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Sunday, March 29, 2026

Winners of the 2026 Juno Ceremony Including Hamilton's Raquel McIntosh


The 2026 televised Junos ceremony was broadcast on March 29, 2026 from TD Coliseum in Hamilton. Raquel McIntosh, a teacher from Adelaide Hoodless Elementary School caught the country's attention as the Teacher of the Year winner. CONGRATS!

Not only did Hamilton's Arkells hand the award to Ms. McIntosh, they also performed at the event.


Below is a video of the full ceremony

Links: Juno AwardsMore Juno Stories, Video above courtesy of CBC Music

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Below is a complete list of winners. Local acts are bolded. Click here for the winners of the Saturday Gala

Other performances


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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

2026 Canadian Grammy Winners + Canadian Performances

The Grammy Awards were held on February 1, 2026 and a few Canadians brought home the hardware!

Click here for the CBC story.

Click below to view the main ceremony

Links: GrammyMore Grammy StoriesVideo above courtesy of Recording Academy / GRAMMYs

Below is a complete list of Canadian winners. Click here for the complete list of nominees & winners.

Canadian Performances at the Ceremony





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Thursday, November 13, 2025

2026 Canadian Grammy Awards Nominations

Canadian made a great showing in the 2026 Grammy Award nomination list.

Below is a complete list of Canadian nominees.

Click here for the full list of all nominations.

Album of the Year:

Best Alternative Music Album:

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media:

Best Contemporary Country Album:

Best Country Solo Performance:

Best Dance/Electronic Recording:

Best Dance Pop Recording: 

Best Historical Album:

Best Immersive Audio Album:

Best Melodic Rap Performance: 

Best Pop Solo Performance: 

Best Pop Vocal Album:

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: 

Record of the Year:

Songwriter of the Year:


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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

2024 Grammy Winners Including Canadians

The 2024 Grammy Awards were handed out on February 4,2023.

Here's the complete ceremony:

Links: GrammyMore Grammy StoriesVideo above courtesy of Recording Academy / GRAMMYs

Here's a complete list of Canadian winners:

The other winners

  • African Music Performance: Tyla - Water
  • Album Notes: Various Artists - Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos
  • Alternative Jazz Album: Meshell Ndegeocello - The Omnichord Real Book
  • Alternative Music Album: Boygenius - The Record
  • Alternative Music Performance: Paramore - This Is Why
  • Americana Album: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Weathervanes
  • Americana Performance: Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile - Dear Insecurity
  • American Roots Song: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Cast Iron Skillet
  • Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella: The String Revolution Featuring Tommy Emmanuel - Folsom Prison Blues
  • Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: Säje Featuring Jacob Collier - In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
  • Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording: Michelle Obama - The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
  • Bluegrass Album: Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway - City of Gold
  • Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: WINNER: Various Artists - For the Birds: The Birdsong Project
  • Children’s Music Album: 123 Andrés - We Grow Together Preschool Songs
  • Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: Roomful of Teeth - Rough Magic
  • Choral Performance: Uusinta Ensemble; Helsinki Chamber Choir - Saariaho: Reconnaissance
  • Classical Compendium: Various Artists - Passion for Bach and Coltrane
  • Classical Instrumental Solo: Louisville Orchestra - The American Project
  • Classical Solo Vocal Album: Julia Bullock, soloist; Christian Reif, conductor (Philharmonia Orchestra) - Walking in the Dark
  • Comedy Album: Dave Chappelle - What’s in a Name?
  • Contemporary Blues Album: Larkin Poe - Blood Harmony
  • Contemporary Christian Music Album: Lecrae - Church Clothes 4
  • Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: Lecrae & Tasha Cobbs Leonard - Your Power
  • Contemporary Classical Composition: Awadagin Pratt, A Far Cry & Roomful of Teeth - Montgomery: Rounds
  • Contemporary Instrumental Album: Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, Featuring Rakesh 
  • Country Album: Lainey Wilson - Bell Bottom Country
  • Country Duo/Group Performance: Zach Bryan Featuring Kacey Musgraves - I Remember Everything
  • Country Song: Chris Stapleton - White Horse
  • Country Solo Performance: Chris Stapleton - White Horse
  • Dance/Electronic Music Album: Fred Again.. - Actual Life 3
  • Dance/Electronic Recording: Skrillex, Fred Again.. & Flowdan - Rumble
  • Engineered Album, Classical: Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Contemporary American Composers
  • Engineered Album, Non-Classical: Victoria Monét - Jaguar II
  • Global Music Album: Shakti - This Moment
  • Global Music Performance: Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia - Pashto
  • Gospel Album: Tye Tribbett - All Things New: Live in Orlando
  • Gospel Performance/Song: Kirk Franklin - All Things
  • Historical Album: Various Artists - Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos
  • Immersive Audio Album: Alicia Keys - The Diary of Alicia Keys
  • Instrumental Composition: John Williams - Helena’s Theme
  • Jazz Instrumental Album: Billy Childs - The Winds of Change
  • Jazz Performance: Samara Joy - Tight
  • Jazz Vocal Album: Nicole Zuraitis - How Love Begins
  • Large Jazz Ensemble Album: The Count Basie Orchestra Directed by Scotty Barnhart - Basie Swings the Blues
  • Latin Jazz Album: Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo - El Arte del Bolero Vol. 2
  • Latin Pop Album: Gaby Moreno - X Mi (Vol. 1)
  • Latin Rock or Alternative Album: Juanes - Vida Cotidiana / Natalia Lafourcade - De Todas las Flores
  • Melodic Rap Performance: Lil Durk Featuring J. Cole - All My Life
  • Metal Performance: Metallica - 72 Seasons
  • Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano): WINNER: Peso Pluma - Génesis
  • Música Urbana Album: Karol G - Mañana Será Bonito
  • Musical Theater Album: Some Like It Hot
  • Music Film: David Bowie - Moonage Daydream
  • Music Video: The Beatles - I’m Only Sleeping



    Links: BeatlesMore Beatles Stories/Covers, Video above courtesy of The Beatles

  • New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album: Carla Patullo Featuring Tonality and The Scorchio Quartet - So She Howls
  • New Artist: Victoria Monét
  • Opera Recording: The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus - Blanchard: Champion
  • Orchestral Performance: Los Angeles Philharmonic - Adès: Dante
  • Pop Dance Recording: Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam
  • Pop Duo/Group Performance: SZA Featuring Phoebe Bridgers - Ghost in the Machine
  • Pop Solo Performance: Miley Cyrus - Flowers
  • Pop Vocal Album: Taylor Swift - Midnights
  • Producer of the Year, Classical: Elaine Martone
  • Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Jack Antonoff
  • Progressive R&B Album: SZA - SOS
  • R&B Album: Victoria Monét - Jaguar II
  • R&B Performance: Coco Jones - ICU
  • R&B Song: SZA - Snooze
  • Rap Album: Killer Mike - Michael
  • Rap Performance: WINNER: Killer Mike Featuring André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane - Scientists & Engineers
  • Rap Song: Killer Mike Featuring André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane - Scientists & Engineers
  • Recording Package: Dry Cleaning - Stumpwork
  • Record of the Year: Miley Cyrus - Flowers
  • Reggae Album: Julian Marley & Antaeus - Colors of Royal
  • Regional Roots Music Album: Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. & The Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band - New Beginnings / Lost Bayou Ramblers & Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra - Live: Orpheum Theater Nola
  • Remixed Recording: Depeche Mode - Wagging Tongue (Wet Leg Remix)
  • Rock Album: Paramore - This Is Why
  • Rock Performance: Boygenius - Not Strong Enough
  • Rock Song: Boygenius - Not Strong Enough
  • Roots Gospel Album: Blind Boys of Alabama - Echoes of the South
  • Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media: Stephen Barton & Gordy Haab - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
  • Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television): Ludwig Göransson - Oppenheimer
  • Song of the Year: Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For?
  • Song Written for Visual Media: Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For?
  • Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical: Theron Thomas
  • Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical: Theron Thomas
  • Spoken Word Poetry Album: J. Ivy - The Light Inside
  • Traditional Blues Album: Bobby Rush - All My Love for You
  • Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Laufey - Bewitched
  • Traditional R&B Performance: PJ Morton Featuring Susan Carol - Good Morning
  • Tropical Latin Album: Rubén Blades con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta - Siembra: 45° Aniversario (En Vivo en el Coliseo de Puerto Rico, 14 de Mayo 2022)

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Thursday, November 23, 2023

2024 Local & Canadian Grammy Award Nominees

On November 10, 2023 the Grammys announced their 2024 nominees. As always, a number of our fellow Canadian were on the esteemed list, including area artist Deadmau5 from Niagara Falls.

Hopefully, a number of them will bring some awards home when the 2024 GRAMMYs air live on Sunday, February 4,2023 on CBS and Paramount+.

Click here for the full list.

Here's a complete list of Canadian nominees:


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Saturday, March 2, 2019

News Roundup, Part 2: The Awards (Prism Prize, International Folk Music Awards)


Canadian winners bolded

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

GOOD LUCK! Local Polaris Heritage Prize Nominees! PLEASE VOTE!


Every year, the Polaris Heritage Prize celebrates amazing Canadian albums from the past. This year, there are quite a few local entries. You can help by clicking here to vote for our area artists. Deadline is October 18, 2018.

The late, great Hamilton folk legend Stan Rogers is in the running for the 1976-1985 category for his classic Fogarty’s Cove album. 



Links: Stan RogersMore Stan Rogers StoriesVideo above courtesy of Quantorful

Another hammertown veteran, Daniel Lanois, has his debut Acadie listed in the 1986-1995 section. Also 2112 by Rush, the world-renowned power trio featuring Hamilton-born Neil Peart on drums is up for the 1976-1985 category 

The Band, the legendary ground featuring members from the Norfolk area was nominated for their classic album Music From Big Pink (1960-1975 category)

Kitchener's John Oswald has his album Plunderphonics up for the 1986-1995 award.

For the 1996-2005 section we have You Were Here by Burlington's Sarah Harmer and Guelph indie rockers, Constantines for Shine A Light



Links: Sarah HarmerMore Sarah Harmer StoriesVideo above courtesy of ccpasley



Links: Constantines, More Constantines Stories, Video above courtesy of EXPLOSIONCHUNKERS

Here's the complete list of nominees:

1960-1975
1976-1985
1986-1995
1996-2005

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Monday, June 26, 2017

CONGRATS! Local Artists on CBC's Best Canadian Songwriters List


To mark the Canada's 150th birthday CBC Music has been posting a few music charts. Their latest, the 25 Best Canadian Songwriters Ever List has a number of area musicians.

St. Catherines' own amazing Ron Sexsmith is in the highest position for a local act (#11) 

Legendary rockers The Band (featuring members from the Norfolk and Six Nations) follows closely behind at #12.



Links: The BandMore Stories of The Band, Video above courtesy of MelkortheMorgoth

Completing the local trio is the late, great Hamiltonian Stan Rogers at lucky number 13.



Links: Stan RogersMore Stan Rogers Stories, Video above courtesy of pudops
  1. Joni Mitchell
  2. Leonard Cohen
  3. Neil Young
  4. Buffy Sainte-Marie
  5. Gordon Lightfoot
  6. Gord Downie (Tragically Hip)
  7. Bruce Cockburn
  8. Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings (Guess Who)
  9. Feist
  10. Drake
  11. Ron Sexsmith
  12. The Band
  13. Stan Rogers
  14. Alanis Morissette
  15. Stompin' Tom Connors
  16. Shania Twain
  17. Bryan Adams
  18. k.d. lang
  19. Sarah McLachlan
  20. Shad
  21. John K. Samson (The Weakerthans)
  22. Patrick Watson
  23. Susan Aglukark
  24. Joel Plaskett
  25. Tegan and Sara
Blast from the Past: CBC's Top Canadian Singers List


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Saturday, October 8, 2016

GOOD LUCK! Vote for Local Musicians in the Polaris Heritage Prize Short List (Deadline is Oct 17)


While the Polaris Music Prize honours current Canadian music, the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize celebrates the past.  The latter has released its Short List and a number of local artists are in the mix.

The legendary group, the Band had a number of area members (Rick Danko was from Norfolk and Robbie Robertson came from Six Nations).  Two of their classics, Music From the Big Pink and their self titled album are up for the 1960-1975 award.



Links: The Band, More Stories of The BandVideo above courtesy of Queenignma

Hamilton's Kim Deschamps was involved with Blue Rodeo when they released Five Days in July, which is nominated for the 1986-1986 award.  Another Hamilton boy, Daniel Lanois is in the same category for his debut Acadie.





Links: Daniel LanoisMore Daniel Lanois StoriesVideo above courtesy of yeahshee1933

Guelph indie rockers, Constantines, also have a recording in the running (for 1996-2005): Shine A Light. Kitchener saxophonist John Oswald's Plunderphonics is up for 1986-1995.

Many other albums on the list feature backup work by local artists.  Hamilton's Colina Phillips did background vocals on Bruce CockburnStealing Fire. Hammertown's own Bill Dillon plays guitar on Sarah McLachlan's Fumbling Towards Ecstasy.

You can help them out by voting for your faves here.  Deadline is October 17, 2016.  Results will be released on October 24, 2016.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Here is the full Short List

1960-1975
1976-85
1986-95
1996-2005
Blast from the Past: This Year's Polaris Short


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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

CONGRATS! Local Engineers Win Grammys


Peter Moore, a Hamilton native, made his hometown proud by winning a Grammy on February 15, 2016 in Los Angeles.  The recording he helped engineer, Bob Dylan: The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11, won the Best Historical Album category.  He shared the accolades with Jan Haust (from London, ON), Steve Berkowitz, Jeff Rosen and Mark Wilder.

The six-CD collection features recently discovered 1967 recordings of Dylan and the Band.  They were found in a locker of the Band's Garth Hudson.  Peter assisted with restoring the amazing performances for all to hear.

Click here for the Spectator story on Peter.



Links: Bob Dylan, More Bob Dylan Stories, The Band, More Stories of the Band, Video above courtesy of Sony Music Italia

A sound engineer formerly from Burlington, Charles Moniz, worked on Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk ft Bruno Mars, which won Record of the Year.


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Saturday, July 26, 2014

CBC's Top Canadian Songs List (1-25)

http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2014/7/The-100-best-Canadian-songs-ever-25-1

Well, CBC has finally finished its 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever list by revealing numbers 1-25 earlier this week.  Joni Mitchell's Both Sides Now took top honours.  Unfortunately, no local musicians were included this time. A few made it on the previous lists though.  See below for more.

1. Joni Mitchell: Both Sides Now



Links: Joni Mitchell, More Joni Mitchell Stories, Video above courtesy of Blues Anders

2. Neil Young: Helpless
3. Tragically Hip: Wheat Kings
4. The Band: The Wait
5. Arcade Fire: Wake Up
6. Guess Who: American Woman
7. Rush: Tom Sawyer
8. Leonard Cohen: Suzanne
9. Feist: Mushaboom
10. Maestro Fresh Wes: Let Your Backbone Slide
11. Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah
12. Bryan Adams: Summer of '69
13. Ian and Sylvia Tyson: Four Strong Winds
14. Buffy Sainte-Marie: Universal Soldier
15. Bruce Cockburn: Lovers in a Dangerous Time
16. Blue Rodeo: Lost Together
17. Gordon Lightfoot: Sundown
18. Sloan: Coax Me
19. Neil Young: Needle and the Damage Done
20. k.d. lang: Constant Craving
21. Guess Who: These Eyes
22. Joel Plaskett: Nowhere With You
23. Joni Mitchell: River
24. Anne Murray: Snowbird
25. Traditional: Un Canadien Errant

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