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.

Links: Arkells, More Arkells Stories, Video above courtesy of CBC Music 

Below is a video of the full ceremony

Links: Juno Awards, More 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

• TEACHER OF THE YEAR: Raquel McIntosh, Adelaide Hoodless Elementary School - Spectator Story
  
  
  
  Video above courtesy of CBC Music
  
  
• ALBUM OF THE YEAR: So Close To What - Tate McRae 
  
  
• ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Tate McRae 
  
  
• BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR: Cameron Whitcomb - Acceptance Speech
  
  
• CANADIAN MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTION: Nelly Furtado - Drake Inducts Her, Acceptance Speech, Tribute Medley
  
  
• CONTEMPORARY R&B RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Son Of Spergy - Daniel Caesar - Acceptance Speech
  
  
• FAN CHOICE: bbno$ 
  
  
• GROUP OF THE YEAR: The Beaches - Acceptance Speech
  
  
• INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Daniel Caesar - Acceptance Speech
  
  
• LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Joni Mitchell - Tribute Performance, Acceptance Speech
  
  
• SINGLE OF THE YEAR: Sports Car - Tate McRae 

Other performances

• Mae Martin's Opening Monologue
• William Prince
• Cameron Whitcomb
• Sofia Camara
• MICO
• The Beaches
• Daniel Ceasar

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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. Click here for the winners of the televised event.

• 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 - Acceptance Speech
  
  
• 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 - Acceptance Speech
  
  
• 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 - Acceptance Speech
  
  
• RAP SINGLE OF THE YEAR: Who’s Driving You? - TOBi, Saukrates & Jully Black - Acceptance Speech
  
  
• 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 - Acceptance Speech
  
  
• SINGLE OF THE YEAR : Sports Car - Tate McRae
  
  
• SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR: Daniel Caesar
  
  
• SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (NON-PERFORMER): Tobias Jesso Jr. (Daniel Caesar)
  
  
• SOUTH ASIAN MUSIC RECORDING OF THE YEAR: P-POP CULTURE - Karan Aujla 
  
  
• TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR: Bear Creek - Acceptance Speech
  
  
• TRADITIONAL R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Say Yes - Melanie Fiona - Acceptance Speech
  
  
• 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 

Performances

• Isabella Lovestory
• Ryan Ofei
• Fredz
• Saya Gray
• Manitou Mkwa Singers

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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:

• Justin Bieber, Swag (Bieber, Tobias Jesso Jr. for songwriting)
• Lady Gaga, Mayhem (Cirkut for production)
• Sabrina Carpenter, Man’s Best Friend (Serban Ghenea for mixing and engineering)

Best Alternative Music Album:

• Bon Iver, SABLE, fABLE (Shawn Everett for mixing)

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media:

• Sinners, (Peter Dreimanis from July Talk performs on Pick Poor Robin Clean)
• F1 the Album (Tate McRae, Just Keep Watching)
  
  
  
  Links: Tate McRae, More Tate McRae Stories, Video above courtesy of Tate McRae

Best Contemporary Country Album:

• Tyler Childers, Snipe Hunter (Shawn Everett for mixing)

Best Country Solo Performance:

• Tyler Childers, Nose on the Grindstone (Shawn Everett for mixing)

Best Dance/Electronic Recording:

• Kaytranada, Space Invader

Best Dance Pop Recording: 

• Tate McRae, Just Keep Watching (From F1 The Movie)
• Lady Gaga, Abracadabra (Cirkut for production, Serban Ghenea for mixing and engineering) 

Best Historical Album:

• Joni Mitchell, Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980) 
  
  
  
  Links: Joni Mitchell, More Joni Mitchell Stories, Playlist courtesy of Bliskitunhe

Best Immersive Audio Album:

• Justin Gray, Immersed (Drew Jurecka for production)

Best Melodic Rap Performance: 

• PartyNextDoor and Drake, Somebody Loves Me

Best Metal Performance:

• Spiritbox, Soft Spine

Best Opera Recording: 

• Tesori: Grounded, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and George Brant (Yannick Nézet-Séguin for conducting, Emily D’Angelo for production)
• Kouyoumdjian: Adoration, Silvana Quartet and the Choir Of Trinity Wall Street (Miriam Khalil for production) 

Best Orchestral Performance:

• Still & Bonds, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)

Best Pop Solo Performance: 

• Justin Bieber, Daisies

Best Pop Vocal Album:

• Justin Bieber, Swag 

Best R&B Performance: 

• Justin Bieber, Yukon

Best Remixed Recording:

• Mariah Carey and Kaytranada, Don’t Forget About Us

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:

• Laila Biali, Wintersongs
  
  
  
  Links: Video above courtesy of Laila Biali

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: 

• Cirkut (Lady Gaga, Abracadabra, Mayhem and Disease, Coco Jones, AEOMG; Rosé and Bruno Mars Apt.; The Weeknd, Big Sleep and Red Terror; Ed Sheeran, A Little More)

Record of the Year:

• Lady Gaga, Abracadabra (Cirkut for production, Serban Ghenea for mixing and engineering)
• Rosé and Bruno Mars Apt (Cirkut for production)
• Sabrina Carpenter, Manchild (Serban Ghenea for mixing and engineering)

Songwriter of the Year:

• Tobias Jesso Jr. (Justin Bieber: Daisies, Go Baby, Walking Away / Dijon: Another Baby, Baby / Bon Iver: From / Miley Cyrus: Golden Burning Sun / Olivia Dean: Man I Need / Haim: Relationships) 

Links: Grammy, More Grammy Stories

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2025 Juno Winners, Including Local Artists

The 2025 Juno Awards were handed out on March 29 & 30 in Vancouver.

Here's a video of the televised ceremony.

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

Below is the Gala from Saturday

Video above courtesy of CBC Music

Below is the complete list of winners. Local artists are bolded.

• ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Verbathim - Nemahsis (Milton)
  Click here for the acceptance speech
  
  
  
  Links: Nemahsis, More Nemahsis Stories, Video above courtesy of nemahsis
  
  
• BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR: This Old Life - Big Dave McLean (ft Jesse O'Brien on keys)
  
  
  
  Links: Big Dave McLean, More Big Dave McLean Stories, Jesse O'Brien, More Jesse O'Brien Stories, Video above courtesy of Big Dave McLean - Topic
  
  
• BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR: Nemahsis (Milton)
  Click here for acceptance speech
  
  
• HUMANITARIAN AWARD: Sarah Harmer (Burlington)
  
  
  
  Links: Sarah Harmer, More Sarah Harmer Stories, Video above courtesy of CBC Music
  
  
• COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Complicated - Josh Ross (Waterdown/Burlington)
  Click here for acceptance speech
  
  
  
  Links: Josh Ross, More Josh Ross Stories, Video above courtesy of JOSS ROSS
  
  
• ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Inuktitut - Elisapie  
• ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR : Lovers’ Gothic - Maïa Davies 
• ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR: Keenan Gregory (Art Director): Altruistic – Royal Tusk 
• ALBUM OF THE YEAR: THINK LATER - Tate McRae 
• ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Tate McRae
• CANADIAN MUSIC HALL OF FAME: Sum 41
• CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Penny Penguin - Raffi & Good Lovelies 
• CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO ARTIST): Freezing - Emily D’Angelo
• CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SMALL ENSEMBLE) : Rituæls - collectif9 
• CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (LARGE ENSEMBLE): Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie - Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gustavo Gimeno featuring Marc-André Hamelin and Nathalie Forget 
• CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR: Angmalukisaa - Deantha Edmunds 
• COMEDY ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Honourable Intentions - Debra DiGiovanni 
• CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Restore - Ryan Ofei 
• CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR: Brown Man - Sebastian Gaskin 
• CONTEMPORARY R&B RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Bloom - Aqyila 
• CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Strange Medicine - Kaia Kater 
• DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR: No Time - Interplanetary Criminal & SadBoi 
• ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR: This But More - Priori 
• FAN'S CHOICE: bbno$ 
• FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Abracadabra - Klô Pelgag 
• GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR : Dankoroba - Djely Tapa 
• GROUP OF THE YEAR: The Beaches
• INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Memory Palace - Intervals 
• INTERNATIOANL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Boi1da
• JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO): Montreal Jazz Series 1 (Échanges Synaptiques) - André Leroux  
• JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (GROUP): Gravity - Jeremy Ledbetter Trio 
• LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Anne Murray
• METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Beyond the Reach of the Sun - Anciients 
• MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Name of God - Mustafa 
• POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Think Later - Tate McRae 
• PRODUCER OF THE YEAR: Jack Rochon
• RAP ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR/ALBUM: Red Future - Snotty Nose Rez Kids 
• RAP SINGLE OF THE YEAR: Shut Up - Jessie Reyez 
• RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR: Serban Ghenea
• REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Born to Be Free - Exco Levi 
• ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Set Your Pussy Free - NOBRO 
• SINGLE OF THE YEAR: exes - Tate McRae 
• SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR: Mustafa
• SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (Non-Performer): Lowell
• SOUTH ASIAN MUSIC RECORDING OF THE YEAR: The Brownprint - AP Dhillon 
• TEACHER OF THE YEAR: Jeannie Hunter
• TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR: New Comings - Black Bear Singers 
• TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Retro Man … More and More (Expanded Edition) - Jake Vaadeland 
• TRADITIONAL R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Velvet Soul- THEHONESTGUY 
• UNDERGROUND DANCE SINGLE OF THE YEAR: Bamboo - Ciel 
• VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR : Hello! How Are You? - Caity Gyorgy 

Local Artist Performances at Ceremonies

• Nemahsis: Stick of Gum
• Josh Ross: Leave Me Too

Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories

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2024 Televised Juno Winners!

 

Unfortunately, no local acts won at this year's Juno Awards. The main televised ceremony was broadcast on March 24, 2024.

Complete ceremony below.

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

Click here for the winners of the opening night gala.

Here's a complete list of winners

• ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Heavy Lifting by Amanda Marshall 
• ALBUM OF THE YEAR: 99 Nights by Charlotte Cardin 
• BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR: TALK
• FAN CHOICE : Karan Aujla
• GROUP OF THE YEAR: The Beaches 
• SINGLE OF THE YEAR: greedy by Tate McRae 
  
  
  
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2024 Opening Night Juno Winners

A number of Junos were handed out at a streamed gala on March 23, 2024. Unfortunately, no local artists won but there were lots of talented winners. The televised gala on Sunday, March 24, 2024 (on CBC at 8pm) will feature more incredible artists receiving Junos.

Local musicians Georgie Fab of the Rockets, Greg "Fritz" Heinz of Helix & Robbie Robertson of the Band were honoured at the "In Memoriam" section while Begonia sang Butterfly. Click their names at the beginning of this paragraph to go directly to their section.

Below is a video of the amazing event.

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

Click here for the televised winners.

Below is a complete of winner from the gala:

• ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Multitudes by Feist 
• ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR: RIOPELLE SYMPHONIQUE – Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal 
  - Nicolas Lemieux (Art Director)
  - Mykaël Nelson (Designer & Illustrator)
  - Albert Zablit (Photographer)
• ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Here and Now by Aysanabee 
• ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Tate McRae
• BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Scream, Holler & Howl by Blue Moon Marquee 
• BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR: New West 
• CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Welcome to the Flea Circus by The Swinging Belles
• CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (LARGE ENSEMBLE): Maxime Goulet: Symphonie de la tempête de verglas Orchestre classique de Montréal, conducted by Jacques Lacombe 
• CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SMALL ENSEMBLE): Il Ponte di Leonardo By Constantinople 
• CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO ARTIST): Nielsen: Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 4 by James Ehnes
• CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR: Don’t Throw Your Head in Your Hands by Nicole Lizée
• COMEDY ALBUM OF THE YEAR: A Lylebility by Kyle Brownrigg 
• CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN | GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Arrow by K-Anthony
• CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR: Elisapie 
• CONTEMPORARY R&B RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Never Enough by Daniel Caesar
• CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Stand in the Joy by William Prince
• COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Ahead Of Our Time by James Barker Band 
• DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Need Your Love by Felix Cartal & Karen Harding 
• ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR: INFINITY CLUB by Bambii 
• FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR: En concert avec l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal by Les Cowboys Fringants
• GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Okantomi by OKAN
• INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: When we were that what wept for the sea by Colin Stetson
• INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOS by SZA 
• JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (GROUP): Cry Me A River by Hilario Duran and His Latin Jazz Big Band 
• JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO): Day Moon by Christine Jensen 
• METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR: As Gomorrah Burns by Cryptopsy 
• MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Demons by  Allison Russell (Ethan Tobman - Director)
  
  
  
  Links: Allison Russel, More Allison Russel Stories, Video above courtesy of Allison Russell
  
  
• POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR: 99 Nights by Charlotte Cardin 
• PRODUCER OF THE YEAR: Shawn Everett
• RAP ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR: PANIC by TOBi
• RAP SINGLE OF THE YEAR: Someone I Knew  by TOBi 
• RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR: Shawn Everett
• REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Dread by Kirk Diamond & Finn
• ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Blame My Ex by The Beaches 
• SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR: Aysanabee
• SPECIAL ACIEVEMENT AWARD: Chip Sutherland
• TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR: Joel Wood
• TRADITIONAL R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Hello by Aqyila
• TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR: The Breath Between by David Francey
• UNDERGROUND DANCE SINGLE OF THE YEAR: Call My Name by BLOND:ISH 
• VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Our Roots Run Deep by Dominique Fils-Aimé 

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2021 SOCAN Award Winners

On May 27, 2021 the winners of the 32nd SOCAN Music Awards were announced.

A number of visionaries received special awards (including a few local people). Click here for those.

Here's a complete list. Local artists are bolded.

Rock

• JJ Wilde (Kitchener): the Rush
  
  
  
  Links: JJ Wilde, More JJ Wilde Stories, Video above courtesy of JJ Wilde
  
  
• The Blue Stones: Shakin' Off the Rust
• The Beaches: Want What You Got

Viral Song

• 347aidan (Cambridge): Dancing in my Room
  
  
  
  Links: 347aidan, Video above courtesy of 347aidan
  
  
• Curtis Waters feat. Harm Franklin: Stunnin'
• Powfu feat. Beabadoobee: death bed (coffee for your head)
• Benee feat. Gus Dapperton: Supalonely

Domestic Television Music 

• Fiction: Robert Carli (Kitchener) (Murdoch Mysteries) / Keith Power (Heartland, Hawaii Five-0)
• Non-Fiction: Stephan Moccio (St. Catharines), Murray Fleming (Oakville) (SportsNet Central) / Christopher Nickel, Paul Airey, Mark Miller (Highway Thru Hell)
• Animated: Graeme Cornies, James Chapple, Brian Pickett, David Kelly (Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood) / Asher Lenz, Stephen Skratt (Rusty Rivets)

International Film Music

• Andrew Lockington (Burlington)(Rampage)
• Terry Frewer (Princess Switch)
• Jeffrey Morrow (Ant-Man and The Wasp, Jumanji: The Next Level)

Main Awards

• Folk/Roots: Bahamas
• Cultural Impact: Eddie Schwartz – “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” performer by Pat Benetar
• Songwriter – Performer: The Weeknd
• Songwriter – Producer: Frank Dukes
• Breakout Songwriter: Tate McRae
• International Song - The Weeknd: Blinding Lights
• Hargood Hardy Award: Lido Pimienta
• New Classical Music: Ian Cusson
• Screen Composer: Keith Power
• Publisher: peermusic Canada Inc. 
• Licensed to Play: Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Country

• Tyler Joe Miller: Pillow Talkin’
• Jade Eagleson: Lucky
• High Valley: Grew Up On That
• The Washboard Union: Country Thunder
• Mackenzie Porter: These Days
• Maddie & Tae: Die From a Broken Heart
• Tenille Arts: Somebody Like That
• Lady A: Champagne Night
• Ingrid Andress: More Hearts Than Mine

Pop

• The Weeknd: Blinding Lights, Heartless
• Camila Cabello feat. DaBaby: My Oh My
• JP Saxe feat. Julia Michaels: If the World Was Ending
• Dua Lipa feat DaBaby: Levitating
• Tate McRae: You Broke Me First
• Lennon Stella: Kissing Other People
• Shawn Mendes & Justin Bieber: Monster
• Trevor Daniel: Falling
• Shawn Mendes: Wonder
• Niall Horan: Nice To Meet Ya 

Dance

• Felix Cartal feat. Sophie Simmons: Mine
• Loud Luxury & Bryce Vine: I'm Not Alright

Rap

• Drake feat. Lil Durk: Laugh Now Cry Later
• Drake: Toosie Slide
• Travis Scott: Highest in the Room
• DJ Khaled feat. Drake: Popstar
• Future feat. Drake: Life is Good

International Television Series Music

• Ed Robertson (Barenaked Ladies) (Big Bang Theory)
• Graeme Cornies, James Chapple, Brian Pickett, David Kelly (Paw Patrol)
• Keith Power (Hawaii Five-0)

Achievement in Made-For-TV Movie Music

• Daryl Bennett (I Am MLK Jr.)
• Laurel Macdonald, Philip Strong (You Are Here)

Most Streamed Production

• Graeme Cornies, James Chapple, Brian Pickett, David Kelly (Paw Patrol)
• Timothy Foy, Paul Koffman (Wild Kratts)

Links: SOCAN Awards, More SOCAN Award Stories

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