Steven Page, co-founder of Barenaked Ladies, will release a holiday album titled Steven’s Greetings on Nov. 13 via Fresh Baked Goods. The 10-song collection mixes new originals, holiday standards and re-recorded material from Page’s catalog, performed largely with longtime collaborators Craig Northey and Kevin Fox as the Steven Page Trio.

The album includes the original track “Cheese Log,” which began as a soundcheck improvisation, along with “Drinking ‘Round The Christmas Tree,” “Christmas In Toronto” and a cover of Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s “The Power of Love.” It also revisits earlier Page compositions, including “Hanukkah Blessings,” first recorded on Barenaked Ladies’ 2004 release Barenaked for the Holidays, now featuring his son Isaac on vocals. Page’s three sons and Spirit of the West’s Geoffrey Kelly also appear on the record, which Page produced and recorded in Calgary and Syracuse, New York.

Page will tour the U.S. and Canada in November and December in support of the album, with stops including Toronto, New York and Victoria, British Columbia, where he will perform two dates with the Victoria Symphony. According to the announcement, several shows, including dates in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and London, Ontario, are already sold out.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by The Press House.

Gibson has selected UK indie-rock singer-songwriter Nieve Ella as its Artist Spotlight musician for October 2026, part of the guitar brand’s ongoing series highlighting emerging artists across its global marketing channels. The feature arrives ahead of the release of her debut album, “How Long Will It Take?”, out Oct. 16.

According to the announcement, Nieve Ella has amassed more than 25 million streams, received multiple BBC Radio 1 playlist additions, and earned coverage from outlets including The Observer, NME, DIY, Clash and Rolling Stone UK. The label says her live shows have included sold-out headline tours across the UK and Europe as well as performances at Reading & Leeds, TRNSMT, BST Hyde Park and Lollapalooza Berlin.

The debut album is described as exploring themes of identity and coming of age. As part of the Gibson Artist Spotlight campaign, Nieve Ella will be promoted through Gibson.com, social media, Gibson Garage retail locations and the Gibson Gazette, joining a 2026 roster that includes Charlotte Sands, Bandalos Chinos and Last Train, among others.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Libby Coffey, primeprgroup.com.

Producer and The National co-founder Aaron Dessner is the latest guest on “Alchemy with Anthony Mason,” a long-form interview podcast hosted by the former CBS News correspondent. The episode, filmed at Dessner’s Long Pond Studio in upstate New York, is available now on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

In the conversation, Dessner discusses his collaborations with Taylor Swift, including how a text from Swift during the pandemic led to the writing of “cardigan” and the “folklore” album. He also talks about his songwriting process with Gracie Abrams, a chance meeting at Electric Lady Studios that led to work with Mumford & Sons, and his connection to Noah Kahan’s music through Abrams’ contribution to “Everywhere, Everything.”

Dessner also reflects on self-doubt in songwriting despite his career success, and describes the origins of Long Pond Studio, which he says was built to let in the surrounding nature and function as an instrument in itself. New episodes of the series are released weekly.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by The Press House.

GEDfest, the annual grassroots fundraiser built around Tragically Hip tribute performances, returns October 16-24, 2026, with 13 shows across 12 cities in Canada and, for the first time, the United States. The event, named for the late Gord Downie, is organized entirely by volunteers and directs proceeds to local cancer charities in each host city.

The 2026 edition expands into Buffalo, New York, where The Strictly Hip will headline the event’s first U.S. chapter at The CAZ. Canadian dates include Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Toronto, St. John’s, Vancouver, Kelowna, Cochrane and Regina, featuring tribute and local acts such as 40 Hours Over, Grace2, Trickle Down, Velvet Sons and Hipnautical.

According to organizers, GEDfest has raised $732,000 for cancer organizations since founder Keith Dyck launched the event in Calgary in 2018. This year’s fundraising goal is $425,000, which the group says would push its cumulative total past $1 million.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Eric Alper, thatericalper.com.

Low Budget Rock Star, a power pop band from Opaskwayak Cree Nation and The Pas, Manitoba, has released a new single, “Cotton Candy,” through Indigenous-owned New Sun Records. The song arrives with a music video featuring Melody McArthur.

The band is led by singer-songwriter Kennie Henderson, alongside lead guitarist Marshall Bignell, bassist Harley Whitehead and drummer Terry Constant. Formed in 2017, the group built its following through high-energy live shows and anthemic songwriting before signing with New Sun Records in 2023, joining a roster of Indigenous Canadian artists led by Crystal Shawanda.

According to the announcement, Henderson writes from personal experience growing up on the reservation, and the band aims to inspire Indigenous youth to reconnect with language and culture. The group is working on a full-length album produced by Dewayne Strobel, slated for release in 2027.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Eric Alper, thatericalper.com.

KATSEYE launched the North American leg of its Wildworld Tour with a show at Miami’s Kaseya Center, in support of the group’s EP WILD, which the label says debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The Live Nation-promoted outing, which the group says sold out within 48 hours, includes two-night stands at UBS Arena in Belmont Park, N.Y., Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City.

The group also released “Unloveu,” a track originally issued as a physical bonus cut on WILD, written by member Lara Raj with Ross Golan and Amy Allen and produced by Raj and Golan. A visualizer for the song accompanies its release.

Separately, the documentary KATSEYE: Wild Hearts begins streaming on Disney+ and Hulu in the U.S. on October 16 following a limited theatrical run via Trafalgar Releasing. The film is produced by Interscope Films and Boardwalk Pictures in partnership with HYBE x Geffen and directed by Nadia Hallgren. KATSEYE is also scheduled to perform at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show airing October 18.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Maya Sarin, LiveNation.com.

Powderfinger has expanded its 2027 reunion tour from 18 to 26 shows after ticket demand exceeded expectations. The Australian rock band, which has been on hiatus for more than a decade, cited overwhelming fan response as the reason for the added dates.

Band members said they were caught off guard by the scale of interest in the reunion, prompting the quick expansion of the schedule. The tour marks one of the more notable comeback runs in the Australian rock touring market in recent years.

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