Multi award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist and broadcaster Laila Biali has earned her first Grammy nomination, landing in one of the ceremony’s most closely watched categories.
Biali is nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album alongside Brandi Carlile, Elton John, Lady Gaga, Barbra Streisand, Jennifer Hudson and rising star Laufey, placing the Canadian artist in rarefied company and bringing new international attention to her latest work.
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HEALTH have never been a band to sugarcoat the state of things, but their new album CONFLICT DLC—out today on Loma Vista Recordings—might be their most direct confrontation yet with the emotional fallout of living online, living overwhelmed, and living through a world that feels permanently tilted toward chaos.
The Los Angeles industrial trio have spent nearly two decades expanding, exploding, and mutating the boundaries...
Kula Shaker, the psychedelic rock band that once stood apart from Britpop’s swagger with its mystical flair and sitar-laced guitar work, is preparing to...
Canadian rock legends Lighthouse are revisiting one of their most celebrated works with the release of One Fine Morning (Anniversary Edition), arriving Nov. 7...
Thunder Queens, one of Canada’s most exciting young rock bands, headline a hometown all-ages show as part of VENUExVENUE 2025, joined by a powerhouse...
By Whitney South - Special to SWOMP
Canadian country music’s favourite small-town dreamer turned chart-climber, Robyn Ottolini, is hitting the road — and this time,...
Folk and Americana band The Unfaithful Servants released their long-awaited second album Fallen Angel on October 17, 2025.
Hailed as “Canada’s most exciting Newgrass band”...
New Jersey-based alternative/pop-punk band Good Damage released their third single, 'Just Alive,' on October 24 — a soaring, emotionally charged track that cements the...
Acclaimed indie folk band Great Lake Swimmers have released their much-anticipated ninth studio album, Caught Light, now available on all major platforms.
Alongside the full...
Romania-born, Nashville-based dark romantic, Vlad Holiday is currently on his 2025 headline tour, after performing as an opening act for Cage The Elephant on...
After more than 25 years together, Finger Eleven are hitting a vibrant new peak.
SWOMP spoke with lead singer Scott Anderson about the band’s long-awaited...
Canadian country artists Antonio Larosa and Taylor-Rae have joined forces on a soaring new duet, Hearts Don’t Break, released on October 10, 2025.
The emotional...
Multi-award-winning country group Hunter Brothers will bring their signature harmonies and high-energy performance to Chatham next month as part of the second leg of...
