In news that's sure to infuriate health experts everywhere, Metallica leader James Hetfield has come out saying that he's "a little skeptica...

Back in 2013, Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld teamed up for the soundtrack to Blue Caprice. Now all these years later, it's finally seen rel...

Chance the Rapper has been plenty busy lately, from getting sued by and countersuing his former manager to hosting a Punk'd reboot and appea...

Whether you've shredded through some skate shoes, slipped on some slip-ons to take out the trash or even educated yourself in all things pop...

Whitehorse only just released their album Modern Love, but already the Canadian duo have announced plans for another record. This one is cal...

Considering they released their new single from space, it's safe to say that Coldplay aren't exactly down-to-earth at this point. Still, the...

Always ones willing to share, Pearl Jam are updating their past with a massive new undertaking called Deep — an online hub that will serve a...

In a move that might put some conspiracy theories to rest, the FBI has quietly released its archived records on late Nirvana legend Kurt Cob...

Long-running Norwegian band Mayhem recently kept the black metal vibes aflowin' with their 2019 LP Daemon, but now they're indulging their p...

PC Music head honcho A. G. Cook had a busy 2020, releasing a 49-track mixtape 7G and a more normal-sized album called Apple. Now, both of th...

ICYMI concerts and music festivals are still not really happening in most parts of the world, meaning things are looking pretty grim for pro...

Alex Cuba is ready to make his next album statement. Today the Cuban-Canadian songwriter revealed he will return with Mendó, his latest full...

Here's hoping third times the charm for Justin Bieber, as he's just rescheduled his world tour dates once again. The tour — originally calle...

Toronto's High Park will play host to a bunch of new arts programming from Canadian Stage this summer, including three intimate shows from 2...

The Kurt Cobain auctions just keep getting weirder and weirder. Up next, the actual hair from the iconic Nirvana frontman is being auctioned...

In 2018, Donald Glover faced accusations of plagiarism for "This Is America" a little over a month after releasing the single as Childish Ga...

Most of us know Jay Baruchel as a comedy figure who steals scenes from his buddy Seth Rogen and brought us the wonderful Goon franchise. But...

If Drake hadn't cemented his reputation as a certified softy when he sent out a batch of his personalized scented candles to members of the...

After dropping his synth-heavy new single "Babalon" earlier this year, Andrew W.K. has officially announced his full-length debut with Napal...

Death Cab for Cutie are about to hit us up with a new live album. It's called Live at the Showbox and will arrive this Friday (May 7) as par...

While MF DOOM may be gone, he's certainly not forgotten. In fact, this week we will even be getting an entirely new DOOM album. Today Cza...

Los Lobos will pay tribute to the sounds and songwriting of their native Los Angeles with a new covers album. The group's Native Sons arrive...

As we head into Mother's Day weekend, make mama proud by getting up to speed on the best new Canadian music of the week. (You've got to star...

Having already shared "Act One," "Act Two" and "Act Three," Fucked Up have now delivered the fourth and final piece of their Year of the Hor...

Out of nowhere, Kurupt FM — Brentford's foremost foremost pirate radio crew — have linked up with straight-up legend Craig David. Yes, you b...

Montreal rapper and producer Backxwash has shared the title track of her forthcoming new album. You can hear "I Lie Here Buried with My Ring...

MF DOOM's final album alongside Czarface has arrived. You can take in the 10-track Super What? below. Boasting features from Run-DMC's DM...

Following some typical-at-this-point teasing, Coldplay are back with their new single "Higher Power." As promised, you can now check out the...

From inspiring a Bernie meme to collaborating with CFCF, shoegazers No Joy have kept plenty busy since releasing their new album Motherhood ...

Following a cryptic teaser shared late last month, it has been revealed that Top Dawg Entertainment's first release of 2021 will not come fr...

Sufjan Stevens has been previewing his new album Convocations for weeks, and now, he's just dropped the final volume, Incantations, ahead of...

Tom Petty's estate recently reissued the artist's classic Wildflowers in a super deluxe expanded edition. The release included the previousl...

After teasing an apparent collaboration earlier this week, Nine Inch Nails and HEALTH have officially released a new song together. It's cal...

Further proving that he's a "remember the '90s?" listicle turned sentient, Machine Gun Kelly took a break from peddling his goofy Blink-182...

Rising Toronto pop artist Alex Porat has shared a video directed by long-time collaborator Iris Kim for her new single, "dimension." Porat's...

Shad recently returned with his new single "Out of Touch," and now he's made the logical move of giving the song its own video. The Toron...

Devours is gearing up to release his new double album Escape from Planet Devours later this month, and to give it one last push, the Vancouv...

You may recognize Craig Daniels from his time spent in the legendary Toronto garage punk band the Leather Uppers, but he's back with a newer...

Montreal-based label Bonbonbon has been offering up plenty of sweetness as a hub for the city's many Francophone psych acts, and the treats...

Vancouver's self-proclaimed "makeout music" trio I M U R have shared another new single from their forthcoming new album My Molecules. Today...

While a final solo album from Phife Dawg has yet to appear, the estate of the late A Tribe Called Quest member has shared another new single...

Former Vampire Weekend member Rostam is about to deliver a new album called Changephobia. We've heard the album's title track, along with "T...

BAMBII has returned with her first new music since 2019. The Toronto-born DJ and producer has delivered "TRUCK RIDDIM," which you can hear i...

Dark denim-clad blues rockers the Black Keys are about to release their 10th LP Delta Kream. Before they drop it in full, they've shared a b...

Some people devote their lives to science, pioneering the sustainable energy sources that could allow humanity to alter the disastrous traje...

Micah Brown evokes the days of college rock and Midwest emo throughout Swell, the Montreal-based singer-songwriter's debut album as Pillea....

Century Egg's Little Piece of Hair is a joyful rebellion for those trapped in their minds. With most people confined to their homes, too, th...

Paul Jacobs, Montreal's garage-psych one-man-band (and drummer of arty post-punks Pottery), delivers just the right amount of dopamine on Pi...

Many bands have been compared to Joy Division over the years, but Copenhagen's Iceage have been the closest to ever capturing their essence....

Sam Tudor's last record, 2017's Quotidian Dream, opened with a tense creep — jumpy fingerpicked guitar swarmed by strings and horns, the shi...

Dorothea Paas could probably write a real banger if she wanted to. That much becomes clear on "Closer to Mine," one of many standout tracks...

Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson could easily be dry. This is, after all, a music producer making a show about music production, and he talk...

Two days after the release of his last record, The Ascension, Sufjan Stevens' father died. That was the impetus behind the composite monolit...

DJ Khaled albums are like Michael Bay movies, as many have noted over the years. Familiar and fun. Loud and glossy. Predictable in their rel...

When a band first starts out, or is looking to take their act to the next level, common wisdom is to learn some covers. Lose the stress of w...

Death hangs heavy in the mind of rising Virginia rapper McKinley Dixon. In 2018, his best friend was killed, which Dixon describes as feelin...

When Squid were forced out of their gigging circuit because of the pandemic, they were also removed from their de facto focus groups: bars a...

Weezer's hard rock and metal influences have long served as a cheeky counterpoint to their pop geekiness: they name-checked KISS on their fi...

Now that the cult fandom of Origami Angel's breakout debut, Somewhere City, has positioned them as a leading emissary in the fifth wave of e...

Last fall, Toronto-based rapper Charmaine showed us how "BOLD" she could be with the release of her debut single, and she lives up to and ev...

There's always pressure when a young artist releases their first musical project, but there's even more pressure for the follow-up. Sometime...

In the summer of 1969, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in New York for a celebration of love, music and countercultural activism. T...

Leon Vynehall, a consistent one-to-watch among UK producers, has long been able to channel memory into music. His debut album Nothing Is Sti...

Whoever said "Heavy is the head that wears the crown" should consider the burden imposed on the heir to the throne. KUČKA might know a thing...

Joseph Shabason has spent much of his career in service to others. Whether it's through his work as a member of synthpop group DIANA, sidema...

It's always interesting when an artist decides to branch out from their signature style, seizing an opportunity to further explore their uni...