2020 in Canadian music

The following musical events and releases that happened in 2020 in Canada.

Events

 * April 4 – 15th Canadian Folk Music Awards are announced online following the cancellation of the ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic
 * May – Prism Prize
 * June 15 – Preliminary longlist for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize is announced
 * June 29 – Juno Awards of 2020 are announced online following the cancellation of the original March 15 ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic
 * July – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize announced
 * August 5 – SOCAN Songwriting Prize winners announced
 * October 19 – Backxwash wins the 2020 Polaris Music Prize for the album God Has Nothing to Do With This Leave Him Out of It.
 * November 1 – 42nd Felix Awards

#

 * 2Frères, À tous les vents
 * 88Glam, New Mania – June 26

A

 * Allie X, Cape God – February 21
 * Don Amero, The Next Chapter – September 25
 * Ammoye, I Am Love
 * Tafari Anthony, The Way You See Me
 * Arkells, Campfire Chords – August 20
 * Tenille Arts, Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between – January 10
 * Aquakultre, Legacy – May 8
 * Aquakultre and Uncle Fester, Bleeding Gums Murphy – October 9
 * Art of Time Ensemble, Ain't Got Long
 * Rich Aucoin, United States – September 18
 * Austra, Hirudin – May 1

B

 * Backxwash, God Has Nothing to Do With This Leave Him Out of It
 * Badge Époque Ensemble, Self-Help
 * Bahamas, Sad Hunk – October 9
 * Jason Bajada, Elizabeth
 * Tim Baker, Survivors – July 10
 * Jill Barber, Entre nous
 * Gary Beals, Bleed My Truth – October 23
 * Daniel Bélanger, Travelling – October 2
 * Belinda (Lisa LeBlanc), It's Not a Game, It's a Lifestyle
 * Beòlach, All Hands
 * Beyries, Encounter
 * Laila Biali, Out of Dust
 * Justin Bieber, Changes – February 14
 * Billy Talent, TBA
 * The Birthday Massacre, Diamonds – March 27
 * Forest Blakk, Sideways
 * Bob Moses, Desire (EP) – August 28
 * Will Bonness, Change of Plans
 * Born Ruffians, JUICE – April 3
 * Braids, Shadow Offering – June 19
 * Dean Brody, Boys – November 18
 * Bruce Peninsula, No Earthly Sound – April 17
 * Roxane Bruneau, Acrophobie
 * Basia Bulat, Are You in Love? – March 27

C

 * Shawna Cain, The Way
 * Lou Canon, Audomatic Body
 * Caribou, Suddenly – February 28
 * Carys, To Anyone Like Me
 * Casey MQ, babycasey
 * Jennifer Castle, Monarch Season – October 16
 * Cindy Lee, What's Tonight to Eternity
 * Cindy Lee, Cat o' Nine Tails
 * Clairmont the Second, It's Not How It Sounds – July 10
 * Classified, Time – September 25
 * Louis-Jean Cormier, Quand la nuit tombe
 * Rose Cousins, Bravado – February 21
 * CRi, Juvenile
 * Crown Lands, Crown Lands
 * Crown Lands, Wayward Flyers Vol. 1

D

 * The Darcys, Fear & Loneliness – November 13
 * Sophie Day, Clémence
 * The Dears, Lovers Rock – May 15
 * Helena Deland, Someone New – October 16
 * Destroyer, Have We Met – January 31
 * Dizzy, The Sun and Her Scorch
 * Dog Day, Present
 * Gord Downie, Away Is Mine – October 16
 * Alan Doyle, Rough Side Out – February 14
 * Drake, Dark Lane Demo Tapes – May 1
 * Dvsn, A Muse in Her Feelings – April 17

E

 * Fred Eaglesmith and Tif Ginn, Alive
 * Jade Eagleson, Jade Eagleson – July 24
 * Kathleen Edwards, Total Freedom – August 14
 * Elephant Stone, Hollow – February 14
 * Lindsay Ell, Heart Theory – August 14
 * Elliott Brood, Keeper – September 18
 * Emanuel, Alt Therapy Session 1: Disillusion (June); Alt Therapy Session 2: Transformation (December)
 * Eric Ethridge, Good with Me – October 30
 * Evening Hymns, Heavy Nights – June 26

F

 * Fast Romantics, Pick It Up
 * Luca Fogale, Nothing Is Lost
 * FouKi, Grignotines de luxe
 * FouKi and Koriass, Génies en herbe
 * The Franklin Electric, In Your Head/In Your Heart

G

 * The Garrys, Haxan
 * Hannah Georgas, All That Emotion
 * Matthew Good, Moving Walls – February 21
 * Grandson, Death of an Optimist – December 4
 * Great Lake Swimmers, When Last We Shook Hands: Cover Songs, Vol. 1
 * Great Lake Swimmers, Live in Ottawa at the 27 Club, October 3, 2019
 * Grimes, Miss Anthropocene – February 21
 * Matthew Grimson, Prize for Writing

H

 * Half Moon Run, The Covideo Sessions
 * Half Moon Run, Seasons of Change
 * Harm & Ease, Midnight Crisis
 * Sarah Harmer, Are You Gone – February 21
 * High Valley, Grew Up On That – May 8
 * Matt Holubowski, Weird Ones
 * Holy Fuck, Deleter – January 17
 * Andrew Hyatt, Neverland

J

 * Sammy Jackson, With You
 * David James, If I Were You – March 13
 * Ryland James, Ryland James
 * Ryland James, A Little Christmas
 * Japandroids, Massey Fucking Hall – June 19
 * Yves Jarvis, Sundry Rock Song Stock – September 25
 * Carly Rae Jepsen, Dedicated Side B – May 21
 * The Jerry Cans, Echoes – May 15
 * Berk Jodoin, Berk Jodoin
 * July Talk, Pray for It – July 10
 * Junia-T, Studio Monk

K

 * K-Anthony, The Cure
 * Peter Katz, City of Our Lives
 * Khotin, Finds You Well
 * Brett Kissel, Now or Never – January 1
 * Kiwi Jr., Football Money
 * k-os, Boshido – May 29
 * Krief, Chemical Trance – August 14

L

 * Matt Lang, More – June 5
 * Land of Talk, Indistinct Conversations
 * Jessy Lanza, All the Time – July 24
 * Laurence-Anne, Accident
 * Shay Lia, Solaris – September 25
 * Gordon Lightfoot, Solo – March 20
 * Loony, JOYRiDE
 * Loud Luxury, Nights Like This – March 27
 * Corb Lund, Agricultural Tragic – July 26

M

 * Catherine Major, Carte mère
 * Dan Mangan, Thief – November 20
 * Cory Marks, Who I Am – August 7
 * Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty, Visions – March 20
 * Matt Mays, Dog City – August 28
 * Jon McKiel, Bobby Joe Hope
 * Shawn Mendes, Wonder – December 4
 * Tyler Joe Miller, Sometimes I Don't, But Sometimes I Do – November 6
 * Ryland Moranz, XO, 1945
 * Alanis Morissette, Such Pretty Forks in the Road – July 31
 * MSTRKRFT, Black Gloves – October 30
 * David Myles, Leave Tonight – May 8

N

 * N Nao and Joni Void, Nature morte
 * Eliza Niemi, Glass
 * Nyssa, Girls Like Me

O

 * The OBGMs, The Ends – October 30
 * Ocie Elliott, In That Room; Tracks
 * Odario, Good Morning Hunter – October 23

P

 * The Pack A.D., It Was Fun While It Lasted
 * Partner, Never Give Up – November 20
 * PartyNextDoor, Partymobile – March 27
 * PartyNextDoor, Partypack – October 16
 * Nico Paulo, Wave Call
 * Orville Peck, Show Pony EP
 * Klô Pelgag, Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs
 * Philémon Cimon, Philédouche
 * Lido Pimienta, Miss Colombia
 * Dany Placard, J'connais rien à l'astronomie
 * Plants and Animals, The Jungle
 * Joel Plaskett, 44 – April 17
 * Population II, À la Ô Terre
 * MacKenzie Porter, Drinkin' Songs: The Collection – November 6
 * William Prince, Reliever – February 7
 * William Prince, Gospel First Nation – October 23
 * Protest the Hero, Palimpsest – June 18
 * P'tit Belliveau, Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
 * Purity Ring, Womb – April 3

Q

 * Quin with One N, Out of the Blue

R

 * Billy Raffoul, International Hotel
 * Allan Rayman, Christian – April 3
 * Savannah Ré, Opia
 * Regina Gently, Don't Wait to Love Me – September 18
 * Noah Reid, Gemini – May 28
 * The Reklaws, Sophomore Slump – October 16
 * Jessie Reyez, Before Love Came to Kill Us – March 27
 * Daniel Romano, Content to Point the Way
 * Daniel Romano, Dandelion
 * Daniel Romano, Forever Love's Fool
 * Daniel Romano, Okay Wow
 * Daniel Romano, Spider Bite
 * Daniel Romano, Super Pollen
 * Daniel Romano, Visions of the Higher Dream – March 17
 * Daniel Romano, Daniel Romano's Outfit Do (What Could Have Been) Infidels By Bob Dylan & the Plugz
 * Daniel Romano, White Flag
 * Rum Ragged, The Thing About Fish

S

 * Sam Roberts Band, All Of Us – October 16
 * Sargeant X Comrade, Magic Radio – June 20
 * Seaway, Big Vibe – October 16
 * Shabason, Krgovich and Harris, Philadelphia
 * Jairus Sharif, Q4DB (I Can Learn and Honor, Mould, In the Open, Simple)
 * Andy Shauf, The Neon Skyline – January 24
 * Crystal Shawanda, Church House Blues – April 17
 * Silverstein, A Beautiful Place to Drown – March 6
 * Dylan Sinclair, Proverb
 * Gord Sinclair, Taxi Dancers – February 28
 * Zal Sissokho, Kora Flamenca
 * Dallas Smith, Timeless – August 28
 * Arielle Soucy, Shame and Waterway
 * Souldia, Silence radio and Backstage
 * Storry, CH III: The Come Up
 * Storry, Interlude-19
 * Summersets, Small Town Saturday

T

 * Julian Taylor, The Ridge – June 19
 * Theory of a Deadman, Say Nothing – January 31
 * Tobi, ELEMENTS Vol. 1 – October 21

U

 * U.S. Girls, Heavy Light – March 6
 * Terry Uyarak, Nunarjua Isulinginniani – October 30

V

 * Mathew V, Two Faced
 * Vagina Witchcraft, Vagina Witchcraft
 * Rosie Valland, Blue
 * Vile Creature, Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm!
 * Vision Eternel, For Farewell of Nostalgia – September 14

W

 * Rufus Wainwright, Unfollow the Rules – July 10
 * Colter Wall, Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs – August 28
 * We Are the City, RIP – January 24
 * Ruby Waters, If It Comes Down to It
 * Weaves, TBA
 * The Weeknd, After Hours – March 20
 * WHOOP-Szo, Warrior Remixes
 * Wild Rivers, Songs to Break Up To
 * JJ Wilde, Ruthless
 * Witch Prophet, DNA Activation – March 24
 * Wolf Parade, Thin Mind – January 24
 * Donovan Woods, Without People – November 6
 * Roy Woods, Dem Times – May 15
 * Hawksley Workman, Less Rage More Tears – October 23

Y

 * Jonah Yano, Souvenir
 * Nikki Yanofsky, Turn Down the Sound – July 10
 * Yukon Blonde, Vindicator – November 13

Z

 * Zen Bamboo, Glu
 * Zoon, Bleached Wavves

Deaths

 * January 7 – Neil Peart, 67, drummer for Rush
 * February 1 – George Blondheim, 63, pianist and composer
 * March 7 – Laura Smith, 67, folk singer-songwriter
 * April 4 – Barry Allen, rock singer
 * May 12 – Renée Claude, 80, pop singer ("Tu trouveras la paix", "C'est toi, c'est moi, c'est lui, c'est nous autres")
 * May 26 – Houdini, 21, rapper
 * June 26 – Graeme Williamson, rock singer (Pukka Orchestra).
 * August 10 – Salome Bey, 86, blues singer