Feura Unleashes "Lose Your Head," a Bold Debut from a Queer BIPOC Rock Artist Done Asking Permission

 Feura takes a stand. The Toronto-based queer, BIPOC, East Asian rock artist releases her debut single "Lose Your Head" today, a sharp, unrelenting rock anthem that calls out every system, every person, and every institution that has ever had a problem with her existing. Funded by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Toronto Arts Council, written by Korol Pikulik, Alexandra Jelilyan, and Marc Koecher, and produced by Illegal Audio (Marc Koecher and Lexie Jay), "Lose Your Head" is the opening statement of an album that has been a lifetime in the making.

The McDades Release "Dance Around The Spinning Wheel"

The First Single From ‘Thread The Light,’ the Long-Awaited New Album From One of Canada's Most Treasured and Beloved Folk Ensembles

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Red Deer Artist Channels Freedom, Resilience, and Raw Honesty Into Her Most Visceral Song Yet, Ahead of Debut Album 'Light The Fire'

Mercedes Brown, the Wet’suwet’en Tsimshian singer-songwriter whose sound reaches back to a time when rock music was built on grit and truth, releases her debut single “Playing With Fire” out now on all major platforms. The track arrives ahead of her debut album 'Light The Fire,' due June 19, 2026, on Ukee Sound Records, and it announces an artist of rare instinct and intention: a young writer who arrived at this song not through calculation, but through the kind of unguarded honesty that makes rock music matter.

The Canadian Legend Delivers 13 Tracks of Soul, Story, and Hard-Won Wisdom on His Most Personal Record Yet

Danny Marks, one of Canada’s most enduring and deeply revered figures in blues and roots music, releases his new album 'Back to the Blues' on all major platforms. Spanning 13 tracks and drawing on more than five decades of living, listening, and playing, the record is both a homecoming and a declaration: a master musician at the height of his craft, returning to the music that has always told the truest story. In Marks’ own words, “The inspiration for 'Back to the Blues' is both a homecoming and a way forward, set to music. This is for you. My heart is on the line.”

On a debut project shaped by the moments that defined her early adulthood, Canadian country artist Brettyn Rose’s The Wild West embraces the full emotional spectrum of her early twenties. With each song unfolding as a chapter in her coming-of-age story, Rose introduces her first body of work with striking clarity and conviction, arriving as an artist fully ready to share both her voice and her vision. Already recognized for her captivating vocals, commanding stage presence, and sharp songwriting instinct, Rose unveils her inaugural project through a collection of songs that are deeply personal, yet widely relatable. Chronicling love, loss, change, and personal growth, The Wild West, pairs detail-driven storytelling with polished, modern country production, marking the arrival of an artist with a clear perspective, and a sound entirely her own.

A Tribute to Every Worker Who Never Made It Home, and a Furious Indictment of the System That Let It Happen

Plz Respond release their new single "Gold Rush" today, a raw, driving punk-rock track aimed at the economic systems that treat workers as expendable, and at the governments that let them get away with it. Written by frontman and drummer Galen Crampsey, produced by Logan Treaty, and mastered by Johnny Ross, the song is their most personal and politically charged statement yet, arriving as the latest in a run of singles from a band building toward something bigger.

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TRIBZ release their new single "Memories" today, a luminous and emotionally expansive pop-rock ballad about love that endures long after loss. The quartet is Earl Johnson (lead guitars), Errol Starr Francis (lead vocals), Donny Hill (bass), and Dave Davidson (drums/percussion). Written by Johnson and Davidson and produced by the band on their own TRIBZ imprint, the song is among the most personal and fully realised work of their careers.

The Creator of Empowered Pop Channels Early 2000s Energy and No-Regrets Confidence Into Her Catchiest Track Yet 

MONTRÉAL, QC. Jordyn Sugar, the 22-year-old Montreal-based singer, songwriter, drummer, and creator of Empowered Pop, today releases “Oops,” her bold and irresistibly fun new single, out now on all major platforms. A guitar-driven, hook-laden pop anthem about a spontaneous one-night connection told entirely from a place of confidence and zero regret, the track arrives on the back of over 500,000 views across pre-release teaser content and 55 million total social media views in the past three weeks alone. Early listeners have one consistent note: it is stuck in their heads.

Horn-Driven Rock-Ska-Hip-Hop Outfit Turns a Beloved Jungle Hero Into a Pointed Meditation on Colonisation

Jayniac Jr. are back with “Tougher Than Tarzan,” a propulsive new single that fuses the band’s signature blend of rock, ska, and hip-hop into one of their most urgent and culturally resonant tracks yet. Written by vocalist and bassist Darron “Jay” Bailey Jr., composed alongside McLaren Alphonso and Andrew Shier, and produced by Austin Leeds, the song arrives as the lead single ahead of the band’s highly anticipated second album, due June 6, 2026.

It is 2 a.m. and the night has already gotten away from you. That is where Frankie Flowers lives. The Waterloo, Ontario-based artist releases her newest single "let's talk about last night" from her upcoming EP my love is a dog from hell!, a coiled, post-punk-soaked indie sleaze track that feels like it was recorded in the back of a cab somewhere between the Lower East Side and a very bad decision you are absolutely going to make again. Written by Lauren Knapp, composed and produced by Sebastian Torres, mixed by Calvin Hartwick and Emily Baxter, mastered by Phil Demetro, and recorded at Dreamhouse Studios in Toronto, the song announces an artist who arrived fully formed and running.

“New Beginnings” And “Don’t Break My Heart” Out Now Via New Sun Music

Algonquin and Tahltan Nation Singer-Songwriter Partners with Crystal Shawanda’s Label for a Landmark Double Debut

New Sun Music is proud to announce the simultaneous release of “New Beginnings” and “Don’t Break My Heart,” the debut double single from Alicia Kayley,  dubbed the “Indigenous Adele” by the Ottawa Citizen, out now. A rising voice in Pop/R&B and Blues/Soul, Kayley arrives fully formed on these first two offerings – together painting a vivid portrait of an artist fluent in both tender vulnerability and hard-won clarity. Produced in partnership with Crystal Shawanda’s celebrated Nashville-based label, the double release signals the arrival of a songwriter whose range, depth, and emotional intelligence are extraordinary from the very first note.

The First Song Trent Ever Co-Wrote With His Late Father Jim Arrives as the Lead Single From ‘Uncle Trent and Friends – Legacy Deluxe’

Cowessess First Nation singer-songwriter (Uncle) Trent Agecoutay releases his deeply personal new single “The Foundation,” out now. Written with his late father Jim Agecoutay in the days following the funeral of their Kokum Agnes, it is the first song Trent ever co-wrote with his dad – making it one of the most intimate and significant recordings of his career. “The Foundation” serves as the lead single from Uncle Trent and Friends – Legacy Deluxe edition, the acclaimed project Trent created alongside his brother Bryce to honour their father’s musical gifts after his passing.

The Musi-Flo Artist of the Year Channels PJ Harvey, Lana Del Rey, and Wolf Alice Into Her Most Direct and Irresistible Song Yet

Silka Weil, one of Montréal's most compelling emerging voices in folk-rock and alt-pop, today releases "Make Me Lose Control," a charged and urgent new single that announces the arrival of her second EP, 'Midnight Blue,' due July 3, 2026. Seductive, confrontational, and alive with tension, the track is the fullest expression yet of the sonic territory Weil has been carving out since her celebrated 2023 debut – and the most immediate proof that her ambitions have only grown.

A Song Nine Years in the Making, Recorded Live Off the Floor in Two Days

There is a particular kind of song that a band carries with them for years, one that survives set-list cuts and line-up changes and the ordinary pressures of making music, and keeps insisting on being heard. For Phantasia, the Toronto indie rock trio of Ethan Flynn (vocals/guitar), Mario Prifti (bass), and Michael Colangelo (drums), that song is “King Of All My Dreams.” Written by Flynn nearly nine years ago, it is the debut single from their brand-new album ‘I’ve Been Here Before,’ out now on all major platforms, and the opening statement of a band that has spent the better part of two years earning every note.

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Saguenay’s Guitarist-Producer and Vocalist-Lyricist Channel the Anxious Pulse of Modern Life Into Their Most Intimate Collaboration Yet

Martin Larose and Anaïs Vanessa today release “Breathe In Breathe Out,” the luminous and searching new single from their forthcoming collaborative album ‘The Solivagant Tales,’ both out now. Where their partnership has already demonstrated its capacity for politically charged progressive rock, this new track turns the lens inward – a visceral, emotionally precise meditation on anxiety, the need for stillness, and the courage it takes to find space in an overwhelming world.

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Asthma Kids are angry. They have always been angry. But on their ferocious new single “The People United and Strong,” that anger has been alchemised into something even more dangerous: hope. This is not a soft pivot. This is a band that has looked at billionaires hoarding the planet’s resources, looked at the boot on the neck of the working class, looked at a world on fire, and decided that the most radical thing they can do right now is demand that we stand together. “The union united and strong / the people united and strong / all the genders united and strong / the poor united and strong.” Go ahead and try to get that out of your head.

Ottawa Guitarist Terry Gomes Releases Debut Single “Tego Agogo” – A Sun-Drenched Blast Of Go-Go Satire And Vintage Groove

The First Single From New EP ‘2 Open 3 Closed’ Marries Cha-Cha Energy, 60s Rock Spirit, and the Irresistible Absurdity of a Man Who Named a Song After Himself

Sherri Harding’s latest single is DOWN IN THE SHOALS, a swampy reflection of time spent in the iconic music mecca Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Harding is a powerful soul, blues, and R&B singer whose voice carries authority, warmth, and hard-earned truth. Her Muscle Shoals-recorded debut A Million Pieces established her as a Canadian soul artist with deep American ties, drawing comparisons to Bonnie Raitt and Susan Tedeschi. Her upcoming album Storyland (Instant Replay Music, June 5, 2026 – planned) was recorded in Ottawa and infused with Southern soul through contributions from Kelvin Holly, the Muscle Shoals Horns, and Grammy winning mixer Jimmy Nutt.

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Tour Dates Across Alberta This Spring Including Album Release Shows in Calgary May 3 + 4

Mandy Faye (they/them), formerly Music With Mandy, the beloved Calgary-based children’s artist best described as “The Wiggles meets Diana Krall” – is thrilled to announce the release of their new album, ‘My Friends,’ out now. A richly layered journey through the many facets of friendship, the album travels across jazz, swing, bossa nova, and beyond, showcasing Mandy’s signature gift for crafting music that delights children while pulling grown-ups into the joy right alongside them.

The World’s Most Popular Dinosaur Rock Band Recruits Metal Royalty – Including Marco Minnemann, BillySheehan, and Rody Walker – For Its Most Ambitious Record Yet

Howdytoons – the Toronto-based band behind the most-streamed dinosaur music on the planet, with over 1.5 billion YouTube streams and more than 50 million Spotify plays to their name – today release “Smilodon,” the lead single from their debut full-length album ‘Megafauna Metal,’ out now. Written by Mike Whitla and his son Jake, the track is a prowling, snarling portrait of the prehistoric sabre-toothed predator – delivered with the kind of riffing intensity that has earned Howdytoons a place on Spotify’s editorial Hard Rock playlist and the respect of some of the biggest names in metal.