Juno Nominations Announced: Alessia Cara to host and perform at The 2020 JUNO Awards in Saskatoon

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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 Cara​Universal

Sweet Little Lies ​bülow ​Universal

La Di Da ​Lennon Stella​Columbia*Sony

Hang Ups​ Scott Helman ​Warner

Señorita ​Shawn​ Mendes & Camila Cabello​Universal

INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Thank U, Next ​Ariana Grande ​Universal

WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?​Billie Eilish​​Universal

No.6 Collaborations Project ​Ed Sheeran ​Warner

Free Spirit​Khalid ​RCA*Sony

Hollywood’s Bleeding ​Post Malone ​Universal

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

(PRESENTED BY MUSIC CANADA)

 

The Pains Of Growing ​Alessia Cara ​Universal

INSCAPE​Alexandra 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 Lanez​​Interscope*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 Stréliski​Secret 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 Cara​Universal

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 – bülow​​Universal

“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 Townes​Sony

“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

acākosīk​​iskwē ​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 Wreck​​Warner

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 Pellerin​Disques Tempête*Select

L’étrange pays ​Jean Leloup​Grosse 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’S​​ALBUM 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-R​Canyon Entertainment*Believe

Sharon, Bram & Friends ​Sharon & Bram​Casablanca Kids*Fontana North

CLASSICAL​​ALBUM 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

CLASSICAL​​ALBUM 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-Séguin​​ATMA*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

CLASSICAL​​ALBUM 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​ Finley​Hyperion*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

CLASSICAL​​COMPOSITION 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 2.0​Vincent Ho​​Centrediscs*Naxos

RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR

88GLAM2 ​88Glam ​XO*Universal

Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change ​Classified ​Half Life*Universal

Light Path 8​KILLY ​Epic*Sony

Bad Habits ​NAV ​XO*Universal

Freaky​Tory Lanez ​Interscope*Universal

DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Love Me​Felix 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 01​Daniel Caesar ​Golden Child*The Orchard

Feel It Too ​Jessie Reyez, Tory Lanez, & Tainy ​Universal

The Gumption ​Tanika Charles ​Record Kicks*Outside

Chixtape 5​Tory Lanez ​Interscope*Universal

REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Wah Gwaan​Exco Levi ​Wurl Trema Music*Zojak

Jah Children​Jay Douglas ​Slammin Media*Believe

The Warning Track​Lyndon John X ​Independent

Never Broken ​Petraa​​Fearless 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 Cardinal​​Independent

Yellowstone ​Digawolf ​Independent

nipiy ​nêhiyawak​​Arts & Crafts*Universal

Siqinnaarut ​Northern Haze​​Aakuluk 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 Glories​​TSG*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 Bremnes​Bremnes 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 Rise​Rise 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 Maddigan​​Independent

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

 

 

 

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