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Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Winners Announced for The 2025 JUNO Awards Gala Presented by Music Canada and 54th Annual JUNO Awards, live on CBC
Tate McRae takes home four awards for Single of the Year Presented by YouTube, Album of the Year Presented by Music Canada, Artist of the Year Presented by SiriusXM Canada and Pop Album of the Year. Special honours were presented to Anne Murray, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award Presented by the National Arts Centre, and Sum 41, who delivered a historic final performance and were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame by Joel and Benji Madden of Good Charlotte. Their induction was presented by JUNOS' Premier Sponsor, TD. The evening also featured memorable sets from Aqyila, Josh Ross, Nemahsis, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Tia Wood, and more! The International Achievement Award was awarded to superstar producer Boi-1da, and singer-songwriter and environmental activist Sarah Harmer was honoured with the Humanitarian Award. VANCOUVER, BC, March 30, 2025 /CNW/ - The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) and CBC celebrated Canada's Biggest Night in Music this weekend at The 2025 JUNO Awards. Hosted by beloved, multi-Platinum Superstar and 15-Time JUNO Award Winner Michael Bublé, the Awards were broadcast from Rogers Arena in Vancouver on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music, CBC Listen, and globally at and CBC Music's YouTube page. The evening included the presentation of over 40 JUNO Awards. FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS FROM THE 2025 JUNO AWARDS GALA PRESENTED BY MUSIC CANADA AND 2025 JUNO AWARDS, INCLUDING BIOS AND IMAGES, GO SOURCE CARAS View original content to download multimedia:
CBC
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
It's official. The Junos are coming back to Hamilton in 2026
Social Sharing Canada's biggest night in music — the Juno Awards — is returning to Hamilton in 2026, the seventh time the city is hosting the event, organizers announced Thursday. Hamilton last hosted the Junos in 2015 and will once again honour the nation's top musical talent, with the 2026 Juno week running from Thursday, March 26, to Sunday, March 29. The week-long event will culminate with the 55th Annual Juno Awards, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) said in a news release. CARAS president and CEO, Allan Reid, said Hamilton's dynamic music scene and rich cultural heritage make it "an ideal location" for the awards. "We are thrilled to return to Hamilton and be one of the first events in Hamilton's newly renovated downtown arena," Reid said in the release. "The city and province of Ontario continue to show their passion for music and the arts, we're looking forward to 2026." The announcement comes just over a week before this year's Junos, which take place on March 30 at Vancouver's Rogers Arena, hosted by singer Michael Bublé. Next year, Juno week events will be held at the newly transformed Hamilton Arena, which is scheduled to reopen in late 2025. According to the release, the arena will be upgraded with several new features, including premium seating options, "state-of-the-art acoustics," upgraded concourses and advanced production capabilities for maximum efficiency. Arena renovations 60% complete "Hosting this prestigious award show in our soon-to-open venue will showcase the incredible transformation of the space and also the creative musical energy in Hamilton and throughout Ontario," said Nick DeLuco, Oak View Group senior vice-president and general manager of Hamilton Arena, in the news release. Oak View's vice president of project management Ryan Zrenda gave CBC Hamilton a tour of the arena on Wednesday. The renovation has turned the entire facility into a construction site, with 300 workers there daily. The project is about 60 per cent complete, Zrenda said. The renovation began in May 2024, with EllisDon as the main construction contractor. Oak View Group is an American company that specializes in sports and entertainment venues. In an interview, DeLuco said the goal is to be done by late November or early December. He said the Junos will be part of an opening series of events that will contain "diverse content and different options." Longtime arena-goers will be "shocked" when they come in for the first time, DeLuco said. "Everything on the inside is really different." For example, he said, the renovation is opening up previously inaccessible spaces across upper and lower levels in the arena, with the goal of making it easier for people to get in and out, and to access food, drinks and lounge spaces. The old design funnelled guests through one main route. Other highlights include special box seats at floor level, a new artist lounge and another elevator, company representatives said. The city and local music and tourism promoters have been advocating for the awards to come back to the city since at least last summer. At a General Issues Committee meeting last July, Tim Potocic, founder of Sonic Unyon Records, supported the 2026 bid by the city's tourism department. Events like the Junos "add massive economic impact … support the arts and the music sector, showcase local talent, build community, create legacy and they are a massive driver for the city in general," Potocic said at the meeting. "They not only bring economic impact when they're here, but they also leave economic impact when they leave. They're huge for the local community business, downtown business throughout the entire city, our hotel room stays, and they're just giant [economic] drivers. "They create massive vibrancy and they're incredible for our entire city when we have these events," Potocic added. 'A great opportunity for local talent' Juno week is also "a great opportunity for local talent to engage with national-level talent when they're coming through town, and also gives them a great opportunity to play locally," Potocic said. He noted that "Hamilton was the incubator, the first city that stepped up when the Junos changed their model to the arena model." In January Mayor Andrea Horwath announced that Ontario was supporting the city's bid to host the awards. "Our city has a rich and historic music scene that has shaped Canada's cultural landscape for generations and continues to thrive today," Horwath wrote on social media site X. "From legendary artists to rising stars, Hamilton has long been a hub of creativity and musical excellence."
USA Today
11-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie's awards rescinded after she confirms she's not Canadian
Folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie's awards rescinded after she confirms she's not Canadian A 2023 CBC investigation tracked down the Massachusetts birth certificate for the 84-year-old singer, who previously marketed herself as a "Cree singer-songwriter." Oscar-winning singer Buffy Sainte-Marie has had two more awards rescinded amid revelations about her heritage and nationality. Canada's prestigious Juno Awards, which recognize musical achievements, and the Polaris Music Prize on Friday announced their respective decisions to revoke the recognitions they've bestowed upon the singer over the decades, citing the 84-year-old's recent confirmation that she is an American citizen, rather than Canadian. This statement to the Canadian Press, which was issued March 4 in response to the termination of her appointment to the Order of Canada earlier this year, said she had "made it completely clear" she was not Canadian when she was awarded the honor in 1997. USA TODAY has reached out to Sainte-Marie's representatives for comment. Buffy Sainte-Marie removed from Canadian Music Hall of Fame after 'confirmation that she is not Canadian' In the aftermath of the statement, the Polaris Music Prize said in a March 7 blog post, "Buffy Sainte-Marie released an updated statement confirming she is an American citizen and holds a U.S. passport. ... Based on Sainte-Marie's statement, Buffy does not meet Polaris Music Prize's rules and regulations. "Given Buffy's statement regarding her citizenship, Polaris Music Prize will be rescinding all awards including her 2015 Polaris Music Prize and 2020 Heritage Prize." Polaris "requires all nominees to be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, with proof of status provided through government-issued documentation, including passports, birth certificates, permanent resident cards, and/or Secure Certificates of Indian Status," the post explained. It added, "We understand that not all Indigenous people have access to government-issued paperwork, and we acknowledge that this does not diminish their identity or connection to their communities and should not impact their ability to be nominated for the Polaris Music Prize." That same day, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences said in a news release: "Following a thorough review, consultations with the CARAS Indigenous Music Advisory Committee, and in light of recent information, including Ms. Sainte-Marie's confirmation that she is not Canadian, CARAS will revoke Buffy Sainte-Marie's JUNO Awards and Canadian Music Hall of Fame induction in accordance with its eligibility requirements." The statement added, "Buffy Sainte-Marie has been a strong supporter and advocate for Canadian music, and we acknowledge the past contributions she has made to our organization. However, CARAS' mandate is to educate, develop, celebrate, and honour Canadian artists." Buffy Sainte-Marie previously highlighted alleged Cree ancestry In her statement last month to the Canadian Press, Sainte-Marie said that when she was a young adult she was adopted by a Cree family in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. She also said she has "lived with uncertainty" about her heritage. In the past Sainte-Marie was described on her website — which touted her "Indigenous leadership" — as a "Cree singer-songwriter." Her website's bio in 2023 also claimed "she became the only Indigenous person to win an Oscar" at the time with her 1983 Academy Awards recognition for best original song ("Up Where We Belong" from "An Officer and a Gentleman.") These statements have since been removed from her website. 2023 investigation found Sainte-Marie was born to white parents in Massachusetts; singer says she was adopted In October 2023, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation published an investigation that uncovered her birth certificate, which showed a birthplace of Stoneham, Massachusetts. According to the CBC, she was born Beverly Jean Santamaria on Feb. 20, 191, to a white couple, Albert and Winifred Santamaria, whom she's claimed were her adoptive parents. "For many years, Sainte-Marie claimed she was born on the Piapot First Nation" located within Saskatchewan, the report said. But Sainte-Marie's lawyer, Josephine de Whytell, told the outlet in a statement at the time, "At no point has Buffy Sainte-Marie personally misrepresented her ancestry or any details about her personal history to the public." In the 2018 novel "Buffy Sainte-Marie: An Authorized Biography," for which Joni Mitchell wrote the forward, Sainte-Marie explained her understanding of her Native heritage to author Andrea Warner. "I was told that I was adopted. I was told that I was just born 'on the wrong side of the blanket.' In other words, one of my parents was my parent and one wasn't. I was told that we were part-Indian, but nobody knew anything about it," the book quotes her as saying, according to the CBC. Emile and Clara Piapot of the Piapot First Nation adopted Sainte-Marie into their family in the early '60s, several family members confirmed in the CBC's report, saying, this "holds far more weight than any paper documentation or colonial recordkeeping ever could." Buffy Sainte-Marie: 'I am proud of my Indigenous-American identity' The day before the CBC investigation was published, Sainte-Marie took to social media to share both a video and a lengthy statement about the "deeply hurtful allegations" that were set to come out. "I am proud of my Indigenous-American identity, and the deep ties I have to Canada and my Piapot family. What I know about my Indigenous ancestry I learned from my growing up mother, who was part Mi'kmaq, and my own research later in life," she wrote on Oct. 26, 2023. "My mother told me many things, including that I was adopted and that I was Native." Sainte-Marie wrote that she has struggled to pinpoint her ancestry and said her "Indigenous identity is rooted in a deep connection to a community which has had a profound role in shaping my life and my work." "For a long time, I tried to discover information about my background. Through that research what became clear, and what I've always been honest about, is that I don't know where I'm from or who my birth parents were, and I will never know," she wrote. "Which is why, to be questioned in this way today is painful, both for me, and for my two families I love so dearly."
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Buffy Sainte-Marie's Polaris and Juno Awards Revoked Following Claims She Fabricated Identity
The post Buffy Sainte-Marie's Polaris and Juno Awards Revoked Following Claims She Fabricated Identity appeared first on Consequence. Following a recent scandal alleging that the folk artist and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie had fabricated her Canadian Indigenous roots, the Polaris Music Prize and Juno Awards have revoked honors bestowed on the musician. The release of a 2023 documentary produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) called Sainte-Marie's Indigenous identity into question. A fervent activist for Indigenous causes, as reflected in songs like 'Now That the Buffalo's Gone,' Sainte-Marie had long claimed that she was born and raised on a Cree reservation in Saskatchewan. However, the CBC program uncovered she was in fact born in Massachusetts. Earlier this year, Sainte-Marie, was stripped of her Order of Canada appointment. Now, the Polaris Music Prize and the Juno Awards have decided that her collected accolades from both institutions will be rescinded, due to her inability to provide tangible proof of her Canadian and/or Indigenous identity. The Polaris Prize was first awarded in 2006 and honors one full-length musical project created by a Canadian artist annually. Sainte-Marie had been awarded two Polaris Prizes; the first for her 2015 album Power in the Blood and later a Heritage Prize, which awards works that were released prior to the voting body's first ceremony, for her 1964 record It's My Way! 'Our eligibility criteria requires all nominees to be Canadian citizens or permanent residents,' read a statement from the organization, 'With proof of status provided through government-issued documentation, including passports, birth certificates, permanent resident cards, and/or secure certificates of Indian Status.' The Juno Awards has a longer history in Canada. The first JUNOS were called the Gold Leaf Awards and its inaugural ceremony was held in February 1970. Presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) the JUNOS honor new releases from Canadian artists that year, including Artist of the Year and Album of the Year. Sainte-Marie had received multiple Juno Awards, including the Humanitarian Award in 2017 and Indigenous Music Album of the Year in 2018. CARAS also founded the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1978, inducting Sainte-Marie in 1995, meaning she will no longer be part of the group of famed musicians, which includes Joni Mitchell, Alanis Morrisette, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, and Leonard Cohen, among others. According to a CARAS press statement, the Academy acknowledges that 'this decision is not a reflection of Ms. Sainte-Marie's artistic contributions.' The statement continued: 'Buffy Sainte-Marie has been a strong supporter and advocate for Canadian music, and we acknowledge the past contributions she has made to our organization. However, CARAS' mandate is to educate, develop, celebrate, and honor Canadian artists. Maintaining the integrity of this process is essential to ensuring the organization continues to fulfill its purpose.' Following the release of CBC's report, Sainte-Marie removed explicit claims of being Cree from her website, however, she maintained that she was Indigenous heritage in public statements. In a new statement responding to her being stripped of the Order of Canada and other accolades, Sainte-Marie said she 'never treated my citizenship as a secret and most of my friends and relatives in Canada have known I'm American, and it's never been an issue.' She added, 'Although it's true that I've never been certain of where I was born, and did investigate the possibility that I may have been born in Canada, I still don't know.' As for her being stripped of her accolades, Sainte-Marie stated, 'It was very lovely to host the medals for awhile, but I return them with a good heart.' Sainte-Marie, 84, retired from live performances in 2023, citing physical injuries and health problems. Her last record was 2017's Medicine Songs. Buffy Sainte-Marie's Polaris and Juno Awards Revoked Following Claims She Fabricated Identity Jaeden Pinder Popular Posts Jon Stewart Calls Out Elon Musk for Flaking on The Daily Show Interview Faster Pussycat Singer's Fiancée Dies After Falling Overboard on '80s Cruise That Band Was Playing Dead Kennedys Legend Jello Biafra Joins Cavalera Onstage for "Nazi Trumps F**k Off": Watch Gene Hackman and Wife's Causes of Death Revealed Monty Python and the Holy Grail Returning to Theaters for 50th Anniversary Hamilton Cancels Show at Kennedy Center Subscribe to Consequence's email digest and get the latest breaking news in music, film, and television, tour updates, access to exclusive giveaways, and more straight to your inbox.
CBC
07-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Buffy Sainte-Marie stripped of Juno, Polaris music awards
Buffy Sainte-Marie has been stripped of her Canadian music awards. Both the Juno Awards and the Polaris Music Prize announced Friday they were rescinding the honours Sainte-Marie had received over the years, after the 84-year-old musician returned her Order of Canada earlier this week, saying she is an American citizen and had "made it completely clear" she is not Canadian. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), which runs the Junos, said it made the decision in accordance with its eligibility requirements, following Sainte-Marie's statements about not being Canadian. Sainte-Marie had collected seven Juno Awards over the years. "This decision is not a reflection of Ms. Sainte-Marie's artistic contributions but ensures that CARAS celebrates and honours artists who meet the criteria. While this decision aligns with longstanding criteria, we acknowledge the impact it may have," CARAS said in its statement. "Buffy Sainte-Marie has been a strong supporter and advocate for Canadian music, and we acknowledge the past contributions she has made to our organization. However, CARAS' mandate is to educate, develop, celebrate, and honour Canadian artists." Polaris gave the same reason, saying that based on Sainte-Marie's statement, she "does not meet Polaris Music Prize's rules and regulations."
