BTS’ ARIRANG debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated April 4), scoring the reunited pop group its seventh leader. The set opens with 641,000 equivalent album units earned — the largest week for an album by a group since the chart began measuring by units in December 2014. Of that sum, 532,000 are in pure album sales (purchases of physical and digital albums), landing BTS the biggest sales week for an album by a group in more than a decade.
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ARIRANG follows BTS’ previous No. 1s Proof (2022), BE (2020), MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 (2020), MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONA (2019), Love Yourself ‘Answer’ (2018) and Love Yourself ‘Tear’ (2018).
Also in the top 10 of the latest Billboard 200 chart, Luke Combs captures his seventh top 10 set, as The Way I Am bows at No. 2.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 2,500 ad-supported or 1,000 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new April 4, 2026-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on March 31. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
Of ARIRANG’s 641,000 equivalent album units earned in the latest tracking week, pure album sales comprise 532,000 (the group’s biggest sales week ever; it debuts as BTS’ seventh No. 1 on Top Album Sales), SEA units comprise 95,000 (equaling 99.10 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs, BTS’ biggest streaming week ever for an album; it debuts at No. 1 on Top Streaming Albums) and TEA units comprise the remainder.
BTS claims the biggest week for an album by units earned since Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl debuted at No. 1 with an historic 4.002 million units on the Oct. 18, 2025-dated chart. BTS has the biggest week for any album by a group, by units, since the Billboard 200 began ranking by equivalent album units in December 2014.
By pure album sales (purchases of physical and digital download albums), BTS has the biggest sales week for any album since Showgirl started with 3.48 million copies sold. The last group to have a larger sales week was One Direction, with the debut week of Midnight Memories (547,000 sold, Dec. 14, 2013-dated chart).
ARIRANG’s first-week sales number was largely powered by physical sales (516,000) bolstered by its availability across 17 vinyl variants and nine CD editions, all of which have the same tracklist. (All contain collectible items such as photocards, stickers and posters.) Vinyl sales accounted for 208,000 — BTS’ best sales week on vinyl and the largest by a group in the modern era (since Luminate began electronically tracking sales in 1991). It’s also the sixth-largest vinyl sales week for an album in the modern era; Taylor Swift has the top five. The biggest week for a vinyl set in the modern era was registered by the opening week of Showgirl, with 1.334 million.
ARIRANG’s release date of March 20 was announced on Jan. 1, though its title was not revealed until Jan. 16. The album was ushered in alongside the global live Netflix special BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG on March 21. The set’s lead single, “SWIM,” was released simultaneously with the album, and the track’s music video premiered the same day. Later in the release week, BTS performed on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, on March 25 and 26.
Next month, the BTS WORLD TOUR ‘ARIRANG’ will launch on April 9 in Goyang, South Korea, and arrive in the United States on April 25 in Tampa, Fla. The trek will continue through the U.S. and Mexico through May 28, before heading overseas. The tour returns to the U.S. on Aug. 1 and is set to wrap its U.S./Canada dates Sept. 6 in Inglewood, Calif.
Luke Combs collects his seventh top 10-charted album on the Billboard 200, as The Way I Am arrives at No. 2 with 101,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, SEA units comprise 76,000 (equaling 77.66 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs; it debuts at No. 2 on Top Streaming Albums), album sales comprise 23,000 (it debuts at No. 2 on Top Album Sales) and TEA units comprise the rest.
The album was preceded by seven charted hits on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, three of which reached the top 10: “Back in the Saddle,” “Sleepless in a Hotel” and “Be by You.” All three have also reached the top 10 on the Country Airplay chart, with “Back in the Saddle” topping the list for two weeks in November.
The Way I Am adds to Combs’ top 10 total on the Billboard 200, following Fathers & Sons (No. 6 peak in 2024), Gettin’ Old (No. 4, 2023), Growin’ Up (No. 2, 2022), What You See Is What You Get (No. 1, 2019), The Prequel (No. 4, 2019) and This One’s for You (No. 4, 2018).
ARIRANG and The Way I Am are the only debuts in the top 10 on the latest Billboard 200. Of the eight remaining titles in the top 10, just one is not a former No. 1 (Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving at No. 6).
Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem falls 2-3 (76,000 equivalent album units earned, up 4%), Harry Styles’ Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. slips 1-4 in its third week (64,000, down 35%) and Don Toliver’s Octane rounds out the top five, rising 6-5 (55,000, down 2%).
Dean’s The Art of Loving climbs 7-6 (54,000 equivalent album units, down 2%), Bad Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS falls 5-7 (53,000, down 7%), Bruno Mars’ The Romantic is a non-mover at No. 8 (45,000, down 16%), Wallen’s One Thing at a Time rises 12-9 (38,000, up 7%) and the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack is steady at No. 10 (36,000, down 4%).
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.
Guns N’ Roses are back on stage with a world tour that kicked off on Saturday (March 28) at the Tecate Pa’l Norte festival in Monterrey, Mexico. There, the veteran hard rock band led by Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan performed for the first time their two new singles “Nothin’” and “Atlas” — a couple of lost gems from their 2008 album Chinese Democracy.
“It’s good to see you,” vocalist Axl Rose greeted the crowd in English at the Parque Fundidora in the border city, which had an estimated attendance of 100,000 people, according to the festival organizers. The American band’s performance, on the second day of the 14th edition of Tecate, opened with the 1987 classic “Welcome to the Jungle,” followed by a handful of songs that have captivated generations, such as “Mr. Brownstone” and “Bad Obsession.”
“Muchas gracias,” Rose thanked in Spanish before performing his hit covers of “Live and Let Die” by Paul McCartney & Wings and “Slither” by Velvet Revolver. During the performance, the singer spoke few words to the audience.
The setlist, which lasted more than 90 minutes, also included “Chinese Democracy,” “Pretty Tied Up,” “It’s So Easy,” “Yesterdays” and “Double Talkin’ Jive.” Additionally, Rose presented a version of Black Sabbath’s “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” as a tribute to the iconic, late musician Ozzy Osbourne, whom he surprisingly only got to meet last July during Sabbath’s final concert, “Back to the Beginning.”
Dressed in leather pants, a leather jacket and a black T-shirt, Rose seemed to make a greater effort to hit the high-pitched notes in some of the songs. Meanwhile, the mesmerizing riffs of guitarist Slash and the elegance of McKagan on bass captivated the audience. The current lineup of the Californian band also includes Richard Fortus as the second guitarist and Isaac Carpenter on drums. On Friday (March 27), a day before the tour began, the group announced on social media that keyboardist Melissa Reese would not participate in the tour due to “personal reasons.”
As Rose told the audience on Saturday, this was the first time they performed “Nothin’” live, a melancholic ballad reminiscent of GNR classics like “November Rain” and “Don’t Cry.” Meanwhile, “Atlas” — also debuted live on Saturday — is a straightforward rock track. These are the band’s latest independent releases, as they haven’t put out a new album since Chinese Democracy in 2008, a record that took almost 15 years to complete.
The show included a visual display on a pair of gigantic screens that featured robots with roses and guns, a clear nod to the band’s name, as well as elements from their classic album Appetite for Destruction, which will celebrate its 40th anniversary next year, and the Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II era.
Guns N’ Roses’ new world tour will include a series of concerts in North America during the summer, starting July 23 in Raleigh, North Carolina, at the Carter-Finley Stadium. With over 60 dates scheduled, the trek will take the veteran band to South America before heading to Europe in early spring and summer.
Here’s the complete setlist from Guns N’ Roses’ inaugural show at Mexico’s festival Tecate Pal Norte.
It was a big night for Tate McRae at the Juno Awards Gala in Hamilton, Ontario, Saturday night (Mar. 28). The singer won four awards, including many of the biggest ones, but she wasn’t there to celebrate.
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Now minted as a global pop phenomenon, McRae dominated the first night gala by winning in four major categories: single of the year (“Sports Car”), album of the year (So Close To What), artist of the year and pop album of the year. Along with such superstar nominees as Justin Bieber and The Weeknd, McRae was absent from the awards, presented at the Hamilton Convention Centre during a music industry dinner also streamed on CBC’s online channels.
All but four of the Junos up for grabs were handed out at the event, with tomorrow’s televised Juno Awards Broadcast from TD Coliseum seeing presentations in the categories of fan choice, breakthrough artist or group of the year, group of the year and contemporary R&B recording of the year.
Justin Bieber and The Weeknd are also absent from this year’s Junos. The latter was nominated for five awards this year, with four of them given out at the Saturday gala. If he won two, he would tie Anne Murray for most Junos of all time, but didn’t win any on this night. He remains second of all time with 22 wins.
R&B star Daniel Caesar won for songwriter of the year but was also not present to receive it. He will perform on the broadcast tomorrow night. Another notable winner on Saturday night included breakout artist Cameron Whitcomb, who won for country album of the year. He was not there either, but will also be a performer and nominee on Sunday night’s broadcast.
The First-Ever Latin Music Award and More Genre and Culture Categories
Another notable multiple winner on the night was rising Indigenous singer-songwriter Aysanabee, who earned the awards for alternative album of the year, for Edge Of The Earth, and contemporary Indigenous artist or group of the year.
In his speech for the latter category, Aysanabee said he promised himself if he won this category he would not submit again to make space for other artists. “So maybe you won’t see me again for a minute,” he said. “But I will still be coming for the white people awards,” he continued to laughter and applause.
A previous double Juno and a Latin Grammy winner, Alex Cuba is the first winner of a brand new category, Latin music recording of the year, for Indole. The category was implemented this year after an industry push to recognize the success of Latin artists in the country. A veteran of the Junos, he’s won two previous awards, in 2006 and 2008 for the then-named world music album of the year award. He also has four Latin Grammys. He now goes down in history as the first winner specifically for Latin music at the Junos.
Punjabi-Canadian stars Karan Aujla & Ikky won in the second year of the South Asian music recording of the year category for their collaboration, P-Pop Culture. Like Cuba, Aujla is a previous winner in a separate category, notably in the fan choice category in 2024, which showed the popularity of Punjabi music in Canada before the advent of the category. Aujla was unable to accept as he is on tour in India.
The Winners Share What Their Junos Mean To Them
Polaris Prize winner Debby Friday earned her first Juno, for dance recording of the year. She told the audience that her goal is “to tell the truth and make it beautiful.”
“I see the Junos as a Canadian royalty thing,” she said in a media conference after winning. “It brings a sense of acknowledgement from your industry that says ‘hey we’re listening.’”
One of three recipients of the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award this year, Vinny Cinquemani reflected upon his four decades as one of Canada’s most important agents and told the media he is optimistic about the state of live music in Canada, despite challenges posed by the economy. The co-president of Paquin Artists Agency was treated to a video tribute including words from Canadian giants including Michael Bublé, Jann Arden and Simple Plan.
“I’ve worked with Bryan Adams since his first album and his tour last year was his biggest in Canada yet. It was so successful we’re planning a tour of secondary markets.” He didn’t pull his punches on one hot topic: marked-up ticket resales. “Scalping is horrible,” he said. “It is taking away from the musicians and the fans.”
The other two recipients were recent Executive of the Week, ArtHaus founder Sandy Pandya and the late Al Mair, the founder of Attic Records who was a pivotal figure in the implementation of Canadian Content regulations. Referencing Aysanabee’s earlier speech, Pandya joked that she was happy to “take the white man’s award and give it to the women!” She gave an impassioned speech about the necessity of mental health support for artists, imagining a world where musicians automatically received health benefits.” In the media room, she added that “I love every bit of this industry, even the shitty bits.”
The head of Music Canada, Patrick Rogers, meanwhile, expressed optimism about the Canadian music industry, referencing the recent IFPI Global Music Report. “We are the world’s ninth largest market and third largest music exporter. We keep exporting because we have the best stuff in the world.” Rogers also stressed that “Our policies need to be more launchpads and less bomb shelters.”
Canadian hip-hop icon Maestro Fresh Wes won a Juno in a new category for him, children’s album of the year as Young Maestro. He noted that “apart from a special Juno, I hadn’t won a Juno Award since 1991. This album was inspired by my son, and us travelling from Toronto to St. John, New Brunswick. It shows that if you have ideas, don’t give up on them.” Referencing his change of genres, he jokes that “I’m trying to be the black Raffi.”
A very rare tie was recorded, in the adult alternative album of the year category, between singer-songwriters Begonia and Bahamas.”We’re both happy, everybody wins,” said Bahamas, while Begonia noted that “I’ve lost to him twice before in this category.” Bahamas hinted at a possible future collaboration.
The metal/hard music album of the year winners Despised Icon noted that “We often feel like underdogs, not getting much media coverage or radio play, so to get this validation from our country is great.”
The three winners of the rap single of the year category, Tobi, Saukrates and Jully Black, held court in entertaining fashion in the media room, and their mutual admiration was palpable. Describing the song’s genesis, Tobi recalled that “Don Mills, my producer, had the vision. After I made the song, it was like ‘let’s get Saukrates and Jully Black on the song,’ and that portal to the universe opened. I’m a spiritual guy, I feel energies. Hearing those different voices on a song immortalizes it. Sauks has a great baritone, and Jully’s voice is so powerful. I had chills.”
The Beaches were in high spirits after winning the rock album of the year awards. Referencing the big-name no-shows at The Junos, Eliza Enman-McDaniel expressed why they make sure to show up for the Canadian music industry.
“The Junos are always the highlights of the year for us,” she said. “It is amazing to be immersed in the Canadian music scene and we feel it’s very important to attend every year. It feels so good to be back from touring and celebrate 40 miles from home.”
The humanitarian award was presented to hard rock veterans Billy Talent. Frontman Ben Kowalewicz noted that their humanitarian journey started when they were teenagers, raising money for local food banks with their Billy Talent precurser Pezz. “We played our first show at our high school,” he said. “We believed in playing rock shows and doing some good. It’s a win-win.”
One of the higher profile attendees on Saturday was Canadian singer-songwriter icon Sarah McLachlan, who won the adult contemporary album of the year award for her comeback album Better Broken, which has put her back in the international spotlight over the last year.
“You don’t necessarily expect it,” she said. “I wasn’t sure I’d make another record, but I love it so much. Making it was exhilarating and fun.”
The Juno Awards broadcast airs live on CBC from Hamilton, Ontario’s TD Coliseum tomorrow night (Mar. 29).
Here were all the winners at the 2026 Juno Awards gala:
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Options Cameron Whitcomb (Atlantic*Warner)
Hate How You Look Josh Ross (Core Entertainment*Universal)
DAISIES Justin Bieber (Island/Def Jam*Universal)
WINNER: Sports car Tate McRae (RCA*Sony)
Cry For Me The Weeknd (XO/Republic*Universal)
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Hard Way Cameron Whitcomb (Atlantic*Warner)
Later Tonight Josh Ross (Core Entertainment*Universal)
SWAG II Justin Bieber (Island/Def Jam*Universal)
WINNER: So Close To What Tate McRae (RCA*Sony)
Hurry Up Tomorrow The Weeknd (XO/Republic*Universal)
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
bbno$ Independent* Broke/CMG
Daniel Caesar Hollace/Republic*Universal
Justin Bieber Island/Def Jam*Universal
WINNER: Tate McRae RCA*Sony
The Weeknd XO/Republic*Universal
POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
bbno$ bbno$ (Independent*Broke/CMG)
SWAG II Justin Bieber (Island/Def Jam*Universal)
7 Nelly Furtado (Nelstar/21 Entertainment*Universal)
WINNER: So Close To What Tate McRae (RCA*Sony)
Hurry Up Tomorrow The Weeknd XO/Republic*Universal
COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Let Your Horses Run Brett Kissel (Big Star*Universal)
WINNER: The Hard Way Cameron Whitcomb (Atlantic*Warner)
One Of Us James Barker Band (Universal)
Later Tonight Josh Ross (Core Entertainment*Universal)
Golden Child Meghan Patrick Riser (House*The Orchard)
ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Roll With The Punches Bryan Adams (Bad Records*Platoon/Y.E.S)
INERTIA grandson (XX*Create Music)
WINNER: No Hard Feelings The Beaches (AWAL)
Metro The Blue Stones (New Weapon*The Orchard)
The Damn Truth The Damn Truth (Spectra*The Orchard)
Alienation Three Days Grace (RCA*Sony)
ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
NU2U Nuela Charles (Independent*AWAL)
Conditions of Love Vol. 1 Rose Cousins (Nettwerk*F.A.B.)
WINNER: Better Broken Sarah McLachlan (Concord*Universal)
Rebuild Shawn Hook (Infinity*Vydia/Independent)
Believer Sister Ray (Royal Mountain*Universal)
ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Edge Of The Earth Aysanabee Ishkōdé*Universal
Who Will Look After The Dogs? PUP BMG*Universal
SAYA Saya Gray Dirty Hit*Virgin
SORRY, IT’S OVER The OBGMs BURN INDUSTRY*The Orchard
All Cylinders Yves Jarvis Next Door*Outside
SOUTH ASIAN MUSIC RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Afsos AP Dhillon & Anuv Jain (AP DHILLON/Republic*Universal)
WINNER: P-POP CULTURE Karan Aujla & Ikky (Warner)
Renaissance Raf Saperra & Ikky (Fatboy/Universal)
Supreme Shubh (Independent)
By Any Means Sukha (Sukha*Universal)
LATIN MUSIC RECORDING OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Índole Alex Cuba (Caracol* Fontana North/ONErpm)
BAILA Y CONFÍA Andy Rubal (MoonSun* Believe)
Vanity Isabella Lovestory (Giant Music)
La Belleza Lido Pimienta (ANTI-* Fontana North)
He Sanado Varias Cosas Mario Puglia (ABC Music)
ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
WINNER: My Second Last Album Bahamas (Barchords*Universal)
WINNER: Fantasy Life Begonia (Birthday Cake*Secretly Distribution)
Uh Oh Patrick Watson (Secret City*F.A.B.)
Let it Hiss The Barr Brothers (Secret City*F.A.B.)
Humanhood The Weather Station (Next Door*Outside)
RAP SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Mula feat. Big Sean Connor Price (Independent)
PURSUIT Freddie Dredd (Doomshop/RCA*Sony)
UNLIMITED feat. Playboi Carti NAV (XO/Republic*Universal)
DUMB SonReal & Snotty Nose Rez Kids (1851*Independent/GroupSpeed)
WINNER: Who’s Driving You? TOBi, Saukrates & Jully Black (Warner*ADA)
RAP ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE SPARROW ARDN (Amuseio)
About Time Connor Price (Independent)
Misery Loves Company NorthSideBenji (NRTHRN RECORDS*Virgin)
WINNER: DRY CRY SadBoi (LVRN*The Orchard)
ELEMENTS Vol. 2 TOBi (Warner*ADA)
TRADITIONAL R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Have A Baby (With Me) Daniel Caesar (Hollace/Republic*Universal)
**GOLIATH** Jessie Reyez (FMLY/Island*Universal)
WINNER: Say Yes Melanie Fiona (PUBLIC/COLTURE*Stem)
Formed Savannah Ré (Matrimony*ADA)
Reasons To Stay Tanika Charles (Unique Applause/Record Kicks*Secretly Distribution/Symphonic)
METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Heaven Let Them Die Counterparts (Pure Noise*The Orchard)
An Insatiable Violence Cryptopsy (Season of Mist*The Orchard)
WINNER: Shadow Work DESPISED ICON (Nuclear Blast*Believe/ADA)
Antibloom Silverstein (UNFD*FUGA)
A Pathway to the Moon Unreqvited (Independent*Believe/SPK)
DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Do What I Want Anna Sofia (Ultra*Sony)
Dominate CHYL (Ultra*Sony)
WINNER: Bet On Me Debby Friday (Royal Mountain*Universal)
i, sabotage Felix Cartal (Physical Presents*Fontana North)
Loving You Kideko & A-Trak (Ultra*Sony)
UNDERGROUND DANCE SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Cosmic Affliction (toi toi toi) AADJA (BPitch Control*Believe/The Orchard)
Main de Fer Annie-Claude Deschênes (Bonsound*Redeye)
Icarus F7 (Acting Press*Independent)
WINNER: Phantom Vibrations feat. Teddy Bryant Gene Tellem (Love Injection*!K7)
Yeah! Pacific Coliseum (Rhythm Section*!K7)
ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Channel 303 Cloverdale VIBRANCY*LabelWorx
The Starrr Of The Queen Of Life Debby Friday Royal Mountain*Universal
Bab El Mdina Didon Electrofone*Independent
WINNER: Shades of Meridian ÈBONY Turbo*!K7
Glow Up Korea Town Acid Groovy Lab*Independent
TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Battle At The Beach Bad Eagle (Hidden Lake*Independent)
WINNER: On The Move Bear Creek (Hidden Lake*Independent)
Me & You Manitou Mkwa Singers (Silverheels*Independent)
Anirniliit Suli Piunguałaq (Qamaniq*Independent)
Nakota Tayhunyabi YB Nakota (Independent)
CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Edge Of The Earth Aysanabee (Ishkōdé*Universal)
LOVECHILD Sebastian Gaskin (Ishkōdé*Universal)
Chapter 1 Shawnee Kish (Independent*Symphonic)
Siibii Siibii (Ishkōdé*Universal)
Sage My Soul Tia Wood (Sony)
FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Dogue Ariane Roy (La maison fauve*Universal)
On s’enverra des fleurs Fredz (Les Disques Nova*Believe)
Les amours de seconde main JF Pauzé (La Tribu*Believe/Propagande)
WINNER: Journal d’un Loup-Garou Lou-Adriane Cassidy (Bravo*Believe/F.A.B)
Dix chansons démodées pour ceux qui ont le cœur abîmé Pierre Lapointe (Audiogram*The Orchard/Sony)
GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Bab El Mdina Didon (Electrofone*Independent)
WINNER: Ghoyoum Kazdoura (Independent)
Future Village Kizaba Nuits (D’Afrique*Independent/Believe)
Legends PIQSIQ (Independent)
Rammana Salin (Independent*AWAL)
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO ARTIST)
Tchaikovsky: The Seasons Bruce Liu Deutsche Grammophon*Universal
Zaytoun Haitham Haidar Athene*Naxos
WINNER: Preludes by Chopin, Bach, Rachmaninoff, Messiaen, Górecki Jan Lisiecki (Deutsche Grammophon*Universal)
Awake and Dreaming Katherine Dowling Independent*Leaf/Naxos
Obsession Marie Nadeau-Tremblay ATMA*Universal
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SMALL ENSEMBLE)
Current: MISSING ATOM (Artists of the Opera MISSING), Timothy Long & The Continuum Ensemble Bright Shiny Things
Re/String CC Duo & collectif9 Leaf*Naxos
Vivaldi Les Quatres Nations (reconstruites) Ensemble Caprice ATMA*Naxos/Believe
WINNER: Kevin Lau: Kimiko’s Pearl Mariko Anraku, Conrad Chow, Ron Korb & Rachel Mercer (Bravo Niagra*Independent)
in an archipelago Standing Wave Independent
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (LARGE ENSEMBLE)
WINNER: Benedict Sheehan: Ukrainian War Requiem Axios Men’s Ensemble, The Tenors and Basses of Pro Coro Canada conducted by/dirigé par Michael Zaugg featuring John Tessier and Yuliia Zasimova (Cappella*Naxos)
Where Waters Meet Canadian Chamber Choir conducted by/dirigé par Julia Davids and Joel Tranquilla featuring Sherryl Sewepagaham Independent
Ichmouratov: The Ninth Wave, Viola Concerto No. 2, Cello Concerto No. 1 Les Violons du Roy conducted by/dirigé par Airat Ichmouratov featuring Elvira Misbakhova & Stéphane Tétreault ATMA*Universal
Haydn: Symphony No. 43 in E-Flat Major, Hob. I:43 “Mercury” & Symphony No. 49 in F Minor, Hob. I:49 “La passione” Tafelmusik conducted by/dirigé par Rachel Podger Independent
Stravinsky: Pulcinella, Le Baiser de la fée (Divertimento) Toronto Symphony Orchestra conducted by/dirigé par Gustavo Gimeno Harmonia Mundi
JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO)
City Lights Anthony D’Alessandro Independent
Kinda Out West Aretha Tillotson Bent River*Independent
Immersed Justin Gray IAN Records*Virgin
Deeper Down Nancy Walker Independent
WINNER: Crossing Paths Renee Rosnes (Smoke Sessions*The Orchard)
JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (GROUP)
Afrokando Alexis Baro Y la Big Band G-THREE*Kycker
CODE Red CODE Quartet Justin Time*Nettwerk/F.A.B
Are You Really Real Shuffle Demons Alma*Universal
Impact The Steve Holt Jazz Impact Quintet Independent
WINNER: East Meets West: Connections Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra (Chronograph)
VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Under the Lemon Tree Ale Nuñez Independent
Alex Samaras Meets Judy Garland Alex Samaras Independent
Seascape feat. Norma Winstone & Joe LaBarbera Atlantic Jazz Collective Alma*Universal
Caity Gyorgy with Strings Caity Gyorgy & Mark Limacher La Reserve*The Orchard
WINNER: Get Out of Town Laura Anglade (Justin Time*Nettwerk/F.A.B)
INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
WINNER: LOTUSLAND Aaron Paris (Independent*Too Lost)
The love it took to leave you Colin Stetson Envision*Believe
Ritual II Crown Lands Century Media*Sony
désert (deluxe) Jean-Michel Blais & Lara Somogyi Mercury KX*Universal
Le piano et le torrent Viviane Audet LABE*The Orchard/Sony
BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sing Pretty Blues Crystal Shawanda New Sun*Independent
Ooh Yeah! Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne Stony Plain*IDLA
The Medicine Miss Emily Gypsy Soul*FUGA
Answer the Call Secondhand Dreamcar Independent
WINNER: Hear My Heart Steve Marriner (Cordova Bay*Fontana North/Symphonic)
TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
I Lost My Heart On Friday Aerialists Independent
Gold and Coal Cassie and Maggie Independent
The Moon’s Daughter Heather MacIsaac Independent
WINNER: Heal The Divide Morgan Toney (Ishkōdé*Universal)
Folk Signals The Southern Residents Independent
CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Strange Trip Ahead Mariel Buckley (Birthday Cake*Secretly Distribution)
The Hammer & The Rose Matt Andersen Sonic*Warner
Purple Gas Noeline Hofmann La Honda*The Orchard
These Dark Canyons The Young Novelists Independent
Further From the Country William Prince Six Shooter*The Orchard
REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Ready For You Exco Levi & Kheilstone Kheilstone*ONErpm
Dagga Riddim Cypher Jojo You Made That, Yung 2nuff, Erin B, Topman Meeko, One Don & Enzooo Independent
Deh Yah Kirk Diamond Independent
WINNER: Welcome To Paradise Naomi Cowan (Dreamspace/7th C*ADA)
More Reggae (Funk It Up) Samora & Ammoye Staudenmann*Hapilos
CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Ari Cui Cui et les jeux d’rôles (Les contes classiques en musique) Ari Cui Cui Independent
Little Leaf Chris McKhool Independent* Fontana North
All the Earth Speaks Ginalina Independent
Hip Kids Music, Vol. 1 Hip Kids Music Independent
WINNER: Maestro Fresh Wes Presents: Young Maestro “Rhyme Travellers – Back to the Time Machine” Young Maestro Independent
COMEDY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Dragonflies Adam Christie (Independent)
Fish From the Jar Charlie Demers Comedy Here Often?*Warner
Dawud Dave Merheje Macaw Studios
homesick. Faris Hytiaa Independent
I’m Nervous Robby Hoffman Counterfeit Sounds
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
VULNERABLE TOO Bridge Music Universal
Outlaw Gospel collect.assembly Independent
the light that leads to YOU Elenee Independent*Wings Music
WHERE THE HEART IS Kofi Dartey Universal
WINNER: Jubilate Ryan Ofei (Independent*Believe)
ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR
Jérôme Beaulieu (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Etienne Bonneville (Designer/Concepteur), Chris de Muri (Illustrator/Illustrateur) Alina Herta (Photographer/Photographe)
Beat Bouquet – Misc Spectacles Bonzaï*Believe/Propagande
WINNER: Kevin Moore (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Kyle Joinson (Photographer/Photographe) – Tsunami Sea – Spiritbox (BMG*Universal)
Logan Dane Morrison (Art Director/Directeur artistique)
The Hard Way – Cameron Whitcomb Atlantic*Warner
Mykael Nelson (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Nicolas Lemieux (Designer/Concepteur), Liliane Jodoin (Illustrator/Illustrateur) & Felipe Arriagada (Illustrator/Illustrateur)
Bambini Symphonique – Alain Trudel and Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal GSI
Win Butler (Art Director/Directeur artistique) Catherine Lepage (Designer/Conceptrice), Simon Rivest (Designer/Concepteur)
Pink Elephant – Arcade Fire Columbia*Sony
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Bellatores Adrian Villagomez Apashe & Vladimir Cauchemar Lokomotiv*Virgin
DRIVING Adrian Villagomez Eddie Benjamin Epic*Sony
WINNER: luther Karena Evans Kendrick Lamar & SZA (Interscope*Universal)
OK! Shiraz Haviah Mighty Independent*Foundation Media
Listen2me Winston Hacking Foxwarren Arts & Crafts*Universal
JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Cirkut
“APT.” – co-producer/co-producteur Bruno Mars, Omer Fedi & Rogét Chahayed
APT. – ROSÉ & Bruno Mars Atlantic*Warner
“Abracadabra” – co-producer/co-producteur Andrew Watt & Lady Gaga
MAYHEM – Lady Gaga Interscope*Universal
“Disease” – co-producer/co-producteur Andrew Watt & Lady Gaga
MAYHEM – Lady Gaga Interscope*Universal
“A Little More” – co-producer/co-producteur Blake Slatkin & Ed Sheeran
A Little More – Ed Sheeran Atlantic*Universal
“IT girl” – co-producer/co-producteur Lostboy
IT girl – JADE Sony
“AEOMG” – co-producer/co-producteur M-Phazes
Why Not More? – Coco Jones Def Jam*Universal
Greg Wells
“Dancing Through Life” – co-producer/co-producteur Stephen Schwartz & Stephen Oremus
Wicked: The Soundtrack – Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo & Wicked Movie Cast Republic*Universal
“Defying Gravity” – co-producer/co-producteur Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Oremus
Wicked: The Soundtrack – Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo & Wicked Movie Cast Republic*Universal
“No One Mourns The Wicked” – co-producer/co-producteur Stephen Schwartz & Stephen Oremus
Wicked: The Soundtrack – Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo & Wicked Movie Cast Republic*Universal
“Popular” – co-producer/co-producteur Stephen Schwartz & Stephen Oremus
Wicked: The Soundtrack – Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo & Wicked Movie Cast Republic*Universal
“The Wizard and I” – co-producer/co-producteur Stephen Schwartz & Stephen Oremus
Wicked: The Soundtrack – Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo & Wicked Movie Cast Republic*Universal
“What Is This Feeling?” – co-producer/co-producteur Stephen Schwartz & Stephen Oremus
Wicked: The Soundtrack – Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo & Wicked Movie Cast Republic*Universal
Gus van Go
“Killed For Sport” – co-producer/co-producteur Baby Nova & Lowell
Killed For Sport – Baby Nova APG*Universal
“Can I Call You in the Morning?” – co-producer/co-producteur Lowell
No Hard Feelings – The Beaches AWAL
“Did I Say Too Much” – co-producer/co-producteur Sam Willows
No Hard Feelings – The Beaches AWAL
“Last Girls At The Party” – co-producer/co-producteur Aidan Hogg & Georgia Filpo
No Hard Feelings – The Beaches AWAL
“Fine, Let’s Get Married” – co-producer/co-producteur Lowell
No Hard Feelings – The Beaches AWAL
“Too Pretty For Buffalo” – co-producer/co-producteur Baby Nova & Lowell
Too Pretty For Buffalo – Baby Nova APG*Universal
Joel Stouffer
“BODY”
BODY – Shawn Desman & Jamie Fine Wax*Universal
“How to Sing for Money” – co-producer/co-producteur Corey LeRue
HOW TO SING FOR MONEY – Maggie Andrew Independent*Warner
“Lie” – co-producer/co-producteur Shawn Hook
Rebuild – Shawn Hook Infinity*Universal
“Revelation” – co-producer/co-producteur The Knocks
Revelation – The Knocks & Dragonette Neon Gold*Virgin
“Talk About Me”
Talk About Me – Tedy Sony
“Anyways How You Been?”
Was I(t) Worth It? – Sofia Camara 21 Entertainment*Universal
Karen Kosowski
“Feels Like Christmas”
Feels Like Christmas – Mickey Guyton MCA Nashville*Universal
“Sugar Cookie”
Feels Like Christmas – Mickey Guyton MCA Nashville*Universal
“Blood From a Stone”
Golden Child – Meghan Patrick Riser House*The Orchard
“Stoned Alone feat. Caitlyn Smith”
Golden Child – Meghan Patrick Riser House*The Orchard
“Jessica, Jezebel”
Jessica, Jezebel – Meghan Patrick Riser House*The Orchard
“You Don’t Know Me At All”
You Don’t Know Me At All – Mickey Guyton Capitol Nashville*Universal
RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Jason Dufour
“Home (Phillip’s Version)”
Home (Phillip’s Version) – Phillip Phillips Independent
“Blue Sky Mystery feat. Filter”
Last Night on Earth – Finger Eleven Better Noise
John ‘Beetle’ Bailey
“All I See feat. CUBE”
All I See – Molly Johnson Universal
“Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em”
Crashbox – Monkey House Alma*Universal
L Stu Young
“..THUS IS WHY ( I DON’T SPRING FOR LOVE )”
SAYA – Saya Gray Dirty Hit*Virgin/Universal
“LIE DOWN..”
SAYA – Saya Gray Dirty Hit*Virgin/Universal
Serban Ghenea
“The Fate of Ophelia”
The Life of a Showgirl – Taylor Swift Republic*Universal
“That’s So True”
The Secret of Us – Gracie Abrams Interscope*Universal
WINNER: Shawn Everett
“12 to 12”
12 to 12 – sombr Warner
“End of the World”
Something Beautiful – Miley Cyrus Columbia*Sony
CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Cloud Path Amy Brandon (Leaf*Naxos)
The Laws of Nature Andrew Staniland Leaf*Naxos
Kevin Lau: Kimiko’s Pearl Kevin Lau Bravo Niagara*Independent
Linda Catlin Smith: The Complete Piano Solos (1989-2023) Vol. 1 – The Plains Linda Catlin Smith Redshift
Music for Body-Without-Organs Nicole Lizée ATMA*Universal
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Ashton Simmonds (Daniel Caesar)
PUBLISHER: Warner Chappell Music Canada
“Call On Me” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Eric Donaldson, Isaac Stalling, Jordan Evans, Matthew Burnett & Rami Dawod
Son of Spergy – Daniel Caesar Hollace/Republic*Universal
“Moon feat. Bon Iver” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Dylan Wiggins, Isaac Stalling, Justin Vernon, Matthew Burnett, Rami Dawod & Simon Axel Hessman
Son of Spergy – Bon Iver and Daniel Caesar Hollace/Republic*Universal
“Who Knows” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Alex O’Connor, Dylan Wiggins, Justin Vernon, Matthew Burnett, Mustafa Ahmed & Romil Hemnani
Son of Spergy – Daniel Caesar Hollace/Republic*Universal
Jessie Reyez
PUBLISHER: FMLY Inc./BMG Rights Management
“**CUDN’T B ME**”
PAID IN MEMORIES – Jessie Reyez FMLY/Island*Universal
“**GOLIATH**” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Gamal Kosh Lewis, Jeff Gitelman, Jordan K. Johnson & Stefan Johnson
PAID IN MEMORIES – Jessie Reyez FMLY/Island*Universal
“Ocean” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs BURNS & Calvin Harris
Ocean – Calvin Harris & Jessie Reyez Columbia*Sony
Justin Bieber
PUBLISHER: Bieber Time Canada/Universal Music Publishing
“DAISIES” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Carter Lang, Daniel Chetrit, Dijon Duenas, Dylan Wiggins, Eddie Benjamin, Tobias Jesso Jr. & Michael Gordon
SWAG II – Justin Bieber Island/Def Jam*Universal
“SPEED DEMON” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Carter Lang, Daniel Chetrit, Dylan Wiggins, Eddie Benjamin, Jackson Lee Morgan & Tobias Jesso Jr.
SWAG II – Justin Bieber Island/Def Jam*Universal
“YUKON” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Carter Lang, David White, Daniel Chetrit, Dijon Duenas, Dylan Wiggins, John Madara, Kejuan Waliek Muchita, Marshall Mathers, Robert M. Crawford & Tauheed Epps
SWAG II – Justin Bieber Island/Def Jam*Universal
Tate McRae
PUBLISHER: T8 Entertainment Inc. administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada.
“Purple lace bra” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Amy Allen & Emile Haynie
So Close To What – Tate McRae RCA*Sony
“Revolving door” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Grant Boutin, Julia Michaels & Ryan Tedder
So Close To What – Tate McRae RCA*Sony
“Sports car” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Grant Boutin, Julia Michaels & Ryan Tedder
So Close To What – Tate McRae RCA*Sony
The Beaches
PUBLISHER: Arts & Crafts Music Publishing
“Can I Call You in the Morning?” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Gus Van Go & Elizabeth Lowell Boland
No Hard Feelings – The Beaches AWAL
“Did I Say Too Much” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Karah McGillivray, Gus Van Go, Sam Willows & Zale Epstein
No Hard Feelings – The Beaches AWAL
“Lesbian Of The Year” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Sam Willows & Zale Epstein
No Hard Feelings – The Beaches AWAL
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (NON-PERFORMER)
Elizabeth Lowell Boland
PUBLISHER: Artist Publishing Group West/Kobalt Music Services
“World’s Smallest Violin” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Amanda Ava Koci, Arthur Remond, Hamid Bashir, Kyle Buckley & LOLO
Don’t Click Play – Ava Max Atlantic*Warner
“Girls Like You” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Donny Bravo, Michael Wise, Nathan Ferraro & Sofia Camara
Hard To Love – Sofia Camara 21 Entertainment*Universal
“Too Pretty For Buffalo” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Gus Van Go & Kayleigh O’Connor
Too Pretty For Buffalo – Baby Nova APG*Atlantic
Hayley Gene Penner
PUBLISHER: Hayl Songs/Downtown Music Publishing
“Small Hands feat. Raiche” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Eren Cannata, Jaten Dimsdale, Jett Gitelman & Skyler Stonestreet
I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy – Teddy Swims Warner*Downtown Music
“West End Girl” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Alessandro Bruccellati, Blue May & Lily Cooper
West End Girl – Lily Allen BMG
“Woman Of Faces” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Jamie Hartman, Celeste, KIDDO & Matt Maltese
Woman Of Faces – Celeste Polydor*Reservoir
Mustafa
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
“Rearrange My World” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Alexander O’Conner, Ashton Simmonds & Devonte Hynes
Rearrange My World – Daniel Caesar & Rex Orange County Hollace/Republic*Universal
“Have A Baby (With Me)” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Bobby Dixon, Ashton Simmons, Bradley Brown, Dalton Brown, Dave Richards, Jordan Evans, Les McCan, Miguel Orlando Collins, Paul Heaton & Teo Halm
Son Of Spergy – Daniel Caesar Hollace/Republic*Universal
“There’s a Field (That’s Only Yours)” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Alexander O’Conner & Ashton Simmonds
There’s a Field (That’s Only Yours) – Daniel Caesar & Rex Orange County Hollace/Republic*Universal
Nathan Ferraro
PUBLISHER: Warner Chappell Music Canada
“After You feat. FAANGS” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Mikkel Cox, Christophe Dalla-Ca, David Guetta, FAANGS, Feli Ferraro, Heavy Mellow, Olivier Giacamotto & Tobias Frederiksen
After You feat. FAANGS – David Guetta, Kiko & Olivier Giacomotto Independent
“Girls Like You” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Donny Bravo, Michael Wise, Elizabeth Lowell Boland & Sofia Camara
Hard To Love – Sofia Camara Universal
“Parking Lot” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Sofia Camara, Elizabeth Lowell Boland & Mike Wise
Hard To Love – Sofia Camara Universal
WINNER: Tobias Jesso Jr.
PUBLISHER: Universal Music Publishing Group
“La Yugular” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs David Rodriguez, Dylan Wiggins, Elliot Kozel, Noah Goldstein & Rosalia
LUX – ROSALÍA Columbia*Sony
“DAISIES” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Carter Lang, Daniel Chetrit, Dijon Duenas, Dylan Wiggins, Eddie Benjamin, Justin Bieber & Michael Gordon
SWAG II – Justin Bieber Island/Def Jam*Universal
“Man I Need” – co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Olivia Dean & Zachary Nahome
The Art of Loving – Olivia Dean PLG/Capitol*Universal
This story originally appeared on Billboard Canada.
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“You know what season it is,” Ye boasts on Bully track “King.” Yeah, Yeezy season has returned, but it feels different this time around for the mercurial artist born Kanye West.
A typical Kanye album rollout is filled with noise feeding the machine and algorithm, but now that chaos has turned to radio silence. It’s about time the music became the sole focus, as antics have muddied the waters and served as a distraction from his work in the past.
West’s first solo album in more than four years also comes with a brand-new label partnership with Gamma. Ye reunited with an old friend, Larry Jackson, who serves as the independent label’s founder, as they go back to Jackson’s time working as an executive at Apple Music in the mid-2010s.
At this point, no Ye album arrives on the traditional midnight ET release schedule, keeping fans on edge as they repeatedly refresh streaming services. Bully finally hit DSPs early Saturday (March 28), following Thursday night’s (March 26) listening parties across the U.S. (Ye attended L.A.’s).
Bully is more polished and cohesive than his work in recent years. Ye limited the half-baked ideas and unfinished tracks, thankfully threw away the AI-slop vocals and got back to his roots by chopping up soulful samples on the production side.
It’s a versatile crew of collaborators joining West on Bully, including underground rap favorite Nine Vicious, the legendary CeeLo Green, frequent collaborators like Travis Scott, Don Toliver, Vultures running mate Ty Dolla $ign, Peso Pluma and Ye’s music director André Troutman, who helped steer the ship for Bully‘s sonic direction.
Ye is still working his way back from the damaging string of antisemitic remarks and turbulent behavior that persisted over the course of the last few years. He’s met with rabbis and taken out full-page ads in The Wall Street Journal to apologize to the Jewish and Black communities for his actions, as he seeks forgiveness and looks to be entering a new chapter of life.
Pulling on a mix of Yeezy eras with one eye toward the future, Bully‘s arrival is a step in the right direction for Ye. Bully funnels into a pair of comeback concerts at SoFi Stadium set for April 1 and April 3, which will serve as West’s first U.S. stadium shows in nearly five years.
Here are all 18 tracks from Bully ranked.