The 50th Annual JUNO Awards honouring the best and brightest in Canadian music have announced the 244 nominees.
The 2021 JUNO Awards will be broadcast nationwide Sunday, June 6, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBC Music, CBC-TV, CBC Gem and CBC Radio One, and globally on CBCMusic.ca/junos. While Toronto is the official JUNO host for the awards’ 50th anniversary, the broadcast will be presented to an at-home only audience, with filming taking place at several locations across the country.
View the list of B.C. artists, producers, companies and albums nominated, ten of which have been supported through the Province’s Amplify BC fund.
BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR
Peach Pit
Supported by Amplify BC’s Career Development and Showcase BC Programs
MANILA GREY
Supported by Amplify BC’s Career Development and Showcase BC Programs
Young Bombs
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Powfu
COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Dallas Smith, Timeless
VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Diana Krall, This Dream of You
Laila Biali, Out of Dust
JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
Brandi Disterheft Trio with George Coleman, Surfboard
INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Gordon Grdina, Prior Street
Supported by Amplify BC’s Career Development and Music Company Development Programs
Blitz//Berlin, Movements III
David Foster, Eleven Words
CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Ginalina, Small but Mighty
Supported by Amplify BC’s Career Development and Showcase BC Programs
CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Anna Höstman and Cheryl Duvall, Harbour
Alexina Louie, Take the dog Sled
RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
bbno$ & Yung Gravy, Baby Gravy 2
Supported by Amplify BC’s Career Development and Showcase BC Programs
Eric Reprid, Cold World
REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Blessed, Black Man
DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Felix Cartal, Sophie Simmons, MINE
Supported by Amplify BC’s Career Development and Showcase BC Programs
So Sus, Voices
TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Pharis & Jason Romero, Bet On Love
Supported by Amplify BC’s Career Development and Showcase BC Programs
Nick Hornbuckle, 13 or So
WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Mazacote, Patria
Supported by Amplify BC’s Career Development Program
ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Bob Moses, Desire
METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Unleash the Archers, Abyss
ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Craig Strickland, Starlit Afternoon
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Emma Higgins, “No One’s in the Room” (Jessie Reyez)
COMEDY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Shirley Gnome, Decoxification
Supported by Amplify BC’s Showcase BC Program
Jacob Samuel, Horse Power
TRADITIONAL R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
IAMTHELIVING, In This Thing Called Life
Supported by Amplify BC’s Career Development Program
The 50th Annual JUNO Awards take place Sunday, May 16th, 2021. For the full list of nominees, visit the official JUNO website.
