r/PhotoshopBattles, the viral subreddit creator community with over 17 million followers, announced the first ever Reddit Live Original that will combine original content with a multi-day comedic competition event shared though daily livestreams hosted by Reddit. In celebration of its 10 year anniversary as one of the most popular online interactive communities on the planet, Reddit and Adobe have partnered to bring r/PhotoshopBattles to the global stage like never before.

r/PsBattlesLive is open to everyone as the competition has gone live on Reddit starting Monday, October 18 at 5am PST, with the daily live streams airing from 12pm – 1pm PST. For more information and to make your mark, visit www.reddit.com/r/PsBattlesLive.

With an all star cast of comedic heavyweights set to offer their clever commentary, PsBattles Live will facilitate daily photo-editing battles for all Reddit users, unleashing their creativity to gain points, rewards, and internet fame. The day to day challenges will culminate in daily one-hour livestreams hosted by comedic superstar Patti Harrison, best known for her breakout role as Ruthie on Hulu’s “Shrill” and named to Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch.” 

Brought together by original content powerhouse Shareability and Bunim/Murray Productions, as they aim to engage this behemoth creator community coupled with the sharp wit and banter of the talk show setting, PsBattles Live will feature an eclectic lineup of guests to add to the chatter. Notable names include actress/comedian Kate Flannery (The Office), drag queen and reality television personality Trixie Mattel (RuPaul’s Drag Race, American Horror Story), actor and former White House staff member Kal Penn (Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle), actor & standup comedian Kel Mitchell (Kenan & Kel), actor/comedian Will Sasso (Mad TV, 2012’s The Three Stooges), comedian/actor Maz Jobrani (Friday After Next), actor/comedian Michael Ian Black (Wet Hot American Summer), actress/comedian Esther Povitsky (New Girl), musician and comedian DJ Douggpound (Doug Lussenhop), as well as fun outliers like Reddit famous Therapy Gecko (Lyle Drescher). This diverse roster of talent will be dropping in throughout the week to provide more laughs and commentary. Joel Karsberg and Jesse Daniels from Kreativ Ink serve as executive producers.

actor/comedian Will Sasso (Mad TV, 2012’s The Three Stooges), actor/comedian Michael Ian Black (Wet Hot American Summer), 

custie is an emerging alternative pop artist hailing from London, Ontario. His distinct sound explores genre-blurring pop, pulling influences from R&B, post-punk, and rock.

“Jamie Ashland” is a character that custie developed to speak with his own voice, act on his intentions, and deal with his insecurities – just with a different face.

This heartfelt track blends acoustic and electric guitar with beguiling harmonies, speaking to a hypothetical son or daughter: “Love’s a solution thinner than blood / but it solves some problems if you’re willing to trust / and it lives with every heart that was once piled dust.”

This is advice that custie gives himself, completely rooted in his own life, lived through the foil of “Jamie Ashland” for four minutes:

“In an ideal situation, you learn to look outside of yourself, to trust, to be by somebody’s side. It doesn’t fix everything, but it definitely nourishes a part of you,” the artist explains.

The title – No Jesus Piece – is a reference to the duo embracing their own spiritual symbols. While they respect people for having their own religions and religious symbols, for Yung Trybez and Young D, they’d rather rock their Copper Shield. The Catholic church and the government of Canada used Catholicism as a tool of annihilation of Indigenous culture, practice, teachings and ways of being. SNRK identify the connections between the importance of putting their faith in a sacred metal, copper or the ‘copper shield.’ 

The song is about SNRK, ignoring the critics around them, and betting on themselves. The duo have seen some fans of their first two albums criticizing them for embracing trap, experimenting with autotune, and developing their sound, but SNRK want to continue to evolve and they’re going to keep making the music they want to make, and put faith in themselves that the fans are going to appreciate what they continue to create. The more upbeat nature of the lyrics is a reflection of when they wrote this song. Written early in COVID times in 2020, the duo hadn’t yet dealt with everything that ultimately led them to create ‘Life After.’ No suicides, family struggles, uncovering of mass graves at residential schools, loneliness and isolation of COVID and depression.

Drawing from her twin passions for Americana and classic soul, Charissa weaves new, original stories that are at times gleefully hopeful, tearfully heartbreaking, and always a perfect blend of modern and timelessness.

Her new single, “Scars and All,” a confessional yet laid back country track, is about wanting someone to accept you for all that you are. 

Instead of trying to change who you are, it’s important to recognize that we are all made up of  the good, the bad, and the in-between. Charissa uses this song to admit that she isn’t perfect – no one is – and owns it anyway.

Singer-songwriter Crissi Cochrane’s sultry, soulful music is an original blend that honours her East Coast folk roots and abiding love of jazz, retro pop, and classic soul. The end result is a musicality that is delicate, profound, and powerful. Since going viral on Spotify with more than 13 million plays of her album Little Sway, recording and performing artist Crissi Cochrane is beloved for her silky vocals, expert songwriting, and fierce musicianship. 

“Why” is a bittersweet ode to missed connections and unrequited love; always crossing paths at the wrong time, and desperately wishing that love will get a chance to bloom and become something special.

Calgary indie mainstay Ryan Bourne has a new single to share from Plant City, his upcoming solo album which blends idiosyncratic takes on garage pop, glammed-out rock cruisers, baroque pop, and dark psych-folk.

“Wasted World” captures the mess of being lovesick amidst a manic loss of control through distorted, guitar driven new wave. 

The melody for “Wasted World” came from a dream, with lyrics playing on the theme of having hopelessly fallen in love. “I got this sickness” – all the ecstatic, nauseating overwhelm of dopamine rushing and brain chemicals swirling.