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Just over two years ago, singer Christina Perri's life changed when she was asked to perform her song, Jar of Hearts, on the well known show, So You Think You Can Dance. Since then, a lot has changed for this artist; she is currently on tour with Jason Mraz, for...

Today, Green Day announced via Facebook that frontman Billie Joe Armstrong would be seeking substance abuse treatment."Billie Joe is seeking treatment for substance abuse. We would like everyone to know that our set was not cut short by Clear Channel and to apologize to those we offended at the iHeartRadio...

Just a few weeks shy of the release of ¡Uno! --the first album in a trilogy -- Green Day have announced dates for their North American tour. Kicking things off later this year by playing a few intimate shows, they'll play larger arenas next year.As mentioned, the band will be...

Two weeks ago Victoria Duffield came to Montreal promoting her debut album, Shut Up And Dance. While she was here, we had the opportunity to chat with her about the album, touring and so much more; so make sure to check out our Victoria Duffield Interview.Last night however, Victoria was...

Opening up for Big Time Rush, Cody Simpson took to the stage as if he was the headliner. Judging by the freakishly high pitched screaming coming from the fans in attendance, not to mention the few sobbing fans clutching the rail, it's safe to say Cody has more than a...

File this one under "Wait, What?". Legendary guitarist, Slash, had some interesting information to share during a recent interview with Triple M radio station in Australia. His late mother, Ola Hudson, who passed away in 2009, was a costume designer whose work includes famous pieces worn by David Bowie.When asked...

This year at the Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Balloon Festival, we had the chance to chat with Simple Plan guitarist Sébastien Lefebvre. Before heading out on tour to Mexico and South America in October, the guys are doing a bit of relaxing while playing the occasional show on weekends. We had a bit...

Celebrating the release of her debut album, Shut Up And Dance, Victoria Duffield came to Montreal for a whirlwind promotional tour. Just a couple of weeks shy of heading out on a cross Canada tour with Big Time Rush and Cody Simpson, we had the opportunity to chat with this...

Upon arrival to the festival site in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu early in the day, there was already a group of fans waiting in front of the stage for Simple Plan. Even though they still had an 8-hour wait in front of them, this by no means meant that they were lacking in...

This isn't the first time that a Volkswagen commercial has been appeared on UpVenue; we've featured the VW Golf as well as another Beetle commercial in the past. For their most recent commercial they used a song that we've all heard, but one where the name or the band may...