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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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From left to right: Matthew Burnett, Jordan Evans and Daniel Caesar at Billboard Canada Managers to Watch 2026
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From left to right: Matthew Burnett, Jordan Evans and Daniel Caesar at Billboard Canada Managers to Watch 2026

Management

Daniel Caesar's Surprise Tribute to His Managers & More of the Best Moments From Billboard Canada Managers to Watch 2026

Caesar presented the Managers of the Year Award to his longtime managers Matthew Burnett and Jordan Evans as industry luminaries gathered to celebrate at Billboard Canada Managers to Watch x MMF Canada Honour Roll at SOUNDSTAGE at NXNE on June 11. Angine de Poitrine manager Sébastien Collin and Yungblud manager Tommas Arnby also received special awards.

The most influential managers from across the globe gathered at SOUNDSTAGE in Toronto on June 11 at NXNE to celebrate Billboard Canada Managers to Watch. The celebration spotlighted the people who put in the behind-the-scenes work to elevate artists across the country following the release of this year's coveted Managers to Watch list.

“If you want to get something done, call the manager,” said Billboard Canada national editor Richard Trapunski in his opening remarks. "You are the ones who are closest to the artists, the unsung heroes of the music industry. You have the vision and the tools to open doors and build careers, yet you are rarely in the spotlight yourselves."

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