2020 in Canadian music
The following musical events and releases are expected to happen in 2020 in Canada.
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| Instrumental repertoires | Canadian fiddle |
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| Music media | Print media
Music television
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| National anthem | "O Canada" |
| Other | Anthems and nationalistic |
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Events
- April 4 – 15th Canadian Folk Music Awards are announced online following the cancellation of the ceremony due to the coronavirus pandemic
- May – Prism Prize
- June 15 – Preliminary longlist for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize is announced
- June 29 – Juno Awards of 2020
- July – SOCAN Songwriting Prize
- July – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize to be announced
- September – Winner of the Polaris Music Prize to be announced
Albums released
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- 88Glam, Close To Heaven Far From God
B
- Backxwash, God Has Nothing to Do With This Leave Him Out of It[2]
- Laila Biali, Out of Dust
- Justin Bieber, Changes - February 14[3]
- Billy Talent, TBA[4]
- Born Ruffians, JUICE - April 3
- Braids, TBA[3]
- Bruce Peninsula, No Earthly Sound - April 17
- Basia Bulat, Are You in Love? - March 27[3]
C
- Caribou, Suddenly - February 28[5]
- Louis-Jean Cormier, Quand la nuit tombe
- Rose Cousins, Bravado - February 21[6]
D
- The Dears, Lovers Rock - May 15
- Destroyer, Have We Met - January 31[3]
- Drake, Dark Lane Demo Tapes - May 1
- Dvsn, A Muse In Her Feelings - April 17
E
- Kathleen Edwards, Total Freedom - August 14[7]
- Elephant Stone, Hollow - February 14[8]
- Evening Hymns, Heavy Nights - June 26
G
- Matthew Good, Moving Walls - February 21
- Great Lake Swimmers, When Last We Shook Hands: Cover Songs, Vol. 1
- Great Lake Swimmers, Live in Ottawa at the 27 Club, October 3, 2019
- Grimes, Miss Anthropocene - February 21[3]
H
- Sarah Harmer, Are You Gone - February 21[9]
- Matt Holubowski, Weird Ones
- Holy Fuck, Deleter - January 17[3]
J
- David James, If I Were You - March 13[10]
- Japandroids, Massey Fucking Hall - June 19[11]
- The Jerry Cans, Echoes - May 15[12]
- July Talk, Pray for It - July 10[13]
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- Brett Kissel, Now or Never - January 1[14]
L
- Land of Talk, Indistinct Conversations
- Jessy Lanza, TBA[3]
- Gordon Lightfoot, Solo - March 20
- Corb Lund, Agricultural Tragic
M
- Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty, Visions - March 20
- Alanis Morissette, Such Pretty Forks in the Road - May 1[3]
P
- The Pack A.D., It Was Fun While It Lasted
- PartyNextDoor, Partymobile - March 27
- Lido Pimienta, Miss Colombia
- Joel Plaskett, 44 - April 17
- William Prince, Reliever - February 7[3]
- Protest the Hero, TBA[8]
- Purity Ring, Womb - April 3
R
- Allan Rayman, Christian - April 3
- Jessie Reyez, Before Love Came to Kill Us - March 27
- Daniel Romano, Content to Point the Way
- Daniel Romano, Dandelion
- Daniel Romano, Forever Love's Fool
- Daniel Romano, Okay Wow
- Daniel Romano, Spider Bite
- Daniel Romano, Super Pollen
- Daniel Romano, Visions of the Higher Dream - March 17[15]
- Daniel Romano, Daniel Romano's Outfit Do (What Could Have Been) Infidels By Bob Dylan & the Plugz
S
- Andy Shauf, The Neon Skyline - January 24[16]
- Silverstein, A Beautiful Place to Drown - March 6
- Gord Sinclair, Taxi Dancers - February 28[17]
T
- Theory of a Deadman, Say Nothing - January 31
U
- U.S. Girls, Heavy Light - March 6
V
- Rosie Valland, Blue
W
- Rufus Wainwright, TBA[8]
- We Are the City, RIP - January 24[8]
- Weaves, TBA[8]
- The Weeknd, After Hours - March 20[3]
- Wolf Parade, Thin Mind - January 24[18]
- Roy Woods, Dem Times - May 15
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- Nikki Yanofsky, Turn Down the Sound - July 10
Deaths
- January 7 - Neil Peart, 67, drummer for Rush[19]
- March 7 - Laura Smith, 67, folk singer-songwriter
- June 26 - Graeme Williamson, rock singer (Pukka Orchestra).[20]
References
- Allie Gregory, "Hear Austra Join Forces with a Toronto Children's Choir on 'Mountain Baby'". Exclaim!, April 16, 2020.
- Scott Simpson, "Backxwash Turns Hip-Hop on Its Head with Masterful 'God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It'". Exclaim!, May 28, 2020.
- "25 Canadian albums to look forward to in 2020". CBC Music, December 30, 2019.
- Billy Talent release new single I Beg to Differ (This Will Get Better)
- Minsker, Evan (December 4, 2019). "Caribou Announces New Album Suddenly, Shares New Song "You and I": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- Sarah Murphy, "Rose Cousins Reveals New Album 'Bravado'". Exclaim!, November 7, 2019.
- Jonathan Bernstein, "Kathleen Edwards Left Behind Roots-Music Stardom to Sell Coffee. Now She’s Back". Rolling Stone, May 19, 2020.
- Alex Hudson, "Exclaim!'s 31 Most Anticipated Canadian Albums of 2020". Exclaim!, January 6, 2020.
- Brock Thiessen, "Sarah Harmer Returns with Her First New Album in a Decade". Exclaim!, November 14, 2019.
- "CANADIAN COUNTRY ARTIST DAVID JAMES DELIVERS NEW EP "IF I WERE YOU", AVAILABLE TODAY (3/13)". MDM Recordings Inc. March 13, 2020.
- Matt Bobkin, "Japandroids Announce New Live Album 'Massey Fucking Hall'". Exclaim!, May 27, 2020.
- Allie Gregory, "Jerry Cans Unveil New Album 'Echoes,' Plot North American Tour". Exclaim!, January 22, 2020.
- Allie Gregory, "July Talk Announce New Record 'Pray for It'". Exclaim!, April 2, 2020.
- Parton, Chris (December 24, 2019). "Brett Kissel Plots New Year's Release of 'Now Or Never' Album". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- Matt Bobkin, "Daniel Romano Enters Self-Quarantine, Surprise-Releases New Album". Exclaim!, March 17, 2020.
- Allie Gregory, "Andy Shauf Announces New Album 'The Neon Skyline,' Hits Canada on World Tour". Exclaim!, October 23, 2019.
- David Friend, "Former Tragically Hip bassist Gord Sinclair announces debut solo album Taxi Dancers". The Globe and Mail, January 10, 2020.
- David Renshaw, "Wolf Parade announce Thin Mind, share new song “Forest Green”". The Fader, November 11, 2019.
- Jessica Wong, "Neil Peart, drummer and primary lyricist for Rush, dead at 67". CBC News, January 10, 2020.
- Calum Slingerland, "R.I.P. Graeme Williamson of Toronto's Pukka Orchestra". Exclaim!, June 26, 2020.
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