r/CanadianMusic

As a long time listener and resident of Nova Scotia. Im going to have to pick CKDU as my preferred station.

However as I've recently started to release music and promote it through earshot I've come across a few new stations such as CJLO, and CFBX.

Im actually enjoying listening to these online as I've recently parted ways with Spotify.

What stations would you recommend i check out next?

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Any music that gives autumn vibes for you?

I have made a list so far and I'm trying to discover more local musicians, with the help of chatgpt. Let me know if im missing people! Want to make this like a thread to discover musicians in Vancouver making waves.

Spotify monthly listeners, as of October 5, 2026:

1. Nelly Furtado (36.3m monthly) - Victoria
2. Bryan Adams (31.1m monthly) - North Vancouver (born in Kingston, Ontario)
3. Nickelback (27.7m monthly) - Hanna, Alberta (based in the Fraser Valley since about 2000)
4. Carly Rae Jepsen (21.9m monthly) - Mission
5. Mac DeMarco (21.1m monthly) - Duncan (raised in Edmonton, later Los Angeles)
6. Karan Aujla (17.7m monthly) - Vancouver / Surrey (born in Punjab; now in Dubai)
7. AP Dhillon (16.2m monthly) - Victoria (born in Punjab)
8. Michael Bublé (13.8m monthly) - Burnaby
9. bbno$ (13.2m monthly) - Vancouver
10. Cameron Whitcomb (11.0m monthly) - Nanaimo (born in Peace River, Alberta; lives in Port Alberni)
11. Powfu (8.1m monthly) - Mission (born in Vancouver)
12. Shinda Kahlon (8.0m monthly) - Victoria (born in India)
13. yung kai (7.8m monthly) - Burnaby (grew up in Shanghai, came back for university)
14. Grimes (7.6m monthly) - Vancouver (later Montreal)
15. Gurinder Gill (6.4m monthly) - Victoria (born in India)
16. Mother Mother (6.1m monthly) - Vancouver (roots on Quadra Island)
17. EKKSTACY (6.0m monthly) - Vancouver
18. Daniel Powter (4.9m monthly) - Vernon
19. Lauren Spencer Smith (4.5m monthly) - Port Alberni (based in Nanaimo; born in England)
20. Bob Moses (4.3m monthly) - Vancouver (band started in Brooklyn)
21. Spiritbox (4.2m monthly) - Victoria
22. Sarah McLachlan (4.2m monthly) - Vancouver (born in Halifax)
23. Delerium (3.8m monthly) - Vancouver
24. Theory of a Deadman (3.7m monthly) - Delta
25. Tal Bachman (2.7m monthly) - Vancouver
26. Loverboy (2.2m monthly) - Vancouver (Mike Reno from New Westminster; band first formed in Calgary)
27. Dzeko (2.1m monthly) - Vancouver
28. Raffi (2.0m monthly) - Vancouver (born in Cairo)
29. Peach Pit (1.7m monthly) - Vancouver
30. Diana Krall (1.7m monthly) - Nanaimo
31. Frazey Ford (1.4m monthly) - Vancouver
32. Excision (1.3m monthly) - Kelowna
33. XYSM (1.1m monthly) - Vancouver
34. SonReal (941k monthly) - Vernon (based in Vancouver)
35. SWIM (860k monthly) - Vancouver
36. Half Moon Run (813k monthly) - Vancouver Island (based in Montreal)
37. Lights (794k monthly) - Fraser Valley (born in Timmins, Ontario)
38. Surf Hat (737k monthly) - Squamish
39. Marianas Trench (728k monthly) - Vancouver
40. Blue Wednesday (723k monthly) - Vancouver
41. Merkules (657k monthly) - Surrey
42. Felix Cartal (633k monthly) - Vancouver
43. The Real McKenzies (489k monthly) - Vancouver
44. Eric Reprid (408k monthly) - Lower Mainland
45. Nxsty (400k monthly, from the thread) - New Westminster (now in Los Angeles)
46. Young Friend (390k monthly) - Vancouver
47. Hedley (377k monthly) - Abbotsford
48. Moontricks (374k monthly) - Kootenays
49. kmoe (369k monthly) - Vancouver (Burnaby?)
50. Devin Townsend (332k monthly) - New Westminster
51. Harrison Brome (330k monthly) - Vancouver
52. KILLY (328k monthly) - lived in Victoria as a kid (born in Toronto; career is in Scarborough)
53. Swollen Members (303k monthly) - Vancouver
54. Pomo (300k monthly) - Port Moody (moved to Montreal, then back to Vancouver)
55. Trooper (296k monthly) - Vancouver
56. Ekali (283k monthly) - Vancouver
57. Chilliwack (266k monthly) - Vancouver
58. Destroyer (255k monthly) - Vancouver
59. Manila Grey (252k monthly) - Richmond
60. Le Ren (250k monthly) - Bowen Island
61. Hot Hot Heat (248k monthly) - Victoria
62. Matthew Good Band (216k monthly) - Burnaby
63. Archspire (186k monthly) - Vancouver
64. Unleash the Archers (176k monthly) - Victoria (moved to Vancouver in 2010)
65. The Funk Hunters (173k monthly, from the thread) - Vancouver
66. The New Pornographers (151k monthly) - Vancouver
67. Essiyas (150k monthly, from the thread) - Vancouver
68. Dan Mangan (150k monthly) - Smithers (based in Vancouver)
69. Smush (146k monthly, from the thread) - Vancouver
70. Obren (140k monthly) - Vancouver (born and based in Vancouver and released a song with XYSM who is also on this list called oceanside which is based on Vancouver)
71. Skinny Puppy (136k monthly, from the thread) - Vancouver
72. Hotel Mira (125k monthly) - Vancouver (started as JPNSGRLS)
73. Jungle Bobby (117k monthly) - Vancouver
74. Whipped Cream (108k monthly) - Nanaimo (born in Toronto)
75. Snotty Nose Rez Kids (89k monthly) - Kitamaat Village (studio in East Vancouver)
76. Jon and Roy (87k monthly) - Victoria
77. Dallas Smith (83k monthly) - Vancouver
78. Fionn (79k monthly, from the thread) - White Rock
79. Japandroids (76k monthly) - Vancouver
80. Dear Rouge (74k monthly) - Vancouver
81. Yukon Blonde (73k monthly, from the thread) - Kelowna
82. Haley Blais (72k monthly) - B.C.
83. Concepcion (70k monthly) - Vancouver
84. The Zolas (59k monthly) - Vancouver
85. Said the Whale (59k monthly) - Vancouver
86. D.O.A. (47k monthly, from the thread) - Vancouver
87. Aidan Knight (40k monthly, from the thread) - Victoria
88. Hey Ocean! (21k monthly, from the thread) - Vancouver

So my band recently finished a vinyl record and we have a few orders for the vinyl in Europe that we have to fulfill.

Canada Post informed me that they are not shipping parcels to Germany right now. I looked up ups and dhl, although they ship, they are far too expensive.

Does anyone have any advice on how to ship these? And also any advice on shipping in general? Appreciate advice! Thx!