# 2017 in Canadian music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2017 in music in Canada.

## Events

* April 2 – Juno Awards of 2017
* April – East Coast Music Awards
* May – Prism Prize
* June – Preliminary longlist for the 2017 Polaris Music Prize is announced
* July – SOCAN Songwriting Prize is won by PUP in the English division and Klô Pelgag in the French division.
* July – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize is announced
* September – Lido Pimienta wins the Polaris Music Prize for her album La Papessa
* Fall – 13th Canadian Folk Music Awards
* November 6 – Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen, a memorial tribute concert to singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen to mark the first anniversary of his death, is held at Montreal's Bell Centre

## Bands reunited

* Joydrop
* Northern Haze
* Slow

## Albums released

* 2Frères, La Route

### A

* Afrikana Soul Sister, Afrikana Soul Sister
* The Age of Electric, The Pretty EP – February 17
* Lydia Ainsworth, Darling of the Afterglow – March 31
* Alaskan Tapes, In Distance We're Losing
* a l l i e, Nightshade
* Alvvays, Antisocialites – September 8
* Ammoye, The Light
* Tafari Anthony, Remember When
* Arcade Fire, Everything Now – July 28
* Austra, Future Politics – January 20

### B

* Jason Bajada, Loveshit 2 (Blondie & the Backstabberz)
* Aidan Baker, Aberration – December 8
* Barenaked Ladies, Fake Nudes – November 17
* The Barr Brothers, Queens of the Breakers – October 13
* The Beaches, Late Show – October 20
* Begonia, Lady in Mind
* Beppie, There's a Song Inside Me
* Bernice, Puff EP
* The Besnard Lakes, Are the Divine Wind – February 3
* Beyries, Landing
* Big Brave, Ardor
* The Birthday Massacre, Under Your Spell – June 9
* Philippe Brach, Le silence des troupeaux
* Broken Social Scene, Hug of Thunder – July 7
* Roxane Bruneau, Dysphorie
* Louise Burns, Young Mopes – February 3
* Spencer Burton, Songs Of
* Matthew Byrne, Horizon Lines

### C

* Daniel Caesar, Freudian – August 25
* Steph Cameron, Daybreak Over Jackson Street
* Patricia Cano, Madre Amiga Hermana
* Lou Canon, Suspicious – April 7
* Charlotte Cardin, Main Girl
* Celeigh Cardinal, Everything and Nothing at All
* Casper Skulls, Mercy Works
* Keshia Chanté, Unbound 01 – March 24
* Cold Specks, Fool's Paradise
* Corridor, Supermercado
* The Courtneys, The Courtneys II – February 17
* Rose Cousins, Natural Conclusion – February 3
* Crown Lands, Rise Over Run
* Alex Cuba, Lo Unico Constante – April 7
* Eliana Cuevas, Golpes y Flores
* Amelia Curran, Watershed – March 10

### D

* Danko Jones, Wild Cat – March 3
* Daphni, Joli Mai
* Desirée Dawson, Wild Heart
* The Dears, Times Infinity Volume Two – July 14
* Death From Above, Outrage! Is Now – September 8
* The Deep Dark Woods, Yarrow
* Mac DeMarco, This Old Dog – May 7
* Le Diable à Cinq, Sorti de l'enfer
* Do Make Say Think, Stubborn Persistent Illusions – May 19
* Julie Doiron, Julie Doiron Canta en Español Vol. 2
* Gord Downie, Introduce Yerself – October 27
* Drake, More Life – March 18
* Marc Dupré, La vie qu'il nous reste
* Durham County Poets, Grimshaw Road
* dvsn, Morning After – October 13

### E

* Fred Eaglesmith, Standard
* Earle and Coffin, Wood Wire Blood & Bone (February); A Day in July (September)
* Efajemue, Fragile
* Coral Egan and Karen Young, Dreamers
* Elliott Brood, Ghost Gardens – September 15
* Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton, Choir of the Mind – September 15
* Quin Etheridge-Pedden, Embark
* André Ethier, Under Grape Leaves

### F

* Fast Romantics, American Love – April 28
* Stephen Fearing, Every Soul's a Sailor
* Feist, Pleasure – April 28
* Janina Fialkowska, Chopin Recital 3 – April 7
* FouKi, Extendo
* FouKi, Pré_Zay
* FouKi, Sour Face Musique
* Freedom Writers, Again
* Fucked Up, Year of the Snake
* Nelly Furtado, The Ride – March 31

### G

* The Garrys, Surf Manitou
* Ghostkeeper, Sheer Blouse Buffalo Knocks – March 31
* The Glorious Sons, Young Beauties and Fools – October 13
* Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Luciferian Towers – September 22
* Matthew Good, Something Like a Storm – October 20
* Jenn Grant, Paradise – March 3
* Great Lake Swimmers, They Don't Make Them Like That Anymore

### H

* Harm & Ease, Wonderful Changes
* Headstones, Little Army – June 2
* Hedley, Cageless – September 29
* Hollerado, Born Yesterday
* Matt Holubowski, Solitudes (Epilogue)
* Nate Husser, Geto Rock for the Youth
* Andrew Hyatt, Iron & Ashes

### I

* Brandon Isaak, Big City Back Country Blues
* Iskwé, The Fight Within
* Ivory Hours, Dreamworld

### J

* Japandroids, Near to the Wild Heart of Life – January 27
* Julie and the Wrong Guys, Julie and the Wrong Guys – September 8

### K

* Kae Sun, Canary – February
* Khotin, New Tab
* Kid Koala, Music to Draw To: Satellite – January 20
* Brett Kissel, We Were That Song
* Keith Kouna, Bonsoir shérif
* Nicholas Krgovich, In an Open Field
* Pierre Kwenders, Makanda at the End of Space, the Beginning of Time

### L

* Land of Talk, Life After Youth – May 19
* Richard Laviolette, Taking the Long Way Home – March 10
* Exco Levi, Narrative – November 24
* Lights, Skin & Earth – September 22
* Loud, Une année record
* Russell Louder, Think of Light
* The Lowest of the Low, Do the Right Now
* Rob Lutes, Walk in the Dark
* The Luyas, Human Voicing – February 24

### M

* Maestro Fresh Wes, Coach Fresh – November 17
* Majid Jordan, The Space Between – October 27
* Mama's Broke, Count the Wicked
* Manila Grey, No Saints Under Palm Shade
* Matiu, Matiu
* Mauno, Tuning
* Matt Mays, Once Upon a Hell of a Time – October 20
* Jon McKiel, Memorial Ten Count
* Patrice Michaud, Almanach
* Danny Michel, Khlebniknov – January 20
* Millimetrik, Sour Mash
* Mother Mother, No Culture – February 10
* David Myles, Real Love – September 15

### N

* The New Pornographers, Whiteout Conditions – April 7
* Nickelback, Feed the Machine – June 9
* Justin Nozuka, High Tide – September 22

### O

* Ocie Elliott, Ocie Elliott
* Oh Susanna, A Girl in Teen City
* Our Lady Peace, Somethingness EP, Vol. 1 – August 25
* Ouri, Superficial

### P

* Partner, In Search of Lost Time – September 8
* PartyNextDoor, Colours 2 – June 2
* PartyNextDoor, Seven Days – September 28
* Peter Peter, Noir Eden – February 24
* Peter Henry Phillips, The Origin
* Dany Placard, Full Face
* Joel Plaskett and Bill Plaskett, Solidarity – February 17
* Chad Price, Chad Price
* Propagandhi, Victory Lap – September 29

### R

* Allan Rayman, Roadhouse 01
* The Real McKenzies, Two Devils Will Talk – March 3
* Alejandra Ribera, This Island – January 27
* Daniel Romano, Modern Pressure
* The Royal Oui, This Is Someday – May 19
* The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Wild
* Ruth B, Safe Heaven – May 5
* Serena Ryder, Utopia

### S

* The Sadies, Northern Passages – February 10
* Julien Sagot, Bleu Jane
* Said the Whale, As Long As Your Eyes Are Wide – March 31
* Saukrates, Season 2 – November 17
* Jay Scøtt x Smitty Bacalley, Stockholm
* Seaway, Vacation – September 15
* Joseph Shabason, Aytche - August 25
* Shauit, Apu Peikussiak$^u$
* Crystal Shawanda, Voodoo Woman
* Vivek Shraya with the Queer Songbook Orchestra, Part Time Woman
* Sister Ray, Untitled
* Silverstein, Dead Reflection – July 14
* Zal Sissokho, Le Palabre
* Sarah Slean, Metaphysics – April 7
* Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Snotty Nose Rez Kids – January; The Average Savage – September
* So Loki, Shine
* Souldia, Ad Vitam Æternam
* Leeroy Stagger, Love Versus – April 7
* Stars, There Is No Love in Fluorescent Light – October 13

### T

* Theory of a Deadman, Wake Up Call – October 27
* Timber Timbre, Sincerely, Future Pollution – April 7
* Tire le coyote, Désherbage
* Maylee Todd, Acts of Love – November 3
* Shania Twain, Shania Now
* Twin Flames, Signal Fire

### V

* Rosie Valland, Synchro
* Chad VanGaalen, Light Information – September 8
* Jennie Vee, Suffer – September 22
* Vile Creature, A Pessimistic Doomsayer
* Leif Vollebekk, Twin Solitude

### W

* Frank Walker, 24
* The Weather Station, The Weather Station - October 6
* Weaves, Wide Open
* Whitehorse, Panther in the Dollhouse – July 7
* Wolf Parade, Cry Cry Cry – October 6
* The Wooden Sky, Swimming in Strange Waters – April 7
* Roy Wood$, Say Less – December 1

### Y

* Neil Young, Hitchhiker – September 8
* Neil Young + Promise of the Real, The Visitor – December 1

## Year-End List

| № | Artist(s) | Title |
| 1 | Ed Sheeran | "Shape of You" |
| 2 | Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber | "Despacito" |
| 3 | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | "Closer" |
| 4 | The Chainsmokers and Coldplay | "Something Just like This" |
| 5 | French Montana featuring Swae Lee | "Unforgettable" |
| 6 | The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk | "Starboy" |
| 7 | Bruno Mars | "That's What I Like" |
| 8 | Kygo and Selena Gomez | "It Ain't Me" |
| 9 | Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie | "Rockabye" |
| 10 | DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne | "I'm the One" |
| 11 | Kendrick Lamar | "Humble" |
| 12 | Imagine Dragons | "Believer" |
| 13 | James Arthur | "Say You Won't Let Go" |
| 14 | Ed Sheeran | "Castle on the Hill" |
| 15 | Future | "Mask Off" |
| 16 | Shawn Mendes | "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" |
| 17 | Post Malone featuring Quavo | "Congratulations" |
| 18 | Lil Uzi Vert | "XO Tour Llif3" |
| 19 | DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller | "Wild Thoughts" |
| 20 | Charlie Puth | "Attention" |
| 21 | Sam Hunt | "Body Like a Back Road" |
| 22 | Zedd and Alessia Cara | "Stay" |
| 23 | The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk | "I Feel It Coming" |
| 24 | Zayn and Taylor Swift | "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" |
| 25 | Niall Horan | "Slow Hands" |
| 26 | The Chainsmokers | "Paris" |
| 27 | Bruno Mars | "24K Magic" |
| 28 | Liam Payne featuring Quavo | "Strip That Down" |
| 29 | Taylor Swift | "Look What You Made Me Do" |
| 30 | Ed Sheeran | "Galway Girl" |
| 31 | Julia Michaels | "Issues" |
| 32 | Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean | "Feels" |
| 33 | Drake | "Passionfruit" |
| 34 | Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley | "Chained to the Rhythm" |
| 35 | J Balvin and Willy William featuring Beyoncé | "Mi Gente" |
| 36 | Jason Derulo featuring Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla Sign | "Swalla" |
| 37 | Maroon 5 featuring Kendrick Lamar | "Don't Wanna Know" |
| 38 | Post Malone featuring 21 Savage | "Rockstar" |
| 39 | Calvin Harris featuring Frank Ocean and Migos | "Slide" |
| 40 | Kyle featuring Lil Yachty | "ISpy" |
| 41 | DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber | "Let Me Love You" |
| 42 | Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert | "Bad and Boujee" |
| 43 | Imagine Dragons | "Thunder" |
| 44 | Miley Cyrus | "Malibu" |
| 45 | Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane | "Black Beatles" |
| 46 | Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj | "Side to Side" |
| 47 | Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid | "1-800-273-8255" |
| 48 | Harry Styles | "Sign of the Times" |
| 49 | Drake | "Fake Love" |
| 50 | Justin Timberlake | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" |
| 51 | Demi Lovato | "Sorry Not Sorry" |
| 52 | Drake | "Signs" |
| 53 | Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé | "Perfect" |
| 54 | David Guetta featuring Justin Bieber | "2U" |
| 55 | Cardi B | "Bodak Yellow" |
| 56 | Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug | "Havana" |
| 57 | 21 Savage | "Bank Account" |
| 58 | Childish Gambino | "Redbone" |
| 59 | Pink | "What About Us" |
| 60 | Portugal. The Man | "Feel It Still" |
| 61 | Kendrick Lamar | "DNA" |
| 62 | Maroon 5 featuring Future | "Cold" |
| 63 | Kesha | "Praying" |
| 64 | Dua Lipa | "New Rules" |
| 65 | Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello | "Bad Things" |
| 66 | Sam Smith | "Too Good at Goodbyes" |
| 67 | Twenty One Pilots | "Heathens" |
| 68 | Marshmello featuring Khalid | "Silence" |
| 69 | Selena Gomez | "Bad Liar" |
| 70 | Alessia Cara | "Scars to Your Beautiful" |
| 71 | Shawn Mendes | "Treat You Better" |
| 72 | Sia featuring Kendrick Lamar | "The Greatest" |
| 73 | Rihanna | "Love on the Brain" |
| 74 | Major Lazer featuring PartyNextDoor and Nicki Minaj | "Run Up" |
| 75 | Jon Bellion | "All Time Low" |
| 76 | Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ | "Cold Water" |
| 77 | John Legend | "Love Me Now" |
| 78 | Migos | "T-Shirt" |
| 79 | Maroon 5 featuring SZA | "What Lovers Do" |
| 80 | Hailee Steinfeld and Grey featuring Zedd | "Starving" |
| 81 | Kodak Black | "Tunnel Vision" |
| 82 | Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson | "Symphony" |
| 83 | Justin Bieber and BloodPop | "Friends" |
| 84 | Shawn Mendes | "Mercy" |
| 85 | Khalid | "Young Dumb & Broke" |
| 86 | Shawn Hook featuring Vanessa Hudgens | "Reminding Me" |
| 87 | Macklemore featuring Skylar Grey | "Glorious" |
| 88 | Halsey | "Now or Never" |
| 89 | Ayo & Teo | "Rolex" |
| 90 | Katy Perry featuring Nicki Minaj | "Swish Swish" |
| 91 | The Weeknd | "Party Monster" |
| 92 | Martin Garrix and Dua Lipa | "Scared to Be Lonely" |
| 93 | Travis Scott | "Butterfly Effect" |
| 94 | Zayn featuring Sia | "Dusk Till Dawn" |
| 95 | Drake featuring Quavo and Travis Scott | "Portland" |
| 96 | Lorde | "Green Light" |
| 97 | Rae Sremmurd | "Swang" |
| 98 | Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna | "This Is What You Came For" |
| 99 | Big Sean | "Bounce Back" |
| 100 | Major Lazer featuring Travis Scott, Camila Cabello and Quavo | "Know No Better" |

## Deaths

* January 1 – Stuart Hamilton, 87, pianist and vocal coach
* February 4 – Steve Lang, 67, bassist (April Wine)
* February 13 – Trish Doan, 31, bassist (Kittie)
* August 30 – Skip Prokop, 73, drummer (Lighthouse)
* October 17 – Gord Downie, 53, rock singer and songwriter (The Tragically Hip)