2013 in Canadian music

none 2013 2013 Canadian music This is a summary of the year 2013 in the Canadian music industry. Events January 9 – Adam Gontier, lead singer of the Canadian rock band Three Days Grace, resigns from the band, citing health concerns.https://www.facebook.com/threedaysgrace/posts/10151195574876951 Further to our... Facebook January 9, 2013 February 5 – Silverstein releases their first album with Paul Marc Rousseau as an official member. March 10 – 2013 East Coast Music Awards April 17 – Steve Jocz, drummer for Sum 41, resigns from the band. April 21 – Juno Awards of 2013 May 25 – Online streaming service CBC Music sponsors the first CBC Music Festival at Ontario Place's new Echo Beach music venue.CBC AT ECHO BEACH 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130609223223/http://www.toromagazine.com/music/interviews/9b492075-ec8a-23f4-5586-56c4b8363df8/CBC-at-Echo-Beach-2013 2013-06-09 . Toro, May 23, 2013. June 13 – Preliminary longlist for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize is announced. July 10 – Mo Kenney and Keith Kouna are named the English and French winners of the 2013 SOCAN Songwriting Prize. July 16 – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize is announced. September 23 – Godspeed You! Black Emperor's 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! is announced as the winner of the Polaris Music Prize."Godspeed You! Black Emperor Win Polaris Music Prize". Pitchfork, September 23, 2013. Bands reformed Despistado Albums released A Anciients, Heart of Oak Arcade Fire, Reflektor – October 28 Austra, Olympia – June 18http://www.dominorecordco.us/usa/news/06-03-13/austra-olympia/ Olympia Domino 2013-07-21 B Jason Bajada, Le résultat de mes bétises Alexis Baro, Blue SkinErrol Nazareth, "Not just Skin deep; Alexis Baro's latest CD a tribute to Latin, Caribbean roots of jazz". Toronto Sun, January 11, 2013. Jill Barber, Chansons – January 29 The Beaches, The Beaches Bear Mountain, XO Daniel Bélanger, Chic de ville – March 5 The Besnard Lakes, Until in Excess, Imperceptible UFO The Bicycles, Stop Thinking So Much Justin Bieber, Believe Acoustic – January 29 Bleu Jeans Bleu, Haute couture Born Ruffians, Birthmarks – April 16"Born Ruffians Announce 'Birthmarks,' Map Out Canadian Tour". Exclaim!, January 22, 2013. T. Buckley, Northern Country Soul Basia Bulat, Tall Tall Shadow – September 30 Louise Burns, The Midnight Mass – July 9"Louise Burns Unveils 'The Midnight Mass,' Premieres New Song". Exclaim!, April 18, 2013. C Chic Gamine, Closer City and Colour, The Hurry and the Harm, June 4 Classified, Classified – January 22 The Cliks, Black Tie Elevator"Lucas Silveira Of The Cliks Announces March 2013 Release Of Brand New Album Black Tie Elevator"May 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes . QMO, December 14, 2012. Ora Cogan, Ribbon Vine Corridor, Un magicien en toi Counterparts, The Difference Between Hell and Home – July 24 The Courtneys, The Courtneys – June 7 Eliana Cuevas, Espejo D Thomas D'Arcy, What We Want The Deep Dark Woods, Jubilee Devours, Dignity DIANA, Perpetual Surrender Céline Dion, Loved Me Back to Life Marc Dupré, Nous sommes les mêmes E Fred Eaglesmith, Tambourine Elephant Stone, Elephant Stone F Stephen Fearing, Between Hurricanes Michael Feuerstack, Tambourine Death Bed – May 7"Michael Feuerstack Leaves His Snailhouse Alias Behind for 'Tambourine Death Bed'". Exclaim!, February 27, 2013. Freedom Writers, Now Fresh Snow, ICarla Gillis, "Fresh Snow: I" https://web.archive.org/web/20210623115430/https://nowtoronto.com/fresh-snow 2021-06-23 . Now, August 15, 2013. Front Line Assembly, Echogenetic – July 9 Fur Trade, Don't Get Heavy G Ghostkeeper, Horse Chief! War Thief! Grand Analog, Modern Thunder, August 20 The Grapes of Wrath, High Road – March 19"The Grapes of Wrath Return with 'High Road' LP". Exclaim!, February 12, 2013. Jim Guthrie, Takes Time – May 7"Jim Guthrie unveils 'The Rest is Yet to Come' from first LP in 10 years" https://web.archive.org/web/20160301002442/http://music.cbc.ca/ 2016-03-01 . CBC Radio 3, March 4, 2013. H Hayden, Us Alone – February 5"Hayden 'Us Alone': Singer Joins Broken Social Scene's Label, Gets Twitter Account" https://web.archive.org/web/20200812095317/http://www.spinner.ca/2013/02/05/hayden-desser-us-alone/ 2020-08-12 . Spinner Canada, February 5, 2013. Headstones, Love + Fury – July 23 The Hidden Cameras, Age"The Hidden Cameras Release 7-Inch in Advance of 'Age' LP". Exclaim!, July 4, 2013. Hilotrons, At Least There's Commotion – February 5"Hilotrons Return with New Album: 'At Least There's Commotion'". Exclaim!, October 19, 2012. Hollerado, White Paint Hooded Fang, Gravez I Imaginary Cities, Fall of Romance – May 28"Imaginary Cities set to release highly anticipated second album". CBC News, May 16, 2013. K k-os, BLack on BLonde – January 29"K-os Details 'BLack on BLonde' Double Album, Recruits Emily Haines, Sebastien Grainger, Black Thought to Guest". Exclaim!, October 2, 2012. Ian Kelly, All These Lines – November 5 Koriass, Rue des Saules Keith Kouna, Le voyage d’hiver Aidan Knight, Telecommunicate Nicholas Krgovich, Who Cares?Alex Hudson, "Nicholas Krgovich Releases New 'Who Cares?' LP". Exclaim!, November 18, 2013. L Mélissa Laveaux, Dying Is a Wild Night Avril Lavigne, Avril Lavigne Lee Harvey Osmond, The Folk Sinner – January 15"Lee Harvey Osmond 'The Folk Sinner' (album stream)" https://web.archive.org/web/20130113073425/http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/lee_harvey_osmond-folk_sinner_album_stream 2013-01-13 . Exclaim!, January 7, 2013. Light Fires, Light Fires Murray Lightburn, Mass:Light Lightning Dust, Fantasy Rob Lutes, The Bravest Birds M Greg MacPherson, Fireball – October 29"Greg MacPherson Announces 'Fireball' LP, Maps Out Canadian Tour Dates" https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223735/http://exclaim.ca/News/greg_macpherson_announces_fireball_lp_maps_out_canadian_tour_dates 2013-12-02 . Exclaim!, September 23, 2013. Maestro Fresh Wes, Orchestrated Noise – June 25 Magneta Lane, Witchrock – February 12"Magneta Lane Return with 'Witchrock' EP". Exclaim!, January 9, 2013. Majical Cloudz, Impersonator – May 21 Dylan Menzie, Heather Avenue Millimetrik, Remix the Rhymes Ruth Moody, These Wilder Things N Naturally Born Strangers, The LegendsLeague Presents: Naturally Born Strangers New Country Rehab, Ghost of Your Charms – March 5"New Country Rehab Announce 'Ghost of Your Charms,' Schedule Canadian Tour". Exclaim!, January 21, 2013. The New Mendicants, Australia 2013 E.P. O Odds, the Most Beautiful Place on Earth – February 21https://archive.today/20130411141656/http://www.oddsmusic.com/news/the-most-beautiful-place-on-earth-will-come-to-you-feb-21 "the Odds release new album 'the Most Beautiful Place on Earth, EP". Odds, February 23, 2013. P Dorothea Paas, A Thirst R Corin Raymond, Paper Nickels Lee Reed and John P, Written Large Amanda Rheaume, Keep a Fire Daniel Romano, Come Cry With Me – January 22"Daniel Romano Announces 'Come Cry with Me' LP, Shares New Track". Exclaim!, November 21, 2012. Justin Rutledge, Valleyheart – February 12https://archive.today/20130407140106/http://exclaim.ca/News/justin_rutledge_returns_with_valleyheart "Justin Rutledge Returns with 'Valleyheart'". Exclaim!, November 21, 2012. S The Sadies, Internal Sounds – September 17"The Sadies Talk the Ins and Outs of 'Internal Sounds,' Stream Album on Exclaim.ca". Exclaim!, September 9, 2013. Sarahmée, Sans détour Ron Sexsmith, Forever Endeavour Shad, Flying Colours – October 15"Shad Sets Release Date for 'Flying Colours,' Releases New Single". Exclaim!, July 30, 2013. Shotgun Jimmie, Everything Everything Silverstein, This Is How the Wind Shifts – February 5 Skinny Puppy, Weapon – May 28 SNFU, Never Trouble Trouble Until Trouble Troubles You – October 24 Rae Spoon, My Prairie Home The Strumbellas, We Still Move on Dance Floors – October 22"The Strumbellas Reveal 'We Still Move on Dance Floors'". Exclaim!, September 12, 2013. Suuns, Images du futur Swollen Members, Beautiful Death Machine – March 19 T Tegan and Sara, Heartthrob – January 29"Tegan and Sara on upcoming album Heartthrob". CBC News, January 16, 2013. Tire le coyote, Mitan Maylee Todd, Escapology, April 2 A Tribe Called Red, Nation II Nation Two Hours Traffic, Foolish Blood V Diyet van Lieshout, When You Were King Various Artists, Arts & Crafts: 2003–2013 Various Artists, Arts & Crafts: X – May 28"Arts & Crafts’ Jeffrey Remedios on Label's Tenth Anniversary, the ‘Nostalgia Vortex,' Stars' Pillow Cases". Billboard, May 28, 2013. Leif Vollebekk, North Americana Lindy Vopnfjörð, Young Waverer W Martha Wainwright, Trauma: Chansons de la serie tele Saison 4 – February 26 Wake Owl, Wild Country – January 29 Dawn Tyler Watson and Paul Deslauriers, Southland Whitehorse, The Road to Massey Hall – February 15"Whitehorse Cover Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot on 'The Road to Massey Hall' Live EP" https://web.archive.org/web/20130202021503/http://exclaim.ca/News/whitehorse_cover_bob_dylan_neil_young_gordon_lightfoot_on_road_to_massey_hall_live_ep 2013-02-02 . Exclaim!, January 29, 2013. Woodpigeon, Thumbtacks + Glue Donovan Woods, Don't Get Too Grand – March 26"Donovan Woods Gets Set for New Album: 'Don't Get Too Grand'". Exclaim!, March 1, 2013. Y Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, UZU Ken Yates, twenty-three Young Galaxy, Ultramarine Top hits on record The lists are updated weekly through Nielsen Soundscan. Top 10 Canadian albums RankArtistAlbumPeakpositionSalesCertification1Celine DionLoved Me Back to Life1320,0004× PlatinumCanada album Loved Me Back to Life Celine Dion2Arcade FireReflektor1240,000https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67270545/Canadian%20Newsletters/nielsen_music_canadian_update_Nov6_2013.pdf ARCADE FIRE SCORES THIRD CHART-TOPPING ALBUM Tuch Paul 6 November 2013 13 November 2013 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes 3× PlatinumCanada album Reflektor Arcade Fire3Johnny ReidA Christmas Gift to You1160,0002× PlatinumCanada album A Christmas Gift to You Johnny Reid4Michael BubléTo Be Loved1160,000https://theprovince.com/entertainment/Michael+Buble+album+Loved+tops+charts+Canada/8323058/story.html Michael Buble's new album 'To be Loved' tops charts in Canada, U.S. 2019-01-26 2013-07-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20130703075645/http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/Michael%2BBuble%2Balbum%2BLoved%2Btops%2Bcharts%2BCanada/8323058/story.html dead 2× PlatinumCanada album To Be Loved Michael Buble5DrakeNothing Was the Same1108,000PlatinumCanada album Nothing Was the Same Drake6City and ColourThe Hurry and the Harm180,000https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67270545/Canadian%20Newsletters/nielsen_music_canadian_update_Jun12_2013.pdfOctober 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes PlatinumCanada album The Hurry and the Harm City and Colour7Gord BamfordChristmas in CanadaTBA80,000PlatinumCanada album Christmas in Canada Gord Bamford8HedleyWild Life480,000PlatinumCanada album Wild Life Hedley9Justin BieberBelieve Acoustic180,000PlatinumCanada album Believe Acoustic Justin Bieber10Various ArtistsMuchDance 2014N/A80,000PlatinumCanada album Muchdance 2014 / Danseplus 2014 Various Artists Top 10 International albums RankArtistAlbumPeakpositionSalesCertification1EminemThe Marshall Mathers LP 21320,000https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/5869529/canadas-digital-music-sales-rise-in-2013-unlike-the-us Canada's Digital Music Sales Rise in 2013 Unlike the U.S.; Eminem, Robin Thicke Among Top Selling Artists Billboard January 10, 2014 2014-01-15https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67270545/Canadian%20Newsletters/nielsen_music_canadian_update_Nov13_2013.pdf CELINE DION SCORES 13TH NUMBER ONE ALBUM November 13, 2013 2013-11-15 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes 4× PlatinumCanada album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 Eminem2Various ArtistsFrozen1240,000Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 26 November 2014 http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/weekly-music-sales-report-analysis-november-26-2014/ A Journal of Musical Things November 28, 2014 Cross Alan November 26, 2014https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6451045/nielsen-music-canada-report-2014-sales-streaming-data Nielsen: Canada Loved Taylor Swift, Streaming Music and, Yep, Vinyl in 2014 Billboard 27 January 20153× PlatinumCanada album Frozen Original Motion Picture Soundtrack3Justin TimberlakeThe 20/20 Experience1160,0002× PlatinumCanada album The 20/20 Experience Justin Timberlake4Katy PerryPrism1160,0002× PlatinumCanada album Prism Katy Perry5LordePure Heroine2160,0002× PlatinumCanada album Pure Heroine Lorde6Luke BryanCrash My Party1160,0002× PlatinumCanada album Crash My Party Luke Bryan7AviciiTrue280,000PlatinumCanada album True Avicii8The BeatlesOn Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2TBA80,000PlatinumCanada album Live at the BBC Vol 2 The Beatles9BeyoncéBeyoncé180,000PlatinumCanada album Beyoncé Beyoncé10Black Sabbath13180,000PlatinumCanada album 13 Black Sabbath Top 10 singles RankArtistSongAlbumPeakpositionSalesCertification1Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell"Blurred Lines"Blurred Lines1720,000Tuch Paul https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67270545/Canadian%20Newsletters/nielsen_music_canadian_update_May29_2013.pdf Daft Punk Score Their First Number One Album Nielsen Company May 29, 2013 June 3, 2013 October 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67270545/Canadian%20Newsletters/nielsen_music_canadian_update_Jun19_2013.pdf Archived copy 2013-07-04 dead https://www.webcitation.org/6I2pEnooS?url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67270545/Canadian%20Newsletters/nielsen_music_canadian_update_Jun19_2013.pdf 2013-07-12 9× PlatinumCanada digital download Blurred Lines Robin Thicke2Pitbull featuring Kesha"Timber"Meltdown1560,0007× PlatinumCanada digital download Timber Ft. Ke$ha Pitbull3Avicii"Wake Me Up"True2523,000PlatinumCanada digital download Wake Me Up Avicii4A Great Big World"Say Something (A Great Big World song)"Is There Anybody Out There?1480,0006× PlatinumCanada digital download Say Something A Great Big World5Pink featuring Nate Ruess"Just Give Me a Reason"The Truth About Love1499,0006× PlatinumCanada digital download Just Give Me a Reason Pink6Lorde"Royals"Pure Heroine1480,0006× PlatinumCanada digital download Royals Lorde7OneRepublic"Counting Stars"Native1480,0006× PlatinumCanada digital download Counting Stars OneRepublic8Passenger"Let Her Go"All the Little Lights5480,0006× PlatinumCanada digital download Let Her Go Passenger9Pharrell Williams"Happy"G I R L1480,0006× PlatinumCanada digital download Happy Pharrell Williams10Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams"Get Lucky"Random Access Memories1400,0005× PlatinumCanada digital download Get Lucky Daft Punk Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List No.Artist(s)Title1Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell"Blurred Lines"2Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz"Thrift Shop"3Pink featuring Nate Ruess"Just Give Me a Reason"4The Lumineers"Ho Hey"5Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko"Stay"6Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams"Get Lucky"7Avicii"Wake Me Up"8will.i.am and Britney Spears"Scream & Shout"9Imagine Dragons"Radioactive"10Katy Perry"Roar"11Bruno Mars"Locked Out of Heaven"12Taylor Swift"I Knew You Were Trouble"13Bruno Mars"When I Was Your Man"14Serena Ryder"Stompa"15Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton"Can't Hold Us"16Justin Timberlake"Mirrors"17Classified featuring David Myles"Inner Ninja"18Lorde"Royals"19Armin van Buuren featuring Trevor Guthrie"This Is What It Feels Like"20Pitbull featuring Christina Aguilera"Feel This Moment"21Pink"Try"22Maroon 5"Daylight"23Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin"Don't You Worry Child"24Walk off the Earth"Red Hands"25Phillip Phillips"Home"26Mumford & Sons"I Will Wait"27Rihanna"Diamonds"28Capital Cities"Safe and Sound"29Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX"I Love It"30Serena Ryder"What I Wouldn't Do"31Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert"Same Love"32Miley Cyrus"We Can't Stop"33Miley Cyrus"Wrecking Ball"34Bruno Mars"Treasure"35Maroon 5"Love Somebody"36Selena Gomez"Come & Get It"37Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj"Beauty and a Beat"38Demi Lovato"Heart Attack"39Anna Kendrick"Cups"40Maroon 5"One More Night"41Olly Murs featuring Flo Rida"Troublemaker"42Drake featuring Majid Jordan"Hold On, We're Going Home"43Jason Derulo"The Other Side"44Alicia Keys featuring Nicki Minaj"Girl on Fire"45Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding"I Need Your Love"46Tegan and Sara"Closer"47Psy"Gangnam Style"48Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch"Sweet Nothing"49Zedd featuring Foxes"Clarity"50Lady Gaga"Applause"51Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake"Holy Grail"52Adele"Skyfall"53fun."Some Nights"54Imagine Dragons"Demons"55Kesha"Die Young"56Pitbull featuring TJR"Don't Stop the Party"57Tyler Shaw"Kiss Goodnight"58Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z"Suit & Tie"59Lana Del Rey and Cedric Gervais"Summertime Sadness"60Eminem"Berzerk"61Passenger"Let Her Go"62Tegan and Sara"I Was a Fool"63Flo Rida"I Cry"64Kelly Clarkson"Catch My Breath"65Phillip Phillips"Gone, Gone, Gone"66Blake Shelton featuring Pistol Annies and friends"Boys 'Round Here"67will.i.am featuring Justin Bieber"#thatPOWER"68Hedley"Anything"69fun."Carry On"70OneRepublic"Counting Stars"71Artists Against Bullying"True Colors"72Fall Out Boy"My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)"73Pink featuring Lily Allen"True Love"74Ne-Yo"Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)"75Daniel Powter"Crazy All My Life"76David Guetta featuring Sia"Titanium"77Metric"Breathing Underwater"78Taylor Swift"22"79Avril Lavigne"Here's to Never Growing Up"80Darius Rucker"Wagon Wheel"81Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift"Highway Don't Care"82Marianas Trench"Stutter"83Hedley"Kiss You Inside Out"84Down with Webster"One in a Million"85Kesha"C'Mon"86Michael Bublé"It's a Beautiful Day"87Hunter Hayes"I Want Crazy"88Imagine Dragons"It's Time"89Britney Spears"Work Bitch"90Lady Antebellum"Downtown"91Carly Rae Jepsen"Call Me Maybe"92Nicki Minaj"Va Va Voom"93Baauer"Harlem Shake"94Kelly Clarkson"People Like Us"95Blake Shelton"Sure Be Cool If You Did"96Luke Bryan"Crash My Party"97One Direction"Best Song Ever"98Drake"Started from the Bottom"99One Direction"Little Things"100Taylor Swift"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/canadian-hot-100 Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2013 Billboard 2017-07-19 Deaths January 7 – Kent Abbott, 32, rock musician (Grade)http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/grade_somehow_hollow_guitarist_kent_abbott_passes_away_at_age_32 Alternative Press | News | Grade/Somehow Hollow guitarist Kent Abbott passes away at age 32 Altpress.com 10 January 2013 2013-01-10 January 15 – Yuli Turovsky, 73, Russian-born conductor and cellist (I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra)https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/montreal-cellist-yuli-turovsky-dies-at-73-1.1409698?cmp=rss Montreal cellist Yuli Turovsky dies at 73 – Montreal – CBC News Cbc.ca 2013-01-15 2013-01-16 January 25 – Normand Corbeil, 56, composerVideo game, TV composer Normand Corbeil dies https://web.archive.org/web/20130131192055/http://news.msn.com/obits/video-game-tv-composer-normand-corbeil-dies 2013-01-31 . msn.com, January 28, 2013. March 6 – Stompin' Tom Connors, 77, country singer-songwriter"Stompin’ Tom Connors dies at age 77". Toronto Star, March 6, 2013. April 16 – Rita MacNeil, 68, country and folk singer-songwriter"Rita MacNeil dies at 68 after surgery; son says she had been planning summer concerts". Toronto Star, April 17, 2013. April 17 – George Beverly Shea, 104, gospel musicianGeorge Beverly Shea dies; sang with Billy Graham. USA Today, April 17, 2013. May 5 – Greg Quill, 66, Australian-born musician and music critic for the Toronto StarToronto Star entertainment columnist Greg Quill, dies. Toronto Star, May 5, 2013. May 8 – Bill Langstroth, 81, country music producer (Singalong Jubilee), inducted into Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame (2011).Country music producer Bill Langstroth dies at 81 https://web.archive.org/web/20140305232600/http://ca.news.yahoo.com/country-music-producer-bill-langstroth-dies-81-004411854.html March 5, 2014 . Yahoo! News Canada, May 8, 2013. June 2 – Mario Bernardi, 82, conductor of the National Arts Centre Orchestra"NAC Orchestra founding conductor Mario Bernardi dies". CBC News, June 3, 2013. June 3 – Chris Levoir, 31, singer and guitarist for The Mark InsideThe Mark Inside’s Chris Levoir dead at 31, cause as yet unknown . National Post, June 3, 2013. August 18 – Wes Dakus, 75, rock and rockabilly musician"Musician Wes Dakus was Edmonton’s answer to Elvis". The Globe and Mail, October 25, 2013. References 2 2012 in Canadian music Canadian music 2013 2014 in Canadian music