Aqyila Is Merging Worlds to Become Canada's Next R&B Sensation
What could be even better than winning a JUNO Award for your new song? Why, singing it on that award show's nationally televised stage of
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This Week's Newly Announced Tours, Including the Beaches, Shawn Mendes, Laufey and More: May 30, 2025
Summer is just around the corner, and the arrival of a new season has also welcomed new live shows coming to Canada this year, including a
Exclaim! Staff•May 30, 2025These Memes and Shitposts Woke Us Up Inside: May 30, 2025
Is 'The Rehearsal' the most-discussed TV show since 'Succession'? Each of the past six weeks has brought a barrage of Nathan Fielder memes
Alex Hudson•May 30, 2025Five Must-See Acts at Toronto Jazz Festival 2025
The 38th edition of Toronto Jazz Festival is sweeping over the city for a 10-day celebration of electrifying Canadian and global acts
Exclaim! Staff•May 28, 2025Five Must-See Acts at Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Concert Series 2025
Pair incredible music with equally incredible wine and food at this year's Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Summer Concert Series. A stacked
Exclaim! Staff•May 28, 2025Five Must-See Acts at Vancouver's Khatsahlano Street Party 2025
Feeling nostalgic for summer camp? Look no further than Vancouver's Khatsahlano Street Party to once again experience the carefree vibe of
Exclaim! Staff•May 27, 2025Amy Millan Ranks Her 5 Best Songs, from Stars to Solo
It's been 16 years since Amy Millan has released a solo album, but she's kept her songwriter muscle strong, spending those years as a core
Alex Hudson•May 27, 2025Art d'Ecco Doesn't Want You to Listen to Exclaim!
If a random Canadian dude came up to you and told you he was in Arkells, would you believe him? Even if not, Art d'Ecco may have
Sydney Brasil•May 26, 2025Toronto's 7 Can't Miss Concerts This Week, Including Matt Berninger, Shakira, Paul Simon and More
The end of May has been cold and rainy in the 416 — hopefully as the forecast clears up, we can finally ditch the jackets and umbrellas when
Exclaim! Staff•May 26, 2025Five Must-See Acts at FestiVoix de Trois-Rivières 2025
Trois-Rivières, QC's FestiVoix is celebrating its 32nd edition this summer, running from June 26 to July 6. The beloved riverfront festival
Exclaim! Staff•May 23, 2025Mummy Pig Scrolled These Memes and Shitposts While in Labour: May 23, 2025
If someone invited you to their dock last weekend, you'd better double-check you haven't inadvertently accepted further invitations to dock
Exclaim! Staff•May 23, 2025Five Must-See Acts at Victoria, BC’s Wonderment Festival 2025
A sense of magic and wonder is guaranteed at this year's 10th anniversary edition of Victoria, BC's Wonderment Festival, with the event
Exclaim! Staff•May 22, 2025Celebrating Cinema's Most Iconic Themes, from 'Mission: Impossible' to '8 Mile'
At the 1996 premiere of 'Mission: Impossible,' Tom Cruise sought out Lalo Schifrin, the jazzy Argentine composer responsible for the
Rachel Ho•May 22, 2025Have We Let Setlists Spoil the Concert Experience?
I was drinking cheap beers and listening to a playlist, trying on old leather jackets from high school while pre-partying for an Arkells
Julia Dumbrell•May 21, 2025Five Must-See Acts at Area 506 Festival 2025
Area 506 Festival will be lighting up the waterfront in Saint John, NB, again this year. The festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary
Exclaim! Staff•May 21, 2025Five Must-See Acts at Prince Edward County's Base31 in Summer 2025
Base31 is turning Picton into a hub for music all summer long, attracting artists and music lovers alike to Prince Edward County. The
Exclaim! Staff•May 20, 2025Cassia Hardy Rejects Spotify and Carves a New Path for Alternative Culture
It took Cassia Hardy a decade of songwriting and a lifetime of experience to make 'In Relation,' her debut solo album. An artist known for
Ian Gormely•May 20, 2025Five Must-See Acts at Sudbury, ON’s Northern Lights Festival Boréal 2025
One of Canada's longest-running music festivals, the Northern Lights Festival Boréal is returning to Sudbury, ON, in 2025 for its 54th
Exclaim! Staff•May 19, 2025Toronto's 6 Can't-Miss Concerts This Week, Including Billy Idol, Bartees Strange, Basia Bulat and More
It's may be a holiday in Canada today, but don't worry — we're still here with our weekly picks of can't-miss concerts! Including '80s rock
Exclaim! Staff•May 19, 2025Five Must-See Acts at Durham, ON's Four Winds Music Fest 2025
Four Winds Music Fest is returning in 2025 for its third edition, again taking up residence at the idyllic Riverstone Retreat just outside
Exclaim! Staff•May 19, 2025Have a Creamy Bouncy Morning with This Week's Funniest Music Memes and Shitposts: May 16, 2025
Technically, summer doesn't start until next month, but every Canadian knows that Victoria Day Long Weekend marks the unofficial beginning
Exclaim! Staff•May 16, 2025Cypress Hill Claim They Helped Legalize It in Canada
"Who is playing with the London Symphony Orchestra? C'mon, people — somebody ordered a London Symphony Orchestra!"Any Simpsons fan can answ
Daniel Sylvester•May 16, 2025This Week's Newly Announced Tours, Including Kali Uchis, Hollerado, Alex G and More: May 16, 2025
Head into the May long weekend with this week's roundup of newly announced tours, including a Hollerado reunion, R&B siren Kali Uchis and
Exclaim! Staff•May 16, 2025Five Must-See Acts at Montreal's Suoni Per Il Popolo 2025
Suoni Per Il Popolo is returning to Montreal this year for its 25th edition, bringing another exciting and eclectic mix of Canadian and int
Exclaim! Staff•May 16, 2025Exclaim!'s First 10/10 of the Year — and More Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in May 2025
Comedy and action dominate this month's streaming options with heavyweights Nathan Fielder, Tina Fey, Conan O'Brien and Gareth Evans
Rachel Ho•May 15, 2025Five Must-See Acts at Dawson City Music Festival 2025
Canada's music scene is heading to the Yukon again in 2025 for the 47th annual edition of the Dawson City Music Festival. Seven venues thro
Exclaim! Staff•May 14, 2025"The Curse of Convenience": The Limitations of AI Music, and Why It Must Be Regulated
In January of this year, Dan Mangan addressed a question about songwriting on his Substack. A reader wanted to know his thoughts on
Angus MacCaull•May 13, 2025Five Must-See Films at the Vaughan International Film Festival 2025
The GTA city of Vaughan continues to assert its presence on the global stage with the upcoming 13th edition of the Vaughan International Fi
Exclaim! Staff•May 13, 2025Shiv and the Carvers on Partying with Andrew W.K. and Pop Music's Subliminal Messaging
Have you ever been watching your favourite music video and felt unexplainably compelled to join the Navy? Perhaps not if you're not a
Sydney Brasil•May 12, 2025Rachel Chinouriri's Duty Is for Black Girls to Feel Seen
" My feet still don't feel like they're on the ground yet," Rachel Chinouriri tells me over an afternoon phone call from her hometown of
Heather Taylor-Singh•May 12, 2025Toronto's 8 Can't-Miss Concerts This Week, Including Frog Eyes, Squid, Ministry and More
There's a three-day weekend to look forward to at the end of this week! But before we get too ahead of ourselves, here are the eight
Exclaim! Staff•May 12, 2025Lights on Anger Management, Chad Kroeger's Discount Demands and Being a Diva Like Dion
It's been a big week for Lights. The singer dropped her sixth album A6 last Friday (May 2), and she just embarked on her tour in support of
Sydney Brasil•May 9, 2025We Only Threw These Funny Memes and Shitposts 4 U: May 9, 2025
We only threw this Nathan 4 u — so please be mindful of The Rehearsal spoilers, because this edition of our weekly music memes and
Exclaim! Staff•May 9, 2025Five Must-See Acts Coming to Quebec's Le Festif! 2025
Pack up your tent and grab the car keys, because Le Festif! is back this year for its 16th edition, bringing a slate of beloved Quebecois a
Exclaim! Staff•May 9, 2025Michael Cera on the Supergood Expressions of Male Friendship in 'Sacramento'
It's the summer of 2007 and a palpable energy fills the air as young moviegoers flock to the cinemas to watch 'Superbad,' a coming-of-age
Sarah Regan•May 8, 2025The Butterfly Effect of Lorde's "Ribs" Debuting on the Hot 100
I've said it before and I'll say it again: generally, it's fun when older music finds a new audience and/or is rediscovered thanks to a
Megan LaPierre•May 8, 2025Five Must-See Acts at Boots and Hearts 2025
As summer tradition dictates, Boots and Hearts Music Festival is set to beckon country and folk music fans back to Oro-Medonte's Burl's
Exclaim! Staff•May 8, 2025Five Must-See Acts at New Brunswick's 2025 New Maritime Music Festival
There's no false advertising in the New Maritime Music Festival — when picking the festival's five must-see acts, four of the artists we
•May 8, 2025July Talk's Peter Dreimanis Was Creatively "Lit on Fire" by Acting in 'Sinners'
"Coming from a music background [and this being] the first time I've taken on a larger acting role, I guess I was expecting a bunch of
Rachel Ho•May 7, 2025The 10 Best (and 5 Worst) 'Black Mirror' Episodes Ranked
Netflix's sci-fi anthology series 'Black Mirror' is known for its iconic, bleak and often prophetic tech dystopian stories. Originally a
Sarah Jessica Rintjema •May 6, 2025Five Must-See Acts at PEI's Sommo Festival 2025
Prince Edward Island's Sommo Festival is returning for its third edition in its home of Cavendish this fall. Running from September 13 to
Exclaim! Staff•May 6, 2025Alicia Moffet Tells You to Dump Him from the Exclaim! Office
It's a bad day to be a scrub of a romantic partner, since Alicia Moffet is telling your girl to get out while she can. The singer stopped
Sydney Brasil•May 5, 20255 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in May 2025
"And all the world is glad with May." When poet John Burroughs wrote this line, he certainly didn't have to contend with all of the factors
Exclaim! Staff•May 5, 2025Toronto's 8 Can't-Miss Concerts This Week, Including Japanese Breakfast, MJ Lenderman, Deafheaven and More
Guess what? It's gonna be May. It's actually already May! In this first full week of the month, things are absolutely flourishing in the
Exclaim! Staff•May 5, 2025Five Must-See Acts at All Your Friends Fest 2025
We're all just kids, and life is a nightmare — but some respite comes this summer when All Your Friends Fest rolls into Oro-Medonte for
Exclaim! Staff•May 5, 2025Julia Louis-Dreyfus Enters Her New Phase: "I Want to Do Things I Haven't Done Before"
Superfans of 'Veep' know and appreciate the degree of involvement Julia Louis-Dreyfus had in the making of that series. From casting choices
Rachel Ho•May 2, 2025Jenny Hval Is Ready to Rethink Her Relationship with Sound
Staring at the flat white courtyard of my Gmail inbox, I imagine stale dust, empty hallways and hospital corners — emptiness. It smells like
Kaelen Bell•May 2, 2025Lorde's IUD Isn't a Strong Enough Contraceptive for This Week's Funny Music Memes: May 2, 2025
It's gonna be May! It's the beginning of Virgin Summer! These week's funny music memes are so whoa, including 19th century urchin Benson Bo
Exclaim! Staff•May 2, 2025This Week's Newly Announced Tours, Including PUP, HAIM, Halestorm and More: May 2, 2025
Welcome to May! This week's roundup of just-announced tours for the new month includes two bands with their names stylized in all caps, com
Exclaim! Staff•May 2, 2025Five Must-See Acts at Yellowknife's Folk on the Rocks 2025
No one should miss the chance to soak in a summer music festival under the midnight sun — and Yellowknife's Folk on the Rocks offers
Exclaim! Staff•May 2, 2025