Canada Music

• Canadians ring in New Year with music, parties, fireworks – and a lot of rain

  Rain put a damper on Canada's official New Year's Eve event, forcing the cancellation of the Winter Lights Across Canada multimedia projection on Parliament Hill.

  Canada

  Jan 1
  
• Local Ontario rapper who beat cancer releases first album

  A young rapper once unsure if he would live or die is turning his fight to live into the inspiration for his debut album.

  Entertainment

  Nov 28, 2022
  
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• Arabic dance parties rising in popularity — DJ says it’s ‘part of the Canadian experience’

  The Arabic party scene is growing in Canada as more Middle Eastern people and North Africans carve a space for genuine representation of themselves and their culture.

  Lifestyle

  Aug 27, 2022
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• Rockabilly artist Ronnie Hawkins dies at 87 after long illness

  Ronnie Hawkins, the southern U.S. rockabilly artist who moved to Canada and became godfather to a generation of influential rock musicians, has died at 87.

  Canada

  May 29, 2022
• Bryan Adams tests positive for COVID-19, pulls out of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame tribute

  His management team says Adams is fully vaccinated against the virus and is not experiencing any symptoms.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2021
• Kelowna’s ‘The Carbons’ band takes show on the road with stage-on-wheels

  "Our goal is for us to do 100 houses or 100 shows in 30 days across Canada."

  Lifestyle

  Jul 30, 2021
• 97 South Song Sessions returns to the Okanagan, reveals story behind songs

  There is something so intimate and somethings so personal and not just being able to explain your song to someone."

  Lifestyle

  Jul 24, 2021
• Juno Awards 2020: Alessia Cara wins 3 trophies in streaming ceremony

  The 23-year-old pop singer's deeply personal 2018 "The Pains of Growing'' picked up album and pop album of the year, while she also won songwriter for her work on several of its tracks.

  Entertainment

  Jun 29, 2020
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• Ottawa metal fan and accessibility advocate rocks out with Alexisonfire at Bluesfest

  As Alexisonfire performed their song 'We Are the Sound' on Friday night, one Ottawa metal fan rocked out onstage with a band he'd been listening to since he was a kid.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2019
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• Canada must start recognizing its musical heritage

  Canada needs to document its musical heritage in a more meaningful way. Time to take a page from the Brits' playbook, writes Alan Cross.

  Commentary

  May 27, 2018