GOOD LUCK! 2021 Juno Nominees, Including Many Local Artists

The 50th Juno Awards will be broadcast from Toronto on Sunday, May 16, 2021. We'll be cheering on our local artists as many of them have been nominated.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Below is a complete list on nominees. Local acts are bolded.

Group

• Arkells (Hamilton)
• The Reklaws (Cambridge)
• Half Moon Run
• Loud Luxury
• The Glorious Sons

Adult Alternative Album

• Are You Gone by Sarah Harmer (Burlington)
• Sad Hunk by BAHAMAS
• Are You in Love? by Basia Bulat 
• Fear by Begonia 
• Unfollow The Rules by Rufus Wainwright

Vocal Jazz Album

• With You by Sammy Jackson (St. Catharines)
  
  
  
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• This Dream Of You by Diana Krall 
• Out of Dust by Laila Biali 
• Sinatra by Matt Dusk 
• Clémence by Sophie Day

Metal/Hard Music Album

• Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm! by Vile Creature (Hamilton)
  
  
  
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• Ballistic, Sadistic by ANNIHILATOR
• Unconquered by KATAKLYSM
• Palimpsest by PROTEST THE HERO
• Abyss by UNLEASH THE ARCHERS

Dance Recording

• Someone Else by REZZ (Niagara Falls) x Grabbitz
  
  
  
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• MINE by Felix Cartal, Sophie Simmons 
• Dancing In The Dark by Frank Walker
• BUBBA by KAYTRANADA 
• Voices by So Sus

Electronic Album

• Suddenly by CARIBOU (Dundas)
• Lavender God by ATTLAS
• Desire by BOB MOSES
• Juvenile by CRI
• All the Time by JESSY LANZA

Producer 

• Murda Beatz (Fort Erie)
• Akeel Henry
• Jordon Manswell
• KAYTRANADA
• WondaGurl

Recording Engineer

• John "Beetle" Bailey (New Hamburg)
• George Seara
• Jason Dufour
• Johann Deterville
• Serban Ghenea

Instrumental Album

• Crowing Ignites by Bruce Cockburn (released by Waterdown's True North Records)
• Movements III by Blitz//Berlin
• Eleven Words by  David Foster 
• Volume 1 by Flore Laurentienne
• Prior Street by Gordon Grdina 

Blues Album

• Church House Blues by CRYSTAL SHAWANDA (released by Waterdown's True North Records)
• Hell Bent with Grace by ANGEL FORREST
• Spirits in the Water by DIONE TAYLOR
• Solar Powered Too by RICK FINES
• The Reckless One by SAMANTHA MARTIN & DELTA SUGAR

Rock Album

• Ruthless by JJ Wilde (Kitchener)
• Crown Lands by Crown Lands
• Colorado by Neil Young & Crazy Horse 
• All Of Us by Sam Roberts Band 
• A Beautiful Place to Drown by Silverstein 

Juno Fan Choice

• Ali Gatie
• Curtis Waters
• JP Saxe
• Justin Bieber
• Lennon Stella
• Les Cowboys Fringants
• NAV
• Shawn Mendes
• Tate McRae
• The Weeknd

Single

• Drink About Me by Brett Kissel
• If The World Was Ending' by JP Saxe ft Julia Michaels
• Intentions by Justin Bieber ft Quavo
• Kissing Other People by Lennon Stella
• Blinding Lights by The Weeknd

Album 

• YOU by Ali Gatie
• Courage by Céline Dion
• Changes by Justin Bieber
• Thanks for the Dance by Leonard Cohen
• After Hours by The Weeknd

Artist 

• Ali Gatie
• Celine Dion
• Jessie Reyez
• Justin Bieber
• The Weeknd

Breakthrough Artist

• Curtis Waters
• JP Saxe
• Powfu
• Ryland James
• Tate McRae

Breakthrough Group

• 2Freres
• Crown Lands
• MANILA GREY
• Peach Pit
• Young Bombs

Songwriter

• Alanis Morissette
• Alessia Cara
• Jessie Reyez
• JP Saxe
• The Weeknd

French Language Album

• A tous les vents by 2Freres
• Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs by Klo Pelgag
• Les antipodes by Les Cowboys Fringants
• Quand la nuit tombe by Louis-Jean Cormier
• Pour dejouer l'ennui by- Pierre Lapointe

Indigenous Artist or Group 

• Burnstick
• Crystal Shawanda 
• Julian Taylor
• Leela Gilday
• Terry Uyarak

Contemporary R&B Recording

• Before Love Came to Kill Us by  Jessie Reyez
• Where You Are by  Savannah Ré
• After Hours by The Weeknd
• Holiday by TOBi

Country Album

• Timeless by Dallas Smith 
• Jade Eagleson by Jade Eagleson
• heart theory by Lindsay Ell 
• Drinkin’ Songs: The Collection by MacKenzie Porter
• The Lemonade Stand by Tenille Townes

Alternative Album

• Pity Party vy Curtis Waters
• The Sun and Her Scorch by Dizzy
• Pray For It by July Talk
• This Place Sucks Ass by PUP 
• Heavy Light by U.S. Girls 

Pop Album

• It’s Never Really Over by Johnny Orlando
• Hold It Together by JP Saxe 
• Changes by Justin Bieber 
• Three. Two. One. by Lennon Stella 
• Ryland James by Ryland 

Jazz Album: Solo

• Gang of Three by Andrés Vial 
• Básico, No Básico y Dirigido by Elmer Ferrer
• Elegant Traveler by Jocelyn Gould 
• Conpambiche by Junior Santos
• VENA by Rachel Therrien

Jazz Album: Group

• The reMission by Andy Milne and Unison 
• Surfboard by Brandi Disterheft Trio with George Coleman
• Rythme de passage by Emie R Roussel Trio 
• First Spring by Florian Hoefner Trio
• Trane of Thought, Live at the Rex by Pat LaBarbera/Kirk MacDonald Quintet 

Children's Album

• Letters and Numbers by ABC Singsong
• Goodnight to You All: Traditional Lullabies from Ireland & the UK by Charlie Hope 
• Small But Mighty by Ginalina
• J’aime mon école by Njacko Backo and Kalimbas at Work
• Heart Parade by Splash’N Boots 

Classical Album: Solo/Chamber

• MOSAÏQUE by Ensemble Made In Canada 
• Bach & Brahms Reimagined by James Ehnes, Jon Kimura Parker, Jens Lindemann 
• Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 4, 5 & 8 by James Ehnes with Andrew Armstrong 
• La Peste by Les Barocudas 
• Ana Sokolović: Short Stories by Quatuor Bozzini

Classical Album: Large Ensemble

• Mozart: Concertos pour piano / Piano Concertos Nos. 22 & 24 by Les Violons du Roy, conducted by Jonathan Cohen, feat. Charles Richard-Hamelin 
• Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 5, & Other Works by Louis Lortie with BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Edward Gardner 
• Jacques Hétu: Concertos byOrchestre symphonique de Laval, conducted by Alain Trudel, feat. Jean-Philippe Sylvestre
• Ginastera – Bernstein – Moussa: Œuvres pour violon et orchestre / Works for Violin and Orchestra by Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Kent Nagano, feat. Andrew Wan
• Penderecki: St. Luke Passion by Orchestre symphonique de Montréal with Kraków Philharmonic Choir & Warsaw Boys’ Choir, conducted by Kent Nagano 

Classical Album: Vocal or Choral

• La passione by Barbara Hannigan with Ludwig Orchestra 
• Massenet: Thaïs by Erin Wall, Joshua Hopkins, Andrew Staples, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir with Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis
• Nuits blanches: Airs d’opéra à la cour de Russie au XVIIe siècle / Opera Arias at the Russian Court of the 18th Century by Karina Gauvin with Pacific Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Weimann 
• Sea Dreams by Luminous Voices, conducted by Timothy Shantz
• Sarah Slean and Symphony Nova Scotia by Sarah Slean with Symphony Nova Scotia, conducted by Bernhard Gueller 

Classical Composition

• Take The Dog Sled by Alexina Louie
• Commedia dell’arte by Ana Sokolović 
• Harbour by Anna Höstman 
• Violin Concerto “Adrano” by Samy Moussa 
• Tachitipo by Zosha Di Castri 

Rap Recording

• New Mania by 88GLAM 
• Baby Gravy 2 by bbno$ & Yung Gravy
• Cold World by 
• Good Intentions (Brown Boy 2 Deluxe Version) by NAV
• ELEMENTS Vol. 1 by TOBi

Reggae Recording

• Give It All by Ammoye
• Black Man by Blessed 
• Roots Rock (ft. Micah Shemaiah, Lasai & Big Sugar) by Dubmatix 
• Let It Be Done by Kirk Diamond 
• I Pray by TOME x Sean Kingston 

Contemporary Roots Album

• The Ridge by JULIAN TAYLOR
• North Star Calling by LEELA GILDAY
• Bravado by ROSE COUSINS
• CHICKABOOM! by TAMI NEILSON
• Reliever by WILLIAM PRINCE

Traditional Roots Album

• All Hands by BEÒLACH
• Debout! by LE DIABLE À CINQ
• 13 or So by NICK HORNBUCKLE
• Bet On Love by PHARIS & JASON ROMERO
• The Thing About Fish by RUM RAGGED

Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album

• All Things New by ALLEN FROESE
• The Cure by K-ANTHONY
• Alive & Breathing by MATT MAHER
• THE WAY by SHAWNA CAIN
• Wouldn't You Love to Know? by STEVE BELL

World Music Album

• VelkomBak by GYPSY KUMBIA ORCHESTRA
• The Gold Diggers by LENGAÏA SALSA BRAVA
• Patria by MAZACOTE
• Espiral by OKAN
• Kora Flamenca by ZAL SISSOKHO

Album Artwork

• JUST WORDS – Lynne Hanson
• NOTRE-DAME-DES-SEPT-DOULEURS – Klô Pelgag
• MISS COLOMBIA – Lido Pimienta
• PALIMPSEST – Protest The Hero
• PRAY FOR IT – July Talk

Music Video

• Wait No More - Scott Helman
• Wrap Me Up - Sheenah Ko
• NO ONE'S IN THE ROOM - Jessie Reyez
• INTRUDERS - Jessie Reyez
• Pomegranate - deadmau5 & The Neptunes

Adult Contemporary Album

• Such Pretty Forks in the Road by ALANIS MORISSETTE
• Courage by CÉLINE DION
• Starlit Afternoon by CRAIG STICKLAND
• Pour déjouer l'ennui by PIERRE LAPOINTE
• CH III: The Come Up by STORRY

Traditional R&B/Soul Recording

• Take Care of You (feat. Syd) by CHARLOTTE DAY WILSON
• Proverb by DYLAN SINCLAIR
• Alt Therapy Session 1: Disillusion by EMANUEL
• In This Thing Called Life by IAMTHELIVING
• Solid by SAVANNAH RÉ

Comedy Album

• PanDerek (1st Wave!) by DEREK SEGUIN
• Horse Power by JACOB SAMUEL
• Existing Is Exhausting by MATT WRIGHT
• The Pursuit of Comedy Has Ruined My Life by NICK NEMEROFF
• Decoxification by SHIRLEY GNOME

Special Achievement Award: 

• Pegi Cecconi

Humanitarian Award

• Tragically Hip

Canadian Music Hall of Fame

• Jann Arden

Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories

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