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5 first-time Juno nominees that you need to check out now

Meet the newcomers shaping the future of Canadian music.

The most memorable moments at the 2022 Junos

From incredible showcases to the best award speeches, here are all the highlights.

14 books by and about Juno Award winners that hit the right note

The 2022 Juno Awards take place May 15! Let the Junos inspire your reading and check out one of these 14 books written about or by past winners.

Songs you need to hear this week, 2022 Juno nominees edition

With songs from JP Saxe and Haviah Mighty, here's a quick guide to some of this year's contenders.

Celebrating Deborah Cox: 7 artists on the Canadian R&B icon's most formative songs

The star was the first Black woman inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

Susan Aglukark: 'It's the song that I'd sing a billion times'

The acclaimed artist and activist looks back at her 1995 breakthrough hit, 'O Siem.'
Analysis

Where are the Juno Awards' breakthrough artists now?

It’s been an exhilarating and confusing 48 years, so we wanted to find out where some of these past Juno winners have ended up.

10 years later, Black Pistol Fire is finally breaking through

The Toronto-born, Austin-based rockers earned their 1st Juno Award nominations this year.

Justin Bieber and the Junos: a timeline

From prodigy to 'Peaches,' the Canadian musician has seen success on a global scale. But has he always received the recognition he deserves here at home?

Meet Hill Kourkoutis, the 1st woman nominated for a recording engineer Juno

'It's a marathon, not a sprint,' she says of her work, which includes songs with Sass Jordan and Digging Roots.

Deborah Cox: 5 songs that changed my life

This year's Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee reflects on the music that shaped her.

2022 Juno nominees: snubs and surprises

From Polaris winner shutouts to long-overdue recognition to wondering where BadBadNotGood belongs, we break down this year’s list.

6 first-time Juno nominees that you need to check out now

From TikTok stars to underground faves, these newcomers are shaping the future of Canadian music.

How will the planets align for the 2022 Juno Awards?

From nominations day to host Simu Liu’s birth chart, astrologer Phil Booth reveals all.

Simu Liu's surprising musical history

The Marvel superhero has just been announced as this year's Juno Awards host.

Junos 2021: all the wonderful, weird, wild, funny, moving and inspiring things we overheard

The Junos may look different this year, but we're still on high alert for all the best quotes.

Album artwork is a portal into the music, and this year's Juno nominees prove it

Discover how the art directors, illustrators and photographers nominated for album artwork of the year at the 2021 Juno Awards created their striking designs.

Jann Arden's best Juno Awards moments

The singer-songwriter will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at this year's Junos.

5 first-time Juno nominees that you need to be paying attention to

The future of Canadian music is looking bright thanks to the emergence of these Juno newcomers.
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50 magical concert venues that are the heart and soul of Canadian music

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Juno Awards, here's an interactive map of our country’s most intimate and storied live music hot spots.
Point of View

The Juno Awards' instrumental album category is a hodgepodge of musical styles — and that's OK

‘Techno, world music, jazz, folk, funk, ambient, house, electro,’ [deep breath] ‘classical, experimental and turntablism fit within this category,’ explain the criteria.

For Storry, 1 Juno nomination was a fluke. The 2nd was an affirmation

The operatically trained pop and R&B singer is up for best adult contemporary album this year against her childhood heroes: Céline Dion and Alanis Morissette.

What does it mean to be the first?

How Liberty Silver, Maestro and more Juno Award-winning artists made history with their inaugural category wins

A Brit in Vancouver: how Iamtheliving is building his musical foundation in Canada

The B.C.-based R&B singer is nominated for a Juno Award this year for his debut EP.

5 surprising facts about JJ Wilde, the 1st-time Juno nominee dominating the rock charts

Would you believe this raspy-voiced, guitar-beating force used to suffer from stage fright?

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