Ongoing History Daily: Is Beck secretly Canadian?
Beck comes from a very arts-y family. His grandfather is a semi-famous artist who has had gallery shows all over North America. His mom spent years hanging out with Andy Warhol’s crowd. And
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Here’s your weekly Canadian CD, vinyl, and streaming report (17 July 2025)
Let’s get this out of the way: vinyl rules in Canada, with CD sales continuing to decline. Here are the latest numbers (with some streaming stats thrown in, too) via Luminate. Streaming numbers:
Read MorePlease enjoy your weekly Canadian vinyl, CD, and streaming report (26 June 2025)
The sales battle between CDs and vinyl is over in Canada. For the foreseeable future, vinyl will rule. Here are the latest sales and streaming figures for Canada (via Luminate). Streaming numbers:
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An important study is being done into the mental health in the Canadian music industry. Preliminary results are dire.
[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] We’ve heard tales about the tortured artist for decades, even centuries. We’ve mythologized the idea that artists must suffer for their art, but there have
Read MoreThe weekly Canadian music sales report: CDs vs. vinyl
Thirty years ago, if someone had suggested that vinyl would again become the dominant physical media for music, you would have been committed as insane. Yet here we are in 2025. These are
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“We Didn’t Start the Fire” – The 2025 Canadian version
The US, once our most trusted ally and a great neighbour, can no longer be trusted. The Trump administration has been free and easy with its hostility towards us with talk of annexation,
Read MoreTom Green is the latest proud Canadian to step up
Tom Green may be a well-known celebrity in America, but the dude is 100% Canadian. In light of all the insults, threats, and tariffs coming from the Orange Clown, Tom would like everyone
Read MoreHere’s our weekly look at Canadian CD and vinyl sales
For the first time since at least 1990, Canadians continue to buy more new vinyl than new CDs, although CDs got something of a bump last week. Luminate has the latest figures. As
Read MoreThis is the very last Canadian CD and vinyl sales report for 2024. And the winner is…REALLY? What year is this?
The chart year officially came to an end last week with the final five days of 2024 were incorporated into Luminate’s data. Here’s how we’ll remember CD and vinyl sales for those 12
Read MoreHere are the (almost) final numbers for the Canadian CDs vs. vinyl battle for 2024
Luminate offers up these Canadian sales figures as of December 26. That means except for five days (during a Boxing Week period, too), these are pretty much the final numbers for 2024. Streaming
Read MoreTime for our weekly check on the Canadian CDs vs vinyl sales battle
With only days left in 2024, the number of CDs sold will once again be greater than that of vinyl–but not by much. Who knows what will happen in 2025? Will we end
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