2025 in Canadian music
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The following musical events and releases that happened in 2025 in Canada.
Dates TBA
- March - The East Coast Music Association faces backlash from some members over the sudden firing of its CEO and concerns from some over a lack of transparency.[1]
- March 7 - Following the controversy around singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie's long-claimed indigenous Canadian heritage, both the Juno Awards and the Polaris Music Prize revoke awards that she had previously won. She is also removed from the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.[2][3][4]
- March 30 - Tate McRae is the leading winner at the Juno Awards of 2025 where Anne Murray received a lifetime achievement award.[5][6][7]
- April 6 - 20th Canadian Folk Music Awards[8]
- May 13 - Jacob Lewis, a singer from Butlerville, Newfoundland and Labrador, wins the fifth season of Canada's Got Talent.[9]
- June 10 - Alongside the announcement of the initial longlist for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize, the Polaris committee and SOCAN announce the creation of a new prize for individual songs, replacing the former SOCAN Songwriting Prize. The main Polaris album prize also drops in value from $50,000 to $30,000.[10][11]
- September 13 - 2025 Canadian Country Music Association Awards[12][13]
- September 16 - Yves Jarvis wins the 2025 Polaris Music Prize for his album All Cylinders.[14][15] The new Polaris SOCAN Song Prize is won by Mustafa for "Gaza Is Calling", while the Heritage Prize is won by The Organ for Grab That Gun (public vote), and Jane Siberry for The Speckless Sky (jury vote).[16]