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The following is a list of notable events and releases that are expected to happen in 2016 in music in Canada.
Events[]
- April 3 – Juno Awards of 2016
- April 17 – Final concert by the influential folk-rock band Spirit of the West.[1]
- April – East Coast Music Awards
- May 15 – Prism Prize presented.
- May 24 – The Tragically Hip announce that lead singer Gord Downie has been diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer.[2]
- June 15 – Preliminary longlist for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize is announced.
- July – SOCAN Songwriting Prize is presented.
- July 14 – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize is announced.
- July 22 – The Tragically Hip play the first date of their Man Machine Poem Tour in Victoria, British Columbia.
- August 20 – The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation broadcasts The Tragically Hip's concert at the K-Rock Centre in their hometown of Kingston, which may be the band's last-ever live concert due to Gord Downie's cancer diagnosis, as a live cross-platform broadcast on CBC Television, CBC Radio One, CBC Radio 2, CBC Music and YouTube.[3]
- September 19 – Kaytranada's album 99.9% is named the winner of the Polaris Music Prize.[4]
- December 3 – 12th Canadian Folk Music Awards
Bands disbanded[]
- Nomeansno
- Spirit of the West
Albums released[]
A[]
- Ammoye, Enter the Warrioress
- Amylie, Les Éclats
- Matt Andersen, Honest Man – February 26[5]
- Ancient Shapes, Ancient Shapes
- Tafari Anthony, Die for You
- Anvil, Anvil Is Anvil – February 26[5]
B[]
- Badbadnotgood, IV – July 8
- Jason Bajada, Volcano – February 12[6]
- Matthew Barber and Jill Barber, The Family Album – April 1[7]
- Bobby Bazini, Summer Is Gone
- Bear Mountain, BADU – September 9[5]
- Daniel Bélanger, Paloma - November 25
- Art Bergmann, The Apostate – May 13[8]
- The Besnard Lakes, A Coliseum Complex Museum – January 22[9]
- Black Mountain, TBA[5]
- Bleu Jeans Bleu, Franchement wow
- Blue Rodeo, 1000 Arms – October 28
- Brasstronaut, Brasstronaut – November 11
- Alysha Brilla, Human
- Jim Bryson, Somewhere We Will Find Our Place – February 12
- Basia Bulat, Good Advice – February 12[10]
- The Burning Hell, Public Library – April 1
C[]
- Brendan Canning, Home Wrecking Years – August 12
- Charlotte Cardin, Big Boy
- Jazz Cartier, Hotel Paranoia
- Tanika Charles, Soul Run – May 10
- Classified, Greatful – January 15[5]
- Leonard Cohen, You Want It Darker
- Jason Collett, Song and Dance Man – February 5[10]
- Antoine Corriveau, Cette chose qui cognait au creux de sa poitrine sans vouloir s'arrêter
- Crown Lands, Mantra
- Lori Cullen, Sexsmith Swinghammer Songs
D[]
- Dead Obies, Gestamtkunstwerk – March 4[5]
- Art d'Ecco, Day Fevers
- Devours, Late Bloomers
- Céline Dion, Encore un soir – August 26
- The Dirty Nil, Higher Power – February 26
- Gord Downie, Secret Path – October 18[11]
- Drake, Views – April 29
E[]
- Earle and Coffin, Live at the Citadel House
F[]
- The Flatliners, TBA[5]
- Fond of Tigers, Uninhabit – October 7
- Fresh Snow, ONE[12]
G[]
- Karina Gauvin, Divine Karina – February 12[5]
- Hannah Georgas, For Evelyn[13]
- Matthew Good, I Miss New Wave: Beautiful Midnight Revisited – December 2
- Aaron Goodvin, Aaron Goodvin
- Great Lake Swimmers, Swimming Away
H[]
- Ron Hawkins, Spit Sputter and Sparkle – March 25[14]
- Tim Hecker, TBA[5]
- Angela Hewitt, Domenico Scarlatti Sonatas – February 12[5]
- The Hidden Cameras, Home On Native Land
- Matt Holubowski, Solitudes
- Holy Fuck, TBA[5]
I[]
- Ice Cream, Love, Ice Cream
J[]
- Sammy Jackson, Take Me Back
- July Talk, Touch – September 9
- Junior Boys, Big Black Coat – February 5[5]
K[]
- Kaytranada, 99.9% – May 6
- Aidan Knight, Each Other – January 22[5]
- Koriass, Love Suprême
- Chantal Kreviazuk, Hard Sail – July 17 [15]
- Nicholas Krgovich, The Hills[16]
- Patrick Krief, Automanic – September 30
L[]
- Land of Talk, TBA[5]
- k.d. lang with Neko Case and Laura Veirs, case/lang/veirs
- Salomé Leclerc, Live au Treatment
- Little Scream, TBA[5]
- Les Louanges, Le Mercure
M[]
- Ria Mae, Ria Mae – June 3
- Magic!, Primary Colours – July 1
- Majid Jordan, Majid Jordan – February 5[5]
- Kate Maki, Head in the Sand – May 20[17]
- Dan Mangan, Unmake – June 17
- Carolyn Mark, Come! Back! Special!
- Shawn Mendes, Illuminate
- Dylan Menzie, Adolescent Nature
N[]
- Nap Eyes, Thought Rock Fish Scale
- Sarah Neufeld, The Ridge – February 26[5]
O[]
- Karim Ouellet, Trente – March 11[18]
P[]
- Dorothea Paas, No Loose Ends
- PartyNextDoor, PartyNextDoor 3 – August 12
- Philémon Cimon, Psychanalysez-vous avec Philémon Cimon
- Lido Pimienta, La Papessa
- Plants and Animals, Waltzed in from the Rumbling – April 29
- Protest The Hero, Pacific Myth – November 18
R[]
- Radio Radio, Light the Sky – February 19[5]
- Allan Rayman, Hotel Allan
- Corin Raymond, Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams
- River Tiber, Indigo - June 24
- Royal Canoe, Something Got Lost Between Here and the Orbit
- Rum Ragged, Rum Ragged
- Justin Rutledge, East – September 30[19]
- Serena Ryder, Utopia
S[]
- Sam Roberts Band, Terraform – October 28
- John K. Samson, Winter Wheat – October 21[20]
- Andy Shauf, The Party – May 20
- Crystal Shawanda, Fish Out of Water
- Shotgun Jimmie, Field of Trampolines
- Simple Plan, Taking One for the Team – February 19[5]
- Dallas Smith, Side Effects - September 2
- So Loki, V
- Rae Spoon, Armour – February 19[21]
- Frederick Squire, Spooky Action at a Distance – May 27[22]
- The Strumbellas, Hope – February 5[5]
- Sussex, Parade Day
T[]
- Tanya Tagaq, Retribution – October 21[23]
- Tasha the Amazon, Die Every Day
- Tory Lanez, I Told You – August 19
- The Tragically Hip, Man Machine Poem – June 17
- A Tribe Called Red, We Are the Halluci Nation
- Tuns, Tuns – August 26[24]
U[]
- Un Blonde, Good Will Come to You
V[]
- Rosie Valland, Nord-Est
- Venetian Snares, Traditional Synthesizer Music – February 20[25]
- Lindy Vopnfjörð, Frozen in Time – October 28
W[]
- Martha Wainwright, Goodnight City
- Frank Walker, Nocturnal
- Dawn Tyler Watson, Jawbreaker!
- Weaves, Weaves
- The Weeknd, Starboy – November 25
- WHOOP-Szo, Citizen's Ban(ne)d Radio
- Wintersleep, The Great Detachment – March 4[5]
- Woodpigeon, TROUBLE
- Royal Wood, Ghost Light
- Donovan Woods, Hard Settle, Ain't Troubled – February 26[26]
- Roy Woods, Nocturnal – December 23
- Roy Woods, Waking at Dawn – July 1
Y[]
- Ken Yates, Huntsville
- You Say Party, You Say Party – February 12[5]
- Your Boy Tony Braxton, Adult Contempt – July 15[27]
Z[]
Year-End List[]
| № | Artist(s) | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Bieber | "Sorry" |
| 2 | Justin Bieber | "Love Yourself" |
| 3 | Sia featuring Sean Paul | "Cheap Thrills" |
| 4 | Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla | "One Dance" |
| 5 | Mike Posner | "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" |
| 6 | Twenty One Pilots | "Stressed Out" |
| 7 | Lukas Graham | "7 Years" |
| 8 | The Chainsmokers featuring Daya | "Don't Let Me Down" |
| 9 | Adele | "Hello" |
| 10 | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | "Closer" |
| 11 | Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna | "This Is What You Came For" |
| 12 | Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign | "Work from Home" |
| 13 | Rihanna featuring Drake | "Work" |
| 14 | Justin Timberlake | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" |
| 15 | DNCE | "Cake by the Ocean" |
| 16 | Desiigner | "Panda" |
| 17 | Flo Rida | "My House" |
| 18 | Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ | "Cold Water" |
| 19 | Justin Bieber | "What Do You Mean?" |
| 20 | Zayn | "Pillowtalk" |
| 21 | G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha | "Me, Myself & I" |
| 22 | Twenty One Pilots | "Heathens" |
| 23 | Shawn Mendes | "Treat You Better" |
| 24 | The Chainsmokers featuring Rozes | "Roses" |
| 25 | Drake | "Hotline Bling" |
| 26 | Drake featuring Rihanna | "Too Good" |
| 27 | Alessia Cara | "Wild Things" |
| 28 | Twenty One Pilots | "Ride" |
| 29 | Adele | "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" |
| 30 | Ariana Grande | "Into You" |
| 31 | DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber | "Let Me Love You" |
| 32 | The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk | "Starboy" |
| 33 | Meghan Trainor | "Me Too" |
| 34 | Charlie Puth featuring Selena Gomez | "We Don't Talk Anymore" |
| 35 | Pink | "Just Like Fire" |
| 36 | The Weeknd | "Can't Feel My Face" |
| 37 | Kungs vs. Cookin' on 3 Burners | "This Girl" |
| 38 | Rihanna | "Needed Me" |
| 39 | The Weeknd | "The Hills" |
| 40 | Selena Gomez | "Hands to Myself" |
| 41 | Ariana Grande | "Dangerous Woman" |
| 42 | Meghan Trainor | "No" |
| 43 | Shawn Mendes | "Stitches" |
| 44 | Selena Gomez | "Same Old Love" |
| 45 | Zara Larsson and MNEK | "Never Forget You" |
| 46 | Ruth B | "Lost Boy" |
| 47 | Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend | "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" |
| 48 | DJ Snake featuring Bipolar Sunshine | "Middle" |
| 49 | Nick Jonas featuring Tove Lo | "Close" |
| 50 | Gnash featuring Olivia O'Brien | "I Hate U, I Love U" |
| 51 | Flume featuring Kai | "Never Be like You" |
| 52 | Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ | "Lean On" |
| 53 | Kiiara | "Gold" |
| 54 | Coleman Hell | "2 Heads" |
| 55 | Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj | "Side to Side" |
| 56 | Charlie Puth | "One Call Away" |
| 57 | Alan Walker | "Faded" |
| 58 | Coldplay | "Adventure of a Lifetime" |
| 59 | Fetty Wap featuring Remy Boyz | "679" |
| 60 | Major Lazer featuring Nyla and Fuse ODG | "Light It Up" |
| 61 | One Direction | "Perfect" |
| 62 | Sia featuring Kendrick Lamar | "The Greatest" |
| 63 | Kent Jones | "Don't Mind" |
| 64 | Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa and Imagine Dragons featuring Logic, Ty Dolla Sign and X Ambassadors | "Sucker for Pain" |
| 65 | Florida Georgia Line | "H.O.L.Y." |
| 66 | Drake | "Controlla" |
| 67 | The Weeknd | "In the Night" |
| 68 | Selena Gomez | "Kill Em with Kindness" |
| 69 | Daya | "Hide Away" |
| 70 | Taylor Swift | "Wildest Dreams" |
| 71 | X Ambassadors | "Renegades" |
| 72 | Future featuring The Weeknd | "Low Life" |
| 73 | Adele | "When We Were Young" |
| 74 | Fifth Harmony featuring Fetty Wap | "All in My Head (Flex)" |
| 75 | James Bay | "Let It Go" |
| 76 | Drake featuring The Throne | "Pop Style" |
| 77 | The Strumbellas | "Spirits" |
| 78 | Ellie Goulding | "On My Mind" |
| 79 | Alessia Cara | "Here" |
| 80 | R. City featuring Adam Levine | "Locked Away" |
| 81 | Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha | "In the Name of Love" |
| 82 | Tory Lanez | "Luv" |
| 83 | Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth | "See You Again" |
| 84 | Jonas Blue featuring Dakota | "Fast Car" |
| 85 | DRAM featuring Lil Yachty | "Broccoli" |
| 86 | Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello | "I Know What You Did Last Summer" |
| 87 | Ariana Grande | "Focus" |
| 88 | Hailee Steinfeld and Grey featuring Zedd | "Starving" |
| 89 | Coleman Hell | "Fireproof" |
| 90 | Magic! featuring Sean Paul | "Lay You Down Easy" |
| 91 | Hedley | "Lose Control" |
| 92 | Skrillex and Diplo featuring Justin Bieber | "Where Are Ü Now" |
| 93 | Belly featuring The Weeknd | "Might Not" |
| 94 | Hedley | "Hello" |
| 95 | Elle King | "Ex's & Oh's" |
| 96 | Keith Urban | "Wasted Time" |
| 97 | Omi | "Cheerleader" |
| 98 | OneRepublic | "Wherever I Go" |
| 99 | Silentó | "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" |
| 100 | Calvin Harris and Disciples | "How Deep Is Your Love"[29] |
Deaths[]
- January 3 – Paul Bley, jazz pianist
- January 14 – René Angélil, 73, entertainment manager (Celine Dion)
- February 3 – Brad Kent, musician (D.O.A., Avengers)
- February 6 – , singer
- February 15 – Vanity, 57, singer
- March 9 – Ray Griff, 75, country music singer and songwriter
- March 30 – Howard Cable, conductor, composer and arranger
- April 3 – Don Francks, 84, jazz vocalist and actor
- April 27 – Philip Kives, founder of K-tel
- June 4 – Bobby Curtola, 73, singer
- June 8 – Brian Rading, 69, bassist Five Man Electrical Band
- June 21 – Pierre Lalonde, singer and television host
- July 4 – William Hawkins, songwriter and poet
- July 9 – Geneviève Castrée, musician and comic book artist
- July 29 – Lucille Dumont, singer
- July 31 – Penny Lang, folk musician
- September 3 – Raymond Daveluy, composer and organist
- October 29 – Paul Demers, singer-songwriter
- November 7 – Leonard Cohen, singer-songwriter
References[]
- ^ "Spirit of the West performs final concerts in Vancouver". CBC News, April 14, 2016.
- ^ Fraser, Laura. "Gord Downie, Tragically Hip singer, has terminal cancer". CBC. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Tragically Hip's final concert to be broadcast live on CBC". CBC News, June 17, 2016.
- ^ "Kaytranada wins 2016 Polaris Music Prize for his album 99.9%". The Globe and Mail, September 19, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "From Basia Bulat to Junior Boys: a guide to Canadian album releases in 2016" Archived 2016-03-01 at the Wayback Machine. CBC Music, January 5, 2016.
- ^ "Du nouveau de Karim Ouellet, Koriass et Jason Bajada". La Presse, December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Matthew and Jill Barber Revisit Their Roots for 'The Family Album,' Share Neil Young Cover". Exclaim!, January 28, 2016.
- ^ "Art Bergmann Returns with 'The Apostate,' Premieres New Track". Exclaim!, February 11, 2016.
- ^ "The Besnard Lakes Return with 'A Coliseum Complex Museum' LP, Premiere New Track". Exclaim!, October 14, 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Four albums from Toronto artists coming early in 2016". The Globe and Mail, December 31, 2015.
- ^ "Gord Downie to release solo album, graphic novel next month". CTV News, September 9, 2016.
- ^ Peter Ellman, "Fresh Snow: One". Exclaim!, September 7, 2016.
- ^ Adams, Gregory (April 28, 2016). "Hannah Georgas Readies 'For Evelyn' LP, Premieres New Single". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^ Ben Rayner, "Ron Hawkins, man of many bands". Toronto Star, March 24, 2016.
- ^ Friend, David (July 7, 2016). "Women 'have to be on a pole': Chantal Kreviazuk reflects on state of pop music". Canada.com. The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ Conor Mackie, "Nicholas Krgovich: The Hills". Exclaim!, March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Kate Maki Taps Fred Squire and Nathan Lawr for 'Head in the Sand'". Exclaim!, April 8, 2016.
- ^ "L'album « Trente » de Karim Ouellet : l'enfance du doute". Huffington Post, March 11, 2016.
- ^ "Justin Rutledge Embraces Canada's East Coast for New Album". Exclaim!, July 7, 2016.
- ^ "John K. Samson Returns with 'Winter Wheat' Solo LP, Shares New Single". Exclaim!, August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Rae Spoon Returns with 'Armour'". Exclaim!, December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Frederick Squire: 'Spooky Action at a Distance' (album stream)". Exclaim!, May 24, 2016.
- ^ "Tanya Tagaq Covers Nirvana, Collaborates with Shad on 'Retribution' LP". Exclaim!, August 17, 2016.
- ^ "Sloan / Super Friendz / Inbreds Supergroup TUNS Announce Debut Album". Exclaim!, May 20, 2016.
- ^ "Venetian Snares to Issue 'Traditional Synthesizer Music' on New LP". Exclaim!, December 17, 2015.
- ^ "Donovan Woods Returns with 'Hard Settle, Ain't Troubled'". Exclaim!, December 7, 2015.
- ^ "Stream Your Boy Tony Braxton Adult Contempt". Stereogum, July 15, 2016.
- ^ "The Zolas Premiere Title Track to New Album 'Swooner': Exclusive". Billboard, February 4, 2016.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
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