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Four Chords and the Truth
The 4th Floor Confessions @ TD Music Hall with
Preston Pablo, Jessia, Mallory Johnson, Dan Hill, your host Andrea England, and surprise guests
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We hope you are well! It's almost that time again, and next Thursday - May 14th - is shaping up to be a spectacular night with Preston Pablo, Jessia (in the TikTok Seat), Mallory Johnson, Canadian Songwriter Hall of Fame Inductee, Dan Hill, at TD Music Hall for the Spring edition of Four Chords and the Truth!!
Bring the stories behind hits like "Flowers Need Rain," "I'm Not Pretty," "Married," and "Sometimes When We Touch" into your May long weekend! Tickets are on sale now here !!
We're also excited to share that we were recently recognized at the 2026 Women in Music Canada Honours for Excellence in Live Music and are currently nominated - for our combined efforts on behalf of Canadian music workers impacted by the L.A. Fires -for Philanthropic Live Event of the Year at the Canadian Live Music Association Awards, to be held in Toronto on May 6th!
Featured Songwriters
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Preston Pablo
Preston Pablo is one of Canada’s most streamed pop artists of his generation, amassing over 799 million global streams to date. The 2023 JUNO Award winner for Breakthrough Artist of the Year, he has since earned 2025 JUNO nominations for Pop Album of the Year and the fan-voted TikTok JUNO Award. His quadruple platinum breakout single “Flowers Need Rain” reached #1 at Adult/Pop radio and became the most Shazamed song of Summer 2022 in Canada, while follow-up single “Dance Alone” hit Top 10 across all three Canadian radio formats, reached #1 at radio in Uganda, and sparked over 450,000 user-generated TikTok creations. He also featured on Karan Aujla’s global hit “Admirin’ You,” a track that has surpassed 500 million streams worldwide. Born and raised in Timmins, Ontario, Pablo was discovered by Banx & Ranx and signed to 31 East in partnership with Universal Music Canada. In 2026, he enters a bold new chapter, rolling out two sister EPs that showcase his evolution as a songwriter, producer, and live musician.
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Jessia
Jessia, in the TikTok Seat, is a Canadian pop artist whose raw honesty and relatable storytelling have quickly set her apart in the modern music scene. She first captured global attention when her song “I’m Not Pretty” went viral on TikTok, resonating with millions for its candid take on self-image and insecurity. What began as a spontaneous, emotionally driven post turned into a breakout moment, launching her from an emerging voice into a widely recognized artist almost overnight. Since then, Jessia has amassed over 350 million streams across platforms, a testament to the deep connection her music creates with listeners around the world. Following her early success, she entered the major label system before ultimately choosing to step fully into independence, embracing complete creative control and shaping her career on her own terms. With the release of her new EP, Therapy & Yoga, which dropped on April 3rd, Jessia continues to evolve, blending vulnerability with confidence as she explores themes of growth, identity, and self-acceptance. The project reflects not only her artistic development but also her independence, proving that her voice is strongest when it’s entirely her own.
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Mallory Johnson
Mallory Johnson is a 4x ECMA winner, 4x CCMA nominee, and one of the most compelling voices in Canadian alt-country. This genre-bending artist, who has amassed over 1 million streams across her catalogue, demonstrates a captivating fusion of dark Americana with her Celtic/folk roots – a sound that takes centre stage on her newly released sophomore album over the party. Produced by Andrew Petroff (Sheryl Crow, Madeline Edwards, Meg McRee), the project showcases her evolution as a songwriter unafraid to confront emotional complexity and creative risk. With a #1 charting position on iTunes Singer/Songwriter albums, five 2026 ECMA nominations, and a recent win for 2025 MusicNL’s Country Artist of the Year, over the party continues to prove that Mallory isn’t just an artist to watch – she’s one to sit with and truly hear. Her critically acclaimed debut Surprise Party earned praise from PEOPLE, CMT, The Boot, and the Toronto Star, and featured the viral single “Married,” which garnered over 26 million TikTok views. The album also took home the 2023 ECMA for Country Recording of the Year, while earning Mallory 6 MusicNL nominations (including a win for Country Artist of the Year) and 2 CCMA nominations for Alternative Country Album and Innovative Campaign of the Year.
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Dan Hill
In the Canadian Songwriters' Hall of Fame Seat, prolific songwriter Dan Hill, is the writer of the classic ballad "Sometimes When We Touch," five Juno awards, and several SOCAN and ASCAP awards. His intimate soft rock recordings found their permanent home in the adult contemporary charts through the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s with a devoted worldwide following: “Right from the beginning, I’ve written songs simply because I’ve had no other choice.” Hill's first international hit single (Sometimes When We Touch) as well as the socio-political, intimate McCarthy’s Day, about the courageous inter-racial relationship between his American-born parents became one of the biggest songs of the Seventies: No. 1 in Canada, No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, and No. 4 on Cash Box. It won Hill the Best Composer Juno award as well as a Grammy nomination. "Sometimes" has since been covered by numerous artists including Tammy Wynette, Oscar Peterson, Rod Stewart, Barry Manilow, Ginette Reno and Cleo Laine. Hill declared, “So many pop stars recorded it… that in a sense it didn’t belong to me any longer. It was bigger than me, bigger than life.” Hill’s streak of successful albums and chart-topping singles continued. Never Thought That I Could Love made No. 1 in Canada, and Can’t We Try (with Vonda Shepard) reached No. 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart (No. 2 in Canada).In the late 1990s Hill became a versatile writer-on-demand for artists like Britney Spears, Tina Turner, George Benson, Spain’s Camilo Sesto, Reba McEntire, Alan Jackson, the Backstreet Boys, and 98 Degrees. His many successes include the No. 1 country hits I Do (Cherish You) and Love Of My Life, and a 1996 Grammy award for Co-Producing Celine Dion’s album “Falling Into You”, which featured his song “Seduces Me” co-written with John Sheard.
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You don't want to miss these Confessions, so get your tickets here now!
We can’t wait to see you again!
Warmly,
Andrea
This show would not be possible without the support of our FCATTER fans and sponsors TikTok, CMRRA, Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, Songwriters Association of Canada, Sondra Gold CPA, and Lemonade Factory Music.
Four Chords and the Truth is proud to support and amplify Canada’s music education charity, MusiCounts.
For more information on Four Chords and The Truth, please visit https://fourchordsandthetruth.com
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