Encore: The Stories Behind The Songs You Love

BONUS: Peter Peter and Scotty Taylor Talk the Music of 'Heated Rivalry'!

Thank you for listening to this special season of Encore! Peter Peter & Scotty Taylor sit down with iHeartRadio Canada’s Ruby Carr to talk about the music choices in “H

HEATED RIVALRY Encore: The True Story of t.A.T.u's 'All The Things She Said' & Harrison Remix

Welcome to a special HEATED RIVALRY Edition of Encore, where we celebrate the most popular songs featured in the hit CRAVE Original Series! This week - we’ve got the st

HEATED RIVALRY Encore: The Story Behind Wolf Parade's 'I'll Believe in Anything'

Welcome to a special Heated Rivalry edition of Encore, where we take you behind the songs you love from the show you love more than just about anything. This week we look

HEATED RIVALRY Encore: The Story Behind Feist's 'My Moon My Man' and SeaLion

Welcome to a special HEATED RIVALRY Edition of Encore, where we celebrate the most popular songs featured in the hit CRAVE Original Series! This week - we’ve got the st

CanConCore 4: The Story of soulDecision's 'Faded'

Formed in Vancouver by Trevor Guthrie, David Bowman and Ken Lewko, Indecision would sign with Universal Music and rebrand themselves as soulDecsion (lowercase S, uppercas

CanConCore 3: The Story of Sugar Jones' 'Days Like That'

Do you remember when days were like that? More specifically, do you remember Sugar Jones and their song “Days Like That”?   If not, well, you are forgiven. Sugar Jones on

CanConCore 2: The Story of Bran Van 3000's 'Drinking In LA'

Last week on Encore - the CanConCore special edition - we focused on an absolutely absurd teeny-bopper anthem from the year 2000 - and a real crown jewel of obscure Canad

CanConCore 1: The Story of B4-4's 'Get Down'

Welcome to a special episode of Encore where we take a look at some of the iHeartRadio team’s favourite Canadian songs that you may have forgotten about. We’re calling it

More Than You Bargained For: The Story of Fall Out Boy's 'Sugar We're Goin' Down'

Ah the many faces of pop punk…  Here on Encore we’ve explored a wide range of songs that fall under the genre’s umbrella; from the sounds of Green Day’s Rock-Opera-Poli

A Titanic Hit: The Story of Céline Dion's 'My Heart Will Go On'

Céline Dion's 'My Heart Will Go On' is Arguably the most iconic ballad of the past 30 years. Despite everything Céline Dion has accomplished in her incredible career, whi

Brighter Than The Sun: The Story of fun.'s 'We Are Young'

Success in the music industry is a funny thing isn’t it?  Whether you’re a Legendary Icon of the industry, or a One Hit Wonder, Pop Music truly feeds on a ‘what have yo

It's Been... The Story of Barenaked Ladies' 'One Week'

It’s beeeeennnn… one week since the last episode of Encore, and now here we are with another one. Our 79th episode in total - yes we counted.  Now, in music, novelty ac

Her Everything: The Story of Ariana Grande's 'One Last Time'

There are few artists that truly define ‘pop’ music and popstardom like one Ariana Grande; One of the most streamed artists of all time. She is, after all the first femal

Cool Kids Never Have The Time: The Story of The Smashing Pumpkins' '1979'

A great pop song can evoke a universal feeling that just about every listener out there feels. You can make a case for just about any song and any feeling, but has a song

Don't Say Maybe: The True Story of Wheatus' 'Teenage Dirtbag'

Nostalgia is one hell of a drug - and music is the best carrier of that magic elixir directly into our brains.  While pretty much any song can be propped up as a totem

It Figures: The Story of Alanis Morissette's 'Ironic'

There is no mistaking Alanis Morisette for anyone else. She is the one and only Alanis - Can you even think of anyone else out there named Alanis? Ms. Morissette also h

Waves of Success: The Story of Jack Johnson's 'Better Together'

This week on Encore, we're going to talk about a bonafide sleeper hit of an album, with bonafide sleeper hit singles; a charmingly upbeat and wholesome record by a guy wh

You're Gonna Be The One That Saves Me: The Story of Oasis' 'Wonderwall'

For 15 years, (and up until recently) Oasis were officially not a band. In 2009, Noel quit just hours before they were set to play a festival in France. But back then,

Ruby's Favourites Vol 2! The Stories Behind Eminem, Aaliyah, Missy Elliot & Spice Girls' BIGGEST Hits!

Ruby's Favourites Vol 1: The Stories Behind Carly Rae Jepsen, Outkast, LEN and Robyn's Biggest Hits

This week on Encore, Ruby Carr has chosen some of her favourite episodes from seasons 1-6 ft. Myles Galloway! Hear the stories behind 'Call Me Maybe' 'Hey Ya!' 'Steal My