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Nile Rodgers Added To The Launch Celebrity Lineup

With production underway on the second season of The Launch, CTV’s hit original music series, the network announced today the final celebrity mentors confirmed to join are composer, producer, arranger, guitarist, and co-founder of CHIC, Nile Rodgers and chart-topping singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha.

Nile Rodgers Added To The Launch Celebrity Lineup

By FYI Staff

With production underway on the second season of The Launch, CTV’s hit original music series, the network announced today the final celebrity mentors confirmed to join are composer, producer, arranger, guitarist, and co-founder of CHIC, Nile Rodgers and chart-topping singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha.


These two join previously announced celebrity mentors Bryan Adams, Jann Arden, Sarah McLachlan, Arkell’s Max Kerman, Ryan Tedder, Marie-Mai, Scott Borchetta and producers Jon Levine, Alex Hope, and Shaun Frank. eTalk entertainment reporter Liz Trinnear joins as the host.

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Billboard Canadian Hot 100 & Billboard Canadian Albums Charts Undergo Methodology Changes for 2026
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Billboard Canadian Hot 100 & Billboard Canadian Albums Charts Undergo Methodology Changes for 2026

Below is an explainer on the charts’ new streaming weights.

Following the switch of the Billboard Canadian Albums chart to a new weighting methodology to match that of the United States-based Billboard 200, the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 songs chart has shifted to the updated paid to ad-supported 1:2.5 streaming ratio. This is effective with the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart dated Jan. 31, 2026

As previously reported, Billboard’s charts have added more weight to on-demand streaming to better reflect an increase in streaming revenue and changing consumer behaviors. As part of the change, paid/subscription on-demand streams continue to be weighted more favourably compared to ad-supported on-demand streams, with the ratio between the two tiers narrowing from 1:3 to 1:2.5 based on analysis of streaming revenue.

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