Tragically Hip, Feist Lead 2026 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Class

Overview

• The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame named its 2026 class Tuesday, adding the Tragically Hip, Feist, Loverboy songwriters Mike Reno and Paul Dean, and Roch Voisine.
• The induction takes place Sept. 26 at Toronto’s Massey Hall, with tickets on sale April 29 at 10 a.m. ET and a livestream on Amazon Music’s Twitch and Prime Video.
• The Tragically Hip called the honour bittersweet because late frontman Gord Downie will be absent.
• The announcement arrives as a Hip musical readies its Hamilton opening and a new version of Ahead by a Century lands through Canada Soccer’s Perfect Pitch project.
• Feist and Hip guitarist Paul Langlois are slated to headline the free TOgether festival on June 6 at Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square in support of two city hospitals.