The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences celebrated Canada’s Biggest Night in Music at The 53rd Annual JUNO Awards Broadcast. Hosted by singer, songwriter and pop superstar Nelly Furtado, the awards were broadcast from Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.
Among those who walked away with multiple wins included Tate McRae, Tobi, Aysanabee, the Beaches and Charlotte Cardin.
TikTok Juno Fan Choice
- Charlotte Cardin
- Daniel Caesar
- DVBBS
- Josh Ross
- Karan Aujla
- Shubh
- Tate McRae
- The Weeknd
- ThxSoMch
- Walk Off the Earth
Single of the year
- “Confetti,” Charlotte Cardin
- “Always,” Daniel Caesar
- “Pretty Girl Era,” Lu Kala
- “A Little Bit Happy,” Talk
- “Greedy,” Tate McRae
International album of the year
- Gettin’ Old, Luke Combs
- Heroes & Villains, Metro Boomin
- One Thing at a Time, Morgan Wallen
- SOS, SZA
- 1989 (Taylor’s Version), Taylor Swift
Album of the year
- Néo-Romance, Alexandra Stréliski
- 99 Nights, Charlotte Cardin
- Never Enough, Daniel Caesar
- Mirror, Lauren Spencer Smith
- Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees, Talk
Artist of the year
- Charlotte Cardin
- Daniel Caesar
- Lauren Spencer Smith
- Shania Twain
- Tate McRae
Group of the year
- Arkells
- Loud Luxury
- Nickelback
- The Beaches
- Walk Off the Earth
Breakthrough artist of the year
- Connor Price
- Karan Aujla
- Lu Kala
- Shubh
- Talk
Breakthrough group of the year
- Busty and the Bass
- Crash Adams
- Good Kid
- Men I Trust
- New West
Songwriter of the year
- Allison Russell: “Eve Was Black” (co-songwriters Drew Lindsay, JT Nero); “Stay Right Here” (co-songwriters Drew Lindsay, JT Nero); “The Returner” (co-songwriters JT Nero).
- Aysanabee: “Alone” (co-songwriters Ali Willa Milner, Charlie McClean); “Here and Now” (co-songwriters Ali Willa Milner, Derek Hoffman); “Somebody Else” (co-songwriters Derek Hoffman, Sean Sroka).
- Charlotte Cardin, Jason Brando and Lubalin: “Confetti;” “Daddy’s a Psycho” (co-songwriters Aaron Paris, Harper Gordon); “Jim Carrey” (co-songwriter Mathieu Sénéchal).
- Nicholas Durocher (Talk) and Connor Riddell: “Afraid of the Dark” (co-songwriters Eric Allen Palmquist, Joshua Speers); “A Little Bit Happy” (co-songwriters Brandon Colbein, Jussi Karvinen, Justin Tranter); “Wasteland” (co-songwriters Brandon Colbein, Justin Tranter and Sam Homaee).
- William Prince: “Broken Heart of Mine;” “Easier and Harder:’ “When You Miss Someone.”
Country album of the year
- The Compass Project – South Album, Brett Kissel
- Right Round Here, Dean Brody
- Do it Anyway, Jade Eagleson
- Ahead of Our Time, James Barker Band
- Spillin’ My Truth, Tyler Joe Miller
Adult alternative album of the year
- Powder Blue, Begonia
- Multitudes, Feist
- Are We Good, Hayden
- Motewolonuwok, Jeremy Dutcher
- Revolution, Shawnee Kish
Alternative album of the year
- Here and Now, Aysanabee
- Dizzy, Dizzy
- To Learn, Leith Ross
- See You in the Dark, Softcult
- Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees, Talk
Pop album of the year
- 99 Nights, Charlotte Cardin
- Mirror, Lauren Spencer Smith
- Saturn Return, Rêve
- Queen of Me, Shania Twain
- Lost in Translation, Valley
Rock album of the year
- Fearless, Crown Lands
- Formentera II, Metric
- Blame My Ex, the Beaches
- Pretty Monster, the Blue Stones
- Glory, the Glorious Sons
Vocal jazz album of the year
- Songwriter, Alex Bird & Ewen Farncombe
- You’re Alike, You Two, Caity Gyorgy and Mark Limacher
- Little Bit a’ Love, Denielle Bassels
- Our Roots Run Deep, Dominique Fils-Aimé
- Your Requests, Laila Biali
Jazz album of the year (solo)
- Day Moon, Christine Jensen
- Walls Made of Glass, Gentiane MG
- Sonic Bouquet, Jocelyn Gould
- Twelve, Noam Lemish
- The South Detroit Connection, Russ Macklem
Jazz album of the year (group)
- Migrations, Allison Au with the Migrations Ensemble
- Septology-The Black Forest Session, Canadian Jazz Collective
- Cry Me a River, Hilario Duran and His Latin Jazz Big Band
- Recent History, Mike Murley & Mark Eisenman Quartet
- Convergence, Nick Maclean Quartet feat. Brownman Ali
Instrumental album of the year
- Néo-Romance, Alexandra Stréliski
- When we were that what wept for the sea, Colin Stetson
- Calibrating Friction, Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis
- Fourth Album, Markus Floats
- Tesseract, Meredith Bates
Francophone album of the year
- Zayon, FouKi
- Dans la seconde, Karkwa
- En concert avec l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (sous la direction du chef Simon Leclerc), Les Cowboys Fringants & l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
- À boire deboutte, Salebarbes
- Non conventionnel, Souldia
Children’s album of the year
- Big Words, ABC Singsong
- Going Back: Remembered and Remixed Family Folk Songs, Vol. 1, Ginalina
- Love-a-By, Splash’N Boots
- Welcome to the Flea Circus, the Swinging Belles
- Maestro Fresh Wes Presents: Young Maestro Stick to Your Vision For Young Athletes, Young Maestro
Classical album of the year (solo artist)
- Infinite Voyage, Barbara Hannigan
- Nielsen: Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 4, James Ehnes
- Fauré: Nocturnes & Barcarolles, Marc-André Hamelin
- De Hartmann: Cello Concerto, Matt Haimovitz
- Mouvance, Suzie LeBlanc
Classical album of the year (large ensemble)
- Bekah Simms: Bestiaries, Cryptid Ensemble, Ensemble Contemporain de Montreal
- Maxime Goulet: Symphonie de la tempête de verglas, Orchestre classique de Montréal, conducted by Jacques Lacombe
- Sibelius 3 & 4, Orchestre Métropolitain, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin
- Mahler: Symphony No. 5, Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, conducted by Rafael Payare
- Rachmaninoff: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; Isle of the Dead, the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Classical album of the year (small ensemble)
- Mythes, Andrew Armstrong and James Ehnes
- Portrait: Alex Baranowski, Angèle Dubeau and La Pietà
- Portrait, Cheng² Duo
- Il Ponte di Leonardo, Constantinople
- Basta parlare!, Les Barocudas
Classical composition of the year
- Simulacra, Amy Brandon
- Portrait of an Imaginary Sibling, Dinuk Wijeratne
- …and the Higher Leaves of the Trees Seemed to Shimmer in the Last of the Sunlight’s Lingering Touch of Them…, Emilie Cecilia LeBel
- Shāhīn-nāmeh, for Voice and Orchestra, Iman Habibi
- Don’t Throw Your Head in Your Hands, Nicole Lizée
Rap album/EP of the year
- Bag or die, bbno$
- Spin the Globe, Connor Price
- Crying Crystals, Haviah Mighty
- Kaytraminé, Kaytraminé
- Panic, Tobi
Dance recording of the year
- “Eat Your Man,” Dom Dolla and Nelly Furtado
- “Crew Thang,” DVBBS, Jeremih and Sk8
- “Need Your Love,” Felix Cartal and Karen Harding
- “I Go Dancing,” Frank Walker feat. Ella Henderson
- “Next to You,” Loud Luxury, DVBBS feat. Kane Brown
Contemporary R&B recording of the year
- For the Better, Aqyila
- Never Enough, Daniel Caesar
- Heartbreak Hill, Jon Vinyl
- When it Blooms, Nonso Amadi
- Facets, Shay Lia
Reggae recording of the year
- “Stir This Thing,” Ammoye
- “Feel Like Home,” Exco Levi
- Roots Girl, Jah’Mila
- Dread, Kirk Diamond & Finn
- “Rush Dem,” Omega Mighty feat. 4Korners, Haviah Mighty
Contemporary Indigenous artist or group of the year
- Here and Now, Aysanabee
- Scream, Holler & Howl, Blue Moon Marquee
- Inuktitut, Elisapie
- Revolution, Shawnee Kish
- Bekka Ma’iingan, Zoon
Contemporary roots album of the year
- The Returner, Allison Russell
- We Will Never Be the Same, Good Lovelies
- Beyond the Reservoir, Julian Taylor
- A Light in the Attic, Logan Staats
- Stand in the Joy, William Prince
Traditional roots album of the year
- Paint Horse, Benjamin Dakota Rogers
- The Breath Between, David Francey
- Roses, Jackson Hollow
- Second Hand, James Keelaghan
- Resilience, Morgan Toney
Blues album of the year
- SoulFunkn’Blues, Blackburn Brothers
- Scream, Holler & Howl, Blue Moon Marquee
- One Step Closer, Brandon Isaak
- The Big Bottle of Joy, Matt Andersen
- Gettin’ Together, Michael Jerome Browne
Contemporary Christian/gospel album of the year
- Glory to God, Brooke Nicholls
- All Ye Lepers, Joshua Leventhal
- Arrow, K-Anthony
- Where I’m Meant to Be, Stirling John
- Alive, Tuzee
Global music album of the year
- Donte sann yo, Bel and Quinn
- Kizavibe, Kizaba
- SMS for Location Vol. 5, Moonshine
- Okantomi, Okan
- Soap Box, Waahli
Jack Richardson producer of the year
- Hill Kourkoutis: “Ego Death,” Aysanabee; “Whiskey Bar,” Tafari Anthony (co-producers Jordyn Woodside, Mike Tompa, Tafari Anthony).
- Jason Brando, Lubalin, Mathieu Sénéchal and Sam Avant: “Confetti,” Charlotte Cardin (co-producer Rob Grimaldi); “Jim Carrey,” Charlotte Cardin.
- Joel Stouffer: “Breaking Up With Jesus,” Reve; “Whitney,” Reve (co-producers Aaron Paris, Banx & Ranx.
- Shawn Everett: “Used to Be Young,” Miley Cyrus (co-producers Michael Pollack, Miley Cyrus); “What Now,” Brittany Howard (co-producer Brittany Howard).
- Wondagurl: “Circus Maximus,” Travis Scott (co-producers Jahaan Sweet, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Travis Scott); “HYAENA” (co-producers Jahaan Sweet, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Travis Scott).
Recording engineer of the year
- Denis Tougas: “Dawgcatcher,” Amanda Marshall; “Special,” Amanda Marshall
- George Seara: “Everything Belongs,” Cory Asbury; “The Promise is the Same,” Cory Asbury.
- Matty Green: “because of you,” Chris LaRocca; “Midnight Dreams,” Ellie Goulding.
- Serban Ghenea: “Anti-Hero,” Taylor Swift; “Paint The Town Red,” Doja Cat.
- Shawn Everett: “Used to Be Young,” Miley Cyrus; “What Now,” Brittany Howard.
Album artwork of the year
- Carolyne De Bellefeuille (art director), Jessica Ledoux (designer, illustrator), Mali Savaria-Ille (designer, illustrator), Veronique Lafortune (designer, illustrator), Leeor Wild (photographer: Inuktitut, Elisapie.
- Heather Goodchild (art director), Colby Richardson (designer), Colin Fletcher (illustrator), Sara Melvin (photographer): Multitudes, Feist.
- Kit King (illustrator), Vanessa Heins (photographer): The Love Still Held Me Near, City and Colour.
- Nicolas Lemieux (art director), Mykaël Nelson (designer and illustrator), Albert Zablit (photographer): Riopelle Symphonique, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal.
- Quinton Nyce (art director), Brodie Metcalfe (designer), Davis Graham (illustrator), Kaylee Smoke (photographer): I’m Good, HBU?, Snotty Nose Rez Kids.
Music video of the year
- “Of Woods and Seas,” Andrew De Zen (Alaskan Tapes)
- “Demons,” Ethan Tobman (Allison Russell)
- “Onetwostep,” Jordan Clarke (des hume feat. juicelover)
- “Damn Right,” Sterling Larose (Snotty Nose Rez Kids)
- “Feral canadian scaredy cat,” Sterling Larose and Zachary Vague (young friend)
Electronic album of the year
- Infinity Club, Bambii
- Birds, Bees, the Clouds & the Trees, Harrison
- Creatures of the Late Afternoon, Kid Koala
- Synthetic Season 2, Rich Aucoin
- No Highs, Tim Hecker
Metal/hard music album of the year
- As Gomorrah Burns, Cryptopsy
- Electric Sounds, Danko Jones
- Goliath, Kataklysm
- Void, Ken mode
- Morgöth Tales, Voivod
Adult contemporary album of the year
- Heavy Lifting, Amanda Marshall
- I Wish I Was Flawless, I’m Not, Banners
- To Be Loved, Vol. 1, Josh Sahunta
- Run Where the Light Calls, Luca Fogale
- Wildflower, Steph La Rochelle
Comedy album of the year
- Life of Leisure, Derek Seguin
- Never Was, Graham Clark
- A Lylebility, Kyle Brownrigg
- Sexiest Fish in the Lake, Laurie Elliott
- SAP, Mae Martin
Traditional R&B/soul recording of the year
- “Hello,” Aqyila
- “Unbreakable,” Jhyve
- Where to Find Me, Katie Tupper
- “9 to 5,” Luna Elle
- Real World, RealestK
Rap single of the year
- “American Nightmare,” Belly
- “Spinnin,” Connor Price feat. Bens
- “Honey Bun,” Haviah Mighty
- “Minimum Wage,” Pressa
- “Someone I Knew,” Tobi
Underground dance single of the year
- “Call My Name,” Blond:ish
- “Mad Mess,” DJ Karaba
- “Could Be Wrong,” Lostboyjay
- “Eclipse,” Peach
- “Concorde Groove,” Smalltown DJs
Traditional Indigenous artist or group of the year
- Sing. Pray. Love., Joel Wood
- LFS5, Nimkii and the Niniis
- Mitòòdebi (For My Relatives), the Bearhead Sisters
- Reverie, the Red River Ramblers
- Drum Nation, Young Scouts
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