At a special fan event in partnership with iHeartRadio Canada, The Beaches are announced as Billboard Canada’s Group of the Year and play three acoustic songs off their hit album Blame My Ex: “Shower Beer,” “What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Paranoid” and “Blame Brett.”

iHeartRadio Canada’s Shannon Burns interviews the Toronto band about funny stories from the road, learning to drive, and fully owning their identities.

Laurie Lee Boutet, manager of the Beaches, talks with iHeartRadio Canada and Billboard Canada about the women who have paved the way behind the scenes of the Canadian music industry, how she forged her own path, and why the breakout success of Blame My Ex was a labour of love from many talented women.

Billboard Canada’s Rising Star award winner LU KALA plays a stripped-back rendition of her empowering kiss-off anthem “Pretty Girl Era.”

Breakout pop artist LU KALA talks with iHeartRadio Canada and Billboard Canada about her pop idols, working with Katy Perry, and why a lack of media representation for plus-sized singers led her to channel her confidence early.

Allison Russell, Billboard Canada’s Breakthrough Artist of the Year, talks with iHeartRadio Canada’s Shannon Ella about why she makes a point of playing with all women and gender-diverse people on stage, her come-up in Montreal, and how she’s fighting for women’s rights in her adopted hometown of Nashville.