The following musical events and releases are expected to happen in 2018 in Canada. Events March – Juno Awards of 2018 April – East Coast Music Awards May – Prism Prize June – Preliminary longlist for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize is announced July – SOCAN Songwriting Prize July – Shortlist for the Polaris Music Prize is announced September 17 – Jeremy Dutcher wins the Polaris Music Prize for his album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa December 1 – 14th Canadian Folk Music Awards Albums released A AHI, In Our Time Jann Arden, These Are the Days – February 2 Arkells, Rally Cry – October 19 Astral Swans, Strange Prison – May 30 B Bahamas, Earthtones – January 19 Gord Bamford, Neon Smoke – January 19 Jill Barber, Metaphora – June 22 Matthew Barber, Phase of the Moon Ridley Bent, Ridley Bent and the Killer Tumbleweeds Beppie, Let's Go Bananas! Bernice, Puff LP: in the air without a shape Laila Biali, Laila Biali – January 26 Jean-Michel Blais, Dans ma main – May 11 Forest Blakk, Minutes The Blue Stones, Black Holes (re-release) - October 26 Bob Moses, Battle Lines – September 14 Bonjay, Lush Life Born Ruffians, Uncle, Duke & the Chief – February 16 Paul Brandt, The Journey YYC, Vol. 1 – April 6 Paul Brandt, The Journey BNA, Vol. 2 – November 9 Jim Bryson, Tired of Waiting – September 14 C Cadence Weapon, Cadence Weapon – January 19 Alessia Cara, The Pains of Growing – November 30 Caracol, À paraitre – February 2 Jennifer Castle, Angels of Death – May 18 Chilly Gonzales, Solo Piano III – September 7 Chromeo, Head Over Heels – June 15 City and Colour, Guide Me Back Home – October 5 Classified, Tomorrow Could Be – June 29; Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change – October 12 Cœur de pirate, En cas de tempête, ce jardin sera fermé – June 8 Antoine Corriveau, Feu de forêt Cowboy Junkies, All That Reckoning Jim Cuddy, Constellation – January 26 D Marie Davidson, Working Class Woman Art d'Ecco, Trespasser Dilly Dally, Heaven The Dirty Nil, Master Volume – September 14 Drake, Scary Hours – January 19 Drake, Scorpion – June 29 Jeremy Dutcher, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa – April 6 E Elisapie, The Ballad of the Runaway Girl F 54-40, Keep on Walking Christine Fellows, Roses on the Vine – November 16 Michael Feuerstack, Natural Weather Dominique Fils-Aimé,