2026 Juno Nominations

The 55th Annual Juno Awards will be handed on March 29th at the new TD Coliseum in Hamilton. It will be a nice celebrating Canadian Art and Music. Toronto based comedian, writer and actor Mae Martin will be the host for the evening. Joni Mitchell will receive a lifetime achievement award and Nelly Furtado will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

The nominations were announced yesterday:

TD Juno Fan Choice Award

• Bbno$
• Cameron Whitcomb
• James Barker Band
• Josh Ross
• Justin Bieber
• Karan Aujla
• Shawn Mendes
• Shubh
• Tate McRae
• The Weeknd

You can vote HERE.

Single of the year

• Options, Cameron Whitcomb
• Hate How You Look, Josh Ross
• Daisies, Justin Bieber
• Sports Car, Tate McRae
• Cry For Me, The Weeknd

 

Album of the year

• The Hard Way, Cameron Whitcomb
• Later Tonight, Josh Ross
• Swag II, Justin Bieber
• So Close to What, Tate McRae
• Hurry Up Tomorrow, the Weeknd

Breakthrough artist or group of the year

• Cameron Whitcomb
• Goldie Boutilier
• Jade LeMac
• Jutes
• Mico
• Noeline Hofmann
• Sacha
• Saya Gray
• Sofia Camara
• Yung kai

• Bbno$
• Daniel Caesar
• Justin Bieber
• Tate McRae
• The Weeknd

Group of the year

• Arcade Fire
• Mother Mother
• Peach Pit
• The Beaches
• Three Days Grace

Classical album of the year (solo artist)

• Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Bruce Liu
• Zaytoun, Haitham Haidar
• Preludes by Chopin, Bach, Rachmaninoff, Messiaen, Górecki, Jan Lisiecki
• Awake and Dreaming, Katherine Dowling
• Obsession, Marie Nadeau-Tremblay

Classical album of the year (small ensemble)

• Current: Missing, ATOM (Artists of the Opera Missing), Timothy Long & the Continuum Ensemble
• Re/String, CC Duo & collectif9
• Vivaldi Les Quatres Nations (reconstruites), Ensemble Caprice sous la direction de Matthias Maute
• Kevin Lau: Kimiko’s Pearl, Mariko Anraku, Conrad Chow, Ron Korb & Rachel Mercer
• In an archipelago, Standing Wave

Classical album of the year (large ensemble)

• Benedict Sheehan: Ukrainian War Requiem, Axios Men’s Ensemble, the Tenors and Basses of Pro Coro Canada conducted by Michael Zaugg featuring John Tessier and Yuliia Zasimova
• Where Waters Meet, Canadian Chamber Choir featuring Sherryl Sewepagaham
• Ichmouratov: The Ninth Wave, Viola Concerto No. 2, Cello Concerto No. 1, Les Violons du Roy conducted by Airat Ichmouratov featuring Elvira Misbakhova and Stéphane Tétreault
• Haydn: Symphony No. 43 in E-Flat Major, Hob. I:43 “Mercury” & Symphony No. 49 in F Minor, Hob. I:49 “La passione,” Tafelmusik conducted by Rachel Podger
• Stravinsky: Pulcinella, Le Baiser de la fée (Divertimento), Toronto Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gustavo Gimeno

Jazz album of the year (solo)

• City Lights, Anthony D’Alessandro
• Kinda Out West, Aretha Tillotson
• Immersed, Justin Gray
• Deeper Down, Nancy Walker
• Crossing Paths, Renee Rosnes

Jazz album of the year (group)

• Afrokando, Alexis Baro Y la Big Band
• Code Red, Code Quartet
• Are You Really Real, Shuffle Demons
• Impact, the Steve Holt Jazz Impact Quintet
• East Meets West: Connections, Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra

Vocal jazz album of the year

• Under the Lemon Tree, Ale Nuñez
• Alex Samaras Meets Judy Garland, Alex Samaras
• Seascape feat. Norma Winstone & Joe LaBarbera, Atlantic Jazz Collective
• Caity Gyorgy with Strings, Caity Gyorgy and Mark Limacher
• Get Out of Town, Laura Anglade

Instrumental album of the year

• Lotusland, Aaron Paris
• The love it took to leave you, Colin Stetson
• Ritual II, Crown Lands
• Désert (deluxe), Jean-Michel Blais and Lara Somogyi
• Le piano et le torrent, Viviane Audet

Blues album of the year

• Sing Pretty Blues, Crystal Shawanda
• Ooh Yeah!, Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne
• The Medicine, Miss Emily
• Answer the Call, Secondhand Dreamcar
• Hear My Heart, Steven Marriner

Traditional roots album of the year

• I Lost My Heart On Friday, Aerialists
• Gold and Coal, Cassie and Maggie
• The Moon’s Daughter, Heather MacIsaac
• Heal the Divide, Morgan Toney
• Folk Signals, the Southern Residents

Contemporary roots album of the year

• Strange Trip Ahead, Mariel Buckley
• The Hammer & the Rose, Matt Andersen
• Purple Gas, Noeline Hofmann
• These Dark Canyons, the Young Novelists
• Further From the Country, William Prince

Country album of the year

• Let Your Horses Run, Brett Kissel
• The Hard Way, Cameron Whitcomb
• One Of Us, James Barker Band
• Later Tonight, Josh Ross
• Golden Child, Meghan Patrick

Adult alternative album of the year

• My Second Last Album, Bahamas
• Fantasy Life, Begonia
• Uh Oh, Patrick Watson
• Let it Hiss, the Barr Brothers
• Humanhood, the Weather Station

Alternative album of the year

• Edge of the Earth, Aysanabee
• Who Will Look After the Dogs?, Pup
• Saya, Saya Gray
• Sorry, It’s Over, the OBGMs
• All Cylinders, Yves Jarvis

Rock album of the year 

• Roll With the Punches, Bryan Adams
• Inertia, grandson
• No Hard Feelings, the Beaches
• Metro, the Blue Stones
• The Damn Truth, the Damn Truth
• Alienation, Three Days Grace

Metal/hard music album of the year

• Heaven Let Them Die, Counterparts
• An Insatiable Violence, Cryptopsy
• Shadow Work, Despised Icon
• Antibloom, Silverstein
• A Pathway to the Moon, Unreqvited

Adult contemporary album of the year 

• NU2U, Nuela Charles
• Conditions of Love Vol. 1, Rose Cousins
• Better Broken, Sarah McLachlan
• Rebuild, Shawn Hook
• Believer, Sister Ray

Pop album of the year

• Bbno$, bbno$
• Swag II, Justin Bieber
• 7, Nelly Furtado
• So Close to What, Tate McRae
• Hurry Up Tomorrow, the Weeknd

• Loving You, A-Trak
• Do What I Want, Anna Sofia
• Dominate, Chyl
• Bet On Me, Debby Friday
• I, sabotage, Felix Cartal

Underground dance single of the year

• Cosmic Affliction (toi toi toi), AADJA
• Main de Fer, Annie-Claude Deschênes
• Icarus, F7
• Phantom Vibrations feat. Teddy Bryant, Gene Tellem
• Yeah!, Pacific Coliseum

Electronic album of the year

• Channel 303, Cloverdale
• The Starrr of the Queen of Life, Debby Friday
• Bab El Mdina, Didon
• Shades of Meridian, Èbony
• Glow Up, Korea Town Acid

Rap single of the year

• Mula, Connor Price feat. Big Sean
• Pursuit, Freddie Dredd
• Unlimited, Nav feat. Playboi Carti
• Dumb, SonReal and Snotty Nose Rez Kids
• Who’s Driving You?, Tobi, Saukrates and Jully Black

Rap album/EP of the year

• Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow, Ardn
• About Time, Connor Price
• Misery Loves Company, NorthSideBenji
• Dry Cry, SadBoi
• Elements Vol. 2, Tobi

Traditional R&B/soul recording of the year 

• Have a Baby (With Me), Daniel Caesar
• **GOLIATH**, Jessie Reyez
• Say Yes, Melanie Fiona
• Formed, Savannah Ré
• Reasons to Stay, Tanika Charles

Contemporary R&B recording of the year

• Set Me Free, Adria Kain
• Mirage, Avenoir
• Son of Spergy, Daniel Caesar
• Paid in Memories, Jessie Reyez
• Life 2, Majid Jordan
• Therapist, SadBoi

Reggae recording of the year

• Ready For You, Exco Levi and Kheilstone
• Dagga Riddim Cypher, Jojo You Made That, Yung 2nuff, Erin B, Topman Meeko, One Don & Enzooo
• Deh Yah, Kirk Diamond
• Welcome to Paradise, Naomi Cowan
• More Reggae (Funk It Up), Samora and Ammoye

Children’s album of the year

• Ari Cui Cui et les jeux d’rôles (Les contes classiques en musique), Ari Cui Cui
• Little Leaf, Chris McKhool
• All the Earth Speaks, Ginalina
• Hip Kids Music, Vol. 1, Hip Kids Music
• Maestro Fresh Wes Presents: Young Maestro “Rhyme Travellers – Back to the Time Machine,” Young Maestro

Comedy album of the year

• Dragonflies, Adam Christie
• Fish From the Jar, Charlie Demers
• Dawud, Dave Merheje
• Homesick., Faris Hytiaa
• I’m Nervous, Robby Hoffman

Traditional Indigenous artist or group of the year

• Battle at the Beach, Bad Eagle
• On the Move, Bear Creek
• Me & You, Manitou Mkwa Singers
• Anirniliit Suli, Piunguałaq
• Nakota Tayhunyabi, YB Nakota

Contemporary Indigenous artist or group of the year

• Edge of the Earth, Aysanabee
• Lovechild, Sebastian Gaskin
• Chapter 1, Shawnee Kish
• Siibii, Siibii
• Sage My Soul, Tia Wood

Francophone album of the year

• Dogue, Ariane Roy
• On s’enverra des fleurs, Fredz
• Les amours de seconde main, JF Pauzé
• Journal d’un Loup-Garou, Lou-Adriane Cassidy
• Dix chansons démodées pour ceux qui ont le cœur abîmé, Pierre Lapointe

Contemporary Christian/gospel album of the year

• Vulnerable Too, Bridge Music
• Outlaw Gospel, collect.assembly
• The light that leads to you, Elenee
• Where the Heart Is, Kofi Dartey
• Jubilate, Ryan Ofei

Global music album of the year

• Bab El Mdina, Didon
• Ghoyoum, Kazdoura
• Future Village, Kizaba
• Legends, Piqsiq
• Rammana, Salin

South Asian music recording of the year

• Afsos, AP Dhillon and Anuv Jain
• P-pop Culture, Karan Aujla
• Renaissance, Ikky and Raf Saperra
• Supreme, Shubh
• By Any Means, Sukha

• Catherine Lepage (art director), Simon Rivest (art director), Daniel Lanois (illustrator), Norah Chassagne (illustrator), Régine Chassagne (illustrator, photographer): Pink Elephant, Arcade Fire
• Jérôme Beaulieu (art director), Etienne Bonneville (designer), Chris de Muri (illustrator), Alina Herta (photographer): Beat Bouquet, Misc
• Kevin Moore (art director), Kyle Joinson (photographer): Tsunami Sea, Spiritbox
• Logan Dane Morrison (art director): The Hard Way, Cameron Whitcomb
• Mykael Nelson (art director), Nicolas Lemieux (designer), Liliane Jodoin (illustrator), Felipe Arriagada (illustrator): Bambini Symphonique, Alain Trudel and Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal

Music video of the year 

• Bellatores, Adrian Villagomez (Apashe & Vladimir Cauchemar)
• Driving, Adrian Villagomez (Eddie Benjamin)
• Luther, Karena Evans (Kendrick Lamar, SZA)
• OK!, Shiraz (Haviah Mighty)
• Listen2me, Winston Hacking (Foxwarren)

Jack Richardson producer of the year

• Cirkut: Apt. (co-producers Bruno Mars, Omer Fedi, Rogét Chahayed), from Apt., Rosé and Bruno Mars; Abracadabra (co-producers Andrew Watt, Lady Gaga), from Mayhem, Lady Gaga; Disease (co-producers Andrew Watt, Lady Gaga), from Mayhem, Lady Gaga; A Little More (co-producers Blake Slatkin, Ed Sheeran), from A Little More, Ed Sheeran; It Girl, (co-producer Lostboy), from It Girl, Jade; AEOMG (co-producer M-Phazes), from Why Not More?, Coco Jones

• Greg Wells: Dancing Through Life (co-producers Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Oremus), from Wicked: The Soundtrack, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Wicked movie cast; Defying Gravity (co-producer), from Wicked: The Soundtrack, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Wicked movie cast; No One Mourns the Wicked (co-producers Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Oremus), from Wicked: The Soundtrack, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Wicked movie cast; Popular (co-producer Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Oremus), from Wicked: The Soundtrack, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Wicked movie cast; The Wizard and I (co-producers Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Oremus), from Wicked: The Soundtrack, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Wicked movie cast; What Is This Feeling? (co-producers Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Oremus), from Wicked: The Soundtrack, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Wicked movie cast

• Gus van Go: Killed For Sport (co-producers Baby Nova, Lowell), from Killed For Sport, Baby Nova; Can I Call You in the Morning? (co-producer Lowell), from No Hard Feelings, the Beaches; Did I Say Too Much (co-producer Sam Willows), from No Hard Feelings, the Beaches; Last Girls at the Party (co-producers Aidan Hogg, Georgia Filpo), from No Hard Feelings, the Beaches; Fine, Let’s Get Married (co-producer Lowell), from No Hard Feelings, the Beaches; Too Pretty For Buffalo (co-producers Baby Nova, Lowell), from Too Pretty For Buffalo, Baby Nova

• Joel Stouffer: Body, Shawn Desman and Jamie Fine; How to Sing for Money (co-producer Corey LeRue), from How to Sing for Money, Maggie Andrew; Lie (co-producer Shawn Hook), from Rebuild, Shawn Hook; Revelation (co-producer the Knocks), the Knocks, Dragonette; Talk About Me, from Talk About Me, Tedy Sony; Anyways How You Been?, from Was I(t) Worth It?, Sofia Camara

• Karen Kosowski: Feels Like Christmas and Sugar Cookie, from Feels Like Christmas, Mickey Guyton; Blood From a Stone, Stoned Alone feat. Caitlyn Smith, Jessica, Jezebel from Golden Child, Meghan Patrick; You Don’t Know Me At All, from You Don’t Know Me At All, Mickey Guyton

Recording engineer of the year

• Jason Dufour: Home (Phillip’s Version), from Home (Phillip’s Version), Phillip Phillips; Blue Sky Mystery feat. Filter, from Last Night on Earth, Finger Eleven
• John “Beetle” Bailey: All I See feat. Cube, from All I See, Molly Johnson; Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em, from Crashbox, Monkey House
• L Stu Young: ..Thus Is Why (I Don’t Spring for Love), from Saya, Saya Gray; Lie Down.., from Saya, Saya Gray
• Serban Ghenea: The Fate of Ophelia, from The Life of a Showgirl, Taylor Swift; That’s So True, from The Secret of Us, Gracie Abrams
• Shawn Everett: 12 to 12, from 12 to 12, sombr; End of the World, from Something Beautiful, Miley Cyrus

Classical composition of the year

• Cloud Path, Amy Brandon
• The Laws of Nature, Andrew Staniland
• Kevin Lau: Kimiko’s Pearl, Kevin Lau
• Linda Catlin Smith: The Complete Piano Solos (1989-2023) Vol. 1 – The Plains, Linda Catlin Smith
• Music for Body-Without-Organs, Nicole Lizée

Songwriter of the year

• Ashton Simmonds (Daniel Caesar): Call On Me (co-songwriters Eric Donaldson, Isaac Stalling, Jordan Evans, Matthew Burnett, Rami Dawod); Moon feat. Bon Iver (co-songwriters Dylan Wiggins, Isaac Stalling, Justin Vernon, Matthew Burnett, Rami Dawod, Simon Axel Hessman); Who Knows (co-songwriters Alex O’Connor, Dylan Wiggins, Justin Vernon, Matthew Burnett, Mustafa Ahmed, Romil Hemnani)

• Jessie Reyez: **CUDN’T B ME**; **GOLIATH** (co-songwriters Gamal Kosh Lewis, Jeff Gitelman, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson); Ocean (co-songwriters Burns, Calvin Harris)

• Justin Bieber: Daisies (co-songwriters Carter Lang, Daniel Chetrit, Dijon Duenas, Dylan Wiggins, Eddie Benjamin, Tobias Jesso Jr., Michael Gordon); Speed Demon (co-songwriters Carter Lang, Daniel Chetrit, Dylan Wiggins, Eddie Benjamin, Jackson Lee Morgan, Tobias Jesso Jr.); Yukon (co-songwriters Carter Lang, David White, Daniel Chetrit, Dijon Duenas, Dylan Wiggins, John Madara, Kejuan Waliek Muchita, Marshall Mathers, Robert M. Crawford, Tauheed Epps)

• Tate McRae: Purple lace bra (co-songwriters Amy Allen, Emile Haynie); Revolving door (co-songwriters Grant Boutin, Julia Michaels, Ryan Tedder); Sports car (co-songwriters Grant Boutin, Julia Michaels, Ryan Tedder)

• The Beaches: Can I Call You in the Morning? (co-songwriters Gus Van Go, Elizabeth Lowell Boland); Did I Say Too Much (co-songwriters Karah McGillivray, Gus Van Go, Sam Willows, Zale Epstein); Lesbian of the Year (co-songwriters Sam Willows, Zale Epstein)

Songwriter of the year (non-performer)

• Elizabeth Lowell Boland: World’s Smallest Violin (co-songwriters Amanda Ava Koci, Arthur Remond, Hamid Bashir, Kyle Buckley, Lolo), from Don’t Click Play, Ava Max; Girls Like You (co-songwriters Donny Bravo, Michael Wise, Nathan Ferraro, Sofia Camara), from Hard to Love, by Sofia Camara; Too Pretty For Buffalo (co-songwriters Gus Van Go, Kayleigh O’Connor), from Too Pretty For Buffalo, Baby Nova

• Hayley Gene Penner: Small Hands feat. Raiche (co-songwriters Eren Cannata, Jaten Dimsdale, Jett Gitelman, Skyler Stonestreet), from I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy, Teddy Swims; West End Girl (co-songwriters Alessandro Bruccellati, Blue May, Lily Cooper), from West End Girl, Lily Allen; Woman of Faces (co-songwriters Jamie Hartman, Celeste, Kiddo, Matt Maltese), from Woman of Faces, Celeste

• Mustafa: Rearrange My World (co-songwriters Alexander O’Conner, Ashton Simmonds, Devonte Hynes), Daniel Caesar and Rex Orange County; Have A Baby (With Me) (co-songwriters Bobby Dixon, Ashton Simmons, Bradley Brown, Dalton Brown, Dave Richards, Jordan Evans, Les McCan, Miguel Orlando Collins, Paul Heaton, Teo Halm), from Son of Spergy, Daniel Caesar; There’s a Field (That’s Only Yours) (co-songwriters Alexander O’Conner, Ashton Simmonds), Daniel Caesar and Rex Orange County

• Nathan Ferraro: After You feat. Faangs (co-songwriters Mikkel Cox, Christophe Dalla-Ca, David Guetta, Faangs, Feli Ferraro, Heavy Mellow, Olivier Giacamotto, Tobias Frederiksen), David Guetta, Kiko, Olivier Giacomotto; Girls Like You (co-songwriters Donny Bravo, Michael Wise, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Sofia Camara), from Hard to Love, Sofia Camara; Parking Lot (co-songwriters Sofia Camara, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Mike Wise), from Hard to Love, Sofia Camara

• Tobias Jesso Jr.: La Yugular (co-songwriters David Rodriguez, Dylan Wiggins, Elliot Kozel, Noah Goldstein, Rosalía), from Lux, Rosalía; Daisies (co-songwriters Carter Lang, Daniel Chetrit, Dijon Duenas, Dylan Wiggins, Eddie Benjamin, Justin Bieber, Michael Gordon), from Swag II, Justin Bieber; Man I Need (co-songwriters Olivia Dean, Zachary Nahome), from The Art of Loving, Olivia Dean

Latin music recording of the year

• Índole, Alex Cuba
• Baila y Confía, Andy Rubal
• Vanity, Isabella Lovestory
• La Belleza, Lido Pimienta
• He Sanado Varias Cosas, Mario Puglia