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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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President Donald Trump speaks in front of the American flag to the press as he departs the White House on May 12, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
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President Donald Trump speaks in front of the American flag to the press as he departs the White House on May 12, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

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"Gas is 12 trillion dollars a gallon and y'all on here playing around!" one person commented.

The Donald Trump administration is jumping in on the Drake album hype, with the White House sharing an edited version of the rapper’s new Iceman album cover that immediately drew backlash.

The White House shared its own rendering of the Iceman artwork on X on Friday (May 15) — the same day Drake dropped the LP alongside two other surprise albums, Maid of Honour and Habibti. The original cover features a man’s hand in a crystal Michael Jackson-esque glove, but in the White House’s edited version, that same hand holds a chain necklace with a “MAGA” pendant.

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