Nominees for the 50th annual JUNO Awards have been announced, with 225 nominations across 42 categories. The awards will be broadcast across Canada on Sunday, May 16 at 8 PM on CBC, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music and at CBCMusic.ca/junos!

Super Bowl halftime show star, The Weeknd leads the way with six nominations (Fan Choice, Single, Album, Artist, Songwriter, and Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year), with Jessie Reyez, JP Saxe, and Justin Bieber close behind with five nominations each. And from those big names all the way through the list, great talent, great Canadian talent, is recognized for their work.

Notable special awards at the 2021 JUNOs will also include Jann Arden’s induction to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Humanitarian Award which will be presented to The Tragically Hip.

As a celebration of Canadian music, art, creativity, and success, the JUNO Awards matter. It’s important to remember that not every artist will ever win, or even be nominated, but the awards are ours, they celebrate our talent, they reward and recognize our artists, and that’s worth celebrating in itself.

Now, scroll through the list below (yes, it’s long) and see the nominees in all of the 2021 JUNO Awards categories.

And, don’t miss your chance to vote for JUNO Fan Choice presented by Freedom Mobile on TikTok and at junofanchoice.ca.

2021 JUNO Awards Nominees!

JUNO FAN CHOICE
‣ Ali Gatie
‣ Curtis Waters
‣ JP Saxe
‣ Justin Bieber
‣ Lennon Stella
‣ Les Cowboys Fringants
‣ NAV
‣ Shawn Mendes
‣ Tate McRae
‣ The Weeknd

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
‣ Drink About Me – Brett Kissel
‣ If The World Was Ending – JP Saxe (feat. Julia Michaels)
‣ Intentions – Justin Bieber (feat. Quavo)
‣ Kissing Other People – Lennon Stella
‣ Blinding Lights – The Weeknd

INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
‣ Music To Be Murdered By – Eminem
‣ Fine Line – Harry Styles
‣ What You See Ain’t Always What You Get – Luke Combs
‣ Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon – Pop Smoke
‣ folklore – Taylor Swift

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
‣ YOU – Ali Gatie
‣ Courage – Céline Dion
‣ Changes – Justin Bieber
‣ Thanks for the Dance – Leonard Cohen
‣ After Hours – The Weeknd

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
‣ Ali Gatie
‣ Céline Dion
‣ Jessie Reyez
‣ Justin Bieber
‣ The Weeknd

GROUP OF THE YEAR
‣ Arkells
‣ Half Moon Run
‣ Loud Luxury
‣ The Glorious Sons
‣ The Reklaws

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
‣ Curtis Waters
‣ JP Saxe
‣ Powfu
‣ Ryland James
‣ Tate McRae

BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR
‣ 2Frères
‣ Crown Lands
‣ MANILA GREY
‣ Peach Pit
‣ Young Bombs

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
‣ Alanis Morissette
“Ablaze”, “Reasons I Drink”, “Smiling” – co-songwriter Michael Farrell
SUCH PRETTY FORKS IN THE ROAD – Alanis
‣ Alessia Cara
“Hell and High Water (feat. Alessia Cara)” – co-songwriters Bas Van Daalen, Jasper Helderman, Mickey Karbal, Philip Meckseper, Thomas Pentz
MUSIC IS THE WEAPON – Major Lazer
“I Choose” – co-songwriters Brayden Deskins, Colton Fisher, Diana Studenberg, Jason Rabinowitz, Jon Levine, Jordyn Kane, Kris Pearn, Mark Mothersbaugh
I CHOOSE (FROM THE NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM ‘THE WILLOUGHBYS’) – Alessia Cara
“Welcome Back (feat. Alessia Cara)” – co-songwriters Ali Gatie, Amy Allen, Blake Slatkin
WELCOME BACK – Ali Gatie
‣ Jessie Reyez
“COFFIN (feat. Eminem)” – co-songwriters Andre Robertson, Marshall Mathers, Tobias Frelin
BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US – Jessie Reyez
“FAR AWAY” – co-songwriters Rogét Chahayed, Vegyn (Joseph Thornalley)
FAR AWAY – Jessie Reyez
“NO ONE’S IN THE ROOM” – co-songwriters Dernst Emile II, Jordan Ullman
BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US+ – Jessie Reyez
‣ JP Saxe
“A Little Bit Yours” – co-songwriters Alex St. Kitts, Benjamin Rice, Ryan Marrone
A LITTLE BIT YOURS – JP Saxe
“Golf On TV” – co-songwriters Lennon Stella, Ruslan Odnoralov, Simon Wilcox
THREE. TWO. ONE. – Lennon Stella
“If The World Was Ending (feat. Julia Michaels)” – co-songwriter Julia Michaels
HOLD IT TOGETHER – JP Saxe
‣ The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye), Belly (Ahmad Balshe), & Jason “DaHeala” Quenneville
“After Hours” – co-songwriters Carlo “Illangelo” Montagnese, Mario Winans
“Blinding Lights”, “Save Your Tears” – co-songwriters Max Martin, Oscar Holter
AFTER HOURS – The Weeknd

COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
‣ Timeless – Dallas Smith
‣ Jade Eagleson – Jade Eagleson
‣ heart theory – Lindsay Ell
‣ Drinkin’ Songs: The Collection – MacKenzie Porter
‣ The Lemonade Stand – Tenille Townes

ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
‣ Sad Hunk – BAHAMAS
‣ Are You in Love? – Basia Bulat
‣ Fear – Begonia
‣ Unfollow The Rules – Rufus Wainwright
‣ Are You Gone – Sarah Harmer

ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
‣ Pity Party – Curtis Waters
‣ The Sun and Her Scorch – Dizzy
‣ Pray For It – July Talk
‣ This Place Sucks Ass – PUP
‣ Heavy Light – U.S. Girls

POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
‣ It’s Never Really Over – Johnny Orlando
‣ Hold It Together – JP Saxe
‣ Changes – Justin Bieber
‣ Three. Two. One. – Lennon Stella
‣ Ryland James – Ryland James

ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
‣ Crown Lands – Crown Lands
‣ Ruthless – JJ Wilde
‣ Colorado – Neil Young & Crazy Horse
‣ All Of Us – Sam Roberts Band
‣ A Beautiful Place to Drown – Silverstein

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
‣ This Dream Of You – Diana Krall
‣ Out of Dust – Laila Biali
‣ Sinatra – Matt Dusk
‣ With You – Sammy Jackson
‣ Clémence – Sophie Day

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
‣ Gang of Three – Andrés Vial
‣ Básico, No Básico y Dirigido – Elmer Ferrer
‣ Elegant Traveler – Jocelyn Gould
‣ Conpambiche – Junior Santos
‣ VENA – Rachel Therrien

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
‣ The reMission – Andy Milne and Unison
‣ Surfboard – Brandi Disterheft Trio with George Coleman
‣ Rythme de passage – Emie R Roussel Trio
‣ First Spring – Florian Hoefner Trio
‣ Trane of Thought, Live at the Rex – Pat LaBarbera/Kirk MacDonald Quintet

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
‣ Movements III – Blitz//Berlin
‣ Crowing Ignites – Bruce Cockburn
‣ Eleven Words – David Foster
‣ Volume 1 – Flore Laurentienne
‣ Prior Street – Gordon Grdina

ALBUM FRANCOPHONE DE L’ANNÉE
‣ À tous les vents – 2Frères
‣ Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs – Klô Pelgag
‣ Les antipodes – Les Cowboys Fringants
‣ Quand la nuit tombe – Louis-Jean Cormier
‣ Pour déjouer l’ennui – Pierre Lapointe

CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
‣ Letters and Numbers – ABC Singsong
‣ Goodnight to You All: Traditional Lullabies from Ireland & the UK – Charlie Hope
‣ Small But Mighty – Ginalina
‣ J’aime mon école – Njacko Backo and Kalimbas at Work
‣ Heart Parade – Splash’N Boots

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER
‣ MOSAÏQUE – Ensemble Made In Canada
‣ Bach & Brahms Reimagined – James Ehnes, Jon Kimura Parker, Jens Lindemann
‣ Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 4, 5 & 8 – James Ehnes with Andrew Armstrong
‣ La Peste – Les Barocudas
‣ Ana Sokolović: Short Stories – Quatuor Bozzini

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE
‣ Mozart: Concertos pour piano / Piano Concertos Nos. 22 & 24 – Les Violons du Roy, conducted by Jonathan Cohen, feat. Charles Richard-Hamelin
‣ Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 5, & Other Works – Louis Lortie with BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Edward Gardner
‣ Jacques Hétu: Concertos – Orchestre symphonique de Laval, conducted by Alain Trudel, feat. Jean-Philippe Sylvestre
‣ Ginastera – Bernstein – Moussa: Œuvres pour violon et orchestre / Works for Violin and Orchestra – Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Kent Nagano, feat. Andrew Wan
‣ Penderecki: St. Luke Passion – Orchestre symphonique de Montréal with Kraków Philharmonic Choir & Warsaw Boys’ Choir, conducted by Kent Nagano

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL
‣ La passione – Barbara Hannigan with Ludwig Orchestra
‣ Massenet: Thaïs – Erin Wall, Joshua Hopkins, Andrew Staples, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir with Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis
‣ Nuits blanches: Airs d’opéra à la cour de Russie au XVIIe siècle / Opera Arias at the Russian Court of the 18th Century – Karina Gauvin with Pacific Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Weimann
‣ Sea Dreams – Luminous Voices, conducted by Timothy Shantz
‣ Sarah Slean and Symphony Nova Scotia – Sarah Slean with Symphony Nova Scotia, conducted by Bernhard Gueller

CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
‣ Take The Dog Sled – Alexina Louie
‣ Commedia dell’arte – Ana Sokolović
‣ Harbour – Anna Höstman
‣ Violin Concerto “Adrano” – Samy Moussa
‣ Tachitipo – Zosha Di Castri

RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
‣ New Mania – 88GLAM
‣ Baby Gravy 2 – bbno$ & Yung Gravy
‣ Cold World – Eric Reprid
‣ Good Intentions (Brown Boy 2 Deluxe Version) – NAV
‣ ELEMENTS Vol. 1 – TOBi

DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
‣ MINE – Felix Cartal, Sophie Simmons
‣ Dancing In The Dark – Frank Walker
‣ BUBBA – KAYTRANADA
‣ Someone Else – REZZ x Grabbitz
‣ Voices – So Sus

CONTEMPORARY R&B RECORDING OF THE YEAR
‣ BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US – Jessie Reyez
‣ Where You Are – Savannah Ré
‣ Solaris – Shay Lia
‣ After Hours – The Weeknd
‣ Holiday – TOBi

REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
‣ Give It All – Ammoye
‣ Black Man – Blessed
‣ Roots Rock (ft. Micah Shemaiah, Lasai & Big Sugar) – Dubmatix
‣ Let It Be Done – Kirk Diamond
‣ I Pray – TOME x Sean Kingston

INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
‣ Kîyânaw – Burnstick
‣ Church House Blues – Crystal Shawanda
‣ The Ridge – Julian Taylor
‣ North Star Calling – Leela Gilday
‣ Nunarjua Isulinginniani – Terry Uyarak

CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
‣ The Ridge – Julian Taylor
‣ North Star Calling – Leela Gilday
‣ Bravado – Rose Cousins
‣ CHICKABOOM! – Tami Neilson
‣ Reliever – William Prince

TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
‣ All Hands – Beòlach
‣ Debout! – Le Diable à Cinq
‣ 13 or So – Nick Hornbuckle
‣ Bet On Love – Pharis & Jason Romero
‣ The Thing About Fish – Rum Ragged

BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
‣ Hell Bent with Grace – Angel Forrest
‣ Church House Blues – Crystal Shawanda
‣ Spirits in the Water – Dione Taylor
‣ Solar Powered Too – Rick Fines
‣ The Reckless One – Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
‣ All Things New – Allen Froese
‣ The Cure – K-Anthony
‣ Alive & Breathing – Matt Maher
‣ THE WAY – Shawna Cain
‣ Wouldn’t You Love to Know? – Steve Bell

WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
‣ VelkomBak – Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra I
‣ The Gold Diggers – Lengaïa Salsa Brava
‣ Patria – Mazacote
‣ Espiral – OKAN
‣ Kora Flamenca – Zal Sissokho

JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
‣ Akeel Henry
“Rain (feat. Swae Lee)” (co-producer Mike ‘DZL’ Holmes)
BACK HOME – Trey Songz
“Spell My Name” (co-producer Antonio Dixon)
SPELL MY NAME – Toni Braxton
‣ Jordon Manswell
“Fallin’” (co-producers Jonathan Martin, Toni Braxton)
SPELL MY NAME – Toni Braxton
“Home”
PROVERB – Dylan Sinclair
‣ KAYTRANADA
“10% (feat. Kali Uchis)”
BUBBA – KAYTRANADA
“Frontstreet (Freestyle)”
FRONTSTREET (FREESTYLE) – Mick Jenkins
‣ Murda Beatz
“motive (with Doja Cat)” (co-producers Joseph L’Étranger, Mr. Franks, Tommy Brown)
POSITIONS – Ariana Grande
“Say You Love Me” (co-producers Joseph L’Étranger, OG Parker)
SLIME & B – Chris Brown & Young Thug
‣ WondaGurl
“Aim For The Moon (feat. Quavo)” (co-producers 5ive Beatz, 808Melo, Dani, Dez Wright, Tyy Beats)
SHOOT FOR THE STARS AIM FOR THE MOON – Pop Smoke
“GANG GANG” (co-producer Vou)
JACKBOYS – JACKBOYS & Sheck Wes

RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
‣ George Seara
“Good Love”, “Take Me Home”
TAKE ME HOME – Shawn Hook
‣ Jason Dufour
“All of the Feelings”
CRAVE – Kiesza
“Whiskey Tonight”
JADE EAGLESON – Jade Eagleson
‣ Johann Deterville
“Home”
PROVERB – Dylan Sinclair
“LA MEMORIA”
BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US – Jessie Reyez l
‣ John ‘Beetle’ Bailey
“The End of a Love Affair”
VEGAS BREEZE – Micah Barnes
“The Grand Bazaar (feat Béla Fleck and Robi Botos)”
REFUGE – Sultans Of String
‣ Serban Ghenea
“Blinding Lights”
AFTER HOURS – The Weeknd
“positions”
POSITIONS – Ariana Grande

ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR
‣ Jared Barter (Art Director & Designer), Michael Zavacky (Art Director & Illustrator), Maryn Devine and Rémi Thériault (Photographers)
JUST WORDS – Lynne Hanson
‣ Julien Hébert (Art Director), David Beauchemin (Designer), Florence Obrecht (Illustrator), Marc-Étienne Mongrain (Photographer)
NOTRE-DAME-DES-SEPT-DOULEURS – Klô Pelgag
‣ Lido Pimienta and Orly Anan (Art Directors), Mat Dunlap (Designer), Daniela Murillo (Photographer)
MISS COLOMBIA – Lido Pimienta
‣ Luke Hoskin (Art Director), John Meloche (Designer), Martin Wittfooth (Illustrator)
PALIMPSEST – Protest The Hero
‣ Peter Dreimanis (Art Director, Designer, & Photographer), Scott Waring (Art Director & Designer), Leah Fay (Designer), Lyle Bell and Ty Snaden (Photographers)
PRAY FOR IT – July Talk

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
‣ Wait No More – Ben Knechtel (Scott Helman)
‣ Wrap Me Up – Brittney Canda & Vincent René-Lortie (Sheenah Ko)
‣ NO ONE’S IN THE ROOM – Emma Higgins (Jessie Reyez)
‣ INTRUDERS – Les Solis (Solis Animation Inc.) & Peter Huang (Jessie Reyez)
‣ Pomegranate – Nick DenBoer (deadmau5 & The Neptunes)

ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
‣ Lavender God – ATTLAS
‣ Desire – Bob Moses
‣ Suddenly – Caribou
‣ Juvenile – CRi
‣ All the Time – Jessy Lanza

METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
‣ Ballistic, Sadistic – Annihilator
‣ Unconquered – Kataklysm
‣ Palimpsest – Protest The Hero
‣ Abyss – Unleash The Archers
‣ Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm! – Vile Creature

ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
‣ Such Pretty Forks in the Road – Alanis Morissette
‣ Courage – Céline Dion
‣ Starlit Afternoon – Craig Stickland
‣ Pour déjouer l’ennui – Pierre Lapointe
‣ CH III: The Come Up – STORRY

COMEDY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
‣ PanDerek (1st Wave!) – Derek Seguin
‣ Horse Power – Jacob Samuel
‣ Existing Is Exhausting – Matt Wright
‣ The Pursuit of Comedy Has Ruined My Life – Nick Nemeroff
‣ Decoxification – Shirley Gnome

TRADITIONAL R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
‣ Take Care of You (feat. Syd) – Charlotte Day Wilson
‣ Proverb Dylan – Sinclair
‣ Alt Therapy Session 1: Disillusion – Emanuel
‣ In This Thing Called Life – IAMTHELIVING
‣ Solid – Savannah Ré

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