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Celebrating the best of Canadian music from 2018. The Polaris Prize awards the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit, regardless of genre, sales, or record label. Hear this year's short-list nominees Weaves, Daniel Ceasar, Jeremy Dutcher, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Alvvays and more.
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Explore the jazzy, funk, juju and highlife fusion of music that is the world of Afrobeat-- the foot-stomping style that swept throughout West Africa in the 60s and 70s.
Hear Fela Kuti, Orlando Julius, The Funkees, Antibalas and more!
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The tracks you want to hear driving to the cottage, hanging out on a patio or just feeling good during the warmer months. Hear: Halsey, Swae Lee, Sia, Calvin Harris, Jamiroquai, Post Malone, Gorillaz and more!
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Reclaimed explores the many worlds of Indigenous Music. Traditional songs. Acoustic Sounds. Hip hop, R&B, electric powwow and everything in between.
Hear A Tribe Called Red, Lido Pimienta, Tanya Tagaq, Wolf Saga and more.
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A relaxing classical mix to provide a beautiful backdrop for your day. Hear: Vaughan Williams "The Lark Ascending", Gluck "Dance of the Blessed Spirits, Barber "Adagio for Strings", Beethoven: "Fur Elise", Saint-Saens: "The Swan", Albinoni: "Adagio" and more
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The place to come when you need to unwind, soothe your mind, and enjoy some exceptionally fine jazz music. Hear: Dave Koz, Esperanza Spalding, Incognito, Carol Welsman, Chris Botti and more
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From Johnny Cash to Patsy Cline and Waylon Jennings to George Jones. It's the pure legends of country. Hear: Hank Snow, Anne Murray, Charley Pride, Hank Williams, Ian Tyson and more
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From the fringes of mainstream pop to progressive artists around the world, Adult Alternative is home to the contemporary, groundbreaking, and occasionally idiosyncratic music of today. Hear: Broken Bells, Death Cab For Cutie, Ray Lamontagne, Jayhawks, Frazey Ford, Bruce Springsteen, Blue Rodeo, Hozier, Glen Hansard and more
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Celebrating the art of joining powerful lyric with joyous melody. From folk icons Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell through today's best young singer-songwriters, this is a musical journey through more than 50 years of songwriting craft. Hear: Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Blue Rodeo, Bruce Cockburn, Glen Hansard, Laura Marling and more
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Motown to Muscle Shoals, gospel to girl groups, the best of classic soul. Timeless classics from Marvin Gaye & Aretha Franklin; newer soul sounds of Sharon Jones & Mayer Hawthorne. Hear: Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Sam Cooke, Charles Bradley, Sharon Jones and more
First Play
Stream the Toronto-based band's new four-song EP a week before its release.
On this new album, Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan are pushing their boundaries with a full band, and we are here for it.
The 12-piece chamber-pop ensemble's debut full-length features covers of k.d. Lang, Melissa Etheridge, Rita MacNeil and more.
The sister duo is re-releasing its debut EP, this time with Spanish lyrics. Listen to this perfect tracklist of summery pop songs now.
"I don't want to make the same record all the time, I want to go forward and make art."
The brother-and-sister duo is back with an all-Spanish album. Listen now.
The Toronto band's new album operates in a pop realm of its own.
The Danish musician/composer has put together a compilation of songs for late-night listening — including some exclusive originals of her own. Listen now.
On Allie Hanlon's latest release as Peach Kelli Pop, the Ottawa-born artist takes a more collaborative approach to songwriting.