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\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tHe\u2019s the artist who has record labels scratching their heads by reaching the fans they wish they could, right where they live: on the internet. He\u2019s also someone who describes his live show as \u201cthe dumbest thing I\u2019ve ever seen in my life\u201d and means it as high self-praise.<\/p>\n \n\tBut for the 30-year-old Vancouver native, the tougher question is: who is Alex Gumuchian?<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIt\u2019s a fine line,\u201d he says, speaking over Tibetan momos at Loga\u2019s Corner in Toronto. \u201cI use bbno$ as an avenue to be the most extravagant self I want Alex to be on a regular basis, but I can\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tHis music has helped him find his voice and his confidence. Now, he\u2019s focused on figuring out the man behind it.<\/p>\n \n\tbbno$ (pronounced \u201cbaby no money\u201d not bibinos) is currently on the Internet Explorer Tour, his biggest-ever global tour on the heels of his self-titled 2025 album that hit No. 33 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart and spawned the hit \u201ccheck,\u201d which took over the airwaves and\u00a0landed at No. 50 on the 2025 Year-End Billboard Canada Radio Songs Chart<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tA bbno$ show is a high-energy and unpredictable event, filled with memes, costumes, props and laser dicks. It\u2019s also extremely supportive, a space for fans to be their weirdest selves and bond over brain rot. It\u2019s like a non-toxic version of the internet come to life.<\/p>\n \n\tFor Gumuchian, that\u2019s important. Online is where he found community as a homeschooled child in B.C.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIt was kind of like my main friend,\u201d he remembers. \u201cI played World of Warcraft for years, and I met so many people that way. I fell in love with how much community there is [online]. The most important thing for me is distilling that for people who enjoy positivity and want to have fun, because there\u2019s so much of the opposite in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tIn this new\u00a0Billboard Canada\u00a0cover story, he opens up about the man behind the music. From sexuality to strategy, he\u2019s creating a sanctuary for himself \u2014 and his fans \u2014 to express themselves freely.<\/p>\n \n\tRead the full story\u00a0here<\/a>. \u2014\u00a0Richard Trapunski<\/p>\n \t\tBillboard Canada Announces Matthew Burnett and Jordan Evans as Music Managers of the Year for 2026\t<\/p>\n \n\tMatthew Burnett and Jordan Evans are Billboard Canada\u2018s 2026 Managers to Watch.<\/p>\n \n\tThe powerhouse duo behind Daniel Caesar have been working closely with the R&B singer from the very start, helping guide one of the biggest Canadian careers and breakthroughs of the last decade. From the early days before\u00a0Freudian\u00a0in the mid-2010s up to the recent unconventional rollout of\u00a0Son of Spergy\u00a0which included\u00a0spontaneous pop-up shows in parks<\/a>\u00a0across Canada, both managers have drawn from their backgrounds as creatives to help Caesar thrive as an artist.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tThe pair will receive the honour in person during the\u00a0Billboard Canada<\/a>\u00a0Managers to Watch x MMF Honour Roll celebration<\/a>\u00a0at SOUNDSTAGE on June 11 at NXNE, which honours the unsung architects of the music career who contribute to generation-defining success among artists and create community for their fellow industry peers.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tMusic Managers Forum Canada (MMF Canada) has also revealed the recipients of its 2026 Honour Roll, which celebrates outstanding career achievements among Canadian music managers and self-managed artists.\u00a0Partnering with Billboard Canada<\/a>\u00a0for a second consecutive year, MMF Canada will honour Helen Britton and Shauna de Cartier as its Honour Roll recipients.<\/p>\n \n\tThe award denotes outstanding achievement among Canadian managers. Both women are powerhouses at Six Shooter Records, a pioneering female-led independent record label which celebrated its milestone 25th anniversary last year. The roster includes luminaries like Cadence Weapon, July Talk, Tanya Tagaq and more.<\/p>\n \n\tMatt Maw will receive this year\u2019s Trailblazer Award from MMF Canada, which celebrates a manager carving new paths in the industry. Maw is recognized for his outstanding work in the recognition of Indigenous music in Canada. Maw capped off a groundbreaking year with the launch of his new artist development company SUPERCONNECTED, whose roster is home to Indigenous artists like Sebastian Gaskin, Boogey The Beat, Wolf Saga and Miesha & the Spanks.<\/p>\n \n\tThe full Billboard Canada Managers to Watch list will be out next week.<\/p>\n \n\tRead more and find out how to get tickets\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\tDiljit Dosanjh Meets the Students of His Toronto Metropolitan Course Backstage at Rogers Centre\t<\/p>\n \n\tNearly 50,000 fans packed Toronto\u2019s Rogers Centre on Sunday night (May 31) as\u00a0Diljit Dosanjh\u00a0<\/a>returned to the stadium for another massive stop on his ongoing Aura World Tour, further cementing his place as one of the biggest global touring artists in Punjabi music.<\/p>\n \n\tThe sold-out concert marked Dosanjh\u2019s second time headlining Rogers Centre and quickly became one of the most talked-about live music moments of the weekend.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tThe concert was attended by the students of the Toronto Metropolitan University course dedicated to the singer in partnership with\u00a0Billboard Canada. The students met with the Punjabi icon backstage before he took the stage. Dosanjh later performed an extended version of \u201cRanjha,\u201d the song\u00a0first premiered inside their classroom<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tWith videos flooding social media showing stadium-wide singalongs, Punjabi flags across the venue and fans filling every section of the open-roofed venue.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Toronto stop marked another major milestone in Dosanjh\u2019s rapid global rise over the last few years through appearances at Coachella, the Met Gala and multiple international arena and stadium tours. But beyond the scale of the Rogers Centre performance itself, fans also closely followed the singer\u2019s time around Toronto throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n \n\tAhead of the concert, Dosanjh shared clips on Instagram of himself biking through downtown Toronto, casually riding through the city before stepping onto one of Canada\u2019s biggest stages hours later.<\/p>\n \n\tVideos shared on Team Diljit\u2019s social pages also showed the singer admiring the CN Tower and reacting to the landmark in Punjabi, while another Instagram Story gave fans a glimpse of him enjoying tiramisu during downtime between tour commitments.<\/p>\n \n\tRead more here<\/a>. \u2014\u00a0Peony Hirwani<\/p>\n![\"bbno$\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tiktok7.11.jpg\")
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