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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2016 in music in
Canada.
Events
Bands disbanded
Albums released
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Badbadnotgood,
IV – July 8
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Jason Bajada, Volcano – February 12
[6]
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Matthew Barber and
Jill Barber, The Family Album – April 1
[7]
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Alexis Baro, Sugar Rush
[8]
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Bobby Bazini, Summer Is Gone
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Bear Mountain, BADU – September 9
[5]
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Daniel Bélanger,
Paloma - November 25
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Art Bergmann,
The Apostate – May 13
[9]
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The Besnard Lakes, A Coliseum Complex Museum – January 22
[10]
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Black Mountain, TBA
[5]
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Jean-Michel Blais,
Il
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Bleu Jeans Bleu, Franchement wow
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Blue Moon Marquee, Gypsy Blues
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Blue Rodeo,
1000 Arms – October 28
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Will Bonness, Halcyon
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Brasstronaut, Brasstronaut – November 11
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Alysha Brilla, Human
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Jim Bryson, Somewhere We Will Find Our Place – February 12
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Basia Bulat,
Good Advice – February 12
[11]
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The Burning Hell,
Public Library – April 1
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Brendan Canning, Home Wrecking Years – August 12
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Charlotte Cardin, Big Boy
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Jazz Cartier, Hotel Paranoia
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Tanika Charles, Soul Run – May 10
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Classified,
Greatful – January 15
[5]
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Leonard Cohen,
You Want It Darker
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Jason Collett, Song and Dance Man – February 5
[11]
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Antoine Corriveau, Cette chose qui cognait au creux de sa poitrine sans vouloir s'arrêter
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Crown Lands, Mantra
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Lori Cullen, Sexsmith Swinghammer Songs
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The Maddigans, No Place Like Here – April 4
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Ria Mae, Ria Mae – June 3
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Magic!,
Primary Colours – July 1
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Majid Jordan, Majid Jordan – February 5
[5]
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Kate Maki, Head in the Sand – May 20
[20]
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Dan Mangan, Unmake – June 17
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Carolyn Mark, Come! Back! Special!
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Shawn Mendes,
Illuminate
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Dylan Menzie, Adolescent Nature
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Millimetrik, Fog Dreams
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Ryland Moranz, Hello New Old World
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Radio Radio, Light the Sky – February 19
[5]
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Allan Rayman, Hotel Allan
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Corin Raymond, Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams
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Amanda Rheaume, Holding Patterns
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River Tiber, Indigo - June 24
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Benjamin Dakota Rogers, Whisky & Pine
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Royal Canoe, Something Got Lost Between Here and the Orbit
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Rum Ragged, Rum Ragged
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Justin Rutledge,
East – September 30
[22]
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Serena Ryder, Utopia
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Sam Roberts Band, Terraform – October 28
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John K. Samson,
Winter Wheat – October 21
[23]
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SATE, RedBlack&Blue
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Ségala, Plato Hess
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Andy Shauf,
The Party – May 20
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Crystal Shawanda, Fish Out of Water
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Shotgun Jimmie, Field of Trampolines
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Simple Plan, Taking One for the Team – February 19
[5]
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Dallas Smith,
Side Effects - September 2
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So Loki, V
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Souldia, Sacrifice
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Rae Spoon, Armour – February 19
[24]
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Frederick Squire, Spooky Action at a Distance – May 27
[25]
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The Strumbellas, Hope – February 5
[5]
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Sussex, Parade Day
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Suuns,
Hold/Still
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Martha Wainwright,
Goodnight City
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Frank Walker, Nocturnal
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Dawn Tyler Watson, Jawbreaker!
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Weaves, Weaves
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The Weeknd,
Starboy – November 25
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White Lung,
Paradise
[29]
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WHOOP-Szo, Citizen's Ban(ne)d Radio
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Wild Rivers, Wild Rivers
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Wintersleep,
The Great Detachment – March 4
[5]
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Woodpigeon, TROUBLE
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Royal Wood, Ghost Light
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Donovan Woods, Hard Settle, Ain't Troubled – February 26
[30]
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Roy Woods, Nocturnal – December 23
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Roy Woods,
Waking at Dawn – July 1
Y
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Year-End List
Deaths
- January 3 –
Paul Bley, jazz pianist
- January 14 –
René Angélil, 73, entertainment manager (
Celine Dion)
- February 3 –
Brad Kent, musician (
D.O.A.,
Avengers)
- February 6 –
Gilles Brown [
fr], singer
- February 15 –
Vanity, 57, singer
- March 9 –
Ray Griff, 75, country music singer and songwriter
- March 30 –
Howard Cable, conductor, composer and arranger
- April 3 –
Don Francks, 84, jazz vocalist and actor
- April 27 –
Philip Kives, founder of
K-tel
- June 4 –
Bobby Curtola, 73, singer
- June 8 – Brian Rading, 69, bassist
Five Man Electrical Band
- June 21 –
Pierre Lalonde, singer and television host
- July 4 –
William Hawkins, songwriter and poet
- July 9 –
Geneviève Castrée, musician and comic book artist
- July 29 –
Lucille Dumont, singer
- July 31 –
Penny Lang, folk musician
- September 3 –
Raymond Daveluy, composer and organist
- October 29 –
Paul Demers, singer-songwriter
- November 7 –
Leonard Cohen, singer-songwriter
References
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"Spirit of the West performs final concerts in Vancouver".
CBC News, April 14, 2016.
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^ Fraser, Laura.
"Gord Downie, Tragically Hip singer, has terminal cancer". CBC. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
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"Tragically Hip's final concert to be broadcast live on CBC".
CBC News, June 17, 2016.
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"Kaytranada wins 2016 Polaris Music Prize for his album 99.9%".
The Globe and Mail, September 19, 2016.
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"From Basia Bulat to Junior Boys: a guide to Canadian album releases in 2016"
Archived 2016-03-01 at the
Wayback Machine.
CBC Music, January 5, 2016.
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"Du nouveau de Karim Ouellet, Koriass et Jason Bajada".
La Presse, December 9, 2015.
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"Matthew and Jill Barber Revisit Their Roots for 'The Family Album,' Share Neil Young Cover".
Exclaim!, January 28, 2016.
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^ Lesley Mitchell-Clarke,
"Sugar Rush - Alexis Baro & Pueblo Nuevo Jazz Project". The WholeNote, September 28, 2016.
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"Art Bergmann Returns with 'The Apostate,' Premieres New Track".
Exclaim!, February 11, 2016.
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"The Besnard Lakes Return with 'A Coliseum Complex Museum' LP, Premiere New Track".
Exclaim!, October 14, 2015.
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"Four albums from Toronto artists coming early in 2016".
The Globe and Mail, December 31, 2015.
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^ Murphy, Sara (February 29, 2016).
"Del Barber & the No Regretzkys Lace Up for Hockey-themed LP, Shoot Out New Single".
Exclaim!. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
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"Gord Downie to release solo album, graphic novel next month".
CTV News, September 9, 2016.
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^ Peter Ellman,
"Fresh Snow: One".
Exclaim!, September 7, 2016.
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^ Adams, Gregory (April 28, 2016).
"Hannah Georgas Readies 'For Evelyn' LP, Premieres New Single".
Exclaim!. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
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^ Benjamin Boles,
"Album of the week: harrison’s Checkpoint Titanium".
Now, September 7, 2016.
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Ben Rayner,
"Ron Hawkins, man of many bands".
Toronto Star, March 24, 2016.
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^ Friend, David (July 7, 2016).
"Women 'have to be on a pole': Chantal Kreviazuk reflects on state of pop music". Canada.com. The Canadian Press. Archived from
the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
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^ Conor Mackie,
"Nicholas Krgovich: The Hills".
Exclaim!, March 4, 2016.
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"Kate Maki Taps Fred Squire and Nathan Lawr for 'Head in the Sand'".
Exclaim!, April 8, 2016.
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"L'album « Trente » de Karim Ouellet : l'enfance du doute".
Huffington Post, March 11, 2016.
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"Justin Rutledge Embraces Canada's East Coast for New Album".
Exclaim!, July 7, 2016.
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"John K. Samson Returns with 'Winter Wheat' Solo LP, Shares New Single".
Exclaim!, August 15, 2016.
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"Rae Spoon Returns with 'Armour'".
Exclaim!, December 16, 2015.
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"Frederick Squire: 'Spooky Action at a Distance' (album stream)".
Exclaim!, May 24, 2016.
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"Tanya Tagaq Covers Nirvana, Collaborates with Shad on 'Retribution' LP".
Exclaim!, August 17, 2016.
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"Sloan / Super Friendz / Inbreds Supergroup TUNS Announce Debut Album".
Exclaim!, May 20, 2016.
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"Venetian Snares to Issue 'Traditional Synthesizer Music' on New LP".
Exclaim!, December 17, 2015.
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White Lung: Paradise, Pitchfork, 2024, retrieved 17 April 2024
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"Donovan Woods Returns with 'Hard Settle, Ain't Troubled'".
Exclaim!, December 7, 2015.
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"Stream Your Boy Tony Braxton Adult Contempt".
Stereogum, July 15, 2016.
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"The Zolas Premiere Title Track to New Album 'Swooner': Exclusive".
Billboard, February 4, 2016.
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"Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-19.