous weeks lately, following her break up from Mod Sun, which you can learn about in the video below.WATCH: Avril Lavigne and Mod Sun splitMORE: How Avril Lavigne's black gothic wedding dress was worlds apart from her first weddingDonning an oversized mini dress paired with knee-high – and sky-high – leather boots, layered with a shiny vinyl coat, the Complicated hitmaker was waving her own hands in the air, holding up her newly earned award, when the streaker upstaged her.The culprit herself was simply wearing bubblegum pink cargo pants, with nothing else, covering her chest with nipple covers.MORE: Newly single Avril Lavigne puts on show-stopping display in knee-high bootsShe appeared to be protesting climate change, and had written over her body phrases such as: "Our clock is ticking," and: "Land back," as well as: "Save the green belt," a policy used for land-use planning in the effort to protect undeveloped, wild, or agricultural land.

Drake has finally officially announced his summer 2023 ‘It’s All A Blur’ tour with 21 Savage.The Toronto-based rapper will play arenas all over North America from June through September.“Ah, man, I can’t wait to see the people, “Drake said in his late 2022 podcast appearance talking about his upcoming nationwide trek.“It’s different when you’re performing, you look out in the crowd, someone locks eyes with you and you can just tell it’s a moment.”Prior to the tour, Drake is scheduled to headline alongside J.

Drake is heading out on tour this summer and the full list of dates and venues has been announced!

In the know? Weeks before news broke of Tom Sandoval‘s affair, Tom Schwartz claimed he was encouraged by his business partner to pursue Raquel Leviss.

Tom Schwartz seemed to exclusively hint towards the drama occurring behind the scenes between himself and his co-stars, Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss, during ET Canada’s interview at the “Vanderpump Rules” season 10 premiere. 

APPOINTMENTSKobalt has promoted Alison Donald to the role of Head Of Global Creative, overseeing the company’s global creative teams and splitting her time between LA and London. CEO Laurent Hubert says that Donald “is not only an accomplished A&R but an incredible leader and mentor to songwriters and A&Rs alike – I am excited to see her step into this role and build upon our award-winning publishing team”.Composer and music supervisor management agency First Artists Management has hired Zoe Hart to work as an agent in its London office, while also promoting Hailey Flame to the same role within its LA team.

Paramount+ has announced the return date for Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head. The second season will premiere with two episodes on Thursday, April 20 in the U.S. and Canada, and in Australia and the U.K. on Friday, April 21, with further international markets to follow.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Spotify is releasing what it calls its biggest app redesign to date — revealing a new “dynamic” mobile interface aimed at providing listeners a more active role in discovering new audio content and giving creators new ways to share their work. The newly redesigned Spotify app will roll out to users worldwide in waves, starting Wednesday (March 8), the company said. It unveiled the new user interface at Stream On, its second event showcasing new features, creator tools and programming. The update is most significant change to Spotify’s mobile app since it debuted more than a decade ago and is about “bringing Spotify to life,” CEO Daniel Ek said at the event.

Lu Kala, a Congolese-Canadian musician, will collaborate with Spotify to co-curate songs for its Equal Canada playlist on March 8 in honor of International Women’s Day.

Kardinal Offishall still remembers a time when nobody wanted to hire him. And he means nobody.

Heather Rae El Moussa is glad former “Selling Sunset” villain Christine Quinn has left the show.

Heather Rae and Tarek El Moussa think they might be done having kids after recently welcoming their newest addition — baby son Tristan.

Bebe Rexha has no interest in dating someone who works in the music industry, and explained why during a recent interview with ET Canada’s Keshia Chanté.

Bebe Rexha is sharing some stomach-turning, behind-the-scenes details of the music video for her and David Guetta’s chart-topping banger “I’m Good (Blue)”.

EXCLUSIVE: Tubi has begun principal photography on dark western thriller The Thicket, based on Joe R. Lansdale’s novel of the same name, starring and produced by Game of Thrones alum Peter Dinklage. Production is underway in Calgary, Canada.

Big Brother Canada is back for season 11 and Us Weekly can exclusively reveal the new crop of houseguests competing for $100,000.