Lori Yates is a Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter born in 1960. She began her career with Toronto-area bands such as Rang Tango, Senseless, and The Last Resorts. In 1989, Yates released her debut studio album, Can't Stop the Girl, on Columbia Records, featuring the single “Scene of the Crime”. She received nominations for a Juno Award and CCMA Award in 1990. That same year, she contributed the duet “Brother to Brother” with Gregg Allman to the Next of Kin soundtrack. Yates signed with Virgin Music Canada to release Breaking Point in 1994 and the trip-hop album Untogether in 1996. In 1998, she formed the group Hey Stella!, releasing a self-titled album in 1999. Yates won two Hamilton Music Awards in 2007 for her album The Book of Minerva. She released Matador in 2024 and was inducted into the Friar's Music Museum in 2025.
