Articles by Exclaim! Staff

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  Artist Applications Now Open for Departure Festival and Conference

  PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2024

  Canadian Music Week (CMW) announced its rebrand as Departure Festival and Conference this past November, and artist applications for the...

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  2024 in Concert Photos: Our Favourite Live Music Memories

  PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2024

  This was a pivotal year for live music, when some huge pop stars struggled to sell tickets and another doubled the all-time record for...

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  Universal Music's Ignite Showcase Reveals the Artists Poised for a Massive 2025

  PUBLISHED Dec 17, 2024

  Sabrina Carpenter, Gracie Abrams and d4vd — what do they all have in common? In addition to being enormous pop stars who had huge 2024s...

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  Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Chastity, claire rousay, EKKSTACY, Jayda G

  PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2024

  Happy Friday the 13th! It's nice to throw a little bit of mystique and spookiness into the holiday cheer mix, huh? Whether you're...

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  Just Had to Explain Exclaim!'s Funny Music Memes and Shitposts to My Parents over Breakfast: December 13, 2024

  PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2024

  Whether it's Charli XCX and Lorde or MJ Lenderman and Dinosaur Jr., one thing is for certain: the internet will go crazy! This week our...

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  Exclaim! Holiday Gift Guide: The Best Music Gear and Audio Equipment of 2024

  PUBLISHED Dec 12, 2024

  Give the gift of creativity this festive season. For the musicians and audiophiles on your holiday list, here are some of 2024's most...

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  The 25 Worst Album Covers of 2024

  PUBLISHED Dec 11, 2024

  Trawling the murky depths of Bandcamp and SoundCloud turns up some of the worst album covers you've ever seen: AI fever dreams, raunchy...

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  Exclaim!'s Favourite Album Covers of 2024

  PUBLISHED Dec 10, 2024

  Every year, Exclaim! publishes a list of the worst album covers of the year — and every year, people in the comments section tell us that w...