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2017 Was The Year Of The Weeknd On Canadian Radio

The Weeknd and Shawn Mendes top the list of Canadian airplay earners in 2017 and Nielsen Music reports that on-demand streams set a new record, surpassing 900M in the 2nd last week of the year.

2017 Was The Year Of The Weeknd On Canadian Radio

By FYI Staff

Top 10 Most Played Canadian artists


1
The Weeknd

2
Shawn Mendes

3
Hedley

4
Drake

5
Alessia Cara

6
Virginia to Vegas

7
Dallas Smith

8
Shawn Hook

9
Dean Brody

10
Serena Ryder

Worth Noting

As of Week 48, Audio On-Demand Streams up 75% over same period in 2016.

Week 48 was the first week since Nielsen Music began tracking streaming in Canada that audio on-demand streams surpassed the 900 million mark.

Streaming lifts help make up for the drops in physical and digital sales.

  • Albums w/TEA w/SEA On-Demand up 8%

  • Overall albums down 16%

  • Digital Tracks down 19%

Vinyl albums continued their upward growth, with a 22% YTD increase over the same period in 2016.

Vinyl sales have shown a year over year increase each year since 2011.

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Haviah Mighty Drops New 'Radical Acceptance' Anthem ‘OK!’ Ahead of Pride Toronto Performance

The upbeat track precedes the Toronto rapper's headlining slot at The Wellesley Stage on June 28, 2025

Rapper Haviah Mighty is kicking off summer with a new song, “OK!”

The Juno and Polaris Music Prize-winning artist’s release comes ahead of her headlining performance at The Wellesley Stage at Pride Toronto on Saturday, June 28 (details here).

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