Music Legend Nile Rodgers and Chart-Topper Bebe Rexha Join Celebrity Mentors and Producers for Season 2 of CTV's THE LAUNCH

– Fans are invited to attend live studio audience tapings of THE LAUNCH in Toronto –
– Brand Partners onboard this season include Walt Disney Studios, Virgin Mobile Canada, and Eska water –

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TORONTO, Oct. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - With production underway on the second season of CTV's hit original music series THE LAUNCH, the network announced today the final celebrity mentors confirmed to join the series this season. Musical legend and multiple Grammy Award^®-winning composer, producer, arranger, guitarist, and co-founder of CHIC, Nile Rodgers (Madonna, David Bowie, Diana Ross) joins as celebrity producer, along with chart-topping singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha in a celebrity mentor role.

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"Each week we are blown away by the calibre of talent the mentors and producers bring to the table, and Nile and Bebe will be no exception," said Randy Lennox, President, Bell Media. "We cannot wait to get them into the studio with the emerging artists."

"There is not a cooler, more talented, and truly ageless producer/songwriter/musician than Nile, with five decades of hits, millions and millions of records sold, and a countless collection of awards…he's as creative and driven as ever and will bring it all to the stage and studio of THE LAUNCH!" said Scott Borchetta, Founder/President/CEO of the Big Machine Label Group and co-creator and Executive Producer of THE LAUNCH. "As for Bebe, Big Machine is making history in real time with Bebe and our own Florida Georgia Line with their single, 'Meant To Be', which has smashed Billboard Magazine's all-time record for weeks at #1 on the Hot Country Songs chart with an amazing 46 weeks at the top…and counting. With this talented duo, we can only expect to add another #1 hit for one of our emerging artists." 

The pair round out the this season's previously announced celebrity mentors including Grammy^® award-winning music legend Bryan Adams – in the dual role as celebrity mentor and producer; celebrated multi-platinum award-winning singer-songwriter Jann Arden; Grammy^® award-winner Sarah McLachlan, Arkells' Max Kerman, and recording superstar Ryan Tedder, the creative force behind Season 1 certified platinum hit single "Ain't Easy" by Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine, who will also produce a new song in Season 2. Also confirmed to work with emerging artists aspiring for an opportunity to create a new hit single this season are some of the music industry's most successful producers including Jon Levine (Avril Lavigne, Drake, Bebe Rexha); Alex Hope (Carly Rae Jepsen, Troye Sivan, Tove Lo); and Shaun Frank (The Chainsmokers, Steve Aoki, Dragonette). 

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