Canadian Music Blog

Coeur de pirate delivers 2025’s best album

Canadian platinum recording artist Coeur de pirate (Béatrice Martin) recently dropped her latest album Cavale (Escape) with synthpop soundscapes as breathtaking as views from the Tunnel Bluffs. Jammed with energy and vigour, this 10-track masterpiece…

Vancouver and Montreal K-Pop fans frustrated that groups usually skip you, we've got breaking news for you: K-Pop giant TWICE will be lighting up the stage at Rogers Arena Jan 9 and Centre Bell March 3! 🇨🇦🇰🇷👯🎤🎆🚀

What Does “Buy Canadian” Mean When It Comes to Music?

"Since it is logical to conclude you will impose tariffs in any event, we choose not to cooperate." The above would have been an interesting statement made by Canadian officials. Instead, the planned DST and many counter tariffs were dropped…

#CharlotteCardin 🇨🇦 has released new Franco tune "Tant pis pour elle" and it is fabulous. It currently sits at #4 on iTunes. 🔥🔥🔥

Spinal Tap may have been detained by airport security for setting off the metal detectors. 🤣

YouTube video by Olivia Marsh Official Olivia Marsh (올리비아 마쉬) - 'Lucky Me (Feat. Wonstein (원슈타인))' Official MV

JUNO nominee Chiiild 🇨🇦 had a hand in the production of "Lucky Me," the new single from emerging singer #OliviaMarsh 🇦🇺. She is the sister of NewJeans/NJZ member Danielle. The song features R&B star Wonstein 🇰🇷. Check out the official MV here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRfc...

604 Records Co-Founder Jonathan Simkin Says Carly Rae Jepsen Recorded a Whole Unreleased Album Around 'Call Me Maybe' The British Columbia-native was signed to Interscope Records, but was reportedly tasked to make a brand new record with all new producers.

A most interesting read: 604 Records Co-Founder Jonathan Simkin Says Carly Rae Jepsen Recorded a Whole Unreleased Album Around 'Call Me Maybe' via Billboard Canada ca.billboard.com/music/pop/ca...

Some SEPTEMBER 2025 RELEASES: Aespa, Anne Murray, Calum Scott, Chaeyoung, Coeur de Pirate, DJ Snake, Ed Sheeran, Fujii Kaze, Joni Mitchell, Martin Garrix, Mimi Webb, Olivia Dean, Purity Ring, Rezz, Rochelle Jordan, Saint Etienne, Sarah McLachlan, Wendy, Yukon Blonde, Zara Larsson 💿🎶❤️🚀

Another K-Pop Music Video Has Been Filmed in Vancouver

Onto its scoreboard, Vancouver can now chalk up another successfully made K-pop music video thanks to new group KiiiKiii. In 2017, K-pop giant Twice filmed the MV for its song "Likey" showcasing iconic locations around Metro Vancouver. That…

Jolin Cai Drops 15th Album, Pleasure

Jolin Cai recently dropped her 15th studio album, Pleasure. QQ Music certified the album diamond on its first day of release. Anticipation had been running rampant, as it has been seven years since the dance-pop specialist's last album, Ugly Beauty. Jolin rose…

"Daisies" by #JustinBieber 🇨🇦 from his surprise album Swag has debuted on the British 🇬🇧 charts at #4, #3 in Australia 🇦🇺, and #2 in New Zealand 🇳🇿. The album strikes #4, #2, and #3 in the respective countries. 🔥🔥🔥🚀🚀🚀🎇🎇🎇

A maple-studded lineup is set to perform on #CanadaDay. Whom are you most excited to watch?

K-Pop Giant Twice Announces 4th Album

Twice, known as The Nation's Girl Group in South Korea, has announced the release of its 4th Korean-language full-length studio album, due out in July 2025. Not much is known about the new disc at this point, but let's catch up on the group's journey so far.…

Double platinum recording artist #ShawnHook 🇨🇦 has a new one coming. "Lie" will be out May 23. ❤️🚀🎇🎶🎹🎤

#SimplePlan is featured on the new #AvrilLavigne single "Young & Dumb". 🇨🇦

Canadian dream pop trio #MenITrust drops a second 2025 offering called #EquusCaballus. 🔥🎇🚀❤️🎶💃🕺📻🇨🇦

Gary Numan Releases an Expanded Edition of Berserker

In 1984, much of Canada had forgotten about Gary Numan. This, despite his having authored the 5th biggest song of 1980, which essentially invented "80s music". It had been four years since his monumental performance on Canadian-created variety…

Swedish recording artist #JayJayJohanson is coming to Canada in June. Since 1996, he's released 14 fabulous artistic albums of triphop, synthpop, jazz, and melancholia.
June 26 - TD Music Hall, Toronto
June 27 - Impérial Bell, Quebec City
June 28 - Montreal Jazz Festival

Minnie of (G)i-dle joins Canadian singer Yung Kai on “Blue”

Canadian recording artist Yung Kai saw his song "Blue" take off on social media (particularly Instagram and TikTok) following its release in early August 2024. The dreamy ditty landed on the Hot 100, topped the charts in Indonesia, and…

Avril Lavigne and Billy Idol Visit 1977

English recording artist Billy Idol has tapped Avril Lavigne to add her vocals to track "77" off his ninth album Dream Into It, his first disc in over a decade. Avril calls the collaboration "two generations of rebellion". Billy, once the frontman of punk…

“Tears Are Not Enough” by Northern Lights Notable Canadian band manager Bruce Allen organized a project to record a charity single for African famine relief in response to Britain’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Ji…

40 years ago, charity single "Tears Are Not Enough" from Canadian supergroup #NorthernLights hit number one. You can read our piece on it here: musiccanada.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/t...

The 35 Best Songs of the First Half of the 20s The “tumultuous twenties” seems an apt header for a decade that has met waves of chaos, conflict, pestilence, and villainy. It is more than half over. We have put together our 35 favour…

The "Tumultuous Twenties" decade is half over. Have you ranked your favourite 20s songs yet? We have put together a list of our 35 favourites which is up on the blog. You can check it out here: musiccanada.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/t...

#MichaelBuble spotted around Metro Vancouver. #JUNOs

Vancouver's STELLA is a member of new girl octet #Hearts2Hearts, repping the Great White North in K-Pop. Debut #TheChase MV launched at #1 on YT Canada trending and in two days has racked up 8.5M views. 🚀 🔥🔥🔥

IFPI's Top Global Recording Artists of 2024 list has Drake at #2 and The Weeknd at #7 🔥🔥🔥🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

2025 JUNO Awards Nominees 2025 JUNO Award Nominees | Nommés pour un prix JUNO 2025   TIKTOK JUNO FAN CHOICE | JUNO TIKTOK CHOIX DU PUBLIC bbno$ Independent*Stem Dean Brody Starseed Jade Eagleson Starseed Josh Ross Universal Ka...

Alberta pop artist Tate McRae and Ontario country specialist Josh Ross lead the 2025 JUNO Award nominations. You can view all the nominees here: junoawards.ca/2025-juno-aw...

#SportsCar by #TateMcRae enters the Hot 100 at #9, making it her fifth Top 10 and thirteenth Top 40 hit. Tate's 3rd album #SoCloseToWhat will be out Feb 21. 🔥💿💃🕺🎶🍁🚀🎆

Our beautiful land. #Canada

JUNO Award Single of the Year Winners 2020-24:
2020: Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello, Señorita
2021: The Weeknd, Blinding Lights
2022: Charlotte Cardin, Meaningless
2023: The Weeknd, Sacrifice
2024: Tate McRae, Greedy

JUNO Award Single of the Year Winners 2013-19:
2013: Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe
2014: Tegan and Sara, Closer
2015: Magic!, Rude
2016: The Weeknd, Can't Feel My Face
2017: The Strumbellas, Spirits
2018: Shawn Mendes, There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back
2019: Shawn Mendes, In My Blood