In Canada: Drake Dominates 80% of Spotify’s Global Impact List for the First Half of 2026
Also up north this week: Montreal's LASSO country festival sees rapid growth and Drizzy celebrates the opening of Ottowa's newest music hub.
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Also up north this week: Montreal's LASSO country festival sees rapid growth and Drizzy celebrates the opening of Ottowa's newest music hub.
Also up north this week: A recap of this year's OVO Golf Classic and a high-profile departure from Departure.
These are all the relevant Canadian weekly sales and streaming numbers courtesy of Luminate. Streaming numbers:
Last week was brutal for sales, if we’re honest. Have things bounced back? Let’s get the stats from Luminate. Streaming numbers:
Also this week: SOCAN acquires the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA).
It’s the dog days of summer with little in the way of major new releases. That’s why Luminate is reporting a few negative numbers this week. Streaming numbers:
Also up north this week: Music streaming growth slows in Quebec.
Amazing. The end of July is already here. What does Luminate has to say about Canadian CD and vinyl sales? And what about streaming? Streaming numbers:
Sorry this is a day late, but I was flying back from Asia on a 23 hour flight. Here’s what we learned about Canadian CD and vinyl sales this week from Luminate. SPOILER:
Toronto record label We Are Busy Bodies are releasing a box set of singles featuring an artist from each Canadian province and territory
If you've been living under a rock (which admittedly sounds kind of nice), you may have missed the news that Vancouver singer-songwriters
CD sales edged up a little, contributing to what appears to be something of a comeback. Meanwhile, it was a slow week for vinyl. Let’s check in with Luminate. Streaming numbers:
Bryan Adams has been feeling hyper-Canadian lately, releasing the anti-trump anthem "51st State" as well as a song about Terry Fox. Now he'
As we approach the middle of summer, here’s where sales of vinyl and CDs stand. And how much music are we streaming? Luminate has the answers. Streaming numbers:
All of the summer records are out. Plans are rolling out for the fall and winter. Where are we with sales and streams? Luminate reports. Streaming numbers:
We Are Busy Bodies is turning a record collection into a literal map of the country. The label has unveiled its Map of Canada Series, a 13-part EP project two years in the making,...
Samsung Canada has narrowed more than 2,000 submissions down to 20 artists in the latest stage of Samsung True North Tunes, its national music discovery program built to give emerg...
There's a new music game coming from the developers of 'Guitar Hero' — and it features some CanCon in the initial lineup of songs
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I just arrived in Kingston Sunday night and there are reminders of this week’s festivities marking the 10th anniversary of the final concert from The Tragically Hip everywhere. The...
I haven’t seen any back-to-school TV commercials yet (not that they’re not running), but if you needed a reminder that summer was marching on, come word of the announcement of whic...
Former prime minister, pop star dance to Trudeau's son's song in shameless social media video
Canada has given bass music some pretty decent cuts of the years. Some of it obvious, some of it is hiding in plain sight, and some of it no doubt deserves a bit more attention. To...
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