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The following musical events and releases that happened in 2020 in Canada.
Events
- April 4 – 15th Canadian Folk Music Awards are announced online following the cancellation of the ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- May – Prism Prize
- June 15 – Preliminary longlist for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize is announced
- June 29 – Juno Awards of 2020 are announced online following the cancellation of the original March 15 ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- July – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize announced
- August 5 – SOCAN Songwriting Prize winners announced
- October 19 – Backxwash wins the 2020 Polaris Music Prize for the album God Has Nothing to Do With This Leave Him Out of It. [1]
- November 1 – 42nd Felix Awards
Albums released
#
A
- Allie X, Cape God – February 21
- Don Amero, The Next Chapter – September 25 [2]
- Ammoye, I Am Love
- Tafari Anthony, The Way You See Me
- Arkells, Campfire Chords – August 20 [3]
- Tenille Arts, Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between – January 10 [4]
- Aquakultre, Legacy – May 8 [5]
- Aquakultre and Uncle Fester, Bleeding Gums Murphy – October 9 [6]
- Art of Time Ensemble, Ain't Got Long
- Rich Aucoin, United States – September 18
- Austra, Hirudin – May 1 [7]
B
- Backxwash, God Has Nothing to Do With This Leave Him Out of It [8]
- Badge Époque Ensemble, Self-Help [9]
- Bahamas, Sad Hunk – October 9 [10]
- Jason Bajada, Elizabeth
- Tim Baker, Survivors – July 10 [11]
- Jill Barber, Entre nous
- Gary Beals, Bleed My Truth – October 23
- Daniel Bélanger, Travelling – October 2 [12]
- Belinda (Lisa LeBlanc), It's Not a Game, It's a Lifestyle [13]
- Beòlach, All Hands
- Beyries, Encounter [14]
- Laila Biali, Out of Dust
- Justin Bieber, Changes – February 14 [15]
- Billy Talent, TBA
- The Birthday Massacre, Diamonds – March 27
- Forest Blakk, Sideways
- Bob Moses, Desire (EP) – August 28
- Will Bonness, Change of Plans
- Born Ruffians, JUICE – April 3
- Braids, Shadow Offering – June 19 [15]
- Dean Brody, Boys – November 18 [16]
- Bruce Peninsula, No Earthly Sound – April 17 [17]
- Roxane Bruneau, Acrophobie [18]
- Basia Bulat, Are You in Love? – March 27 [15]
C
- Shawna Cain, The Way
- Lou Canon, Audomatic Body
- Caribou, Suddenly – February 28 [19]
- Carys, To Anyone Like Me [20]
- Casey MQ, babycasey [21]
- Jennifer Castle, Monarch Season – October 16 [22]
- Cindy Lee, What's Tonight to Eternity
- Cindy Lee, Cat o' Nine Tails
- Clairmont the Second, It's Not How It Sounds – July 10
- Classified, Time – September 25
- Louis-Jean Cormier, Quand la nuit tombe
- Rose Cousins, Bravado – February 21 [23]
- CRi, Juvenile [24]
- Crown Lands, Crown Lands
- Crown Lands, Wayward Flyers Vol. 1
D
- The Darcys, Fear & Loneliness – November 13
- Sophie Day, Clémence
- The Dears, Lovers Rock – May 15
- Helena Deland, Someone New – October 16 [25]
- Destroyer, Have We Met – January 31 [15]
- Dizzy, The Sun and Her Scorch
- Dog Day, Present
- Gord Downie, Away Is Mine – October 16 [26]
- Alan Doyle, Rough Side Out – February 14
- Drake, Dark Lane Demo Tapes – May 1
- Dvsn, A Muse in Her Feelings – April 17
E
- Fred Eaglesmith and Tif Ginn, Alive [27]
- Jade Eagleson, Jade Eagleson – July 24 [28]
- Kathleen Edwards, Total Freedom – August 14 [29]
- Elephant Stone, Hollow – February 14 [30]
- Lindsay Ell, Heart Theory – August 14 [31]
- Elliott Brood, Keeper – September 18 [32]
- Emanuel, Alt Therapy Session 1: Disillusion (June); Alt Therapy Session 2: Transformation (December)
- Eric Ethridge, Good with Me – October 30
- Evening Hymns, Heavy Nights – June 26
F
- Fast Romantics, Pick It Up
- Luca Fogale, Nothing Is Lost
- FouKi, Grignotines de luxe
- FouKi and Koriass, Génies en herbe
- The Franklin Electric, In Your Head/In Your Heart
G
- The Garrys, Haxan
- Hannah Georgas, All That Emotion
- Matthew Good, Moving Walls – February 21
- Grandson, Death of an Optimist – December 4
- Great Lake Swimmers, When Last We Shook Hands: Cover Songs, Vol. 1
- Great Lake Swimmers, Live in Ottawa at the 27 Club, October 3, 2019
- Grimes, Miss Anthropocene – February 21 [15]
- Matthew Grimson, Prize for Writing
H
- Half Moon Run, The Covideo Sessions
- Half Moon Run, Seasons of Change
- Harm & Ease, Midnight Crisis
- Sarah Harmer, Are You Gone – February 21 [33]
- High Valley, Grew Up On That – May 8 [34]
- Matt Holubowski, Weird Ones
- Holy Fuck, Deleter – January 17 [15]
- Andrew Hyatt, Neverland
J
- Sammy Jackson, With You
- David James, If I Were You – March 13 [35]
- Ryland James, Ryland James
- Ryland James, A Little Christmas
- Japandroids, Massey Fucking Hall – June 19 [36]
- Yves Jarvis, Sundry Rock Song Stock – September 25
- Carly Rae Jepsen, Dedicated Side B – May 21 [37]
- The Jerry Cans, Echoes – May 15 [38]
- Berk Jodoin, Berk Jodoin
- July Talk, Pray for It – July 10 [39]
- Junia-T, Studio Monk
K
- K-Anthony, The Cure
- Peter Katz, City of Our Lives
- Brett Kissel, Now or Never – January 1 [40]
- Kiwi Jr., Football Money
- k-os, Boshido – May 29
- Krief, Chemical Trance – August 14
L
- Matt Lang, More – June 5
- Land of Talk, Indistinct Conversations
- Jessy Lanza, All the Time – July 24 [15]
- Laurence-Anne, Accident
- Shay Lia, Solaris – September 25
- Gordon Lightfoot, Solo – March 20
- Loony, JOYRiDE
- Loud Luxury, Nights Like This – March 27
- Corb Lund, Agricultural Tragic – July 26
M
- Catherine Major, Carte mère
- Dan Mangan, Thief – November 20 [41]
- Cory Marks, Who I Am – August 7 [42]
- Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty, Visions – March 20
- Matt Mays, Dog City – August 28 [43]
- Shawn Mendes, Wonder – December 4
- Tyler Joe Miller, Sometimes I Don't, But Sometimes I Do – November 6 [44]
- Ryland Moranz, XO, 1945 [45]
- Alanis Morissette, Such Pretty Forks in the Road – July 31 [15]
- MSTRKRFT, Black Gloves – October 30
- David Myles, Leave Tonight – May 8
N
- N Nao and Joni Void, Nature morte
O
- The OBGMs, The Ends – October 30 [46]
- Ocie Elliott, In That Room; [47] Tracks [48]
- Odario, Good Morning Hunter – October 23
P
- The Pack A.D., It Was Fun While It Lasted
- Partner, Never Give Up – November 20 [49]
- PartyNextDoor, Partymobile – March 27
- PartyNextDoor, Partypack – October 16
- Nico Paulo, Wave Call
- Orville Peck, Show Pony EP
- Klô Pelgag, Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs
- Philémon Cimon, Philédouche
- Lido Pimienta, Miss Colombia
- Dany Placard, J'connais rien à l'astronomie
- Plants and Animals, The Jungle
- Joel Plaskett, 44 – April 17
- MacKenzie Porter, Drinkin' Songs: The Collection – November 6 [50]
- William Prince, Reliever – February 7 [15]
- William Prince, Gospel First Nation – October 23
- Protest the Hero, Palimpsest – June 18 [30]
- P'tit Belliveau, Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
- Purity Ring, Womb – April 3
Q
- Quin with One N, Out of the Blue
R
- Billy Raffoul, International Hotel
- Allan Rayman, Christian – April 3
- Savannah Ré, Opia
- Regina Gently, Don't Wait to Love Me – September 18 [51]
- Noah Reid, Gemini – May 28
- The Reklaws, Sophomore Slump – October 16 [52]
- Jessie Reyez, Before Love Came to Kill Us – March 27
- Daniel Romano, Content to Point the Way
- Daniel Romano, Dandelion
- Daniel Romano, Forever Love's Fool
- Daniel Romano, Okay Wow
- Daniel Romano, Spider Bite
- Daniel Romano, Super Pollen
- Daniel Romano, Visions of the Higher Dream – March 17 [53]
- Daniel Romano, Daniel Romano's Outfit Do (What Could Have Been) Infidels By Bob Dylan & the Plugz
- Daniel Romano, White Flag
- Rum Ragged, The Thing About Fish
S
- Sam Roberts Band, All Of Us – October 16
- Sargeant X Comrade, Magic Radio – June 20 [54]
- Seaway, Big Vibe – October 16 [55]
- Shabason, Krgovich and Harris, Philadelphia [56]
- Jairus Sharif, Q4DB (I Can Learn and Honor, Mould, In the Open, Simple)
- Andy Shauf, The Neon Skyline – January 24 [57]
- Crystal Shawanda, Church House Blues – April 17
- Silverstein, A Beautiful Place to Drown – March 6
- Dylan Sinclair, Proverb
- Gord Sinclair, Taxi Dancers – February 28 [58]
- Zal Sissokho, Kora Flamenca
- Dallas Smith, Timeless – August 28 [59]
- Souldia, Silence radio and Backstage
- Storry, CH III: The Come Up
- Storry, Interlude-19
- Summersets, Small Town Saturday [60]
T
- Julian Taylor, The Ridge – June 19
- Theory of a Deadman, Say Nothing – January 31
- Tobi, ELEMENTS Vol. 1 – October 21
U
- U.S. Girls, Heavy Light – March 6
- Terry Uyarak, Nunarjua Isulinginniani – October 30 [61]
V
- Mathew V, Two Faced
- Vagina Witchcraft, Vagina Witchcraft
- Rosie Valland, Blue
- Vile Creature, Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm!
- Vision Eternel, For Farewell of Nostalgia – September 14
W
- Rufus Wainwright, Unfollow the Rules – July 10 [30]
- Colter Wall, Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs – August 28 [62]
- We Are the City, RIP – January 24 [30]
- Ruby Waters, If It Comes Down to It
- Weaves, TBA [30]
- The Weeknd, After Hours – March 20 [15]
- WHOOP-Szo, Warrior Remixes
- Wild Rivers, Songs to Break Up To
- JJ Wilde, Ruthless
- Witch Prophet, DNA Activation – March 24
- Wolf Parade, Thin Mind – January 24 [63]
- Donovan Woods, Without People – November 6 [64]
- Roy Woods, Dem Times – May 15
- Hawksley Workman, Less Rage More Tears – October 23
Y
- Nikki Yanofsky, Turn Down the Sound – July 10
- Yukon Blonde, Vindicator – November 13
Z
- Zen Bamboo, Glu
- Zoon, Bleached Wavves [65]
Deaths
- January 7 – Neil Peart, 67, drummer for Rush [66]
- February 1 – George Blondheim, 63, pianist and composer [67]
- March 7 – Laura Smith, 67, folk singer-songwriter [68]
- April 4 – Barry Allen, rock singer
- May 12 – Renée Claude, 80, pop singer ("Tu trouveras la paix", "C'est toi, c'est moi, c'est lui, c'est nous autres")
- May 26 – Houdini, 21, rapper
- June 26 – Graeme Williamson, rock singer ( Pukka Orchestra). [69]
- August 10 – Salome Bey, 86, blues singer [70]
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- ^ Brazis, Emily. "Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between by Tenille Arts". Roots Magazine. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ Oliver Crook, "Aquakultre Cement Their 'Legacy' as Canadian Neo-Soul Breakouts". Exclaim!, May 5, 2020.
- ^ Matt Bobkin, "Aquakultre and Uncle Fester Announce New Album 'Bleeding Gums Murphy'". Exclaim!, August 12, 2020.
- ^ Allie Gregory, "Hear Austra Join Forces with a Toronto Children's Choir on 'Mountain Baby'". Exclaim!, April 16, 2020.
- ^ Scott Simpson, "Backxwash Turns Hip-Hop on Its Head with Masterful 'God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It'". Exclaim!, May 28, 2020.
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- ^ Alex Robert Ross, "Jennifer Castle shares “Justice” and announces new album Monarch Season". The Fader, September 16, 2020.
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The following musical events and releases that happened in 2020 in Canada.
Events
- April 4 – 15th Canadian Folk Music Awards are announced online following the cancellation of the ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- May – Prism Prize
- June 15 – Preliminary longlist for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize is announced
- June 29 – Juno Awards of 2020 are announced online following the cancellation of the original March 15 ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- July – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize announced
- August 5 – SOCAN Songwriting Prize winners announced
- October 19 – Backxwash wins the 2020 Polaris Music Prize for the album God Has Nothing to Do With This Leave Him Out of It. [1]
- November 1 – 42nd Felix Awards
Albums released
#
A
- Allie X, Cape God – February 21
- Don Amero, The Next Chapter – September 25 [2]
- Ammoye, I Am Love
- Tafari Anthony, The Way You See Me
- Arkells, Campfire Chords – August 20 [3]
- Tenille Arts, Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between – January 10 [4]
- Aquakultre, Legacy – May 8 [5]
- Aquakultre and Uncle Fester, Bleeding Gums Murphy – October 9 [6]
- Art of Time Ensemble, Ain't Got Long
- Rich Aucoin, United States – September 18
- Austra, Hirudin – May 1 [7]
B
- Backxwash, God Has Nothing to Do With This Leave Him Out of It [8]
- Badge Époque Ensemble, Self-Help [9]
- Bahamas, Sad Hunk – October 9 [10]
- Jason Bajada, Elizabeth
- Tim Baker, Survivors – July 10 [11]
- Jill Barber, Entre nous
- Gary Beals, Bleed My Truth – October 23
- Daniel Bélanger, Travelling – October 2 [12]
- Belinda (Lisa LeBlanc), It's Not a Game, It's a Lifestyle [13]
- Beòlach, All Hands
- Beyries, Encounter [14]
- Laila Biali, Out of Dust
- Justin Bieber, Changes – February 14 [15]
- Billy Talent, TBA
- The Birthday Massacre, Diamonds – March 27
- Forest Blakk, Sideways
- Bob Moses, Desire (EP) – August 28
- Will Bonness, Change of Plans
- Born Ruffians, JUICE – April 3
- Braids, Shadow Offering – June 19 [15]
- Dean Brody, Boys – November 18 [16]
- Bruce Peninsula, No Earthly Sound – April 17 [17]
- Roxane Bruneau, Acrophobie [18]
- Basia Bulat, Are You in Love? – March 27 [15]
C
- Shawna Cain, The Way
- Lou Canon, Audomatic Body
- Caribou, Suddenly – February 28 [19]
- Carys, To Anyone Like Me [20]
- Casey MQ, babycasey [21]
- Jennifer Castle, Monarch Season – October 16 [22]
- Cindy Lee, What's Tonight to Eternity
- Cindy Lee, Cat o' Nine Tails
- Clairmont the Second, It's Not How It Sounds – July 10
- Classified, Time – September 25
- Louis-Jean Cormier, Quand la nuit tombe
- Rose Cousins, Bravado – February 21 [23]
- CRi, Juvenile [24]
- Crown Lands, Crown Lands
- Crown Lands, Wayward Flyers Vol. 1
D
- The Darcys, Fear & Loneliness – November 13
- Sophie Day, Clémence
- The Dears, Lovers Rock – May 15
- Helena Deland, Someone New – October 16 [25]
- Destroyer, Have We Met – January 31 [15]
- Dizzy, The Sun and Her Scorch
- Dog Day, Present
- Gord Downie, Away Is Mine – October 16 [26]
- Alan Doyle, Rough Side Out – February 14
- Drake, Dark Lane Demo Tapes – May 1
- Dvsn, A Muse in Her Feelings – April 17
E
- Fred Eaglesmith and Tif Ginn, Alive [27]
- Jade Eagleson, Jade Eagleson – July 24 [28]
- Kathleen Edwards, Total Freedom – August 14 [29]
- Elephant Stone, Hollow – February 14 [30]
- Lindsay Ell, Heart Theory – August 14 [31]
- Elliott Brood, Keeper – September 18 [32]
- Emanuel, Alt Therapy Session 1: Disillusion (June); Alt Therapy Session 2: Transformation (December)
- Eric Ethridge, Good with Me – October 30
- Evening Hymns, Heavy Nights – June 26
F
- Fast Romantics, Pick It Up
- Luca Fogale, Nothing Is Lost
- FouKi, Grignotines de luxe
- FouKi and Koriass, Génies en herbe
- The Franklin Electric, In Your Head/In Your Heart
G
- The Garrys, Haxan
- Hannah Georgas, All That Emotion
- Matthew Good, Moving Walls – February 21
- Grandson, Death of an Optimist – December 4
- Great Lake Swimmers, When Last We Shook Hands: Cover Songs, Vol. 1
- Great Lake Swimmers, Live in Ottawa at the 27 Club, October 3, 2019
- Grimes, Miss Anthropocene – February 21 [15]
- Matthew Grimson, Prize for Writing
H
- Half Moon Run, The Covideo Sessions
- Half Moon Run, Seasons of Change
- Harm & Ease, Midnight Crisis
- Sarah Harmer, Are You Gone – February 21 [33]
- High Valley, Grew Up On That – May 8 [34]
- Matt Holubowski, Weird Ones
- Holy Fuck, Deleter – January 17 [15]
- Andrew Hyatt, Neverland
J
- Sammy Jackson, With You
- David James, If I Were You – March 13 [35]
- Ryland James, Ryland James
- Ryland James, A Little Christmas
- Japandroids, Massey Fucking Hall – June 19 [36]
- Yves Jarvis, Sundry Rock Song Stock – September 25
- Carly Rae Jepsen, Dedicated Side B – May 21 [37]
- The Jerry Cans, Echoes – May 15 [38]
- Berk Jodoin, Berk Jodoin
- July Talk, Pray for It – July 10 [39]
- Junia-T, Studio Monk
K
- K-Anthony, The Cure
- Peter Katz, City of Our Lives
- Brett Kissel, Now or Never – January 1 [40]
- Kiwi Jr., Football Money
- k-os, Boshido – May 29
- Krief, Chemical Trance – August 14
L
- Matt Lang, More – June 5
- Land of Talk, Indistinct Conversations
- Jessy Lanza, All the Time – July 24 [15]
- Laurence-Anne, Accident
- Shay Lia, Solaris – September 25
- Gordon Lightfoot, Solo – March 20
- Loony, JOYRiDE
- Loud Luxury, Nights Like This – March 27
- Corb Lund, Agricultural Tragic – July 26
M
- Catherine Major, Carte mère
- Dan Mangan, Thief – November 20 [41]
- Cory Marks, Who I Am – August 7 [42]
- Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty, Visions – March 20
- Matt Mays, Dog City – August 28 [43]
- Shawn Mendes, Wonder – December 4
- Tyler Joe Miller, Sometimes I Don't, But Sometimes I Do – November 6 [44]
- Ryland Moranz, XO, 1945 [45]
- Alanis Morissette, Such Pretty Forks in the Road – July 31 [15]
- MSTRKRFT, Black Gloves – October 30
- David Myles, Leave Tonight – May 8
N
- N Nao and Joni Void, Nature morte
O
- The OBGMs, The Ends – October 30 [46]
- Ocie Elliott, In That Room; [47] Tracks [48]
- Odario, Good Morning Hunter – October 23
P
- The Pack A.D., It Was Fun While It Lasted
- Partner, Never Give Up – November 20 [49]
- PartyNextDoor, Partymobile – March 27
- PartyNextDoor, Partypack – October 16
- Nico Paulo, Wave Call
- Orville Peck, Show Pony EP
- Klô Pelgag, Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs
- Philémon Cimon, Philédouche
- Lido Pimienta, Miss Colombia
- Dany Placard, J'connais rien à l'astronomie
- Plants and Animals, The Jungle
- Joel Plaskett, 44 – April 17
- MacKenzie Porter, Drinkin' Songs: The Collection – November 6 [50]
- William Prince, Reliever – February 7 [15]
- William Prince, Gospel First Nation – October 23
- Protest the Hero, Palimpsest – June 18 [30]
- P'tit Belliveau, Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
- Purity Ring, Womb – April 3
Q
- Quin with One N, Out of the Blue
R
- Billy Raffoul, International Hotel
- Allan Rayman, Christian – April 3
- Savannah Ré, Opia
- Regina Gently, Don't Wait to Love Me – September 18 [51]
- Noah Reid, Gemini – May 28
- The Reklaws, Sophomore Slump – October 16 [52]
- Jessie Reyez, Before Love Came to Kill Us – March 27
- Daniel Romano, Content to Point the Way
- Daniel Romano, Dandelion
- Daniel Romano, Forever Love's Fool
- Daniel Romano, Okay Wow
- Daniel Romano, Spider Bite
- Daniel Romano, Super Pollen
- Daniel Romano, Visions of the Higher Dream – March 17 [53]
- Daniel Romano, Daniel Romano's Outfit Do (What Could Have Been) Infidels By Bob Dylan & the Plugz
- Daniel Romano, White Flag
- Rum Ragged, The Thing About Fish
S
- Sam Roberts Band, All Of Us – October 16
- Sargeant X Comrade, Magic Radio – June 20 [54]
- Seaway, Big Vibe – October 16 [55]
- Shabason, Krgovich and Harris, Philadelphia [56]
- Jairus Sharif, Q4DB (I Can Learn and Honor, Mould, In the Open, Simple)
- Andy Shauf, The Neon Skyline – January 24 [57]
- Crystal Shawanda, Church House Blues – April 17
- Silverstein, A Beautiful Place to Drown – March 6
- Dylan Sinclair, Proverb
- Gord Sinclair, Taxi Dancers – February 28 [58]
- Zal Sissokho, Kora Flamenca
- Dallas Smith, Timeless – August 28 [59]
- Souldia, Silence radio and Backstage
- Storry, CH III: The Come Up
- Storry, Interlude-19
- Summersets, Small Town Saturday [60]
T
- Julian Taylor, The Ridge – June 19
- Theory of a Deadman, Say Nothing – January 31
- Tobi, ELEMENTS Vol. 1 – October 21
U
- U.S. Girls, Heavy Light – March 6
- Terry Uyarak, Nunarjua Isulinginniani – October 30 [61]
V
- Mathew V, Two Faced
- Vagina Witchcraft, Vagina Witchcraft
- Rosie Valland, Blue
- Vile Creature, Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm!
- Vision Eternel, For Farewell of Nostalgia – September 14
W
- Rufus Wainwright, Unfollow the Rules – July 10 [30]
- Colter Wall, Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs – August 28 [62]
- We Are the City, RIP – January 24 [30]
- Ruby Waters, If It Comes Down to It
- Weaves, TBA [30]
- The Weeknd, After Hours – March 20 [15]
- WHOOP-Szo, Warrior Remixes
- Wild Rivers, Songs to Break Up To
- JJ Wilde, Ruthless
- Witch Prophet, DNA Activation – March 24
- Wolf Parade, Thin Mind – January 24 [63]
- Donovan Woods, Without People – November 6 [64]
- Roy Woods, Dem Times – May 15
- Hawksley Workman, Less Rage More Tears – October 23
Y
- Nikki Yanofsky, Turn Down the Sound – July 10
- Yukon Blonde, Vindicator – November 13
Z
- Zen Bamboo, Glu
- Zoon, Bleached Wavves [65]
Deaths
- January 7 – Neil Peart, 67, drummer for Rush [66]
- February 1 – George Blondheim, 63, pianist and composer [67]
- March 7 – Laura Smith, 67, folk singer-songwriter [68]
- April 4 – Barry Allen, rock singer
- May 12 – Renée Claude, 80, pop singer ("Tu trouveras la paix", "C'est toi, c'est moi, c'est lui, c'est nous autres")
- May 26 – Houdini, 21, rapper
- June 26 – Graeme Williamson, rock singer ( Pukka Orchestra). [69]
- August 10 – Salome Bey, 86, blues singer [70]
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