Winners of the 2026 Juno Gala Including Album ft Jesse O'Brien

The 2026 Juno Gala took place in Hamilton on Saturday, March 28. Hear My Heart - Steve Marriner (ft Hamilton's Jesse O'Brien on keys) was the area winner.

You can see the whole event below

Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories, Video above courtesy of CBC Music

CONGRATS EVERYONE!

Below is a complete list of winners. 

• BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Hear My Heart - Steve Marriner (ft Hamilton's Jesse O'Brien on keys) 
  
  
  
  Links: Steve Marriner, More Steve Marriner Stories, Jesse O'Brien, More Jesse O'Brien Stories, Video above courtesof Steve Marriner
  
  
• ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR: My Second Last Album - Bahamas / Fantasy Life - Begonia 
  
  
• ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Better Broken - Sarah McLachlan 
  
  
• ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR: Tsunami Sea – Spiritbox:  Kevin Moore (Art Director), Kyle Joinson (Photographer)
  
  
• ALBUM OF THE YEAR: So Close To What - Tate McRae 
  
  
• ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Edge Of The Earth - Aysanabee
  
  
• ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Tate McRae
  
  
• CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Maestro Fresh Wes Presents: Young Maestro “Rhyme Travellers – Back to the Time Machine”  - Young Maestro
  
  
• CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (LARGE ENSEMBLE): Benedict Sheehan: Ukrainian War Requiem
  
  
• CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SMALL ENSEMBLE): Kevin Lau: Kimiko’s Pearl
  
  
• CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO ARTIST): Preludes by Chopin, Bach, Rachmaninoff, Messiaen, Górecki - Jan Lisiecki
  
  
• CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR: Cloud Path - Amy Brandon 
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• COMEDY ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Dragonflies - Adam Christie 
  
  
• CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Jubilate - Ryan Ofei
  
  
• CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR: Aysanabee 
  
  
• CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Strange Trip Ahead - Mariel Buckley
  
  
• COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR: The Hard Way - Cameron Whitcomb
  
  
• DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Bet On Me - Debby Friday
  
  
• ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Shades of Meridian - ÈBONY
  
  
• FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Journal d’un Loup-Garou - Lou-Adriane Cassidy 
  
  
• GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Ghoyoum - Kazdoura
  
  
• HUMANITARIAN AWARD: Billy Talent
  
  
• INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LOTUSLAND - Aaron Paris
  
  
• JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR: Cirkut
  
  
• JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (GROUP): East Meets West: Connections - Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra 
  
  
• JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO): Crossing Paths - Renee Rosnes
  
  
• LATIN MUSIC RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Índole - Alex Cuba
  
  
• METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Shadow Work - DESPISED ICON 
  
  
• MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR: luther - Karena Evans (Director), Kendrick Lamar & SZA 
  
  
• POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR: So Close To What - Tate McRae 
  
  
• RAP ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR: DRY CRY - SadBoi 
  
  
• RAP SINGLE OF THE YEAR: Who’s Driving You? - TOBi, Saukrates & Jully Black
  
  
• RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR: Shawn Everett
  
  
• REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Welcome To Paradise - Naomi Cowan 
  
  
• ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR: No Hard Feelings - The Beaches 
  
  
• SINGLE OF THE YEAR : Sports Car - Tate McRae 
  
  
• SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR: Ashton Simmonds (Daniel Caesar)
  
  
• SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (NON-PERFORMER): Tobias Jesso Jr.
  
  
• SOUTH ASIAN MUSIC RECORDING OF THE YEAR: P-POP CULTURE - Karan Aujla 
  
  
• TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR: On The Move - Bear Creek 
  
  
• TRADITIONAL R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Say Yes - Melanie Fiona 
  
  
• TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Heal The Divide - Morgan Toney 
  
  
• UNDERGROUND DANCE SINGLE OF THE YEAR: Phantom Vibrations feat. Teddy Bryant - Gene Tellem Love 
  
  
• WALT GREALIS SPECIAL AWARD ACHIEVEMENTS: Al Mair, Sandy Pandya, Vinny Cinquemani
  
  
• VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Get Out of Town - Laura Anglade 

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