It’s Valentine’s Day and the CBC’s Jennifer Van Evra has thoughtfully compiled this Maple music collection to get us thinking about romantic interludes and loves past and present.
Meghan Patrick
Both artists are finding their groove on the rankings, with their respective tracks, “Safe Place To Break” and “Till I Get To Heaven.”
This week, rising Canadian country singers are swinging in on the Billboard Canadian Airplay charts.
Bowmanville, Ontario native Meghan Patrick debuts at No. 37 on Canada Country with “Safe Place To Break,” on the chart dated Feb. 7.
The uplifting country ballad is a vulnerable ode to her supportive partner, fellow country singer-songwriter Mitchell Tenpenny. Patrick’s tender yet soulful vocal performance carries the emotional weight of her heartfelt lyrics as she croons about finding solace, peace and strength in someone.
“You'rе the face of my saving grace / Yеah you're a safe place to break,” she sings on the emotionally-charged track.
Released in January, “Safe Place To Break” is one of six tracks added to 2024’s Golden Child. While the Juno-nominated album is one of healing and unpacking complex emotions, the deluxe edition and additional songs point to a happy ending as the singer-songwriter moves forward.
Patrick isn’t the only rising Canadian country singer hitting the charts.
Saskatchewan’s Kalsey Kulyk track “Till I Get To Heaven” debuts at No. 50 on the All-Format chart.
The singer-songwriter blends traditional country sensibilities with bright production in a boisterous manifesto about living life with no regrets, singing: “If my life is set on ten, let's take it to 11.” Kulyk’s spritely voice sounds like it was pulled from a dimly-lit jukebox at a dive bar, as she delivers each line with charm and twang.
“Till I Get To Heaven” was written by Kulyk in collaboration with songwriters Phil Barton and Liz Rose, the latter of whom Kulyk admired from a young age.
“When I was 17 years old I heard Taylor Swift on the radio for the first time and then immediately went and bought her first album,” Kulyk recalls. “The name that was beside all of my favourite songs on that album was Liz Rose.” A decade later, the pair teamed up with Barton to craft the boldly relatable song — and it has won over listeners.
It's a big week for country singers, charting even outside the country format. On the All-Format chart, fellow Saskatchewanian country singer Josh Stumpf arrives at No. 47 with “Nobody Roads.”
Winnipeg’s Boy Golden snags the second and only other debut this week — the singer’s seething hit “Suffer” enters Mainstream Rock at No. 40, but it's no stranger to the Canadian Airplay charts. The track has now hit 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Modern Rock chart. It's no wonder he was recently named one of Billboard Canada's rising artists to watch in 2026.
Meanwhile, on CHR/Top 40, Loud Luxury & Natalie Jane crack the top 10 with "UH OH!" rising 14-10. Ontario band The Glorious Sons climb to No. 3 on Mainstream Rock, with their hit "New Plan, while Hollerado's comeback single "What Killed Elvis Presley?” moves up the Modern Rock ranks from No. 10 to No. 7.
Everything remains the same at the top of the charts. Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” maintains the No. 1 spot on All-Format and AC, while newly-minted Grammy winner Olivia Dean keeps up her No. 1 placement with “Man I Need” on CHR/Top 40 and Hot AC.
Meanwhile, Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” and Three Days Grace’s “Kill Me Fast” score a second week at the top on Country and Mainstream Rock, respectively.
Check out the Billboard Canada Airplay charts here.
