Backxwash

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  Backxwash Unleashes New Single "STIGMATA"

  PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2020

  On the tails of her Polaris Music Prize nomination, Montreal rapper Backxwash has shared the title track "STIGMATA" from a forthcoming EP....

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  Here's the Polaris Music Prize 2020 Short List

  PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2020

  Now that the Polaris Music Prize has decided on a virtual ceremony to deliver this year's award, the 2020 short list has been officially un...

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  ​Meet Backxwash, the Montreal Rapper Who Wants to Burn Down the Music Industry and Rebuild from the Ground Up

  PUBLISHED Jul 6, 2020

  Backxwash is blazing her own path to the top of the music industry, and if you're not on board, you know where the door is. The Montreal-ba...

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  Exclaim!'s 33 Best Albums of 2020 So Far

  PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2020

  We've all heard it a million times before: six months ago, at the start of the calendar year, who could have predicted what 2020 had in sto...

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  Safia Nolin Gets Backxwash for Inaugural Saint-Jeanne Concert

  PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2020

  Next Wednesday will mark Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day in Quebec, and a group of artists and activists including Safia Nolin and Backxwash are lo...

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  Backxwash Turns Hip-Hop on Its Head with Masterful 'God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It'

  PUBLISHED May 28, 2020

  Backxwash's emergence as an artist to watch has been as meteoric as it has been prolific. Her string of releases, which includes debut EP F...

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  9 Emerging Canadian Artists You Should Hear This May

  PUBLISHED May 6, 2020

  We might not be able to explore the good weather, but we can certainly still explore great new Canadian music. Here are nine emerging Canad...

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  Our 10 Favourite Sets at Montreal's Taverne Tour Festival

  PUBLISHED Feb 3, 2020

  Montreal's Taverne Tour festival takes chances that work. The first is the timing of the event itself, now in its fifth year. No one would...