2013 in Canadian music

• January 9 – Adam Gontier, lead singer of the Canadian rock band Three Days Grace, resigns from the band, citing health concerns. • February 5 – Silverstein releases their first album with Paul Marc Rousseau as an official member. • March 10 – 2013 East Coast Music Awards • April 17 – Steve Jocz, drummer for Sum 41, resigns from the band. • April 21 – Juno Awards of 2013 • May 25 – Online streaming service CBC Music sponsors the first CBC Music Festival at Ontario Place's new Echo Beach music venue. • June 13 – Preliminary longlist for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize is announced. • July 10 – Mo Kenney and Keith Kouna are named the English and French winners of the 2013 SOCAN Songwriting Prize. • July 16 – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize is announced. • September 23 – Godspeed You! Black Emperor's '''Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!'' is announced as the winner of the Polaris Music Prize. ==Bands reformed==

• Despistado ==Albums released==

A • Anciients, Heart of Oak • Arcade Fire, Reflektor – October 28 • Austra, Olympia – June 18 B • Jason Bajada, Le résultat de mes bétises • Alexis Baro, Blue Skin • Jill Barber, Chansons – January 29 • The Beaches, The Beaches • Bear Mountain, XO • Daniel Bélanger, Chic de ville – March 5 • The Besnard Lakes, Until in Excess, Imperceptible UFO • The Bicycles, Stop Thinking So Much • Justin Bieber, Believe Acoustic – January 29 • Bleu Jeans Bleu, Haute couture • Born Ruffians, Birthmarks – April 16 • T. Buckley, Northern Country Soul • Basia Bulat, Tall Tall Shadow – September 30 • Louise Burns, The Midnight Mass – July 9 C • Chic Gamine, Closer • City and Colour, The Hurry and the Harm, June 4 • Classified, Classified – January 22 • The Cliks, Black Tie Elevator • Corridor, Un magicien en toi • Counterparts, The Difference Between Hell and Home – July 24 • The Courtneys, The Courtneys – June 7 • Eliana Cuevas, Espejo D • Thomas D'Arcy, What We Want • The Deep Dark Woods, Jubilee • Devours, Dignity • DIANA, Perpetual Surrender • Céline Dion, Loved Me Back to Life • Marc Dupré, Nous sommes les mêmes E • Fred Eaglesmith, Tambourine • Elephant Stone, Elephant Stone F • Stephen Fearing, Between Hurricanes • Michael Feuerstack, Tambourine Death Bed – May 7 • Freedom Writers, Now • Fresh Snow, I • Front Line Assembly, Echogenetic – July 9 • Fur Trade, ''Don't Get Heavy'' G • Ghostkeeper, Horse Chief! War Thief! • Grand Analog, Modern Thunder, August 20 • The Grapes of Wrath, High Road – March 19 • Jim Guthrie, Takes Time – May 7 H • Hayden, Us Alone – February 5 • Headstones, Love + Fury – July 23 • The Hidden Cameras, Age • Hilotrons, ''At Least There's Commotion'' – February 5 • Hollerado, White Paint • Hooded Fang, Gravez I • Imaginary Cities, Fall of Romance – May 28 K • k-os, BLack on BLonde – January 29 • Ian Kelly, All These Lines – November 5 • Koriass, Rue des Saules • Keith Kouna, Le voyage d’hiver • Aidan Knight, Telecommunicate • Nicholas Krgovich, Who Cares? L • Mélissa Laveaux, Dying Is a Wild Night • Avril Lavigne, Avril Lavigne • Lee Harvey Osmond, The Folk Sinner – January 15 • Light Fires, Light Fires • Murray Lightburn, Mass:Light • Lightning Dust, Fantasy • Rob Lutes, The Bravest Birds M • Greg MacPherson, Fireball – October 29 • Maestro Fresh Wes, Orchestrated Noise – June 25 • Magneta Lane, Witchrock – February 12 • Majical Cloudz, Impersonator – May 21 • Dylan Menzie, Heather Avenue • Millimetrik, Remix the Rhymes • Ruth Moody, These Wilder Things N • Naturally Born Strangers, The LegendsLeague Presents: Naturally Born Strangers • New Country Rehab, Ghost of Your Charms – March 5 • The New Mendicants, Australia 2013 E.P. O • Odds, the Most Beautiful Place on Earth – February 21 P • Dorothea Paas, A Thirst R • Corin Raymond, Paper Nickels • Lee Reed and John P, Written Large • Amanda Rheaume, Keep a Fire • Daniel Romano, Come Cry With Me – January 22 • Justin Rutledge, Valleyheart – February 12 S • The Sadies, Internal Sounds – September 17 • Sarahmée, Sans détour • Ron Sexsmith, Forever Endeavour • Shad, Flying Colours – October 15 • Shotgun Jimmie, Everything Everything • Silverstein, This Is How the Wind Shifts – February 5 • Skinny Puppy, Weapon – May 28 • SNFU, Never Trouble Trouble Until Trouble Troubles You – October 24 • Rae Spoon, My Prairie Home • The Strumbellas, We Still Move on Dance Floors – October 22 • Suuns, Images du futur • Swollen Members, Beautiful Death Machine – March 19 T • Tegan and Sara, Heartthrob – January 29 • Tire le coyote, Mitan • Maylee Todd, Escapology, April 2 • A Tribe Called Red, Nation II Nation • Two Hours Traffic, Foolish Blood V • Diyet van Lieshout, When You Were King • Various Artists, Arts & Crafts: 2003–2013 • Various Artists, Arts & Crafts: X – May 28 • Leif Vollebekk, North Americana • Lindy Vopnfjörð, Young Waverer W • Martha Wainwright, Trauma: Chansons de la serie tele Saison 4 – February 26 • Wake Owl, Wild Country – January 29 • Dawn Tyler Watson and Paul Deslauriers, Southland • Whitehorse, The Road to Massey Hall – February 15 • Woodpigeon, Thumbtacks + Glue • Donovan Woods, ''Don't Get Too Grand'' – March 26 Y • Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, UZU • Ken Yates, twenty-three • Young Galaxy, Ultramarine == Top hits on record ==

The lists are updated weekly through Nielsen Soundscan. Top 10 Canadian albums Top 10 International albums Top 10 singles Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List ==Deaths==

• January 7 – Kent Abbott, 32, rock musician (Grade) • January 15 – Yuli Turovsky, 73, Russian-born conductor and cellist (I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra) • January 25 – Normand Corbeil, 56, composer • March 6 – Stompin' Tom Connors, 77, country singer-songwriter • April 16 – Rita MacNeil, 68, country and folk singer-songwriter • April 17 – George Beverly Shea, 104, gospel musician • May 5 – Greg Quill, 66, Australian-born musician and music critic for the Toronto Star • May 8 – Bill Langstroth, 81, country music producer (Singalong Jubilee), inducted into Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame (2011). • June 2 – Mario Bernardi, 82, conductor of the National Arts Centre Orchestra • June 3 – Chris Levoir, 31, singer and guitarist for The Mark Inside • August 18 – Wes Dakus, 75, rock and rockabilly musician == References ==