CBC today announced the return of CANADA LISTENS , the music debate series modelled after the popular, long-running CANADA READS format, broadcasting this April and hosted by CBC Music’s Saroja Coelho. CANADA LISTENS features a panel of celebrity advocates who each champion a Canadian album that they have selected and believe will win the title of the “one album that all Canadians need to hear.” The hour-long radio debates will air daily on CBC Music Mornings and CBC Listen starting Monday, April 11 at 8 a.m. (8:30 NT) repeating at 5 p.m. (5:30 NT) during CBC Music’s Drive show and CBC Listen, with an album being eliminated each day until the winner is revealed on Thursday, April 14. A special two-hour version, highlighting the best of the 2022 CANADA LISTENS debate, will air on CBC Radio One on Monday April 18 at 4 p.m. (4:30 NT).
The 2022 CANADA LISTENS panellists and albums are:
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Professional soccer player/Olympian Stephanie Labbé, defending Ria Mae’s self-titled 2016 album
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Writer, poet and activist Erica Violet Lee, defending Crown Lands’ self-titled 2020 album
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Award-winning comic Dave Merheje, defending Mustafa’s When Smoke Rises (2021)
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Renowned Canadian actor Kim Roberts, defending jacksoul’s Sleepless (2000)
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Filmmaker and Survivorman Les Stroud, defending Bruce Cockburn’s Further Adventures Of (1978)
Last year’s inaugural CANADA LISTENS debate saw Kardinal Offishall’s Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1 take the top spot , defended by panellist Kathleen Newman-Bremang. Canadians can join the conversation by sharing their favourite Canadian album of all time with CBC Music using #CanadaListens. For more information, visitCBCMusic.ca or follow CBC Music on Twitter,Facebook and Instagram.
