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The top 100 Canadian songs of 2021
From pop smashes to R&B gems, these were the tracks we had on repeat all year.
Gift Guide
20 books for the music lover on your holiday shopping list
Here's a wide range of reads for the person on your shopping list who loves all things related to music.
Canada's top 21 classical albums of 2021
Outstanding records from ARC Ensemble, Emily d'Angelo, Angela Hewitt, James Ehnes and others.
Lowell's emotive confession, and 4 more songs you need to hear this week
The 21 best Canadian albums of 2021
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Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: Celebrating the life and legacy of Willie Dunn
TimBiebs fever is real
Stephen Sondheim showed us exactly what musicals can be: complex, grand, and unabashedly earnest
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Who is Wolf Castle? Meet the socially conscious Mi'kmaw rapper crafting undeniable hooks
Stephen Sondheim, groundbreaking theatre composer and lyricist, dead at 91
How industry awards are changing to be inclusive of trans and non-binary talent
Massey Hall reopens after massive modernization that preserves iconic music venue's magic
Avril Lavigne to tour across Canada for 1st time in more than a decade
Musicians remember Windsor radio producer known as girl with the golden ear
Kaytranada and H.E.R.'s groove-inducing track, and 4 more songs you need to hear this week
Boyfrn is filling a void: 'This project is for Black boys like me'
Jon Batiste leads Grammy nominations — Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, H.E.R. closely follow
Best new holiday music 2021: Molly Johnson, Tami Neilson, Tyler Shaw, more
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Beethoven started composing his 10th Symphony in the 1820s. AI finished it in 2021
Governor General's Awards
'A versatile, imaginative and prolific creator': Celebrating Alexina Louie, one of our finest composers
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'Listen to my side': Adele opens up about 30, divorce and her struggle with fame
The secret to pianist Bruce Liu's Chopin Competition win? Spontaneity
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Northern Voices of the Arctic: Celebrating the sounds of Inuit music
The true story of Canada's reggae capital
