June 2021 | Issues | NEXT Magazine

Emanuel

Canada's next R&B superstar serves up healing sounds for troubled times.

The Rebirth of Twenty One Pilots

Alt-pop duo Twenty One Pilots built a career off of songs about sadness. So what happens when they get happy?

Ruth B

Five years before Tate McRae did it, soulful singer Ruth B.— born Berhe—burst out from her Alberta bedroom and onto the world stage with a song recorded at [...]

Interview: Emma Stone and Emma Thompson

Dark Disney dazzles with fashion flair.

Lucy Dacus is Not Your Sadgirl

Even for an artist who’s built her reputation on lyrical intimacy, Lucy Dacus’ forthcoming album Home Video feels uniquely personal.

Prado posing in red

Music

Prado

She’s fresh off the release of her EP Elastic, but she’s nowhere close to slowing down. Her prodigious work ethic has produced a slew of singles over the past six months and a new solo EP, Prado Monroe, debuting in June

Big Sky BBQ

Food & Drink

Que it Up

Our border to the US might be COVID-closed but the relentless Canadian craving for succulent, sometimes saucy, barbeque from the southern States cannot be contained.

Character from Ratchet and Clank

Gaming

Ratchet It Up a Notch

Make some noise for: Rift Apart, a PS5 exclusive that promises to be the biggest adventure yet.

Ruth B posing in black dress

Music

Ruth B

Five years before Tate McRae did it, soulful singer Ruth B.— born Berhe—burst out from her Alberta bedroom and onto the world stage with a song recorded at home and promoted through a video-based social channel.

The Shortlist

Crown Lands bandmates posing

No.1

Canadian Music's Big Night

Sarain Fox posing

No.2

Indigenous Music Summit Opens Doors for Artists

Lil Nas X posing with butterflies

No.3

Can't Cancel Pride Power

Rebecca Reeds

No.4

Count on Sheep for Livestream Laughs

Bachelor posing

No.5

Shauf, Tegan And Sara Boost Album Launch

Blue Rodeo bandmates posing

No.6

Blue Rodeo Reboots Danforth Livestream

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Album Reviews

Prado posing in red

Prado

She’s fresh off the release of her EP Elastic, but she’s nowhere close to [...]

By: Rayne Fisher-Quann

Ruth B posing in black dress

Ruth B

Five years before Tate McRae did it, soulful singer Ruth B.— born [...]

By: Michael Hollett

30-Second Reviews

Saskadelphia album cover

The Tragically Hip

Saskadelphia

Cyclorama album cover

Polo & Pan

Cyclorama

BTS, The Best album cover

BTS

BTS, The Best

No Gods No Monsters album cover

Garbage

No Gods No Monsters

We Will Rise EP album cover

Blue Lab Beats

We Will Rise EP

Hope for the Best album cover

Paris Pick

Hope For The Best

The Off-Season album cover

J. Cole

The Off-Season

My Molecules album cover

I M U R

My Molecules

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TV & Movies

Screenshot from Curella

Cruella

Screenshot from Launchpad

Launchpad

Moby posing outside near tree

Moby Doc

Couple from the Bachelorette in truck bed full of plastic balls

The Bachelorette

Screenshot of singer at concert

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

Mitski playing at NPR

Mitski's NPR Tiny Desk Concert

Floralogic

June 2021

Cover of NEXT Magazine June 2021

What Else is NEXT

Collage of artists from The Shortlist

Shortlist The Shortlist

Various brands of wine in a can

Food & Drink Flash in the Can

Collage of cannabis gummies

Food & Drink Brain Candy

Dad style clothing

Style Working the Rad Dad Look

Screenshot from Final Fantasy

Gaming Games at a Glance: June

Emma dressed as Cruella

Screens Interview: Emma Stone and Emma Thompson