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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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Saturday, November 9, 2024

Canadian Nominees for the 2025 Grammys (including local artists)


The nominees for the 2025 Grammy Awards were recently announced and quite a number of Canadian are in the running for the prestigious prize. 

In local news, Waterdown's Stony Plain Records have two albums up for the Best Traditional Blues Album categoryFabulous Thunderbirds - Struck Down (co-produced, co-written and guest starring Hamilton/Kitchener Bluesman Steve Strongman +  backing vocals by Chris Ayries (Hamilton) on 'Sideline') and Sue Foley: One Guitar WomanNothing In Rambling, a song from Fabulous Thunderbirds - Struck Down is also nominated for Best Americana Roots Performance.

The 67th GRAMMY Awards, will take be at the Crypto.com Arena (LA) on Sunday, February 2 and broadcast live on the CBS.

Here is the official Grammy Nominee Announcement.



Below is a complete list of Canadian nominees.

Steve Strongman (Hamilton/Kitchener)
Chris Ayries  (Hamilton)

Kaytranada 

  • Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical (Cyan Blue)
  • Best R&B Song (SZA - Saturn, songwriter)
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!


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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

More 2023 Juno Winners


Below is the full Juno televised ceremony from March 13, 2023


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

Here's the complete list of winners from that night:

Sunday, March 12, 2023

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.


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Monday, June 7, 2021

CONGRATS! More 2021 Juno Winners

The televised 50th Juno Awards were broadcast on June 6, 2021. During the streamed opening night gala, a number of local artists brought home awards. Click here for our report on that.

You can view the show below.

Video above courtesy of CBC Music

Below is a complete list of winners from the broadcast.

Video Highlights

The Band's Robbie Robertson from Six Nations wished the Junos a happy 50th


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Feist and the surviving members of the Tragically Hip perform.



Saturday, June 5, 2021

CONGRATS! 2021 Juno Opening Night Winners (incl local artists)


A few area artists took home Juno Awards during the opening night virtual festivities on June 4, 2021.

Here is the full opening gala:




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

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

CONGRATS! Local Artists on Polaris Prize Long List


Dundas Electronic music artist CaribouBurlington's Sarah Harmer and WHOOP-Szo from Guelph were among the many talented musicians announced as part of the 2020 Polaris Prize Long List.  Hopefully they will make the Short List (announced July 15) and then move on to win the big prize (gala is September 21 at The Carlu in Toronto)



Links: CaribouMore Caribou StoriesVideo above courtesy of CaribouVideos



Links: Sarah HarmerMore Sarah Harmer StoriesVideo above courtesy of Sarah Harmer


Links: WHOOP-Szo, Video above courtesy of youvechangedrecords

Here's a complete list of winners:
  • Caribou – Suddenly
  • Sarah Harmer – Are You Gone
  • WHOOP-Szo – Warrior Down
  • Allie X – Cape God
  • Anachnid – Dreamweaver
  • Aquakultre – Legacy
  • Marie-Pierre Arthur – Des feux pour voir
  • Backxwash – God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It
  • Badge Époque Ensemble – Badge Époque Ensemble
  • Begonia – Fear
  • P’tit Belliveau – Greatest Hits Vol. 1
  • Daniel Caesar – CASE STUDY 01
  • Chocolat – Jazz engagé
  • Louis-Jean Cormier – Quand la nuit tombe
  • Corridor – Junior
  • dvsn – A Muse In Her Feelings
  • Jacques Greene – Dawn Chorus
  • Ice Cream – FED UP
  • Junia-T – Studio Monk
  • Kaytranada – Bubba
  • Flore Laurentienne – Volume 1
  • Cindy Lee – What’s Tonight To Eternity?
  • Men I Trust – Oncle Jazz
  • nêhiyawak – nipiy
  • OBUXUM – Re-birth
  • Owen Pallett – Island
  • Pantayo – Pantayo
  • Lido Pimienta – Miss Colombia
  • Joel Plaskett – 44
  • William Prince – Reliever
  • Jessie Reyez – Before Love Came To Kill Us
  • Andy Shauf – The Neon Skyline
  • Riit – ataataga
  • Super Duty Tough Work – Studies in Grey
  • U.S. Girls – Heavy Light
  • Leif Vollebekk – New Ways
  • Wares – Survival
  • The Weeknd – After Hours
  • Witch Prophet – DNA Activation
  • Zen Bamboo – GLU
Blast from the Past: Last Year's Short List

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Monday, January 29, 2018

CONGRATS! Burlington Engineer Charles Moniz Wins 3rd Grammy! + Canadian Winners


Burlington Engineer Charles Moniz made his hometown (and all of Canada) proud when picked up his 3rd Grammy (this latest one for Best Engineered Album - on-classical) on Sunday January 28.  His work on superstar Bruno Mars' newest album 24K Magic has been getting a lot of notice as of late.

Click here for the Hamilton Spectator Story on his win



Links: Bruno Mars, More Bruno Mars StoriesVideo above courtesy of  Bruno Mars

Click here for the complete list of winners

Here are the Canadian Winners:
CONGRATS EVERYBODY!

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: The Grammies, More Grammy Stories

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