WATCH: TNS5: STAR SCHOOL EP 5 - SWAGOLOGY PT 2 - BY KESHIA CHANTÈ

Evening #KCRyders! Check out our girl KC in this brand new episode of The Next Star (Season 5)'s "Star School", "Swagology" Part 2. In it Keshia encourages viewers to simply be themselves. That in itself is amazingly great advice. You can check out Keshia's new segment along with her antics with co-judges Tara Oram and Mark Spicoluk below courtesy of YTV's Youtube Page! Enjoy!

WATCH: KC ON CANADA'S BEST BEAUTY TALENT FINALE

Good Morning #KCRyders! For those of you who missed seeing KC on Canada's Best Beauty Talent hosted by Coco Rocha this past Sunday and Monday, never fear! We've gotcha covered! Canada's Best Beauty Talent recapped the Finale on their website, which features our girl KC as a guest judge! You can watch the two part finale by clicking here.

 Part I of Episode 6 is "The Competition" tab and Part II of Episode 6 is "The Results" tab.

You can also view photos of KC, Behind The Scenes in the VIP Lounge by clicking here.

Photos Courtesy of Canada's Best Beauty Talent

UPCOMING: KESHIA CHANTÈ TO GUEST JUDGE ON TOP CHEF CANADA MAY 21ST!

Go ahead and set your DVR's #KCRydersCanada! Next week will be a week of constant activity , especially with our girl Keshia Chantè's guest judge appearance on Top Chef Canada which was announced a few months ago.  Top Chef Canada Season 2 (Episode 11) airs Monday, May 21st, 2012 on Food Network. Watch short clip below of daunting task that the chefs will be taking on come Monday's episode below.

WATCH: STAR SCHOOL EP 4 SING IT/BRING IT 2 - BY TARA ORAM

Hey #KCRyders! Another day, and another new hilarious, yet informative episode of of The Next Star (Season 5) Star School. This time judge Tara Oram is back with part two of of her class, entitled "Sing It/Bring It" Part 2. This time she gives advice on how to prepare yourself before taking on a huge audience by simple meditation. You can watch that, and KC being introduced to the childhood game, Red Hands aka Slapsies through Tara and Mark. See Tara's knowledge and wisdom below, and find out how KC fairs in Slapsies too!


Source: YTV's Official Youtube Page

WATCH: KC VISITS GLOBAL BC TO DISCUSS THE NEXT STAR

On yesterday morning, KC visited Global BC, in Vancouver to discuss her role as a judge on YTV's The Next Star (Season 5) on which she gave her tips as to what she was looking for as a judge and discussed a little bit on how her new job as a judge on the show has been going. You can watch the full interview by click here. Keshia's interview is from the 16:05 - 19:40.

Information on Today's Auditions:
Registration from 7am-9am


The Next Star (Season 5) Talent Stop, Vancouver
Vancouver Convention Centre - East Building 999
 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC.

WATCH: SHAW TV INTERVIEWS TNS5 JUDGES & HOST

Good Morning #KCRyders! In their latest stop, The Next Star team and Judges take Vancouver today!  And here's a great way to start of your morning, with a fresh new interview from Shaw TV! The Next Star (Season 5) Judges, Keshia Chanté, Tara Oram and Mark Spicoluk along with host Adamo Ruggiero sat down with Shaw TV to discuss their roles on Season 5 as well as how they each tie into the Canadian music and entertainment industry and what they're looking for as judges and host. You can view the full interview below.

BREAKING: KC TO GUEST JUDGE ON CANADA'S BEST BEAUTY TALENT FINALE!!

As if our girl didn't get enough practice with her current job as judge on Season 5 of YTV's The Next Star, she's further spreading her wings, and adding to that impressive resume of hers by acting as a guest judge on the finale of Canada's Best Beauty Talent: Episode 6, Hosted by Coco Rocha scheduled to air Sunday May 13th, (Mother's Day) 10pm EST and Monday May 14th 7pm EST directly after Canada's Got Talent, on on City TV. Be sure & tune in and support our girl!

Source: Canada's Best Beauty Talent: Judges (Special Appearances)

WATCH: TNS5: STAR SCHOOL EP 3 - SWAGOLOGY - BY KESHIA CHANTÈ

Evening #KCRyders! Today, The Next Star KC and the co-judges Mark & Tara made their latest stop in Edmonton, Alberta today! Here's the latest edition The Next Star (Season 5) Websosde: "Star School" entry by none other than our girl Keshia Chantè, the third and final judge on the panel. KC's episode is appropriately entitled, "Swagology". In KC's video she offers advice on how you can enhance your style and stage presence as well as impress the judges with simple adjustments to your posture and above all, eye contact and confidence. You can watch below as Keshia offers up her advice in her Asian-inspired look on which she tweeted she absolutely loved! You'll also discover how the ever hilarious TNS Season 5 judges recreate the classic Boston Cream doughnut with their own little 'remixed' recipe below.

Source: YTV's Official Youtube Page

WATCH: TNS5: STAR SCHOOL EP 2 - "SING IT OR BRING IT" BY TARA ORAM

And as if the fun wouldn't stop Episode 2 of YTV's "The Next Star's "Star School", entitled "Sing It/Bring It", features The Next Star judge, Canadian Country Star and Canadian Idol winner, Tara Oram. Tara gives advice on how you can condition your voice for an audition, as well as helpful tips on how to work out and warm up your body, as well as your vocals, this time in the midst of Mark and KC hamming it up. Enjoy, courtesy of YTV!

WATCH: TNS5: STAR SCHOOL EP 1 - "BIZ ED" BY MARK SPICOLUK

Don't you just love it when your requests get answered? lol A special shout-out and thanks to The Next Star (Season 5) Family as well as YTV for uploading the first two episodes of "Star School" to their Official Youtube Page upon our request on last week. And now, because of their extreme kindness you all can watch KC, Tara & Mark give you some amazing tips if you're thinking about auditioning for The Next Star!

 Episode 1  of Star School is entitled "Biz Ed" and appropriately so because Mark Spicoluk is very knowledgeable of business aspect of the Canadian music industry. You can watch as Mark offers you some amazing advice in the middle of Tara and our girl KC haming it up below!

NEW PROMO PIC: KC SHOWS HER LOVE FOR THE NEXT STAR

Check out this new promo pic of KC promoting YTV’s “The Next Star”. The six-city tour kicks off today Saturday April 28th, in Halifax, Novia Scotia where KC, Tara Oram and Mark Spicoluk will search for Canada’s next big teen sensation and host Adama Ruggiero will be there to capture it all, TNS Crew in tow! To find out more information about how you can audition click here.

NEW INTERVIEW: B101 INTERVIEWS KESHIA CHANTE FOR YTV'S THE NEXT STAR & MORE!

Good Morning #KCRyders! Hope you all are having a great Saturday! Today is the kick off for "The Next Star" city-wide search for YTV's "The Next Star", beginning in Halifax, Novia Scotia! (SN: Happy Belated Birthday to KC's co-judge, Tara Oram!)

To promote the show, KC called into Barrie's B101, this past thursday (April 26th) to chat it up with DJ Chris, about starting her career in her early teens much like the hopefuls on the show "The Next Star" Season 5 will be. She also chatted about her duties as a "Next Star" judge, gave her personal advice on how to do your best at auditions as well as chatted on the infamous question about her friendship with Rap sensation, Drake, otherwise known to her and loyal Degrassi viewers by his given name, Aubrey Graham.

She also said that she expects the music video for her current single, "I Miss U" to drop next week, (A week earlier than originally scheduled...) and says that it has a personal an imitate story-line attached to it, and that it's the most open she's ever been in a music video. You can hear all of this and more by listening to the interview below: