Juno Nominations Announced: Alessia Cara to host and perform at The 2020 JUNO Awards to be held in Saskatoon.
The nominees for the 49th Annual JUNO Awards were announced today by The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS). JUNO Week 2020 will culminate with Canada’s biggest night in music – The 2020 JUNO Awards – which will be broadcasted live from the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon on Sunday, March 15.
First-time host of this year’s JUNO Awards Broadcast, Alessia Cara, will host and perform at the 2020 JUNO Awards. Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee Jann Arden. R&B artist Daniel Caesar, rock band The Glorious Sons, rising pop singer Lennon Stella and hip hop powerhouse Tory Lanez will take the stage for Canada’s biggest night in music alongside Alessia Cara.
Alessia Cara leads this year with a total of six nominations including: JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and Pop Album of the Year.
Tory Lanez received five nominations including JUNO Fan Choic*, Artist of the Year, Rap Recording of the Year and two nominations in the R&B/Soul Recording of the Year category.
Artists with three nominations include Alexandra Stréliski for Album of the Year, Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Instrumental Album of the Year; Bryan Adams for Album of the Year*, Artist of the Year and Adult Contemporary Album of the Year; bülow for Single of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and Pop Album of the Year; Loud Luxury for JUNO Fan Choice, Group of the Year and Dance Recording of the Year; NAV for JUNO Fan Choice, Album of the Year and Rap Recording of the Year; and Shawn Mendes for JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year and Artist of the Year.
The host province of Saskatchewan is well represented with nominations including first-time nominees Hunter Brothers for Breakthrough Group of the Year and Country Album of the Year; Foxwarren for Alternative Album of the Year; The Dead South for Traditional Roots Album of the Year; and Terri Fidelak and Carey Shaw for Album Artwork of the Year.
TICKETS:
Tickets to the 49th annual JUNO Awards, start at at $39.95 (plus fees).
Tickets are available online at www.ticketmaster.ca, by phone at 1-800-970-SEAT (7328) and in-person at the Sasktel Centre Box Office – 3515 Thatcher Avenue (Main Entrance). $1 from every ticket sold will be donated to MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity associated with CARAS and the JUNO Awards, courtesy of SaskTel Centre.
Complete List of 2020 JUNO Award Nominees
JUNO FAN CHOICE
(PRESENTED BY TD)
Alessia Cara Universal
Ali Gatie Warner
Avril Lavigne BMG*ADA
bbno$ Independent*Stem
Justin Bieber Def Jam*Universal
Loud Luxury Sony
NAV XO*Universal
Shawn Mendes Universal
The Weeknd XO*Universal
Tory Lanez Interscope*Universal
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Out Of Love Alessia CaraUniversal
Sweet Little Lies bülow Universal
La Di Da Lennon StellaColumbia*Sony
Hang Ups Scott Helman Warner
Señorita Shawn Mendes & Camila CabelloUniversal
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Thank U, Next Ariana Grande Universal
WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?Billie EilishUniversal
No.6 Collaborations Project Ed Sheeran Warner
Free SpiritKhalid RCA*Sony
Hollywood’s Bleeding Post Malone Universal
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(PRESENTED BY MUSIC CANADA)
The Pains Of Growing Alessia Cara Universal
INSCAPEAlexandra Stréliski Secret City*Fontana North
Shine A Light Bryan Adams Universal
love Michael Bublé Warner
Bad Habits NAV XO*Universal
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Alessia Cara Universal
Bryan Adams Universal
Jessie Reyez Universal
Shawn Mendes Universal
Tory LanezInterscope*Universal
GROUP OF THE YEAR
88Glam XO*Universal
Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine Big Machine*Universal
Loud Luxury Sony
The Reklaws Universal
Walk Off the Earth Golden Carrot*Independent
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(SPONSORED BY FACTOR, THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND CANADA’S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS)
Alexandra StréliskiSecret City*Fontana North
Ali Gatie Warner
bbno$ Independent*Stem
Lennon Stella Columbia*Sony
Tenille Townes Sony
BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR
(SPONSORED BY FACTOR, THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND CANADA’S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS)
Hunter Brothers Open Road*Universal
Neon Dreams Dreaming Out Loud*Warner
Palaye Royale Sumerian*ADA
The Blue Stones eOne*Warner
Valley Universal
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
(PRESENTED BY SOCAN)
Alessia Cara
Publisher – Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada
“Growing Pains” –co-songwriters Andrew Wansel, Warren Fielder “Out of Love”–co-songwriter Rick Nowels PAINS OF GROWING – Alessia Cara Universal
“Rooting For You”– co-songwriter Jon Levine
THIS SUMMER – Alessia CaraUniversal
bülow
Publisher – Wax on Wax Off Publishing / Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada
“Boys Will Be Boys” – co-songwriters David Charles Fischer, Mike Wise, Nathan Ferraro THE CONTENDER – bülowUniversal
“Sweet Little Lies”– co-songwriters David Charles Fischer, Mike Wise, Nathan Ferraro CRYSTALLINE –bülow Universal
“Two Punks In Love”– co-songwriters David Charles Fischer, Mike Wise, Nathan Ferraro TWO PUNKS IN LOVE – bülow Universal
Patrick Watson
Publisher – Secret City Music Publishing
“Broken”, “Dream for Dreaming” –co-songwriters Joseph Baron Grass, Mikhail Stein, Robbie Kuster “Here Comes The River” – co-songwriters Joseph Baron Grass, Jules Buckley, Mikhail Stein WAVE – Patrick Watson Secret City*Fontana North
Tenille Townes
Publisher – Red Brick Music Publishing
“I Kept The Roses” – co-songwriters Chris Gelbuda, Dustin Christensen I KEPT THE ROSES –Tenille Townes Sony
“Jersey On The Wall (I’m Just Asking)” – co-songwriters Gordie Sampson, Tina Parol JERSEY ON THE WALL (I’M JUST ASKING) –Tenille TownesSony
“White Horse” – co-songwriters Daniel Tashian, Jeremy Spillman WHITE HORSE –Tenille Townes Sony
Tim Baker
Publisher – Plug Your Ears Publishing
“All Hands”
“Dance”
“The Eighteenth Hole”
FOREVER OVERHEAD – Tim Baker Arts & Crafts*Universal
COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
V Aaron Goodvin Warner
The Fall Dallas Smith 604*Fontana North/Universal
Black Sheep Dean Brody Open Road*Universal
State of Mind Hunter Brothers Open Road*Universal
Wild As Me Meghan Patrick Warner
ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
A Pill for Loneliness City and Colour Still/Dine Alone*The Orchard
A Blemish in the Great Light Half Moon Run Crystal Math*Universal
acākosīkiskwē iskwē Music*The Orchard
Thanks for the Dance Leonard Cohen Sony
Wave Patrick Watson Secret City*Fontana North
ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(PRESENTED BY LONG & MCQUADE)
Destroyer Black Mountain Dine Alone*The Orchard
Foxwarren Foxwarren Arts & Crafts*Universal
Here Comes The Cowboy Mac DeMarco Royal Mountain*Universal
Pony Orville Peck Royal Mountain*Universal
Morbid Stuff PUP Universal
POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(PRESENTED BY LIVE NATION CANADA)
The Pains of Growing Alessia Cara Universal
Head Above Water Avril Lavigne BMG*ADA
Crystalline bülow Universal
8:47 Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine Big Machine*Universal
HERE WE GO! Walk Off the Earth Golden Carrot*Independent
ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
…but for the sun Big WreckWarner
PEOPLESKILLS Headstones Cadence*Universal
Order In Decline Sum 41 Hopeless*Universal
Master Volume The Dirty Nil Dine Alone*The Orchard
A War On Everything The Glorious Sons Black Box*Fontana North
VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Nothing Never Happens Bria Skonberg Independent
Stay Tuned! Dominique Fils-Aimé Ensoul*Select/Believe
MONTRÉAL Elizabeth Shepherd Pinwheel Music*Independent
Wishes Jazz Affair Independent
Friday Monkey House Alma Universal
JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
MiGRATIONS Jacques Kuba Seguin ODD SOUND*Select
UNSTOPPABLE Joel Miller Multiple Chord Music*Believe
Black Sea Suite John Stetch Independent
Absolutely Dreaming Ted Quinlan Independent
The Chronicles of Fezziwig The Mark Kelso Jazz Project Independent
JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
Undertones Al Muirhead’s Canadian Quintet Chronograph*Fontana North
Jump Up Brad Turner Quartet with Guest Seamus Blake Cellar Music*MVD
Trouble in Mind Dave Young Trio Modica*Independent/Believe
Abundance Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop ANZIC*A-Train
On Firm Ground / Tierra Firme Jane Bunnett & Maqueque Linus*IDLA
INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
INSCAPE Alexandra Stréliski Secret City*Fontana North
The Silent Wish Bill McBirnie with Bernie Senensky Extreme Flute*Independent
Calm and Cents Kevin Hearn Independent*IDLA
SymphRONica UpfRONt Ron Davis’ SymphRONica Really*Independent
Toothsayer Tanya Tagaq Six Shooter*Universal
FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Après Fred PellerinDisques Tempête*Select
L’étrange pays Jean LeloupGrosse Boîte*Select/Believe
La nuit des longs couteaux Koriass Disques 7ième Ciel*Select/Believe
La nuit est une panthère Les Louanges Bonsound*Sony
Tout ça pour ça Loud Joy Ride*Universal
CHILDREN’SALBUM OF THE YEAR
Greatest Hits, Vol. 4 Big Block Singsong Independent
A Cheerful Little Earful Diana Panton Independent
It’s GForce GFORCE FAN Entertainment*Independent
This Is Us Girl Pow-RCanyon Entertainment*Believe
Sharon, Bram & Friends Sharon & BramCasablanca Kids*Fontana North
CLASSICALALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER
detach Angela Schwarzkopf Redshift
Alone & Unalone Ensemble Paramirabo Ravello*Naxos
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Op. 12 James Ehnes Onyx
Elles Marina Thibeault and Marie-Ève Scarfone ATMA*Naxos
John Zorn: Cat O’Nine Tails, The Dead Man, Memento Mori & Kol Nidre Quatuor Molinari ATMA*Naxos
CLASSICALALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE
The Bound of our Dreams Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra/Orchestre du Centre National Des Arts du Canada, conducted by Alexander Shelly Analekta*Select/The Orchard
Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos Jan Lisiecki with Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Universal
Sibelius 1 Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, conducted by Yannick Nézet-SéguinATMA*Naxos
The John Adams Album Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Kent Nagano Universal
Chopin: Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Kent Nagano feat. Charles Richard-Hamelin Analekta*Select/The Orchard
CLASSICALALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL
When There Is Peace: An Armistice Oratorio Chor Leoni Men’s Choir Chor Leoni*Independent
Schubert: Schwanengesang; Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge Gerald FinleyHyperion*Sony
Handel: Dixit Dominus; Bach & Schutz: Motets Ottawa Bach Choir, conducted by Lisette Canton ATMA*Naxos
Summer Night Peter Barrett, Martha Guth, Allyson McHardy, Helen Becqué Centrediscs*Naxos
Schubert: Winterreise Philippe Sly with Le Chimera Project Analekta*Select/The Orchard
CLASSICALCOMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Evta Ana Sokolović ATMA*Naxos
“Everything Is… Distorted” Bekah Simms Centrediscs*Naxos
Under Sea, Above Sky Jared Miller Independent
The Coming of Sobs Rose Bolton New Focus*Naxos
Kickin’ It 2.0Vincent HoCentrediscs*Naxos
RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
88GLAM2 88Glam XO*Universal
Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change Classified Half Life*Universal
Light Path 8KILLY Epic*Sony
Bad Habits NAV XO*Universal
FreakyTory Lanez Interscope*Universal
DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Love MeFelix Cartal & Lights Physical Presents*Fontana North
Only When It Rains Frank Walker x Astrid S Ultra
I’m Not Alright Loud Luxury and Bryce Vine Sony
Gravity RALPH Independent*AWAL
We Found Love Sultan + Shepard x Showtek Armada*Sony
R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Black Dove Amaal Universal
CASE STUDY 01Daniel Caesar Golden Child*The Orchard
Feel It Too Jessie Reyez, Tory Lanez, & Tainy Universal
The Gumption Tanika Charles Record Kicks*Outside
Chixtape 5Tory Lanez Interscope*Universal
REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Wah GwaanExco Levi Wurl Trema Music*Zojak
Jah ChildrenJay Douglas Slammin Media*Believe
The Warning TrackLyndon John X Independent
Never Broken PetraaFearless Crown*Independent
Another Man STORRY One Pop Music/Taxi*Zojak
INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
(PRESENTED BY APTN)
Stories from a Downtown Apartment Celeigh CardinalIndependent
Yellowstone Digawolf Independent
nipiy nêhiyawakArts & Crafts*Universal
Siqinnaarut Northern HazeAakuluk Music/Six Shooter Universal
ataataga Riit Six Shooter Universal
CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Coyote Catherine MacLellan Catherine MacLellan Music*IDLA
Easy Keeper Del Barber acronym*Universal
Little Bones Irish Mythen Independent*IDLA
Passages Justin Rutledge Outside
Mohawk Lee Harvey Osmond Latent*Warner
TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Once A Day April Verch Slab Town*AMP/eOne
By Appointment Or Chance Miranda Mulholland Roaring Girl*Fontana North
Sketches Natalie MacMaster Linus*IDLA
Sugar & Joy The Dead South Six Shooter*Universal
Assiniboine & The Red The Small GloriesTSG*Outside
BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Pocket Full Of Nothin’ Big Dave McLean Black Hen*True North/IDLA
Mad Love Dawn Tyler Watson Independent
Hand Me Down Blues Durham County Poets Independent
That’s Where It’s At Michael Jerome Browne Borealis*Fontana North/IDLA
The Northern South Vol. 2 Whitehorse Six Shooter*Universal
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Heart Of Christmas Brian Doerksen Independent*Parasource
Pursue Brooke Nicholls Independent
Wherever I Go Dan BremnesBremnes Ventures*Sony/The Orchard
ILL Street Blues Fresh IE Novation*Independent
The Advent Of Christmas Matt Maher Provident*Sony/Anchor
WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(PRESENTED BY AEROMEXICO)
BAROKAN Djely Tapa Disques Nuits d’Afrique*Independent/Select
Sombras OKAN Lulaworld*Independent
Africa Without Borders Okavango African Orchestra Independent
Risorgimento Romina Di Gasbarro Modica*Independent
Galactic Gala Silla and RiseRise Ashen*Independent
JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Ben Kaplan
“Brittle Bones Nicky”
BRITTLE BONES NICKY – Rare Americans Independent
“It’s Alright” (co-producer Ryan Guldemond)
DANCE AND CRY – Mother Mother Universal
Derek Hoffman
“Fear of the Flame”
FEAR OF THE FLAME – Logan Staats Big Machine*Universal
“Hide Your Love”
NIGHT IN THE PARK, KISS IN THE DARK – Caveboy Independent
Jon Levine
“October”, “Rooting For You”(co-producer Midi Jones)
THIS SUMMER – Alessia Cara Universal
Michael Wise
“Just Friends”
HARTLAND ST. – Virginia to Vegas Wax*Universal
“Sweet Little Lies”
CRYSTALLINE – bülow Universal
Steve Bays
“Record Shop”
CASCADIA – Said The Whale Arts & Crafts*Universal
“Song In My Head”
RIP – We Are The City 604*Universal
RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
George Seara
“If I Can’t Have You”
IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU– Shawn Mendes Universal
“Incredible”
INCREDIBLE – James TW Universal
Jason Dufour
“Push For Yellow”, “There’s Still A Light In The House”
MAYBE – Valley Universal
John ‘Beetle’ Bailey
“Dividido (feat. Silvana Estrada)”
SUBLIME – Alex Cuba Caracol*Fontana North
“Shotgun”
FRIDAY – Monkey House Alma*Universal
Ryan Worsley
“2 Myself”
LUDIC – Ludic Universal
“Known Better”
MELT – Nuela Charles Independent
Vic Florencia
“Midnight”, “Over Me”
MIDNIGHT – Brooke Palsson Independent
ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR
Chad Moldenhauer (Art Director),Ian Clarke (Designer), Warren Clark and Lance Inkwell(Illustrators) SELECTIONS FROM CUPHEAD – Kristofer MaddiganIndependent
Kevin Hearn(Art Director), Antoine Moonen(Designer), Lauchie Reed and Harland Williams (Illustrators) THE SUPERHERO SUITE – Kevin Hearn and Friends Celery Music*Independent/Warner
Kris Knight (Art Director & Designer), Jason Sniderman (Art Director), James Mejia (Designer), Chris Peters(Illustrator), Stefanie Schneider(Photographer)
BLOODCRUSH/BLOODMYTH – Ensign Broderick Six Shooter*Universal Sean Brown and Keavan Yazdani (Art Directors)
CASE STUDY 01 – Daniel Caesar Golden Child*The Orchard
Terri Fidelak (Art Director, Designer, & Illustrator), Carey Shaw (Photographer)
MALICE, MERCY, GRIEF & WRATH – Belle Plaine Independent
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
(PRESENTED BY STINGRAY)
Bun Dem Caraz Sarahmée Ste-4*Select
Record Shop Johnny Jansen Said the Whale Arts & Crafts*Universal
Topographe Jonathan Robert Corridor Bonsound*Sony
Back Off Le GED Laurence Nerbonne Coyote*Universal
Little Star Sarah Legault iskwē iskwē music*The Orchard