Also this week: Alison Russell gives the keynote at the 37th Folk Alliance International conference in Montreal.
Also this week: Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" hits No. 1 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the first time.
Also this week: Remembering Jane McGarrigle, who managed her younger sisters' music careers from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s.
Also this week In Canada: Unison Fund launches a program for Canadian music workers affected by the Los Angeles fires.
Also this week: East Coast Music Association parts with its CEO and Lady Gaga And Bruno Mars score a No. 1.
Also this week: Charlotte Day Wilson preps for a "dream opportunity" in Toronto.
Also, Drake tells a live streamer to turn off a Weeknd song, saying "we're real 6ixers, we don't listen to that."
Also: three Canadians hitch a ride to Beyonce’s Grammy nominations for "Texas Hold ‘Em."
Also up north this week: Oak View Group expands its Canadian presence with a key new hire.
Also this week: Three Days Grace reunites with its original singer and Sum 41's Deryck Whibley accuses the band's former manager of sexual abuse.