After COVID-19 caused the cancellation of the traditionally planned 2020 Juno Awards show in Saskatoon, organizers, performers, presenters, and the entire Canadian music industry had to pivot and come up with a new plan. So on Monday, June 29, the Junos went with plan b, a streamed show with performances, dedications, and of course, awards.
Was this the same extravaganza as it would have been as the SaskTel Centre, no. But, the Juno Awards show that we got did an excellent job of celebrating Canadian music, musicians, and the industry that gives us so much entertainment and love. We applaud every person involved with the show for their hard work, ideas, and ability to pull it off. Well done.
Winners across 42 award categories were announced on Monday night, including Alessia Cara who won three awards (Album of the Year, Pop Album of the Year, Songwriter of the Year) and Shawn Mendes (Artist of the Year, Single of the Year) and Tory Lanez (Rap Recording of the Year, R&B/Soul Recording of the Year) who each won two awards.
We offer our congratulations to all of the winners and nominees, and you can see the full list of all 41 categories a little further down in this post.
But first, some music!
There weren't as many performances as they would have been at a traditional show, and that's a bummer. But, the performances we saw from The Dead South, Neon Dreams, and iskwē were wonderful and represented what we love about Canadian music. The talent, the diverse sounds and genres and artists, and the creativity that flows through them all.
Check out the performance videos in these tweets from CBC Music.
2020 Juno Awards Performances
The Dead South - Diamond Ring
- CBC Music (@CBCMusic) June 30, 2020
Neon Dreams - We Were Kings
- CBC Music (@CBCMusic) June 30, 2020
iskwē - Little Star
- CBC Music (@CBCMusic) June 30, 2020
We also want to take a minute to recognize and celebrate the industry members we lost in the last year. The video in the tweet below is touching and sweet and includes some names you may know and some you may not. They are all missed by the people who loved them and worked with them.
In Memoriam
Remembering the Canadian artists we lost over the last year. ❤️ #JUNOS pic.twitter.com/TZvKiu0pfv
- CBC Music (@CBCMusic) June 30, 2020
And now to the awards. There are 42 categories listed here - and that's a lot. So scroll slowly to find the categories that interest you the most and see who won, and who was nominated for 2020 Juno awards.
2020 Juno Award Winners & Nominees
*winners in big bold gold at the top of each list. JUNO Fan Choice
Artist of the Year
☆ Alessia Cara
☆ Bryan Adams
☆ Jessie Reyez
☆ Tory Lanez
Group of the Year
Breakthrough Artist of the Year
☆ Alexandra Stréliski
☆ Ali Gatie
☆ bbno$
☆ Tenille Townes
Breakthrough Group of the Year
Single of the Year
☆ Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello - Señorita
☆ Alessia Cara - Out of Love
☆ Bülow - Sweet Little Lies
☆ Lennon Stella - La Di Da
☆ Scott Helman - Hang Ups
Album of the year
Rock Album of the Year
Pop Album of the Year
☆ Alessia Cara - The Pains Of Growing
☆ Avril Lavigne - Head Above Water
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☆ Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine - 8:47
☆ Walk Off The Earth - Here We Go!
Country Album of the Year
Alternative Album of the Year
Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year
Adult Alternative Album of the Year
Rap Recording of the Year
R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
Reggae Recording of the Year
Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year
Electronic Album of the Year
☆ Rezz - Beyond the Senses
☆ Bob Moses - Battle Lines
☆ Electric Youth - Memory Emotion
☆ Jacques Greene - Dawn Chorus
☆ Keys N Krates - A Beat Tape For Your Friends
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year
Contemporary Roots Album of the Year
Traditional Roots Album of the Year
Album Francophone de l'Année
Classical Album of the Year : Solo or Chamber
Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble
Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral
Jazz Album of the Year: Solo
Jazz Album of the Year: Group
Contemporary Christian Gospel Album of the Year
Adult Contemporary Album of the Year
Instrumental Album of the Year
☆ Alexandra Stréliski - Inscape
☆ Bill McBirnie with Bernie Senensky - The Silent Wish
☆ Kevin Hearn - Calm and Cents
☆ Ron Davis' SymphRONica - SymphRONica UpfRONt
☆ Tanya Tagaq - Toothsayer
Blues Album of the Year
World Music Album of the Year
Children's Album of the Year
Comedy Album of the Year
International Album of the Year
☆ Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Alseep, Where Do We Go?
☆ Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next
☆ Ed Sheeran - No.6 Collaborations Project
☆ Khalid - Free Spirit
☆ Post Malone - Hollywood's Bleeding
Dance Recording of the Year
☆ Frank Walker x Astrid S - Only When It Rains
☆ Loud Luxury and Bryce Vine - I'm Not Alright
☆ - Gravity
☆ Sultan + Sheppard x Showtek - We Found Love
Classical Composition of the Year
☆ Bekah Simms - "Everything Is... Distorted"
☆ Jared Miller - Under Sea, Above Sky
☆ Rose Bolton - The Coming Of Sobs
☆ Vincent Ho - Kickin' It 2.0
Music Video of the Year
☆ iskwē - Little Star (Director: Sarah Legault)
☆ Saramée - Bun Dem (Director: Caraz)
☆ Said The Whale - Record Shop (Director: Johnny Jansen)
☆ Corridor - Topographe (JDirector: onathan Robert)
☆ Laurence Nerbonne - Back Off (Director: Le GED)
Songwriter of the Year
☆ Alessia Cara: Growing Pains (co-songwriters Andrew Wansel, Warren Fielder); Out of Love (co-songwriter Rick Nowels) (Alessia Cara, The Pains of Growing); Rooting For You (co-songwriter Jon Levine) (Alessia Cara, This Summer)
☆ Bülow, Two Punks in Love: Boys Will Be Boys (co-songwriters David Charles Fischer, Mike Wise, Nathan Ferraro for Bülow - The Contender); Sweet Little Lies (co-songwriters David Charles Fischer, Mike Wise, Nathan Ferraro for Bülow - Crystalline); Two Punks in Love (co-songwriters David Charles Fischer, Mike Wise, Nathan Ferraro)
☆ Patrick Watson, Wave: Broken, Dream for Dreaming (co-songwriters Joseph Baron Grass, Mikhail Stein, Robbie Kuster); Here Comes the River (co-songwriters Joseph Baron Grass, Jules Buckley, Mikhail Stein)
☆ Tenille Townes, White Horse: I Kept the Roses (co-songwriters Chris Gelbuda, Dustin Christensen for Tenille Townes - I Kept the Roses); Jersey On The Wall (I'm Just Asking) (co-songwriters Gordie Sampson, Tina Parol for Tenille Townes - Jersey on the Wall (I'm Just Asking)); White Horse (co-songwriters Daniel Tashian, Jeremy Spillman)
☆ Tim Baker, Forever Overhead: All Hands, Dance, The Eighteenth Hole
Producer of the Year
Recording Engineer of the Year
☆ John "Beetle" Bailey: Dividido (feat. Silvana Estrada) (Alex Cuba, Sublime); Shotgun (Monkey House, Friday)
☆ George Seara: If I Can't Have You (Shawn Mendes, If I Can't Have You); Incredible (James TW, Incredible)
☆ Jason Dufour: Push For Yellow, There's Still a Light in the House (Valley, Maybe)
☆ Ryan Worsley: 2 Myself (Ludic, Ludic); Known Better (Nuela Charles, Melt)
☆ Vic Florencia: Midnight, Over Me (Brooke Palsson, Midnight)
Album Artwork of the Year
We're sad that we didn't get the full on production and show that a non-CODID-19 world would have given us, but we're proud of the show we saw and the music that was celebrated.
Hit play now to watch the full stream of the 2020 Juno Awards show, presented by TD.