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South Africa's Tyla Has This Week's Hot New Radio Hit in Canada

Also earning strong support is Vancouver's sinewy rhythmic Boslen and Jess Moskaluke's "White Christmas"

Tyla

Tyla

Annie Reid

The following are tracks delivered to radio by digital distributor DMDS/Yangaroo in Canada and broken down into three categories. Top Downloads and Top Canadian Downloads represent the most copied tracks in the week ending Dec. 1. Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions company in parentheses

Top Downloads:


  1. Tyla “Water” (FAX Records/Epic/Sony)
  2. Jess Moskaluke “White Christmas” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)
  3. Amir & Jason Derulo “Il y a” (Parlophone France/Warner)
  4. Boslen “Tell Me Why” (Chaos Club Digital/You Are Hear Promo)
  5. Shinedown “Happy X-Mas [War Is Over]” (Atlantic/Warner)
  6. The Prairie States “Christmas Time With You” (Universal)
  7. Mother Mother “Cry Christmas” (Warner)
  8. Brett Kissel “I Want A Massey Ferguson For Christmas” (Big Star Recordings)
  9. Pentatonix “Please Santa Please” (RCA Records/Sony)
  10. Justin Moore “This Is My Dirt Road” (Valory Music Co.)

Top CanCon Downloads:

  1. Jess Moskaluke “White Christmas” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)
  2. Boslen “Tell Me Why” (Chaos Club Digital/You Are Hear Promo)
  3. The Prairie States “Christmas Time With You” (Universal)
  4. Mother Mother “Cry Christmas” (Warner)
  5. Brett Kissel “I Want A Massey Ferguson For Christmas” (Big Star Recordings)
  6. Mother Mother “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” (Warner)
  7. Owen Riegling “Old Dirt Roads” (Universal)
  8. Tyler Shaw “Christmas All Over Again” (Sony)
  9. Hailey Benedict “Freeze” (Sakamoto/Warner/GPS Promo)
  10. Preston Pablo “Dance Alone” (Universal)

Most Active Indies:

  1. Jess Moskaluke “White Christmas” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)
  2. Boslen “Tell Me Why” (Chaos Club Digital/You Are Hear Promo)
  3. John Raays ft. Roc Scan “Moonlight In Paris” (Redroll Station)
  4. Thirty Seconds To Mars “Seasons” (Concord/You Are Hear Promo)
  5. Brett Kissel “I Want A Massey Ferguson For Christmas” (Big Star Recordings)
  6. Hailey Benedict “Freeze” (Sakamoto/Warner/GPS Promo)
  7. MacKenzie Porter “Bet You Break My Heart” (Big Loud)
  8. Lynne Taylor Donovan “Dear Santa” (Pacific Records)
  9. Clerel “Lemon Water (Ft. Zach Zoya)” (N.O.T.E.)
  10. Ian Phinney “Santa, Santa, Santa Claus” (Sonitus Records)
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Here’s Why ‘Shake It to the Max’ Was Deemed Ineligible at the 2026 Grammys — And Why Its Label Calls the Decision ‘Devoid of Any Common Sense’

Representatives from the Recording Academy and gamma. CEO Larry Jackson comment on one of this year's most shocking Grammy snubs.

Few phrases define the year in music and culture like Moliy’s scintillating directive to “shake it to the max.” The Ghanaian singer’s sultry voice reverberated across the globe, blending her own Afropop inclinations with Jamaican dancehall-informed production, courtesy of Miami-based duo Silent Addy and Disco Neil. Originally released in December 2024, Moliy’s breakthrough global crossover hit ascended to world domination, peaking at No. 6 on the Global 200, thanks to a remix featuring dancehall superstars Shenseea and Skillibeng. Simply put, “Max” soundtracked a seismic moment in African and Caribbean music in 2025.

Given its blockbuster success, “Shake It to the Max” was widely expected to be a frontrunner in several categories at the 2026 Grammys. In fact, had the song earned a nomination for either best African music performance or best global music performance, many forecasters anticipated a victory. So, when “Shake It to the Max” failed to appear on the final list of 2026 Grammy nominees in any category earlier this month (Nov. 7), listeners across the world were left scratching their heads — none more than gamma. CEO Larry Jackson.

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