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Concerts

Ottawa Bluesfest Gets Shania Twain, Hozier, Turnstile, Kaytranada For 2025 Edition

One of Canada's biggest summer festivals will return to Lebreton Flats from July 10-20 this summer, with Lainey Wilson, Sean Paul, Def Leppard, Papa Roach and Green Day also headlining.

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Ottawa Bluesfest is bringing Canada's queen of country to the nation's capital.

Shania Twain will take the stage on July 13, one of the festival's seven headliners. Another country star, Lainey Wilson, will close out the first night of the festival, and legacy bands Green Day, Papa Roach and Def Leppard will bring some rowdy nostalgia to their sets.


Dancehall star Sean Paul, Montreal producer Kaytranada, Irish singer Hozier and Baltimore hardcore heroes Turnstile round out the list of headliners, making for an eclectic lineup with something for music fans of all kinds.

The festival returns to Lebreton Flats July 10-20.

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This year's lineup is looking a little less male-dominated — last year, the only headlining act fronted in part by women was Mother Mother — with The Linda Lindas set to support Green Day and Charlotte Day Wilson appearing before Hozier. (Per Book More Women, the 2024 lineup was 76% men and 24% women).

Also slated to perform are '90s alt-rock legends Pixies, Montreal dream poppers Men I Trust, Grammy-nominated blues artist Sue Foley, Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello and Hey Rosetta!'s Tim Baker. The Dead South, whose Danny Kenyon has faced allegations of sexual assault, will perform July 11.

Some of those headliners will also be making trips out east this year. Hozier is headlining PEI's Sommo Festival, while Lainey Wilson and Shania Twain are performing at Cavendish Beach Festival (both produced by Whitecap Entertainment).

Check out the full lineup below. Pre-sale starts Wednesday, February 26.

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Awards

Mustafa, Nemahsis, Saya Gray and More Nominated on Polaris Music Prize 2025 Short List

The winner of the award for Canadian album of the year will win $30,000 at the Massey Hall gala on September 16. Here's who made the list.

The Polaris Music Prize has unveiled the 10 albums on this year's short list. The list was voted on by a large pool of music critics, journalists and curators, to find the best Canadian album of the year based solely on artistic merit.

The $30,000 winner will be chosen by an 11-member grand jury and revealed at the Polaris concert and award ceremony at Massey Hall on September 16. That ceremony will also reveal the winner of the brand new SOCAN Polaris Song Prize as well as the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize winners.

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