 Hi, art lovers! | | |  | (CBC) | | | It’s Junos time already. And while the big show doesn’t air until March 30 on CBC, the nominees were announced Tuesday, with Tate McRae and Josh Ross leading the pack with five nods apiece. Skim the full list over here, but if it's analysis you want, we've got that too. CBC Music and Commotion will help you make sense of the awards race and what it means for Canadian music — because the class of 2025 is already making history. Fresh talent is everywhere this year (117 of the nominees are first-timers), and the industry is sounding more diverse than ever. The 2025 album of the year could be in Inuktitut or French or Punjabi. The category is determined by sales and streaming figures, and in a Juno first, non-English recordings account for most of the nominees. Bookmark this link if you want to stay up to date on absolutely everything to do with the show.
As for Canadian music coverage during awards season and beyond, CBC Music has just launched its own weekly newsletter, which will showcase all the great work they produce: explainers, radio specials, concert tapings — you name it. The first edition went out yesterday and it's called Listen Up! Here's where to subscribe. | | | | | Because we promised you eye candy ... | | | | |  | (Artwork: Karen Kraven; Photo: Oakville Galleries) | | Didn’t get a Valentine’s bouquet this year? Maybe it’s for the best. On Feb. 22, Oakville Galleries in Ontario will open an exhibition by Karen Kraven at Gairloch Gardens. The show, Bloemenlust, is named after one of the world’s largest flower auctions, and according to the gallery, the featured works were informed by Karen’s research into the cut-flower industry — “an emblem of beauty and comfort for lovers, mourners and celebrants worldwide, [which] masks an unsettling reality tied to its labour practices.” | | | | |  | Adrienna Matzeg | | Last month’s featured logo artist, Adrienna Matzeg, has just released a new series of work called The Scenic Route. I don’t know what the weather’s like where you are, but here in Toronto, Adrienna’s summery road-trip vignettes look like paradise right about now. | | | | |  | Artwork: Tyler Bright Hilton; Photo: Jonathan Groeneweg | | The current exhibition at Calgary’s Viviane Art Gallery will be its last. Dénouement features this piece by Tyler Bright Hilton (You Were There) alongside work by more than 20 artists. The show closes Feb. 23. | | | | |  | Obsidian Theatre Company, Soulpepper | | | | | In the new show Table for Two, playwright Akosua Amo-Adem captures one woman’s search for romance as she navigates the expectations of her West African family. | | | | |  | TikTok | | | | | These page ideas are artist approved. Beat creative block with a bunch of pro tips. | | | | |  | Hungry Eyes Media | | | | | | | Earlier this month, TIFF revealed its picks for the best Canadian films of 2024. It’s a list that honours “risk-taking” cinema. | | |  | Design: D'Andra Morris; Photo: Roya DelSol | | How do you turn a hairstyle into a work of art? We’ll leave that to February’s featured logo artist, D’Andra Morris, who collaborated with model Rahnell Branton and photographer Roya DelSol to create this piece for Black History Month. | | | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was
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