The following musical events and releases are expected to happen in 2018 in Canada.
Events
March – Juno Awards of 2018
April – East Coast Music Awards
May – Prism Prize
June – Preliminary longlist for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize is announced
July – SOCAN Songwriting Prize
July – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize is announced
September 17 – Jeremy Dutcher wins the Polaris Music Prize for his album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa December 1 – 14th Canadian Folk Music Awards
Albums released
A
AHI, In Our Time
Alaskan Tapes, The Ocean No Longer Wants Us
Alaskan Tapes, You Were Always an Island
Jann Arden, These Are the Days – February 2
Arkells, Rally Cry – October 19
Astral Swans, Strange Prison – May 30
B
Bahamas, Earthtones – January 19
Gord Bamford, Neon Smoke – January 19
Jill Barber, Metaphora – June 22
Matthew Barber, Phase of the Moon
Alexis Baro, Sandstorm
Ridley Bent, Ridley Bent and the Killer Tumbleweeds
Beppie, Let's Go Bananas! Bernice, Puff LP: in the air without a shape Laila Biali, Laila Biali – January 26 Jean-Michel Blais, Dans ma main – May 11 Forest Blakk, Minutes The Blue Stones, Black Holes (re-release) - October 26 Bob Moses, Battle Lines – September 14 Bonjay, Lush Life Born Ruffians, Uncle, Duke & the Chief – February 16 Paul Brandt, The Journey YYC, Vol. 1 – April 6 Paul Brandt, The Journey BNA, Vol. 2 – November 9 Jim Bryson, Tired of Waiting – September 14
C
Cadence Weapon, Cadence Weapon – January 19
Alessia Cara, The Pains of Growing – November 30
Caracol, À paraitre – February 2
Jennifer Castle, Angels of Death – May 18
Chilly Gonzales, Solo Piano III – September 7
Chromeo, Head Over Heels – June 15
City and Colour, Guide Me Back Home – October 5
Classified, Tomorrow Could Be – June 29; Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change – October 12 Cœur de pirate, En cas de tempête, ce jardin sera fermé – June 8 Antoine Corriveau, Feu de forêt Cowboy Junkies, All That Reckoning Jim Cuddy, Constellation – January 26
D
Marie Davidson, Working Class Woman
Art d'Ecco, Trespasser
Dilly Dally, Heaven
The Dirty Nil, Master Volume – September 14
Drake, Scary Hours – January 19
Drake, Scorpion – June 29
Jeremy Dutcher, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa – April 6
E
Elisapie, The Ballad of the Runaway Girl
F
54-40, Keep on Walking
Christine Fellows, Roses on the Vine – November 16
Michael Feuerstack, Natural Weather
Dominique Fils-Aimé, Nameless
Jeremy Fisher Junior, Highway to Spell
Sue Foley, The Ice Queen – March 2
La Force, La Force
FouKi, Zay
FouKi, La Zayté
Angelique Francis, Kissed by the Blues
The Fretless, Live from the Art Farm
Debby Friday, Bitchpunk
FRIGS, Basic Behaviour
Frontperson, Frontrunner
Fucked Up, Dose Your Dreams – October 5
G
The Good Lovelies, Shapeshifters – February 9
Grand Analog, Survival – January 26
Great Lake Swimmers, Side Effects – April 13; The Waves, the Wake – August 17
Greg Keelor, Last Winter – April 27
H
Harm & Ease, Black Market Gold
Hawk Nelson, Miracles – April 6
Hillsburn, The Wilder Beyond – February 2
Nate Husser, minus 23 (July); 6° (October) Andrew Hyatt, Cain
I
Zaki Ibrahim, The Secret Life of Planets – January 31
J
Jazz Cartier, Fleurever – July 27
Just John x Dom Dias, Don (June); Don II (November)
K
Kae Sun, Whoever Comes Knocking – March 2
Kellarissa, Ocean Electro
Francois Klark, Love
Korea Town Acid, Mahogani Forest
Nicholas Krgovich, "Ouch"