Luminate’s year-end report of music in 2025 is here
Luminate is the tracker of statistics for the music industry in North America. They’ve just released a summary of what happened with music in 2025, focusing mostly on Canada. (Get
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1069: 2025 in Memoriam
What’s that line from Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon? “Shorter of breath / one day closer to death.” Eventually, though, that day will come for us all. The
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Let’s take a look at the year’s biggest winners and losers in music
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] ‘Tis the season for year-end lists, including those that opine on who won and who lost during 2025. Here are my
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What were the most collectible albums of 2025? Here’s a list.
If you’re into any kind of record collecting, you’ve probably consulted Discogs.com from time to time. If you haven’t, you really should. It’s an amazing database of, well, practically every
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Pollstar has released its year-end charts for live music in 2025
Pollstar is the bible for all things to do with the live touring industry. They have released these charts about who went to what shows in 2025.
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Mediabase has released its year-end charts for 2025
Mediabase is a company that tracks radio airplay. Here’s what they can tell us about what we heard on the various flavours of rock radio in Canada.
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Billboard Canada has released its year-end music charts
‘Tis the time of year we look back on what happened in music in 2025. Billboard released its year-end charts for Canada. Here’s some of what we learned. Once you’re
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Science says these are the most annoying songs of 2025
‘Tis the season of year-end lists, and this one does not disappoint. Commissioned by SeatPick, the study analyzed the most popular songs of 2025 to determine which are the most
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It’s time for the Black Friday edition of Record Store Day for Canada
The Black Friday edition of Record Store Day is tomorrow. If you fancy some shopping, read on. If you’re a Blue Rodeo fan, you’ll love Songs Seldom Heard, a limited-edition
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A Tragically Hip charity just raised over a quarter of a million dollars for cancer research
Tragically Hip fans are the best. If you’re in Western Canada, you may have encountered an annual event called GEDfest. Named after Gordon Edgar Downie, organizers work to raise money
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It looks like 2025 will be Live Nation’s best year ever
Live Nation announced Q3 results this week and more records were broken. Why the huge bump? An increase in the number of stadium shows. (We’re looking at you Oasis, Coldplay,
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