Nominations and New Performers Revealed For The 2023 JUNO Awards
The nominees for The 52nd Annual JUNO Awards were announced today by The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) at a press conference attended by media and industry notables inside the CBC’s Canadian Broadcasting Centre, in downtown Toronto. This year’s winners will be unveiled in Edmonton, Alberta at The JUNO Opening Night Awards Presented by Music Canada on Saturday, March 11 and The JUNO Awards Broadcast on Monday, March 13, broadcasting live on CBC.
CARAS also revealed today that three more of this year’s nominees will join the lineup of performers taking the stage at The JUNO Awards Broadcast – award-winning rock band Alexisonfire (Rock Album of the Year*), multi-instrumentalist, producer and singer songwriter Aysanabee (Contemporary Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year*) and multi-platinum R&B powerhouse Jessie Reyez (Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year and Music Video of the Year*).
“The JUNOS provide a platform to highlight Canada’s most talented musical artists, and I am honoured to have this opportunity to congratulate all of the nominees for the 2023 awards,” said Neil Lumsden, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Province of Ontario.
Last year, we had the pleasure of hosting the awards here in Ontario, and I know our friends in Edmonton, Alberta will roll out the red carpet in style for this year’s celebrations.”
Canada’s biggest night in music, hosted for the second year by global superstar Simu Liu, will broadcast and stream live across the country from Rogers Place in Edmonton at 8 p.m. ET/6 p.m. MT on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music, CBC Listen, and globally at CBCMusic.ca/junos and CBC Music’s Facebook, YouTube and Twitter pages.
Canada’s Starboy The Weeknd sweeps this year’s nominations with a total of six including: TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year, Album of the Year,* Artist of the Year,* Songwriter of the Year* and Pop Album of The Year. Pop punk legend Avril Lavigne and Albertan singer-songwriter Tate McRae followed with five nominations each, showcasing the enormous talent that reinforces Canada’s global reach. Avril is 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 Tate is up for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year, Album of the Year,* Songwriter of the Year* and Pop Album of The Year.
First-time nominees honoured with three nominations include acclaimed singer/songwriter Preston Pablo for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year and Breakthrough Artist Of The Year*; and dance-pop icon Rêve for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Breakthrough Artist Of The Year* and Dance Recording Of The Year. Canadian rapper NAV also takes home three nominations for Album of the Year,* Rap Album/EP of The Year and Rap Single of the Year; alongside internationally celebrated singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year and Artist of the Year*; and country music duo The Reklaws for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Group of the Year* and Country Album of the Year*.
The host province of Alberta is also well represented with first time nominations going to Altameda for Adult Alternative Album of the Year*; Anthony Tan for Classical Composition of the Year; The Bearhead Sisters and Cikwes for Traditional Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year; Devon Cole for Breakthrough Artist of the Year;* The Ostara Project for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year, Tehillah Worship for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year; Rare Americans for Breakthrough Group of the Year* and WAKE for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year.
MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity associated with CARAS and The JUNO Awards, will recognize one Canadian music educator’s impact not only on students, but also their community and the music education field, through the MusiCounts Teacher of the Year Award, presented by CST Foundation. The 2023 nominees are Jewel Casselman (Winnipeg, MB, Lakewood School), Susan Evoy (St. John’s, NL, St. Teresa’s Elementary & Waterford Valley High School), Stephen Richardson (Yellowknife, NWT, École St. Joseph School), Kelly Stronach (Guelph, ON, Mitchell Woods Public School) and Heidi Wood (Calgary, AB, Joane Cardinal-Schubert High School).
Lighting up the stage is Alexisonfire, who will stun crowds with their amped up show for the second time since their inaugural JUNO performance in 2007. The band recently released their long-anticipated and first full-length album in over 13 years, Otherness, described as their most cohesive and self-actualized record to date. Otherness debuted at #2 on the Top 20 Music Canada album chart and the band’s single “Sans Soleil” hit #2 on Rock Radio in Canada. The post-hardcore luminaries have sold over one million records and released five hugely successful studio albums, with four achieving Platinum-certification.
Allan Slaight JUNO Master Class alumni, Aysanabee, will make his JUNO Awards debut with a performance showcasing his striking sound and powerful voice. Since releasing his deeply moving debut album Watin in 2022, Aysanabee has been named a CBC Music Breakthrough Artist of the Year. His acclaimed single “Nomads” hit #1 on CBC Music’s Top 20 and continues to climb, entering the Top 10 on Mediabase Canada’s Alternative radio chart. His soulful track “We Were Here,” charted on the Indigenous Music Countdown and was featured on the hit ABC series Station 19.
The four-time JUNO Award winning superstar, Jessie Reyez will help celebrate this year’s nominees as she returns to share a soulful live performance with audiences in Edmonton. This past September, Reyez released her sophomore album, YESSIE, which chronicles the journey and range of emotions from love and loss to healing, closure and happiness. The GRAMMY Award-nominated artist’s recent success includes her debut album reaching Top 5 on Billboard’s R&B Album Chart and amassing over 1.2 billion global streams. Reyez also earned the title of Top Female Debut Album and Top R&B Album of 2020 for Before Love Came To Kill Us, and made a cameo in Beyonce’s Black is King visual album.
These artists join previously announced acts AP Dhillon, Banx & Ranx, Preston Pablo and Rêve together in a collaborative performance, Nickelback, Tate McRae and Tenille Townes.
TIKTOK JUNO FAN CHOICE I JUNO TIKTOK CHOIX DU PUBLIC
Avril Lavigne Warner
Lauren Spencer-Smith Island/Republic*Universal
MacKenzie Porter Big Loud*Independent
Preston Pablo 31 East*Universal
Rêve 31 East*Universal
Shawn Mendes Island*Universal
Tate McRae RCA*Sony
The Reklaws Starseed*Independent
The Weeknd XO*Universal
Tyler Shaw Sony
SINGLE OF THE YEAR I SINGLE DE L’ANNÉE
Bite Me Avril Lavigne Warner
Flowers Need Rain Preston Pablo and Banx & Ranx 31 East*Universal
When You’re Gone Shawn Mendes Island*Universal
she’s all i wanna be Tate McRae RCA*Sony
Sacrifice The Weeknd XO*Universal
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR I ALBUM INTERNATIONAL DE L’ANNÉE
= Ed Sheeran Warner
Harry’s House Harry Styles Columbia*Sony
MONTERO Lil Nas X Columbia*Sony
Midnights Taylor Swift Republic*Universal
Red (Taylor’s Version) Taylor Swift Taylor Swift*Universal
ALBUM OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY MUSIC CANADA I ALBUM DE L’ANNÉE PRÉSENTÉ PAR MUSIC CANADA
WHO HURT YOU? Ali Gatie Warner
Love Sux Avril Lavigne Warner
Demons Protected By Angels NAV XO*Universal
i used to think i could fly Tate McRae RCA*Sony
Dawn FM The Weeknd XO*Universal
ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY SIRIUSXM CANADA I ARTISTE DE L’ANNÉE PRÉSENTÉ PAR SIRIUSXM CANADA
Avril Lavigne Warner
Lauren Spencer-Smith Island/Republic*Universal
Michael Bublé Warner
Shawn Mendes Island*Universal
The Weeknd XO*Universal
GROUP OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY SIRIUSXM CANADA I GROUPE DE L’ANNÉE PRÉSENTÉ PAR SIRIUSXM CANADA
Arcade Fire Columbia*Sony
Arkells Arkells Music*Universal
Billy Talent Warner
Metric Thirty Tigers
The Reklaws Starseed*Independent
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY FACTOR, THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND CANADA’S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS I RÉVÉLATION DE L’ANNÉE (ARTISTE) PRÉSENTÉ PAR FACTOR, LE GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA ET L’ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES RADIODIFFUSEURS
Dax Columbia*Sony
Devon Cole Arista*Sony
Preston Pablo 31 East*Universal
RealestK Columbia*Sony
Rêve 31 East*Universal
BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY FACTOR, THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND CANADA’S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS I RÉVÉLATION DE L’ANNÉE (GROUPE) PRÉSENTÉ PAR FACTOR, LE GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA ET L’ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES RADIODIFFUSEURS
Banx & Ranx Universal
Harm & Ease Cosmo Cat*Independent
Rare Americans EMPIRE/Crooked City*AMPED
Tommy Lefroy Independent*AWAL
Wild Rivers Nettwerk*Amped
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY SOCAN I AUTEUR-COMPOSITEUR DE L’ANNÉE PRÉSENTÉ PAR SOCAN
Abel Tesfaye
Publisher: XO Music Publishing/Kobalt Music Publishing
“Less Than Zero” DAWN FM – co-songwriters Tomoko Yamaguch, Hamada Tetsuro, Daniel Lopatin –The Weeknd XO*Universal
“Out Of Time” DAWN FM – co-songwriters Max Martin, Fragogian Josefsson, Axel Hedfors, Oscar Holter, Sebastian Ingrosso, Carl Nordstrom, Kevin Duane McCord – The Weeknd XO*Universal
“Sacrifice” – DAWN FM – co-songwritersMax Martin, Fragogian Josefsson, Axel Hedfors, Oscar Holter, Sebastian Ingrosso, Carl Nordstrom, Kevin Duane McCord – The Weeknd XO*Universal
Faouzia
Publisher: Faouzia Music/Kobalt Music Publishing
“Anybody Else” – co-songwriters Andre Davidson, Michelle Buzz, Sean Davidson CITIZENS – Faouzia Warner
“Puppet” – co-songwriters Andre Davidson, Johnny Goldstein, Sean Davidson CITIZENS – Faouzia Warner
“RIP, Love” – co-songwriters Fran Hall, Jakke Erixson CITIZENS – Faouzia Warner
Tate McRae
Publisher: T8 Entertainment Inc/Sony Music Publishing
“chaotic”I USED TO THINK I COULD FLY – co-songwriter Victoria Zaro – Tate McRae RCA
“feel like shit” I USED TO THINK I COULD FLY – co-songwriters Victoria Zaro, Jacob Hindlin, Russell J Chell – Tate McRae RCA
“she’s all i wanna be” I USED TO THINK I COULD FLY – co-songwriter Greogry Kurstin – Tate McRae RCA
Tenille Townes
Publisher: Year of the Dog
“The Last Time” – co-songwriters Gordon Sampson, Benjamin Goldsmith – Tenille Townes Columbia
“When You Need It” MASQUERADES – co-songwriter Stephen Wrabel – Tenille Townes Columbia
“When’s It Gonna Happen” MASQUERADES – co-songwriters Stephenie Jones, Stephen Wrabel – Tenille Townes Columbia
TOBi
Publisher: Oluwatobi Ajibolade Publishing
“Before We Panic” – co-songwriters Alex Goose, Eric Hagstrom, John Stephen Sudduth, Kevin Martin, Tony Martin, Stephenie Jones, Stephen Wrabel – BEFORE WE PANIC- SINGLE – TOBi RCA
“Flowers” – co-songwriters Alex Goose, Daniele Luppi, Homer Steinweiss, Nick Movshon, Nicole Wray, Leon Michels, Paul Spring FLOWERS – SINGLE – TOBi RCA
“Move” – co-songwriters Alex Goose, Jessica Lee Hansell, Jon Bap, Robin Hannibal, Tavon Thompson, Tyler Demorest MOVE – SINGLE – TOBi RCA
COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY EDMONTON’S BEST HOTELS I ALBUM COUNTRY DE L’ANNÉE PRÉSENTÉ PAR EDMONTON’S BEST HOTELS
Way Back High Valley Cage Free*The Orchard
Honkytonk Revival Jade Eagleson Starseed*Independent
Bronco Orville Peck Columbia*Sony
Masquerades Tenille Townes RCA*Sony
Good Ol’ Days The Reklaws Starseed*Independent
ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY LONG & MCQUADE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS I ALBUM ADULTE ALTERNATIF DE L’ANNÉE PRÉSENTÉ PAR LONG & MCQUADE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Born Losers Altameda Pheromone*Fontana North
The Garden Basia Bulat Secret City*F.A.B.
Being Somewhere Dan Mangan Arts & Crafts*Universal
Colder Streams The Sadies Dine Alone*The Orchard
How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars The Weather Station Next Door*Outside
ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR I ALBUM ALTERNATIF DE L’ANNÉE
Blue Rev Alvvays Celsius Girls*Universal
Duality Luna Li AWAL
Sewn Back Together OMBIIGIZI Arts & Crafts*Universal
THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND PUP Little Dipper*Universal
Tongues Tanya Tagaq Six Shooter*Universal
POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR I ALBUM POP DE L’ANNÉE
In The Meantime Alessia Cara Def Jam*Universal
Love Sux Avril Lavigne Warner
The Loneliest Time Carly Rae Jepsen 604*Warner
i used to think i could fly Tate McRae RCA*Sony
Dawn FM The Weeknd XO*Universal
ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY AMII – ALBERTA MACHINE INTELLIGENCE INSTITUTE I ALBUM ROCK DE L’ANNÉE PRÉSENTÉ PAR AMII – INSTITUT D’INTELLIGENCE ARTIFICIELLE DE L’ALBERTA
Otherness Alexisonfire Dine Alone*The Orchard
Crisis Of Faith Billy Talent Warner
Get Rollin’ Nickelback BMG*Warner/ADA
Outta Sight The Sheepdogs Warner
EXPLOSIONS Three Days Grace RCA*Sony
VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR I ALBUM DE JAZZ VOCAL DE L’ANNÉE
Featuring Caity Gyorgy La Reserve*The Orchard
blue Diana Panton Independent*The SRG/ILS Group
Venez donc chez moi Laura Anglade and Sam Kirmayer Justin Time*F.A.B./Nettwerk
Nikki By Starlight Nikki Yanofsky MNRK
The Ostara Project The Ostara Project Cellar*The Orchard
JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO) I ALBUM JAZZ DE L’ANNÉE (SOLO)
Joy Ernesto Cervini TPR*A-Train
A Little Louder Now Lauren Falls Independent
El Tinajon Luis Deniz Modica*Believe
Rumba Rafael Zaldivar Effendi*Propagande/Naxos
Kinds of Love Renee Rosnes Smoke Sessions*The Orchard
JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (GROUP) I ALBUM JAZZ DE L’ANNÉE (GROUPE)
Semantics Andrew Rathbun Quintet SteepleChase*Stateside/The Orchard
Talk Memory BADBADNOTGOOD People’s Champ*Stem
The History of Us Carn Davidson 9 TPR*Independent
Desert Bloom Florian Hoefner Trio Alma*Universal
The Dragon’s Tail Mark Kelso & the Jazz Exiles Independent
INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR I ALBUM INSTRUMENTAL DE L’ANNÉE
Canadiana Canadian Brass Linus*Universal/IDLA
Everything Was Forever Until It Was No More Esmerine Constellation*Secretly
Iguana Hard Rubber Orchestra Redshift*Independent
aubades Jean-Michel Blais Arts & Crafts*Universal
Lionheart Stephan Moccio Decca*Universal
ALBUM FRANCOPHONE DE L’ANNÉE I FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
medium plaisir Ariane Roy La maison fauve*Universal
Mercure en mai Daniel Bélanger Secret City*F.A.B.
PICTURA DE IPSE : Musique directe Hubert Lenoir Simone*The Orchard
Crash Les Louanges Bonsound*Sony/The Orchard
Chiac Disco Lisa LeBlanc Bonsound*Sony/The Orchard
CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR I ALBUM JEUNESSE DE L’ANNÉE
Nice to Meet You Beppie Platoon
Say Hello Jeremy and Jazzy Hidden Pony*Universal
I Am Love Splash’N Boots Independent*The Orchard
Walk off the Earth & Romeo Eats, Vol. 2 Walk off the Earth and Romeo Eats Golden Carrot*The Orchard
Maestro Fresh Wes Presents: Julia the Great Young Maestro and Keysha Freshh Independent
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO ARTIST) I ALBUM CLASSIQUE DE L’ANNÉE (SOLO)
Winner of the 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition Warsaw 2021 Bruce Liu Deutsche Grammophon*Universal
Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 David Jalbert ATMA*Universal
La Zingarella: Through Romany Songland Isabel Bayrakdarian AVIE*Naxos
Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin James Ehnes Onyx*PIAS America/The Orchard
Fables Philip Chiu ATMA*Universal
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (LARGE ENSEMBLE) I ALBUM CLASSIQUE DE L’ANNÉE (GRAND ENSEMBLE)
Clara – Robert – Johannes: Lyrical Echoes Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Shelley Analekta*F.A.B./The Orchard
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 Ensemble Caprice, Ensemble Vocal Arts-Quebec, conducted by Matthias Maute, featuring Karina Gauvin Leaf Music*Naxos
Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen – Arvo Pärt: Symphonie No. 4, “Los Angeles” I Musici de Montréal, conducted by Jean-Marie Zeitouni ATMA*Universal
Viola Borealis Orchestre de l’Agora, conducted by Nicolas Ellis, featuring Marina Thibeault ATMA*Universal
Radiant Dawn: Music for Advent and Christmas The Elora Singers, conducted by Mark Vuorinen Independent
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SMALL ENSEMBLE) I ALBUM CLASSIQUE DE L’ANNÉE (PETIT ENSEMBLE)
Nagamo Andrew Balfour and musica intima Redshift*Independent
Hemsi: Chamber Works ARC Ensemble Chandos*Naxos/PIAS
Vagues et ombres collectif9 Alpha*Independent
Early Italian Cello Concertos Elinor Frey and Rosa Barocca, conducted by Claude Lapalme Analekta*F.A.B./The Orchard
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 ATMA*Universal
CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR I COMPOSITION CLASSIQUE DE L’ANNÉE
An Overall Augmented Sense of Well-being Anthony Tan Independent
Bestiary I & II Bekah Simms Centrediscs*Naxos
The Black Fish Keyan Emami Centrediscs*Naxos
Prayers for Ruins Nicole Lizée Analekta*F.A.B./The Orchard
Supervillain Études Vincent Ho Navona*Naxos
RAP ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR I ALBUM/MAXI RAP DE L’ANNÉE
GONZO Boslen Capitol*Universal
Retrospected (Acoustic) Classified Halflife*Universal
The Fleur Print Vol. 2 Jazz Cartier Petal Garden*Believe
Demons Protected By Angels NAV XO*Universal
Shall I Continue? TOBi RCA
DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR I ENREGISTREMENT DANCE DE L’ANNÉE
Afterglow Bob Moses and Kasablanca Astralwerks*Universal
Shinigami Eyes Grimes Columbia*Sony
These Nights feat. KIDDO Loud Luxury Armada*Sony
CTRL + ALT + DEL Rêve 31 East*Universal
Spiral Rezz RCA*Sony
CONTEMPORARY R&B RECORDING OF THE YEAR I ENREGISTREMENT R&B CONTEMPORAIN DE L’ANNÉE
When Flowers Bloom Adria Kain ArtHaus*Warner
If I Get Caught dvsn OVO
No Longer in the Suburbs Dylan Sinclair Five Stone*The Orchard
YESSIE Jessie Reyez Island*Universal
WTF Savannah Ré Universal
REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR I ENREGISTREMENT REGGAE DE L’ANNÉE
Water Ammoye Lulaword*Symphonic
Like A Star Celena Independent
Jah Love Exco Levi Independent
In The Streets Kairo McLean Soul Survival*Independent
Reggae Party feat. Kairo McLean & Finn Kirk Diamond, Kairo McLean and Finn Independent
CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR (PRESENTED BY DESTINATION INDIGENOUS) I ARTISTE OU GROUPE AUTOCHTONE CONTEMPORAIN DE L’ANNÉE PRÉSENTÉ PAR DESTINATION AUTOCHTONE
Watin Aysanabee Ishkōdé*Universal
Zhawenim Digging Roots Ishkōdé*Universal
Code Red Indian City Rising Sun*Warner
Beyond The Reservoir Julian Taylor Howling Turtle*Warner
The Crossing Susan Aglukark Aglukark*Universal/IDLA
CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR I ALBUM ROOTS CONTEMPORAIN DE L’ANNÉE
O Glory Blackie and The Rodeo Kings Divine*Warner
That Was You and Me Fortunate Ones Sonic *Warner
Hold on to Love Shakura S’Aida Independent
Come Morning The Bros. Landreth Birthday Cake*The Orchard
House of Dreams The East Pointers Nettwerk*Amped
TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR I ALBUM ROOTS TRADITIONNEL DE L’ANNÉE
Hurricane Clarice Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves Free Dirt*AMPED/MNRK
20 printemps Le Vent du Nord La Compagnie du Nord*IDLA
Narrow Line Mama’s Broke Free Dirt*AMPED/MNRK
Tell ‘Em You Were Gold Pharis & Jason Romero Smithsonian Folkways*AMPED/The Orchard
The Empress The McDades Independent
BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR I ALBUM DE BLUES DE L’ANNÉE
Long River Angelique Francis Independent
Midnight Blues Crystal Shawanda True North*Universal/IDLA
Thanks For Tomorrow Harrison Kennedy Electro-Fi*Isotope Music/The Orchard
Preach To My Soul Spencer Mackenzie Gypsy Soul*Warner
Live at the King Eddy The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer Fontana North*The Orchard
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR I ALBUM CHRÉTIEN/GOSPEL CONTEMPORAIN DE L’ANNÉE
Into The Wild Dan Bremnes CURB | Word*New Day
TRUST Daniel Ojo Psalmist*Independent
Jordan St. Cyr Jordan St. Cyr BEC*The Orchard
Only Ever Always Love & The Outcome CURB | Word*New Day
The Church Will Rise Tehillah Worship Independent*Wings
GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR I ALBUM DE MUSIQUE GLOBALE DE L’ANNÉE
In the Footsteps of Rumi Ghalia Benali, Constantinople, Kiya Tabassian Glossa*Naxos
Thieves of Dreams Lenka Lichtenberg Sunflower*Independent
José Louis And The Paradox Of Love Pierre Kwenders Arts & Crafts*Universal
Vox.Infold Ruby Singh Independent
Tradisyon Wesli WUP/Disques Les Nuits d’Afrique/Cumbancha*Believe
JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY AUDIO-TECHNICA I PRIX JACK RICHARDSON DU RÉALISATEUR DE L’ANNÉE PRÉSENTÉ PAR AUDIO-TECHNICA
Akeel Henry
“For Tonight” (co-producer Sevn Thomas, Jahaan Sweet)
GIVE OR TAKE – Giveon Epic
“Splash” (co-producer Tone, Kevin Ekofo)
LEGEND – John Legend Republic*Universal
Banx & Ranx
“CTRL + ALT + DEL”
CTRL + ALT + DEL – Rêve 31 East*Universal
“Dynamite feat. Sia” (co-producer Greg Kurstin, Jason Jigzagula Henriques)
SCORCHA – Sean Paul SPJ*Universal
KAYTRANADA
“dog food”
SIMPLE. – IDK RCA*Sony
“Iced Tea”
MOTIVE – Joyce Wrice and KAYTRANADA RCA*Sony
Mike Wise
“10 Things I Hate About You”
10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU – Leah Kate 10K
“Yuck”
CRASH – Charli XCX Atlantic*Warner
Murda Beatz
“California Breeze” (co-producer Marcel Korkutata)
IT’S ONLY ME – Lil Baby Universal
“Have Mercy” (co-producer Chlöe, BoogzDaBeast, Fnz, Joseph L’Etranger)
HAVE MERCY – Chlöe Columbia*Sony
RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR I INGÉNIEUR DU SON DE L’ANNÉE
Derek Hoffman
“My Body”
MY BODY – Lili-Ann De Francesco Maison-Barclay*Universal
“Stronger Than You Know”
HOUSE OF DREAMS – The East Pointers Nettwerk*ADA
George Seara
“HELL/HEAVEN”
GABRIEL/HELL/HEAVEN – Keshi Island*Universal
“It’ll Be Okay”
IT’LL BE OKAY – Shawn Mendes Island*Universal
Gus van Go
“Grow Up Tomorrow”
GROW UP TOMORROW – The Beaches The Beaches*Universal
“What Feels Like Eternity”
FORMENTERA – Metric Metric*The Orchard
Jason Dufour
“She Don’t Know”
HONKEYTONK REVIVAL – Jade Eagleson Independent
“The Old Me”
THERAPY – Ria Mae Independent*Warner/ADA
Serban Ghenea
“THAT’S WHAT I WANT”
MONTERO – Lil Nas X Columbia*Sony
“Unholy” feat. Kim Petras
UNHOLY FEAT. KIM PETRAS – Sam Smith Capitol/EMI*Universal
ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR I GRAPHISME D’ALBUM DE L’ANNÉE
Emy Storey (Art Director, Designer, & Photographer), Becca McFarlane and Pamela Littky (Photographer)
CRYBABY – Tegan and Sara Mom+Pop*Redeye
Ian Ilavsky (Art Director & Designer), Maciek Szczerbowski (Illustrator)
EVERYTHING WAS FOREVER UNTIL IT WAS NO MORE – Esmerine Constellation*Secretly
Jud Haynes (Art Director & Designer)
KUBASONGS – Kubasonics Independent
Kee Avil (Art Director), Lawrence Fafard (Photographer)
CREASE – Kee Avil Constellation*Secretly
Lights (Art Director & Illustrator), Virgilio Tzaj (Designer), Matt Barnes (Photographer)
PEP – Lights Fueled By Ramen*Warner
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE I VIDÉOCLIP DE L’ANNÉE PRÉSENTÉ PAR YOUTUBE
Fraud Emma Higgins Jessie Reyez Island*Universal
Unholy feat. Kim Petras Floria Sigismondi Sam Smith and Kim Petras Capitol*Universal
Have Mercy Karena Evans Chlöe Parkwood*Sony
Different Than Before Mayumi Yoshida Amanda Sum Independent
Remember Me For Me feat. Lily Moore Sterling Larose SonReal and Lily Moore Black Box*Fontana North/Warner
ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR I ALBUM ÉLECTRONIQUE DE L’ANNÉE
NOT OK Mecha Maiko NewRetroWave*HHV/Believe
Spectrums Odonis Odonis Felte*Secretly
Nightmare on Rezz Street 2 Mix Rezz HypnoVizion*Universal
Synthetic Season One Rich Aucoin We Are Busy Bodies*Redeye
Interior Teen Daze Independent*Believe
METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR I ALBUM DE MUSIQUE MÉTAL/HARD DE L’ANNÉE
Psychic Jailbreak Cancer Bats New Damage*The Orchard
Merciless Destruction Get The Shot New Damage*The Orchard
Paid In Full Skull Fist Atomic Fire*Fontana North/Warner
Synchro Anarchy VOIVOD Century*Sony
Thought Form Descent WAKE Metal Blade*Sony
ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR I ALBUM ADULTE CONTEMPORAIN DE L’ANNÉE
Adventure Book Francois Klark Independent
Descendant Jann Arden Universal
He Sang She Sang Marc Jordan & Amy Sky Linus*Universal/IDLA
Higher Michael Bublé Warner
A Tyler Shaw Christmas Tyler Shaw Sony
COMEDY ALBUM OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY SIRIUSXM CANADA I ALBUM D’HUMOUR DE L’ANNÉE PRÉSENTÉ PAR SIRIUSXM CANADA
Let Me Hold Your Baby Courtney Gilmour Comedy Records*Independent
Splash Pad Jackie Pirico Independent
A Person Who Is Gingerbread Jon Dore Howl & Roar*Independent
Here Live, Not A Cat Matt Wright Chillybrain
Things Black Girls Say – The Album Zabrina Douglas Howl & Roar*Independent
TRADITIONAL R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR I ENREGISTREMENT R&B/SOUL TRADITIONNEL DE L’ANNÉE
Please Do Not Lean feat. BADBADNOTGOOD Daniel Caesar Republic*Universal
PALISADE Jon Vinyl Vinyl Recordings*Foundation
All I Need SAFE RCA*Sony
Last One feat. Dylan Sinclair Savannah Ré Universal
HOW TO MAKE LOVE THEHONESTGUY Independent*Believe
RAP SINGLE OF THE YEAR I SINGLE RAP DE L’ANNÉE
Alejandro Sosa 6ixbuzz and Pengz Warner
Been Himma Dom Vallie Natalus*The Orchard
Wrath Freddie Dredd RCA*Sony
Twin Flame KAYTRANADA and Anderson .Paak RCA*Sony
Wrong Decisions NAV XO*Universal
UNDERGROUND DANCE SINGLE OF THE YEAR I SINGLE DANCE UNDERGROUND DE L’ANNÉE
Debonair Bensley mau5trap*Independent/AWAL
Aye Aye BLOND:ISH and Cameron Jack Abracadabra*Above Board
The Time Is (Now) Fred Everything Lazy Days*Prime Direct/Paradise
I Knew Techno Greg Gow Restructured*The Orchard
Easy Tiga Turbo*!K7
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Katajjausiit Iva & Angu Independent
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Ôskimacîtahowin: A New Beginning Northern Cree Independent
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