Andrea Warner

Associate Producer, CBC Music

Andrea Warner (she/her) writes and talks. A lot. She is the author of the forthcoming We Oughta Know: How Céline, Shania, Alanis, and Sarah Ruled the ’90s and Changed Music (an expanded and update edition of her 2015 debut), as well as The Time of My Life: Dirty Dancing (2024), Rise Up and Sing! Power, Protest, and Activism in Music (2023), and Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Authorized Biography (2018). Andrea is an AP at CBC Music, music columnist for CBC Radio’s Radio West, freelance writer, and co-hosts the weekly feminist pop culture podcast Pop This! Andrea is a settler who was born and raised in Vancouver on the unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.

Latest from Andrea Warner

Céline Dion, Allison Russell and more: 10 musicians who shaped 2024

How Jeremy Dutcher, Kaytranada and other Canadian artists made waves this year.

In Memoriam: a tribute to the musicians who left us in 2024

Farewell and thank you to Eleanor Collins, Quincy Jones, Kris Kristofferson and so many more artists we loved.

Taylor Swift and the end of the Eras tour: inside her final Vancouver shows

5 surprises from the end of the pop icon’s blockbuster 2-year world tour

The top 100 Canadian songs of 2024

From dance-floor heaters to cutthroat hip-hop jabs to high-energy sing-alongs, these are the essential songs of the year.

Joni Mitchell's 25 greatest songs, ranked

In honour of the icon's 81st birthday, we're celebrating the best music she's made — so far.

The 11 creepiest 'love' songs of all time

'Love' songs: sometimes it depends on what side of the binoculars you find yourself.

The 11 creepiest 'love' songs of all time

'Love' songs: sometimes it depends on what side of the binoculars you find yourself.

Paul Anka: 5 surprising facts about the Canadian crooner ahead of his new documentary

From the “My Way” killings to his connections to the Beatles, Michael Jackson and Drake

Nelly Furtado's 25 best songs, ranked

The pop singer has released timeless hits across her many eras. Here are the songs that rise to the top.

Fall in love: the 10 best songs for pumpkin spice season

From Earth, Wind & Fire and Ella Fitzgerald to Kaytranada and Neil Young, this is the ultimate autumn soundtrack.