Congratulations to the 2021 JUNO nominees!

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March 11, 2021

Congratulations to the 2021 JUNO nominees, including many MusicOntario member companies and artists! for the full list of nominees, click here.

JUNO FAN CHOICE (PRESENTED BY FREEDOM MOBILE) / JUNO DU CHOIX DU PUBLIC (PRÉSENTÉ PAR FREEDOM MOBILE)

  • Les Cowboys Fringants Les disques de La Tribu*Propagande/Believe

GROUP OF THE YEAR (PRESENTED BY SIRIUSXM CANADA)

  • Arkells Arkells*Universal eOne
  • The Glorious Sons Black Box*Fontana North

BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR (PRESENTED BY FACTOR, THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND CANADA’S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS)

  • MANILA GREY 1z Co*The Orchard

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (PRESENTED BY SOCAN)

  • Alanis Morissette -SUCH PRETTY FORKS IN THE ROAD – Alanis Morissette Epiphany Music/Sony*The Orchard

COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM COUNTRY DE L’ANNÉE

  • Timeless Dallas Smith 604*Fontana North

ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM ADULTE ALTERNATIF DE L’ANNÉE

  • Are You in Love? Basia Bulat Secret City*Fontana North
  • Fear Begonia Rex Baby*The Orchard
  • Are You Gone Sarah Harmer Arts & Crafts*Universal

ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR (PRESENTED BY LONG & MCQUADE) / ALBUM ALTERNATIF DE L’ANNÉE (PRÉSENTÉ PAR LONG & MCQUADE)

  • The Sun and Her Scorch Dizzy Royal Mountain*Universal
  • Pray For It July Talk Sleepless*Universal
  • Heavy Light U.S. Girls Royal Mountain*Universal

ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM ROCK DE L’ANNÉE

  • Ruthless JJ Wilde Black Box*Fontana North
  • All Of Us Sam Roberts Band Known Accomplice*Universal/Fontana North
  • A Beautiful Place to Drown Silverstein UNFD/NSEW*The Orchard

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM DE JAZZ VOCAL DE L’ANNÉE

  • Out of Dust Laila Biali Chronograph*Fontana North
  • Clémence Sophie Day Jon Jon*Propagande/Believe

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO / ALBUM DE JAZZ DE L’ANNÉE

  • Elegant Traveler Jocelyn Gould Posi-tone*Alliance/The Orchard

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP / ALBUM DE JAZZ DE L’ANNÉE : GROUPE

  • Surfboard Brandi Disterheft Trio with George Coleman Justin Time*Warner
  • Rythme de passage Emie R Roussel Trio UNI musiqc*Select

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM INSTRUMENTAL DE L’ANNÉE

  • Movements III Blitz//Berlin Wax*Universal
  • Crowing Ignites Bruce Cockburn True North*Fontana North/IDLA
  • Volume 1 Flore Laurentienne Costume*Propagande/Believe

ALBUM FRANCOPHONE DE L’ANNÉE / ALBUM FRANCOPHONE DE L’ANNÉE

  • Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs Klô Pelgag Secret City*Fontana North
  • Les antipodes Les Cowboys Fringants Les disques de La Tribu*Propagande/Believe
  • Quand la nuit tombe Louis-Jean Cormier Simone*The Orchard


CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM POUR ENFANTS DE L’ANNÉE

  • Heart Parade Splash’N Boots Independent*The Orchard

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER / ALBUM CLASSIQUE DE L’ANNÉE : SOLO OU ENSEMBLE DE CHAMBRE

  • MOSAÏQUE Ensemble Made In Canada Independent*Canadian Music Centre

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE / ALBUM CLASSIQUE DE L’ANNÉE : GRAND ENSEMBLE

  • Mozart: Concertos pour piano / Piano Concertos Nos. 22 & 24 Les Violons du Roy, conducted by Jonathan Cohen, feat. Charles Richard-Hamelin Analekta*Select/The Orchard
  • Ginastera – Bernstein – Moussa: Œuvres pour violon et orchestre / Works for Violin and Orchestra Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Kent Nagano, feat. Andrew Wan Analekta*Select/The Orchard

CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR / COMPOSITION CLASSIQUE DE L’ANNÉE

  • Violin Concerto “Adrano” Samy Moussa Analekta*Select/The Orchard
  • Tachitipo Zosha Di Castri New Focus*Canadian Music Centre

DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR / ENREGISTREMENT DANCE DE L’ANNÉE

  • MINE Felix Cartal, Sophie Simmons Physical Presents*Fontana North

REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR / ENREGISTREMENT REGGAE DE L’ANNÉE

  • Give It All Ammoye Donsome*Independent
  • Roots Rock (ft. Micah Shemaiah, Lasai & Big Sugar) Dubmatix Renegade Studios/Fontana North*The Orchard


INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR (PRESENTED BY APTN) / ARTISTE OU GROUPE AUTOCHTONE DE L’ANNÉE (PRÉSENTÉ PAR APTN)

  • Church House Blues Crystal Shawanda True North*Fontana North/IDLA
  • The Ridge Julian Taylor Independent*MVD/IDLA
  • North Star Calling Leela Gilday Diva Sound*Outside
  • Nunarjua Isulinginniani Terry Uyarak Aakuluk*Fontana North


CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM ROOTS CONTEMPORAIN DE L’ANNÉE

  • The Ridge Julian Taylor Independent*MVD/IDLA
  • North Star Calling Leela Gilday Diva Sound*Outside
  • Bravado Rose Cousins Outside
  • CHICKABOOM! Tami Neilson Outside
  • Reliever William Prince Six Shooter*Universal


TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM ROOTS TRADITIONNEL DE L’ANNÉE

  • Bet On Love Pharis & Jason Romero Lula*Fontana North/Free Dirt


BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM DE BLUES DE L’ANNÉE

  • Church House Blues Crystal Shawanda True North*Fontana North/IDLA
  • The Reckless One Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar Gypsy Soul*Fontana North

WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM DE MUSIQUE DU MONDE DE L’ANNÉE

  • VelkomBak Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra Independent*Believe
  • The Gold Diggers Lengaïa Salsa Brava Lulaworld*Symphonic
  • Patria Mazacote Justin Time*Warner
  • Espiral OKAN Lulaworld*Symphonic
  • Kora Flamenca Zal Sissokho Analekta*Select/The Orchard


JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR / PRIX JACK RICHARDSON DU PRODUCTEUR DE L’ANNÉE

  • Jordon Manswell
    • “Fallin’” (co-producers Jonathan Martin, Toni Braxton)
    SPELL MY NAME – Toni Braxton Island*Universal
    “Home”
    PROVERB – Dylan Sinclair Five Stone*Independent

RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR / INGÉNIEUR D’ENREGISTREMENT DE L’ANNÉE

  • John ‘Beetle’ Bailey
    • “The End of a Love Affair”
    VEGAS BREEZE – Micah Barnes Independent*Fontana North
    “The Grand Bazaar (feat Béla Fleck and Robi Botos)”
    REFUGE – Sultans Of String Independent*Fontana North


ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR / GRAPHISME D’ALBUM DE L’ANNÉE

  • JUST WORDS – Lynne Hanson Independent
  • NOTRE-DAME-DES-SEPT-DOULEURS – Klô Pelgag Secret City*Fontana North
  • Lido Pimienta and Orly Anan (Art Directors), Mat Dunlap (Designer), Daniela Murillo (Photographer)
  • MISS COLOMBIA – Lido Pimienta ANTI*Fontana North
  • 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 Sleepless*Universal


MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR / VIDÉO DE L’ANNÉE

  • Wait No More Ben Knechtel Scott Helman Warner / Coalition Music

METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM DE MUSIQUE MÉTAL/HARD DE L’ANNÉE

  • Unconquered Kataklysm Nuclear Blast*AEC/Believe
  • Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm! Vile Creature Prosthetic*The Orchard


ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM ADULTE CONTEMPORAIN DE L’ANNÉE

  • Such Pretty Forks in the Road Alanis Morissette Epiphany Music/Sony*The Orchard
  • Starlit Afternoon Craig Stickland eOne

COMEDY ALBUM OF THE YEAR (PRESENTED BY SIRIUSXM CANADA) / ALBUM DE COMÉDIE DE L’ANNÉE (PRÉSENTÉ PAR SIRIUSXM CANADA)

  • Decoxification Shirley Gnome 604*Fontana North

TRADITIONAL R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR / ENREGISTREMENT R&B/SOUL TRADITIONNEL DE L’ANNÉE

  • Take Care of You (feat. Syd) Charlotte Day Wilson Stone Woman*The Orchard

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