Joining us on The Kelly Alexander Show this week is award-winning writer, actor and director Carly Heffernan talking about her latest project called "She The People" that she's bringing to Montreal's Just For Laughs festival. We also welcome Tim Chaisson, lead singer of the East-coast Celtic band The East Pointers chatting about their career and latest release called "Wintergreen." Our music editor Sharon Hyland stops by to discuss Nicki Minaj's socially conscious decision regarding performing in Saudi Arabia and we hear new music from Genevieve Fisher, Brandy & Daniel Caesar and Ed Sheeran. Thank you for listening!

Joining us on The Kelly Alexander Show this week is trombonist Audrey Ochoa talking about her album "Afterthought" and why she loves covering pop music like songs from Rihanna. We also speak with Montreal based jazz artist Laura Anglade about her debut album "I've Got Just About Everything," and how she's managing to pursue her goals in such a challenging industry. Our music editor Sharon Hyland is here to discuss Taylor Swift's latest music industry feud and we hear new music from Whitney Houston, Evie Irie and Ellie Goulding. Thank you for listening!

Joining us on The Kelly Alexander Show this week is Canadian singer-songwriter Justin Rutledge who has just released his new album called "Passages." We also welcome classical and jazz pianist Matt Herskowitz talking about his new album "Mirror Image." We chat with our blogger Jeffrey Davies about some music that you should check out this summer and we also review some tunes from Lukas Nelson, Madonna and Taylor Swift. Thank you for listening!

Joining us on The Kelly Alexander Show this week is British Columbia recording artist Daniel Wesley talking about his new EP called "Beach Music." We also welcome actor, director, singer and performer Will Bowes to the program chatting about his new single called "Runway Lights" and how he manages to balance both his singing and acting careers.  Our music editor Sharon Hyland pops by so we can discuss the relevance of Las Vegas residencies and we showcase some new music from Mika, Jim Cuddy and Mark Ronson & Camila Cabello. Thank you for listening!

With us on The Kelly Alexander Show this week is legendary Canadian DJ and producer MC Mario who has just released a new single called "Breakaway" and has a new compilation album coming soon. We speak to Toronto singer-songwriter Lydia Persaud about her new album "Let Me Show You" and we showcase some new music from Ally Brooke, James Arthur and Tyler Shaw. Thank you for listening!