Here is this week's Luminate Data Market Watch report which features Canadian music stats for the current week and YTD with comparisons to last year. This chart is published every Tuesday.
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Here is this week's Luminate Data Market Watch report which features Canadian music stats for the current week and YTD with comparisons to last year. This chart is published every Tuesday. The abbreviation "TEA" is a term used to describe the sale of music downloads or singles. A track equivalent album is equal to 10 tracks, or 10 songs.
Céline Dion
The Canadian music icon revealed a 10-track list on Spotify, which includes hits from Rihanna, Metallica, James Blunt and more.
Céline Dion's has range.
In a lighthearted Instagram video, the Canadian music has shared what she’s currently listening to.
"I'm Céline and this is what I've got on my playlist," she says, sporting a namesake sweater. "Just a little bit because there's too many artists, too many songs that I love so much.”
Dion kicks off with Rihanna’s “Love On The Brain,” joking that the song — which peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 back in 2017 — should’ve belonged to her.
“She did a great job, I love Rihanna so much, but it should've been mine,” she quips.
Then, Dion highlights singer-songwriter Lauren Daigle's "You Say,” passionately lip-syncing to the uplifting ballad, before moving on to R&B-soul track "Before I Go" by Guy Sebastian, emphasizing that the Australia-based artist is someone she “loves so much.”
She then asks: "Guy Sebastian, do you write songs for other people?" Sebastian has yet to respond to Dion’s query. The Aussie singer makes a second appearance on Dion’s playlist, with “Believer.”
The Quebec singer pivots to a completely different sound, showing off her inner rockstar as Metallica's "Until It Sleeps” came up on her playlist shuffle.
"Eddy, one of my twins, his favourite band is Metallica. I want to sing a Metallica song now," she says, basking in the heavy metal quartet’s 1996 hit, before doing an impression of frontman James Hetfield.
Switching gears, Dion marvels as James Blunt’s “You’re Beautiful” fills the room. The British singer-songwriter’s emotional, acoustic-driven ballad is one of Blunt’s biggest hits, though it never hit the charts in a major way.
“I can’t talk too much about James Blunt because I’m gonna start crying,” Dion says earnestly. “Can you write a song for me too, please?” she asks, as Blunt’s high-pitched vocals continue to soar. The singer gets a second mention on the list, as his 2019 track “Monsters” is also featured.
Ending on a high note, Dion wraps up her playlist rundown with “Stop This Flame,” an empowering track from U.K. singer Celeste.
Doing her own rendition of the song, Dion calls the singer “amazing and great,” and even suggests that the pair should collaborate. “C-C, two C’s together,” she says while interlocking her hands. “We can do something.”
While Dion has dealt with a string of health struggles and personal challenges, she ended the video on a hopeful note: “See you soon, okay?”
Other songs featured on Dion’s personal playlist include rapper Storzmy’s “Interlude” and adult contemporary singer John Farnham’s “Help.”
The playful clip follows Dion’s arrival on TikTok, joking that she had become cool.
Dion had been less visible over the past few years following her diagnosis with the neurological disorder stiff-person syndrome in 2022, which seriously affected her voice and caused uncontrolled tremors, forcing her to cancel a planned 2023-2024 world tour to focus on her health.
Now, she's embracing the spotlight again.
Listen to Dion's full playlist:
