​Here Are the 2020 Juno Awards Nominees

BY Sarah MurphyPublished Jan 28, 2020

The Juno Awards will be handed out in about a month and a half, and this year's nominees have just been announced.
 
Amongst the latest round of nominees are Leonard CohenJessie Reyez, NAV, Patrick Watson, PUP, City and ColourOrville Peck, bülowAlexandra Stréliski, Shawn Mendes, nêhiyawak and many more.

Also up for multiple awards is Alessia Cara, who was also announced as the evening's host and was present to reveal some of the nominees.
 
Of course, we also already knew that Jann Arden would be honoured with an induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. She will be inducted during the awards show.
 
The nomination ceremony also revealed the first performers who will appear at the Junos. So far, Arden, Lennon StellaDaniel Caesar, the Glorious Sons and Tory Lanez have been confirmed.
 
The 49th Juno Awards will take place on March 15 in Saskatoon. The show will be broadcast live on CBC.
 
See the full list of nominees below.

2020 Juno Awards Nominees:
 
Juno Fan Choice
 
Alessia Cara
Ali Gatie
Avril Lavigne
bbno$
Justin Bieber
Loud Luxury
NAV
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
Tory Lanez
 
Single of the Year
 
Alessia Cara - "Out Of Love"
bülow - "Sweet Little Lies"
Lennon Stella - "La Di Da"
Scott Helman - "Hang Ups"
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - "Señorita"
 
International Album of the Year
 
Ariana Grande - thank u, next
Billie Eilish - WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
Ed Sheeran - No.6 Collaborations Project 
Khalid - Free Spirit
Post Malone - Hollywood's Bleeding 
 
Album of the Year
 
Alessia Cara - The Pains Of Growing 
Alexandra Stréliski - INSCAPE 
Bryan Adams - Shine A Light 
Michael Bublé - love
NAV - Bad Habits 
 
Artist of the Year
 
Alessia Cara 
Bryan Adams 
Jessie Reyez 
Shawn Mendes 
Tory Lanez 
 
Group of the Year
 
88Glam 
Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine 
Loud Luxury 
The Reklaws 
Walk Off the Earth 
 
Breakthrough Artist of the Year
 
Alexandra Stréliski 
Ali Gatie 
bbno$ 
Lennon Stella 
Tenille Townes 
 
Breakthrough Group of the Year
 
Hunter Brothers 
Neon Dreams 
Palaye Royale
The Blue Stones 
Valley 
 
Songwriter of the Year
 
Alessia Cara
bülow 
Patrick Watson
Tenille Townes
Tim Baker
 
Country Album of the Year
 
Aaron Goodvin - V
Dallas Smith - The Fall 
Dean Brody - Black Sheep 
Hunter Brothers - State of Mind
Meghan Patrick - Wild As Me
 
Adult Alternative Album of the Year
 
City and Colour - A Pill for Loneliness 
Half Moon Run - A Blemish in the Great Light 
Iskwē - acākosīk
Leonard Cohen - Thanks for the Dance
Patrick Watson - Wave 
 
Alternative Album of the Year
 
Black Mountain - Destroyer 
Foxwarren - Foxwarren 
Mac DeMarco - Here Comes The Cowboy
Orville Peck - Pony 
PUP - Morbid Stuff
 
Pop Album of the Year
 
Alessia Cara - The Pains of Growing 
Avril Lavigne - Head Above Water
bülow - Crystalline 
Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine - 8:47 
Walk Off the Earth - HERE WE GO! 
 
Rock Album of the Year
 
Big Wreck - …but for the sun 
Headstones - PEOPLESKILLS 
Sum 41 - Order In Decline 
The Dirty Nil - Master Volume 
The Glorious Sons - A War On Everything 
 
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year
 
Bria Skonberg - Nothing Never Happens 
Dominique Fils-Aimé - Stay Tuned! 
Elizabeth Shepherd - MONTRÉAL 
Jazz Affair - Wishes 
Monkey House - Friday 
 
Jazz Album of the Year: Solo
 
Jacques Kuba Seguin - MiGRATIONS 
Joel Miller - Unstoppable
John Stetch - Black Sea Suite
Ted Quinlan - Absolutely Dreaming
The Mark Kelso Jazz Project - The Chronicles of Fezziwig
 
Jazz Album of the Year: Group
 
Al Muirhead's Canadian Quintet - Undertones 
Brad Turner Quartet with Guest Seamus Blake - Jump Up 
Dave Young Trio - Trouble in Mind 
Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop - Abundance 
Jane Bunnett & Maqueque - On Firm Ground / Tierra Firme 
 
Instrumental Album of the Year
 
Alexandra Stréliski - INSCAPE 
Bill McBirnie with Bernie Senensky - The Silent Wish 
Kevin Hearn - Calm and Cents 
Ron Davis' SymphRONica - SymphRONica UpfRONt 
Tanya Tagaq - Toothsayer 
 
Francophone Album of the Year
 
Fred Pellerin - Après 
Jean Leloup - L'étrange pays 
Koriass - La nuit des longs couteaux 
Les Louanges - La nuit est une panthère
Loud - Tout ça pour ça 
 
Children's Album of the Year
 
Big Block Singsong - Greatest Hits, Vol. 4 
Diana Panton - A Cheerful Little Earful 
GFORCE - It's GForce 
Girl Pow-R - This Is Us 
Sharon & Bram - Sharon, Bram & Friends 
 
Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber
 
Angela Schwarzkopf - detach 
Ensemble Paramirabo - Alone & Unalone 
James Ehnes - Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Op. 12 
Marina Thibeault and Marie-Ève Scarfone - Elles 
Quatuor Molinari  - John Zorn: Cat O'Nine Tails, The Dead Man, Memento Mori & Kol Nidre 
 
Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble
 
Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra/Orchestre du Centre National Des Arts du Canada, conducted by Alexander Shelly - The Bound of our Dreams 
Jan Lisiecki with Academy of St. Martin in the Fields - Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos 
Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin - Sibelius 1 
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Kent Nagano - The John Adams Album 
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Kent Nagano feat. Charles Richard-Hamelin - Chopin: Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 
 
Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral
 
Chor Leoni Men's Choir - When There Is Peace: An Armistice Oratorio 
Gerald Finley - Schubert: Schwanengesang; Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge 
Ottawa Bach Choir, conducted by Lisette Canton - Handel: Dixit Dominus; Bach & Schutz: Motets 
Peter Barrett, Martha Guth, Allyson McHardy, Helen Becqué - Summer Night 
Philippe Sly with Le Chimera Project - Schubert: Winterreise 
 
Classical Composition of the Year
 
Ana Sokolović - Evta 
Bekah Simms - "Everything Is… Distorted" 
Jared Miller - Under Sea, Above Sky 
Rose Bolton - The Coming of Sobs 
Vincent Ho - Kickin' It 2.0 
 
Rap Recording of the Year
 
88Glam - 88GLAM2
Classified - Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change 
KILLY - Light Path 8 
NAV - Bad Habits 
Tory Lanez - Freaky
 
Dance Recording of the Year
 
Felix Cartal & Lights - Love Me
Frank Walker x Astrid S - Only When It Rains
Loud Luxury and Bryce Vine - I'm Not Alright
RALPH - Gravity
Sultan + Shepard x Showtek - We Found Love
 
R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
 
Amaal - Black Dove 
Daniel Caesar - CASE STUDY 01 
Jessie Reyez, Tory Lanez, & Tainy - Feel It Too 
Tanika Charles - The Gumption 
Tory Lanez - Chixtape 5 
 
Reggae Recording of the Year
 
Exco Levi - Wah Gwaan 
Jay Douglas- Jah Children 
Lyndon John X - The Warning Track 
Petraa - Never Broken 
STORRY - Another Man
 
Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year
 
Celeigh Cardinal - Stories from a Downtown Apartment 
Digawolf – Yellowstone
nêhiyawak - nipiy 
Northern Haze - Siqinnaarut 
Riit - ataataga 
 
Contemporary Roots Album of the Year
 
Catherine MacLellan - Coyote 
Del Barber - Easy Keeper 
Irish Mythen - Little Bones 
Justin Rutledge - Passages 
Lee Harvey Osmond - Mohawk 
 
Traditional Roots Album of the Year
 
April Verch - Once A Day 
Miranda Mulholland - By Appointment Or Chance 
Natalie MacMaster - Sketches 
The Dead South - Sugar & Joy 
The Small Glories - Assiniboine & The Red 
 
Blues Album of the Year
 
Big Dave McLean - Pocket Full Of Nothin' 
Dawn Tyler Watson - Mad Love 
Durham County Poets - Hand Me Down Blues 
Michael Jerome Browne - That's Where It's At 
Whitehorse - The Northern South Vol. 2  
 
Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
 
Brian Doerksen - The Heart Of Christmas 
Brooke Nicholls - Pursue 
Dan Bremnes - Wherever I Go 
Fresh IE - ILL Street Blues 
Matt Maher - The Advent Of Christmas 
 
World Music Album of the Year
 
Djely Tapa – BAROKAN 
OKAN - Sombras 
Okavango African Orchestra - Africa Without Borders 
Romina Di Gasbarro - Risorgimento 
Silla and Rise - Galactic Gala 
 
Producer of the Year
 
Ben Kaplan 
Derek Hoffman 
Jon Levine 
Michael Wise 
Steve Bays
 
Recording Engineer of the Year
 
George Seara 
Jason Dufour 
John 'Beetle' Bailey 
Ryan Worsley 
Vic Florencia 

Album Artwork of the Year
 
Kristofer Maddigan - Selections from Cuphead
Kevin Hearn and Friends - The Superhero Suite
Ensign Broderick - BloodCrush/BloodMyth
Daniel Caesar - CASE STUDY 01
Belle Plaine - Malice, Mercy, Grief & Wrath
 

Music Video of the Year
 
Sarahmée - "Bun Dem" (Caraz)
Said the Whale - "Record Shop" (Johnny Jansen)
Corridor - "Topographe" (Jonathan Robert)
Laurence Nerbonne - "Back Off"(Le GED)
Iskwē - "Little Star" (Sarah Legault)
 
Electronic Album of the Year
 
Bob Moses - Battle Lines 
Electric Youth - Memory Emotion 
Jacques Greene - Dawn Chorus 
Keys N Krates - A Beat Tape For Your Friends 
REZZ - Beyond The Senses
 
Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year
 
Kobra And The Lotus - Evolution 
Lindsay Schoolcraft - Martyr 
Single Mothers - Through A Wall 
Striker - Play to Win 
The Agonist - Orphans 
 
Adult Contemporary Album of the Year
 
Bryan Adams - Shine A Light 
Lauren Spencer-Smith - Unplugged Vol. 1 
Marc Jordan - Both Sides 
Nuela Charles - Melt 
Renée Lamoureux - Empower 
 
Comedy of the Year
 
Adam Christie - General Anxiety Disorder 
Jarrett Campbell - Straight White Fail 
Monty Scott - The Abyss Stares Back 
Sophie Buddle - Lil Bit of Buddle 
Steph Tolev - I'm Not Well

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