Canada’s JUNO Awards have announced their 2019 nominees, spanning a wide range of genres to highlight the country’s best music professionals. While pop artists like Shawn Mendes and The Weeknd can claim numerous nominations, there are a wide range of artists that have been nominated for the awards. Metric, Fucked Up, U.S. Girls and Cancer Bats are just a few of the standout performers and songwriters that are up for JUNOs. Also worth note is Destroyer, KEN mode, Voivod,
The group of the year nominees include Metric, Three Days Grace, Chromeo and The Arkells. Interestingly, the awards do have an “international” award, with nominees including all American artists: Camila Cabello, Cardi B, Maroon Five, Post Malone and Travis Scott. In the alternative category is U.S. Girls, Fucked Up, Destroyer, Dizzy and Tokyo Police Club.
The fan choice awards are predictably skewed towards massive hitmakers, including Shawn Mendes, Tory Lanez, The Weeknd and Alessia Cara, but also a relatively-unknown-outside-Canada artist, bülow. She’s scored a major hit in the country with “Not A Love Song,” which was also nominated for Single of the Year, her album Damaged has been nominated for Pop Album of the Year and she’s also nominated for Breakthrough Artist of the Year. Her producer, Jack Richardson was also nominated for the song.
Juno Fan Choice Award:
Alessia Cara
Avril Lavigne
bülow
Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine
KILLY
Loud Luxury
NAV
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
Tory Lanez
Single of the Year:
“Growing Pains” Alessia Cara
“Not A Love Song” bülow
“Body Loud” Luxury
“In My Blood” Shawn Mendes
“Pray For Me” The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar l
International Album of the Year:
Camila Camila Cabello
Invasion of Privacy Cardi B
Red Pill Blues Maroon 5
beerbongs & bentleys Post Malone
ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
Album of the Year:
Darlène Hubert Lenoir
These Are The Days Jann Arden
Shawn Mendes Shawn Mendes
My Dear Melancholy, The Weeknd
Outsider Three Days Grace
Artist of the Year:
Alessia Cara
Michael Bublé
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
Tory Lanez
Group Of The Year:
Arkells
Chromeo
Metric
The Sheepdogs
Three Days Grace
Breakthrough Artist of the Year:
bülow
grandson
Johnny Orlando
KILLY
Meghan Patrick
Breakthrough Group of the Year:
88Glam
Dizzy
Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine
Loud Luxury
The Washboard
Songwriter of the Year:
Afie Jurvanen – “No Wrong”, “Way With Words”, “Any Place”
Donovan Woods – “Our Friend Bobby”, “Truck Full of Money”, “Next Year” – co-songwriters Chris Lindsey, Logan Wall
Frank Dukes – “Be Careful” – co-songwriter Boi-1da – “Better Now” – co-songwriter Louis Bell – “Call Out My Name”
Jessie Reyez – “Promises” – co-songwriters Adam Richard Wiles – “One Kiss” – co-songwriters Adam Richard Wiles – “Apple Juice” – co-songwriters Fredrik Ball
Shawn Mendes – “Lost In Japan” – co-songwriters Nate Mercereau, Scott Harris, Teddy Geiger, “Youth”- co-songwriters Geoff Warburton, Khalid Robinson, Scott Harris, Teddy Geiger, “In My Blood”- co-songwriters Geoff Warburton, Scott Harris, Teddy Geiger SHAWN MENDES – Shawn Mendes Universal
Country Album of the Year
We Were That Song Brett Kissel
A Small Town Christmas Jess Moskaluke
Country Music Made Me Do It Meghan Patrick
Feels Like That The Reklaws
New Tattoo Tim Hicks
Adult Alternative Album of the Year:
Earthtones Bahamas
More Or Less Dan Mangan
Gabrielle Shonk Gabrielle Shonk
Blood Rhye
Queens Of The Breakers The Barr Brothers
Alternative Album of the Year
ken Destroyer
Baby Teeth Dizzy
Dose Your Dreams Fucked Up
TPC Tokyo Police Club
In A Poem Unlimited U.S. Girls
Pop Album of the Year:
Damaged bülow
Head Over Heels Chromeo
Darlène Hubert Lenoir
Shawn Mendes Shawn Mendes
Intuition Tyler Shaw
Rock Album of the Year:
Rally Cry Arkells
True Rockers Monster Truck
Changing Colours The Sheepdogs
Civilianaires The Trews
Outsider Three Days Grace
Instrumental Album of the Year:
Group Manoeuvre Aerialists
China Cloud Gordon Grdina
Johnny Goldtooth and The Chevy Casanovas Kevin Breit
Live from the Art Farm The Fretless
The Space Between Us Toninato / Thiessen Ambiances
Rap Recording of Year:
88GLAM RELOADED 88Glam
IMMIGRANT – Belly
Surrender Your Soul KILLY
RECKLESS Nav
LoVE me NOw Tory Lanez
Dance Recording of the Year:
Gotasoul AZARI
Jackie Chan (ft. Preme & Post Malone) Dzeko & Tiësto
Avatar Beach Jacques Greene
CURA Keys N Krates
Body Loud Luxury
R&B/Soul Recording of the Year:
Twos Anders
Pain & Pleasure Black Atlass
Stone Woman Charlotte Day Wilson
Being Human In Public Jessie Reyez
My Dear Melancholy, The Weeknd
Jack Richardson Producer of the Year:
David Foster and Michael Bublé “My Funny Valentine”, “Where or When” (co-producer Jochem van der Saag) LOVE – Michael Bublé
Eric Ratz “People’s Champ”, “Relentless” RALLY CRY – Arkells
Greg Wells “Waving Through a Window” DEAR EVAN HANSEN (BROADWAY CAST RECORDING) DELUXE – Katy Perry Atlantic*Warner, “This Is Me” – THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) – Keala Settle, The Greatest Showman Ensemble
Mike Wise “Not A Love Song”, “Two Punks In Love” DAMAGED – bülow
Thomas D’Arcy “I’ve Got A Hole Where My Heart Should Be” CHANGING COLOURS – The Sheepdogs Warner, “Love The Way You Are” (co-producers James Younger, Jeffrey Innes) CRITICAL HIT – Yukon Blonde
Recording Engineer of the Year:
Ben Kaplan “Get Up”, “It’s Alright” DANCE AND CRY – Mother Mother
Jason Dufour “Truck Full Of Money” BOTH WAYS – Donovan Woods Meant Well*Fontana North/Universal “When My Body Breaks” HOLY SMOKE – Kandle
Robbie Lackritz “No Wrong”, “Way With Words” EARTHTONES – Bahamas
Shawn Everett “Slow Burn”, “Space Cowboy” GOLDEN HOUR – Kacey Musgraves
Steve Bays “Flashes” PHASES – Dear Rouge Universal, “UnAmerican” UNAMERICAN – Said The Whale
Album Artwork of the Year:
Gareth Auden-Hole (Art Director), Emil Mateja (Illustrator) LEFT TO OUR OWN DEVICES – Jack Pine and The Fire
Geordan Moore (Art Director, Designer, & Illustrator) CROSSWORLDS – Joshua Van Tassel
Michael DeAngelis (Art Director & Designer), Matt Barnes & Jess Baumung (Photographers) RALLY CRY – Arkells
Mike Milosh (Art Director, Designer, Illustrator, & Photographer) BLOOD – Rhye
Simon Dupuis (Art Director, Designer, Illustrator, & Photographer) VIENS AVEC MOI – Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire L-A be – Let
Video of the Year:
“No Depression” Ali Eisner Bahamas
“Places” Andrew De Zen Alaskan Tapes
“Powerless” Andrew Hines Classified
“Hang Ups” Ben Knechtel Scott Helman
“Have A Nice Day” Peter Huang SonReal
Electronic Album of the Year:
Crystal Eyes Ekali
Next Season Felix Cartal
Give It a Rest iamhill
Deception Bay Milk & Bone
Certain Kind of Magic REZZ
Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year:
Algorythm Beyond Creation
The Spark That Moves Cancer Bats
Loved KEN Mode
Prevail II Kobra And The Lotus
The Wake Voivod
For the full list of nominees click here.
Photo Credit: Raymond Flotat
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