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Music industry veteran Bruce Allen to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Departure Festival

Allen has managed some of the greatest Canadian acts, from Bachman-Turner Overdrive to Jann Arden

Canadian music manager Bruce Allen.

Canadian music manager Bruce Allen.

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Canadian music manager Bruce Allen.

Canadian music manager Bruce Allen.

Music industry veteran Bruce Allen to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Departure Festival

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March 20, 2026

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to media at the construction site of the future science centre at Ontario Place in Toronto on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to media at the construction site of the future science centre at Ontario Place in Toronto on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan

Ontario to introduce legislation capping ticket resale prices at original value

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March 19, 2026

Wavelength Music founder and director Jonny Bunce.

Wavelength Music founder and director Jonny Bunce.

Toronto’s Wavelength Music adds a conference to annual winter festival to tackle indie music concerns

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March 19, 2026

Nelly Furtado performs during the Invictus Games opening ceremony in Vancouver on Saturday, February 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Nelly Furtado performs during the Invictus Games opening ceremony in Vancouver on Saturday, February 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Junos to feature tribute to Nelly Furtado, including performances by Alessia Cara, Shawn Desman

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March 13, 2026

Author Cam Gordon Photos provided by author

Author Cam Gordon has spent much of the past three decades writing about music.

New book explores how Canadian music – and the communities around it – hit the information highway

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March 13, 2026

Press images from the book Even the Good Girls will Cry.
Photo 40: Self-portrait in bedroom of haunted house, New Orleans, 1996.
© Melissa Auf der Maur
1996, B&W, Black & White, Melissa Auf der Maur, New Orleans, Reaching out, bedroom, black and white, self-portrait

Press images from the book Even the Good Girls will Cry.
Photo 40: Self-portrait in bedroom of haunted house, New Orleans, 1996.
© Melissa Auf der Maur
1996, B&W, Black & White, Melissa Auf der Maur, New Orleans, Reaching out, bedroom, black and white, self-portrait

Melissa Auf der Maur’s nineties rock memoir revisits the ‘last analog decade’

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March 11, 2026

Taylor Swift performs during the Eras Tour concert, in Vancouver, on Friday, December 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Taylor Swift performs during the Eras Tour concert, in Vancouver, on Friday, December 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Taylor Swift fans may be eligible for Vancouver concert refunds after StubHub deal

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March 9, 2026

Elton John arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of 'Elton John: Never Too Late' at Roy Thomson Hall, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Elton John arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of 'Elton John: Never Too Late' at Roy Thomson Hall, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Elton John to be honoured at Toronto’s Glenn Gould Prize Gala in May

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March 6, 2026

Donovan Woods. For a story on singer-songwriter Donovan Woods’ EP, Squander Your Gifts, dedicated to his late Nashville songwriting friend Abe Stoklasa.
Photographer Credit: Tiana Lam

Donovan Woods. For a story on singer-songwriter Donovan Woods’ EP, Squander Your Gifts, dedicated to his late Nashville songwriting friend Abe Stoklasa.
Photographer Credit: Tiana Lam

Donovan Woods releases Squander Your Gifts, an EP dedicated to his late collaborator

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March 5, 2026

FILE - Britney Spears arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - Britney Spears arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Britney Spears arrested and released on suspicion of DUI, say California officials

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March 5, 2026

MONTREAL, 3 August 2008 -- Charlyn "Chan" Marshall AKA as Cat Power at the Osheaga music fest on Ile Ste Helene on Sunday, August 3, 2008. PHOTO BY IAN BARRETT FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL REVIEW

MONTREAL, 3 August 2008 -- Charlyn "Chan" Marshall AKA as Cat Power at the Osheaga music fest on Ile Ste Helene on Sunday, August 3, 2008. PHOTO BY IAN BARRETT FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL REVIEW

Indie music’s greatest year? It was 20 years ago

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March 4, 2026

Amir Amiri.

Amir Amiri.

Iranian-Canadian composer Amir Amiri dreams of performing in his home country

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March 4, 2026

Peaches, the stage name of Merrill Nisker, released her seventh studio album last month and kicked off a North American tour.

Peaches, the stage name of Merrill Nisker, released her seventh studio album last month and kicked off a North American tour.

At nearly 60, Canadian cult icon Peaches is not slowing down or covering up

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March 2, 2026

Concert promoter Live Nation owns the Ticketmaster platform as well as live music venues across North America.

Concert promoter Live Nation owns the Ticketmaster platform as well as live music venues across North America.

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The U.S. Justice Department’s suit against Live Nation heads to court this week. Here’s what to know

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February 27, 2026

FILE - Recording artist Neil Sedaka poses for a portrait Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, File)

FILE - Recording artist Neil Sedaka poses for a portrait Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, File)

Neil Sedaka, singer-songwriter behind hits in 1960s and 1970s, dies at 86

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February 27, 2026

Fans of K-pop band BLACKPINK, take a picture of cards with an image of the band's new EP ‘DEADLINE’, released today, at the listening zone of The National Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, February 27, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon

Fans of K-pop band BLACKPINK, take a picture of cards with an image of the band's new EP ‘DEADLINE’, released today, at the listening zone of The National Museum of Korea in Seoul, South Korea, February 27, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon

K-pop’s BLACKPINK unveils DEADLINE, marking first release in three years

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February 27, 2026

Fifty years of Rush’s 2112: The sound of a band that refused to bend

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February 23, 2026

GORD DOWNIE, THE SADIES, AND THE CONQUERING SUN - LIVE AT 6 O’CLOCK album photo release. Sadies drummer Mike Belitsky is seen in background.

GORD DOWNIE, THE SADIES, AND THE CONQUERING SUN - LIVE AT 6 O’CLOCK album photo release. Sadies drummer Mike Belitsky is seen in background.

Sadies drummer Mike Belitsky talks about sharing a stage with the late Gord Downie: ‘He brought it every night’

Brad Wheeler

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February 23, 2026

Charley Crockett arrives at the American Riviera Award ceremony as part of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026 at the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Charley Crockett arrives at the American Riviera Award ceremony as part of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026 at the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

U.S. country star Charley Crockett cancels Canadian tour after being refused entry

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February 17, 2026

FILE - Bruce Springsteen performs in Asbury Park, N.J., Sept. 15, 2024. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - Bruce Springsteen performs in Asbury Park, N.J., Sept. 15, 2024. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band announce new 20-date U.S. tour for 2026

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February 16, 2026

FILE - Austrian police officers watch swifts gathering in the city centre in Vienna on Aug.8, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, file)

FILE - Austrian police officers watch swifts gathering in the city centre in Vienna on Aug.8, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, file)

Suspect in plot to attack Taylor Swift show in Vienna faces terrorism charges

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February 13, 2026

Kelly-Marie Murphy with Gustavo Gimeno and the TSO in Vienna (Photo_ Allan Cabral_Courtesy of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra) Photos from TSO’s just completed European tour.

Kelly-Marie Murphy with Gustavo Gimeno and the TSO in Vienna (Photo_ Allan Cabral_Courtesy of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra) Photos from TSO’s just completed European tour.

Toronto Symphony Orchestra waves the Canadian flag in Europe

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February 12, 2026

The music Nathan Micay writes for Industry acts as the show’s nervous system. “My job is to listen. Then I try to turn all that noise into something worthwhile.”

The music Nathan Micay writes for Industry acts as the show’s nervous system. “My job is to listen. Then I try to turn all that noise into something worthwhile.”

Toronto-born musician Nathan Micay is making his mark on HBO’s Industry

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February 12, 2026

Explorer and filmmaker James Cameron is seen in front of a capsule, part of the "Pressure" exhibit at the Royal Canadian Geographic society, Tuesday, July 18, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Explorer and filmmaker James Cameron is seen in front of a capsule, part of the "Pressure" exhibit at the Royal Canadian Geographic society, Tuesday, July 18, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Titanic director James Cameron among new Governor-General’s performing arts laureates

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February 9, 2026

Alanis Morissette, Boys II Men and Blink-182 are among the hitmakers set to perform at Ottawa's RBC Bluesfest. Morissette performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on Thursday, April 25, 2019, in New Orleans. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amy Harris/Invision/AP

Alanis Morissette, Boys II Men and Blink-182 are among the hitmakers set to perform at Ottawa's RBC Bluesfest. Morissette performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on Thursday, April 25, 2019, in New Orleans. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amy Harris/Invision/AP

Alanis Morissette set to perform at the 2026 Calgary Stampede

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February 9, 2026

Review of Eddie Vedder-starring documentary Matter of Time

Review of Eddie Vedder-starring documentary Matter of Time

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Eddie Vedder lends his voice – and his music – to moving documentary Matter of Time

Brad Wheeler

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February 8, 2026

Bad Bunny performs during the halftime show of Super Bowl 60 between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday.

Bad Bunny performs during the halftime show of Super Bowl 60 between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday.

Bad Bunny scores political and entertainment points in Super Bowl halftime show

Brad Wheeler

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February 8, 2026

Alexander Shelley has been in charge of the NACO for 11 illustrious seasons.

Alexander Shelley has been in charge of the NACO for 11 illustrious seasons.

Alexander Shelley delivers stirring swan song with National Arts Centre Orchestra

Brad Wheeler

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February 6, 2026

Beverly Glenn-Copeland sits with his partner, Elizabeth Copeland, in their home in Hamilton, Ont., on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. The photograph was made using a modified Polaroid camera during a portrait session in their home.
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Beverly Glenn-Copeland sits with his partner, Elizabeth Copeland, in their home in Hamilton, Ont., on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. The photograph was made using a modified Polaroid camera during a portrait session in their home.
Jalani Morgan/The Globe and Mail

Can musician Beverly Glenn-Copeland find another miracle?

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February 4, 2026

Dartmouth-based musician Aquakultre (a.k.a. Lance Sampson)

Dartmouth-based musician Aquakultre (a.k.a. Lance Sampson)

Aquakultre’s 1783 album delves into enduring ties in Black Nova Scotia

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