The nominees for the 51st Annual JUNO Awards were announced this morning by The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) during a virtual presentation. This year’s winners will be revealed on Saturday May 14th and The JUNO Awards Broadcast on Sunday, May 15th.
Canada’s biggest night in music, hosted by international sensation Simu Liu, will broadcast and streamed live from Budweiser Stage in Toronto at 8pm on CBC and globally at CBCMusic.ca/junos
The Arkells and Avril Lavigne, Charlotte Cardin and Mustafa are scheduled to perform live at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto.
Montreal-born singer-songwriter Charlotte Cardin leads the pack with 6 nominations including: TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year, Album of the Year*, Artist of the Year*, Pop Album of the Year and Music Video of the Year.
Justin Bieber who celebrates his 28th birthday today has 5 nods and The Weeknd with 5. The Biebs has been nominated for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year, Album of the Year*, Artist of the Year* and Pop Album of the Year while The Weeknd is up for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year, Artist of the Year*, Songwriter of the Year* and Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year.
First-time nominees recognized with 4 nominations shine a light on the generation of talent emerging from TikTok, including Vancouver pop artist JESSIA for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year, Breakthrough Artist of the Year* and Pop Album of the Year; and rising rapper Pressa for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Breakthrough Artist of the Year*, Rap Album/EP of the Year and Rap Single* of the Year. Toronto’s Shawn Mendes also scored four nominations for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Album of the Year*, Artist of the Year* and Pop Album of the Year.
Tickets for The 2022 JUNO Awards start at $39.95 and go on sale Friday, March 4 at 10 a.m. Tickets will be available online at www.ticketmaster.ca/junos.
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