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A Shopping List Of Upcoming Maple Music Releases

We've created a list of new releases by homegrown stars, some instantly recognizable and a few on their way to becoming tomorrow's touring headliners, and, just for the fun of it, we've included a few retro and best-of collections that hit stores everywhere online and on main street in the next several months.

A Shopping List Of Upcoming Maple Music Releases

By FYI Staff

OK, so the headlines are screaming 'new releases' from Justin Timberlake, Cardi B and Ariana Grande in 2018, and a shopping list more of star talent that have either signed and sealed their next deal or have grand plans to wow fans sooner rather than later in the year. We've created a list of homegrown stars, some instantly recognizable and a few on their way to becoming tomorrow's touring headliners, and, just for the fun of it, we've included a few retro and best-of collections that hit stores everywhere online and on main street in the next several months.


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And don't believe for a moment that this is a complete list: Drake has been rambling on and releasing mixtapes that hint that he has new material to release whenever he feels the 'muse' come on; Carly Rae could well have another long-play out before the end of Q1, Celine Dion who knows? And the list goes on.

All release dates below are subject to change, and even the titles could be altered before you read this.

And, without further ado

Jan. 12 : Meghan Patrick - Country Music Made Me Do It  (Warner Music Canada)

Jan. 12 - Denny Doherty- Of All Things (Complete ABC/Dunhill Masters)

Jan. 12: Rush - Moving Pictures Live (vinyl - Anthem)

Jan. 19 - Bahamas, Earthtones (Brushfire/Republic/UMC)

Jan. 19Cadence Weapon S/T (eOne Music)

Jan. 19: Gord Bamford - Neon Smoke (Sony)

Jan. 19: TuneYards - I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life (4AD)

Jan. 19:  Anvil - Pounding the Pavement  (SPV/Steamhammer)

Jan. 19- Big Wreck - In Loving Memory Of (20th-anniversary edition, vinyl - Universal)

Jan. 26: The Jim Cuddy Band -Constellation (Warner)

Jan. 31:  Zaki Ibrahim - The Secret Life Of Planets (Sony)

Feb. 2: The Sheepdogs - Changing Colours (Warner)

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Feb. 2: Rhye - Blood  (Last Gang)

Feb. 2: Jann Arden - These Are The Days (Independent)

Feb. 16: Born Ruffians - Uncle, Duke & The Chief (Paper Bag)

Feb. 16: US Girls - In a Poem Unlimited (Royal Mountain / 4AD)

Feb. 16: Ought - Room Inside The World (Royal Mountain)

March 2: Suuns - Felt (Secret City)

March 9: Leonard Cohen, The Archives (6CD classic broadcast recordings set - Sony)

April 6: Young Galaxy - Down Time (Independent)

Kardinal Offishall - Kardinal Presents Celebrity Marauders (In Our Dreams/EMPIRE/Universal Music) - release date TBA

Our Lady Peace - Somethingness Volume 2 (Independent) - release date TBA

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Geneviève Côté of SOCAN, Jean-Pierre Ferland, Jaune collaborator Michel Robidoux and Polaris Events Manager Claire Dagenais
Polaris Music Prize

Jean-Pierre Ferland receiving the Polaris Heritage Prize in 2018 alongside Geneviève Côté of SOCAN (left), Jaune collaborator Michel Robidoux and Polaris Events Manager Claire Dagenais.

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