Montreal Music

• Quebec’s masked band Angine de Poitrine is blowing up. Meet the men behind the noses

  Quebec’s newest breakout band wears paper-mâché masks with giant phallic noses and polka-dot-speckled costumes that cover their entire bodies.

  Canada

  Mar 13
  
• Charlotte Cardin on Juno wins, her new album and facing her own ego

  The 28-year-old's career has been in a state of constant motion ever since she landed a spot in the Top 4 of French Canada's version of The Voice.

  Entertainment

  Aug 31, 2023
  
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• Montreal conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin on paying tribute to Ukraine amid his five Grammy nods

  The Montreal conductor says he hopes being nominated in the best classical compendium category serves as a reminder of the ongoing war against Ukraine and its innocent victims.

  Entertainment

  Nov 16, 2022
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• Montreal composer Yannick Nézet-Séguin among top Canadian Grammy nominees

  The Montreal native picked up five nominations across four classical music categories, and there was is a strong showing coming from an array of other homegrown talents.

  Entertainment

  Nov 15, 2022
• Montreal musician Pierre Kwenders wins 2022 Polaris Music Prize

  The Congolese-Canadian's third album was selected for the $50,000 prize by an 11-member grand jury that named it best Canadian album of the year based on its artistic merit.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2022
• Montreal’s Charlotte Cardin on her ‘deeply personal’ pop album

  Charlotte Cardin started to make her way across the music industry in 2013 after landing in the top four of Quebec's version of the singing competition series The Voice.

  Entertainment

  May 11, 2022
• Montreal singer-songwriter Allison Russell turns to memoir for healing

  Allison Russell says she hopes the process of writing a memoir about her abusive upbringing in Montreal will help reclaim a piece of herself she lost along the way.

  Entertainment

  Apr 20, 2022
• Montreal student takes home prestigious music award

  After devoting himself to the piano, Devon Packer turned to composition during the pandemic and now the 16-year old's efforts are being recognized.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2022
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• Foo Fighters, A$AP Rocky and Dua Lipa to bring star power back to Osheaga festival

  A scaled-down ``Osheaga Get Together'' took place in October, with mostly homegrown artists performing for a fraction of the event's usual turnout.

  Entertainment

  Dec 8, 2021
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• As Montreal store renews popular tradition, meet its first female bagpiper

  A downtown staple has made its return to Montreal. The Holt Renfrew Ogilvy store brought back its resident bagpiper after a few years hiatus.

  Canada

  Nov 12, 2021