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  • Mother Mother lead singer Ryan Guldemond (centre) with his bandmates are shown in this handout image. The Vancouver rock act recently saw a surge in the popularity of three of their songs, fuelled by TikTok. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Watchdog Management-James O'Mara *MANDATORY CREDIT*

    TikTok fans give Vancouver rock act Mother Mother a sudden boost in popularity

  • The Tragically Hip's Gord Downie, performs during the first stop of the Man Machine Poem Tour at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, B.C., Friday, July 22, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

    Gord Downie's brother Patrick on the 'peace' he hears on new album 'Away is Mine'

  • FILE - Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. on June 11, 2016. Pearl Jam has encouraged fans to vote and asks them to take a pledge to try and mail-in their ballots. Vedder posted step-by-step photos on his Instagram page on how to vote by mail. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

    Given to Vote: Pearl Jam gets political again during hiatus

  • Backxwash is pictured. (Courtesy Polaris Music Prize)

    Backxwash wins Polaris Music Prize for album blending rap and metal

  • John Legend performs live on stage at The Alliance for Children's Rights 28th Annual Dinner on March 5, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Legend dedicated his performance of "Never Break" at the Billboard Music Awards, aired Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, to his wife Chrissy Teigen, who recently announced she had a miscarriage. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

    Post Malone owns Billboard Awards, Legend shines onstage

  • Classical music fans are remembering Canadian soprano Erin Wall as a virtuosic talent whose voice was taken away too soon. Erin Wall is seen during a performance in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Fred Cattroll, *MANDATORY CREDIT*

    Classical music community mourns death of Canadian soprano Erin Wall at age 44

  • A makeshift memorial for the late Edidie Van Halen sit near his childhood home Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, in Pasadena, Calif. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

    Memorials grow in Eddie Van Halen's adopted hometown

  • Live music venues in danger

    11 Toronto venues shut down since COVID-19 muffled live music scene, report says

  • FILE - In this Sunday, June 10, 2018, file photo, rapper Tory Lanez performs at HOT 97 Summer Jam 2018 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Los Angeles prosecutors have charged Lanez with shooting Megan Thee Stallion during an argument on July 12, 2020. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)

    Canadian rapper Tory Lanez charged with shooting Megan Thee Stallion

  • Singer Johnny Nash signs autographs at a school in Houston on Nov. 27, 1969. The writer, singer and producer of the classic “I Can See Clearly Now” has died. Nash's son says his father died Tuesday at his home in Houston of natural causes at 80. (Orie Collins./Houston Chronicle via AP)

    Johnny Nash, singer of 'I Can See Clearly Now,' dies at 80

  • FILE - David Lee Roth, left, and Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen perform on Aug. 13, 2015, in Wantagh, N.Y. Van Halen, who had battled mouth cancer, died Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. He was 65. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

    Guitar rock legend Eddie Van Halen dies of cancer at 65

  • This image released by Universal Music Group shows members of Blackpink at Sir Lucian Grainge's 2019 Artist Showcase Presented by Citi in Los Angeles on Feb. 9, 2019. The band releases their new album "The Album" on Friday. (Jordan Strauss/Invision for Universal Music Group via AP)

    After ruling K-pop, BLACKPINK aim to takeover pop world too

  • Singer and fashion designer Rihanna attends the "Rihanna" book launch event in New York on Oct. 11, 2019. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

    Rihanna on making new album in an 'overwhelming' world: 'I just want to have fun with music'

  • Shawn Mendes takes photos with fans as he arrives on the red carpet at the iHeartRadio MMVAs in Toronto on August 26, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

    Shawn Mendes drops clues for his fans as he announces new album and single 'Wonder'

  • In this Jan. 31, 2015, file photo, Australian-born singer Helen Reddy attends the 2015 G'DAY USA GALA at the Hollywood Palladium, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Rob Latour/Invision/AP, File)

    'I Am Woman' singer Helen Reddy, '70s hitmaker, dies at 78

  • Frank Kadillac, left, and Adrian Morris of Neon Dreams pose in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Warner Music Canada

    Neon Dreams and Chantal Kreviazuk test waters of multi-province concert tours

  • FILE - Members of South Korean K-Pop group BTS appear during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, on April 17, 2019. “Dynamite,” the group’s first all-English song, debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. music charts this week, making BTS first Korean pop act to top the chart. (Jo Soo-jung/Newsis via AP, File)

    BTS on gaining respect in the U.S.: 'We definitely feel that'

  • DJ Erick Morillo is pictured in this photo from his Instagram profile. (@erickmorillo /Instagram)

    'I Like to Move It' DJ Erick Morillo found dead less than month after rape charge

  • In this video grab issued Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, by MTV, Ariana Grande, left, and Lady Gaga perform "Rain On Me" during the MTV Video Music Awards. (MTV via AP)

    Lady Gaga dominates at MTV VMAs, The Weeknd wins top award

  • Mayor John Tory announced on Thursday that the city is investing a total of $1.7 million in property tax relief to 45 live music venues this year.

    ‘We are doing everything we can to get live music venues open again’: Tory