Barenaked Ladies

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The artist

Barenaked Ladies is a Toronto pop-rock band formed by Ed Robertson and Steven Page in Scarborough in 1988. Bassist Jim Creeggan, drummer Tyler Stewart, and keyboardist and guitarist Kevin Hearn joined as the group developed from acoustic duo performances into a full band. The independently released Yellow Tape became a major Canadian success in 1991, followed by the debut album Gordon in 1992. Its songs, including If I Had $1,000,000 and Brian Wilson, established the band's mix of humour, observation, harmony, and emotional detail. Born on a Pirate Ship arrived in 1996, then Stunt in 1998 brought an international number-one single with One Week. Maroon followed in 2000, and the band continued through a long sequence of studio, live, holiday, children's, and collaborative recordings. Page left in 2009, after which Robertson, Creeggan, Hearn, and Stewart continued as a four-piece. Their later catalog includes Grinning Streak, Silverball, Fake Nudes, Detour de Force, and the eighteenth studio album In Flight in 2023. Barenaked Ladies entered the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2018 and has won eight Juno Awards. The band returned with Almost Ready in June 2026, its first new song in three years, ahead of North American and United Kingdom touring. Current official profiles continue to identify Toronto as the band's home city.