Author: Laura Agudelo

During Latin American Heritage Month, three legends of Latin pop music, Ricky Martin, Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias, joined forces for the first time and brought the party to a sold-out show at Scotiabank Arena. The Hispanic trio brought an energetic group of bands and dancers that joined them on an unusual split headliner show. Set lists of 13 to 15 songs, including the artists’ most iconic hits, were performend and kept the diverse audience dancing and partying for almost four hours. The show began with Ricky Martin, who wore baggy black pants and a black shirt that would fall off…

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On the night of September 27, the stage of the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto was covered with a red velvet curtain. As soon as the lights dimmed down and the grasp of an electric guitar resounded across the Arena, gigantic human shadows appeared on the curtain and set – off the screams of all the people from different ages and backgrounds who gathered to witness the Italian rock band Måneskin on their 2023 RUSH! Tour. Vocalist Damiano David, bass player Victoria De Angelis, guitar player Thomas Raggi and drummer Ethan Torchio came together in their teenage years to form the…

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On the weekend of the 29th and 30th of July, Skratch Bastid brought his Bastid’s BBQ festival to Toronto for the tenth time under one of the city’s most excellent outdoor spaces, The Bentway. ADDICTED was invited to capture some of the quality local and international DJs, rappers and singers in Bastid’s Toronto 2023 lineup. Bastid’s BBQ began in 2010 when Paul Murphy, aka Skratch Bastid, a turntablist from Bedford, Nova Scotia, had the idea of combining DJ sets with a BBQ and started to reunite some of his DJ friends to build a festival. It has grown significantly over the…

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