Polaris Music Prize

New Hello Kitty: Super Style! Series Debuts Exclusively on Amazon Kids+ on December 7

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Monday, December 5, 2022

SEATTLE, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This month, the world is getting a little cuter and kinder with the arrival of Hello Kitty: Super Style!, coming exclusively to Amazon Kids+ on December 7.  Along with a cast of beloved Sanrio characters and a few new friends, global pop culture icon Hello Kitty makes her 3D debut in this new Amazon Kids+ Original animated series, created for viewers ages 5-8. The series is a continuation of Sanrio's commitment to build emotional connections with existing and new generations of fans through digital content that encourages a community of kindness and inclusivity.

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  • The series begins with six new episodes, with the remainder of the 52-episode series arriving throughout 2023.
  • Hello Kitty: Super Style!is a show about how anyone can be a great friend by being courageously kind.
  • "This series has lots of fun playing up Hello Kitty's super style, but at the end of the day, it's really about her being a super friend.
  • Hello Kitty: Super Style debuts on Amazon Kids+ in the U.S., Canada, UK, and Japan on December 7, and comes to Germany in 2023.

TO COMMEMORATE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ICONIC ALBUM 'FULLY COMPLETELY', THE TRAGICALLY HIP ANNOUNCE A REISSUE OF THE DELUXE BOX SET AS A VINYL PACKAGE

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Thursday, August 11, 2022

TORONTO, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To commemorate the 30th Anniversary of The Tragically Hip's iconic album, Fully Completely, the band announce that the deluxe boxset, which was previously released in 2014 only on CD, to be reimagined as a vinyl package. This is the first time the box set will be available on vinyl and will be released on October 7, 2022. This 3 LP vinyl set includes all the elements from the 2014 boxset including, the Fully Completely original album, the Live at the Horseshoe September 13, 1992 recording, with bonus studio session tracks Radio Show & So Hard Done By. As well as a Blu-ray of brand-new Dolby Atmos and surround sound mixes of the record. Atmos mixes will also be available digitally on Apple Music and Amazon Music. As well as, newly remastered from the original tapes, 'Heksenketel'1993 tour documentary, plus a 56-page book and five exclusive lithographs by cover artist Lieve Prins. Pre-order the Fully Completely deluxe vinyl box set HERE.

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  • This is the first time the box set will be available on vinyl and will be released on October 7, 2022.
  • As well as a Blu-ray of brand-new Dolby Atmos and surround sound mixes of the record.
  • The Fully Completely deluxe vinyl edition, is the first in a series of vinyl album rereleases for The Tragically Hip, the band heeding the call to experience the music in this analogue quality format.
  • At the 2017 Polaris Music Prize the album won the public vote for the Heritage Prize in the 1986-1995 category.

MELODY MCKIVER TO RELEASE OFFICIAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK FOR AWARD-WINNING FILM RETURNING HOME

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Composed on solo viola and electronics for the award-winning documentary Returning Home, McKiver's official motion picture soundtrack explores tandem themes of trauma to the land and waters and the ongoing repercussions of residential schools.

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  • Composed on solo viola and electronics for the award-winning documentary Returning Home, McKiver's official motion picture soundtrack explores tandem themes of trauma to the land and waters and the ongoing repercussions of residential schools.
  • The film has received top recognition at three western Canadian international film festivals in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver taking home the best Canadian documentary award from three respective juries.
  • Melody McKiver recorded the soundtrack on location in Sioux Lookout, Ont., and mastered at Grey Market Mastering in Montreal, Que.
  • They are directing any profits from the official Returning Home soundtrack towards mutual aid for residential school survivors from Lac Seul First Nation McKiver's matrilineal community.