Articles by Veracia Ankrah
Avril Lavigne Had the Hits, but Simple Plan Showed FEQ They Still Have Their Youthful Fire
Bell Stage, July 4
PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2025
Simple Plan and Avril Lavigne spearheaded Canada's pop-punk boom in the early 2000s, and they capped off Friday night (July 4) at the...
Alessia Cara Was Here to Mentor the Misfits at Festival d'été de Québec
Scène Loto-Québec, July 3
PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2025
It's been just over a decade since the world was first introduced to a 19-year-old Alessia Cara with "Here." Similarly, it's been nine years...
Nicki Minaj Got By on Good Will in Toronto
Scotiabank Arena, April 18
PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2024
Showcased on a series of screens were animated images of Chun Li, one of Nicki Minaj's many personas, dressed in a medieval knight's armour...
Every Song on 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' Ranked
PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2023
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is one of the greatest albums of its era. Blazing onto the charts upon its release on August 25, 1998, it r...
Drake, Nicki and Wayne's Young Money Reunion in Toronto Was Worth the Wait, Despite Some Missing Pieces
Budweiser Stage, August 1
PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2022
The Young Money reunion show in Toronto — as part of Drake's October World Weekend concert series, and co-starring Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayn...
Drake and the All Canadian North Stars Pulled Out All the Stops to Honour Toronto's Hip-Hop and R&B History
History, July 28
PUBLISHED Jul 29, 2022
OVO Fest seems like an insidious inside joke between Drake and the City of Toronto to see how many days each year they can convince Toronto...
Jazmine Sullivan Took Toronto to Church
History, March 27
PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2022
After selling out Toronto's Danforth Music Hall in what seemed like the blink of an eye, Jazmine Sullivan switched venues over to Drake's b...
Honey Jam Celebrates the Endurance of Its "Forever Sisterhood" of Emerging Canadian Artists
PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2022
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago, long-running artist development program Honey Jam has continued to support women i...
