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Pierre Kwenders has won the 2022 Polaris Music Prize for his album José Louis and the Paradox of Love. The award is presented annually to the best Canadian album, as voted upon by a jury of music journalists and broadcasters. 2021 winner Cadence Weapon presented the award to Kwenders at the Polaris Gala on Monday at The […]
Nav has scored his fifth consecutive top 10 in the Billboard Top 200 with Demons Protected By Angels. The album reached no. 2 on the charts with 67,000 in sales total with 60.13 million streams and 26,000 in pure album sales. The album also debuted at no. 1 on the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop and Rap charts, his third straight […]
Calgary-born pop sensation Tate McRae hasn’t stopped since blowing up on the scene in 2021, and now she can add another milestone to her meteoric rise: 1 billion Spotify plays for her anthem breakout single “You Broke Me First.” McRae marked the moment on her Instagram. In an interview with Complex Canada a year ago, […]
In the underbelly of Montreal’s rap scene, you can find Nicholas Craven chopping up an obscure vocal sample that will eventually drift over a quaint drum-less loop for several minutes. Accompanying him is usually a rapper nonchalantly spitting a vivid portrait of themselves as the hushed voice Craven sampled earlier lurks in the background until […]
Two years after dropping her debut album Before Love Came to Kill Us, Toronto artist Jessie Reyez is back with sophomore release Yessie and a Vevo Sessions live performance of her song “Only One.” The 11-track release includes only one feature: “Forever” with 6lack. The Atlanta R&B singer previously appeared on “Imported” with Reyez. Tim Suby produced […]
Ouri awakens in a trippy animated world in the new video for “Ossature” from her 2022 Polaris Music Prize shortlisted album Frame Of A Fauna. The video was directed by Derek Branscombe. “I revisited the iconic, agile and tense sample of ‘Intact Alef’ by PTU from one of my favorite labels трип records (Trip Records) for this […]
Canadian soccer fans are feeling a little left out today as Nike unveiled new home and away World Cup 2022 kits for 12 countries, including the United States and the Netherlands, but is leaving Team Canada with the ones it’s been wearing since 2021. In a statement, Nike explained the reason for sticking with the same outfits: “Canada Soccer […]
This Friday, an album of remixes from Toronto R&B singer Rochelle Jordan’s Play With the Changes will be released. One of those is a remix of “All Along” courtesy of Montreal’s Kaytranada, and it’s available to listen to now. Jordan also turned to Sango, Byron The Aquarius, Soul Clap, and more for their takes on her acclaimed, […]
Nav is taking a trip to the One Time Motel alongside Future and Don Toliver in the new video for “One Time.” The track is from his latest album Demons Protected By Angels, which came out last Friday. The Spike Jordan-directed video finds the trio in the supernatural desert locale under the stars. Toliver delivers […]
The first Michelin Guide in Canada for the city of Toronto has been unveiled, and it features some of the city’s most famous restaurants. One restaurant received two stars: Sushi Masaki Saito The list of 12 one star restaurants: Aburi Hana Alo Alobar Yorkville Don Alfonso 1980 Enigma Yorkville Edulis Frilu Kaiseki Yu-zen Hashimoto Osteria […]
