The most memorable moments from the 2025 Juno Awards
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The Juno Awards have returned to Vancouver after seven years away, and CBC Music is on the ground to catch every thrilling moment. Whether it's performances from Canada's rising stars, behind-the-scenes hijinks or Junofest showcases that bring the house down, we'll be covering Juno Week so you don't miss a thing.
There's a lot happening, but we'll make sure you'll feel like you're there. Scroll down for the highlights, and for more Junos coverage, head over to cbcmusic.ca/junos.
March 27: Q live and Block Party Night 1
Q with Tom Power hosted its first live show since pre-pandemic times in Vancouver, and it was a sold-out night at the Hollywood Theatre. The stacked event included an interview with Sum 41's Deryck Whibley, and a mix of interviews and performances by Peach Pit, Lowell, Jonita Gandhi, Darcy Michael, Aqyila, Debra DiGiovanni and Ivan Decker.
Lowell, who co-wrote Beyoncé's Texas Hold 'Em and was recently recognized at the Grammys for it, talked about fighting for one of this year's brand new Juno categories: songwriter of the year, non-performer. "I feel like there's a space for us to shine and for people to notice what we've been doing already," she explained.
"I think it's really important that we do acknowledge the backbone of the industry, which is songwriters," she told Power.
Sum 41's Whibley sat down for a chat with Power in the first half of the evening, and talked about a key turning point for the band: when the video for Fat Lip came out.
"The video just took off everywhere, and then in every possible way, everything changed," he said. "Everybody knew the band's name, everybody recognized us on the street, all of a sudden we were selling records. Although it takes a long time for you to make money even when you're doing very well, because this is the way the system works: the record company keeps a lot of it until it trickles down to you. So we weren't really making a lot of money, we were still living in our parents' house but we were kind of like famous — but like living in our mom's basement?" he confessed, laughing.
And over at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Night 1 of the second annual Juno Block Party kicked off with a sweet lineup that included Tia Wood, Loony, Raman Bains and Wild Rivers.
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