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Shawn Mendes Has This Week's Hottest New Radio Track in Canada

His new single "Why Why Why" is being added to many radio playlists, while up-and-coming Canadian singer-songwriter Billianne is also making noise with the infectious song "Crush."

Shawn Mendes

Shawn Mendes

Anthony Wilson

The following are tracks delivered to radio by digital distributor Yangaroo in Canada and broken down into three categories. Top Downloads and Top Canadian Downloads represent the most copied tracks in the week ending Aug. 9. Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions company in parentheses.

Top Downloads

  1. Shawn Mendes “Why Why Why” (Island/Universal)
  2. Jack White “That’s How I’m Feeling” (Third Man/Legacy/Sony)
  3. The Smashing Pumpkins “Sighommi” (Martha’s Music/Thirty Tigers/Sony)
  4. Katy Perry “LIFETIMES” (Capitol/Universal)
  5. Kenny Chesney “Just To Say We Did” (Warner Nashville/Warner)
  6. Halsey “Lucky” (Columbia/Sony)
  7. Billianne “Crush” (No Wonder/The Orchard/You Are Hear Promo)
  8. Quavo, Lenny Kravitz “FLY” (Quality Control/Motown/Universal)
  9. Sabrina Carpenter “Please Please Please” (Island/Universal)
  10. Isabel LaRosa “favorite” (Slumbo Labs/RCA/Sony)


Top CanCon Downloads

  1. Billianne “Crush” (No Wonder/The Orchard/You Are Hear Promo)
  2. Allison Daniels “The Way You Are” (604/ADA/Warner)
  3. Frank Walker “'Gravity' feat. Tyler Shaw” (Palm Tree/Sony)
  4. BBNO$ “It Boy” (BBNO$/You Are Hear Promo)
  5. Finger Eleven “Adrenaline” (Better Noise/Decker Promo)
  6. The Beaches “Takes One To Know One” (The Beaches/AWAL/Canvas Media Promo)
  7. MacKenzie Porter “Have Your Beer” (Big Loud)
  8. Aqyila “Most Wanted” (Sony)
  9. Sebastian Gaskin “Cherie Amour” (Ishkōdé Records/Universal)
  10. Classified “Amnesia (Remix)” (Half Life/Big Story/You Are Hear Promo)

Most Active Indies

  1. Billianne “Crush” (No Wonder/The Orchard/You Are Hear Promo)
  2. Classified “Amnesia (Remix)” (Half Life/Big Story/You Are Hear Promo)
  3. Jamie Fontaine “Long Live Cool” (Indie)
  4. The Wilderness “Strangers I Used To Love” (The Wilderness Band)
  5. BBNO$ “It Boy” (BBNO$/You Are Hear Promo)
  6. MacKenzie Porter “Have Your Beer” (Big Loud)
  7. NIIVA “Belladonna” (REVE MUSIC)
  8. Stella Standingbear “Paradise” (Stella Standingbear)
  9. Tracy Millar feat Duane Steele “Try Me” (Indie/L. Tutty Promo)
  10. Finger Eleven “Adrenaline” (Better Noise/Decker Promo)

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Kaytranada to Accept the Visionary Award at Billboard Canada 40 Under 40 2026
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Kaytranada

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Kaytranada to Accept the Visionary Award at Billboard Canada 40 Under 40 2026

Over the last decade, the Montreal DJ-producer has crafted one of dance music's most unique and widely acclaimed sounds, won international awards and embarked on record-breaking global tours. He will accept the special Billboard Canada 40 Under 40 honour at SOUNDSTAGE in Toronto Nov. 20.

Kaytranada is about to be recognized with a major honour: Billboard Canada's 2026 40 Under 40 Visionary Award.

The famed DJ-producer born in Haiti and raised in Montreal has become one of Canada's biggest musical success stories over the past decade. His signature sound has revolutionized the dance music world and landed him on some of the world's biggest tours. He's also become a trusted tastemaker, introducing the world to countless talented artists and often putting them together in pleasantly unexpected ways, while building inclusive community across the world.

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