# 2022 in Canadian music

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The following musical events and releases that happened in 2022 in Canada.

## 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
* 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
* Arcade Fire, We - May 6
* Arkells, Blink Twice
* Jann Arden, Descendant - January 28
* Art d'Ecco, After the Head Rush
* Shawn Austin, Planes Don't Wait - June 29
* Aysanabee, Watin - November 4, 2022

### B

* Jason Bajada, Crushed Grapes
* Tim Baker, The Festival - October 21
* Adam Baldwin, Concertos & Serenades - September 23
* Matthew Barber, No Singing or Dancing
* Alexis Baro, Mi Raiz
* Brad Barr, The Winter Mission - January 21
* Basement Revolver, Embody - February 18
* 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
* 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
* Blue Hawaii, My Best Friend's House - February 18
* Blue Moon Marquee, Scream, Holler & Howl
* The Blue Stones, Pretty Monster - November 4
* Bob Moses, The Silence in Between - March 4
* Boslen, Gonzo
* Jacob Brodovsky, I Love You and I'm Sorry
* Broken Social Scene, Old Dead Young - January 14
* Mariel Buckley, Everywhere I Used to Be - August 12
* Basia Bulat, The Garden - February 25
* By Divine Right, Otto Motto - September 30

### C

* Lou Canon, Reimagine the Body - January 26
* Charbonneau & Amato, Synth Works Vol. 2 - March 4
* Nuela Charles, TBA
* Tanika Charles, Papillon de Nuit: The Night Butterfly - April 8
* William Cloutier, On ira
* 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
* 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

### F

* Christine Fellows, Stuff We All Get
* Florian Hoefner Trio, Desert Bloom
* Frontperson, Parade
* Jeanick Fournier, Jeanick Fournier - October 7
* Angelique Francis, Long River
* Fredz, Astronaute
* Fucked Up, Do All Words Can Do - March 25

### G

* Ali Gatie, Who Hurt You? - August 12
* Geoffroy, Live Slow Die Wise - January 19
* Ghostkeeper, Multidimensional Culture
* Alice Glass, PREY//IV - January 28

### H

* Nate Haller, Party in the Back - November 18
* Harm & Ease, Camino Loco
* Georgia Harmer, Stay in Touch - April 22
* Headstones, Flight Risk - October 14
* Kevin Hearn, There and Then: Solo Piano Improvisations - February 11
* Tim Hicks, Talk to Time - September 2
* High Valley, Way Back - May 20
* TheHonestGuy, How to Make Love
* Andrew Hyatt, Four Good Years

### I

* iskwē and Tom Wilson, Mother Love
* 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
* Junior Boys, Waiting Game - October 28

### K

* Kellarissa, Voice Leading
* Francois Klark, Adventure Book
* Pierre Kwenders, José Louis and the Paradox of Love - April 29

### L

* Steph La Rochelle, Wildflower
* Avril Lavigne, Love Sux - February 25
* Lisa LeBlanc, Chiac Disco - March 18
* Lights, Pep - April 1
* Limblifter, Little Payne - October 31
* Les Louanges, Crash - January 21
* Alexander Ludwig, Highway 99 - August 26
* Lysandre, Sans oublier

### M

* Mama's Broke, Narrow Line
* Dan Mangan, Being Somewhere - October 28
* Mares of Thrace, The Exile
* Cory Marks, I Rise - November 11
* Tate McRae, I Used to Think I Could Fly - May 27
* Madeline Merlo, Slide - September 23
* Metric, Formentera - July 10
* 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
* Eliza Niemi, Staying Mellow Blows

### O

* Oktoécho, Transcestral
* OMBIIGIZI, Sewn Back Together
* Johnny Orlando, all the things that could go wrong – August 19
* Our Lady Peace, Spiritual Machines 2 - January 28

### P

* Marcus Paquin, Our Love - November 25
* Peach Pit, From 2 to 3 - March 4
* Orville Peck, Bronco - April 8
* Jonathan Personne, Jonathan Personne
* Powfu, Surrounded by Hounds and Serpents - December 2
* Chad Price, Introversion
* 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
* The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Rise

### S

* The Sadies, Colder Streams - July 22
* Jay Scøtt, Rap Queb Vol. 1
* The Secret Beach, Songs from the Secret Beach
* Joseph Shabason and Nicholas Krgovich, At Scaramouche - October 7
* 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
* Samantha Savage Smith, Fake Nice - April 22
* Sloan, Steady - October 21
* Stars, From Capelton Hill - May 27
* Kiefer Sutherland, Bloor Street - January 21
* Stereos, Cheap Thrills - November 4
* Sykamore, Pinto - August 12

### T

* Tanya Tagaq, Tongues - March 11
* 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

### 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
* Wild Rivers, Sidelines
* Royal Wood, What Tomorrow Brings
* Roy Woods, Mixed Emotions - August 5

### Y

* Nikki Yanofsky, Nikki by Starlight - October 21
* Yoo Doo Right, A Murmur, Boundless to the East
* Young Guv, Guv III (March 11); Guv IV (TBA)

## Deaths

* January 17 - Karim Ouellet, singer-songwriter
* February 3 - Donny Gerrard, rock singer
* February 17 - Dallas Good, country/rock musician (The Sadies)
* 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)
* December 15 - Shirley Eikhard, singer-songwriter
* December 29 - Ian Tyson, singer-songwriter