From the Toronto Star:

• Writing music for Instant Star
  “The pair, along with eight other songwriters, are spending a week holed up at Centennial College’s campus at Mortimer and Carlaw Aves. writing original songs for the fourth season of CTV’s Instant Star.” Read more.

From CTV:

Below is a chronological listing of July 20 – 31 programming highlights. All programming is subject to change (all times ET; visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times):

Sunday, July 22
8:30 p.m. – Instant Star – “Helter Skelter”
Patsy continues to spiral out of control so Jude decides to step in and lend a helping hand. But when Jamie and Patsy break up, and Patsy is essentially dropped from the label, Jude can’t help but feel responsible. Now Jude’s determined to help Patsy finish her album and help patch things up, but all Patsy wants is to go on one more wild jaunt. Will Jude be able to stop Patsy’s seemingly endless slide into self-destruction? Meanwhile, Tommy’s specter continues to keep Sadie and Kwest apart. Question is, what’s Kwest going to do about it?

Wednesday, July 25
9:30 p.m. – Instant Star – “Let It Be”
In the aftermath of Patsy’s self-destruction Darius announces plans for a memorial in Patsy’s honor. But instead of doing what Patsy would’ve wanted, Jude sees Big D just trying to fast-track Patsy’s album and ghoulishly capitalize on her demise. When Jude turns to Jamie for support, he surprises her by coldly siding with Darius. Turns out, Jamie blames Jude for what happened to Patsy. Jude battles to find peace for Patsy and to soothe her own soul in the process.

Sunday, July 29
8:30 p.m. – Instant Star – “Heart of Gold”
When Jude announces she’ll be doing a rockin’ charity concert in Patsy’s name, she discovers how much good she can do as a famous rock-goddess. Behind the scenes, poor sister Sadie’s saddled with all the grunt work of planning the benefit, and what no one knows is, Sadie’s just been offered a prestigious four-month internship in New York. Sadie isn’t sure taking off right now is the best thing for Jude. But when the event falls apart and blame lands on Sadie’s shoulders, she announces that Jude won’t have her to kick around anymore – she’s leaving for NYC.

From Laura Betker of Sun Media:

• Instant Rivals
  “Instant Star is known for its high-drama heartbreaks, boyfriend swappings and pains with fame, but Season 3 has even more to offer”

Vinay Menon of the Toronto Star (see last half of the article):

• A Shaq attack on extra pounds
  “The third season of Instant Star (CTV, 9:30 tonight) begins with an industry buzzphrase: “multi-platform content rollout.” Fun! This means fans can watch online, consume 11 supplemental webisodes and even hum along to the companion CD (Songs From Instant Star 3 will be released July 3).”