# 2023 in Canadian music

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The following musical events and releases that happened in 2023 in Canada.

## Events

* March 13 – Juno Awards of 2023
* April 2 – 18th Canadian Folk Music Awards
* June 30 – The 36th annual Saskatchewan Jazz Festival kicked off in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
* July 6 – Prism Prize
* September 16 – 2023 Canadian Country Music Awards
* September 19 – 2023 Polaris Music Prize
* November 5 – 45th Félix Awards

## Albums released
### A

* Alaskan Tapes, Who Tends a Garden - January 13
* Jeremie Albino, Tears You Hide
* All Hands Make Light, Darling the Dawn - April 21
* Matt Andersen, The Big Bottle of Joy - March 10
* Aphrose, Roses
* Aqyila, For the Better
* Arkells, Laundry Pile - September 21
* Avenoir, Noire
* Aysanabee, Here and Now

### B

* Bahamas, Bootcut - September 15
* Tim Baker, Along the Mountain Road - October 20
* Gord Bamford, Fire It Up - April 28
* Del Barber, Almanac - April 28
* Jill Barber, Homemaker - February 10
* The Beaches, Blame My Ex - September 15
* Eric Bearclaw, Distant Places
* Begonia, Powder Blue - February 24
* Black Atlass, When The Darkness Fades - October 6
* Blackburn Brothers, SoulFunkn'Blues
* Haley Blais, Wisecrack
* La Bottine Souriante, Domino!
* Boy Golden, For Jimmy
* Dean Brody, Right Round Here - September 15
* Michael Jerome Browne, Gettin' Together
* Louise Burns, Element - April 21

### C

* Daniel Caesar, Never Enough - April 7
* Aleksi Campagne, For the Giving / Sans rien donner
* Charlotte Cardin, 99 Nights - August 25
* Chiiild, Better Luck in the Next Life - March 3
* City and Colour, The Love Still Held Me Near - March 31
* Charlotte Cornfield, Could Have Done Anything - May 12
* Cowboy Junkies, Such Ferocious Beauty - June 2
* Crash Adams, California Girls

### D

* Helena Deland, Goodnight Summerland - October 13
* Mac DeMarco, Five Easy Hot Dogs - January 20
* Mac DeMarco, One Wayne G - April 21
* Devours, Homecoming Queen
* DijahSB, Living Simple - February 10
* The Dirty Nil, Free Rein to Passions - May 26
* Fefe Dobson, Emotion Sickness - September 29
* Gord Downie and Bob Rock, Lustre Parfait - May 5
* Drake, For All the Dogs - October 6
* Drake, For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition - November 17
* Kevin Drew, Aging - November 3
* Dumas, Cosmologie - January 27
* Jeremy Dutcher, Motewolonuwok - October 6

### E

* Jade Eagleson, Do It Anyway - September 29
* Elisapie, Inuktitut
* Elliott Brood, Town

### F

* Stephen Fearing, Vejpoesi
* Feist, Multitudes - April 14
* Dominique Fils-Aimé, Our Roots Run Deep - September 22
* Luca Fogale, Run Where the Light Calls
* Jeanick Fournier, Vivante - May 19
* The Franklin Electric, Oh Brother - June 30
* Debby Friday, Good Luck - March 24
* Fucked Up, One Day - January 27

### G

* Gayance, Mascarade
* Hannah Georgas, I'd Be Lying if I Said I Didn't Care - August 25
* Shane Ghostkeeper, Songs for My People
* The Glorious Sons, Glory - September 6
* Jenn Grant, Champagne Problems - June 21
* Great Lake Swimmers, Uncertain Country - April 28
* Emm Gryner, Business & Pleasure

### H

* Half Moon Run, Salt - June 2
* Harrison, Birds, Bees, the Clouds and the Trees
* Hayden, Are We Good - April 5
* Tim Hecker, No Highs - April 28
* Matt Holubowski, Like Flowers on a Molten Lawn - March 24
* Home Front, Games of Power

### I

* Chin Injeti, Vessels - November 2
* Brandon Isaak, One Step Closer
* Islands, And That's Why Dolphins Lost Their Legs - August 25

### J

* Jackson Hollow, Roses
* James Barker Band, Ahead of Our Time - October 20
* Carly Rae Jepsen, The Loveliest Time - July 28
* July Talk, Remember Never Before - January 20
* Juurini, Aqqutinni

### K

* Karkwa, Dans la seconde - September 8
* Khotin, Release Spirit
* Kid Koala, Creatures Of The Late Afternoon - April 14
* Shawnee Kish, Revolution
* Brett Kissel, The Compass Project - East Album - April 28
* Brett Kissel, The Compass Project - North Album - December 1
* Brett Kissel, The Compass Project - South Album - January 27
* Brett Kissel, The Compass Project - West Album - November 3
* Patrick Krief, Skylines - September 8

### L

* Land of Talk, Performances - October 13
* Thierry Larose, Sprint!
* Simon Leoza, L'Enfer d'un monde
* Murray A. Lightburn, Once Upon a Time in Montreal - March 31
* Gordon Lightfoot, At Royal Albert Hall - July 14
* Lightning Dust, Nostalgia Killer
* The Lowest of the Low, Welcome to the Plunderdome - October 6

### M

* Majid Jordan, Good People - November 3
* Amanda Marshall, Heavy Lifting - June 9
* Kyle McKearney, A Traveler's Lament
* Tate McRae, Think Later - December 8
* Metric, Formentera II - October 13
* Tyler Joe Miller, Spillin' My Truth - August 25

### N

* N Nao, L'eau et les rêves
* Ron Nelson, 40 Years Too Late
* The New Pornographers, Continue as a Guest - March 31
* New West, Based on a True Story
* NOBRO, Set Your Pussy Free
* The Northern Pikes, Time to Time - June 2
* Justin Nozuka, Daydreams & Endless Nights - June 16

### P

* Griffen Palmer, Unlearn - April 28
* Nico Paulo, Nico Paulo
* Planet Giza, Ready When You Are
* poolblood, mole
* Population II, Électrons libres du Québec
* Postdata, Run Wild - September 22
* William Prince, Stand in the Joy - April 14

### R

* Raised by Swans, Volume 2: Run With The Silent Wildfires - March 30
* Jimmy Rankin, Harvest Highway
* Rêve, Saturn Return
* Benjamin Dakota Rogers, Paint Horse
* The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Rise and the Fall
* Allison Russell, The Returner - September 8
* Justin Rutledge, Something Easy - May 19

### S

* Josh Sahunta, To Be Loved, Vol. 1
* Sam Roberts Band, The Adventures Of Ben Blank - October 20
* Jacques Kuba Séguin, Parfum no.1 - February 17
* Ron Sexsmith, The Vivian Line - February 17
* Joseph Shabason, Welcome To Hell - October 20
* Andy Shauf, Norm - February 10
* Gabrielle Shonk, Across the Room - February 24
* Vivek Shraya, Baby, You're Projecting - May 12
* Silverstein, Misery Made Me (Deluxe) - April 7
* Skiifall, Woiiyoie Vol. 2 — Intense City
* Dallas Smith, Dallas Smith - October 27
* Arielle Soucy, Il n'y a rien que je ne suis pas
* Souldia, Non conventionnel
* John Southworth, When You're This, This in Love - May 12
* Rae Spoon, Not Dead Yet
* Colin Stetson, When We Were That What Wept for the Sea - May 12
* Alexandra Stréliski, Néo-Romance - March 31
* Sukha, Undisputed

### T

* Talk, Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees - October 20
* Theory of a Deadman, Dinosaur - March 17
* Timber Timbre, Lovage - October 6
* Shania Twain, Queen of Me - February 3

### U

* U.S. Girls, Bless This Mess - February 24
* Universal Honey, Dandelion
* Terry Uyarak, Unnuaq

### V

* Vivat Virtute (Christine Fellows and John K. Samson), Hold Music

### W

* Rufus Wainwright, Folkocracy - June 2
* Alli Walker, Growing Up - March 10
* Colter Wall, Little Songs - July 14
* Wax Mannequin, The Red Brain - April 14
* Whitehorse, I'm Not Crying, You're Crying - January 13
* Roy Woods, Mixed Emotions - July 28

### Y

* Jonah Yano, Portrait of a Dog
* Yukon Blonde, Shuggie - October 12

### Z

* Zoon, Bekka Ma'iingan

## Deaths

* January 12 - Robbie Bachman, drummer (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
* January 17 - Leon Dubinsky, songwriter ("Rise Again")
* January 27 - Floyd Sneed, rock drummer (Three Dog Night)
* February 7 - Mendelson Joe, guitarist and painter
* February 13 - Guido Basso, jazz musician
* February 23 - Andrée Desautels, composer and music educator
* March 27 - Jocelyn Morlock, composer
* April 22 - Ron Cahute, accordionist
* April 28 - Tim Bachman, guitarist (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
* May 1 - Gordon Lightfoot, singer-songwriter and guitarist
* May 26 - Andrew Lindsay, singer-songwriter (The Saddletramps)
* July 5 - Martin Stevens, pop and disco singer
* August 9 - Robbie Robertson, rock singer and songwriter (The Band)
* November 11 - Peter J. Moore, record producer
* November 15 - Karl Tremblay, folk-rock singer (Les Cowboys Fringants)
* December 3 - Myles Goodwyn, rock singer (April Wine)