{"id":2202948,"date":"2026-10-16T21:42:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T18:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2202948"},"modified":"2026-10-16T21:42:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T18:42:52","slug":"in-canada-cardi-b-named-first-ever-global-woman-of-the-year-at-billboard-canada-women-in-music-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2202948","title":{"rendered":"In Canada: Cardi B Named First-Ever Global Woman of the Year at Billboard\u00a0Canada Women\u00a0in\u00a0Music 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tCardi B will\u00a0make history<\/u>\u00a0at Billboard\u00a0Canada\u00a0Women\u00a0In\u00a0Music 2026. The global superstar will come to the celebration at Rebel\u00a0in\u00a0Toronto to accept Billboard\u00a0Canada<\/em>\u2019s first-ever Global Woman of the Year award on November 24.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tCardi B will be a guest of honour at Billboard\u00a0Canada\u00a0Women\u00a0In\u00a0Music 2026, where she will be honoured for her\u00a0influence and accomplishments worldwide. She will bring her unmatched charisma and style to the star-studded celebration to accept the award.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tCardi B Reacts to Historic VMAs Win With Kehlani After Missing 2026 Ceremony: \u2018As I Deserve, B\u2014h\u2019\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

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    \n\tIn\u00a0less than a decade since her breakout single \u201cBodak Yellow\u201d shot to the top of the Billboard <\/em>charts, Cardi has made an undeniable impact on the global music landscape. She\u2019s filled the record books with accomplishments,\u00a0including\u00a0in Canada,\u00a0where she has racked up 46 charting songs on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100,\u00a0including eight top 10 hits. This year\u2019s Little Miss Drama Tour was a completely sold-out arena tour throughout North America, another historic feat for a female rapper,\u00a0including highlight shows at Vancouver\u2019s Rogers Arena, Toronto\u2019s Scotiabank Arena and Hamilton\u2019s TD Coliseum.<\/p>\n

    \n\tIn\u00a0a career full of accolades, she has maintained her unfiltered, vulnerable and often hilarious charisma and her impeccable style \u2014 which she will bring to Billboard\u00a0Canada\u00a0Women\u00a0In\u00a0Music \u2014 as well as her unbreakable flow, which merges seamlessly with hard-hitting beats, pop hooks and Latin\u00a0rhythms.<\/p>\n

    \n\tThis year\u2019s third edition of Billboard\u00a0Canada\u00a0Women\u00a0In\u00a0Music will be more global than ever, bringing together\u00a0Canada\u2019s most exciting musicians with the biggest names across the world \u2014 as well as luminaries from across the music\u00a0industry.<\/p>\n

    Melissa Bubb-Clarke<\/strong> will accept this year\u2019s Executive of the Year award<\/u>, one of the Canadian music\u00a0industry\u2019s biggest honours.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    \n\tAs chief commercial officer, Bubb-Clarke has been a driving force behind a prosperous period of growth for Live Nation\u00a0Canada. Since joining the country\u2019s biggest live music and entertainment company\u00a0in\u00a02024, she has been a key figure\u00a0in\u00a0multiple major\u00a0initiatives through partnerships and commercial strategy: the transformation of RBC Amphitheatre, the second season of Toronto\u2019s biggest concert venue Rogers Stadium, the opening of HISTORY Ottawa and major festivals throughout the country.<\/p>\n

    Kristy Fletcher<\/strong> has been announced as\u00a0the recipient of this year\u2019s Impact Award<\/u>.<\/p>\n

    \n\tThe president of education charity MusiCounts and chief operating officer of CARAS, the academy behind the Juno Awards, Fletcher is dedicated to strengthening Canadian music \u2014 not just celebrating the creators of today, but empowering the next generation through equitable access to musical education. At Billboard\u00a0Canada\u00a0Women\u00a0In\u00a0Music 2026, she will be honoured for her positive\u00a0influence on young musicians.<\/p>\n

    \n\tRead more\u00a0here<\/u>. \u2014\u00a0Billboard\u00a0Canada<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n\t\tDrake Extends His Billboard Canadian Albums Chart Record with 17th No. 1 Album, \u2018Habibti\u2019\t<\/h2>\n

    \n\tDrake has extended his chart record\u00a0in\u00a0his home country.<\/p>\n

    \n\tThe Toronto superstar\u2019s album,\u00a0Habibti<\/em>, re-enters the Billboard Canadian Albums chart at No. 1 on the Oct. 17 chart date. It becomes his 17th chart-topping project\u00a0in\u00a0his home country, extending his record for the most No. 1 albums\u00a0in Canada.<\/p>\n

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    \t\t\t\t\tWith \u2018HABIBTI,\u2019 Drake Sets New Record For Most No. 1 Albums on R&B\/Hip-Hop\u00a0Chart\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

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      \n\tHis latest chart milestone follows the deluxe\u00a0FOMO<\/em>\u00a0edition release of Habibti, which added four more tracks to the album.\u00a0Habibti<\/em>\u00a0was part of a trio of albums dropped on the same day\u00a0in\u00a0May, alongside\u00a0Iceman<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Maid of Honour<\/em>. At the time, Iceman brought Drake his 16th No. 1 album\u00a0in\u00a0Canada\u00a0and\u00a0broke him out of a tie<\/u>\u00a0with C\u00e9line Dion and Taylor Swift for the most No. 1 albums\u00a0in\u00a0the country. Now, he has a two-album cushion over both artists.<\/p>\n

      \n\tThe four new tracks were previewed during the rapper\u2019s\u00a0FOMO<\/u><\/em>\u00a0livestream<\/u>. They have all landed on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, dated Oct. 17. He earns three top-10 entries with the deluxe songs, led by \u201cQuebec\u201d at No. 5, the \u201cSolar Eclipse\u201d with Don Toliver at No. 6 (which\u00a0interpolates Ella Langley\u2019s record-breaking smash hit \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d) and \u201cCold Shoulder,\u201d which features Toliver and singer Yebba, at No. 7.\u00a0<\/p>\n

      \n\tThe last deluxe track, \u201cClassic PT2,\u201d is an extended version of \u201cClassic,\u201d which debuted on\u00a0Habibti<\/em>\u00a0in\u00a0May. It re-enters at No. 17, previously peaking at No. 4.<\/p>\n

      \n\tElsewhere\u00a0in\u00a0the top 20,\u00a0Iceman<\/em>\u2018s \u201cJanice STFU\u201d rises one spot to No. 13. Further down, Drake scores four re-entries on the Canadian Hot 100,\u00a0including: \u201cWNBA\u201d (No. 65), \u201cI\u2019m Spent,\u201d ft. Loe Shimmy (No. 69), The Qendresa-featuring \u201cSlap the City\u201d (No. 82) and \u201cHigh Fives\u201d (No. 90).<\/p>\n

      \n\tHe has nine total songs on this week\u2019s Canadian Hot 100.<\/p>\n

      \n\tElla Langley is also back to chasing history as \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d rises back to No. 1 on the Canadian Hot 100.<\/p>\n

      \n\tAfter Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cPatient Zero\u201d\u00a0dethroned the country singer for one week<\/u>, \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d has found its way back to the top spot. This marks the track\u2019s 22nd non-consecutive week at the top. The song now sits three weeks behind Shaboozey\u2019s record-breaking hit \u201cA Bar Song (Tipsy),\u201d which spent 25 weeks at No. 1, for the most weeks ever spent at No. 1 on the Canadian Hot 100.<\/p>\n

      \n\tLangley has surpassed a slew of artists\u00a0in\u00a0her push for the longest-leading No. 1 song\u00a0in\u00a0Canada. She just passed Alex Warren\u2019s \u201cOrdinary,\u201d which\u00a0spent 21 weeks at the top<\/u>, to own the No. 2 spot\u00a0in\u00a0the record book. Behind those, Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus\u2019 \u201cOld Town Road\u201d held No. 1 for 19 weeks and \u201cAs It Was\u201d by Harry Styles sat atop the chart for 18 weeks.<\/p>\n

      \n\tRead more and find all of Drake\u2019s No. 1 albums\u00a0here<\/u>. \u2014\u00a0Heather Taylor-Singh<\/em><\/p>\n

      \n\t\tLive Nation to Relocate Obstructed Ticket Holders Attending Backstreet Boys Concerts\u00a0in\u00a0Toronto\t<\/h2>\n

      \n\tFans who have partial-view seats for Backstreet Boys\u2019 Toronto concerts might be getting an upgrade.<\/p>\n

      \n\tThe record-breaking boy band has recently become a hot topic\u00a0in\u00a0the city after they announced their forthcoming\u00a0Into the Millennium \u2013 Homecoming: Live\u00a0in Canada\u00a0concerts\u00a0in\u00a0Toronto.\u00a0Initially slated for\u00a0four nights<\/u>\u00a0at Rogers Centre, the run has extended to 12 nights, from Feb. 12 to March 7. The number of shows\u00a0set a new record<\/u>\u00a0for the most-played shows at the stadium, surpassing records by The Weeknd and Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n

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      \t\t\t\t\tIn Canada: Backstreet Boys Set New Touring Record; Vans Warped Tour Not\u00a0Returning\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

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        \n\tBut some fans might not have known they wouldn\u2019t have their ideal view of members Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson on the stadium stage.<\/p>\n

        \n\tAfter certain\u00a0fans bought tickets during the presale windows, they later went back and saw that the venue map was updated to flag obstructed areas that were\u00a0in the same sections they had purchased\u00a0in.<\/p>\n

        \n\tThe ticket discrepancy pushed fans to speak out online against Ticketmaster and Live Nation, the partner of the ticketing company, which have started the process of amending the situation.<\/p>\n

        \n\tA spokesperson for Live Nation tells\u00a0Billboard\u00a0Canada<\/em>\u00a0that the obstructed view sections\u00a0in\u00a0the venue were flagged to them after the\u00a0initial presale dates.<\/p>\n

        \n\t\u201cWe understand the concerns raised by some of our fans,\u201d they say. \u201cFollowing the\u00a0initial onsales for the Backstreet Boys Toronto Residency, additional production details identified potential sightline concerns. Out of an abundance of caution, additional seats were subsequently flagged as possibly having obstructed views.\u201d<\/p>\n

        \n\tThe spokesperson notes that once the situation was identified, they acted quickly, \u201creviewing affected seating locations and implementing a plan to address them. Fans whose seats are impacted will be proactively relocated to comparable full-view locations\u00a0in\u00a0advance of their show. We expect to begin reaching out to affected fans\u00a0in\u00a0the coming days with additional\u00a0information.\u201d<\/p>\n

        \n\tSince the discovery, Live Nation has emailed fans to notify them that their tickets have been flagged \u201cas potentially having a partially obstructed view while the show\u2019s production is being finalized. Your seats may be affected, but this hasn\u2019t yet been confirmed.\u201d<\/p>\n

        \n\tThe message continues: \u201cWe understand how frustrating it is to receive this\u00a0information after purchasing your tickets. The Event Organizers are confirming which seats are affected and working on a solution.\u201d<\/p>\n

        \n\tRead more\u00a0here<\/u>. \u2014\u00a0Heather Taylor-Singh<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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        [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/P1186I3O.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Cardi B will\u00a0make history\u00a0at Billboard\u00a0Canada\u00a0Women\u00a0In\u00a0Music 2026. The global superstar will come to the celebration at Rebel\u00a0in\u00a0Toronto to accept Billboard\u00a0Canada\u2019s first-ever Global Woman of the Year award on November 24.\u00a0 Cardi B will be a guest of honour at Billboard\u00a0Canada\u00a0Women\u00a0In\u00a0Music 2026, where she will be honoured for her\u00a0influence and accomplishments […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[48,226],"class_list":["post-2202948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-billboard-com","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2202948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2202948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2202948\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2202948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2202948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2202948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}