Global Beatles Day Videos by Andre Bisson, Dave Rave, Walk Off the Earth

Update of 2021 Post

Links: Andre Bisson, More Andre Bisson stories, Video above courtesy of Andre Bisson

Links: Dave Rave, More Dave Rave Stories, Video above courtesy of WhichwayII

Links: Walk Off The Earth, More WOTE Stories, Video above courtesy of Walk Off the Earth

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Kazoo Day Videos by Walk Off the Earth, The Vaudevillian, Corktown Kazoo Band

Update of 2022 Post

Links: Walk Off The Earth, More WOTE Stories, Video above courtesy of Walk Off the Earth

Links: The Vaudevillian, More Vaudevillian Stories, Video above courtesy of The Vaudevillian 

Links: Corktown Kazoo Band, Video above courtesy of C. Barry Quinn

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2025 Juno Nominations Including Local Artists

The 2025 Juno Award nominations were revealed a while back and a number of local acts were given the nod. The awards will be handed out on March 29 & 30 in Vancouver.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

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

ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• Healing Power - Terra Lightfoot (Hamilton) (released by Hamilton's Sonic Unyon)
  
  
  
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• Inuktitut - Elisapie 
• Revelation - Leif Vollebekk 
• We were born here, what’s your excuse? - The Secret Beach 
• Never Better - Wild Rivers 

ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR 

• Kevin Hearn (Grimsby) , Lauchlan Reid (Art Director, Illustrator), Antoine Jean Moonen (Designer): Basement Days – The Glacials 
• Erik M. Grice (Art Director), Vanessa Elizabeth Heins (Photographer): Chandler – Wyatt C. Louis
• Gabriel Noel Altrows (Art Director, Illustrator) Good Kid 4 – Good Kid 
• Kee Avil, Jacqueline Beaumont (Art Director), Fatine-Violette Sabiri (Photographer): Spine – Kee Avil
• Keenan Gregory (Art Director): Altruistic – Royal Tusk 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Complicated - Josh Ross (Waterdown/Burlington)
• Inuktitut - Elisapie 
• Submergé - Roxane Bruneau 
• UNDISPUTED - Sukha 
• THINK LATER - Tate McRae 

ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Verbathim - Nemahsis (Milton)
  
  
  
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• When a Thought Grows Wings - Luna Li 
• Magpie - Peach Pit 
• What’s The Point - Ruby Waters
• Water The Flowers, Pray For A Garden - Ruby Waters

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Josh Ross (Waterdown/Burlington)
• Kaytranada 
• Shawn Mendes 
• Tate McRae 
• The Weeknd

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR 

• Nemahsis (Milton)
• Alexander Stewart 
• AP Dhillon 
• AR Paisley 
• Chris Grey 
• EKKSTACY 
• Owen Riegling 
• Sukha 
• Tony Ann 

CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Buon Appetito - Walk off the Earth & Romeo Eats (Burlington) 
• Shun Beh Nats’ujeh: We Are Healing Through Songs - Kym Gouchie 
• Penny Penguin - Raffi & Good Lovelies 
• Riley Rocket: Songs From Season One - Riley Rocket and Megablast 
• Maestro Fresh Wes Presents: Young Maestro “Rhyme Travellers” - Young Maestro 

COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• Complicated - Josh Ross (Waterdown/Burlington)
• The Compass Project – West Album - Brett Kissel 
• Dallas Smith - Dallas Smith 
• Nobody’s Born With A Broken Heart - MacKenzie Porter 
• Going Home - Tyler Joe Miller 

DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR

• Give in to you - REZZ (Niagara Falls), Virtual Riot & One True God 
• UH HUH - DijahSB 
• No Time - Interplanetary Criminal & SadBoi 
• Call Me When - So Sus 
• FOUL TASTE - WAWA 

ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• Honey - Caribou (Dundas)
• Union - ÈBONY 
• Love, Care, Kindness & Hope - Fred Everything 
• Timeless - Kaytranada 
• This but More - Priori 

FAN CHOICE

• Josh Ross (Waterdown/Burlington)
• bbno$ 
• Dean Brody
• Jade Eagleson
• Karan Aujla 
• Les Cowboys Fringants 
• Preston Pablo 
• Shawn Mendes 
• Tate McRae 
• The Weeknd

RAP ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR/ALBUM 

• See You When I See You… - Dom Vallie (Kitchener)
• 96 Miles From Bethlehem - Belly 
• Luke’s View - Classified 
• The Flower That Knew - DijahSB 
• RED FUTURE - Snotty Nose Rez Kids 

ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Vices - JJ Wilde (Kitchener) 
  
  
  
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• Pages - Big Wreck (released by Hamilton's Sonic Unyon Records)
• Grief Chapter - Mother Mother 
• Set Your Pussy Free - NOBRO 
• Heaven :x: Hell - Sum 41 

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

• Single Again - Josh Ross (Waterdown/Burlington)
  
  
  
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• Winning Speech - Karan Aujla 
• Why Why Why - Shawn Mendes 
• exes - Tate McRae 
• Timeless - The Weeknd & Playboi Carti 

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR ***

• Nemahsis (Milton)
• The Weeknd
• AP Dhillon
• Jessie Reyez
• Mustafa
• Evan Blair
• Lowell
• Nathan Ferraro
• Shaun Frank
• Tobias Jesso Jr.

BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• One Guitar Woman - Sue Foley (released on Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
• This Old Life - Big Dave McLean 
• New Orleans Sessions - Blue Moon Marquee
• YEAH! - David Gogo 
• Samantha King and the Midnight Outfit - Samantha King & The Midnight 

TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• At The End Of The Day - Sylvia Tyson (released on Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
• Hemispheres - Inn Echo 
• Retro Man … More and More (Expanded Edition) - Jake Vaadeland 
• Domino! - La Bottine Souriante 
• The Road Back Home (Live) - Loreena McKennitt 

GROUP OF THE YEAR 

• Crash Adams 
• Mother Mother 
• Spiritbox 
• Sum 41 
• The Beaches 

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR SOLO ARTIST 

• Signature Philip Glass - Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà 
• Messiaen - Barbara Hannigan 
• freezing - Emily D’Angelo
• Butterfly Lightning Shakes the Earth - India Gailey 
• Williams Violin Concerto No. 1; Bernstein Serenade - James Ehnes 

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SMALL ENSEMBLE) 

• Known To Dreamers: Black Voices in Canadian Art Song  - Canadian Art Song Project
• Rituæls - collectif9 
• East is East - Infusion Baroque 
• Marie Hubert : Fille du Roy - Karina Gauvin 
• Kevin Lau: Under a Veil of Stars - St. John–Mercer–Park Trio 

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (LARGE ENSEMBLE)

• Ispiciwin - Luminous Voices 
• Alikeness - Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mark Fewer featuring Aiyun Huang, Deantha Edmunds and Mark Fewer 
• Sibelius 2 & 5 Orchestre Métropolitain, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin
• Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande & Verklärte - Nacht Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Rafael Payare 
• Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie - Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gustavo Gimeno featuring Marc-André Hamelin and Nathalie Forget 

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO)

• Montreal Jazz Series 1 (Échanges Synaptiques) - André Leroux 
• The Head Of A Mouse - Audrey Ochoa 
• Portrait of Right Now - Jocelyn Gould
• Slice of Life - Larnell Lewis
• The Antrim Coast - Mark Kelso 

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (GROUP)

• Time Will Tell - Andy Milne and Unison 
• Reverence - Carn Davidson 9 
• Harbour - Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra 
• Gravity - Jeremy Ledbetter Trio 
• Jaya - Raagaverse 

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• Oh Mother - Andrea Superstein 
• Hello! How Are You? - Caity Gyorgy 
• Winter Song - Kellylee Evans 
• Wintersongs - Laila Biali 
• Magpie - Sarah Jerrom 

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Disaster Pony - Disaster Pony 
• Distant Places - Eric Bearclaw 
• Ginger Beef - Ginger Beef 
• memory palace - Intervals 
• Confluencias - Melón Jimenez & Lara Wong 

CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Anniversary - Abigail Lapell 
• For Eden - Boy Golden 
• Things Were Never Good If They’re Not Good Now - Donovan Woods 
• Pathways - Julian Taylor 
• Strange Medicine - Kaia Kater 

METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• Beyond the Reach of the Sun - Anciients 
• PowerNerd - Devin Townsend 
• Fire Kittie - Sumerian
• The Fear of Fear - Spiritbox 
• ULTRAPOWER - Striker 

ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• Roses - Aphrose 
• Boundless Possibilities - Celeigh Cardinal 
• Transitions - Kellie Loder 
• Songs of Love & Death - Maddee Ritter 
• Lovers’ Gothic - Maïa Davies 

POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• bleeding heart - Alexander Stewart 
• if this is it… - Jamie Fine 
• Anywhere But Here - Preston Pablo 
• Shawn Shawn - Shawn Mendes 
• THINK LATER - Tate McRae 

UNDERGROUND DANCE SINGLE OF THE YEAR 

• Bamboo - Ciel 
• Keepsake - Destrata 
• Distant Memories - Hernan Cattaneo, Hicky & Kalo 
• La Vérité - Jesse Mac Cormack, Charlie Houston & Brö 
• WTP - Suray Sertin 

RAP SINGLE OF THE YEAR

• People - Classified Independent
• Double The Fun - Haviah Mighty 
• SHUT UP - Jessie Reyez 
• BBE - Snotty Nose Rez Kids 
• Hier encore - Souldia & Lost 

TRADITIONAL R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR 

• Limbo - Aqyila 
• The Worst - Benita 
• Cyan Blue - Charlotte Day Wilson 
• Halfway Broken - Luna Elle 
• VELVET SOUL - THEHONESTGUY 

CONTEMPORARY R&B RECORDING OF THE YEAR 

• Bloom - Aqyila 
• Noire - Avenoir 
• FOR THE BOY IN ME - Dylan Sinclair 
• LOONY - LOONY 
• Eastend - Confessions 

REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR 

• Born to Be Free - Exco Levi 
• FALLBACK - King Cruff & Runkus 
• Destiny - Lee “Scratch” Perry & Bob Riddim 
• Sky’s The Limit - Skystar
• Rise - Tonya P 

COMEDY ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• Wonder Woman - Courtney Gilmour 
• Honourable Intentions - Debra DiGiovanni 
• Popcorn - Ivan Decker 
• Sad Witch - Jess Salomon 
• Down With Tech - Nathan Macintosh 

TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR 

• New Comings - Black Bear Singers 
• Winston & I - Brianna Lizotte 
• Travelling Home - Cree Confederation 
• REZilience - Northern Cree 
• Ostesihtowin “Brotherhood” - Young Spirit 

CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR 

• Precious Diamonds - Adrian Sutherland 
• Boundless Possibilities - Celeigh Cardinal 
• Brown Man - Sebastian Gaskin 
• RED FUTURE - Snotty Nose Rez Kids
• Pretty Red Bird - Tia Wood 

FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Aliocha Schneider - Aliocha Schneider 
• Demain il fera beau - Fredz La 
• Toutes les rues sont silencieuses - Jay Scøtt 
• Abracadabra - Klô Pelgag 
• Pub Royal - Les Cowboys 

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• elenee. - Elenee 
• My Foundation - Jordan St. Cyr 
• Restore - Ryan Ofei 
• Miracle In The Making - Tehillah Worship 
• Hymns Alive (Live) - Toronto Mass Choir 

GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• Aarambh - Abby V 
• Kanzafula - Ahmed Moneka 
• Malak - Didon 
• Dankoroba - Djely Tapa 
• Niebla - Ramon Chicharron 

SOUTH ASIAN MUSIC RECORDING OF THE YEAR

• The Brownprint - AP Dhillon 
• COOLIN - Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga & Jazzy B 
• Love Like That - Jonita Gandhi 
• Tauba Tauba (From “Bad Newz”) - Karan Aujla 
• Arul Yanchan - Produced & Sandeep Narayan 

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• Human - Adrian Villagomez Apashe & Wasiu 
• Nasty - Jonah Haber Tinashe 
• GRAVITY - Jorden Lee Sean Leon 
• Name of God - Mustafa Mustafa 
• Jump Cut - Winston Hacking Corridor 

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR 

• Aaron Paris
• Akeel Henry
• Evan Blair
• Jack Rochon
• Shawn Everett

RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR

• George Seara
• Hill Kourkoutis
• Mitch McCarthy
• Serban Ghenea
• Shawn Everett

CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR

• Angmalukisaa Deantha Edmunds 
• the fog in our poise - Gabriel Dharmoo 
• L’écoute du perdu : III. « Voix jetées » - Keiko Devaux 
• Dark Flower - Linda Catlin Smith 
• String Quartet No. 4 “Insects and Machines” - Vivian Fung 

Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories

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Kazoo Day Videos by Walk Off the Earth, Gravely James, Gaslight Alley

Update of 2021 Post 

Links: Walk Off The Earth, More WOTE Stories, Video above courtesy of Walk Off the Earth

Links: Gravely James, More Gravely James Stories, Video above courtesy of Jamie Madronich

Links: Gaslight Alley, More Gaslight Alley Stories, Video above courtesy of Gaslight Alley

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Kids' Music Day Videos by Walk of the Earth & Romeo Eats, Barenaked Ladies with Jeremy & Jazzy, Ronno

Links: Walk Off The Earth, More WOTE Stories, Video above courtesy of Walk off the Earth

Links: Jeremy and Jazzy, Jeremy Fisher, More Jeremy Fisher Stories, More Jazzy Stories, Barenaked Ladies, More BNL Stories, Video above courtesy of Jeremy and Jazzy

Links: Ronno, Video above courtesy of Kids-Move/RONNO

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Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day Videos by Dave Gould, Jay Linden, Walk Off the Earth

Update of 2018 Post 

Every July 31, we celebrate Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day.

Here are a few local artists performing with uncommon instruments.



Links: Dave Gould, More Dave Gould Stories, Video above courtesy of Shotgun Jilly



Links: Jay Linden, More Jay Linden Stories, Video above courtesy of Jay Linden- Topic



Links: Walk Off The Earth, More WOTE Stories, Video above courtesy of The Knox Farm Series

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2024 Juno Nominations Including Many Local Artists

As always, there are quite a number of local acts nominated for a Juno this year. We're keeping our fingers crossed for them. The main ceremony will be televised on March 24, 2024.

Below is a video of the official announcement.

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

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR

• Kit King (Illustrator), Vanessa Heins (Photographer/Photographe) for THE LOVE STILL HELD ME NEAR – City and Colour (St. Catharines)
• Carolyne De Bellefeuille (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Jessica Ledoux (Designer & Illustrator/Concepteur & Illustrateur), Mali Savaria-Ille (Designer & Illustrator/Concepteur & Illustrateur), Veronique Lafortune (Designer & Illustrator/Concepteur & Illustrateur), Leeor Wild (Photographer/Photographe) for INUKTITUT – Elisapie 
• Heather Goodchild (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Colby Richardson (Designer/Concepteur), Colin Fletcher (Illustrator /Illustrateur), Sara Melvin (Photographer/Photographe) for MULTITUDES – Feist 
• Nicolas Lemieux (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Mykaël Nelson (Designer & Illustrator/Concepteur & Illustrateur), Albert Zablit (Photographer/Photographe) for RIOPELLE SYMPHONIQUE – Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal 
• Quinton Nyce (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Brodie Metcalfe (Designer/Concepteur), Davis Graham (Illustrator /Illustrateur), Kaylee Smoke (Photographer/Photographe) for I’M GOOD, HBU? – Snotty Nose Rez Kids 

ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• See You In The Dark by Softcult (Kitchener)
• Here and Now by Aysanabee 
• Dizzy by Dizzy 
• To Learn by Leith Ross 
• Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees by TALK 

BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• Gettin’ Together by Michael Jerome Browne (on Waterdown's Borealis Records)
• SoulFunkn’BLUES by Blackburn Brothers 
• Scream, Holler & Howl by Blue Moon Marquee 
• One Step Closer by Brandon Isaak 
• The Big Bottle of Joy by Matt Andersen 

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN | GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• Glory To God by Brooke Nicholls (Hamilton)
• ALL YE LEPERS by Joshua Leventhal
• Arrow by K-Anthony
• Where I’m Meant to Be by Stirling John
• Alive by Tuzee

CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

• Bekka Ma’iingan by Zoon (Hamilton)
• Here and Now by Aysanabee 
• Scream, Holler & Howl by Blue Moon Marquee
• Inuktitut by Elisapie 
• Revolution by Shawnee Kish

CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• A Light in the Attic by Logan Staats (Brantford)
• The Returner by Allison Russell 
• We Will Never Be The Same by Good Lovelies
• Beyond The Reservoir by Julian Taylor 
• Stand in the Joy by William Prince 

DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR

• I Go Dancing (feat. Ella Henderson - Grimsby) by Frank Walker 
• Eat Your Man by Dom Dolla & Nelly Furtado
• Crew Thang by DVBBS, Jeremih & Sk8 
• Need Your Love by Felix Cartal & Karen Harding 
• Next To You (feat. Kane Brown) by Loud Luxury & DVBBS 

FAN CHOICE 

• Walk off the Earth (Burlington)
• Josh Ross (Waterdown)
• Charlotte Cardin
• Daniel Caesar
• DVBBS
• Karan Aujla 
• Shubh 
• Tate McRae 
• The Weeknd
• ThxSoMch 

GROUP OF THE YEAR 

• Arkells (Hamilton)
• Walk off the Earth (Burlington)
• Loud Luxury 
• Nickelback 
• The Beaches 

METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• Electric Sounds by Danko Jones (on Hamilton's Sonic Unyon)
• As Gomorrah Burns by Cryptopsy 
• Goliath by Kataklysm 
• VOID by KEN mode 
• Morgöth Tales - Voivod 

TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR 

• Reverie by The Red River Ramblers (Halton Hills)
• Sing. Pray. Love. by Joel Wood
• LFS5 by Nimkii & the Niniis 
• Mitòòdebi (For My Relatives) by The Bearhead Sisters 
• Drum Nation by Young Scouts 

TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Paint Horse by Benjamin Dakota Rogers (Brantford)
• Second Hand by James Keelaghan (on Waterdown's Borealis Records)
• The Breath Between by David Francey 
• Roses Jackson by Hollow Mountain 
• Resilience by Morgan Toney

ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• Powder Blue by Begonia 
• Multitudes by Feist 
• Are We Good by Hayden 
• Motewolonuwok by Jeremy Dutcher 
• Revolution by Shawnee Kish 

ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Heavy Lifting by Amanda Marshall 
• I Wish I Was Flawless, I’m Not by BANNERS 
• To Be Loved, Vol. 1 by Josh Sahunta 
• Run Where the Light Calls by Luca Fogale 
• Wildflower by Steph La Rochelle 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Néo-Romance by Alexandra Stréliski 
• 99 Nights by Charlotte Cardin 
• NEVER ENOUGH by Daniel Caesar 
• Mirror by Lauren Spencer Smith
• Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees by TALK

ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

• Charlotte Cardin
• Daniel Caesar
• Lauren Spencer Smith
• Shania Twain 
• Tate McRae

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

• Connor Price 
• Karan Aujla
• LU KALA 
• Shubh
• TALK 

BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR

• Busty and the Bass 
• Crash Adams
• Good Kid 
• Men I Trust
• New West 

CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Big Words by ABC Singsong 
• Going Back: Remembered and Remixed Family Folk Songs, Vol. 1 
• Love-a-By by Splash’N Boots 
• Welcome to the Flea Circus by The Swinging Belles Independent
• Maestro Fresh Wes Presents: Young Maestro Stick To Your Vision For Young Athletes

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (LARGE ENSEMBLE)

• Bekah Simms: Bestiaries Cryptid Ensemble conducted byby Brian Current 
• Maxime Goulet: Symphonie de la tempête de verglas Orchestre classique de Montréal, conducted by Jacques Lacombe 
• Sibelius 3 & 4 Orchestre Métropolitain, conducted byYannick Nézet-Séguin 
• Mahler: Symphony No. 5 Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, conducted by Rafael Payare
• Rachmaninoff: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; Isle of the Dead The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin 

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SMALL ENSEMBLE)

• Mythes by Andrew Armstrong & James Ehnes
• Portrait: Alex Baranowski by Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà 
• Portrait by Cheng² Duo 
• Il Ponte di Leonardo byConstantinople 
• Basta parlare! by Les Barocudas 

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO ARTIST)

• Infinite Voyage by Barbara Hannigan 
• Nielsen: Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 4 by James Ehnes
• Fauré: Nocturnes & Barcarolles by Marc-André Hamelin
• De Hartmann: Cello Concerto by Matt Haimovitz
• mouvance by Suzie LeBlanc 

CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR

• Simulacra by Amy Brandon
• Portrait of an Imaginary Sibling by Dinuk Wijeratne
• …and the Higher Leaves of the Trees Seemed to Shimmer in the Last of the Sunlight’s Lingering Touch of Them… by Emilie Cecilia LeBel
• Shāhīn-nāmeh, for Voice and Orchestra by Iman Habibi 
• Don’t Throw Your Head in Your Hands by Nicole Lizée

COMEDY ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• Life of Leisure by Derek Seguin 
• Never Was by Graham Clark 
• A Lylebility by Kyle Brownrigg 
• Sexiest Fish in the Lake by Laurie Elliott
• SAP by Mae Martin

CONTEMPORARY R&B RECORDING OF THE YEAR

• For the Better by Aqyila
• Never Enough by Daniel Caesar 
• Heartbreak Hill by Jon Vinyl 
• When It Blooms by Nonso Amadi
• FACETS by Shay Lia

COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• The Compass Project – South Album by Brett Kissel 
• Right Round Here by Dean Brody
• Do It Anyway by Jade Eagleson 
• Ahead Of Our Time by James Barker Band 
• Spillin’ My Truth by Tyler Joe Miller 

ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• INFINITY CLUB by Bambii 
• Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees by Harrison 
• Creatures of the Late Afternoon by Kid Koala 
• Synthetic Season 2 by Rich Aucoin 
• No Highs by Tim Hecker 

FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Zayon by FouKi 
• Dans la seconde by Karkwa 
• En concert avec l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (sous la direction du chef Simon Leclerc) by Les Cowboys Fringants & l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
• À boire deboutte by Salebarbes 
• Non conventionnel by Souldia 

GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Donte sann yo by Bel and Quinn 
• Kizavibe by Kizaba 
• SMS for Location Vol. 5 by Moonshine 
• Okantomi by OKAN 
• Soap Box by Waahli

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Néo-Romance by Alexandra Stréliski 
• When we were that what wept for the sea by Colin Stetson
• Calibrating Friction by Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis 
• Fourth Album by Markus Floats 
• Tesseract by Meredith Bates 

INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Gettin’ Old by Luke Combs 
• HEROES & VILLAINS by Metro 
• One Thing At A Time by Morgan Wallen 
• SOS by SZA 
• 1989 (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift 

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (GROUP)

• Migrations by Allison Au with the Migrations Ensemble 
• Septology-The Black Forest Session by Canadian Jazz Collective
• Cry Me A River by Hilario Duran and His Latin Jazz Big Band 
• Recent History by Mike Murley & Mark Eisenman Quartet 
• Convergence Nick Maclean Quartet feat. Brownman Ali Browntasauras/Independent

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO)

• Day Moon by Christine Jensen 
• Walls Made of Glass Gentiane MG TPR*Propagande/A-Train
• Sonic Bouquet by Jocelyn Gould 
• Twelve by Noam Lemish 
• The South Detroit Connection by Russ Macklem 

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR 

• Of Woods and Seas by Alaskan Tapes (Andrew De Zen - Director)
• Demons by  Allison Russell (Ethan Tobman - Director)
• onetwostep (feat. juicelover) by des hume (Jordan Clarke - Director)
• DAMN RIGHT by Snotty Nose Rez Kids (Sterling Larose - Director)
• feral canadian scaredy cat by young friend (Sterling Larose & Zachary Vague  - Directors)

POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• 99 Nights by Charlotte Cardin 
• Mirror by Lauren Spencer Smith 
• Saturn Return by Rêve 
• Queen Of Me by Shania Twain 
• Lost In Translation by Valley

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR 

• Hill Kourkoutis
• Jason Brando, Lubalin, Mathieu Sénéchal & Sam Avant
• Joel Stouffer
• Shawn Everett
• Wondagur

RAP ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR

• bag or die by bbno$ 
• Spin the Globe by Connor Price 
• Crying Crystals by Haviah Mighty 
• KAYTRAMINÉ by KAYTRAMINÉ 
• PANIC by TOBi 

RAP SINGLE OF THE YEAR

• American Nightmare by Belly 
• Spinnin (feat. Bens) by Connor 
• Honey Bun by Haviah Mighty 
• Minimum Wage by Pressa 
• Someone I Knew  by TOBi 

RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR 

• Denis Tougas
• George Seara
• Matty Green
• Serban Ghenea
• Shawn Everett

REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR

• Stir This Thing by Ammoye 
• Feel Like Home by Exco Levi 
• Roots Girl by Jah’Mila
• Dread by Kirk Diamond & Finn
• Rush Dem (feat. 4Korners, Haviah Mighty) by Omega Mighty 

ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Fearless by Crown Lands 
• Formentera II by Metric
• Blame My Ex by The Beaches 
• Pretty Monster by The Blue Stones 
• Glory by The Glorious Sons

SINGLE OF THE YEAR 

• Confetti by Charlotte Cardin
• Always by Daniel Caesar Republic*Universal
• Pretty Girl Era by LU KALA 
• A Little Bit Happy by TALK
• greedy by Tate McRae 

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

• Allison Russell
• Aysanabee
• Charlotte Cardin, Jason Brando & Lubalin
• Nicholas Durocher & Connor Riddell
• William Prince

TRADITIONAL R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR 

• Hello by Aqyila
• Unbreakable by Jhyve
• Where To Find Me by Katie Tupper
• 9 to 5 by Luna Elle
• Real World by RealestK

UNDERGROUND DANCE SINGLE OF THE YEAR

• Call My Name by BLOND:ISH Warner
• Mad Mess by DJ Karaba
• Could Be Wrong by LOSTBOYJAY
• Eclipse by Peach 
• Concorde Groove by Smalltown DJs 

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Songwriter by Alex Bird & Ewen Farncombe
• You’re Alike, You Two by Caity Gyorgy & Mark Limacher 
• Little Bit a’ Love by Denielle Bassels 
• Our Roots Run Deep by Dominique Fils-Aimé 
• Your Requests by Laila Biali 

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Play Your Ukulele Day! Videos by Dan Medakovic, Walk Off the Earth, Gathering Sparks

Links: Dan Medakovic, More Dan Medakovic Stories, Video above courtesy of Dan Medakovic

Links: Walk Off The Earth, More WOTE Stories, Video above courtesy of Walk Off the Earth

Links: Gathering Sparks, More Gathering Sparks Stories, Video above courtesy of Ukulele Orchestra of Toronto

More Ukulele Day Videos

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Local Artists Honour the Legendary Tina Turner

 

The music world lost a Titan when the legendary Tina Turner passes away on May 24, 2023. Tina's career spanned decades and included the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a biopic, a musical, autobiographies as well as countless awards and hits.

The local music scene also felt the loss of this artistic giant.

Social Media Reaction

Chris Ayries

You inspired me so much. Your talent and strength to overcome so many obstacles. So powerful. So beautiful. You’re simply the BEST. R.I.P. Tina Turner 🎶💜🎤 

Felica McMinn

This one hits! 

May you RIP knowing that your music and creative abilities touched so many. Definitely this girl, right here. 

Wow 🥺

Keep on Rollin because you were absolutely, Simply The Best.

Samantha Martin

Man. Tina Turner. My heart is heavy to know she is no longer earthside. I never got the chance to see her live but she has been the single biggest influence for me musically, vocally and performance wise. I binge watch live footage regularly just hoping to feel the magic that was the Queen of Rock & Roll. RIP Tina - shine on.

Local Covers

Links: Garnetta and Dagroovmasters, More Garnetta and Da Groovmasters Stories, Video above courtesy of Vesna Trkulja-Stevens

Links: Walk Off The Earth, More WOTE Stories,  Video above courtesy of Walk Off the Earth

A song from the lady herself

Links: Tina Turner, Video above courtesy of Tina Turner

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2023 Opening Night Juno Winners

The opening night of the 2023 Junos saw two local acts awarded with the coveted statuettes. The rest of the awards will be handed our at a televised ceremony on Monday, March 13 at 8pm on CBC.

Click below to see the Opening Night Ceremony.

Video above courtesy of CBC Music

Below is a complete list of winners. Local acts are bolded.

• Children's Album: Vol. 2 - Walk off the Earth & Romeo Eats (Burlington)
  
  
  
  Links: Walk Off The Earth, More WOTE Stories, Video above courtesy of Walk Off the Earth
  
  
• Group: Arkells (Hamilton)
  
  
  
  Links: Arkells, More Arkells Stories, View acceptance speech here, Video above courtesy Arkells Music
  
  
• Adult Alternative Album: Colder Streams - The Sadies 
• Adult Contemporary Album: Higher - Michael Bublé 
• Album Artwork: Ian Ilavsky (Art Director & Designer), Maciek Szczerbowski (Illustrator): EVERYTHING WAS FOREVER UNTIL IT WAS NO MORE – Esmerine 
• Alternative Album: Blue Rev - Alvvays 
• Artist: The Weeknd 
• Blues Album: Long River - Angelique Francis 
• Breakthrough Group: Banx & Ranx 
• Classical Album (Small Ensemble) : Early Italian Cello Concertos - Elinor Frey and Rosa Barocca, conducted by Claude Lapalme 
• Classical Album (Solo): Fables - Philip Chiu 
• Classical Album (Large Ensemble): Viola Borealis Orchestre de l’Agora, conducted by Nicolas Ellis, featuring Marina Thibeault 
• Classical Composition: Bestiary I & II - Bekah Simms 
• Comedy Album: A Person Who Is Gingerbread - Jon Dore 
• Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album: Jordan St. Cyr - Jordan St. Cyr 
• Contemporary Indigenous Artist or Group: Digging Roots 
• Contemporary Roots Album: Come Morning - The Bros. Landreth
• Country Album: Masquerades -  Tenille Townes 
• Dance Recording: CTRL + ALT + DEL - Rêve 
• Electronic Album: Interior - Teen Daze 
• Francophone Album: Crash - Les Louanges
• Global Music Album: Thieves of Dreams - Lenka Lichtenberg
• Inspired Minds Ambassador Award: Kevin Drew
• Instrumental Album: Everything Was Forever Until It Was No More - Esmerine 
• International Album: Harry’s House - Harry Styles 
• Jazz Album (Group): Desert Bloom - Florian Hoefner Trio 
• Jazz Album (Solo): Kinds of Love - Renee Rosnes 
• Metal/Hard Music Album: Synchro Anarchy - VOIVOD 
• Music Video: Unholy - Sam Smith and Kim Petras (directed by Floria Sigismondi)
  
  
  
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• Pop Album: Dawn FM - The Weeknd 
• Producer: Akeel Henry 
• Rap Single: Twin Flame - KAYTRANADA and Anderson .Paak
• Recording Engineer: Serban Ghenea
• Reggae Recoding: Reggae Party - Kirk Diamond, Kairo McLean and Finn
• Rock Album: Otherness - Alexisonfire
• Single: Sacrifice - The Weeknd 
• Songwriter: The Weeknd
• Traditional Indigenous Artist or Group: The Bearhead Sisters 
• Traditional R&B/Soul Recording: Last One - Savannah Ré ft Dylan Sinclair
• Traditional Roots Album: Tell ‘Em You Were Gold - Pharis & Jason Romero 
• Underground Dance Single: I Knew Techno - Greg Gow
• Vocal Jazz Album: Featuring - Caity Gyorgy 
• Walt Grelas Special Achievement: Ron Sakamoto

Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories

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2023 Juno Nominees (including tons of local acts)

Nominees for the 2023 Junos were recently announced and lots of local artists are in the running. Good luck on March 12-13 during the ceremony in Edmonton.

Below is a complete list of winners. Local acts are bolded.

Adult Contemporary Album

• He Sang She Sang - Marc Jordan & Amy Sky (released on Waterdown's Linus Entertainment)
• Adventure Book - Francois Klark 
• Descendant - Jann Arden 
• Higher - Michael Bublé 
• A Tyler Shaw Christmas - Tyler Shaw 

Alternative Album

• Sewn Back Together - OMBIIGIZI (Hamilton)
  
  
  
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• Blue Rev - Alvvays 
• Duality - Luna Li 
• THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND - PUP 
• Tongues - Tanya Tagaq 

Blues Album

• Thanks For Tomorrow - Harrison Kennedy (Hamilton) 
• Preach To My Soul - Spencer Mackenzie (Fort Erie)
• Midnight Blues - Crystal Shawanda (Released on Waterdown's True North Records)
• Long River - Angelique Francis 
• Live at the King Eddy - The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer 

Breakthrough Group

• Harm & Ease (Burlington)
• Banx & Ranx 
• Rare Americans 
• Tommy Lefroy 
• Wild Rivers 

Children's Album

• Say Hello - Jeremy and Jazzy (Hamilton)
• Vol. 2 - Walk off the Earth & Romeo Eats (Burlington)
• Nice to Meet You - Beppie 
• I Am Love - Splash’N Boots
• Maestro Fresh Wes Presents: Julia the Great Young Maestro and Keysha 

Classical Album (Large Ensemble)

• Radiant Dawn: Music for Advent and Christmas The Elora Singers, conducted by Mark Vuorinen (Elora)
  
  
  
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• Clara – Robert – Johannes: Lyrical Echoes Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Shelley 
• Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 Ensemble Caprice, Ensemble Vocal Arts-Quebec, conducted by Matthias Maute, featuring Karina Gauvin 
• Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen – Arvo Pärt: Symphonie No. 4, “Los Angeles” I Musici de Montréal, conducted by Jean-Marie Zeitouni 
• Viola Borealis Orchestre de l’Agora, conducted by Nicolas Ellis, featuring Marina Thibeault 

Contemporary Roots Album

• O Glory - Blackie and The Rodeo Kings (Hamilton, Guelph)
• That Was You and Me - Fortunate Ones 
• Hold on to Love - Shakura S’Aida Independent
• Come Morning - The Bros. Landreth 
• House of Dreams - The East Pointers

Country Album

• Good Ol’ Days - The Reklaws (Cambridge)
• Way Back - High Valley 
• Honkytonk Revival - Jade Eagleson 
• Bronco - Orville Peck 
• Masquerades -  Tenille Townes 

Dance Recording

• Spiral - Rezz (Niagara Falls)
• Afterglow - Bob Moses and Kasablanca 
• Shinigami Eyes - Grimes 
• These Nights feat. KIDDO - Loud Luxury 
• CTRL + ALT + DEL - Rêve 

Electronic Album

• Nightmare on Rezz Street 2 Mix - Rezz (Niagara Falls)
• NOT OK - Mecha Maiko 
• Spectrums - Odonis 
• Synthetic Season One - Rich Aucoin 
• Interior - Teen Daze 

Fan Choice 

• The Reklaws (Cambridge)
• Avril Lavigne 
• Lauren Spence-Smith 
• MacKenzie Porter 
• Preston Pablo 
• Rêve
• Shawn Mendes 
• Tate McRae 
• The Weeknd 
• Tyler Shaw 

Group

• Arkells (Hamilton)
• Reklaws (Cambrige)
• Arcade Fire 
• Billy Talent 
• Metric

Instrumental Album

• Canadiana - Canadian Brass (Released on Waterdown's Linus Entertainment)
• Everything Was Forever Until It Was No More - Esmerine 
• Iguana - Hard Rubber Orchestra 
• aubades - Jean-Michel Blais 
• Lionheart - Stephan Moccio 

Producer

• Murda Beatz (Fort Erie)
• Akeel Henry 
• Banx & Ranx
• KAYTRANADA
• Mike Wise

Rap Single

• Been Himma - Dom Vallie (Kitchener)
  
  
  
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• Alejandro Sosa - 6ixbuzz and Pengz 
• Wrath - Freddie Dredd
• Twin Flame - KAYTRANADA and Anderson .Paak
• Wrong Decisions - NAV 

Vocal Jazz Album

• blue - Diana Panton (Hamilton)
• Featuring - Caity Gyorgy 
• Venez donc chez moi - Laura Anglade and Sam Kirmayer 
• Nikki By Starlight - Nikki Yanofsky 
• The Ostara Project - The Ostara Project 

Adult Alternative Album

• Born Losers - Altameda
• The Garden - Basia Bulat 
• Being Somewhere - Dan Mangan 
• Colder Streams - The Sadies 
• How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars - The Weather Station 

Album

• WHO HURT YOU? - Ali Gatie
• Love Sux - Avril Lavigne 
• Demons Protected By Angels - NAV 
• i used to think i could fly - Tate McRae 
• Dawn FM - The Weeknd 

Album Artwork

• Emy Storey (Art Director, Designer, & Photographer), Becca McFarlane and Pamela Littky (Photographer): CRYBABY – Tegan and Sara 
• Ian Ilavsky (Art Director & Designer), Maciek Szczerbowski (Illustrator): EVERYTHING WAS FOREVER UNTIL IT WAS NO MORE – Esmerine 
• Jud Haynes (Art Director & Designer): KUBASONGS – Kubasonics 
• Kee Avil (Art Director), Lawrence Fafard (Photographer): CREASE – Kee Avil 
• Lights (Art Director & Illustrator), Virgilio Tzaj (Designer), Matt Barnes (Photographer): PEP – Lights 

Artist

• Avril Lavigne 
• Lauren Spencer-Smith
• Michael Bublé 
• Shawn Mendes
• The Weeknd 

Breakthrough Artist

• Dax 
• Devon Cole 
• Preston Pablo 
• RealestK 
• Rêve

Classical Album (Small Ensemble) 

• Nagamo - Andrew Balfour and musica intima 
• Hemsi: Chamber Works - ARC Ensemble 
• Vagues et ombres - collectif9 
• Early Italian Cello Concertos - Elinor Frey and Rosa Barocca, conducted by Claude Lapalme 
• De la cour de Louis XIV à Shippagan! Chants traditionnels acadiens et airs de cour du XVIIe siècle - Suzie LeBlanc, Marie Nadeau-Tremblay, Vincent Lauzer, and Sylvain Bergeron 

Classical Album (Solo)

• Winner of the 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition Warsaw 2021 - Bruce Liu 
• Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 - David Jalbert 
• La Zingarella: Through Romany Songland - Isabel Bayrakdarian 
• Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin - James Ehnes 
• Fables - Philip Chiu 

Classical Composition

• An Overall Augmented Sense of Well-being - Anthony Tan 
• Bestiary I & II - Bekah Simms 
• The Black Fish - Keyan Emami 
• Prayers for Ruins - Nicole Lizée 
• Supervillain Études - Vincent Ho 

Comedy Album

• Let Me Hold Your Baby - Courtney Gilmour 
• Splash Pad - Jackie Pirico 
• A Person Who Is Gingerbread - Jon Dore 
• Here Live, Not A Cat - Matt Wright 
• Things Black Girls Say – The Album -  Zabrina Douglas 

Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album

• Into The Wild - Dan Bremnes 
• TRUST - Daniel Ojo 
• Jordan St. Cyr - Jordan St. Cyr 
• Only Ever Always - Love & The Outcome 
• The Church Will Rise - Tehillah 

Contemporary Indigenous Artist or Group

• Watin - Aysanabee 
• Zhawenim - Digging Roots 
• Code Red - Indian City 
• Beyond The Reservoir - Julian Taylor 
• The Crossing - Susan Aglukark 

Contemporary R&B Recording

• When Flowers Bloom - Adria Kain 
• If I Get Caught - dvsn 
• No Longer in the Suburbs - Dylan Sinclair 
• YESSIE - Jessie Reyez 
• WTF - Savannah Ré  

Francophone Album

• medium plaisir - Ariane Roy 
• Mercure en mai - Daniel Bélanger 
• PICTURA DE IPSE : Musique directe - Hubert Lenoir 
• Crash Les - Louanges 
• Chiac Disco - Lisa LeBlanc

Global Music Album

• In the Footsteps of Rumi - Ghalia Benali Constantinople, Kiya Tabassian 
• Thieves of Dreams - Lenka Lichtenberg
• José Louis And The Paradox Of Love - Pierre Kwenders 
• Vox.Infold - Ruby Singh 
• Tradisyon - Wesli  

International Album

• = - Ed Sheeran 
• Harry’s House - Harry Styles 
• MONTERO - Lil Nas X 
• Midnights - Taylor Swift 
• Red (Taylor’s Version) - Taylor Swift 

Jazz Album (Group)

• Semantics - Andrew Rathbun Quintet 
• Talk Memory - BADBADNOTGOOD 
• The History of Us - Carn Davidson 9 
• Desert Bloom - Florian Hoefner Trio 
• The Dragon’s Tail - Mark Kelso & the Jazz Exiles 

Jazz Album (Solo)

• Joy - Ernesto Cervini 
• A Little Louder Now - Lauren Falls 
• El Tinajon - Luis Deniz 
• Rumba - Rafael Zaldivar 
• Kinds of Love - Renee Rosnes 

Metal/Hard Music Album

• Psychic Jailbreak - Cancer Bats 
• Merciless Destruction - Get The Shot 
• Paid In Full - Skull Fist 
• Synchro Anarchy - VOIVOD 
• Thought Form Descent - WAKE 

Music Video

• Fraud - Jessie Reyez (directed by Emma Higgins)
• Unholy feat. Kim Petras  - Sam Smith and Kim Petras (directed by Floria Sigismondi)
• Have Mercy - Chlöe (directed by Karena Evans)
• Different Than Before - Amanda Sum (directed by Mayumi Yoshida)
• Remember Me For Me feat. Lily Moore  - SonReal and Lily Moore (directed by Sterling Larose)

Pop Album

• In The Meantime - Alessia Cara 
• Love Sux - Avril Lavigne 
• The Loneliest Time - Carly Rae Jepsen 
• i used to think i could fly - Tate McRae 
• Dawn FM - The Weeknd 

Rap Album/EP

• GONZO - Boslen 
• Retrospected (Acoustic) - Classified 
• The Fleur Print Vol. 2 - Jazz Cartier 
• Demons Protected By Angels - NAV
• Shall I Continue? - TOBi

Recording Engineer

• Derek Hoffman
• George Seara
• Gus van Go
• Jason Dufour
• Serban Ghenea

Reggae Recoding

• Water Ammoye - Lulaword
• Like A Star - Celena 
• Jah Love - Exco Levi 
• In The Streets - Kairo McLean 
• Reggae Party feat. Kairo McLean & Finn - Kirk Diamond, Kairo McLean and Finn

Rock Album

• Otherness - Alexisonfire
• Crisis Of Faith - Billy Talent 
• Get Rollin’ - Nickelback 
• Outta Sight - The Sheepdogs 
• EXPLOSIONS - Three Days Grace 

Single

• Bite Me - Avril Lavigne 
• Flowers Need Rain - Preston Pablo and Banx & Ranx 
• When You’re Gone - Shawn Mendes 
• she’s all i wanna be - Tate McRae 
• Sacrifice - The Weeknd 

Songwriter

• The Weeknd
• CITIZENS
• Tate McRae
• Tenille Townes
• TOBi

Traditional Indigenous Artist or Group

• kâkîsimo ᑳᑮᓯᒧᐤ - Cikwes 
• Katajjausiit - Iva & Angu
• Mikwanak Kamôsakinat - Joel Wood 
• Ôskimacîtahowin: A New Beginning - Northern Cree 
• Unbreakable - The Bearhead Sisters 

Traditional R&B/Soul Recording

• Please Do Not Lean feat. BADBADNOTGOOD - Daniel Caesar 
• PALISADE - Jon Vinyl 
• All I Need - SAFE 
• Last One feat. Dylan Sinclair - Savannah Ré 
• HOW TO MAKE LOVE - THEHONESTGUY 

Traditional Roots Album

• Hurricane Clarice - Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves 
• 20 printemps - Le Vent du Nord 
• Narrow Line - Mama’s Broke 
• Tell ‘Em You Were Gold - Pharis & Jason Romero 
• The Empress - The McDades 

Underground Dance Single

• Debonair - Bensley 
• Aye Aye - BLOND:ISH and Cameron Jack 
• The Time Is (Now) - Fred Everything 
• I Knew Techno - Greg Gow 
• Easy - Tiga 

Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories

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Happy Canada Day! Videos by the RHLI, Ludgates, Walk Off the Earth, Michael Mitchell

Update of 2018 Post

Links: Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, More RHLI Videos, Video above courtesy of RHLI Band

Links: John and Sheila Ludgate, More John and Sheila Stories, Video above courtesy of saxondale2



Links: Walk Off The Earth, More WOTE Stories,  Video above courtesy of Walk Off the Earth



Links: Michael Mitchell, Video above courtesy of Michael Mitchell

More Canada Day Videos!

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Happy Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day! Videos by Walk Off the Earth

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More Adele Covers/Stories

Links: Walk Off The Earth, More WOTE Stories, Videos above courtesy of Walk off the Earth, More Uncommon Instrument Videos

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