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Billboard Canada 40 Under 40

Richard Trapunski, National Editor, Billboard Canada

Billboard Canada is celebrating the next generation of music industry leaders.

Billboard’s influential 40 Under 40 has long recognized the executives and innovators shaping the global music business. For the first time, Billboard Canada brings this recognition north of the border, spotlighting the next generation of leaders driving the country’s evolving music industry.


Welcome to the inaugural edition of Billboard Canada 40 Under 40. Creative visionaries, savvy marketers, boundary-pushing artist managers, cultural curators and live leaders highlight the list of young leaders pushing music forward.

Throughout, you’ll find wise words from the young leaders about the challenges they have overcome and the opportunities that motivate them most about Canadian music right now. It shows the ambition and talent that will define the future of the industry.

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Jessie Reyez at the SOCAN Awards in Toronto on Oct. 26, 2027.
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Jessie Reyez at the SOCAN Awards in Toronto on Oct. 26, 2027.

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Music News Digest: Jessie Reyez,  Maestro Fresh Wes Star at SOCAN Awards 2026

Also this week: Massey Hall launches new free showcase series In Rotation, CIMA leads a Canadian business mission to Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) and Juliann Kuchocki and more.

Last night (Oct. 26), almost 600 music creators, publishers, and industry leaders gathered at Rebel on the Toronto waterfront to celebrate the 36th SOCAN Awards.

This year's winners list was topped by globally renowned screen composer Andrew Lockington and superstar Drake, with five awards each. Though he was not there in person, Drake earned his sixth SOCAN songwriter of the year – performer award, along with four additional rap and R&B Music Awards, and Andrew Lockington won for screen composer of the year, and a most streamed film music award for Atlas, alongside honours for his work on the Taylor Sheridan series’ Landman, Mayor of Kingstown and Special Ops: Lioness.

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