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Posted: Apr 14, 2021 11:59 AM ET | Last Updated: April 14 In 2017, Swedish duo First Aid Kit organized a theatrical staging of Leonard Cohen's songs, poems and letters as a tribute to the Canadian musician. Five years later, they have released a recording of that night's performance.(Olof Ringmar)

'The Hamster Dance' to 'Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk': let's travel back to 2001 Social Sharing 'The Hamster Dance' to 'Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk': let's travel back to 2001 Posted: Jan 07, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 7 We're revisiting some hit Canadian songs turning 20 in 2021. (From left: Kevin Winter (Getty Images); George de Sota (Hulton Archives/Getty Images)) We love a chance to look back, and what better opportunity than having just rung in a new year?  Twenty years ago, Canada was at a curious precipice: the brief, dizzying highs of homegrown boy bands were already...

Like everyone, we could hardly wait for Shawn Mendes' new album, Wonder, to drop on Dec. 3. So, imagine our delight when we hit play on track 5 and discovered one of the year's most erotic disco songs. "Put my hands around you," he sings in the chorus, every inch the eager student. "Teach me how to touch you, tease, caress you and please you, teach me how to love." — Robert Rowat 'Summer Feelings,' Lennon Stella feat. Charlie Puth With its persistent beat, memorable chorus (that octave leap!) and carefree California vibe, this highlight from the soundtrack for Scoob! made us want to ap...

Country singer Orville Peck released his Show Pony EP in August, showcasing his innate sense of story as well as his desire to challenge the traditional country narrative and to push for an industry that's both inclusive and boundary-breaking. And while tracks like "Summertime" and "Kids" are excellent originals, it's his cover of Bobbie Gentry's 1969 classic, "Fancy," that really stands out. Peck first heard Reba McEntire's cover of the song in the 1990s, and he's incorporated elements of both versions to create his unique spin, altering gender pronouns for a song that's "lyrically from mor...