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Shawn Mendes Single 'Why Why Why' Is Still The Hottest Radio Track in Canada

Former Hollerado leader Menno Versteeg is also making waves on radio with his solo song "Why We Run," while Canadian country singer Jamie Fontaine has a hot track with "Long Live Cool."

Shawn Mendes 'Why Why Why' music video

Shawn Mendes 'Why Why Why' music video

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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. 16. Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions company in parentheses.

This week, Shawn Mendes leads for the second week in a row with his new single "Why Why Why."


Top Downloads

  1. Shawn Mendes “Why Why Why” (Island/Universal)
  2. Jack White “That’s How I’m Feeling” (Third Man/Legacy/Sony)
  3. Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars “Die With A Smile” (Interscope/Universal)
  4. Myles Smith “Stargazing” (RCA/Sony)
  5. Kenny Chesney “Just To Say We Did” (Warner Nashville/Warner)
  6. Katy Perry “LIFETIMES” (Capitol/Universal)
  7. Quavo, Lenny Kravitz “FLY” (Quality Control/Motown/Universal)
  8. Ella Lang & Riley Green “you look like you love me” (SAWGOD/Columbia/Sony)
  9. The Killers “Bright Lights” (Island/Universal)
  10. The Smashing Pumpkins “Sighommi” (Martha’s Music/Thirty Tigers/Sony)

Top CanCon Downloads

  1. Jamie Fontaine “Long Live Cool” (Indie)
  2. Devon Cole “I Got You” (Arista/Sony)
  3. Matt Von “still in my heart” (Indie)
  4. Gordo & Drake “Sideways” (Ultra/You Are Hear Promo)
  5. Menno Versteeg “Why We Run” (Royal Mountain/Canvas Media Promo)
  6. Owen Riegling “Moonshines” (Universal)
  7. Japandroids “D&T” (Arts & Crafts/Canvas Media Promo)
  8. Allison Daniels “The Way You Are” (604/ADA/Warner)
  9. Frank Walker, Tyler Shaw, Flight School, GESES “Gravity (Flight School & GESES Remix)” (Palm Tree Crew JV/Frank Walker/Sony)
  10. Stephen Dowd Project “Heaven Won’t Wait” (Indie)

Most Active Indies

  1. Menno Versteeg “Why We Run” (Royal Mountain/Canvas Media Promo)
  2. Gordo & Drake “Sideways” (Ultra/You Are Hear Promo)
  3. Papa Roach and Carrie Underwood “Leave A Light On (Talk Away The Dark)” (New Noize/.Coady Promo)
  4. Matt Von “still in my heart” (Indie)
  5. Japandroids “D&T” (Arts & Crafts/Canvas Media Promo)
  6. Jamie Fontaine “Long Live Cool” (Indie)
  7. Falling In Reverse feat. Jelly Roll “All My Life” (Epitaph/Canvas Media Promo)
  8. Cold Creek County “Life Goes On” (Taylor Ent.)
  9. Stephen Dowd Project “Heaven Won’t Wait” (Indie)
  10. Classified “Amnesia” (Remix) (Half Life/Big Story/You Are Hear Promo)
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Madonna at The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, broadcasting live from the Peacock Theater on Sunday, September 27, 2026 on the CBS Television Network, and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+.
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Madonna at The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, broadcasting live from the Peacock Theater on Sunday, September 27, 2026 on the CBS Television Network, and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+.

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Madonna & Taylor Swift came into the night the top nominees, and they were also the biggest winners.

The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards took over LA on Sunday night (Sept. 27), and some of the biggest names in music gathered in the Peacock Theater to find out who would take home a Moon Person (or seven). Madonna was the telecast’s biggest winner, taking home seven prizes in total, including three onstage wins: artist of the year, best dance (her Confessions II short film) and best collaboration (“Bring Your Love” with Sabrina Carpenter).

The next big winner: Taylor Swift, who accepted the first-ever Artist Director Honors (before premiering her latest self-directed video, for her brand-new track “Patient Zero”) and returned to take home the final award of the night: video of the year for “The Fate of Ophelia”; she also won best direction for “Opalite.”

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