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Olivia Rodrigo's 'Sour' Remains No. 1 In Its 5th Week

Following last week when four new releases entered the top ten, it is a light week for new entries.

Olivia Rodrigo's 'Sour' Remains No. 1 In Its 5th Week

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Following last week when four new releases entered the top ten, it is a light week for new entries.


Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour spends its fifth straight week at No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart, again picking up the highest on-demand streams and digital song downloads for the week.

Last week’s No. 2 album, Polo G’s Hall of Fame, holds at No. 2, The Weeknd’s Highlights and Justin Bieber’s Justice both move ahead one spot, to Nos. 3 and 4 respectively, and Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia skips 7-5.

The top new entry for the week belongs to African-American/Filipino-American singer-songwriter H.E.R.’s first full-length studio album, Back of My Mind, at No. 32. It is Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson’s highest charting release so far, surpassing the No. 58 peak of her self-titled compilation in 2018.

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For the third time in its five weeks of release, The Tragically Hip’s Saskadelphia picks up the highest album sales total.

– All data courtesy of SoundScan with additional detail provided by MRC Data's Paul Tuch.

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NMC’s partner, JB Music Therapy, delivering a music therapy session
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NMC’s partner, JB Music Therapy, delivering a music therapy session

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Music News Digest: National Muisc Centre and Artscan Circle Get Big Boosts for Music Therapy and Northern Indigenous Youth Workshop Initiatives

Also this week: MusicNL, Kitchener Blues Fest and other festival announcements.

The National Music Centre (NMC) is expanding its Music Therapy Initiative.

The announcement comes after a $500,000 five-year commitment from BMO. The program aims to bring the healing power of music therapy to more patients, families and communities across Canada thorugh evidence-based music therapy programs in hospitals and community health settings. Through a partnership with The Jim Pattison Foundation, BMO’s contribution will be matched dollar-for-dollar, amplifying the initiative’s reach and impact.

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