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The North Sound’s ‘Young Soul’ questions the pressure to keep working
Forrest and Nevada Eaglespeaker have spent years writing songs about addiction and the work of recovery.
Little White Lies Turn a Difficult Tour Into New Music With “String Me Along”
Ontario alternative pop-rock duo Little White Lies released “String Me Along” on October 2, a song that Katie Rose Campbell says grew out of a difficult U.S. tour and a change in how the band approaches its career
RaytheNihilist: Finding Meaning Beyond Awards and Criticism
RaytheNihilist has decided to give his critics their flowers. The Saskatoon-based Kainai/Blackfoot hip-hop artist, whose name is Raistlin MorningOwl, is preparing to release FLWRS//4DaCritics on October 21, following two wins at this year's Saskatchewan Indigenous Music Awards.
After 15 Years in Music, Fort McKay's Bryce Fabian Has Nashville in His Sights
“Getting people to actually listen.”
That's Bryce Fabian's answer when asked about the hardest part of building an independent music career in northern Alberta.
Boy Golden expands Best of Our Possible Lives with deluxe edition ahead of Canadian tour
Boy Golden will release Best of Our Possible Lives (Deluxe) on Oct. 16 through Six Shooter Records, adding five recordings to the album released in February. T
Shirantha Beddage brings a new quintet and a one-day recording experiment to Departures
Toronto-based baritone saxophonist and composer Shirantha Beddage will release his fourth album as a bandleader, Departures, on October 16 through Rhea Records, following a Toronto CD-release concert at Jazz Bistro on October 15.
Loreena McKennitt expands The Mask and Mirror with four-disc Definitive Edition
Canadian singer-songwriter Loreena McKennitt returns to The Mask and Mirror this week with a four-disc Definitive Edition that combines a remaster of her 1994 album with unreleased concert material, archival interviews and new surround mixes.
SOCAN names 2026 special-achievement honourees ahead of Oct. 26 awards
SOCAN has named the Special Achievement Award recipients who will be honoured at the 2026 SOCAN Awards on Oct. 26 at REBEL in Toronto, with this year’s list spanning pop, hip-hop, songwriting and screen composition.
Capital Music Awards put Ottawa artists on the NAC stage
Ottawa’s Capital Music Awards will be held in Southam Hall at the National Arts Centre on Friday, Oct 9, 2026, with a 6 p.m. red carpet and an 8 p.m. ceremony.
Preston Pablo releases ‘Anything’ and sets Nov. 27 for All At Once EP
Preston Pablo has released a new single, “Anything,” while setting Nov. 27 for the arrival of his next EP, All At Once. The Canadian pop singer released “Anything” on Oct. 2 through 31 East and Universal Music Canada, accompanied by a lyric video.
Logan Staats releases Peacemaker, recorded in Ohsweken
Mohawk singer-songwriter Logan Staats released Peacemaker on Oct. 2 through Ishkōdé Records, with the 10-track album recorded and mixed at Jukasa Media Group in Ohsweken, Ont., and mastered in Toronto.
Canadian rock singer Sass Jordan, longtime Canadian Idol judge, dies at 65
Canadian rock singer-songwriter Sass Jordan, the Juno-winning performer behind Tell Somebody and Racine and a longtime Canadian Idol judge, died Oct. 2, 2026, at 65.
Charlottetown band Gizmo releases debut album All Your Worships
Charlottetown rock band Gizmo released its debut full-length, All Your Worships, on Oct 2, 2026 through Victory Pool Records, moving into the record’s first week with an Atlantic Canadian tour beginning this week.
Who are Angine de Poitrine? What we know about Khn and Klek
Angine de Poitrine are Khn de Poitrine and Klek de Poitrine, a two-person instrumental rock project from Saguenay, Quebec.
Five Western Canadian artists to follow after BreakOut West 2026
BreakOut West 2026 wraps in Victoria on Oct. 4 after several days of conference programming and three nights of artist showcases.
Zeus revisits the Say Us archives on Lost & Found, out Oct. 9
Toronto band Zeus is returning to the recordings that surrounded its first album for Lost & Found (The Say Us Archives), a 13-track collection arriving Oct 9, 2026 through Arts & Crafts.
Quebec producer Roko Beats brings hosted-mixtape format to LEVELUP 4
Saint-Jérôme, Que., producer Roko Beats brings nine artists together on LEVELUP 4, the fourth project in a collaborative series he has used to track changes in his production and the artists he works with.
Angine de Poitrine wins both Polaris prizes, with 11 ADISQ nominations ahead
Angine de Poitrine left Toronto’s Massey Hall on Sept. 22 with both of Polaris’s major 2026 awards.
Music Day in Canada is trying to build a national event without creating one national music scene
Music Day in Canada returns Saturday, Sept. 26, with more than 60 Canadian artists appearing at more than 20 events in 20 cities, but three years into the project, the national event is becoming increasingly local.
David Suzuki was telling his life through music decades before his NAC Playlist
When David Suzuki was asked to choose music for an Australian radio program in the 1990s, he started with Beethoven.