Tyson was among the Canadian talent who died in the past year, along with Ronnie Hawkins, Susan Jacks, Kerry Chater, Shirley Eikhard and more, Corb Lund with The Sadies and Shannon Johnson from The McDades shared the stage for a collaborative performance of Ian Tyson’s “Four Strong Winds” during the In Memoriam segment. Alberta pop singer Devon Cole, R&B sensation Dylan Sinclair, post-classical piano icon Jean- Michel Blais, sister trio The Bearhead Sisters performed. The livestream was ably co-hosted by Andrew Phung and Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe. The event also recognized this year’s special award recipients including the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award (country music manager and promoter Ron Sakamoto) and The MusiCounts Inspired Minds Ambassador Award (Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew). (Oddly, neither of these groups has made much of a splash in the U.S.)Ī total of 41 awards were presented at the Opening Night Awards. They had been tied with Blue Rodeo with five wins each. The Arkells won group of the year for a record sixth time. Serban Ghenea, whose credits included the aforementioned “Unholy” and Lil Nas X’s That’s What I Want,” was named recording engineer for the second time in three years.Īkeel Henry, whose credits include Giveon’s “For Tonight” and John Legend’s “Splash,” took the Jack Richardson producer of the year award. The award was presented by Lyor Cohen, global head of music for YouTube. The blockbuster album has swept awards around the globe, including the Brit Award for British album of the year and the Grammy for album of the year.įloria Sigismond, who directed the Sam Smith/KimPetras video for “Unholy,” won music video of the year. Harry Styles’ Harry’s House took the Juno Award for international album of the year. Paak’s “Twin Frame” (rap single of the year), and Rêve’s “CTRL + ALT + DEL” (dance recording of the year). These include Michael Bublé’s Higher (adult contemporary album of the year), Tenille Townes’ Masquerades (country album of the year), Kaytranada and Anderson. Several Juno winners have also done well in the U.S.

But the event was less well-attended than the Grammy Premiere Ceremony usually is, perhaps in part because it was two days before the main telecast rather than just several hours before, as the Grammy Premiere Ceremony is. The Opening Night Awards is analogous to the Grammys’ Premiere Ceremony, where the bulk of each year’s Grammys are presented.

The Weeknd is nominated for two more awards on the main Juno Awards telecast on Monday (March 13) - TikTok fan choice and album of the year.

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