Wavway generates a playlist based on your next Canadian road trip. Discover songs written about, and by artists from the places you’ll be travelling through.
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Listen on SpotifyBilly Talent is a Canadian punk rock band from Mississauga, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyAlias was a rock band from Toronto. In 2005, this song was featured in a Subway commercial during the Superbowl.
Listen on SpotifyLEN is a Canadian alternative rock group from Toronto, ON. During the height of their popularity, the band's lineup included Brendan Canning, co-founder of Broken Social Scene.
Listen on SpotifyIdentical twins Ryan and Dan Kowarsky grew up in Thornhill, Ontario. After b4-4 disbanded, the twins formed the duo RyanDan.
Listen on SpotifyAbel Makkonen Tesfaye known professionally as The Weeknd, moved to 65 Spencer Ave in Parkdale after dropping out of high school. He has credited his stage name as being inspired by his high school dropout status; after leaving one weekend and never coming back home.
Listen on SpotifyMoxy Fruvous is from Thornhill.
Listen on SpotifyU.S. Girls is Illinois-born, Toronto-based artist Meghan Remy.
Listen on SpotifyKevin Brereton, better known by his stage name k-os, was born at St. Michael's Hospital.
Listen on SpotifyChoclair is a l-e-g-e-n-d-a-r-y rapper from Scarborough, Ontario. He helped develop Canadian hip-hop in the 1990s. Before being a Juno award winning artist, Choclair worked at McDonald’s.
Listen on SpotifyBarenaked Ladies is a folk/pop/rock band from Scarborough, ON. In the 1990s, Toronto mayor June Rowlands banned them from playing in Nathan Phillips Square because of their "offensive" name.
Listen on SpotifyMajid Al Maskati and Jordan Ullman of the R&B duo Majid Jordan, met while both were attending University of Toronto.
Listen on SpotifyFormed in 1984, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet are a Canadian instrumental rock band. This is the theme song of Kids In The Hall!
Listen on SpotifyStars member and singer Amy Millan grew up in Cabbagetown.
Listen on SpotifyAnthony Paul Jefferies, aka Nineteen85, of the R&B duo dvsn is from Scarborough, ON. He met other member Daniel Daley in their high school library. Now, they're signed under Drake's OVO Sound label.
Listen on Spotify"This what 'Sauga feels like in the night time. Watch what she doin' when the light shine."
Listen on SpotifyCharlotte Day-Wilson is based in Toronto.
Listen on SpotifyThough members Jay Levine and James Bryan McCollum were both born in Montreal, the origins of animated pop music group are from Toronto, ON.
Listen on SpotifyRalph's Raffa Weyman hails from Toronto, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyJill Barber is a jazz, Americana, and folk-inspired pop singer born in Port Credit, ON.
Listen on SpotifySon Seung-wan also known as Wendy of Red Velvet, is an alumni of Richmond Hill High.
Listen on SpotifyA song by Canadian recording artist Drake, featuring the R&B duo Majid Jordan. This song gained additional popularity from the meme #StarbucksDrakeHands.
Listen on SpotifyLove Inc. were a Canadian Eurodance music group from Toronto. They won two Junos and two Much Music awards for this song.
Listen on SpotifyAllan Rayman is from Lost Springs, Wyoming but currently resides in Toronto.
Listen on SpotifyRon Hawkins is a life long musician from Toronto, Canada. This song was played during the Toronto Maple Leafs Centennial Classic game and promo spot. Hawkins is best known as the lead singer for Lowest of the Low a punk band from Toronto, Ontario.
Listen on Spotify“Weston Road Flows” is a throwback to Drake’s past of growing up on Weston Road in Toronto. This was before he moved to Forest Hill.
Listen on SpotifyJahron Anthony Brathwaite aka PARTYNEXTDOOR, was born and raised in Mississauga, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyHenry Lau of the k-pop/c-pop group Super Junior-M, attended A.Y. Jackson secondary before signing with SM Entertainment.
Listen on SpotifyLido Pimienta is a Colombian-born musician living in Toronto. She incorporates Indigenous and Afro-Colombian sounds into her youthful music. Pimienta also addresses social justice issues in Canada in her songs.
Listen on SpotifyPaul Hayden Desser, who records as Hayden, is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Thornhill, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyEarly in his career, k-os attended York University. He later dropped out and became one half of the producing duo Midi Mafia.
Listen on SpotifyThis is the song, which popularized Toronto's nickname "T-dot". Regent Park is one of the locations featured in the music video.
Listen on SpotifyThe Elmer Iseler Singers is a twenty-voice choir and one of Canada's leading choral ensembles. Their repetoire spans over five hundred years of choral music.
Listen on SpotifyCanadian Brass is a brass quintet formed in 1970 in Toronto. This band was sent by then-PM Pierre Trudeau to China in 1977 as the first Western group allowed in after its Cultural Revolution.
Listen on SpotifyDiana hails from Toronto.
Listen on Spotify“I take Eglinton to 401 East and exit at Markham Road in the east end.” This location is the 401 exit ramp to Markham Rd, which leads to Agincourt and Scarborough, ON.
Listen on SpotifyBroken Social Scene is an indie rock band and musical collective consisting as few as six and as many as nineteen members. Co-founder Kevin Drew attended the Etobicoke School of the Arts.
Listen on Spotify"This that Oliver 40, Niko shit man. 15 Fort York shit ya know." Apartment 1503 in 15 Fort York Blvd was the condo of Drake's friend and producer Noah '40' Shebib. The apartment doubled as their studio space.
Listen on SpotifyDavid Celia is a singer/songwriter from Toronto who was originally a part of the band Tarnished Gallahad. He began working as a solo act in 2001, and spent his summers as an instructor at the National Guitar Workshop.
Listen on SpotifySaya was born in Toronto.
Listen on SpotifyMatthew Barber is an indie-folk singer/songwriter born in Port Credit, ON. His album, Ghost Notes, was nominated for a Juno award.
Listen on SpotifyFRIGS are based in Toronto.
Listen on SpotifyJully Black is a pop singer from Toronto. This song won a Juno Award for "R & B/Soul Recording of the Year" in 2008. She currently reports for CTV's show "e-Talk".
Listen on SpotifyAppleton is a pop duo consisting of sisters Natalie and Nicole Appleton. They became famous after being a part of the British girl group, All Saints. Nicole was born in Mississauga.
Listen on SpotifyDaniel Caesar is based in Toronto, Ontario.
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Listen on SpotifyAustra hail from Toronto, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyDeborah Cox grew up in Scarborough, ON and is an alumni of Earl Haig Secondary School.
Listen on SpotifyK. Forest is an R&B artist from Brampton, ON.
Listen on SpotifyAlessia Cara is a pop singer from Brampton, ON. In 2016, she was handpicked by Coldplay to be their tour opener for their Head Full of Dreams stadium world tour.
Listen on SpotifyJessica Reyes, known professionally as Jessie Reyez, is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Brampton, ON.
Listen on SpotifyMoneen (sometimes stylised as .moneen.) is an indie rock band from Brampton, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyLou Champagne System is a one-man-band of Lou Champagne. He currently lives in Oakville, ON and his music is still popular in Europe.
Listen on SpotifyGayle Ackroyd is a singer/songwriter who attended Sheridan College's musical theatre program. She hosted songwriting workshops on the TV series "It Started with a Song".
Listen on SpotifyDenzel Spencer known by his stage name Roy Wood$, is a Canadian rapper, singer and songwriter from Brampton, ON.
Listen on SpotifyDavid Bradstreet was raised in Oakville, ON. In 1977, he won the "Best New Male Vocalist" Juno Award. He is also featured in a series of Life Saver commercials.
Listen on SpotifySebastien Grainger of the duo Death From Above 1979, is from Mississauga, ON.
Listen on SpotifyKara-Lis Coverdale, also known as K-LC, is a Canadian composer, musician, producer, born in Hamilton, ON, now based in Montréal.
Listen on SpotifyRich Cloke lives in Burlington.
Listen on SpotifyBrett Caswell recorded his album outside of the Bruce Trail.
Listen on SpotifyJunior Boys are from Hamilton.
Listen on SpotifyCoszmos Quartette is a band from Hamilton, ON.
Listen on SpotifySimply Saucer is a four piece rock band that formed in the 1970s in Hamilton, ON.
Listen on SpotifyWalk Off The Earth hail from Burlington, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyBenjamin Muñoz is an artist from Hamilton, ON.
Listen on SpotifyKeyboard player Will Kidman is from Ayr.
Listen on SpotifyRaised by Swans is the musical alias of Canadian solo artist Eric Howden from London, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifySingle Mothers is a Canadian punk rock band based in London, Ontario that formed in 2008.
Listen on SpotifyBieber was born in London, Ontario
Listen on SpotifyNate & Trish Or Whatever are an alternative, indie-pop duo who met at the University of Western in London, ON.
Listen on SpotifyThe Demics were a Canadian punk rock band that formed in 1977 in London, ON.
Listen on SpotifyBarbara Josephine Bulat, known as Basia Bulat is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter from London, ON.
Listen on SpotifyRaised by Swans is the musical alias of Canadian solo artist Eric Howden, from London, ON.
Listen on SpotifyThe Demics were a Canadian punk rock band that formed in 1977 in London, ON.
Listen on SpotifyBarbara Josephine Bulat, known as Basia Bulat, is a folk singer-songwriter from London, ON. She is a proud member of the Canadian Polonia, and as a child had her radio permanently tuned to an oldies station.
Listen on SpotifyMatt Thibideau is a Canadian producer originally from Wallaceburg, and now based in Toronto.
Listen on SpotifyThe Chantones was a pop quartet in the '50s from Windsor, ON. They began singing together in the Catholic Youth Organization's talent contest, in which they won.
Listen on SpotifyBrothers In Law was a satirical singing group from Windsor, ON consisting of four policemen. Only the CBC would play their controversial music.
Listen on SpotifyTamia Marilyn Hill, known professionally as Tamia, was born and raised in Windsor, Ontario.
Listen on SpotifyKelsi Mayne is a Canadian country music artist born in Windsor, ON.
Listen on SpotifyShania Twain was born in Windsor, Ontario
Listen on SpotifyCheap High is a band from Abbotsford, BC.
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyActive Dog were a Vancouver based proto-punk band.
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyD.O.A. are a Canadian punk rock band from Burnaby, BC
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyD.O.A. are a Canadian punk rock band from Burnaby, BC
Listen on SpotifyJayda G is a DJ based out of Vancouver and Berlin.
Listen on SpotifyJapandroids are a Canadian rock band from Vancouver, BC
Listen on SpotifyDavid Campbell is a song maker born in Guyana and living in Vancouver. He has created 29 albums and is currently writing a book.
Listen on SpotifyJapandroids are a Canadian rock band from Vancouver, BC. Between 2009 and 2013, the band performed approximately 500 shows in 44 countries.
Listen on SpotifyTrevor Guthrie, David Bowman, and Ken Lewko were studying music together at Capilano College (now a University) when they formed the group SoulDecision.
Listen on SpotifyD.O.A. are a Canadian punk rock band from Burnaby, BC
Listen on SpotifyMichael Bublé is a pop/jazz singer who was born in Burnaby, BC. When he was younger, his dream was to become a professional hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks.
Listen on SpotifyChains Of Love is an indie group from Vancouver, BC. The members recorded their debut album during their downtime on Tuesday afternoons.
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyJo Passed is a project by songwriter Joseph Hirabayashi from Vancouver. The title "Jo Passed" was a suggestion from Joseph's brother in law that references the numerous labels who passed up releasing his album.
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyBublé was born in Burnaby
Listen on SpotifyD.O.A. are a Canadian punk rock band from Burnaby, BC
Listen on SpotifyJayda G is a DJ based out of Vancouver and Berlin.
Listen on SpotifyWu Yifan known professionally as Kris Wu, was a former member of South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO. He is an alumni of Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in Vancouver, BC.
Listen on SpotifyLee Min-hyung, better known as Mark Lee of NCT U, NCT Dream and NCT 127 was born and raised in Vancouver, BC.
Listen on SpotifyOra Cogan is a folk artist from Vancouver. She is not a trained musician, as she taught herself how to play the guitar.
Listen on SpotifyAlex Chu of the Clazziquai Project was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Listen on SpotifyCanadian musician, singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range
Listen on SpotifyTablo of the korean hip-hop trio Epik High, attended St. George's School when his family moved to Canada.
Listen on SpotifyBarney Bentall & The Legendary Hearts was rock band from British Columbia. Member Barney Bentall grew up on Keat Island.
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