The winner of the award for Canadian album of the year will win $30,000 at the Massey Hall gala on Sept. 16.
The breakout pop singer played for nearly 90,000 people on Saturday night (July 5), marvelling at the size of the Quebec City crowd.
Also this week: Inside Toronto's Rogers Stadium and Three Days Grace hits a streaming milestone.
Also this week: Quebec is leading a Francophone music surge on Spotify, and Oak View Group announces a name for Hamilton, Ontario's new arena.
The Toronto hip-hop/R&B OVO Sound artist says he feels like he's hitting restart, recapturing the energy of his early career.
In other Canadian industry news, Billboard Canada hosted performances by The Beaches, Khalid and Daniel Caesar at NXNE.
Also this week: Derek “Drex” Jancar wins Billboard Canada's Impact Award, and the first-ever Canadian edition of Billboard Managers to Watch is announced.
Thundercat, Natalia Lafourcade, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Duncan Hunter Neale will also be honored.
In other Canada music news, Quebec is imposing quotas for French-language content on streaming platforms.
Also in this week's roundup of Canadian music news: PUP hits the charts with its latest album, Who Will Look After The Dogs?
