Winnipeg's Mulligrub — the twee-pop-punk project from Riley Hill, Kelly Campbell and Natalie Smith — have announced their second full-length...

Slipknot have surprise-released a new six-track EP entitled Adderall via Roadrunner. It follows the band's 2022 LP, The End, So Far, and...

Neil Young hasn't gone on tour in four years, but that's all about to change: the legendary singer-songwriter is announcing an acoustic solo...

Kellyoke superstar Kelly Clarkson is back with a new album chemistry, out June 23 via Atlantic Records.  "Having chemistry with someone i...

Last month, Charlotte Cardin announced her mysteriously titled 99 Nights Tour — today, the mystery's been solved, as Cardin has shared the n...

Texas-born singer-songwriter Jess Williamson has extended her touring plans in support of her brand new album Time Ain't Accidental, out tod...

Canadian Music Week unveiled the winners of the Jim Beam® INDIES last night (June 8) at Toronto's History. ET Canada's Shreya Khanna host...

As resurging pop-punks Billy Talent go about touring their 2022 album Crisis of Faith, the classic Canadian band have announced a live album...

Don't be fooled by the title of Keeper E.'s recent single, "Nothing Going On" — the rising East Coast pop adventurer has plenty going on, na...

Late Migos member Takeoff's mother, Tatania Davenport, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the owners of 810 Billiards and Bowling —...

Chicago punk three-piece Alkaline Trio have become an Alkaline Duo for the time being, with news that longtime drummer Derek Grant will step...

Pride comes but once a year, and — especially in light of the current political climate — it's always a cause for celebration. That sentimen...

Mac DeMarco has been distancing himself from the rat race of the music industry lately, and in 2022 he told an audience, "After this tour, t...

The Super Bowl Half Time Show demands spectacle. This year, Rihanna went so far as to get pregnant months in advance and reveal said pregnan...

In December of last year, keyboardist Martin Duffy died at 55 after suffering a brain injury caused by a fall in his home. Duffy had played...

Following a cervical cancer diagnosis in 2020, Calgary-born singer-songwriter Rae Spoon has announced their first new album in almost four y...

Dedicated to commissioning and presenting composers of our time, Toronto's Thin Edge New Music Collective (TENMC) have announced their secon...

Last month, Beverly Glenn-Copeland announced The Ones Ahead, his first album of new material in twenty years. At the time, he also shared th...

Shamir has announced the release of his ninth studio album — and first for Kill Rock Stars — to date, led by new Y2K-inspired single "Oversi...

It was a strange time for Slipknot when they released their latest album The End, So Far, last year — and things have only gotten stranger s...

A new archival release from Mort Garson has been announced. The Canadian-born electronic pioneer and composer's Journey to the Moon and Beyo...

Ahead of embarking on a newly announced North American tour, electronic musician underscores has shared a new single, "You don't even know w...

Hamilton band Ellevator have released a new EP, Do the Words I Spoke Still Move You?, via Arts & Crafts. The EP is made up of four reimag...

Every time they go into the studio, it seems like Sam Smith has a few questions rattling around in their brain: "What is subversion?" "What...

Shawn Mendes has just released a new single "What the Hell Are We Dying For?" — his first new release in over a year. Using the wildfires as...

There may be a shortage of pink paint because of the Barbie movie, but there certainly hasn't been a lack in bangers. As such, PinkPantheres...

As Smashmouth once put it, my world's on fire — how 'bout yours? And sure, they were right about it not being boring, but I'm definitely not...

For Jenny Lewis's fifth solo album, fittingly titled Joy'All, the songwriter learned to bask in the journey — with a little help from her do...

Drake has joined forces with J Hus on a new song. The UK rap artist has delivered his second single of the year in "Who Told You," complete...

In a shock to no one, Kelly Clarkson has slayed yet another cover. In her latest "Kellyoke" segment on The Kelly Clarkson Show, the singer a...

After teaming up for a version of Dangerous Rhythm's "Electroshock," recent tour buddies Fucked Up and the Halluci Nation have joined forces...

Terminally online futurist Grimes goes between considering music a "side-quest" and getting excited about it again, and this journey has now...

Multidisciplinary artist Vivek Shraya and singer-songwriter Donovan Woods have teamed up for a duet about the complexities of interracial re...

PUP have unveiled two previously unheard tracks from the recording sessions of THE UNRAVELLING OF PUP THE BAND. "How to Live with Yourself"...

emmersonHALL — the indie alt-folk project of Ottawa-by-way-of-Lindsay singer-songwriter Cole Hallman (Sorry Snowman) — is getting nostalgic...

Oshawa is known for being Canada's automotive capital — and for birthing the ever-glistening indie pop band, Dizzy. As the release of their...

Just yesterday (June 1), we revealed our best 25 albums of 2023 so far ranking — and today, like every Friday, there's a crop of new contend...

Paris Hilton's reggae-lite "Stars Are Blind" has held strong as a beloved Girls-and-Gays anthem for nearly two decades now, the kind of cand...

Where did you come from? And more importantly, where exactly did you go? These are the questions we ask of Cotton-Eyed Joe, and we've been a...

Ilsey and Bon Iver's Justin Vernon are giving Neil Young's "Heart of Gold" new life with their cover, which was mixed and produced by BJ Bur...

Saskatoon's neo-soul darling Katie Tupper has just released a new single from her upcoming EP Where to Find Me, out June 23 via Arts & Craft...

With all of the marding Noel Gallagher is doing lately, it's been easy to forget that he and his High Flying Birds are releasing a new recor...

Palehound have released a new single "My Evil" from their upcoming album Eye on the Bat, coming July 14 via Polyvinyl. "'My Evil' is abou...

Montreal-based psych rock trio Population II — one of Exclaim!'s favourite finds from the city's 2020 Taverne Tour — have released a new sin...

It was a garage band experience like no other at Lee's Palace on June 9. It felt like a look behind the proverbial curtain, watching a trio...

The world is on fire, and Paramore are a band. This was the state of the union agreed upon going into Scotiabank Arena last night, collectiv...

The second full-length from Jayda G, Guy is a more personal and thematic record than 2019's Significant Changes. Known for her infectious en...

Anton Corbijn is primarily known as a maestro of music videos (Depeche Mode, U2, Arcade Fire, etc.), but the Dutchman is back to making musi...

In a 2020 interview with Pitchfork, Amaarae wondered whether African music was on the brink of global popularity, similar to how Sean Paul k...

For a split second, as Time Ain't Accidental's title track gets underway, you might think of early Taylor Swift. The unassuming country affe...

It can be difficult for a band with a truly distinctive sound to innovate and expand beyond their signature style without compromising their...

The camaraderie between the members of feeble little horse is like jet fuel in the hands of arsonists. Set ablaze, their sophomore LP Girl w...

Kevin Keegan might be possessed. Or, if not that, the Dead Quiet frontman has some connection to a manic spirit, one that allows his bellowi...

Celebrating their 29th year, Music Waste returned to the DIY venues of East Vancouver Thursday, June 1 to Sunday, June 4 for another year of...

Six years have passed since we last heard from industrial metal legends Godflesh; while many things have changed in that period, the English...

Toronto's inaugural sapphic Super Bowl, lavender wild, arrived at RBC Echo Beach in the nick of time, with the first weekend of Pride Month...

On Formal Growth in the Desert, Protomartyr's Joe Casey takes the band in a direction it's never gone before: toward love. The band's sixth...

Before Youth Lagoon was put on hiatus, Trevor Powers' dream pop project was defined by its ethereal intangibility. It possessed a sound and...

In a 2017 interview with gal-dem, aja monet said, "I don't share things for you to understand or feel me, I'm sharing something so that we c...

Astronauts frequently describe returning to Earth with a sense of profound despair. Viewed from a zoomed-out vantage point that engulfs this...

Through her cutting and renowned Beloved Trilogy, author Toni Morrison cradled beautiful multitudes within her many captivating and boundles...

I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to attend an early listening session for Half Moon Run's Salt back in April, which quickly be...

Hive Mind Narcosis is an album of dueling identities. On the one hand, the album features bleak and cold elements of black metal. On the oth...

I owe a great deal of my time in Toronto to Ozzy's Palace, the West end house that shares its name with the 13-minute opening track opening...

Over the course of three albums, Alicia Bognanno has proven her talent for crafting hooky, driving melodies that amplify, rather than mask,...

When Bob Dylan's black-and-white film Shadow Kingdom emerged in 2021, depicting Dylan and a band performing select songs from his back catal...