Charlotte Cardin, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber lead 2022 Juno noms
The show honouring the best in Canadian music will be held at Toronto's Budweiser Stage on May 15.
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Singer-songwriter Charlotte Cardin has topped the list of nominees for the 51st annual Juno Awards happening this spring.
The Montrealer is this year’s top contender, leading with a total of six nominations, including TikTok Juno Fan Choice, Single of the Year (Meaningless), Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, Pop Album of the Year, and Music Video of the Year.
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Cardin’s album Phoenix was released last April and topped the charts for several weeks. She was also nominated for Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year in 2018.
Justin Bieber and The Weeknd followed with five nods each. Bieber is up for Single of the Year (Peaches), Album of the Year, Pop Album of the Year (both for Justice), Artist of the Year, and TikTok Juno Fan Choice, while The Weeknd is vying for TikTok Juno Fan Choice, Single of the Year, Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year (for Hurricane, Moth To A Flame and Take My Breath), and Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year (Take My Breath).
Shawn Mendes, Vancouver songstress JESSIA and first-time nominee Pressa followed with four mentions apiece.
“It’s a very, very personal album, but at the same time I think it’s an album that talks about all the things I felt I needed to talk about,” Cardin said last spring in describing Phoenix. “So it’s not only about romantic relationships. It’s an album that touches a lot of different things that are important to me and that’s how the themes of the album come together. But it’s not one story that’s told through 13 songs. It’s like 13 different little stories that talk about things that are very close to me.”
Marvel star Simu Liu is set to host this year’s ceremony, which honours the best in Canadian music and will see the return of an in-person crowd for the first time since 2019 at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage on Sunday, May 15.
“It’s an absolute honour to be hosting the 51st Annual Juno Awards,” Liu said in a press release. “Canadian entertainment and culture hold a very important place in my heart and getting the chance to experience the festivities in my hometown makes the experience even more special to me.”
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Performers set to appear on the broadcast include Cardin, Arkells, Avril Lavigne and Mustafa, organizers said Tuesday.
Juno organizers also introduced several new changes this year, splitting both the Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year and the Rap Recording of the Year into two categories.
Underground Dance Single of the Year has also been added to the list of categories.
The 51st Juno Awards will broadcast live Sunday, May 15, on CBC TV.
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