Kalsey Kulyk just released her most personal song yet. “Little Boy,” out now via Universal Music Canada, is a heart-wrenching ode to motherhood built from the kind of feeling that doesn’t need embellishment. The lyric video, assembled from Kulyk’s own home footage, makes it impossible to look away. Timed perfectly ahead of Mother’s Day, this one lands exactly where it’s meant to.
“I read a quote once that said ‘There are few things in life so beautiful they hurt, one is the love of a mother,’ and that’s really what my new song ‘Little Boy’ is about,” says Kulyk. “How lucky we are to witness it, but how fast it slips through our fingers. This song is for all the parents out there who have ever loved their ‘little boy’ and wished that time could move slower.” That clarity of purpose comes through in every moment of the recording.
“Little Boy” follows ‘Her Rodeo,’ the empowering EP Kulyk released in March. The standout track “Cut Him Loose,” an upbeat anthem about leaving a problematic man behind, is currently climbing into the Top 50 at Canadian Country Radio. Rollicking guitar riffs, a driving drum beat and Kulyk’s signature vocals make it one of her most immediate recordings to date.
The Saskatchewan-bred singer has been stacking momentum all year. She hit the stage in Hamilton for the official 2026 JUNO Kickoff Concert, and earlier this year performed at the Country Music Alberta Awards, where she picked up three nominations including Fans’ Choice and Horizon Female Artist of the Year. The recognition reflects a career that has been building deliberately and with real staying power.
Kulyk’s path to this moment is worth knowing. Diagnosed with cancer in high school, she didn’t slow down. That experience deepened her songwriting and sharpened her resolve, and she’s been in remission for 15 years. In 2017, she won both the CCMA Discovery Artist program and Anthem Entertainment’s On The Spot contest on the same day, which opened doors to Nashville collaborations with Liz Rose (Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood) and Phil Barton (Lee Brice, Eli Young Band).
Her 2019 self-titled debut reached No. 2 on the Canadian iTunes Country Chart and earned a CCMA Roots Album of the Year nomination. Her 2023 single “Love Me Like an Outlaw” climbed to No. 18 on the Canadian country charts in 2024, surpassing two million Spotify streams, with V13 Media calling it “an unequivocal testament to Kulyk’s brilliance.” The trajectory has been consistent and it’s accelerating.
This summer delivers her biggest live calendar yet. Kulyk headlines The Drake in Toronto on June 24 and London Music Hall in London on June 25 before launching into a festival run that includes Calgary Stampede on July 11, LASSO Montreal on August 16 and the inaugural Boots and Hearts West Festival in Edmonton on August 28. For an artist who has earned every inch of this moment, the stage is ready.
2026 Live Dates:
June 24 – Toronto, ON – The Drake (Headline)
June 25 – London, ON – London Music Hall (Headline)
June 27 – Humboldt, SK – Living Skies Music Festival at Centennial Park
July 10 – Lachute, QC – Expo Lachute Fair
July 11 – Calgary, AB – Calgary Stampede at Nashville North
July 12 – Craven, SK – Country Thunder
August 16 – Montreal, QC – LASSO
August 28 – Edmonton, AB – Boots and Hearts West at Fan Park @ Ice District
August 29 – Lucknow, ON – Lucknow’s Music In The Fields