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April 16, 2018
by FYI Staff
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April 9, 2018
by David Farrell
The Weeknd achieves his third No. 1 album with his latest six-song set that includes a strong lineup of session supporters, and BC rapper Merkules breaks into the top 20 with his new project that too has an impressive supporting cast.
January 14, 2018
by David Farrell
Crooner Ed Sheeran’s ten-month-old 12-track, hit-driven Divide remains the No. 1 MOR song-package on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart in the second week of 2018, giving Teddy his seventh week overall run as kingmaker in a week only slightly less dull than 10-minutes of so-called "breaking news" on CNN.
December 19, 2017
by FYI Staff
The Weeknd and Shawn Mendes top the list of Canadian airplay earners in 2017 and Nielsen Music reports that on-demand streams set a new record, surpassing 900M in the 2nd last week of the year.
December 15, 2017
by FYI Staff
Nielsen's stats and facts will help the Academy throughout the nominations and awards selection process.
September 26, 2017
by FYI Staff
Canadian artists heat up the Albums chart this week, with Emily Haines, Bruce Cockburn, Jesse Cook and Quebec folk-rock quartet Kaïn represented in the top 50.
September 18, 2017
by FYI Staff
Death From Above, Neil Young and east-coast fave Alvvays have new album debuts this week, but it's The National that has this week's No. 1.
August 20, 2017
by FYI Staff
The study finds that Canadian fans devote 60 percent of their annual music spend on related events and 40 percent of those surveyed say they have purchased CDs on the grounds.
May 28, 2017
by External Source
Chris Cornell's legacy survives, but he wasn't the only artist showing strong sales.
April 11, 2017
by David Farrell
Today's launch of the refreshed FYI includes a larger typeface, brighter and bolder graphics, easier navigation between news and features and the addition of a folio of music charts covering airplay, sales and social media.