2011 in Canadian music

This is a summary of the year 2011 in the Canadian music industry. == Events == === February === February 11 – Indie rock band Immaculate Machine formally announce their breakup. === March === March 27 – The 2011 Juno Awards, the 40th annual ceremony. === June === June 16 – Preliminary 2011 Polaris Music Prize longlist is announced. === July === ChartAttack, a music website published by the longtime former Canadian music magazine Chart, suspends publication. === August === August 1 – Saskatoon band The Sheepdogs are announced as the winners of Rolling Stone's "Do You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star" competition for unsigned rock bands. === September === September 19 – Arcade Fire are announced as the winners of the 2011 Polaris Music Prize for their album The Suburbs. === November === November 1 – Canadian entertainment news website andPOP acquires ChartAttack, announcing plans to revive it with expanded video content. == Bands reformed == Death from Above 1979 == Bands on hiatus == Secret and Whisper Wolf Parade You Say Party == Bands disbanded == Alexisonfire Immaculate Machine Mobile Quo Vadis The Stills == Albums released == === A === Adam and the Amethysts, Flickering Flashlight Arkells, Michigan Left – October 18 Jann Arden, Uncover Me 2 Armistice, Armistice – February 15 Austra, Feel It Break === B === Jason Bajada, The Sound Your Life Makes Jill Barber, Mischievous Moon – April 5 Justin Bieber, Under The Mistletoe Matthew Barber, Matthew Barber The Barr Brothers, The Barr Brothers Bernice, What Was That The Besnard Lakes, You Lived in the City Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Kings and Queens Braids, Native Speaker – January 18 Les Breastfeeders, Dans la gueule des jours Michael Jerome Browne, The Road Is Dark Michael Bublé, Christmas Bruce Peninsula, Open Flames Buck 65, 20 Odd Years – February 1 T. Buckley, Roll On The Burning Hell, Flux Capacitor Louise Burns, Mellow Drama === C === Kathryn Calder, Bright and Vivid – October 25 Jennifer Castle, Castlemusic Cannon Bros., Firecracker/Cloudglow Lou Canon, Lou Canon – May 10 George Canyon, Better Be Home Soon Keshia Chanté, Night & Day – November 8 City and Colour, Little Hell – June 7 Code Pie, Love Meets Rage Cœur de pirate, Blonde – November 8 Antoine Corriveau, Saint-Maurice/Logan Cowboy Junkies, Demons – February 15 Jim Cuddy, Skyscraper Soul – September 27 Cuff the Duke, Morning Comes – October 4 Isabelle Cyr and Yves Marchand, Pays d'abondance === D === The Dardanelles, The Eastern Light David Suzuki Foundation, Playlist for the Planet – March 22 Mark Davis, Eliminate the Toxins The Dears, Degeneration Street – February 15 The Deep Dark Woods, The Place I Left Behind – August 2 Destroyer, Kaputt – January 25 Dinosaur Bones, My Divider Dog Day, Deformer Drake, Take Care – November 15 D-Sisive, Jonestown 2: Jimmy Go Bye Bye Duchess Says, In a Fung Day T! === E === Fred Eaglesmith, 6 Volts Elliott Brood, Days Into Years – September 27 Emerson Drive, Decade of Drive – February 8 Matt Epp and the Amorian Assembly, At Dawn – April 12 === F === Feist, Metals – October 4 Christine Fellows, Femmes de chez nous – February 1 === G === Galaxie, Tigre et diésel Gatineau, Karaoke king The Golden Seals, Increase the Sweetness Jenn Grant, Honeymoon Punch – January 7 Great Aunt Ida, Nuclearize Me Grey Kingdom, Eulogy of Her and Her and Her Emm Gryner, Northern Gospel === H === Handsome Furs, Sound Kapital – June 28 Ron Hawkins, Straitjacket Love Hey Rosetta!, Seeds – February 15 Rebekah Higgs, Odd Fellowship Hooded Fang, Tosta Mista === I === Imaginary Cities, Temporary Resident Brandon Isaak, Bluesman's Plea === J === Jorane, Une Sorcière comme les autres Junior Boys, It's All True === K === Kellarissa, Moon of Neptune – March 29 Koriass, Petites victoires K-os, Muchmusic Presents: K-os Live – October 4 === L === Avril Lavigne, Goodbye Lullaby – March 8 Salomé Leclerc, Sous les arbres Library Voices, Summer of Lust Lights, Siberia – October 4 Little Scream, The Golden Record – March 15 Rob Lutes and Rob MacDonald, Live The Luyas, Too Beautiful to Work – February 22 === M === Catherine MacLellan, Silhouette Madison Violet, The Good in Goodbye The Mahones, The Black Irish Catherine Major, Le désert des solitudes Kate Maki, Moonshine – May 24 Kate Maki and Frederick Squire, Calling It Quits/Crazy Tropical Survival Guide – March 22 Malajube, La Caverne – April 19 Dan Mangan, Oh Fortune – September 27 Jon McKiel, Confidence Lodge (March); Tonka War Cloud (October) Memphis, Here Comes a City - March 8 Patrice Michaud, Le Triangle des Bermudes Millimetrik, Around You; Influences Miracle Fortress, Was I the Wave? Monogrenade, Tantale Katie Moore, Montebello – February 1 The Most Serene Republic, Pre Serene: Thee Oneironauts Mother Mother, Eureka – March 15 Krista Muir, Between Atoms === N === New Country Rehab, New Country Rehab – January 11 Nickelback, Here and Now === O === Oh Susanna, Soon the Birds – April 19 Ohbijou, Metal Meets – September 27 Sea Oleena, Sleeplessness One Hundred Dollars, Songs of Man Lindi Ortega, Little Red Boots Karim Ouellet, Plume === P === The Pack A.D., Unpersons Papermaps, Papermaps Joel Plaskett, EMERGENCYs, false alarms, shipwrecks, castaways, fragile creatures, special features, demons and demonstrations === R === Rattlesnake Choir, Walkin' the Wire Lee Reed, Emergency Broadcast Amanda Rheaume, Light of Another Day Robbie Robertson, How to Become Clairvoyant – April 5 JF Robitaille, Calendar Daniel Romano, Sleep Beneath the Willow – April 5 The Rural Alberta Advantage, Departing – March 1 === S === Sam Roberts Band, Collider – May 10 Sarahmée, Retox SATE, (S)cream Ron Sexsmith, Long Player Late Bloomer – March 1 Shotgun Jimmie, Transistor Sister Silverstein, Rescue – April 26 Simple Plan, Get Your Heart On! – June 17 Sloan, The Double Cross Snailhouse, Sentimental Gentleman – May 24 Socalled, Sleepover – May 3 Samantha Savage Smith, Tough Cookie John Southworth, Spiritual War Cassette Tape Spring Breakup, It's Not You, it's Me Frederick Squire, Frederick Squire Sings Shenandoah and Other Popular Hits – May 24 Stars, The Bedroom Demos Colin Stetson, New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges Jeffery Straker, under the soles of my shoes Sum 41, Screaming Bloody Murder – March 29 Sunparlour Players, Us Little Devils – October 18 Sweatshop Union, The Bill Murray EP – March 1 === T === Tasseomancy, Ulalume – August 30 Theory of a Deadman, The Truth Is... - July 12 Thus Owls, Harbours Timber Timbre, Creep on Creepin' On – April 5 Tire le coyote, Le Fleuve en huile The Trews, Hope & Ruin – April 12 Al Tuck, Under Your Shadow Kreesha Turner, Tropic Electric – November 15 === V === Chad VanGaalen, Diaper Island – May 17 Various Artists, Have Not Been the Same – Vol. 1: Too Cool to Live, Too Smart to Die – November 15 === W === The Wailin' Jennys, Bright Morning Stars Bry Webb, Provider – November 15 Whitehorse (Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland), Whitehorse – August 30 Graham Wright, Shirts vs. Skins === Y === Ken Yates, The Backseat EP Young Galaxy, Shapeshifting – February 8 == Top hits on record == === Top 10 American albums === === Top 10 British albums === === Top 10 International albums === === Top 10 Singles === === Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List === == Deaths == January 18 – Antonín Kubálek, classical pianist February 11 – Bad News Brown, 33, rapper and harmonica player March 22 – Victor Bouchard, pianist and composer April 6 – John Bottomley, singer-songwriter May 13 – Jack Richardson, record producer May 28 – Alys Robi, jazz singer June 9 – Claude Léveillée, 78, composer and chansonnier June 23 – Gaye Delorme, guitarist July 10 – Pierrette Alarie, opera singer August 7 – Jiří Traxler, jazz pianist December 22 – David Gold, heavy metal singer (Woods of Ypres) == See also == 2010s in music 2011 in Canadian television == References ==