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Thursday’s CFL on TSN broadcasts draft Canadian musicians

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TORONTO – The Canadian Football League (CFL) is kicking it up a notch for the 2018 season by adding performances by Universal Music Canada artists to its Thursday night broadcasts on TSN.

Canadian Country duo The Reklaws will perform at the CFL season kickoff game on opening night when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers host the Edmonton Eskimos on June 14 at 8:00 PM ET.  Other confirmed musicians include CTV’s The Launch artists Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine, the James Barker Band, Tim Hicks, The Beaches, LOUD, Kardinal Offishall, Jazz Cartier, and Chad Brownlee.

TSN’s Thursday Night Football presented by The Brick will now be hosted by Kate Beirness and is also getting a new theme song, based on The Reklaws’ hit song “Long Live the Night”.  For a sneak peek at the new opening video, click here.

Thursday Night Football presented by The Brick is part of the CFL on TSN’s broadcast schedule, which includes exclusive live coverage of all 81 regular season games, all four divisional playoff matchups, and the 106th Grey Cup presented by Shaw which this year will be played at The Brick Field at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on Sunday, November 25.

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