Billboard Canada

3 days ago | ca.billboard.com | Peony Hirwani

CountryThis year’s showcase finalists includes singers from across the country. Annika Catharina and Amanda Couture hail from out west, while Sean Michael Ryan resides in New Brunswick. The other five artists, including School House and Jade Hilton, are scattered across Ontario. Boots and Hearts' showcase has become a rite of passage for many Canadian country artists who have since gone on to big things.

3 days ago | ca.billboard.com | Kerry Doole

Just ahead of Canada Day, Juno-winning country star Josh Ross stirred up a hornets nest with his strongly pro-American comments at a time of heightened tensions between Canada and the U.S. Meanwhile, Toronto's anticipated new festival released its first lineup and Avril Lavigne joined up with her ex-husband for a pop-punk reunion for the ages.

3 days ago | ca.billboard.com | Kerry Doole

Our line-up was rounded out with AJ Bovaird on bass and vocals, and many moons later I (Liam Killeen) was added on drums. Being from Etobicoke, and a few years younger than the guys, I had sensed that there was something in the water out in the Durham Region. Sum 41 had made a name for themselves locally, and little did we know – they were going to blow up in a way none of us could have fathomed. Closet Monster was touring nationally, releasing a whole bunch of great music.

6 days ago | ca.billboard.com | Peony Hirwani

Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) will make history in Fall 2026 with the launch of a new course dedicated to Punjabi superstar Diljit Dosanjh. Offered through The Creative School at TMU, the course will be the first of its kind in Canada to focus on a Punjabi artist. The announcement was made at the Billboard Summit at NXNE in Toronto, an event that brought together key voices from across the music and media industries.

1 week ago | ca.billboard.com | Heather Taylor-Singh

“The energy’s high right now. I feel back in motion after a couple of years – it feels like I pressed the restart button,” he tells Billboard Canada. The Toronto R&B singer and rapper released his new EP, Dark Nights, in April, and it showed off a new side of the OVO Sound-signed artist. At nine tracks, Dark Nights is a bold and unfiltered reflection on betrayal, heartbreak and emotional survival.