Gayance Signs to Tru Thoughts, Teases New Album
Gayance has announced her signing to celebrated independent label Tru Thoughts. The Montreal-born producer and DJ shared
Calum Slingerland•Dec 9, 2024
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Tegan and Sara, Kathleen Hanna Stand Behind Internet Archive in Multi-Million Copyright Lawsuit
Tegan and Sara have joined over 300 other artists — Kathleen Hanna, Julia Holter, Cloud Nothings, Mary Lattimore and Open Mike Eagle among
Kaelen Bell•Dec 9, 2024Dog Rescuer Liam Gallagher Wins PETA Award
Liam Gallagher has won an award from the controversial animal charity PETA after raising thousands of dollars for the sanctuary in Thailand
Sydney Brasil•Dec 9, 2024Hamilton Leithauser Plots 2025 Tour, Shares "This Side of the Island"
On the heels of sharing a new single, Hamilton Leithauser has announced a limited tour for early 2025. Following the success of his
Calum Slingerland•Dec 9, 2024The Swell Season to Play Toronto on 2025 Tour
The Swell Season have announced a 2025 tour, with North American dates set for the summer. After spending the spring touring Europe and
Calum Slingerland•Dec 9, 2024Nelly Schedules 2025 Where the Party at Tour with Ja Rule, Chingy
Nelly is heading out on a globe-spanning jaunt in 2025 with his Where the Party at Tour, which will see support from the likes of Ja Rule
Megan LaPierre•Dec 9, 2024Dylan Gossett Expands 2025 International Tour
Country singer-songwriter Dylan Gossett has expanded his Back 40 Tour into 2025, with ten Canadian dates added to the itinerary
Karlie Rogers•Dec 9, 2024Gracie Abrams Plots 2025 North American Tour
Gracie Abrams just finished her stint opening for Taylor Swift's $2 billion-grossing Eras Tour in Vancouver last night (December 8), and
Megan LaPierre•Dec 9, 2024Rebecca Black Announces 2025 Tour with Blue Hawaii
Rebecca Black is hitting the road alongside Blue Hawaii next year, hitting Europe and North America in support of Black's upcoming
Kaelen Bell•Dec 9, 2024Mdou Moctar Announce Rescheduled Canadian Shows on 2025 Tour
Back in October, Mdou Moctar were forced to postpone a trio of Canadian tour dates scheduled for Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal due to illness
Megan LaPierre•Dec 9, 2024The Lonely Island on Their Most "Humiliating" Song: "It's a Dud"
The Lonely Island just made a podcast episode about "Daiquiri Girl," the intentionally terrible song they're "shocked" ever aired on TV
Alex Hudson•Dec 9, 2024Måneskin's Damiano David Announces 2025 Solo Tour
Måneskin frontman Damiano David is heading out on his first-ever solo tour next year, kicking things off next September in Warsaw, Poland
Kaelen Bell•Dec 9, 2024Matthew Sweet Offers Update Following Stroke: "I May Never Play Guitar Again"
After suffering a "debilitating stroke" while on tour in Toronto in October, power-pop great Matthew Sweet has offered an update on his
Megan LaPierre•Dec 9, 2024James Taylor Books 2025 Tour
Veteran singer-songwriter James Taylor has announced a 2025 tour, including a lone Canadian date at Toronto's Budweiser Stage. The spring
Alex Hudson•Dec 9, 2024Satinder Sartaaj Maps Out Canadian Leg of Sphere of Eminence Tour
Renowned for his contributions to Punjabi songs and films, Indian singer-songwriter, actor and poet Satinder Sartaaj has announced a
Megan LaPierre•Dec 9, 2024Brawls Break Out Days Apart at Mariah Carey's Christmas Tour
If I had a nickel for every time a brawl broke out at Mariah Carey's Christmas tour last week, I'd have two nickels. That's not a lot, but
Megan LaPierre•Dec 9, 2024Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Becomes First to Gross $2 Billion After Wrapping Up in Vancouver
Almost exactly a year ago, Taylor Swift's Eras Tour became the first tour ever to gross more than $1 billion USD. The tour wrapped up
Alex Hudson•Dec 9, 2024Azealia Banks Sends Matty Healy Cease-and-Desist Letter Demanding $1,000,000
Azealia Banks has sent the 1975's Matty Healy a cease-and-desist letter, insisting that he stop making threats against her and demanding
Alex Hudson•Dec 9, 2024Viagra Boys Book First North American Tour Dates in Two Years
Back in 2022, Viagra Boys released Cave World, which saw them also make the rounds on tour that year and the following one. Now, at the
Megan LaPierre•Dec 9, 2024JAY-Z Denies Allegation of Raping 13-Year-Old Girl with Diddy
JAY-Z has been accused of raping a 13-year-old in 2000 along with Sean "Diddy" Combs, an allegation the rap mogul has called "heinous." NBC
Calum Slingerland•Dec 9, 2024Barry Keoghan Asks Sabrina Carpenter's Stans to Please Please Please Stop Harassing His Family
The weirdness of pop stans continues, as Barry Keoghan has pleaded with people to stop harassing his family following his reported split
Alex Hudson•Dec 8, 2024Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain Announces Retirement
Longtime Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain has announced his retirement after 42 years in the metal band's lineup. Today's show in São Paulo
Alex Hudson•Dec 7, 2024Lights Responds to Lip-Syncing Accusations from Original deadmau5 Collaborator
Lights and deadmau5 have collaborated several times over the years, including in 2018 for "Drama Free" — which appeared on the soundtrack to
Megan LaPierre•Dec 6, 2024Linkin Park Add Second Montreal Show to 2025 World Tour
Ahead of tomorrow's (November 15) release of their new album 'From Zero,' Linkin Park have come through on all of their teasing with the
Megan LaPierre•Dec 6, 2024Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge Book 2025 Tour
Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge have had a busy 2024, having both released their own documentaries this year with Indigo Girls's It's On
Karlie Rogers•Dec 6, 2024SZA Is in the Studio Making 'SOS' Deluxe
Just days after announcing that she'll join Kendrick Lamar for a 2025 stadium tour (with two new dates as of today), SZA is teasing a
Kaelen Bell•Dec 6, 2024Kendrick Lamar and SZA Add Second Toronto Show to 2025 Stadium Tour
Kendrick Lamar is coming to Drake's home turf. Lamar and SZA just announced a 2025 stadium tour, including a stop at Toronto's Rogers
Alex Hudson•Dec 6, 2024Hillside Inside Gets Logan Staats, Katie Tupper for 2025 Edition
With Hillside's 2024 summer festival in the rearview, it's high time to build hype for its winter edition, Hillside Inside, running January
Allie Gregory•Dec 6, 2024Gwen Stefani Promotes Catholic Prayer App
While some of you heathens munch on your Advent calendar chocolate every day, Gwen Stefani has another daily yuletide activity to suggest:
Sydney Brasil•Dec 6, 2024Styx and REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin Plot Summer 2025 Tour
After co-headlining across North America (well, mostly the US, but adding a single Canadian date makes it continental!) with Foreigner this
Megan LaPierre•Dec 6, 2024Timothée Chalamet Responds to Bob Dylan on Twitter, Shares Two Covers
'A Complete Unknown' is coming closer and closer to being known, and there's still plenty of skepticism about whether Timothée Chalamet
Kaelen Bell•Dec 6, 2024Lizzo Dismissed from Former Employee's Harassment Lawsuit
Lizzo has been dismissed from one of the harassment lawsuits filed by some of her former employees last year, 'Rolling Stone' reports. A Los
Megan LaPierre•Dec 6, 2024Mount Eerie Dunks on Spotify Wrapped, Reminds Everyone How Badly It Pays Artists
Spotify Wrapped dropped on Wednesday, meaning that everyone from artists to Exclaim! staffers shared their rankings of their most-listened
Alex Hudson•Dec 6, 2024Milk & Bone Announce New 'Baby Dreamer' EP, Share "FORGONE"
Milk & Bone — the electropop duo of Montreal's Laurence Lafond-Beaulne and Camille Poliquin — have announced their upcoming EP release
Megan LaPierre•Dec 6, 2024Sloan Book January 2025 Canadian Shows
Sloan are putting new snow tires on the van and bundling up for a January 2025 tour of the Prairies. The seven-date trek takes the group
Alex Hudson•Dec 6, 2024Kesha Will Re-Record Her Old Music as Soon as She's "Legally Able To"
It's been a big year for Kesha. After finally being released from Dr. Luke's Kemosabe Records, she spent this year launching Kesha Records
Sydney Brasil•Dec 5, 2024Liquid Death and Depend Launch Pit Diaper
Attention all really hardcore hardcore fans and Sabrina Carpenter concert attendees: you've heard of a pit viper, now get ready for a pit
Megan LaPierre•Dec 5, 2024Remaining Members of Soundgarden to Reunite for One-Off Charity Concert as Nudedragons
Soundgarden's Chris Cornell died in 2017, and in the wake of their frontman's passing, the remaining members — guitarist Kim Thayil, bassist
Kaelen Bell•Dec 5, 2024Cassius Returns with 2025 Club Tour
Philippe Zdar — one half of iconic French touch duo Cassius — tragically died after accidentally falling from a building in Paris in 2019
Megan LaPierre•Dec 5, 2024Chad Kroeger Almost Fought Hinder's Drummer About the Metric System
Here at Exclaim!, we spend slow news days dreaming about CanCon crossover stories just like this one, so we must send a personal thank you
Sydney Brasil•Dec 5, 2024Tranzac's New Year's Eve Show to Feature Joseph Shabason, Jane Inc, Sandro Perri and Punjabi Ambient Squad
Tranzac has announced its 2024 New Year's Eve show, happening December 31 (duh) and featuring a sick lineup that includes Joseph Shabason
Kaelen Bell•Dec 5, 2024Klô Pelgag Adds Toronto Show to 2025 Tour Dates
Klô Pelgag has detailed her fifth album. The award-winning Quebec singer-songwriter will share 'Abracadabra' on October 11 via Secret City
Calum Slingerland•Dec 5, 2024Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre Announces Free Concert Series
It's been quite the year for the Phoenix Concert Theatre. The Toronto institution announced in June that, after 33 years, it would be
Megan LaPierre•Dec 5, 2024Someone Asked Robert Pattinson Why He Stopped Acting After 'Twilight': "I'm Batman?"
For some, it's undoubtedly that interview clip where he said his favourite chick flick was 'Chicken Run'; but one might suppose that, for
Megan LaPierre•Dec 5, 2024Charli XCX on Her Debut: "I Hate That Album So Much"
When we ranked Charli XCX's albums earlier this year, we omitted '14' — her debut that was never commercially released but can easily be
Alex Hudson•Dec 5, 2024Kraftwerk Book 'Autobahn' 50th Anniversary North American Tour
Kraftwerk have announced a 50th anniversary tour celebrating their breakthrough album 'Autobahn' with the aptly titled 50 Years of Autobahn
Allie Gregory•Dec 5, 2024Sum 41 Cancel Australian Tour Due to Deryck Whibley Being "Too Unwell to Perform"
Before Sum 41 cap off their farewell tour on their home turf in Canada early next year, they've been touring pretty extensively here, there
Megan LaPierre•Dec 5, 2024Josh Brolin Acknowledges the Plot Hole in 'Avengers: Infinity War' and 'Endgame'
Josh Brolin was the big baddie of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with his portrayal of Thanos in several films, culminating in his role as
Alex Hudson•Dec 5, 2024Killswitch Engage Guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz and Ex-Vocalist Howard Jones Reveal New Band Name
Last February, Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz and former frontman Howard Jones shared they had founded a new project
Calum Slingerland•Dec 5, 2024'Severance' Creator Says "Things Get Darker" in Previewing Season 2
The highly anticipated second season of 'Severance' arrives in January, and creator Dan Erickson and executive producer and director
Calum Slingerland•Dec 4, 2024