# 2020 in Canadian music

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The following musical events and releases that happened in 2020 in Canada.

## Events

* April 4 – 15th Canadian Folk Music Awards are announced online following the cancellation of the ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic
* May – Prism Prize
* June 15 – Preliminary longlist for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize is announced
* June 29 – Juno Awards of 2020 are announced online following the cancellation of the original March 15 ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic
* July – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize announced
* August 5 – SOCAN Songwriting Prize winners announced
* October 19 – Backxwash wins the 2020 Polaris Music Prize for the album God Has Nothing to Do With This Leave Him Out of It.
* November 1 – 42nd Felix Awards

## Albums released

* 2Frères, À tous les vents
* 88Glam, New Mania – June 26

### A

* Allie X, Cape God – February 21
* Don Amero, The Next Chapter – September 25
* Ammoye, I Am Love
* Tafari Anthony, The Way You See Me
* Arkells, Campfire Chords – August 20
* Tenille Arts, Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between – January 10
* Aquakultre, Legacy – May 8
* Aquakultre and Uncle Fester, Bleeding Gums Murphy – October 9
* Art of Time Ensemble, Ain't Got Long
* Rich Aucoin, United States – September 18
* Austra, Hirudin – May 1

### B

* Backxwash, God Has Nothing to Do With This Leave Him Out of It
* Badge Époque Ensemble, Self-Help
* Bahamas, Sad Hunk – October 9
* Jason Bajada, Elizabeth
* Tim Baker, Survivors – July 10
* Jill Barber, Entre nous
* Gary Beals, Bleed My Truth – October 23
* Daniel Bélanger, Travelling – October 2
* Belinda (Lisa LeBlanc), It's Not a Game, It's a Lifestyle
* Beòlach, All Hands
* Beyries, Encounter
* Laila Biali, Out of Dust
* Justin Bieber, Changes – February 14
* Billy Talent, TBA
* The Birthday Massacre, Diamonds – March 27
* Forest Blakk, Sideways
* Bob Moses, Desire (EP) – August 28
* Will Bonness, Change of Plans
* Born Ruffians, JUICE – April 3
* Braids, Shadow Offering – June 19
* Dean Brody, Boys – November 18
* Bruce Peninsula, No Earthly Sound – April 17
* Roxane Bruneau, Acrophobie
* Basia Bulat, Are You in Love? – March 27

### C

* Shawna Cain, The Way
* Lou Canon, Audomatic Body
* Caribou, Suddenly – February 28
* Carys, To Anyone Like Me
* Casey MQ, babycasey
* Jennifer Castle, Monarch Season – October 16
* Cindy Lee, What's Tonight to Eternity
* Cindy Lee, Cat o' Nine Tails
* Clairmont the Second, It's Not How It Sounds – July 10
* Classified, Time – September 25
* Louis-Jean Cormier, Quand la nuit tombe
* Rose Cousins, Bravado – February 21
* CRi, Juvenile
* Crown Lands, Crown Lands
* Crown Lands, Wayward Flyers Vol. 1

### D

* The Darcys, Fear & Loneliness – November 13
* Sophie Day, Clémence
* The Dears, Lovers Rock – May 15
* Helena Deland, Someone New – October 16
* Destroyer, Have We Met – January 31
* Dizzy, The Sun and Her Scorch
* Dog Day, Present
* Gord Downie, Away Is Mine – October 16
* Alan Doyle, Rough Side Out – February 14
* Drake, Dark Lane Demo Tapes – May 1
* Dvsn, A Muse in Her Feelings – April 17

### E

* Fred Eaglesmith and Tif Ginn, Alive
* Jade Eagleson, Jade Eagleson – July 24
* Kathleen Edwards, Total Freedom – August 14
* Elephant Stone, Hollow – February 14
* Lindsay Ell, Heart Theory – August 14
* Elliott Brood, Keeper – September 18
* Emanuel, Alt Therapy Session 1: Disillusion (June); Alt Therapy Session 2: Transformation (December)
* Micah Erenberg, Art Week (the album); HBD Michael Toronto
* Eric Ethridge, Good with Me – October 30
* Evening Hymns, Heavy Nights – June 26

### F

* Fast Romantics, Pick It Up
* Luca Fogale, Nothing Is Lost
* FouKi, Grignotines de luxe
* FouKi and Koriass, Génies en herbe
* The Franklin Electric, In Your Head/In Your Heart
* Fredz, Personne ne touche le ciel

### G

* The Garrys, Haxan
* Hannah Georgas, All That Emotion
* Matthew Good, Moving Walls – February 21
* Grandson, Death of an Optimist – December 4
* Great Lake Swimmers, When Last We Shook Hands: Cover Songs, Vol. 1
* Great Lake Swimmers, Live in Ottawa at the 27 Club, October 3, 2019
* Grimes, Miss Anthropocene – February 21
* Matthew Grimson, Prize for Writing

### H

* Half Moon Run, The Covideo Sessions
* Half Moon Run, Seasons of Change
* Harm & Ease, Midnight Crisis
* Sarah Harmer, Are You Gone – February 21
* High Valley, Grew Up On That – May 8
* Matt Holubowski, Weird Ones
* Holy Fuck, Deleter – January 17
* Andrew Hyatt, Neverland

### J

* Sammy Jackson, With You
* David James, If I Were You – March 13
* Ryland James, Ryland James
* Ryland James, A Little Christmas
* Japandroids, Massey Fucking Hall – June 19
* Yves Jarvis, Sundry Rock Song Stock – September 25
* Carly Rae Jepsen, Dedicated Side B – May 21
* The Jerry Cans, Echoes – May 15
* Berk Jodoin, Berk Jodoin
* July Talk, Pray for It – July 10
* Junia-T, Studio Monk
* Juurini, Saimanrimut

### K

* K-Anthony, The Cure
* Peter Katz, City of Our Lives
* Khotin, Finds You Well
* Brett Kissel, Now or Never – January 1
* Kiwi Jr., Football Money
* k-os, Boshido – May 29
* Krief, Chemical Trance – August 14

### L

* Matt Lang, More – June 5
* Land of Talk, Indistinct Conversations
* Jessy Lanza, All the Time – July 24
* Laurence-Anne, Accident
* Shay Lia, Solaris – September 25
* Gordon Lightfoot, Solo – March 20
* Loony, JOYRiDE
* Loud Luxury, Nights Like This – March 27
* Corb Lund, Agricultural Tragic – July 26

### M

* Catherine Major, Carte mère
* Dan Mangan, Thief – November 20
* Cory Marks, Who I Am – August 7
* Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty, Visions – March 20
* Matt Mays, Dog City – August 28
* Jon McKiel, Bobby Joe Hope
* Shawn Mendes, Wonder – December 4
* Tyler Joe Miller, Sometimes I Don't, But Sometimes I Do – November 6
* Ryland Moranz, XO, 1945
* Alanis Morissette, Such Pretty Forks in the Road – July 31
* MSTRKRFT, Black Gloves – October 30
* David Myles, Leave Tonight – May 8

### N

* N Nao and Joni Void, Nature morte
* Eliza Niemi, Glass
* Nyssa, Girls Like Me

### O

* The OBGMs, The Ends – October 30
* Ocie Elliott, In That Room; Tracks
* Odario, Good Morning Hunter – October 23

### P

* The Pack A.D., It Was Fun While It Lasted
* Partner, Never Give Up – November 20
* PartyNextDoor, Partymobile – March 27
* PartyNextDoor, Partypack – October 16
* Nico Paulo, Wave Call
* Orville Peck, Show Pony EP
* Klô Pelgag, Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs
* Jonathan Personne, Disparitions
* Philémon Cimon, Philédouche
* Lido Pimienta, Miss Colombia
* Dany Placard, J'connais rien à l'astronomie
* Plants and Animals, The Jungle
* Joel Plaskett, 44 – April 17
* Population II, À la Ô Terre
* MacKenzie Porter, Drinkin' Songs: The Collection – November 6
* William Prince, Reliever – February 7
* William Prince, Gospel First Nation – October 23
* Protest the Hero, Palimpsest – June 18
* P'tit Belliveau, Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
* Purity Ring, Womb – April 3

### Q

* Quin with One N, Out of the Blue

### R

* Billy Raffoul, International Hotel
* Allan Rayman, Christian – April 3
* Savannah Ré, Opia
* Regina Gently, Don't Wait to Love Me – September 18
* Noah Reid, Gemini – May 28
* The Reklaws, Sophomore Slump – October 16
* Jessie Reyez, Before Love Came to Kill Us – March 27
* Daniel Romano, Content to Point the Way
* Daniel Romano, Dandelion
* Daniel Romano, Forever Love's Fool
* Daniel Romano, Okay Wow
* Daniel Romano, Spider Bite
* Daniel Romano, Super Pollen
* Daniel Romano, Visions of the Higher Dream – March 17
* Daniel Romano, Daniel Romano's Outfit Do (What Could Have Been) Infidels By Bob Dylan & the Plugz
* Daniel Romano, White Flag
* Rum Ragged, The Thing About Fish

### S

* Sam Roberts Band, All Of Us – October 16
* Sargeant X Comrade, Magic Radio – June 20
* Seaway, Big Vibe – October 16
* Shabason, Krgovich and Harris, Philadelphia
* Jairus Sharif, Q4DB (I Can Learn and Honor, Mould, In the Open, Simple)
* Andy Shauf, The Neon Skyline – January 24
* Crystal Shawanda, Church House Blues – April 17
* Silverstein, A Beautiful Place to Drown – March 6
* Dylan Sinclair, Proverb
* Gord Sinclair, Taxi Dancers – February 28
* Zal Sissokho, Kora Flamenca
* Dallas Smith, Timeless – August 28
* Arielle Soucy, Shame and Waterway
* Souldia, Silence radio and Backstage
* Storry, CH III: The Come Up
* Storry, Interlude-19
* Summersets, Small Town Saturday

### T

* Julian Taylor, The Ridge – June 19
* Theory of a Deadman, Say Nothing – January 31
* Tobi, ELEMENTS Vol. 1 – October 21

### U

* U.S. Girls, Heavy Light – March 6
* Terry Uyarak, Nunarjua Isulinginniani – October 30

### V

* Mathew V, Two Faced
* Vagina Witchcraft, Vagina Witchcraft
* Rosie Valland, Blue
* Vile Creature, Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm!
* Vision Eternel, For Farewell of Nostalgia – September 14

### W

* Rufus Wainwright, Unfollow the Rules – July 10
* Colter Wall, Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs – August 28
* We Are the City, RIP – January 24
* Ruby Waters, If It Comes Down to It
* Weaves, TBA
* The Weeknd, After Hours – March 20
* WHOOP-Szo, Warrior Remixes
* Wild Rivers, Songs to Break Up To
* JJ Wilde, Ruthless
* Witch Prophet, DNA Activation – March 24
* Wolf Parade, Thin Mind – January 24
* Donovan Woods, Without People – November 6
* Roy Woods, Dem Times – May 15
* Hawksley Workman, Less Rage More Tears – October 23

### Y

* Jonah Yano, Souvenir
* Nikki Yanofsky, Turn Down the Sound – July 10
* Yukon Blonde, Vindicator – November 13

### Z

* Zen Bamboo, Glu
* Zoon, Bleached Wavves

## Deaths

* January 7 – Neil Peart, 67, drummer for Rush
* February 1 – George Blondheim, 63, pianist and composer
* March 7 – Laura Smith, 67, folk singer-songwriter
* April 4 – Barry Allen, rock singer
* May 12 – Renée Claude, 80, pop singer ("Tu trouveras la paix", "C'est toi, c'est moi, c'est lui, c'est nous autres")
* May 26 – Houdini, 21, rapper
* June 26 – Graeme Williamson, rock singer (Pukka Orchestra).
* August 10 – Salome Bey, 86, blues singer