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Music On Sunday, Dec. 21, Paolo Pietropaolo will be your guide for this spectacular lineup of Christmas concerts originating from the countries of the European Broadcasting Union. This popular annual broadcast takes place on Sunday, Dec. 21 CBC Music · CBC Music · Posted: Dec 14, 2018 12:00 AM EST | Last Updated: November 25 A reindeer advances through the snow in Levi, Finland.

Music The Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees will perform in Moncton, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and more. The band will perform in Moncton, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and more Holly Gordon · CBC Music · Posted: Nov 10, 2025 10:01 AM EST | Last Updated: November 18 Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. The Guess Who's 2026 tour will begin in Moncton on May 26.

Music Listen to fresh new songs from Daniel Caesar, Softcult, Bibi Club and Kaytranada. Listen to fresh new music from Daniel Caesar, Softcult, Bibi Club and more. CBC Music · Posted: Oct 27, 2025 3:19 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 31 Listen to this article Estimated 6 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Eddie Benjamin and Shawn Mendes teamed up for Home, a song you need to hear this week.

Written by Ben Kaplan In 1977, the Toronto Blue Jays officially became the ninth expansion team to join Major League Baseball. The team didn’t thrive. Needing a hit, in 1982, Paul Beeston, then the general manager of the Jays, thought his brand needed a theme song. Beeston called songwriter and ad guy Jack Lenz to work his magic — which would later become OK Blue Jays. The song was released in 1983 and received a boom in sales when the Jays went to the World Series in 1992 and 1993.

Music Chen was one of 11 finalists who performed with the Warsaw Philharmonic and conductor Andrey Boreyko in the competition's final round, held on Oct. 18, 19 and 20. The competition takes place every five years. Calgary's Kevin Chen, 20, awarded silver medal while American Eric Lu takes gold CBC Music · Posted: Oct 20, 2025 8:53 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago Kevin Chen performs during the 3rd stage of the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw.

The Polaris Music Prize is celebrating 20 years this September, having given out the annual award to what is deemed the best Canadian album of the year, judged solely on artistic merit, since 2006. When the prize launched, Canada had — and still has — the Junos, the East and West Coast Music Awards, and more, but nothing for artists who were taking risks, working on the fringes, or staying away from labels who might limit their creativity.

Music 'Got to clean the White House out,' Young sings on the new track. 'Got to clean the White House out,' Young sings on the new track CBC Music · Posted: Aug 28, 2025 4:53 PM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago Neil Young debuted the new song during a concert in Chicago. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) Neil Young has shared a new song, Big Crime, which takes aim at the Trump administration.

Sarah McLachlan's breadth of influence is immeasurable nearly 40 years after she began her career. The singer, originally from Halifax but now a decades-long British Columbian, released her breakthrough third album, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, in 1993, during the height of grunge. While the bite of that era showed up in her songwriting, McLachlan kept showing up unapologetically as herself: a woman with an incredible and singular voice, a guitar and a lot of feelings.

For many 2SLGBTQ+ artists, a successful music career can seem like a distant goal. With increasingly discriminatory laws and policies around identity, general harassment and lack of safety, the hurdles often feel insurmountable. It's why producer and DJ Velvet Code founded the You Do You Foundation: to give 2SLGBTQ+ musicians a chance to thrive. Velvet Code is a music producer and DJ from Burketon, Ont., who now calls Toronto home.

The spring edition of the CBC Music Class Challenge presented by MusiCounts is open and you can register here. Get to know the esteemed judges who will select the best performances in the different categories. Learn more about this year's music professionals below.