The following musical events and releases are expected to happen in 2019 in

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

Events

* March – Juno Awards of 2019 * April – East Coast Music Awards * May –

Prism Prize The Prism Prize is a national juried award recognizing the artistry of the modern music video in Canada.2019 Polaris Music Prize The 2019 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 16, 2019.

is announced * July – SOCAN Songwriting Prize * July – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize is announced * September –

Haviah Mighty Haviah Mighty (born December 17, 1992) is a Canadian rapper from Brampton, Ontario. She rose to prominence in 2016 as a member of the hip hop group the Sorority, before releasing several EPs on her own, most notably ''Flower City'', in 2017. He ...

wins the Polaris Music Prize for her album ''

13th Floor ''13th Floor'' is the debut album from Canadian hip hop artist Haviah Mighty. The album was released on May 10, 2019, and was the winner of the 2019 Polaris Music Prize. Background and release On March 23, 2019, Mighty announced her debut stud ...

Albums released

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Absolutely Free ''Absolutely Free'' is the second studio album by American rock band the Mothers of Invention, released on May 26, 1967, by Verve Records. Much like their 1966 debut ''Freak Out!'', the album is a display of complex musical composition with pol ...

, ''Geneva Freeport''"Here Are Exclaim!'s 22 Most Anticipated Canadian Albums of 2019"
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Exclaim! ''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 ...

'', January 2, 2019. * Altameda, ''Time Hasn't Changed You'' * Anemone, '' Beat My Distance'' - February 15

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* Badge Époque Ensemble, ''Badge Époque Ensemble'' * Tim Baker, ''Forever Overhead'' - April 19"Hey Rosetta's Tim Baker Details 'Forever Overhead' Solo Album"
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'', February 12, 2019. * Bedouin Soundclash, ''MASS'' - October 4 *

Begonia ''Begonia'' is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Begoniaceae. The genus contains more than 2,000 different plant species. The Begonias are native to moist subtropical and tropical climates. Some species are commonly grown ind ...

, ''Fear'' * Beppie, ''Song Soup'' *

Bleu Jeans Bleu Bleu Jeans Bleu are a Canadian pop music group from Quebec. They are most noted for winning the Prix Félix for Group of the Year at the 41st Felix Awards in 2019. The group was formed in 2012 by Mathieu Lafontaine, separately from his solo work ...

, ''Perfecto'' * Dean Brody, ''

Black Sheep In the English language, black sheep is an idiom that describes a member of a group who is different from the rest, especially a family member who does not fit in. The term stems from sheep whose fleece is colored black rather than the more comm ...

'' - April 26 * Chad Brownlee, '' Back in the Game'' - June 21 * Broken Social Scene, ''Let’s Try the After Vol. 1'' - February 15 * Broken Social Scene, ''Let’s Try the After Vol. 2'' - April 12 * Jon Bryant, ''Cult Classic'' - May 17 * Louise Burns, ''Portraits'' - November 8 * Burnstick, ''Kîyânaw'' * Spencer Burton, ''The Mountain Man''

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Daniel Caesar Ashton Dumar Norwill Simmonds (born April 5, 1995), known professionally as Daniel Caesar, is a Canadian singer and songwriter. After independently building a following through the release of two critically acclaimed EPs, ''Praise Break'' (201 ...

, ''

Case Study 01 ''Case Study 01'' (stylized in all caps) is the second studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Daniel Caesar, released on June 28, 2019, through Golden Child Recordings. It features guest appearances from Brandy, Pharrell Williams, John ...

'' - June 28 *

Alessia Cara Alessia Caracciolo (born July 11, 1996), known professionally as Alessia Cara (), is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Born in Mississauga, Ontario, to Italian Canadian parents, she began posting covers of songs on YouTube at age 13. After uploadi ...

, ''This Summer'' - September 6 *

Celeigh Cardinal Celeigh Cardinal is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter from Alberta.

, ''Stories from a Downtown Apartment'' *

Lou-Adriane Cassidy Lou-Adriane Cassidy is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec. She is most noted for her song "La fin du monde à tous les jours", which was shortlisted for the 2020 SOCAN Songwriting Prize; she was also the performer of "Ça va ça va", which wa ...

, ''C'est la fin du monde à tous les jours'' *

Tanika Charles Tanika Charles is a Canadian soul and rhythm and blues singer, who released her full-length debut album ''Soul Run'' in 2016. Formerly based in Edmonton, Alberta,"Heart and soul; Musician Tanika Charles gets personal". ''Ottawa Citizen'', May 12, ...

, ''The Gumption'' - May 10 *

Clairmont the Second Clairmont II Humphrey, known professionally as Clairmont The Second, is a Canadian rapper from Toronto, Ontario.City and Colour, ''

A Pill for Loneliness ''A Pill for Loneliness'' is the sixth studio album by City and Colour. It was released on 4 October 2019 through frontman Dallas Green's own record label, Still Records. The lead single, "Astronaut", was released on 3 June 2019, with the album ...

'' - October 4 * Bruce Cockburn, ''Crowing Ignites'' - September 20 * Leonard Cohen, ''

Thanks for the Dance ''Thanks for the Dance'' is the fifteenth and final studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, released posthumously through Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings on November 22, 2019. It is the first release following Cohen's dea ...

'' - November 22 *

Charlotte Cornfield Charlotte Cornfield (born 1988 or 1989) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She has released four albums: ''Two Horses'' (2011), ''Future Snowbird'' (2016), ''The Shape of Your Name'' (2019) and ''Highs in the Minuses'' (2021). Early life Cornfiel ...

, ''The Shape of Your Name'' *

Corridor Corridor or The Corridor may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''The Corridor'' (1968 film), a 1968 Swedish drama film * ''The Corridor'' (1995 film), a 1995 Lithuanian drama film * ''The Corridor'' (2010 film), a 2010 Canadia ...

, ''Junior'' *

Les Cowboys Fringants Les Cowboys Fringants are a Quebec folk rock music group formed in 1995 in Repentigny, Quebec. The French word ''fringant'' can be translated as "dashing", or "frisky". They perform '' Québécois'' néo-trad music (modernized Quebec folk music ...

, ''Les Antipodes'' * Amelia Curran, ''Live at Massey Hall'' *

Isabelle Cyr Isabelle Cyr is a Canadian actress and singer from Moncton, New Brunswick. She is most noted for her performance as the title character in the 1996 film ''Karmina'', for which she received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 18th Ge ...

, ''Brûle sur mes lèvres''

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Mac DeMarco MacBriare Samuel Lanyon DeMarco (born Vernor Winfield MacBriare Smith IV; April 30, 1990) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. DeMarco has released six full-length studio albums, his debut ''Rock and Roll Night C ...

, '' Here Comes the Cowboy'' - May 10 *

Devours Devours is the stage name of Jeff Cancade, a Canadian electronic musician. Originally from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Cancade launched the project after moving to Vancouver, British Columbia and coming out as gay. He released his debut mixtape ' ...

, ''Iconoclast'' * Le Diable à Cinq, ''Debout!'' * Digawolf, ''Yellowstone'' * Céline Dion, ''

Courage Courage (also called bravery or valor) is the choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Valor is courage or bravery, especially in battle. Physical courage is bravery in the face of physical pain, h ...

'' - November 15 * Julie Doiron with Mount Eerie, ''

Lost Wisdom pt. 2 ''Lost Wisdom pt. 2'' is the second collaborative studio album by Mount Eerie and Julie Doiron. It was released on November 8, 2019. Like the previous two Mount Eerie albums it concerns the death of Geneviève Castrée, the first wife of Mount Eer ...

'' - November 8 *

Drake Drake may refer to: Animals * A male duck People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family name * Drake (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * ...

, '' Care Package'' - August 2 * Durham County Poets, ''Hand Me Down Blues''

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* Efajemue, ''Motions and Methods'' * André Ethier, ''Croak in the Weeds''

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Lara Fabian Lara Sophie Katy Crokaert (born January 9, 1970), better known as Lara Fabian, is a Belgian-Canadian pop singer and songwriter. She has sold over 20 million records worldwide as of 2021Broadway World (2017)"Lara Fabian annule finalement sa tourn ...

, '' Papillon'' * Stephen Fearing, ''The Unconquerable Past'' * FET.NAT, ''Le Mal'' *

Dominique Fils-Aimé Dominique Fils-Aimé is a Canadian singer from Quebec, whose album ''Stay Tuned!'' was shortlisted for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize and won the Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020. Born and raised in Montrea ...

, ''Stay Tuned!'' *

Flore Laurentienne Flore Laurentienne is a Canadian instrumental music project, whose core member is Mathieu David Gagnon. Born in La Pocatière, Quebec, Gagnon grew up in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts.Émilie Côté"Flore laurentienne : là où nous mène la quête" '' La ...

, ''Volume 1'' *

Flying Hórses Flying Hórses is the stage name of Canadian musician Jade Bergeron. She grew up in Sainte-Thérèse and now lives in Ottawa, Ontario. In 2013, Bergeron began writing the music that would form her debut album, ''Tölt'', released in 2015. Recor ...

, ''Reverie'' *

FouKi FouKi is the stage name of Guillaume Fougères, a Canadian rapper from Montreal, Quebec. He is most noted as the winner of the Felix Award for Male Artist of the Year at the 43rd Félix Awards in 2021. Fougères began his career in music in the mi ...

, ''ZayZay'' *

The Franklin Electric The Franklin Electric are a Canadian indie folk collective formed by singer-songwriter Jon Matte from Montreal, Quebec,"This is how they find the spotlight; The Franklin Electric's debut receives the re-release it deserves, exposing the band's re ...

, ''In Your Head EP'' - August 2

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* Hannah Georgas, ''Imprints'' *

Leela Gilday Leela Gilday is a Dene-Canadian singer songwriter, born and raised in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. She has released five solo albums since 2002, two of which have won the Juno Award for Indigenous Music Album of the Year. Early life Gild ...

, ''North Star Calling'' * The Glorious Sons, ''A War on Everything'' - September 13 *

The Golden Seals The Golden Seals are a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1999 in London, Ontario and now based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.Aaron Goodvin Aaron Goodvin is a Canadian-American country music singer and songwriter. Active since 2016, he has charted multiple singles on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Canada Country charts, including the number-one hits "You Are (Aaron Goodvin s ...

, ''V'' * Jenn Grant, ''Love, Inevitable'' - May 31 * Great Lake Swimmers, '' The Waves, the Wake (Acoustic)'' - November 8

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Half Moon Run Half Moon Run is a Canadian indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec. The group is known for their heavy use of layered percussion, group vocal harmonies, and for playing multiple instruments during live performances. Career 2009–2013: Forma ...

, '' A Blemish in the Great Light'' – November 1 *

, ''

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Joshua Haulli Joshua Haulli is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Igloolik, Nunavut,David Murphy"Nunavut teen from Igloolik wins Alianait battle of the bands" ''Nunatsiaq News'', June 29, 2015. who released his debut album ''Aqqut'' in 2019. He received three C ...

, ''Aqqut'' * Headstones, ''PeopleSkills'' – October 25 *

Hey Major Hey Major are a Canadian indie rock band from Sherbrooke, Quebec, consisting of brothers Mickaël and Raphaël Fortin. The band was first formed in 2010 as a trio under the name Orange O'Clock, with guitarist Anthony Simoneau-Dubuc as the third ...

, ''The Station'' * Hollerado, ''Retaliation Vacation'' *

Hunter Brothers Hunter Brothers is a Canadian country music group from Shaunavon, Saskatchewan composed of brothers Luke, J.J., Ty, Brock and Dusty Hunter. They signed with Open Road Recordings and released their debut single, "El Dorado", in February 2016. It d ...

, '' State of Mind'' – January 25 *

Nate Husser Nate Husser is the stage name of Nathan Huskinson,Nantali Indongo"Little Burgundy's Husser poised to take up mantle of Canada's rap royalty" CBC News Montreal, November 20, 2017. a Canadian rapper from Montreal, Quebec.Clayton Tomlinson"Nate Husser ...

, ''23+'' *

Andrew Hyatt Andrew Hyatt is a Canadian country singer-songwriter from Sudbury, Ontario,Heidi Ulrichsen"Sudbury’s Andrew Hyatt releases 3 new country music videos" '' Sudbury.com'', March 1, 2021. most noted as a Canadian Country Music Award winner for Risin ...

, ''Abel''

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* Iamtheliving, ''In This Thing Called Life'' *

Ice Cream Ice cream is a sweetened frozen food typically eaten as a snack or dessert. It may be made from milk or cream and is flavoured with a sweetener, either sugar or an alternative, and a spice, such as cocoa or vanilla, or with fruit such as str ...

, ''Fed Up'' *

iskwē iskwē (Cree syllabics: , formerly transliterated IsKwé) (short for waseskwan iskwew, meaning "blue sky woman" in English) (born Meghan Meisters, 1981) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and activist. Personal life Originally from Winnipeg, M ...

, ''acākosīk'' - November 8, 2019

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James Barker Band The James Barker Band is a Canadian country group formed in Woodville, Ontario, in 2015. The band consists of James Barker, Taylor Abram, Connor Stephen, and Bobby Martin. In Canada, they have four number one country singles with "Chills (James Ba ...

, '' Singles Only'' - May 24 *

Yves Jarvis Yves Jarvis is the stage name of Jean-Sébastien Yves Audet,

, ''The Same but by Different Means'' *

Carly Rae Jepsen Carly Rae Jepsen (born November 21, 1985) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. After studying musical theatre for most of her school life and while in university, Jepsen garnered mainstream attention after placing third on the fifth season of ...

, '' Dedicated'' - May 17 * Lyndon John X, ''The Warning Track'' * Julian Taylor Band, ''Avalanche'' - March 29 * Just John x Dom Dias, ''Don III'' (April); ''PROJECT'' (November)

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, ''Kanen'' *

Kaytranada Louis Kevin Celestin (born August 25, 1992), known professionally as Kaytranada (stylized as KAYTRANADA, shortened as KAYTRA), is a Haitian-Canadian record producer and DJ. Celestin rose to prominence after releasing a series of mixtapes, remixes, ...

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Bubba In American usage, "Bubba" is a term of endearment mainly given to boys. Being formed from the word "brother", it often indicates that someone is a "little brother". Etymology and history The linguist Ian Hancock has described similarities betw ...

'' - December 13 *

Kid Koala Eric San (born December 5, 1974), aka Kid Koala, is a Canadian scratch DJ, music producer, theatre producer, film composer, multimedia-performer and visual artist. His career began as a scratch DJ in 1994. Kid Koala works with genres as eclectic ...

, ''Music To Draw To: Io'' - January 25 *

Patrick Krief Patrick Krief is a Canadian musician and singer-songwriter, most noted as a former guitarist for The Dears. In 2004 he appeared on MTV Canada's ''Project Moose Catch''. He was a guest on ''Jonathan Ross's'' show in 2005. In 2006, he made appear ...

, ''Dovetale'' - June 7

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Laurence-Anne Laurence-Anne Charest Gagné is a Canadian pop singer from Quebec, whose debut album ''Première apparition'' was a longlisted nominee for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize. Originally from Saint-Pascal in the Kamouraska RCM of Quebec, Gagné was a ...

, ''Première apparition'' *

Avril Lavigne Avril Ramona Lavigne ( ; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. At age 16, she signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records. Her debut studio album, ''Let Go (Avril Lavigne album), Let Go'' (2002), is the ...

, '' Head Above Water'' - February 15 * Lee Harvey Osmond, ''Mohawk'' *

Jean Leloup Jean Leclerc (born May 14, 1961) is a French-speaking Quebecer, Québécois singer-songwriter and author from Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada. He is popularly known as Jean Leloup (which he likes to translate to John the Wolf), a s ...

, ''L'Étrange pays'' - May 24 *

Murray Lightburn Murray A. Lightburn is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead vocalist and principal songwriter for The Dears. Lightburn has been called "the black Morrissey" due to his vocal similarity (and shared penchant for somewhat dark lyrics) to the ...

, ''Hear Me Out'' - February 22 *

Lightning Dust Lightning Dust is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2007 and based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The band is a side project of Amber Webber and Joshua Wells, both members of Black Mountain.Loud, ''Tout ça pour ça'' - May 24 *

The Lowest of the Low The Lowest of the Low is a Canadian alternative rock group formed in 1991 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack and Jason Schneider, '' Have Not Been the Same: The Can-Rock Renaissance 1985-1995''. ECW Press. . They were o ...

, ''Agitpop'' - May 31

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Ryan MacGrath Ryan MacGrath is a Canadian singer-songwriter, whose folk-pop style is frequently compared to Rufus Wainwright and Hawksley Workman.

, ''That Woods'' *

Maestro Fresh Wes Wesley "Wes" Williams (born March 31, 1968) is a Canadian rapper, record producer, actor, and author. He is known professionally by his stage names Maestro Fresh Wes (formerly Maestro Fresh-Wes) or Maestro as a musician, and is credited by his ...

, ''Champagne Campaign'' - March 8 *

Alexandria Maillot Alexandria Maillot is a Canadian actress, singer and songwriter. She is known for her extensive music career, as well as her role as Lucie in the 2011 Canadian romance horror film ''Red Riding Hood''. Life and career Alexandria Maillot was bor ...

, ''Benevolence'' - November 22 *

Manila Grey Manila Grey (stylized as MANILA GREY) are a Canadian R&B duo from Vancouver, British Columbia.Akeena Legall and Alex Narvaez"Manila Grey Are Driving the Vancouver Sound" ''Complex'', July 16, 2020. They are most noted for receiving a Juno Award no ...

, ''No Saints Loading'' * Mappe Of, ''The Isle of Ailynn'' - November 1 * Marianas Trench, ''Phantoms'' - March 1 * Memphis, ''Leave With Me'' - February 8 * Millimetrik, ''Make It Last Forever'' *

Monsune Monsune is the stage name of Scott Zhang, a Canadian indie pop and synthpop musician from Toronto, Ontario. He is most noted for his 2019 single "Mountain", which was a nominee for the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in 2020.Allie Gregory"SOCAN Announces ...

, ''Tradition'' *

Mounties The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; french: Gendarmerie royale du Canada; french: GRC, label=none), commonly known in English as the Mounties (and colloquially in French as ) is the federal police, federal and national police service of ...

, ''Heavy Meta'' - April 26

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* nêhiyawak, ''nipiy'' * The New Pornographers, ''

In the Morse Code of Brake Lights ''In the Morse Code of Brake Lights'' is the eighth studio album by Canadian indie rock band the New Pornographers, released on September 27, 2019.Daniel Sylvester"The New Pornographers: In the Morse Code of Brake Lights" ''Exclaim!'', September ...

'' - September 27 *

Safia Nolin Safia Nolin is a French Canadian folk-pop singer-songwriter from Quebec City, Quebec.OBUXUM OBUXUM is the stage name of Muxubo Mohamed, a Somalian-Canadian electronic music producer. She is most noted for her album ''Re-Birth'', which was longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize. She debuted with the EP ''H.E.R.'' in 2018. ''Re-Birt ...

, ''Re-Birth'' *

Ocie Elliott Ocie Elliott is a Canadian folk music duo from Victoria, British Columbia. They are composed of Jon Middleton, who is also vocalist and guitarist in the band Jon and Roy, and Sierra Lundy. They were nominated for the Juno Award for Breakthrough Gr ...

, ''We Fall In'' * Okan, ''Sombras'' * Ouri, ''We Share Our Blood''

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Partner Partner, Partners, The Partner, or, The Partners may refer to: Books * ''The Partner'' (Grisham novel), by John Grisham, 1997 * ''The Partner'' (Jenaro Prieto novel), 1928 * ''The Partners'' (book), a 1983 book by James B. Stewart * ''Partner'' (m ...

, ''Saturday the 14th'' *

Orville Peck Orville Peck is a South African country musician based in Canada. He wears a fringed mask and has never shown his face publicly. He released his debut album ''Pony'' in 2019, followed by the EP '' Show Pony'' the next year. His second studio a ...

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Pony A pony is a type of small horse ('' Equus ferus caballus''). Depending on the context, a pony may be a horse that is under an approximate or exact height at the withers, or a small horse with a specific conformation and temperament. Compared ...

'' * Philémon Cimon, ''Pays'' * PUP, ''

Morbid Stuff ''Morbid Stuff'' is the third album by Canadian punk rock band PUP, released April 5, 2019, through Rise Records and Little Dipper, the band's personal label. Background Canadian punk rock band PUP released their second studio album, ''The D ...

'' - April 5 *

Pvrx Daniel Dove (born October 25, 1994), professionally known as Pvrx ( ), is a Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter. Pvrx is known for his storytelling about growing up in the rough surroundings in government housing projects. He signed to Def Ja ...

, '' 3.14'' - July 26

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Billy Raffoul Billy Raffoul is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter from Leamington, Ontario, most noted as the winner of the 2021 SOCAN Songwriting Prize for his single "Western Skies". The son of musician Jody Raffoul, he was introduced to the music business aft ...

, ''Running Wild'' * The Reklaws, '' Freshman Year'' - August 27 * Amanda Rheaume, ''The Skin I'm In'' *

Riit Riit (ᕇᑦ) is the stage name of Rita Claire Mike-Murphy, a Canadian Inuk musician and television personality from Pangnirtung, Nunavut who is most noted as the host of APTN's children's series '' Anaana's Tent''.

, ''Ataataga'' - October 25 * John River, ''The Academy'' - January 25 *

Royal Canoe Royal Canoe is a Canadian indie pop band from Winnipeg and Steinbach, Manitoba. History The band formed in 2010 from members of Manitoba bands The Waking Eyes, The Liptonians and TELE. They have toured with Alt-J and Bombay Bicycle Club. In 2014 ...

, ''Waver'' *

Reuben and the Dark Reuben and the Dark are a Canadian indie folk band from Calgary, Alberta. Led by singer and songwriter Reuben Bullock,un love ''un love'' is the third album from Canadian indie folk band, Reuben and the Dark. The album was released barely 18 months after its predecessor, ''Arms of a Dream''. Besides being described as indie rock and folk-rock, some reviewers began des ...

'' - October 25 * Rheostatics, '' Here Come the Wolves'' - September 6 *

Ruth B Ruth Berhe (born July 2, 1995), better known by her stage name Ruth B., is a Canadian singer and songwriter from Edmonton, Alberta. She started by singing songs on Vine in early 2013. In November 2015, she released her debut extended play '' The I ...

, ''Maybe I'll Find You Again'' - March 22 * Justin Rutledge, '' Passages'' - May 31

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* Said the Whale, ''Cascadia'' * Saint Asonia, ''

Flawed Design "Flawed Design" is a song by Canadian indie rock band Stabilo. It was released in January 2006 as the first single from their album ''Happiness and Disaster''. The song has been performed live since at least May 2004, but was not released on an a ...

'' *

Sarahmée Sarahmée Ouellet (born 1988), mononymously known as Sarahmée, is a Senegalese-Canadian rapper from Quebec. She is most noted for her single "T'as pas cru", which was shortlisted for the 2019 SOCAN Songwriting Prize. The sister of singer-songwri ...

, ''Irréversible'' *

Jacques Kuba Séguin Jacques Kuba Séguin is a Polish Canadian musician and radio host. Early life Séguin was born in Poland to a Québécois father and a Polish mother. Career Séguin is a jazz trumpet player, composer, orchestrator, and radio host. He is mo ...

, ''Migrations'' *

Joseph Shabason Joseph Shabason is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist and composer. He is best known for playing the saxophone. As a band member and session musician, Shabason has contributed to bands such as DIANA, Destroyer and The War on Drugs. As a solo pr ...

, ''Anne EP'' - May 10 *

Shay Lia Shanice Dileita Mohamed (born 1993), known as Shay Lia, is a French-Djiboutian musician based in Montreal, Quebec.

, ''Dangerous'' * Silverstein, '' Redux: The First Ten Years'' - April 12 * Siskiyou, ''Not Somewhere'' - May 17 *

Dallas Smith Dallas Hendry Smith (born December 4, 1977) is a Canadian singer and songwriter, who performs both as a solo country music artist and as lead singer for the hard rock band Default. He is currently signed to Big Loud Records. Smith is the curre ...

, '' The Fall'' - March 13 * Snotty Nose Rez Kids, ''Trapline'' * SonReal, ''The Aaron LP'' - May 10 * Rae Spoon, ''Mental Health'' *

The Strumbellas The Strumbellas are a rock band from Lindsay, Ontario, whose music has been described as alternative country, indie rock, farm emo, and gothic folk.

, ''Rattlesnake'' - March 29 *

Sum 41 Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. Originally called Kaspir, the band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of Deryck Whibley (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards), Dave Baksh (lead guitar, backing vocals), Jason "Cone" McCas ...

, ''

Order in Decline ''Order in Decline'' is the seventh studio album by Canadian Rock music, rock band Sum 41. It was released on July 19, 2019, by Hopeless Records. The band released the lead single "Out for Blood (song), Out for Blood" on April 24, 2019. The second ...

'' - July 19 * Super Duty Tough Work, ''Studies in Grey''

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Tariq Tariq ( ar, طارق) is an Arabic word and given name. Etymology The word is derived from the Arabic verb , ('), meaning "to strike", and into the agentive conjugated doer form , ('), meaning "striker". It became popular as a name after Tariq ...

, ''Telegrams'' - March 29 * Tegan and Sara, ''

Hey, I'm Just Like You ''Hey, I'm Just Like You'' is the ninth studio album by Canadian indie pop duo Tegan and Sara, released via Sire Records on September 27, 2019. The album contains re-recordings of unreleased demo songs that the duo recorded as teenagers, and marks ...

'' - September 27 * Devin Townsend, ''Empath'' *

Tobi ToBI (; an abbreviation of tones and break indices) is a set of conventions for transcribing and annotating the prosody of speech. The term "ToBI" is sometimes used to refer to the conventions used for describing American English specifically, whic ...

, ''STILL'' - May 3 *

Tre Mission Tre Mission is a Canadian musician,

, ''Orphan Black'' - July 26

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Vile Creature Vile Creature are a Canadian heavy metal band from Hamilton, Ontario.Bradley Zorgdrager"'It's Metal to Care': Hamilton's Vile Creature Are Bringing Radical Compassion to Heavy Music" '' Exclaim!'', September 30, 2020. They are most noted for the ...

, ''Preservation Rituals (2015-2018)'' * Leif Vollebekk, ''New Ways'' - November 1

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* Ruby Waters, ''Almost Naked'' *

Dawn Tyler Watson Dawn Tyler Watson is a Canadian blues and jazz singer.Roger Levesque"Dawn Tyler Watson expresses her Mad Love for the blues continuum" ''Edmonton Journal'', November 13, 2019. She is most noted for her 2019 album ''Mad Love'', which won the Juno Aw ...

, ''Mad Love'' * Patrick Watson, ''Wave'' - October 18 *

We Are the City We Are The City was a Canadian progressive rock band based in Vancouver, British Columbia and formed in 2008 in Kelowna, British Columbia. The last known line-up included singer-keyboardist Cayne McKenzie, drummer Andrew Huculiak, and guitarist Dav ...

, ''RIP'' *

Whitehorse Whitehorse () is the capital of Yukon, and the largest city in Northern Canada. It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1426 (Historic Mile 918) on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas ...

, ''The Northern South, Vol. 2'' - January 18 * WHOOP-Szo, ''Warrior Down'' * JJ Wilde, ''Wilde Eyes, Steady Hands'' *

Wintersleep Wintersleep is a Canadian indie rock band formed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2001.Heidi Ulrichsen"Wintersleep offers 'sneak peeks' of new album at Boreal" ''Sudbury Star'', June 30, 2014. The band's original lineup consisted of vocalist and gui ...

, ''In the Land Of'' - March 29 * Donovan Woods, ''The Other Way'' * Hawksley Workman, ''Median Age Wasteland'' - March 1

Deaths

*January 16 -

Jean Chatillon Jean Chatillon (13 September 1937 – 16 January 2019) was a Canadian composer and music educator. Early life Chatillon was born into a family of musicians, in 1937, in Nicolet, Quebec. In 1951 he began to play piano and to compose.

, composer *January 16 - Alfred Kunz, composer *February 9 -

Phil Western Phillip Charles Western (August 12, 1971 – February 4, 2019) was a Canadian musician, based in Vancouver and a founding member of the bands Download, PlatEAU, Frozen Rabbit, and Off and Gone. Biography Having started his career as a drumm ...

, electronic/industrial musician *February 23 -

Johnnie Lovesin Johnnie Lovesin (May 22, 1949 – February 23, 2019) was a Canadian musician, most noted as a two-time Juno Award nominee for Most Promising Male Vocalist at the Juno Awards of 1984 and the Juno Awards of 1985. Originally from Val-d'Or, Quebec, ...

, rock singer *February 28 - Ed Bickert, jazz guitarist *March 6 -

Charlie Panigoniak Charlie Panigoniak (, 7 March 1946 – 6 March 2019), born in Chesterfield Inlet, Northwest Territories in what is now Nunavut, Canada, was an Inuk singer-songwriter and guitarist whose albums reflect on northern life. He began recording in ...

, singer-songwriter *March 22 -

Joe Hall Joseph Hall may refer to: Sports * Joe Hall (American football) (born 1979), American football player * Joe Hall (baseball) (born 1966), American baseball player * Joe Hall (ice hockey) (1881–1919), Canadian ice hockey player * Joe B. Hall (192 ...

, singer-songwriter *April 1 - Vladimir Orloff, cellist *April 20 - David Zafer, violinist *May 20 -

Dave Bookman Dave "Bookie" Bookman (May 30, 1960 – May 21, 2019) was a Canadian radio personality, most noted for his long career in the Toronto radio market.CFNY-FM,

CIND-FM CIND-FM, branded as ''Indie88'', is an FM radio station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, broadcasting at 88.1 MHz. The station, which broadcasts an adult album alternative format, had its "soft launch" on July 31, 2013, and had its official launch ...

) *June 16 - Adam Litovitz, rock musician and film composer *November 20 - John Mann, singer and guitarist ( Spirit of the West) *December 5 -

Leon Cole Leon Cole (December 29, 1939 - December 5, 2019) was a Canadians, Canadian musician and radio broadcaster, best known as the host of the classical music program ''RSVP'' on CBC Music, CBC Stereo from 1985 to 1995."CBC Radio host returns to record ...

, organist, composer and classical music radio host *December 15 -

Monique Leyrac Monique Leyrac, (26 February 1928 – 15 December 2019) was a Canadian singer and actress who popularized many songs by French-Canadian composers. Early life Leyrac was born Monique Tremblay in Montreal, Quebec.Alexis Luko, Rachelle Taylor an ...

, singer *December 24 -

Kelly Fraser Kelly Fraser (August 8, 1993 – December 24, 2019) was a Canadian Inuk pop singer and songwriter, whose second album, ''Sedna'', received a Juno Award nomination for Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2018. Life and car ...

, singer

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