Four of the most significant names in Canadian music history are headed to the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Tragically Hip, Loverboy’s Mike Reno and Paul Dean, Feist, and Roch Voisine will be inducted at Massey Hall on September 26, 2026, in a ceremony presented by Amazon Music. Tickets go on sale April 29 at 10 a.m. ET through the Massey Hall box office. The event streams globally on Amazon Music’s Twitch channel and, for the first time, on Prime Video across Canada.
The Tragically Hip have been doing more than making music since forming in Kingston, Ontario in 1984. With over 14 million albums sold, 17 JUNO Award wins, and a catalog built on songs like “Ahead By A Century,” “Bobcaygeon,” “New Orleans Is Sinking,” and “Wheat Kings,” they’ve helped define the sound and spirit of an entire nation. This year marks a decade since their final tour with the late Gord Downie, a moment that transcended music entirely. The remaining members offered a characteristically generous response: “It is fitting that he be honoured in this way. He is well loved and missed by us all, every day.”
Loverboy’s Mike Reno and Paul Dean built one of the most commercially potent songwriting partnerships Canadian rock has ever produced. Forming in Calgary in 1979, the duo helped shape mainstream rock radio through anthems like “Working for the Weekend,” “Turn Me Loose,” and “Heaven in Your Eyes,” selling more than 15 million albums worldwide and earning a record-breaking six JUNO Awards in a single year. “We set out to write songs that made people feel something right away,” said Reno and Dean. “To have that songwriting recognized all these years later, and to know the songs are still out there doing their job, means everything to us.”
Feist’s induction recognizes one of the most singular artistic voices in contemporary Canadian music. A four-time GRAMMY nominee and fourteen-time JUNO Award winner, her breakthrough album ‘The Reminder’ achieved multi-platinum status and produced the global hit “1234,” while ‘Metals’ won the Polaris Music Prize and was named Album of the Year by The New York Times. With over three million records sold and more than one billion streams worldwide, her catalog continues to reach new audiences. “I feel like a beginner every time I begin again,” she said, “and am surprised and grateful for this recognition.”
Roch Voisine rounds out a class that spans genres, languages, and generations. The first Canadian artist to reach number one in France, his bilingual catalog built on songs like “Hélène,” “Always Be There,” and “Darlin'” earned him gold and platinum albums across Europe and North America, multiple JUNO and Félix Awards, and membership in the Order of Canada, the Order of New Brunswick, and the National Order of Quebec. His collaborators include David Foster, Luc Plamondon, and Amy Sky. “I have always considered myself as a songwriter first,” he said. “But I was very fortunate that the public gave me the chance to sing my songs.” Inductee legacies will be permanently enshrined at Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre in Calgary. Tickets on sale April 29 at masseyhall.com.
