2011 in Canadian music

This is a summary of the year 2011 in the Canadian music industry.

February

 * February 11 – Indie rock band Immaculate Machine formally announce their breakup.

March

 * March 27 – The 2011 Juno Awards, the 40th annual ceremony.

June

 * June 16 – Preliminary 2011 Polaris Music Prize longlist is announced.

July

 * ChartAttack, a music website published by the longtime former Canadian music magazine Chart, suspends publication.

August

 * August 1 – Saskatoon band The Sheepdogs are announced as the winners of Rolling Stone's "Do You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star" competition for unsigned rock bands.

September

 * September 19 – Arcade Fire are announced as the winners of the 2011 Polaris Music Prize for their album The Suburbs.

November

 * November 1 – Canadian entertainment news website andPOP acquires ChartAttack, announcing plans to revive it with expanded video content.

Bands reformed

 * Death from Above 1979

Bands on hiatus

 * Secret and Whisper
 * Wolf Parade
 * You Say Party

Bands disbanded

 * Alexisonfire
 * Immaculate Machine
 * Mobile
 * Quo Vadis
 * The Stills

A

 * Adam and the Amethysts, Flickering Flashlight
 * Arkells, Michigan Left – October 18
 * Jann Arden, Uncover Me 2
 * Armistice, Armistice – February 15
 * Austra, Feel It Break

B

 * Jason Bajada, The Sound Your Life Makes
 * Jill Barber, Mischievous Moon – April 5
 * Justin Bieber, Under The Mistletoe
 * Matthew Barber, Matthew Barber
 * The Barr Brothers, The Barr Brothers
 * Bernice, What Was That
 * The Besnard Lakes, You Lived in the City
 * Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Kings and Queens
 * Braids, Native Speaker – January 18
 * Les Breastfeeders, Dans la gueule des jours
 * Michael Bublé, Christmas
 * Bruce Peninsula, Open Flames
 * Buck 65, 20 Odd Years – February 1
 * The Burning Hell, Flux Capacitor
 * Louise Burns, Mellow Drama

C

 * Kathryn Calder, Bright and Vivid – October 25
 * Jennifer Castle, Castlemusic
 * Cannon Bros., Firecracker/Cloudglow
 * Lou Canon, Lou Canon – May 10
 * George Canyon, Better Be Home Soon
 * Keshia Chanté, Night & Day – November 8
 * City and Colour, Little Hell – June 7
 * Code Pie, Love Meets Rage
 * Cœur de pirate, Blonde – November 8
 * Antoine Corriveau, Saint-Maurice/Logan
 * Cowboy Junkies, Demons – February 15
 * Jim Cuddy, Skyscraper Soul – September 27
 * Cuff the Duke, Morning Comes – October 4
 * Isabelle Cyr and Yves Marchand, Pays d'abondance

D

 * The Dardanelles, The Eastern Light
 * David Suzuki Foundation, Playlist for the Planet – March 22
 * Mark Davis, Eliminate the Toxins
 * The Dears, Degeneration Street – February 15
 * The Deep Dark Woods, The Place I Left Behind – August 2
 * Destroyer, Kaputt – January 25
 * Dinosaur Bones, My Divider
 * Dog Day, Deformer
 * Drake, Take Care – November 15
 * D-Sisive, Jonestown 2: Jimmy Go Bye Bye
 * Duchess Says, In a Fung Day T!

E

 * Fred Eaglesmith, 6 Volts
 * Elliott Brood, Days Into Years – September 27
 * Emerson Drive, Decade of Drive – February 8
 * Matt Epp and the Amorian Assembly, At Dawn – April 12

F

 * Feist, Metals – October 4
 * Christine Fellows, Femmes de chez nous – February 1

G

 * Galaxie, Tigre et diésel
 * Gatineau, Karaoke king
 * The Golden Seals, Increase the Sweetness
 * Jenn Grant, Honeymoon Punch – January 7
 * Great Aunt Ida, Nuclearize Me
 * Grey Kingdom, Eulogy of Her and Her and Her
 * Emm Gryner, Northern Gospel

H

 * Handsome Furs, Sound Kapital – June 28
 * Ron Hawkins, Straitjacket Love
 * Hey Rosetta!, Seeds – February 15
 * Rebekah Higgs, Odd Fellowship
 * Hooded Fang, Tosta Mista

I

 * Imaginary Cities, Temporary Resident

J

 * Jorane, Une Sorcière comme les autres
 * Junior Boys, It's All True

K

 * Kellarissa, Moon of Neptune – March 29
 * Koriass, Petites victoires
 * K-os, Muchmusic Presents: K-os Live – October 4

L

 * Avril Lavigne, Goodbye Lullaby – March 8
 * Salomé Leclerc, Sous les arbres
 * Library Voices, Summer of Lust
 * Lights, Siberia – October 4
 * Little Scream, The Golden Record – March 15
 * Rob Lutes and Rob MacDonald, Live
 * The Luyas, Too Beautiful to Work – February 22

M

 * Catherine MacLellan, Silhouette
 * Madison Violet, The Good in Goodbye
 * The Mahones, The Black Irish
 * Catherine Major, Le désert des solitudes
 * Kate Maki, Moonshine – May 24
 * Kate Maki and Frederick Squire, Calling It Quits/Crazy Tropical Survival Guide – March 22
 * Malajube, La Caverne – April 19
 * Dan Mangan, Oh Fortune – September 27
 * Jon McKiel, Confidence Lodge (March); Tonka War Cloud (October)
 * Memphis, Here Comes a City - March 8
 * Patrice Michaud, Le Triangle des Bermudes
 * Millimetrik, Around You; Influences
 * Miracle Fortress, Was I the Wave?
 * Monogrenade, Tantale
 * Katie Moore, Montebello – February 1
 * The Most Serene Republic, Pre Serene: Thee Oneironauts
 * Mother Mother, Eureka – March 15
 * Krista Muir, Between Atoms

N

 * New Country Rehab, New Country Rehab – January 11
 * Nickelback, Here and Now

O

 * Oh Susanna, Soon the Birds – April 19
 * Ohbijou, Metal Meets – September 27
 * One Hundred Dollars, Songs of Man
 * Lindi Ortega, Little Red Boots
 * Karim Ouellet, Plume

P

 * The Pack A.D., Unpersons
 * Papermaps, Papermaps
 * Joel Plaskett, EMERGENCYs, false alarms, shipwrecks, castaways, fragile creatures, special features, demons and demonstrations

R

 * Lee Reed, Emergency Broadcast
 * Amanda Rheaume, Light of Another Day
 * Robbie Robertson, How to Become Clairvoyant – April 5
 * JF Robitaille, Calendar
 * Daniel Romano, Sleep Beneath the Willow – April 5
 * The Rural Alberta Advantage, Departing – March 1

S

 * Sam Roberts Band, Collider – May 10
 * Sarahmée, Retox
 * SATE, (S)cream
 * Ron Sexsmith, Long Player Late Bloomer – March 1
 * Shotgun Jimmie, Transistor Sister
 * Simple Plan, Get Your Heart On! – June 17
 * Sloan, The Double Cross
 * Snailhouse, Sentimental Gentleman – May 24
 * Socalled, Sleepover – May 3
 * Samantha Savage Smith, Tough Cookie
 * Spring Breakup, It's Not You, it's Me
 * Frederick Squire, Frederick Squire Sings Shenandoah and Other Popular Hits – May 24
 * Stars, The Bedroom Demos
 * Colin Stetson, New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
 * Jeffery Straker, under the soles of my shoes
 * Sum 41, Screaming Bloody Murder – March 29
 * Sunparlour Players, Us Little Devils – October 18
 * Sweatshop Union, The Bill Murray EP – March 1

T

 * Tasseomancy, Ulalume – August 30
 * Theory of a Deadman, The Truth Is... - July 12
 * Thus Owls, Harbours
 * Timber Timbre, Creep on Creepin' On – April 5
 * Tire le coyote, Le Fleuve en huile
 * The Trews, Hope & Ruin – April 12
 * Al Tuck, Under Your Shadow
 * Kreesha Turner, Tropic Electric – November 15

V

 * Chad VanGaalen, Diaper Island – May 17
 * Various Artists, Have Not Been the Same – Vol. 1: Too Cool to Live, Too Smart to Die – November 15

W

 * The Wailin' Jennys, Bright Morning Stars
 * Bry Webb, Provider – November 15
 * Whitehorse (Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland), Whitehorse – August 30
 * Graham Wright, Shirts vs. Skins

Y

 * Ken Yates, The Backseat EP
 * Young Galaxy, Shapeshifting – February 8

Deaths

 * January 18 – Antonín Kubálek, classical pianist
 * February 11 – Bad News Brown, 33, rapper and harmonica player
 * March 22 – Victor Bouchard, pianist and composer
 * April 6 – John Bottomley, singer-songwriter
 * May 13 – Jack Richardson, record producer
 * May 28 – Alys Robi, jazz singer
 * June 9 – Claude Léveillée, 78, composer and chansonnier
 * June 23 – Gaye Delorme, guitarist
 * July 10 – Pierrette Alarie, opera singer
 * August 7 – Jiří Traxler, jazz pianist
 * December 22 – David Gold, heavy metal singer (Woods of Ypres)