The following musical events and releases that happened in 2024 in
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
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Notable events
* March 24 -
Juno Awards of 2024
The Juno Awards of 2024 were held on 24 March 2024, at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to honour achievements in Canadian music in 2023. It recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year determine ...
* April 6-7 -
19th Canadian Folk Music Awards
The 19th Canadian Folk Music Awards were presented on April 6 and 7, 2024, to honour achievements in folk music by Canadian artists in 2023. Nominations were announced in October 2023.Nika Petrosian"Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2024 Nominees" ...
2024 Toronto International Film Festival
The 49th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from September 5–15, 2024.
The festival opened with David Gordon Green's film ''Nutcrackers (film), Nutcrackers'', and closed with Rebel Wilson's directorial debut film ''The Deb (fil ...
Choir! Choir! Choir!
Choir! Choir! Choir! is a Canadian musical choir, based in Toronto, Ontario.
lead a public singalong of Tragically Hip songs "
Grace, Too
"Grace, Too" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. It was released in September 1994 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, '' Day for Night''. The song peaked at number 11 on the ''RPM'' Canadian Singles chart.
Live per ...
", "
Ahead by a Century
"Ahead by a Century" is a song by Canadian rock band the Tragically Hip. It was released as the lead single from the band's fifth studio album, ''Trouble at the Henhouse''. The song reached number one on Canada's singles chart, and is the band's ...
" and "
Bobcaygeon
Bobcaygeon is a community on the Trent–Severn Waterway in the Kawartha Lakes, City of Kawartha Lakes, east-central Ontario, Canada.
Bobcaygeon was incorporated as a village in 1876, and became known as the "Hub of the Kawarthas". Its reco ...
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* September 14 -
2024 Canadian Country Music Awards
The 2024 Canadian Country Music Awards, honouring achievements in Canadian country music, were presented on September 14, 2024, at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. For the second year in a row, they were broadcast by CTV over its television ne ...
* September 17 -
Jeremy Dutcher
Jeremy Dutcher is a classically trained Canadian Indigenous tenor, composer, musicologist, performer and activist, who previously lived in Toronto, Ontario and currently lives in Montréal, Québec. He became widely known for his first album '' W ...
wins the
2024 Polaris Music Prize
The 2024 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 17, 2024 at Massey Hall.
The longlist was announced on June 11, and the shortlist was released July 12.
The award was won by Jeremy Dutcher for his album '' Motewo ...
for his album ''
Motewolonuwok
''Motewolonuwok'' is the second full-length studio album by Jeremy Dutcher, released on Secret City Records in 2023.
Unlike his debut album '' Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa'', which was sung entirely in the Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language, ''Motewol ...
'', becoming the first artist in the history of the award to win it twice.
* September 28 -
Tom Cochrane
Thomas William Cochrane ( ; born May 14, 1953) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician best known as the frontman for the rock band Red Rider and for his work as a solo singer-songwriter. Cochrane has won eight Juno Awards. He is a member ...
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Jim Cuddy
James Gordon Cuddy, (born December 2, 1955) is a Canadian singer-songwriter primarily associated with the band Blue Rodeo.
Early life and education
Cuddy was born in Toronto, Ontario. His mother Jean Cuddy was an English teacher at Monarch P ...
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Greg Keelor
James Gregory Keelor, (born Francis McIntyre; August 29, 1954) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known as a member of the band Blue Rodeo, where he shares song writing and vocal duties with Jim Cuddy. Keelor has also rele ...
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Sarah McLachlan
Sarah Ann McLachlan (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. As of 2015, she had sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is ''Surfacing (album), Surfacing'' (1997), for which she won two G ...
and
Diane Tell
Diane Tell (born 24 December 1959) is a Canadian musician who was born in Quebec City, Quebec.
Tell entered the Val d’Or conservatory at the age of six. She continued her studies at the Montréal conservatory and then at CEGEP Saint-Laurent, ...
are inducted into the
Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame () is a Canadian non-profit organization, founded in 1998 by Frank Davies, that inducts Canadians into their ''Hall of Fame'' within three different categories: songwriters, songs, and those others who have m ...
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* October 18 - Harmony Hall, a new concert venue repurposing the historic Vandorf Community Hall in Vandorf,
Ontario
Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...
, launched with a grand opening concert headlined by
Brendan Canning
Brendan Canning (born 1969) is a Canadian indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used ...
.
* November 3 -
46th Félix Awards
The 46th Félix Awards was held on November 3, 2024, to honour achievements in Quebec music. The ceremony was hosted by comedian Pierre-Yves Roy-Desmarais.
The advance gala, presenting the awards in lower-profile and industry categories, was hel ...
Albums released
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Jeremie Albino
Jeremie Albino is a Canadian roots rock singer-songwriter from Toronto, Ontario.
The son of a Filipino father and a Québécois mother, he grew up in the Scarborough district of Toronto. After honing his musical skills while working on farms in ...
, ''Our Time in the Sun'' - November 1
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Allie X
Alexandra Ashley Hughes (born 31 July 1985), known by her stage name Allie X, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and visual artist. She began her career as an indie pop artist in Toronto in the mid-2000s, playing with local bands and recording se ...
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Girl with No Face
''Girl with No Face'' is the third studio album by Canadian avant-pop singer Allie X, released on February 23, 2024, by Twin Music and distributed by AWAL. The album was nearly entirely written and produced by Allie X during the four years followi ...
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Tenille Arts
Tenille Jade Dakota Arts (born April 19, 1994) is a Canadian country music singer from Weyburn, Saskatchewan. She released a self-titled extended play and her debut studio album ''Rebel Child (Tenille Arts album), Rebel Child'' with 19th & Gran ...
, ''To Be Honest'' - May 3
* Julie Aubé, ''Boiling Over'' - April 5
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* Tim Baker, ''Full Rainbow of Light'' - November 15
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Jill Barber
Jill Barber (born Gillian Grace Barber; February 6, 1980) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Originally associated with the folk-pop genre, she has performed vocal jazz and pop music on her more recent albums.Quinton Barnes
Quinton Barnes is a Canadian singer, rapper, and producer whose music blends hip hop, rhythm and blues and electronic elements. He is most noted for his 2025 album ''CODE NOIR'', which was longlisted for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize.
Originally ...
, ''Have Mercy on Me''
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Begonia
''Begonia'' is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Begoniaceae. The genus contains more than 2,000 different plant species. The Begonias are native to moist subtropical and tropical climates. Some species are commonly grown ...
Billboard
A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertis ...
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Laila Biali
Laila Biali (born 3 October 1980) is a Canadian jazz singer and pianist. She has been nominated for and won a Juno Award and has worked with Chris Botti and Sting.
Career
Born in Vancouver, Biali began playing piano at a young age. She stud ...
Billboard
A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertis ...
'', October 25, 2024.
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Bibi Club
Bibi Club is a Canadian indie pop musical duo, consisting of Nicolas Basque and Adèle Trottier-Rivard.Dave MacIntyre"Montreal, meet Bibi Club, the king and queen of living room party music" ''Cult MTL'', March 2, 2023.
Basque is a member of Plan ...
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Feu de garde
''Feu de garde'' is the second studio album by Canadian indie pop group Bibi Club, released on May 10, 2024 through Secret City Records. It received positive reviews from critics.
Reception
This was the album of the week in the Canadian editi ...
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Big Brave
Big Brave (stylized as BIG , BRAVE) is a Canadian heavy, experimental band formed in 2012 in Montreal. The members are guitarist/vocalist Robin Wattie, guitarist Mathieu Ball, and drummer Tasy Hudson.
While Wattie and Ball are original members, ...
Black Atlass
Alexander Fleming (born March 19, 1994), professionally known as Black Atlass, is a Canadian singer, songwriter and model. His song, Paris, debuted in a Louis Vuitton campaign, and was also featured in a Saint Laurent fragrance ad. He was previou ...
, ''I'll Meet You There'' - March 8
* Boy Golden, ''For Eden'' - July 19
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Les Breastfeeders
Les Breastfeeders are a Canadian francophone rock 'n' roll band from Montreal, Quebec.The Burning Hell
Estus Washington Pirkle (March 12, 1930 – March 3, 2005) was an American Baptist minister, evangelist, and filmmaker.
Early life
Estus Washington Pirkle was born in Vienna, Georgia on March 12, 1930. He was one of eleven children to Grover W ...
, ''Hardly Working'' - March 29
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Spencer Burton
Spencer Burton is a Canadian musician who has been active both as a member of the indie rock band Attack in Black and as a solo country singer-songwriter. He also previously performed and recorded under the name Grey Kingdom, releasing two EPs an ...
, ''North Wind'' - January 26
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Cadence Weapon
Roland "Rollie" Pemberton, better known by his stage name Cadence Weapon, is a Canadian-American rapper based in Toronto, Ontario. Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Pemberton released his first album, '' Breaking Kayfabe'', in 2005 with posit ...
, ''Rollercoaster'' - April 19
* Cherie Camp, ''Love and Blood'' - May 30
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Charlotte Cardin
Charlotte Cardin (born November 9, 1994) is a Canadian singer. She has been nominated for 14 Juno Awards. In 2022, she received four awards for Artist of the Year, Single of the Year for her song "Meaningless", Pop Album of the Year and Albu ...
, ''A Week in Nashville'' - May 17
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Celeigh Cardinal
Celeigh Cardinal is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter from Alberta.
, ''Boundless Possibilities'' - June 21
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Caribou
The reindeer or caribou (''Rangifer tarandus'') is a species of deer with circumpolar distribution, native to Arctic, subarctic, tundra, boreal, and mountainous regions of Northern Europe, Siberia, and North America. It is the only represe ...
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Honey
Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several species of bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of pl ...
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Jennifer Castle
Jennifer Castle is a Canadian singer-songwriter, based in Toronto, Ontario. Born in Toronto, she was raised in Mississauga and Orangeville, Ontario, Orangeville,
, ''Camelot'' - November 1
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Chromeo
Chromeo is a Canadian electro-funk duo from Montreal, formed in 2002 by musicians David "Dave 1" Macklovitch and Patrick "P-Thugg" Gemayel. Their sound draws from soul music, dance music, rock, synth-pop, disco and funk.
As of 2024, the band h ...
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Adult Contemporary
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul ...
Diamond Jubilee
A diamond jubilee celebrates the 60th anniversary of a significant event related to a person (e.g. accession to the throne or wedding, among others) or the 60th anniversary of an institution's founding. The term is also used for 75th annivers ...
CBC Music
CBC Music (formerly known as CBC FM, CBC Stereo and CBC Radio 2) is a Canadian FM radio network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It used to concentrate on classical and jazz. In 2007 and 2008, the network transitioned towards a ...
, November 28, 2024.
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Clairmont the Second
Clairmont II Humphrey, known professionally as Clairmont The Second, is a Canadian rapper from Toronto, Ontario.Terri Clark
Terri Lynn Sauson, known professionally as Terri Clark (born August 5, 1968) is a Canadian country music singer who has had success in both Canada and the United States. Signed to Mercury Records in 1995, she released her self-titled debut that ...
, ''Terri Clark: Take Two'' - May 31
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Classified
Classified may refer to:
General
*Classified information, material that a government body deems to be sensitive
*Classified advertising or "classifieds"
Music
*Classified (rapper) (born 1977), Canadian rapper
* The Classified, a 1980s American ro ...
, ''Luke's View'' - April 26
* Comeback Kid, ''Trouble'' - March 15
* Corridor, ''Mimi'' - April 26
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Les Cowboys Fringants
Les Cowboys Fringants () are a Quebecker folk rock band formed in 1995 in Repentigny, Quebec. The French word ''fringant'' can be translated as "dashing", or "frisky".
They perform '' Quebecker'' néo-trad music (modernized Quebec folk music ...
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Pub Royal
''Pub Royal'' is the 12th album by Canadian folk rock band Les Cowboys Fringants, released April 25, 2024, on La Tribu. The album includes the last six songs recorded by founding member Karl Tremblay before his death in November 2023, as well as ...
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Cuff the Duke
Cuff the Duke is a Canadian alt-country band from Oshawa, Ontario. They play a blend of traditional country and folk music with indie rock influences.
History
Cuff the Duke formed in Oshawa, drawing their name from a shirt purchased by front-ma ...
Maïa Davies
Maïa Davies is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Montreal, Quebec.Karen Bliss"Pro songwriter Maia Davies thrives on diversity" '' Words & Music'', September 13, 2018. She is most noted for her album ''Lovers' Gothic'', which won the Juno Award for ...
, ''Lovers' Gothic''
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Dax
The DAX (''Deutscher Aktienindex'' (German stock index); ) is a stock market index consisting of the 40 major German blue chip companies trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. It is a total return index. Prices are taken from the Xetra t ...
, ''From a Man's Perspective'' - December 6
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The Dead South
The Dead South is a folk- bluegrass musical ensemble based in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The band was initially formed in 2012 as a quartet by Nate Hilts (vocals, guitar, mandolin), Scott Pringle (guitar, mandolin, vocals), Danny Kenyon (ce ...
, ''Chains & Stakes'' - February 9
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Dear Rouge
Dear Rouge are a Juno award-winning Vancouver-based alternative rock band formed in 2012 by Drew and Danielle McTaggart.
History Formation and early years
Drew and Danielle McTaggart were both touring musicians under separate projects. They met ...
, ''Lonesome High'' - September 13
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The Deep Dark Woods
The Deep Dark Woods are a Canadian folk band from Saskatoon
Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central ...
, ''Broadside Ballads Vol. III'' - May 1
* D.O.A., ''No Escape from What You Are'' - November 15
* Mike Downes, ''The Way In'' - March 1
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Alan Doyle
Alan Thomas Doyle (born May 17, 1969) is a Canadian musician and founding member of the Canadian folk rock band Great Big Sea.
Life and career
Alan Doyle was born and raised in Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove, Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, in a Ro ...
Ekkstacy
Khyree Zienty, professionally known as Ekkstacy (born 2002; stylized as EKKSTACY), is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia.
Early life
Ekkstacy stated that he had a normal childhood until his parents divorced when he ent ...
, ''Ekkstacy'' - January 19
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Elephant Stone
"Elephant Stone" is a song by the English rock band the Stone Roses. It was the third single released by the group and their first release on Silvertone Records. Originally released in October 1988, it showcases the group's growing confidence ...
, ''Back Into the Dream'' - February 23
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Elliott Brood
Elliott Brood (often stylized as Elliott BROOD) is a three-piece Canadian alternative country band formed in Toronto in 2002. It consists of Mark Sasso on lead vocals, guitar, banjo, ukulele, harmonica and kazoo, Casey Laforet on guitar, lead ...
, ''Country'' - April 12
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Lindsay Ell
Lindsay Elizabeth Ell (born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian-American country pop singer, songwriter, guitarist and television personality from Calgary, Alberta. Her music incorporates elements of rock and blues. Her debut extended play, ''Worth the ...
, ''Love Myself'' - October 25
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Ellis
Ellis is a surname of Welsh and English origin. Retrieved 21 January 2014 An independent French origin of the surname is said to derive from the phrase fleur-de-lis. It has also been noted to be a Jewish surname.
People with the surname include ...
, ''No Place That Feels Like'' - April 26
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Michael Feuerstack
Michael Feuerstack is a Canadian indie rock musician, who has been associated with the bands Wooden Stars and Snailhouse.
Snailhouse was essentially a solo project with multiple contributing artists, including Julie Doiron of Eric's Trip, with ...
, ''Eternity Mongers'' - April 19
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Flore Laurentienne
''Flore laurentienne'' (The Laurentian Flora English language, En) by Marie-Victorin Kirouac, Marie-Victorin Bro. (Conrad Kirouac), is the scientific inventory of vascular plant resources growing spontaneously in the St. Lawrence River valley, in ...
, ''8 tableaux'' - March 1
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Sue Foley
Sue Foley (born March 29, 1968) is GRAMMY®-nominated multi-award-winning blues guitarist and singer/songwriter known for her fiery Texas blues style and refined acoustic touch. A five-timBlues Music Award winnerfor Traditional Female Artist, and ...
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One Guitar Woman
''One Guitar Woman'' is an album by Sue Foley. It was released on March 29, 2024.
''One Guitar Woman'' was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. It won in the 'Acoustic Album of the Year' category at the Blues Music Awa ...
Fucked Up
Fucked Up is a Canadian hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2001. The band consists of guitarists Mike Haliechuk and Josh Zucker, bassist Sandy Miranda, lead vocalist Damian Abraham and drummer Jonah Falco. From 2007 to 2021, t ...
Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado ( , ; born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 45 million records, including 35 million in album sales worldwide, making her one of the most successful Canadian artists. Critics have noted ...
Dana Gavanski
Dana Gavanski is a Canadian singer-songwriter resident in the UK. Her first record was released in 2017; she is currently signed to Full Time Hobby.
Biography
She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, of Serbian descent.
Career
Gavans ...
, ''Late Slap'' - April 5
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Ghostkeeper
''Ghostkeeper'' is a 1981 Canadian supernatural slasher film directed by James Makichuk, and starring Riva Spier, Georgie Collins, and Murray Ord. Its plot centers on a trio of snowmobilers in the Canadian Rockies who become stranded at an aba ...
, ''Cîpayak Joy'' - August 28
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Ghostly Kisses
Ghostly Kisses is the musical project of French-Canadian singers Margaux Sauvé and Louis-Étienne Santais. They are based in Quebec. Sauvé is signed to the British record label Akira Records. The name 'Ghostly Kisses' was inspired by the Willi ...
, ''Darkroom'' - May 17
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Godspeed You! Black Emperor (sometimes abbreviated to GY!BE or Godspeed) is a Canadian post-rock collective that originated in Montreal, Quebec in 1994. The group releases recordings through Constellation Records (Canada), Constellation, an in ...
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No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead
''No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead'' (stylized in all caps and with quotation marks) is the eighth studio album by Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor, released on 4 October 2024 by Constellation Records. It follows ...
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Good Kid
Good Kid is a five-member indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario. It consists of five members: lead vocalist Nick Frosst, drummer Jon Kereliuk, bassist Michael Kozakov, and guitarists David Wood and Jacob Tsafatinos. The band's mascot, known as N ...
, ''Good Kid 4'' - March 27
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Great Lake Swimmers
Great Lake Swimmers is a Canadian folk rock band from Wainfleet, Ontario, and currently based in Toronto.
The current touring line-up is Tony Dekker on lead vocals, acoustic guitar and harmonica, Erik Arnesen on banjo, electric guitar and Pump o ...
, ''In Pieces: An Acoustic Retrospective'' - October 4
* Grievous Angels, ''Last Call for Cinderella'' - May 4
Kyp Harness
Kyp Harness (born December 9, 1964)Krewen, Nick (1998) "Throwing it into Reverse Singer/songwriter Kyp Harness visits Waterloo with new Houdini CD", ''The Record'', December 10, 1998 is a Canadian social activist and folk singer, known for the po ...
, ''Kick the Dust'' - April 26
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Coleman Hell
Coleman Richard Hell (born April 25, 1989) is a Canadian musician from Thunder Bay, Ontario. He released his debut single, " 2 Heads", in February 2015. His debut full-length album, ''Summerland'', was released on October 14, 2016, by Columbia Re ...
, ''Joyride'' - May 17
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The Henrys
The Henrys is a Toronto-based, "nearly instrumental" quartet. Their music features the sound of an antique slide guitar called a kona (and other slide guitars), along with various other instruments, including pump organ, conch shell, guitars, voc ...
, ''Secular Hymns and Border Songs'' - November 1
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High Valley
High Valley is a Canadian country and bluegrass band originally from Blumenort, Alberta, a small community near the hamlet of La Crete. The group is composed of Brad Rempel (lead vocals) and his supporting band, Dave Myers (bass guitar), Raymon ...
, ''Small Town Somethin - February 2
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Homeshake
Homeshake (stylized as HOMESHAKE) is the solo musical project of Montreal-based singer-songwriter and musician Peter Sagar.
Featuring contributions from Mark Goetz, Greg Napier, and Brad Loughead, the project started in 2012. At the time, Peter ...
, ''CD Wallet'' - March 8
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Honeymoon Suite
Honeymoon Suite is a Canadians, Canadian rock band formed in 1981 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The band's name was a nod to the fact that Niagara Falls is the unofficial honeymoon capital of the world.
History 1981–1985
The band was origina ...
, ''Alive'' - February 16
* Joshua Hyslop, ''Evergold'' - April 26
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iskwē
iskwē (Cree syllabics: , formerly transliterated IsKwé) (short for waseskwan iskwew, meaning "blue sky woman" in English) (born Meghan Lynne Meisters, 1981) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and activist.
Personal life
Originally from Winni ...
, ''nīna'' - April 12
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Islands
This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water, and by other classifications. For rank-order lists, see the #Other lists of islands, other lists of islands below.
Lists of islands by count ...
, ''What Occurs'' - June 21
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Japandroids
Japandroids were a Canadian rock duo from Vancouver, British Columbia, formed in 2006. The band consisted of Brian King (guitar, vocals) and David Prowse (drums, vocals).Lindsay, Ca"No Fun City Rockers" ''Exclaim!'', May 2009 accessed November ...
Michael Kaeshammer
Michael Kaeshammer (born 7 January 1977) is a Canadian jazz and boogie-woogie pianist.
Early life and education
Kaeshammer grew up in Offenburg, Germany, where he studied classical piano for seven years. At age thirteen, he became interested i ...
, ''Turn It Up'' - March 1
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Kaia Kater
Kaia Kater (born in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitar, piano and banjo player.
Background
Kater was born in Montreal, Quebec, where she spent her early childhood in Mile End. She started playing the banjo at 12 years old. ...
, ''Strange Medicine'' - May 17
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Kaytranada
Louis Kevin Celestin (born August 25, 1992), known professionally as Kaytranada (stylized as KAYTRANADA, shortened as KAYTRA), is a Haitian-Canadian music producer, rapper, singer and DJ. Celestin rose to prominence after releasing a series of m ...
Keysha Freshh
Keysha Freshh (born June 28, 1993) born Keisha Fanfair, is a Canadian rapper and songwriter. Keysha is one-third of the hip-hop group The Sorority.
Early life
Keysha was born in Toronto, Ontario to Guyanese parents. Keysha attended high school ...
, ''Pretty Boys Break My Heart'' - August 16
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Kiesza
Kiesa Rae Ellestad (born January 16, 1989), known professionally as Kiesza ( ), is a Canadian singer and multi-instrumentalist from Calgary.
In 2017, she was involved in a car accident in Toronto, suffering severe injuries that required her to ...
, ''Dancing and Crying: Vol. 1'' - May 24
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Kittie
Kittie is a Canadian heavy metal music, heavy metal band from London, Ontario. The band was formed in 1996 by guitarist Fallon Bowman and drummer Mercedes Lander, with guitarist and vocalist Morgan Lander and bassist Tanya Candler joining the ...
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Fire
Fire is the rapid oxidation of a fuel in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction Product (chemistry), products.
Flames, the most visible portion of the fire, are produced in the combustion re ...
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* Kalsey Kulyk, ''Outlaw Poetry'' - February 23
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Matt Lang
Matt Lang is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. He has released three albums ''More'', ''Moonlight Sessions'', and ''All Night Longer'', as well as multiple singles, including " Getcha" and " Only a Woman".
Early life
Lang is from Maniwak ...
, ''All Night Longer'' - May 10
* Abigail Lapell, ''Anniversary'' - May 10
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Richard Laviolette
Richard Andrew Laviolette (August 22, 1982 – September 5, 2023) was a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Guelph, Ontario. He released material under a variety of band names, including Mary Carl, Richard Laviolette and His Black Lungs, Richard ...
, ''All Wild Things Are Shy'' - September 5
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Leahy
Leahy is a Canadian folk music group. The eight band members, all from the Leahy family of 11 siblings, are from Lakefield, Ontario and have been touring Canada and internationally since the early 1980s, when they were known as The Leahy Family ...
Simon Leoza
Simon Leoza is a Canada, Canadian composer from Quebec, whose music blends neoclassical music, neoclassical, ambient music, ambient, electronic music, electronic and jazz music, jazz influences.
He released three extended play, EPs under the pseud ...
, ''Acte III'' - March 22
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Exco Levi
Wayne Ford Levy (born c.1981),Krewen, Nick (2017), ''Toronto Star'', August 5, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2017. (Aged 36 in August 2017) known by his stage name Exco Levi, is a Brampton-based, Jamaican-Canadian reggae musician.Patrick, Ryan B. ( ...
, ''Born To Be Free'' - March 1
* Luna Li, ''When a Thought Grows Wings'' - August 23
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Lenka Lichtenberg
Lenka Lichtenberg is a Canadians, Canadian singer, composer, songwriter, and cantorial soloist of Czech Jews, Czech-Jewish descent. She sings in Czech language, Czech, English, French, Hebrew, and Yiddish.
Early life and education
She was born ...
, ''Feel with Blood'' - November 1
* Brianna Lizotte, ''Winston & I''
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Kellie Loder
Kellie Loder (born 1988) is an Independent music, independent singer-songwriter from Newfoundland who plays drums, guitar and piano. They have released three albums: ''The Way'' in 2009, ''Imperfections & Directions'' in 2010 and ''Benefit of th ...
, ''Transitions'' - April 19
* Loony, ''Loony'' - March 22
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Wyatt C. Louis
Wyatt Chandler Louis, who performs as Wyatt C. Louis, is a Cree singer-songwriter based in Calgary, Alberta, whose debut album ''Chandler'' was released in 2024 on Royal Mountain Records.Eric Volmers"Wyatt C. Louis finds identity, community on debu ...
, ''Chandler'' - May 24
* Loving, ''Any Light'' - February 9
* Lubalin, ''haha no worries'' - December 6
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Corb Lund
Corb Lund (born January 29, 1969) is a Canadian country and western singer-songwriter from Taber, Alberta, Canada. He has released twelve albums, three of which are certified gold. Lund tours regularly in Canada, the United States and Australia, ...
, ''El Viejo'' - February 23
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Dan Mangan
Daniel Mangan (born April 28, 1983) is a Canadian musician. He has won two Juno awards and has toured extensively throughout North America, Europe and Australia, having released 5 studio LPs and numerous EPs and singles. He has scored for featur ...
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Being Elsewhere Mix
''Being Elsewhere Mix'' is the eighth album by Canadian singer-songwriter Dan Mangan, released August 30, 2024, on Arts & Crafts Productions.Sydney Brasil"Dan Mangan Announces 'Being Elsewhere Mix CD'" ''Exclaim!'', July 30, 2024. Conceived as a m ...
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Marianas Trench
The Mariana Trench is an oceanic trench located in the western Pacific Ocean, about east of the Mariana Islands; it is the deepest oceanic trench on Earth. It is crescent-shaped and measures about in length and in width. The maximum known ...
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Haven
Haven or The Haven may refer to:
* Harbor or haven, a sheltered body of water where ships can be docked
Arts and entertainment
Fictional characters
* Haven (Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter), from the novel series
* Haven (comics), from the ''X-Men ...
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Cory Marks
Cory Gerald Joseph Marquardt (born October 11, 1989) is a Canadian country rock singer-songwriter better known by his stage name Cory Marks. He is signed to Better Noise Music. He has released three albums, '' This Man'' in 2015 under Big Star R ...
, ''Sorry for Nothing'' - December 6
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Loreena McKennitt
Loreena McKennitt (born February 17, 1957) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer who writes, records, and performs world music with Celtic music, Celtic and Middle Eastern music, Middle Eastern influences. McKenni ...
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The Road Back Home The Road Back Home may refer to:
* The Road Back Home (The Flower Kings album), 2007
* The Road Back Home (Loreena McKennitt album), 2024
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Hex
Hex usually refers to:
* A curse or supposed real and potentially supernaturally realized malicious wish
* Hexadecimal, a base-16 number system often used in computer nomenclature
Hex, HEX, or The Hex may also refer to:
Magic
* Hex sign, a b ...
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Shawn Mendes
Shawn Peter Raul Mendes ( , ; born August 8, 1998) is a Canadian singer. He gained a following in 2013 when he posted song covers on the video-sharing platform Vine (software), Vine. The following year, he caught the attention of artist manage ...
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Shawn Shawn may refer to:
*Shawn (given name)
*Shawn (surname)
See also
* Sean
* Shaun Shaun is an Anglicized spelling of the Irish name Seán. Alternative spellings include Shawn, Sean, and Shawne.
Along with spelling variants Shawn and Shaun, ...
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Madeline Merlo
Madeline Rae Merlo (born February 9, 1994) is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. She signed to Open Road Recordings in 2013 and released her debut album, ''Free Soul'', three years later. In 2015, Merlo received the "Rising Star" award fro ...
, ''One House Down'' (from the ''Girl Next Door'') - October 11
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Metz
Metz ( , , , then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle (river), Moselle and the Seille (Moselle), Seille rivers. Metz is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments ...
Ruth Moody
Ruth Moody is a Canadian soprano singer-songwriter and member of the folk trio the Wailin' Jennys.
Moody was born in Australia and grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, with her parents Charles and Marcelline, older brother Richard (The Bills) ...
, ''Wanderer'' - May 17
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Ryland Moranz
Ryland Moranz (born 1986) is a Canadian folk and country singer-songwriter based in Lethbridge, Alberta,Eric Volmers"Lethbridge roots musician Ryland Moranz's sophomore record mixes the personal, political and universal" ''Calgary Herald'', Februa ...
, ''Better/Worse'' - November 15
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Pamela Morgan
Pamela Morgan (born November 25, 1957) is a Canadian musician, songwriter and owner of independent label Amber Music, now living in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. From 1976 to 1995, she was lead singer of folk rock band Figgy Duff.
Disco ...
, ''White Fleet Suite'' - November 8
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Mother Mother
Mother Mother is a Canadian indie rock band based on Quadra Island, British Columbia. The band consists of Ryan Guldemond on guitar and vocals, Molly Guldemond and Jasmin Parkin on vocals and keyboard, Ali Siadat on drums, and Mike Young on ba ...
Mustafa
Mustafa () is one of the names of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world.
Given name Moustafa
* Moustafa A ...
, ''Dunya'' - September 27
* David Myles, ''Devil Talking'' - May 24
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Nap Eyes
Nap Eyes is a Canadian indie rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
, ''The Neon Gate'' - October 18
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Nemahsis
Nemah Hasan, known professionally as Nemahsis, is a Palestinian-Canadian singer-songwriter from Toronto, Ontario. She independently released her debut album ''Verbathim'' on September 13, 2024, which won the 2025 Juno Award Alternative Album of ...
, ''Verbathim'' - September 13
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Sarah Neufeld
Sarah Neufeld (born August 27, 1979) is a Canadian violinist who is known for her work with indie rock band Arcade Fire, with whom she is a former core member and currently a touring member. She has contributed to each of the band's studio al ...
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Richard Reed Parry
Richard Reed Parry (born October 4, 1977) is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, best known as a core member of the Grammy Award-winning indie rock band Arcade Fire, where he plays a wide variety of instruments, often switchin ...
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Rebecca Foon
Rebecca Foon (born 13 December 1978) is a Canadian cellist, vocalist, and composer. Foon currently records under her own name, as well as the alias Saltland, and is a member and co-founder of the modern chamber ensemble Esmerine.
Summary of ca ...
, ''First Sounds'' - November 1
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Justin Nozuka
Justin Tokimitsu Nozuka (born September 29, 1988) is an American-born singer, songwriter, and actor of Japanese and Canadian descent. His debut album, ''Holly (album), Holly'', was released in 2007. He has since published four more studio album ...
, ''Chlorine'' - September 20
* Nyssa, ''Shake Me Where I'm Foolish'' - February 1
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Jordan Officer
Jordan Officer (born 1976) is a Canadian guitarist who plays jazz, blues, and country music.Sarah-Émilie Nault"«Cet album vient d’une grande transformation dans ma vie» – Jordan Officer, qui lance un vulnérable nouvel album baptisé «Lik ...
, ''Like Never Before'' - June 27
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Old Man Luedecke
Old Man Luedecke () is the recording name of Canadian singer-songwriter and banjo player Christopher “Chris” Rudolf Luedecke of Chester, Nova Scotia. He is most noted as a two-time Juno Award winner for Roots & Traditional Album of the Yea ...
, ''She Told Me Where to Go'' - May 24
* OMBIIGIZI, ''Shame'' - November 1
*
The Once
The Once is a folk trio based in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. The group features Geraldine Hollett on lead vocals and vocalist-instrumentalists Phil Churchill and Andrew Dale playing a variety of instruments. The group performs a mix of ori ...
, ''Out Here'' - February 16
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Robyn Ottolini
Robyn Ottolini is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. She has released five extended plays as well as the platinum-certified single "F-150".
Early life
Robyn Ottolini was raised in Uxbridge, Ontario and began songwriting at the age of 13. ...
Melt the Honey
''Melt the Honey'' is the third album by the Canadian indie rock band Packs, released on January 19, 2024, through Fire Talk. It was recorded in Mexico in March 2023, and received positive reviews from critics.
Background and recording
Packs spe ...
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Diana Panton
Diana Panton is a Canadian jazz vocalist. Her latest release, "soft winds and roses", topped the Jazz Best Seller Chart at Books.com in Taiwan and the Vocal Jazz Chart on Amazon Japan. Her album, ''blue'', was awarded the 2023 Silver Disc Award b ...
, ''Soft Winds and Roses'' - October 25
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PartyNextDoor
Jahron Anthony Brathwaite (born July 3, 1993), known professionally as PartyNextDoor (often stylized in all caps), is a Canadian singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer. He was the first artist to sign with Drake's record label OVO Sound ...
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PartyNextDoor 4
''PartyNextDoor 4'' (shortened to ''P4'') is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer PartyNextDoor, released on April 26, 2024, through OVO Sound and the Santa Anna Label Group. Unlike his previous projects, the album features no guest appeara ...
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Orville Peck
Daniel Pitout (born January 6, 1988), known professionally as Orville Peck, is a South African country musician based in the United States and Canada — and widely known for often wearing a mask and not showing his face publicly.
He released ...
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Stampede
A stampede () is a situation in which a group of large animals suddenly start running in the same direction, especially because they are excited or frightened. Although the term is most often applied to animals, there are cases of humans stamped ...
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Klô Pelgag
Klô Pelgag is the stage name of Chloé Pelletier-Gagnon (born March 13, 1990, in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec), a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec.
Beginning her career in 2009 as a performer at various fes ...
, ''Abracadabra'' - October 11
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Joel Plaskett
William Joel MacDonald Plaskett (born April 18, 1975) is a Canadian rock musician and songwriter based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was a member of Halifax alternative rock band Thrush Hermit in the 1990s. Plaskett performs in a number of gen ...
, ''One Real Reveal'' - September 13
* Poolblood, ''theres_plenty_of_music_to_go_around.zip'' - April 5
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MacKenzie Porter
MacKenzie Lea Porter (born January 29, 1990) is a Canadian country singer, songwriter, and actress. She has released two albums (''MacKenzie Porter'' and '' Nobody's Born with a Broken Heart'') and achieved four Canada Country number ones with " ...
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Nobody's Born with a Broken Heart
''Nobody's Born with a Broken Heart'' is the second studio album by Canadian country music artist MacKenzie Porter. It was released on April 26, 2024, on Big Loud Records. Porter wrote nine of the nineteen tracks on the album, and longtime collab ...
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Aaron Pritchett
Aaron Pritchett (born August 2, 1970) is a Canadian country music singer. He had a #1 hit on the ''Billboard'' Canada Country chart with " Better When I Do", and has landed gold-certified hits with " Hold My Beer", " Dirt Road in 'Em", " When a ...
, ''Demolition'' - July 5
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Priyanka
''Priyanka'' is a popular female given name in Hindu and Buddhist cultures. It is a name derived from the Sanskrit word 'Priyankera' or 'Priyankara', meaning someone or something that is sweet, lovable, or her presence makes the place more happy a ...
, ''
Devastatia
''Devastatia'' is the debut studio album by Canadian drag performer Priyanka, released on August 23, 2024. The album includes collaborations with Canadian singer Ralph and fellow Canadian drag queen Lemon. It includes previously released single ...
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Allan Rayman
Allan Rayman is a singer/songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is signed to Communion Music and has released six albums: ''Hotel Allan'' (2016), ''Roadhouse 01'' (2017), ''Harry Hard-on'' (2018), ''Christian'' (2020), ''Roadhouse 02'' ...
, ''The All Allan Hour'' - April 26
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Owen Riegling
Owen Michael Riegling (born 1998) is a Canadian country music singer and songwriter. He is currently signed to Universal Music Canada, and has charted with the singles "Love (The Sweater Song)", " Old Dirt Roads", and " Moonshines". He released hi ...
, ''Bruce County'' - May 24
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Josh Ross
Josh Ross (born May 27, 1996) is a Canadian country music, country singer and songwriter. He is managed by The Core Entertainment and jointly signed to Universal Music Canada and Universal Music Group Nashville. Ross has charted with the singles ...
Sarahmée
Sarahmée Ouellet (born 1988 in Dakar, Senegal), mononymously known as Sarahmée, is a Senegalese-Canadians, Canadian rapper from Quebec. She is most noted for her single "T'as pas cru", which was shortlisted for the 2019 SOCAN Songwriting Prize.
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, ''Pleure pas ma fille, sinon Maman va pleurer'' - October 29
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Saukrates
Karl Amani Wailoo (born March 6, 1978), better known by his stage name Saukrates (; "Socrates"), is a Canadian rapper, singer, and record producer. He is the co-founder of Capitol Hill Music, and lead singer of the hip-hop/ R&B group Big Black ...
, ''Bad Addiction'' - December 6
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Philip Sayce
Philip Sayce is a Welsh-born American and Canadian guitarist, singer, songwriter, performer, and producer.
Early life
Sayce was born in Aberystwyth on June 3, 1976, his family moved to Canada when he was two years old, and he grew up in Toron ...
, ''The Wolves Are Coming'' - February 23
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Talia Schlanger
Talia Hannah Schlanger is a Canadian musician and radio broadcaster, who has worked in both Canada and the United States.
Formerly a weekend host of '' Radio 2 Morning'' on CBC Radio 2 and TV host of '' CBC Music Backstage Pass'', and a part-time ...
, ''Grace for the Going'' - February 2
* The Secret Beach, ''We Were Born Here, What's Your Excuse?''
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Mike Shabb
Mike Shabb is a Canadian rapper and record producer. He is most noted for his 2024 album ''Sewaside III'', which was longlisted for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize.
Originally from Sherbrooke, he moved to Montreal at age 18. He released his debut mi ...
, ''Sewaside III''
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Snotty Nose Rez Kids
Snotty Nose Rez Kids are a First Nations hip hop duo composed of Haisla rappers Darren "Young D" Metz and Quinton "Yung Trybez" Nyce. They are originally from Kitamaat Village, British Columbia. Their 2017 album '' The Average Savage'' was shortl ...
, ''Red Future'' - September 13
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Softcult
Softcult is a Canadian grunge duo consisting of twin siblings Phoenix and Mercedes Arn-Horn. The duo are known for their melding of grunge with shoegaze, as well as their DIY and riot grrrl-inspired ethics. The band's most recent EP, ''Heave ...
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Heaven
Heaven, or the Heavens, is a common Religious cosmology, religious cosmological or supernatural place where beings such as deity, deities, angels, souls, saints, or Veneration of the dead, venerated ancestors are said to originate, be throne, ...
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Vera Sola
Danielle Aykroyd (born November 18, 1989), known professionally as Vera Sola, is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and recording artist. She studied poetry under Jorie Graham at Harvard University. She performed, pr ...
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Peacemaker
Peacemaker or The Peacemaker may refer to:
Individuals and groups
* UN Peacemaker, a project of the UN to support international peacemakers and mediators
* Peace makers, a list of contemporary individuals and organizations involved in peacemaki ...
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Colin Stetson
Colin Stetson (born March 3, 1975) is an American saxophonist, multireedist, and composer based in Montreal. He is best known as a regular collaborator of the indie rock acts Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, Bell Orchestre, and Ex Eye. In addition to sa ...
, ''the love it took to leave you'' - September 13
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Jeffery Straker
Jeffery Straker is a Canadian folk/roots singer-songwriter, based in Punnichy, Saskatchewan. His piano-based folk/roots musical style has drawn comparisons to Kris Kristofferson, Elton John, Neil Young, and Rufus Wainwright
Biography Early li ...
, ''Great Big Sky''
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The Strumbellas
The Strumbellas are a Canadian rock band from Lindsay, Ontario
Lindsay is a community of 22,367 people ( 2021 census) on the Scugog River in the Kawartha Lakes region of south-eastern Ontario, Canada. It is approximately west of Peterborough ...
, ''Part Time Believer'' - February 9
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Sum 41
Sum 41 was a Canadian rock band formed in Ajax, Ontario, in 1996. The band's final lineup consisted of Deryck Whibley (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards), Dave Baksh (lead guitar, backing vocals), Jason McCaslin (bass, backing vocals), Tom T ...
Sunset Rubdown
Sunset Rubdown is a Canadian art rock music group from Montreal. The band began as a solo project for Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade, who released his debut, '' Snake's Got a Leg'', in early 2005. By the next year the project expanded to become a f ...
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Always Happy to Explode
''Always Happy to Explode'' is the fifth studio album by the Canadian art rock band Sunset Rubdown. Released September 20, 2024, it was the band's first studio album in 15 years and the first released on band member Spencer Krug's record label Pro ...
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Sykamore
Jordan Ostrom, known professionally as Sykamore, is a country singer-songwriter from Carseland, Alberta, Canada. She released her first EP, ''Self + Medicine,'' in January 2018. In 2015 she was nominated for the Canadian Country Music Associatio ...
Devin Townsend
Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972) is a Canadian singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. He founded extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad and was its primary songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist from 1994 to 2007. He has also ...
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PowerNerd
''PowerNerd'' is the twenty-second studio album by Canadian metal musician Devin Townsend. It was released on October 25, 2024, through Inside Out Music and HevyDevy Records.
Background
About the album's title, Devin Townsend commented "I would ...
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The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as the Hip, was a Canadian rock band formed in Kingston, Ontario in 1984, consisting of vocalist Gord Downie, guitarist Paul Langlois, guitarist Rob Baker (known as Bobby Baker until 1994), bassis ...
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Up to Here
''Up to Here'' is the debut studio album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, released in September 1989. It is one of the band's most successful albums, achieving diamond status in Canada for sales of over a million copies, earning the ban ...
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* Twin Flames, ''Hugging the Cactus'' - October 18
Menno Versteeg
Menno Versteeg, also known as Mav Karlo, is a Canadian musician, best known as the frontman for indie rock group Hollerado. Versteeg received a nomination for Recording Package of the Year at the 2014 Juno Awards for his work on Hollerado's '' ...
, ''Why We Run'' - December 13
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Vision Eternel
Vision Eternel (originally spelled and stylized as Vision Éternel) was a Canadian-American ambient rock band. Formed by guitarist Alexander Julien in Edison, New Jersey, United States in January 2007, the band eventually relocated to Montreal, ...
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Echoes from Forgotten Hearts
''Echoes from Forgotten Hearts'' is the fifth extended play by Canadian-American ambient rock band Vision Eternel. The release was initially composed, arranged, and recorded by principal band member Alexander Julien between August–October 2014 ...
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Leif Vollebekk
Leif Vollebekk is a Canadian indie folk singer-songwriter, whose 2017 album ''Twin Solitude'' was a shortlisted finalist for the 2017 Polaris Music PrizeSkye Wallace, ''The Act of Living'' - November 1
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Ruby Waters
Ruby Waters (born Ruby Komisar) is a Canadian singer-songwriter.We Are Wolves
We Are Wolves are a Canadian indie rock band, based in Montreal, consisting of vocalist and bassist Alexander Ortiz, keyboardist/backing vocalist Vincent Levesque and drummer/vocalist Pierre-Luc Bégin. The band released their debut album, '' Non- ...
The Sadies
The Sadies are a Canadian rock and roll / country and western band from Toronto, Ontario. The band consists of Travis Good, Sean Dean and Mike Belitsky. Dallas Good, a founding member, died in 2022. Dallas and Travis are the sons of Margaret a ...
, ''Rick White and the Sadies'' - June 7
* Wild Rivers, ''Better Now'' - October 18
*
Charlotte Day Wilson
Charlotte Day Wilson (born 1993) is a Canadian contemporary R&B singer-songwriter.
, ''Cyan Blue'' - May 3
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Royal Wood
Royal Wood (born John Royal Wood Nicholson) is a Juno-nominated Canadian musician and record producer based in Toronto, Ontario. To date, he has released eight studio albums, three EPs, and one live record.
Biography Early life
Wood was born Jo ...
, ''Memory Lane (Rarities & B-Sides)''
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Tia Wood
Tia Wood is a Cree and Salish pop singer-songwriter from Canada, who received a Juno Award nomination for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2025 for her EP ''Pretty Red Bird''.
The daughter of Earl Wood of the indi ...
, ''Pretty Red Bird''
* Donovan Woods, ''Things Were Never Good If They're Not Good Now'' - July 12
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Jonah Yano
Jonah Yano is a Canadian musician. He is most noted as a two-time SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominee, receiving nods in 2021 for "Delicate" and in 2023 for "Always".
Born in Hiroshima, Japan, and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, he is currentl ...
, ''Jonah Yano & the Heavy Loop'' - October 4
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Yoo Doo Right
"Yoo Doo Right" is the closing track on Can's 1969 debut album, ''Monster Movie'', edited down from a six-hour improvisation to a twenty-minute song. "Yoo Doo Right" features a pounding, tribal drums, along with a "colossal, grinding riff, subjec ...
, ''The Sacred Fuck'' - March 15
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Yoo Doo Right
"Yoo Doo Right" is the closing track on Can's 1969 debut album, ''Monster Movie'', edited down from a six-hour improvisation to a twenty-minute song. "Yoo Doo Right" features a pounding, tribal drums, along with a "colossal, grinding riff, subjec ...
, ''From the Heights of Our Pastureland'' - November 8
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Neil Young
Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, forming the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield. Since the begi ...
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Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse ( , ; – September 5, 1877) was a Lakota people, Lakota war leader of the Oglala band. He took up arms against the United States federal government to fight against encroachment by White Americans, White American settlers on Nativ ...
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Fuckin' Up
''Fuckin' Up'' (also censored as ''Fu##in' Up'') is a live album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Neil Young and his band Crazy Horse under the name Neil & the Horse, released on April 26, 2024, through the Other Shoe Productions and Repris ...
* January 17 - Serge Laprade, singer and radio broadcaster
* February 17 - Greg "Fritz" Hinz, rock drummer (
Helix
A helix (; ) is a shape like a cylindrical coil spring or the thread of a machine screw. It is a type of smooth space curve with tangent lines at a constant angle to a fixed axis. Helices are important in biology, as the DNA molecule is for ...
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* February 28 - Jean-Pierre Isaac, lyricist, composer, DJ, recording studio owner and a music producer
* March 3 - Eleanor Collins, jazz singer and TV host
* March 12 - Russ Wilson, rock bass guitarist (
Junkhouse
Junkhouse is a Canadian rock band, formed during 1989 in Hamilton, Ontario. They released three albums during the 1990s, which spawned numerous charting singles in Canada. They initially disbanded in 1998, and have performed occasional shows afte ...
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* April 5 -
Phil Nimmons
Phillip Rista Nimmons (June 3, 1923 – April 5, 2024) was a Canadian jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and educator. Nimmons played "free jazz" and mainstream styles, and other genres including classical music. He composed more than 400 ...
, jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and educator
* April 8 -
Jon Card
Jon Card (December 11, 1960 – April 8, 2024) was a German-born Canadian drummer. He played in the punk rock bands Personality Crisis, SNFU, D.O.A., and The Subhumans.
Life and career
Card was born to a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot in Zwe ...
SNFU
SNFU was a Canadian hardcore punk band from Edmonton, formed in 1981 as Society's No Fucking Use. They relocated to Vancouver in 1992 and went on hiatus in 2018 due to illness. They released eight albums, two live records, and one compilation ami ...
Jean-Pierre Ferland
Jean-Pierre Ferland, (; June 24, 1934 – April 27, 2024) was a Québécois singer and songwriter. He was noted for writing over 450 songs and releasing more than 30 albums. He was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2007. ...
, singer-songwriter
* May 14 -
Mélanie Renaud
Mélanie Renaud (9 September 1981 – 14 May 2024) was a Haitian-born Canadian singer-songwriter and musical theatre actress.
Life and career
Renaud was born on 9 September 1981 in Haiti, and was adopted by a couple from Quebec when she was 8 m ...
, singer-songwriter
* May 29 - Cayouche, singer-songwriter
* June 25 -
Ray St. Germain
Ray St. Germain (July 29, 1940 – June 25, 2024) was a Canadian singer, author, and television host. He was the presenter for the 1969 Canadian variety television series '' Time for Living'' and the 2006 federal Liberal candidate for the Winn ...
, country singer and television host
* July 23 -
Devon
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* August 26 - Paul Dwayne, country singer-songwriter
* October 2 -
Ken Tobias
Kenneth Wayne Paul Tobias (July 25, 1945 – October 2, 2024) was a Canadian singer-songwriter. He is noted for penning the 1971 chart-topping hit for The Bells, " Stay Awhile", and for several top-selling recordings of his own.
Early career
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, singer-songwriter
* November 6 -
Angus Walker
Angus Reynolds Walker (August 27, 1939- November 6th, 2024) was a Canadian Bluegrass music, bluegrass and Country music, country entertainer from Port Hastings, Nova Scotia, Port Hastings, Cape Breton Island, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He has been ...