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Sass Jordan, the Montreal-based rock singer and songwriter known for 'Make You a Believer,' has died at age 65. She passed away on October 2, 2026, surrounded by family. Jordan was a Juno Award winner, a judge on all six seasons of 'Canadian Idol,' and a mentor to artists like Taylor Hawkins. Her career spanned four decades, from 1980s session work to 2020s blues albums.
Canadian rock singer and bassist Sass Jordan has died at age 65. Born in England and raised in Montreal, she achieved major success in the late 1980s and early 1990s with hits like 'Make You a Believer.' She won a Juno Award in 1989, toured with major acts including Aerosmith and AC/DC, and mentored future Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. Jordan served as a judge on all six seasons of 'Canadian Idol' and continued recording blues albums into 2022. She died on October 2, 2026, surrounded by family, with no cause of death disclosed.
82-year-old Joni Mitchell surprised attendees at the Juno Awards in Canada, using her lifetime achievement moment to slam Donald Trump and praise Canadian leadership, marking one of her first major public appearances since the Grammys.
At the 2026 Juno Awards in Hamilton, Joni Mitchell was honored with the lifetime achievement award and joined Sarah McLachlan and Allison Russell for a medley of her songs—’A Case of You,’ ’Both Sides Now,’ and ’Big Yellow Taxi’—as Prime Minister Mark Carney presented the honor. Mitchell reflected on her life changes after a brain aneurysm, while Drake saluted Nelly Furtado’s induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
Joni Mitchell received the 2026 JUNO Lifetime Achievement Award and joined Sarah McLachlan and Allison Russell to perform a portion of “Big Yellow Taxi” in a tribute, while reflecting on her health journey after a brain aneurysm and highlighting her long list of Canadian honors.
Joni Mitchell accepted a lifetime‑achievement award at the JUNO Awards in Hamilton and called Canadian leader Mark Carney a “blessing” while onstage beside him, then reflected on her life including living in Los Angeles and a past brain aneurysm that she said changed her life for the better; the ceremony also highlighted other Canadian music moments.
Rush opened the 2026 JUNO Awards with their new drummer Anika Nilles, performing the band’s 1974 classic Finding My Way. Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson delivered an energized set from a massive kit, with Loren Gold on keyboards joining for the tour, signaling a return ahead of the Fifty Something run and marking Rush’s first onstage as a unit since 2015.
Canadian singer Nelly Furtado reemerged six months after announcing she’d quit the music industry due to body‑shaming comments, making appearances at Toronto events including the Women for Women’s Foundation and the Juno Awards where she was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. She teased a collaboration with producer Boi-1da and unveiled a new single, Electric Circus, due April 10, marking her first release in two years since 2024’s album 7.
Elliot Page denounces the rollback of LGBTQ2+ rights at the 2024 Juno Awards, highlighting the devastating effects and citing the work of the Tegan and Sara Foundation. Other winners at the Junos included Charlotte Cardin, Nicholas Durocher, The Beaches, Karan Aujla, Maestro Fresh-Wes, Tate McRae, Tobi, and Aysanabee.
A topless protester, identified as Casey Hatherly, threw pink paint at the entranceway to Justin Trudeau's office in Ottawa to demand climate action and a citizens' assembly. The protester also chained herself to the office's doorway. Hatherly made headlines last month after crashing the Juno Awards while topless and was escorted away by security. She faces a mischief charge stemming from that incident.
A topless protester, identified as Casey Hatherly, threw pink paint at the entranceway to Justin Trudeau's office in Ottawa to demand climate action and a citizens' assembly. The protester also chained herself to the office's doorway. Hatherly made headlines last month after crashing the Juno Awards while topless and was escorted away by security. She faces a mischief charge stemming from that incident.