Juno Awards of 2026
| Juno Awards of 2026 | |
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 The Juno Awards logo | |
| Date | March 29, 2026 |
| Location | TD Coliseum Hamilton, Ontario |
| Hosted by | Mae Martin |
| Most awards | Tate McRae (4) |
| Most nominations | Tate McRae and Justin Bieber (6) |
| Website | junoawards |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBC CBC Gem |
| Viewership | 2.6 million[1] |
The Juno Awards of 2026 were held on March 29, 2026, at TD Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario, to honour achievements in Canadian music in 2025.[2][3] The ceremony was hosted by comedian Mae Martin, making them the first comedian since Russell Peters in 2017 to host the ceremony.[4]
Nominees were announced on January 27.[5] Justin Bieber and Tate McRae were the most nominated artists, with six nominations each. McRae was the most awarded artist of the night, winning 4 out of the 6 awards she was nominated for, including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Single of the Year. Meanwhile, The Beaches took home their third consecutive award for Group of the Year, the first for an all-women band. In addition, Daniel Caesar won Songwriter of the Year, Cirkut won Producer of the Year, Cameron Whitcomb won Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year, and bbno$ won the Fan Choice Award.
Ceremony
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The majority of the awards were presented on March 28 during the Juno Awards Gala, which was co-hosted by Damhnait Doyle and Odario Williams and featured performances by Isabella Lovestory, Saya Gray, and Fredz. Williams also served as the announcer for the main ceremony.[6]
During the ceremony, Furtado was paid tribute by Drake in a video message, who made his first appearance at the Juno Awards since 2011. In addition, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Joni Mitchell was introduced by Prime Minister Mark Carney.[7]
Special awards
Special award recipients included Joni Mitchell receiving the Lifetime Achievement award,[8] and Daniel Caesar receiving the Juno International Achievement Award.[9] The Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award was presented to Sandy Pandya of ArtHaus, Vinny Cinquemani of Paquin Entertainment and Alexander Mair of Attic Records,[9] and rock band Billy Talent received the Juno Humanitarian Award.[9]
Singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.[8]
Performers
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The first performers announced were Arkells (with Grouplove), The Beaches and William Prince.[9]
Sarah McLachlan and Allison Russell performed a Mitchell tribute,[10] consisting of the songs "A Case of You" and "Both Sides, Now", with Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland performing as part of the backing band. The set transitioned into "Big Yellow Taxi", with Mitchell and Jully Black joining on some vocals.[6]
A Furtado tribute set was performed by Alessia Cara, Jully Black, Shawn Desman and Tanya Tagaq.[11] Special "surprise" guests for the Furtado performance, unnanounced in advance, were Lido Pimienta and Kardinal Offishall.[6]
Other performers included MICO, Sofia Camara, Cameron Whitcomb and Daniel Caesar,[11] as well as an unannounced performance by Rush, in their first-ever live performance with Anika Nilles on drums, to open the show.[6]
Presenters
- Mustafa the Poet – presented International Achievement Award and introduced Daniel Caesar
- Renata Fast and Sarah Nurse – presented Group of the Year
- Billy Talent – presented Contemporary R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
- Arkells – presented MusiCounts Teacher of the Year
- Drake – introduced Nelly Furtado
- Begonia and Melanie Fiona – presented Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year
- Majid Jordan – presented Fan Choice Award
- Mark Carney – presented Canadian Music Hall of Fame and introduced Joni Mitchell
Winners and nominees
Source for winners and nominees at:[3]
People
| Artist of the Year | Group of the Year |
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| Songwriter of the Year | Songwriter (Non-Performing) of the Year |
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| Producer of the Year | Recording Engineer of the Year |
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| Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year | Fan Choice Award |
Albums
| Album of the Year | Adult Alternative Album of the Year |
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| Adult Contemporary Album of the Year | Alternative Album of the Year |
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| Blues Album of the Year | Children's Album of the Year |
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| Classical Album of the Year – Solo | Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble |
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| Classical Album of the Year – Small Ensemble | Comedy Album of the Year |
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| Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year | Traditional Indigenous Artist of the Year |
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| Contemporary Roots Album of the Year | Traditional Roots Album of the Year |
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| Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year | Country Album of the Year |
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| Electronic Album of the Year | Francophone Album of the Year |
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| Global Music Album of the Year | Instrumental Album of the Year |
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| Jazz Album of the Year – Solo | Jazz Album of the Year – Group |
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| Vocal Jazz Album of the Year | Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year |
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| Pop Album of the Year | Rap Album/EP of the Year |
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| Rock Album of the Year | |
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Songs and recordings
| Single of the Year | Classical Composition of the Year |
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| Dance Recording of the Year | Rap Single of the Year |
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| Contemporary R&B/Soul Recording of the Year | Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year |
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| Reggae Recording of the Year | Latin Music Recording of the Year |
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| South Asian Music Recording of the Year | Underground Dance Single of the Year |
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Other
| Album Artwork of the Year | Video of the Year |
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| MusiCounts Teacher of the Year | |
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References
- ↑ https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/the-mix/nearly-a-million-tvs-tuned-in-to-watch-joni-mitchell-accept-lifetime-achievement-award-at-junos-cbc-12078681
- ↑ "Mae Martin will host the 2026 Juno Awards in Hamilton". CBC News. January 15, 2026. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- 1 2 "Junos 2026: full list of winners". CBC Music. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- ↑ Megan Lapierre, "Mae Martin to Host the 2026 JUNO Awards". Exclaim!, January 15, 2026.
- ↑ Gordon, Holly (January 27, 2026). "Here are all the 2026 Juno nominees". CBC Music.
- 1 2 3 4 ""Junos 2026: 'I'm so glad to be back in Canada,' Joni Mitchell says in lifetime achievement acceptance speech"". CBC Music. March 29, 2026. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- ↑ "Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at Juno Awards where Joni Mitchell will receive Lifetime Achievement Award". CBC News. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- 1 2 "Joni Mitchell and Nelly Furtado to receive special honours at the 2026 Juno Awards". CBC Music. November 24, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Doole, Kerry (January 15, 2026). "Daniel Caesar to Perform and Receive International Achievement Award at 2026 Juno Awards". Billboard Canada. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- ↑ "Sarah McLachlan, Allison Russell and Cameron Whitcomb to perform at the 2026 Juno Awards". CBC News. February 19, 2026. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- 1 2 "Alessia Cara, Jully Black, Shawn Desman and more to perform tribute to Nelly Furtado at Juno Awards". CBC Music. March 19, 2026. Retrieved March 30, 2026.