k.d. lang, TOM COCHRANE, ED ROBERTSON AND CHANTAL KREVIAZUK ANNOUNCED FOR CANADIAN SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME’S LEGENDS IN TORONTO

Thu Sep 25 2025
Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

Tara Slone hosts an unforgettable night celebrating the 2025 inductees with tributes by Kevin Drew, Murray McLauchlan, JJ Wilde, RÊVE and Canada’s next generation of songwriters

Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (CSHF) today announced the lineup of performers and special guests confirmed for its 2025 Legends Induction event in Toronto, presented by RBC, on October 17 at the Meridian Arts Centre. It promises to be a highly anticipated evening filled with emotional tributes and iconic songs, celebrating the artistry and enduring legacy of this year’s inductees.

Hosted by broadcaster and musician Tara Slone, the evening will showcase some of Canada’s most celebrated songwriters and performers — k.d. lang, Tom Cochrane, Chantal Kreviazuk, Murray McLauchlan, Ed Robertson, and Kevin Drew — alongside a cross-section of emerging and established voices including Charlie Edward, Clerel, Housewife, JJ Wilde, Kairo McLean, Kirk Diamond, Noah Derksen, RÊVE, Sam Drysdale. The program will also feature a special performance by Phil X with inductee Rik Emmett. 

Nemahsis And Rau_Ze Named 2025 Recipients Of The Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame Breakthrough Songwriter Award

Sat Sep 20 2025
Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame

The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (CSHF) has announced the winners of the 2025 Breakthrough Songwriter Award, Nemahsis (Anglophone Winner) and Rau_Ze (Francophone Winner), presented by the SOCAN Foundation with support from Amazon Music. The award reveals Canadian emerging songwriters on the rise, highlighting their current achievements and spotlighting their bright futures on the global stage.

Emerging artists will be honoured at the CSHF Legends Induction events in Toronto and Montréal alongside this year’s inductees, bridging Canada’s songwriting legacy with its next generation.

Legendary Rascal Flatts Frontman Gary LeVox To Perform at the 2024 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Thu Aug 01 2024
Songwriters Hall of Fame

Marie-Mai to Host Star-Studded Event Being Held on September 28 at Massey Hall in Toronto

AHI, Dallas Smith, Tenille Townes, Whitehorse, William Prince to Perform in Honour of Inductees Tom Cochrane, Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor, Sarah McLachlan and Diane Tell.

The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (CSHF) is pleased to announce the host and initial lineup of artists confirmed to perform at the 2024 CSHF Induction Ceremony presented by Amazon Music, at Massey Hall in Toronto on September 28, 2024. Among the performers is Gary LeVox, the legendary vocalist and frontman of Rascal Flatts, one of country music’s most influential bands. Rascal Flatts famously recorded Cochrane’s iconic chart-topper “Life Is a Highway” in 2005, reviving the song’s popularity for a new generation.

Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Adds Four Ground-Breaking Songs to Music History

Fri Oct 13, 2023
Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

INFORMER, DRINKING IN L.A., MY DEFINITION OF A BOOMBASTIC JAZZ STYLE and ECHO BEACH, redefined and reimagined music in an era of ‘no rules’

Song inductions will be honoured on November 1st in Toronto with performances during CSHF’s Legends Series, supported by the RBC Foundation through RBC Emerging Artists

The ‘80s and ‘90s ushered in a new era of music that transcended genres, introduced music experimentation and fusion, and was unapologetically rebellious. The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (CSHF) is celebrating and inducting four generational and culture-defining songs co-written by Canadians, recorded by Canadians, and that have become internationally influential:

· Informer, the biggest selling reggae-rap recording in the ‘90s co-written by Darrin O’Brien aka Snow with American rapper /producer Shawn Moltke (MC Shan), Terri Moltke, and Edmond Leary