We end #MapleLeafMarch with le Roy, la Rose et le Lou[p]. Ariane Roy, Thierry Larose, and Lou-Adriane Cassidy toured together and even wrote themselves a THEME SONG. It's weird and glorious at the same time.

I'm always sad on the last day of #MapleLeafMarch. I want to cram in as much music as I can. I couldn't let March end without Fionn. They're a great Vancouver band led by twin sisters.

#LetJoniSing #MapleLeafMarch

OK, now to today's FIRST post. We're opening with @thejunoawards.bsky.social winner for ALBUM FRANCOPHONE DE L’ANNÉE, @louadriyo.bsky.social (but we're featuring her OTHER album from 2025, which was also excellent!!!!)

Oh gosh, I almost forgot Polaris shortlisted group The OBGMs!

Before I do today's #WickedGP, I figured I'd catch you up on the last few days:

«Journal d'un Loup-Garou» n'est pas seulement l'album francophone de l'année. C'était le meilleur album de 2025, toutes langues confondues. Félicitations pour votre victoire aux @thejunoawards.bsky.social , @louadriyo.bsky.social

Please vote for Mckayla! She's all the way up to 4th place and we only have a few minutes left

#WickedGP was late to the party today, but nothing can stop #MapleLeafMarch. We just wish we were giving Laurence Nerbonne more time today! www.wickedguilty.com/2026/03/25-m...

Elisapie is a trilingual maestro.... maestra? maestress? Anyway, this song, from her 2018 album, is an epic masterpiece that builds.

In fact, I've given you clues in small print before... this month!!

I chose this song because of the surprise guest star at his live performance - not that I wasn't already looking for a Thierry Larose song, because I was. And this is a GREAT song. But that guest star made it a really easy choice. Also, you should take my small print seriously.

Debby F. Double V.

McKayla needs your vote, please. She's presently in 7th place and we need to get her to the top 5 TODAY. PLEASE vote. Thank you.

BEYRIES entered the music industry while she was fighting cancer. This was one of her first songs.

"Call Me Maybe" was from Carly Rae Jepsen's SECOND album. Her first was a lot folksier and this was an early single.

#WickedGP rolls through #MapleLeafMarch with a geography lesson courtesy of The Tragically Hip

Daniel Caesar isn't generally my style of music, but darn it if he isn't a great musician. This earlier song from a @thejunoawards.bsky.social performer and nominee this year is an example of his greatness.

"Golden" is now an Academy Award winning song. I called it months ago.

@sophiep0wers.bsky.social has a very proud mom. We roll through #MapleLeafMarch with motherly pride.

Emmanuelle Querry is a relatively new artist from Quebec and you should listen to her. Or don't. I won't tell you what to do

It was important to me to do two Rheostatics posts.... and to do this one second. I lead with the music and not my words in this one. Because Gord Downie's words are powerful

I take a lot of pride in my blog, and I sincerely hope you enjoy it. Thank you for checking it out.

We roll through #MapleLeafMarch on #WickedGP with @thebeaches.bsky.social. Also, we have video from @dawndontcare.bsky.social here.

I start writing #MapleLeafMarch in December. Seriously. This was the FIRST post I wrote for this year, and I have been waiting months to talk about Saya Gray! Seriously, she's a talent and should not be ignored.

@shadkmusic.bsky.social's second album The Old Prince is EXCELLENT and you should listen to it.

Shhugar is the name of Baby Nova's new album, and it's really good. She's from Nova Scotia.... which is probably where the name comes from.

What happens when real people make music? Greatness. Pure greatness.

The 3rd 1000 posts start with Marie Davidson. Check out the Polaris Prize performance I included here, because it is amazing.

Today is our 2000th post on #WickedGP. We chose Ribbon Skirt for this milestone.

I post a lot of Cœur de Pirate, and today's #MapleLeafMarch post is the latest in that. But also, it's my 1,999th post.

@bibiclub.bsky.social are a Montreal-based side project who keep (keeps?) putting out amazing albums. Their new one came out Friday and this was the lead single.

So, here, I am telling the story backwards, because it's better this way. It's a great #MapleLeafMarch story. My favorite album of 2025 was Journal d'un Loup-Garou, by @louadriyo.bsky.social . Just amazing. This song, from that album and about a great friend of hers, features THAT GREAT FRIEND

Paule-Andrée Cassidy is practically Quebec music royalty. Most people outside of Quebec don't even know her. Spoiler alert: I'm featuring her daughter tomorrow.

Also, every March, I do all Canadian music. #MapleLeafMarch. A peek inside my process - I scheduled most of the posts for March already. I still have some to write. I was finishing several last night and accidentally published one TODAY. So, yeah, guess we're starting early.

Neil Sedaka has passed away. #WickedGP remembers....

Lilly Hiatt is music royalty, and her 2025 album was a #WickedGP of mine..... so, go listen.

Mckayla is a great kid. She's experimental with painting and mixed media and crochet. And she needs your vote. Please vote for Mc.

Air Miami didn't last long, but you remember them. #WickedGP does, anyway. And we have a fun story about them.

I had other stuff going on these last two weeks, but I did still post on #WickedGP. I won't post everything I did, but I did want to highlight two posts (and beg you to check out the rest) The first is this duet between pop princesses in the English and French worlds.

A couple of her co-stars from Victorious won Grammys this year. She may join them someday.

I originally wrote this for December release - and just kept pushing it back. Today's the day I stop pushing it back.

I don't like doing Special Editions. I feel like I need to. May his memory be a blessing.

I still find sombr to be a little off-putting. He is growing on me, though.

In a weird twist, two alumni from a semi-popular Nickelodeon show won Grammys this year. Neither of them was Victoria Justice.

Alex Warren earned a fan with his Grammy performance. So, welcome to #WickedGP, Alex! www.wickedguilty.com/2026/02/4-fe...

I have had this song on repeat since the Grammys, honestly. Her speech was a thing of beauty. Her performance was gorgeous. The song is incredible and different. We're looking at a generational talent here. Pay attention.

I wrote this post the same time I wrote the post for "Headphones On", so I make a bold prediction..... .... that ended up not coming true. But this GRAMMY performance was epic.

I used to post a LOT of @charlixcxofficial.bsky.social on this blog. Most of that energy now goes to Lights, but since The Moment is out today and "Wuthering Heights" is out in two weeks, it was time to celebrate again!

I think it was a pretty logical conclusion to think that Olivia Dean would eventually end up on #WickedGP Today is the day. I'm not as crazy for the whole albums as others are, but this is a good tune.