# Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Artist · Peterborough, ON

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is a Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg musician, writer, and scholar based in Nogojiwanong whose work joins story, song, spoken word, and sovereign Indigenous creativity.

## Links

- [Official site](https://www.leannesimpson.ca/home)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/6REprvUcVwBr69s8NfEQj4)
- [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/leanne-betasamosake-simpson/1208639426)
- [Bandcamp](https://leannesimpson.bandcamp.com/)
- [bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/biidaasamose.bsky.social)

## Sources

- [Current official site identifying Leanne Betasamosake Simpson as writer, academic, and musician and linking current music, films, contact, press kit, and social identity](https://www.leannesimpson.ca/home) — 2026-07-15
- [Current official biography documenting Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg identity, Alderville First Nation membership, interdisciplinary practice, Polaris short list, and Willie Dunn Award](https://www.leannesimpson.ca/about/) — 2026-07-15
- [Current official music page linking the exact Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, and Bandcamp catalog identities](https://www.leannesimpson.ca/music1) — 2026-07-15
- [Current official contact page documenting Feldman Agency for music bookings plus current speaking, publicity, literary, and label routes; direct addresses are not republished](https://www.leannesimpson.ca/contact) — 2026-07-15
- [Exact Spotify artist 6REprvUcVwBr69s8NfEQj4 with matching name, provider media, genres, and seven principal album and single containers in Canada](https://open.spotify.com/artist/6REprvUcVwBr69s8NfEQj4) — 2026-07-15
- [Exact Spotify Live Like The Sky album with October 24, 2025 date, eleven tracks, You've Changed Records rights lines, and UPC 634457233232](https://open.spotify.com/album/79wLtYpAKlXqjsZ438P5ol) — 2026-07-15
- [Exact Spotify Murder Of Crows single with September 5, 2025 date, You've Changed Records rights lines, and UPC 634457233249](https://open.spotify.com/album/7hvwgUdCRj3wZw2foTvMoJ) — 2026-07-15
- [Exact Spotify Theory of Ice album with March 12, 2021 date, eight tracks, and UPC 623339253505](https://open.spotify.com/album/5mNIgEkN9LCFvLDO6r9rw1) — 2026-07-15
- [Exact Spotify f(l)ight album with September 30, 2016 date, eleven tracks, and UPC 859717956281](https://open.spotify.com/album/7y84Z8Q0M7ci8k5X64VYN7) — 2026-07-15
- [Official You've Changed Records release page documenting the October 2025 album, musical approach, full credits, collaborators, track list, and Nishnaabe language context](https://youvechangedrecords.com/product/leanne-betasamosake-simpson-live-like-the-sky/) — 2026-07-15
- [Artist-controlled Bandcamp release documenting Live Like The Sky as current work, October 2025 date, credits, and full discography context](https://leannesimpson.bandcamp.com/album/live-like-the-sky) — 2026-07-15
- [Official Polaris Music Prize 2021 nominees page listing Theory of Ice on the Short List](https://polarismusicprize.ca/2021-nominees/) — 2026-07-15
- [Official Prism Prize page naming Leanne Betasamosake Simpson as a 2021 Willie Dunn Award recipient](https://www.prismprize.com/2021-willie-dunn-award) — 2026-07-15
- [Penguin Random House Canada event page documenting a current April 2025 Peterborough appearance and the exact scholar, writer, artist identity](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/events/32645097/take-cover-books-ltd) — 2026-07-15
- [Current local reporting identifying Simpson as a Peterborough-area local artist and documenting her April 2025 Peterborough launch](https://peterboroughcurrents.ca/newsletters/learning-from-water-plus-more-local-events/) — 2026-07-15
- [Toronto Metropolitan University profile independently identifying Simpson as Nogojiwanong, or Peterborough, based](https://www.torontomu.ca/news-events/news/2017/06/q-and-a-with-leanne-betasamosake-simpson/) — 2026-07-15

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Profile: https://musiclist.ca/artist/leanne-betasamosake-simpson
Last checked: 2026-07-15