Honeymoon Suite named Record Store Day Ambassadors for 2026
A sure sign of spring: announcements regarding Record Store Day, which comes up this year on April 18. Part of the preparations is the naming of an official ambassador. This
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First artists announced for the 2026 Vans Warped Tour
[A report from Ross MacDonald. – AC] As announced in early December, the Vans Warped Tour re-started in 2025, and in 2026 will be making a stop in Montreal https://www.vanswarpedtourcanada.com/ on 21-22
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Here are the nominees for the 2026 JUNO Awards
The JUNO Awards are coming up in Hamilton, with celebrations extending from March 26-29. The award nominees were announced today (January 27). The full list can be found here, but
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Ottawa Bluesfest has made its first announcements for 2026
[Ottawa correspondent Ross MacDonald was at the press conference. -AC] This will be an extra special year for the City of Ottawa, it is celebrating its 200th anniversary. There will
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Looking forward to new music in 2026? Here’s a list of upcoming albums.
We’ve been talking about 2026 releases for at least four months already. As the new year comes into focus, here’s what we know about upcoming albums so far. January 23:
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Where will our musical tastes go in 2026? There’s another report on the subject.
January is always a time for predictions about the year ahead. MIDiA is a music industry research company that takes data very seriously. After some careful analysis, they have issued
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Spotify has released its “Artists to Watch” list for 2026. What do they have against rock and alternative?
A new year brings a new cohort of musicians. Who will break through in 2026? Spotify has made some guesses with its annual Artists to Watch list. The list covers
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I recklessly make some predictions for music in 2026
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] The last 12 months in music were eventful, to say the least. We saw the against-all-odds successful Oasis reunion, the Sean Combs trial, and, of
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The divisions within Eurovision 2026 keep getting wider and weirder
Eurovision, the world’s largest song competition, is no stranger to weirdness and controversy. Since 1956, politics has occasionally crept in, something you’d expect when countries are pitted against countries. But
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The Vans Warped Tour is coming back to Montreal. Let’s take a look at that.
[Ottawa correspondent Ross MacDonald was on the case. – AC] From 1995 to 2019 the Vans Warped Tour has been the preeminent festival tour for punk, alt-rock, and ska. After
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Eurovision’s Israel problem just got bigger
Eurovision is supposed to be a friendly talent competition among nations. But whenever you have countries competing with each other, politics will inevitably be introduced. Russia, for example, was kicked
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