r/VancouverMusic

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

This is the culmination of years of production and work. I’ve been in the same band (King Vulture) as a producer and vocalist for years and it’s all come together to this point as a solo project.

741KA is an experimental trap dance project of mine that I hope you all really enjoy!

Thanks so much for listening and hopefully I can do some shows in Vancouver soon!