#CharlotteCardin's 2021 debut album Phoenix has been certified DOUBLE PLATINUM by Music Canada. Thank you to all who are supporting this amazing artist. 🌹🇨🇦🎵💿🚀🎇

2026 Winter Olympics Kicks Off in Italy Freestyle skiers Mikaël Kingsbury (Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, QC) and Marielle Thompson (North Vancouver, BC) led Team Canada as flag-bearers for the parade of nations during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy. At 206 athletes, we…

McRae and Bieber Lead 2026 Juno Nominations On January 27, The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced 248 JUNO award nominations spanning 47 categories. Some 65 artists are debuting as nominees. Tate McRae and Justin Bieber are leaders of the pack with six taps apiece.…

Rest in Peace, dear sister. 💔

FEBRUARY releases include Daphni, MiSaMo, Charli XCX, Mumford & Sons, Peaches, Les Louanges, Bibi Club, Blackpink, Donovan Woods, Ive, and The Sheepdogs. 🔥🧨🎇🎆🚀📻📢💃🕺🎶❤️

Stay warm, Saskatoon.

Music Birthdays to Celebrate in 2026 The span of years from 1976 to 2026 is half a century. Fifty years have passed from "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John and Kiki Dee to Harry Styles' "Aperture", from Raffi's Singable Songs for the Very Young to Blackpink's Deadline. In this time,…

Looking Forward Means Looking Back As we review music celebrating birthdays that end with a zero this year, we are reminded of the changes in the ways in which we consume music that have occurred. From vinyl record spinning in 1976 to cassettes and Walkmans in 1986, on to CDs and the mighty…

Vancouver holds the biggest K-Pop concert in its history Two sold-out shows at Rogers Arena held on January 9 and 10, 2026 marked the biggest K-Pop concerts in the history of the west coast metropolis. And it involved a group coming full circle triumphantly after filming one of its music videos…

Rolling Stone CANADA Magazine is launching, and Calgary's #TateMcRae graces the cover of the first issue. 🔥🔥🔥🧨🎇🎆

Billboard Canadian Hot 100 of 2025, Year-End Chart Find below the year-end Canadian Hot 100 of 2025. The biggest song of the year according to Billboard’s system of metrics was “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey. It was the number one song of 2024 as well. In fact, a record number of…

Billboard Canadian Hot 100 of 2024, Year-End Chart Find below the year-end Canadian Hot 100 of 2024. The biggest song of the year according to Billboard’s system of metrics was “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey. At #7, Tate McRae's “Greedy” was the top entry by a Canadian artist. Only 7 entries on…

Billboard Canadian Hot 100 of 2023, Year-End Chart Find below the year-end Canadian Hot 100 of 2023. The biggest song of the year according to Billboard’s system of metrics was "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus. At #23, Talk's "Run Away to Mars" was the top entry exclusively by a Canadian artist. "Die For…

Billboard Canadian Hot 100 of 2022, Year-End Chart Find below the year-end Canadian Hot 100 of 2022. The biggest song of the year according to Billboard’s system of metrics was the PNAU remix of "Cold Heart" by Britain's Elton John and Dua Lipa. Justin Bieber had the biggest Canadian artist songs…

RIP English blues-rocker Chris Rea. His "Driving Home for Christmas" has topped iTunes. Chris' best-known song here was 1978's "Fool (If You Think It's Over)". "Too Much Pride" was featured in Canadian erotic thriller Cold Sweat (1993) starring Dave Thomas, Shannon Tweed, and Henry Czerny.

Group Hearts2Hearts has won Berriz Global Fan's Choice at the 2025 Melon Music Awards in South Korea, beating out 19 other big-name contenders. Stella, a member of the group, is Canadian - from Vancouver.

KiiiKiii's "I Do Me" has won Best Music Video at South Korea's 2025 Melon Music Awards. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAEf...

Tate McRae's "Sports Car" was the biggest Canadian artist song of 2025, the 14th biggest hit of the year. #TateMcRae #SportsCar

2025 Canadian year-end Digital Song Sales Chart (Top 25) is here: www.billboard.com/charts/year-...

You can find most of the 2025 Canadian year-end charts here: ca.billboard.com/charts/year-.... Many of the songs are the same as on the 2024 chart. In the past, that was much less common. For sure, a lot of it has to do with streaming.

Get your new Commonwealth indie pop spinning... 🔥🎶🚀🎆❤️

Dream Pop Trio Night Tapes Drops Debut Album Following a number of impressive EPs, British trio Night Tapes secured a signing with Nettwerk Music Group and recently dropped debut album portals//polarities. The disc, a strong contender for the best of 2025, gets top marks from Canadian Music Blog…

Tate McRae's 2025 album So Close to What (her 3rd) has been certified double platinum making it her best selling album to date.

Ticketmaster’s Quiet Move Away From Physical Tickets Puts Concert Goers at Risk Ticketmaster is moving away from physical tickets towards digital mobile tickets only. This means that concert-goers are now faced with a number of problems. Beyond the loss of souvenir keepsakes that physical tickets…

Rochelle Jordan is Through the Wall A couple of weeks ago, the stars, for a brief moment, began smiling at this pale blue dot we call Earth. We sent our best man out to investigate. It turns out that Rochelle Jordan released a new album, Through the Wall, and the heavens were grateful for it. Here…

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. 🔥🔥🔥

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...

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…

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 "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 🔥🔥🔥🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

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...