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Alanis Morissette, Alessia Cara and Michael Bublé were among the Canadian artists to kick off the 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony in Toronto.
The first game of the tournament to be held in Canada took place last night (June 12) in Toronto Stadium, with Canada – who are co-hosting alongside the USA and Mexico – taking on Bosnia and Herzegovina in the country’s opening match.
Later, singer Nora Fatehi, DJ Sanjoy, and rapper Vegedream took the stage to perform ‘Siir’, which appears on the official FIFA World Cup 2026 album. It was followed by Elyanna and Jessie Reyez performing another single from the album, ‘Illuminate’.
Afterwards, Morissette appeared to sing the Canadian national anthem, ‘O Canada’, followed by Yugoslavia’s Aleksandar Gajić, who played the Bosnian and Herzegovinan national anthem on violin.
Finally, Bublé closed out the show with the Sole Power Choir to perform his rendition of Sam Cooke’s ‘Bring It On Home to Me’ – check it out below.
Meanwhile, on Thursday (June 11), Shakira, Burna Boy and J Balvin lit up the opening ceremony in Mexico, while the US opening ceremony saw performances by Katy Perry, Future, Anitta, Lisa, Rema, and Tyla.
Noel Gallagher is one who will not be watching the Halftime Show, claiming that he will be “doing the half-time raffle for a leg of lamb” instead.
In other music-related World Cup news, Baddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seeds have announced a 30th anniversary re-release of ‘Three Lions’, as England head into another World Cup this summer, and John Barnes has revealed the audio clips from 1990, showing Paul ‘Gazza’ Gascoigne and Peter Beardsley attempting his iconic rap for ‘World in Motion’.
Belle & Sebastian have also shared a buoyant 2026 Scotland World Cup anthem ‘It Only Takes One Lion’, and frontman Stuart Murdoch told NME about his hopes for the team.
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Kevin Jonas has admitted that he ended up throwing up during the first date between his brother Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra.
The 38 year old musician shared the story on this week's episode of the brothers' podcast, Hey Jonas.
As Nick mentioned that he and Priyanka will celebrate eight years of marriage this December, Kevin looked back on the early days of their relationship and revealed that he had joined them on their very first outing together.
"It was pretty great. I wingmanned hard," Kevin joked.
"He did," Nick agreed.
Nick and Priyanka's first date took place at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, where they attended a performance of Beauty and the Beast.
Earlier this year, Nick explained that he had invited several friends to join them that night because he was unsure how the date would unfold and wanted some extra support.
Throughout the evening, the group shared a variety of drinks, including a memorable "shot of milk from wherever in the world" their younger brother Joe Jonas happened to be at the time.
"I wingmanned so hard I threw up in the bathroom," Kevin confessed, though he did not reveal exactly what caused him to get sick.
Despite the mishap, Kevin said he quickly recovered and made sure to get back to the group so he could continue helping the date run smoothly.
"It was a pro move," Nick confirmed.
As Kevin recounted the story, Joe responded by playing a dramatic sad sound effect in the background.
"No, no, no! Praise! Clap, clap, clap," Kevin interjected enthusiastically.
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