2022 in Canadian music
The following musical events and releases are expected to happen in 2022 in Canada.
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Events
- April 2 – 17th Canadian Folk Music Awards
- May 15 – Juno Awards of 2022
- June 13 – SOCAN Songwriting Prize
- July 8 – Prism Prize
- September 11 – 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards
- September 19 – 2022 Polaris Music Prize
- November 6 – 44th Félix Awards
Albums released
#
- 88Glam, Close To Heaven Far From God - August 26
A
- Bryan Adams, So Happy It Hurts - March 11
- Alexisonfire, Otherness - June 24
- Altameda, Born Losers
- Alvvays, Blue Rev - October 7[1]
- Matt Andersen, House To House - March 4
- Anyway Gang, Still Anyways - May 6
- Apollo Ghosts, Pink Tiger - March 11
- Aquakultre, Don't Trip - July 22[2]
- Arcade Fire, We - May 6
- Arkells, Blink Twice[3]
- Jann Arden, Descendant - January 28
- Art d'Ecco, After the Head Rush
- Shawn Austin, Planes Don't Wait - June 29[4]
- Aysanabee, Watin - November 4, 2022[5]
B
- Jason Bajada, Crushed Grapes
- Tim Baker, The Festival - October 21[6]
- Adam Baldwin, Concertos & Serenades - September 23
- Matthew Barber, No Singing or Dancing
- Alexis Baro, Mi Raiz[7]
- Brad Barr, The Winter Mission - January 21[8]
- Basement Revolver, Embody - February 18[8]
- Bedouin Soundclash, We Will Meet in a Hurricane - October 28
- Daniel Bélanger, Mercure en mai - October 14
- Beppie, Nice to Meet You
- The Besnard Lakes, The Besnard Lakes Are the Prayers for the Death of Fame
- Bibi Club, Le soleil et la mer
- Billy Talent, Crisis of Faith - January 21[8]
- The Birthday Massacre, Fascination - February 18
- Black Atlass, Infinite - August 5
- Jully Black, Three Rocks and a Slingshot - September 23
- Jean-Michel Blais, aubades - February 4[8]
- Blue Hawaii, My Best Friend's House - February 18[8]
- The Blue Stones, Pretty Monster - November 4
- Bob Moses, The Silence in Between - March 4
- Boslen, Gonzo[9]
- Broken Social Scene, Old Dead Young - January 14[10]
- Mariel Buckley, Everywhere I Used to Be - August 12[2]
- Basia Bulat, The Garden - February 25[8]
- By Divine Right, Otto Motto - September 30
C
- Lou Canon, Reimagine the Body - January 26[8]
- Charbonneau & Amato, Synth Works Vol. 2 - March 4[8]
- Nuela Charles, TBA[2]
- Tanika Charles, Papillon de Nuit: The Night Butterfly - April 8
- William Cloutier, On ira[11]
- Jason Collett, Head Full of Wonder - November 4
- Counterparts, A Eulogy for Those Still Here - October 7
D
- Destroyer, Labyrinthitis - March 25
- Julie Doiron and Dany Placard, Julie & Dany - April 29[12]
- Dragonette, Twennies - October 28
- Drake, Honestly, Nevermind - June 17
- Drake and 21 Savage, Her Loss - November 4
- Dvsn, Working on My Karma - October 28
E
- Eccodek, Recalibrate - May 20
- Elephant Stone, Le Voyage de M. Lonely dans la lune - February 18
- Andre Ethier and Joseph Shabason, Fresh Pepper[13]
F
- Christine Fellows, Stuff We All Get
- Florian Hoefner Trio, Desert Bloom
- Frontperson, Parade[14]
- Jeanick Fournier, Jeanick Fournier - October 7[15]
- Angelique Francis, Long River
- Fucked Up, Do All Words Can Do - March 25
G
- Ali Gatie, Who Hurt You? - August 12
- Geoffroy, Live Slow Die Wise - January 19[8]
- Ghostkeeper, Multidimensional Culture
- Alice Glass, PREY//IV - January 28[8]
H
- Nate Haller, Party in the Back - November 18
- Harm & Ease, Camino Loco
- Georgia Harmer, Stay in Touch - April 22[16]
- Headstones, Flight Risk - October 14[17]
- Kevin Hearn, There and Then: Solo Piano Improvisations - February 11[8]
- Tim Hicks, Talk to Time - September 2[18]
- High Valley, Way Back - May 20[19]
- TheHonestGuy, How to Make Love
- Andrew Hyatt, Four Good Years
I
- iskwē and Tom Wilson, Mother Love[20]
- Iva and Angu, Katajjausiit
J
- Emmanuel Jal, Shangah - July 8
- JayWood, Slingshot
- Carly Rae Jepsen, The Loneliest Time - October 21
- Berk Jodoin, Half-Breed
- Joyful Joyful, Joyful Joyful - April 29[21]
- Junior Boys, Waiting Game - October 28
K
- Kellarissa, Voice Leading[22]
- Francois Klark, Adventure Book
- Pierre Kwenders, José Louis and the Paradox of Love - April 29[23]
L
- Avril Lavigne, Love Sux - February 25[24]
- Lisa LeBlanc, Chiac Disco - March 18[8]
- Lights, Pep - April 1[8]
- Limblifter, Little Payne - October 31
- Les Louanges, Crash - January 21[8]
- Alexander Ludwig, Highway 99 - August 26[25]
- Lysandre, Sans oublier
M
- Mama's Broke, Narrow Line[26]
- Dan Mangan, Being Somewhere - October 28[27]
- Cory Marks, I Rise - November 11[28]
- Tate McRae, I Used to Think I Could Fly - May 27
- Madeline Merlo, Slide - September 23[29]
- Metric, Formentera - July 10[2]
- Moist, End of the Ocean - January 14
- MorMor, Semblance
- David Myles, It's Only A Little Loneliness - September 23
N
- Nemahsis, Eleven Archers
- Nickelback, Get Rollin' - November 18
O
- Oktoécho, Transcestral
- OMBIIGIZI, Sewn Back Together[30]
- Johnny Orlando, all the things that could go wrong – August 19[2]
- Our Lady Peace, Spiritual Machines 2 - January 28
P
- Marcus Paquin, Our Love - November 25[31]
- Peach Pit, From 2 to 3 - March 4[8]
- Orville Peck, Bronco - April 8
- PUP, The Unraveling of PUPTheBand - April 1
R
- Josh Ramsay, The Josh Ramsay Show - April 8
- Rare Americans, You're Not a Bad Person, it's Just a Bad World (July); Songs That Don't Belong (December)
- Allan Rayman, Roadhouse 02 - March 18
- The Reklaws, Good Ol' Days - November 4
- Reuben and The Dark, In Lieu Of Light - September 9
- Jessie Reyez, Yessie - September 16
- Amanda Rheaume, The Spaces in Between
- River Tiber, Dreaming Eyes - December 9
- Ariane Roy, Medium plaisir[32]
- The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Rise
S
- The Sadies, Colder Streams - July 22[2]
- Jay Scøtt, Rap Queb Vol. 1
- Joseph Shabason and Nicholas Krgovich, At Scaramouche - October 7[33]
- Jairus Sharif, Water & Tools
- Silverstein, Misery Made Me - May 6
- Simple Plan, Harder Than It Looks - May 6
- Dylan Sinclair, No Longer in the Suburbs
- Sister Ray, Communion[34]
- Samantha Savage Smith, Fake Nice - April 22[8]
- Sloan, Steady - October 21
- Stars, From Capelton Hill - May 27
- Kiefer Sutherland, Bloor Street - January 21[35]
- Stereos, Cheap Thrills - November 4
- Sykamore, Pinto - August 12[36]
T
- Tanya Tagaq, Tongues - March 11[8]
- Julian Taylor, Beyond the Reservoir - October 14
- Tegan and Sara, Crybaby - October 21
- Three Days Grace, Explosions - May 6
- Maylee Todd, Maloo - March 4
- Tory Lanez, Sorry 4 What - September 30
- Devin Townsend, Lightwork
V
- Voivod, Synchro Anarchy - February 11[8]
W
- Patrick Watson, Better in the Shade - April 22
- The Weather Station, How Is It That I Should Look at the Stars
- The Weeknd, Dawn FM - January 7[8]
- Wild Rivers, Sidelines
- Royal Wood, What Tomorrow Brings
- Roy Woods, Mixed Emotions - August 5
Y
- Nikki Yanofsky, Nikki by Starlight - October 21[37]
- Yoo Doo Right, A Murmur, Boundless to the East[38]
- Young Guv, Guv III (March 11); Guv IV (TBA)[8]
Deaths
- January 17 - Karim Ouellet, singer-songwriter
- February 3 - Donny Gerrard, rock singer
- February 17 - Dallas Good, country/rock musician (The Sadies)[39]
- March 14 - Eric Mercury, songwriter
- April 5 - Boris Brott, conductor
- April 16 - Bill Bourne, folk musician
- April 18 - Jerry Doucette, rock singer and guitarist ("Mama Let Him Play")
- April 25 - Susan Jacks, pop singer
- April 25 - Shane Yellowbird, country singer-songwriter
- April 29 - Walter Rossi, rock singer and guitarist
- May 29 - Ronnie Hawkins, rock singer
- June 16 - Big Rude Jake, swing jazz singer-songwriter
- August 7 - Gord Lewis, bassist (Teenage Head)[40]
- December 15 - Shirley Eikhard, singer-songwriter[41]
- December 29 - Ian Tyson, singer-songwriter[42]
References
- Alvvays return with new song "Pharmacist" and third album details
- "Summer 2022 guide: 14 albums you need to hear". CBC Music, June 20, 2022.
- David Friend, "Arkells tap into Canadian talents of Tegan and Sara, Lights and others for new album". Toronto Star, June 23, 2022.
- Amery, Richard (June 2, 2022). "Shawn Austin getting road legs back on Some Things Never Change tour". The Lethbridge Alberta Beat. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- Calum Slingerland, "Aysanabee Details Debut Album 'Watin,' Shares Video for 'Nomads'". Exclaim!, September 12, 2022.
- Chelsea Brimstin, "Tim Baker releases new single ‘Year Of The Dog,’ announces sophomore album ‘The Festival’". CIND-FM, July 22, 2022.
- Matthew Wright, "Alexis Baro: Mi Raiz". Jazz Journal, February 8, 2023.
- Kaelen Bell, "Exclaim!'s 32 Most Anticipated Canadian Albums of 2022". Exclaim!, January 4, 2022.
- Gabby Sgherri, "Boslen’s GONZO & Losing Your Mind Has Never Sounded Better". BeatRoute, July 6, 2022.
- Kaelen Bell, "Broken Social Scene Announce New Album of B-Sides and Rarities". Exclaim!, December 8, 2021.
- "William Cloutier, le vainqueur de Star académie 2021, lance son premier album". Ici Radio-Canada, January 20, 2022.
- Nina Corcoran, "Julie Doiron and Dany Placard Announce Julie & Dany, Share New Song “Mayo”: Listen". Pitchfork, January 27, 2022.
- Christina McCallum, "André Ethier and Joseph Shabason's 'Fresh Pepper' Is a Mystery Box Challenge Gone Right". Exclaim!, June 23, 2022.
- Alan Ranta, "Kathryn Calder and Woodpigeon Are an Immaculate Machine on Frontperson's 'Parade'". Exclaim!, April 29, 2022.
- Cindy Caron, "Jeanick Fournier, gagnante de Canada’s Got Talent, lance son premier album". L'Express, October 25, 2022.
- Megan LaPierre, "Georgia Harmer Does Her Musical Lineage Proud on 'Stay in Touch'". Exclaim!, April 21, 2022.
- HEADSTONES - Flight Risk (October 14, 2022)
- "TIM HICKS TO PERFORM DURING LABOUR DAY HALFTIME SHOW, PRESENTED BY WEATHERTECH". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. August 29, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- "High Valley goes "Way Back"". Country Standard Time. March 18, 2022.
- Alisha Mughal, "iskwē and Tom Wilson's 'Mother Love' Is a Stunning Exercise in Contrasts". Exclaim!, July 21, 2022.
- Allie Gregory, "Joyful Joyful Announce Self-Titled Debut Album". Exclaim!, February 22, 2022.
- Luke Pearson, "Kellarissa Crafts Stirring Electric Hymnals on 'Voice Leading'". Exclaim!, March 31, 2022.
- Kaelen Bell, "Pierre Kwenders Announces New Album 'José Louis and the Paradox of Love,' Shares New Song". Exclaim!, January 26, 2022.
- Allie Gregory, "Avril Lavigne Plots 2022 Headlining Canadian Tour". Exclaim!, November 26, 2021.
- Kennedy, John R (August 26, 2022). "Alexander Ludwig Pays Tribute To B.C. Highway With Debut Album". iHeartRadio.ca. Bell Media. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- Morgan Mullin, "Halifax roots-folk duo Mama's Broke are back with album Narrow Line". The Coast, July 15, 2022.
- Scott Lewis, "Dan Mangan announces new LP, shares single ‘Just Know It’". CIND-FM, September 14, 2022.
- "Cory Marks releases new EP 'I Rise'". Music-News.com. November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- Andrew, Stephen (September 25, 2022). "Songland' Winner Madeline Merlo on Working With Sam Hunt on New 'Slide' EP: 'It Was an Amazing Phone Call to Get' (Exclusive)". Popculture. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- Alan Ranta, "OMBIIGIZI Make Noise with a Purpose on 'Sewn Back Together'". Exclaim!, February 9, 2022.
- Allie Gregory, "Marcus Paquin Announces Debut Solo Album 'Our Love'". Exclaim!, September 14, 2022.
- Tanya Beaumont, "Medium plaisir, le premier album complet d’Ariane Roy". Ici Radio-Canada, February 12, 2022.
- Kayla Higgins, "Shabason & Krgovich Announce Joint Album 'At Scaramouche,' Share Idyllic New Single". Exclaim!, August 10, 2022.
- Megan LaPierre, "Sister Ray Unveils Debut Album 'Communion,' Shares 'Visions'". Exclaim!, February 24, 2022.
- Alex Hudson, "Kiefer Sutherland Celebrates Toronto on 'Bloor Street'". Exclaim!, October 1, 2021.
- Dagg, Nanci (August 16, 2022). "Sykamore releases her debut album, Pinto". Canadian Beats Media. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- "Nikki Yanofsky – Nikki By Starlight". Fem Music. September 9, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- Chris Bryson, "Yoo Doo Right Find Transcendence Through Repetition on 'A Murmur, Boundless to the East'". Exclaim!, June 9, 2022.
- Hudson, Alex (February 18, 2022). "Dallas Good of the Sadies Has Died". Exclaim!.
- Hristova, Bobby (August 11, 2022). "Autopsy confirms Teenage Head guitarist Gord Lewis as Hamilton's 3rd homicide victim this year". CBC News.
- David Friend, "Canadian songwriter Shirley Eikhard, who penned ‘Something to Talk About,’ dies at 67". Toronto Star, December 15, 2022.
- David Friend, "Folk legend Ian Tyson, known for 'Four Strong Winds' as part of Ian & Sylvia, dies". CP24, December 29, 2022.
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