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30-03-2025
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Junos 2025: full list of winners
Social Sharing The 2025 Juno Awards kicked off with the Juno Awards Gala on March 29, where the majority of the statuettes were handed out. Tate McRae, who was one of the most-nominated artists this year, was an early winner taking home four awards including album of the year for Think Later. Several first-timers won their first Junos, including SadBoi, Snotty Nose Rez Kids and more. Lowell, one of the songwriters who contributed to Beyoncé's Grammy-winning album Cowboy Carter, won her first Juno for the new category songwriter of the year, non-performer. "Definitely never thought this would happen, I've been here eight or nine times and watched a lot of my hits that I wrote get Junos but not moi, so thank you," she said while accepting her statuette. Take a look below to see the full list of winners, indicated in bold. TikTok Juno Fan Choice Award Bbno$ Dean Brody Jade Eagleson Josh Ross Karan Aujla Les Cowboys Fringants Preston Pablo Shawn Mendes Tate McRae The Weeknd Single of the year Single Again, Josh Ross Winning Speech, Karan Aujla Why Why Why, Shawn Mendes Exes, Tate McRae Timeless, the Weeknd and Playboi Carti 6 must-hear songs from Shawn Mendes's new album, Shawn Album of the year Breakthrough artist or group of the year Alexander Stewart AP Dhillon AR Paisley Chris Grey Ekkstacy Nemahsis Owen Riegling Sukha Tony Ann Zeina Artist of the year Josh Ross Kaytranada Shawn Mendes Tate McRae The Weeknd Kaytranada's 11 most timeless collaborations Group of the year Crash Adams Mother Mother Spiritbox Sum 41 The Beaches Classical album of the year (solo artist) Signature Philip Glass, Angèle Dubeau Messiaen, Barbara Hannigan Freezing, Emily D'Angelo Butterfly Lightning Shakes the Earth, India Gailey Williams Violin Concerto No. 1; Bernstein Serenade, James Ehnes Classical album of the year (small ensemble) Known To Dreamers: Black Voices in Canadian Art Song, Canadian Art Song Project Rituæls, collectif9 East is East, Infusion Baroque Marie Hubert: Fille du Roy, Karina Gauvin Kevin Lau: Under a Veil of Stars, St. John–Mercer–Park Trio Classical album of the year (large ensemble) Ispiciwin, Luminous Voices Alikeness, Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra Sinfonia, conducted by Mark Fewer featuring Aiyun Huang, Deantha Edmunds and Mark Fewer Sibelius 2 & 5, Orchestre Métropolitain, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande & Verklärte Nacht, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Rafael Payare Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gustavo Gimeno featuring Marc-André Hamelin and Nathalie Forget Jazz album of the year (solo) Montreal Jazz Series 1 (Échanges Synaptiques), André Leroux The Head of a Mouse, Audrey Ochoa Portrait of Right Now, Jocelyn Gould Slice of Life, Larnell Lewis The Antrim Coast, Mark Kelso Jazz album of the year (group) Time Will Tell, Andy Milne and Unison Reverence, Carn Davidson 9 Harbour, Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra Gravity, Jeremy Ledbetter Trio Jaya, Raagaverse Vocal jazz album of the year Oh Mother, Andrea Superstein Hello! How Are You?, Caity Gyorgy Winter Song, Kellylee Evans Wintersongs, Laila Biali Magpie, Sarah Jerrom Instrumental album of the year Disaster Pony, Disaster Pony Distant Places, Eric Bearclaw Ginger Beef, Ginger Beef Memory palace, Intervals Confluencias, Lara Wong & Melón Jimenez Blues album of the year This Old Life, Big Dave McLean New Orleans Sessions, Blue Moon Marquee Yeah!, David Gogo Samantha King and the Midnight Outfit, Samantha King & the Midnight Outfit One Guitar Woman, Sue Foley Traditional roots album of the year Hemispheres, Inn Echo Retro Man ... More and More (Expanded Edition), Jake Vaadeland Domino!, La Bottine Souriante The Road Back Home (Live), Loreena McKennitt At the End of the Day, Sylvia Tyson Dan Hill, Glass Tiger, Loreena McKennitt, Ginette Reno to be inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame Contemporary roots album of the year Anniversary, Abigail Lapell For Eden, Boy Golden Things Were Never Good if They're Not Good Now, Donovan Woods Pathways, Julian Taylor Strange Medicine, Kaia Kater Country album of the year The Compass Project: West Album, Brett Kissel Dallas Smith, Dallas Smith Complicated, Josh Ross Nobody's Born With a Broken Heart, MacKenzie Porter Going Home, Tyler Joe Miller Adult alternative album of the year Inuktitut, Elisapie Revelation, Leif Vollebekk Healing Power, Terra Lightfoot We were born here, what's your excuse?, the Secret Beach Never Better, Wild Rivers Alternative album of the year When a Thought Grows Wings, Luna Li Verbathim, Nemahsis Magpie, Peach Pit What's the Point, Ruby Waters Water the Flowers, Pray for a Garden, Valley Rock album of the year Pages, Big Wreck Vices, JJ Wilde Grief Chapter, Mother Mother Set Your Pussy Free, Nobro Heaven :x: Hell, Sum 41 Metal/hard music album of the year Beyond the Reach of the Sun, Anciients PowerNerd, Devin Townsend Fire, Kittie The Fear of Fear, Spiritbox Ultrapower, Striker Adult contemporary album of the year Roses, Aphrose Boundless Possibilities, Celeigh Cardinal Transitions, Kellie Loder Songs of Love & Death, Maddee Ritter Lovers' Gothic, Maïa Davies Pop album of the year Bleeding heart, Alexander Stewart If this is it…, Jamie Fine Anywhere But Here, Preston Pablo Shawn, Shawn Mendes Think Later, Tate McRae Dance recording of the year Uh Huh, DijahSB No Time, Interplanetary Criminal featuring SadBoi Give in to you, Rezz, Virtual Riot featuring One True God Call Me When, So Sus Foul Taste, Wawa Underground dance single of the year Bamboo, Ciel Keepsake, Destrata Distant Memories, Hernan Cattaneo, Hicky & Kalo La Vérité, Jesse Mac Cormack, Charlie Houston, Brö WTP, Suray Sertin Electronic album of the year Honey, Caribou Union, Èbony Love, Care, Kindness & Hope, Fred Everything Timeless, Kaytranada This But More, Priori Join Caribou's euphoric dance party at his sold-out hometown show Rap single of the year People, Classified Double the Fun, Haviah Mighty Shut Up, Jessie Reyez BBE, Snotty Nose Rez Kids Hier encore, Souldia, Lost Rap album/EP of the year 96 Miles From Bethlehem, Belly Luke's View, Classified The Flower That Knew, DijahSB See You When I See You, Dom Vallie Red Future, Snotty Nose Rez Kids Traditional R&B/soul recording of the year Limbo, Aqyila The Worst, Benita Cyan Blue, Charlotte Day Wilson Halfway Broken, Luna Elle Velvet Soul, TheHonestGuy Contemporary R&B recording of the year Bloom, Aqyila Noire, Avenoir For the Boy in Me, Dylan Sinclair Loony, Loony Eastend Confessions, Zeina Reggae recording of the year Destiny, Lee "Scratch" Perry & Bob Riddim Born to Be Free, Exco Levi Fallback, King Cruff & Runkus Sky's the Limit, Skystar Rise, Tonya P Children's album of the year Shun Beh Nats'ujeh: We Are Healing Through Songs, Kym Gouchie Penny Penguin, Raffi & Good Lovelies Riley Rocket: Songs From Season One, Riley Rocket and Megablast Buon Appetito, Walk off the Earth, Romeo Eats Maestro Fresh Wes Presents: Young Maestro "Rhyme Travellers," Young Maestro Comedy album of the year Wonder Woman, Courtney Gilmour Honourable Intentions, Debra DiGiovanni Popcorn, Ivan Decker Sad Witch, Jess Salomon Down With Tech, Nathan Macintosh Traditional Indigenous artist or group of the year New Comings, Black Bear Singers Winston & I, Brianna Lizotte Travelling Home, Cree Confederation REZilience, Northern Cree Ostesihtowin-"Brotherhood," Young Spirit Contemporary Indigenous artist or group of the year Precious Diamonds, Adrian Sutherland Boundless Possibilities, Celeigh Cardinal Brown Man, Sebastian Gaskin Red Future, Snotty Nose Rez Kids Pretty Red Bird, Tia Wood Francophone album of the year Aliocha Schneider, Aliocha Schneider Demain il fera beau, Fredz Toutes les rues sont silencieuses, Jay Scøtt Abracadabra, Klô Pelgag Pub Royal, Les Cowboys Fringants Contemporary Christian/gospel album of the year Elenee., Elenee My Foundation, Jordan St. Cyr Restore, Ryan Ofei Miracle in the Making, Tehillah Worship Hymns Alive (Live), Toronto Mass Choir Global music album of the year Aarambh, Abby V Kanzafula, Ahmed Moneka Malak, Didon Dankoroba, Djely Tapa Niebla, Ramon Chicharron South Asian music recording of the year The Brownprint, AP Dhillon Coolin, Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga, Jazzy B Love Like That, Jonita Gandhi Tauba Tauba (from Bad Newz), Karan Aujla Arul, Yanchan Produced, Sandeep Narayan 15 South Asian Canadian artists to listen to right now Album artwork of the year Erik M. Grice (art director), Vanessa Elizabeth Heins (photographer): Chandler, Wyatt C. Louis Gabriel Noel Altrows (art director, illustrator): Good Kid 4, Good Kid Kee Avil, Jacqueline Beaumont (art director), Fatine-Violette Sabiri (photographer): Spine, Kee Avil Keenan Gregory (art director): Altruistic, Royal Tusk Kevin Hearn, Lauchlan Reid (art director), Antoine Jean Moonen (designer), Lauchlan Reid (illustrator): Basement Days, the Glacials Music video of the year Human, Adrian Villagomez (Apashe & Wasiu) Nasty, Jonah Haber (Tinashe) Gravity, Jorden Lee (Sean Leon) Name of God, Mustafa Jump Cut, Winston Hacking (Corridor) Jack Richardson producer of the year Aaron Paris: intro (end of the world) (co-producer Ariana Grande, Nick Lee, Shintaro Yasuda), eternal sunshine, Ariana Grande; Bought the Earth (co-producer Calton McDowell, Charlie Coffeen, Rex Kudo), 2093, Yea; Let it Breathe (co-producer Charlie Coffeen, Carton, Rewind, Rex Kudo, Russell Boring, the Kount), 11th Dimension, Ski Mask the Slump God; Tiger Eye (co-producer Akeel Henry), Tiger Eye, Loony; "Dishonored" (co-producer Jack Rochon, Leonardo Dessi, Matthew Sean Leon), In Loving Memory, Sean Leon, Jessie Reyez; R e a l W o m a n (co-producer Eli Brown, Noah "40" Shebib, Prep Bijan), PartyNextDoor 4 (P4), PartyNextDoor Akeel Henry: Spin featuring Victoria Monét (co-producer Yonatan Ayal), Megan, Megan Thee Stallion; Smoke (co-producer Bongo ByTheWay), Smoke, Ari Lennox; Shake featuring Jeremih (co-producer Bongo ByTheWay, Kareen Lomax, Trey Campbell), Trouble in Paradise, Chlöe; Oh, Wait… featuring Nao (co-producer Ari PenSmith, Blake Straus), Love's Letter (deluxe), Shae Universe; I Choose You (co-producer Yonatan Ayal), Say Yes, Melanie Fiona; Love Ain't Guaranteed (co-producer Harry Beech), Redemption, Mist Evan Blair: Pretty Slowly, Benson Boone; Beautiful Things, Benson Boone; club heaven, Nessa Barrett; No High, David Kushner; this is how a woman leaves, i hope i never fall in love, Intermission, Maren Morris Jack Rochon: II Hands II Heaven (co-producer Beyoncé, Dave Hamelin), Protector (co-producer Beyoncé), Jolene (co-producer Alex Vickery, Beyoncé, Brittany "Chi" Coney, Denisia "Blu June" Andrews, Khirye Tyler), Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé; My Way (co-producer Charlotte Day Wilson, Leon Thomas); Cyan Blue, Charlotte Day Wilson; Crash (co-producer Aaron Paris, Aidan, Alex Goldblatt, Khris Riddick, Mariel Gomerez-Rodriguez, Oak), Tears featuring Omah Lay (co-producer Etienne, GuiltyBeatz, Mariel Gomerez-Rodriguez, Oak, Symphony), Crash, Kehlani Shawn Everett: II Most Wanted (co-producer Beyoncé, Jonathan Rado, Michael Pollack, Miley Cyrus), Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé; Found Heaven, Found Heaven, Conan Gray; Bright Lights (co-producer Jonathan Rado), Bright Lights, the Killers; I Don't, (co-producer Brittany Howard), Eye of the Night, Found Heaven, Conan Gray; Prove it to You (co-producer Brittany Howard), What Now, Brittany Howard Classical composition of the year Angmalukisaa, Deantha Edmunds The fog in our poise, Gabriel Dharmoo L'écoute du perdu : III. « Voix jetées », Keiko Devaux Dark Flower, Linda Catlin Smith String Quartet No. 4 "Insects and Machines," Vivian Fung Songwriter of the year Abel Tesfaye (the Weeknd): Dancing in the Flames (co-songwriters Max Martin, Oscar Holter), the Weeknd; Timeless (co-songwriters Blessed, Jarrod "Twisco" Morgan, Jordan Terrell Carter, Kobe "BbyKobe" Hood, Lawson, Mark Williams, Mike Dean, Pharrel Williams, Raul Cubina (Volta), Tariq "BL$$D" Sharrieff); São Paulo featuring Anitta (co-songwriters Agustinho Raphael Dos Santos, Andre Luiz Viegas, Everton Ramos De Araujo, Flavio Seraphim De Almeida, Larissa de Macedo Machado, Marcelo Nei Leal, Mike Dean, Sean Solymar, Tatiana Dos Santos Lourenco, Washington Luis Costa Vaz) AP Dhillon: Old Money (co-songwriters Abdul Aziz Dieng, Chris Mathew LaRocca-Cerrone, Luke Maurizio Mauti, Michael Tompa, Robert Benvegnu, Satinderpal Singh); Losing Myself featuring Gunna (co-songwriters Abdul Aziz Dieng, Herman Atwal, Luke Maurizio Mauti, Rashpal Singh, Sergio Giavanni Kitchens); Bora Bora featuring Arya Starr (co-songwriters Anas Rahmoune, Joseph Watchorn, Mason Tanner, Satinderpal Singh) Jessie Reyez: Child of Fire (co-songwriters Oladipo Omishore, Spencer Stewart, Tiffany Day); Ridin featuring Lil Wayne (co-songwriters Dwayne Carter, Jeff Gitelman, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson); Shut Up featuring Big Sean (co-songwriter Christopher Smith, Giovani Figueroa-Borges, Julian Harris, Nolan Lambroza, Sean Anderson, Uforo Ebong) Mustafa: Name of God (co-songwriters Aaron Dessner, Simon Hessman); Leaving Toronto (co-songwriters Jonah Yano, Rodaidh Mcdonald, Simon Hessman); I'll Go Anywhere (co-songwriters Simon Hessman) Nemah Hasan: stick of gum (co-songwriters Danny Casio, Pablo Bowman); you wore it better (co-songwriters Danny Casio, Pablo Bowman); coloured concrete (co-songwriters Danny Casio, Pablo Bowman) Songwriter of the year (non-performer) Evan Blair: Beautiful Things, Pretty Slowly (co-songwriters Benson Boone, Jackson Lafrantz Larsen), Benson Boone; "i hope i never fall in love" (co-songwriters Delacey, Lucy Healey, Maren Morris), Maren Morris Lowell: Texas Hold 'Em (co-songwriters Atia "Ink" Boggs, Beyonc é, Brian Bates, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro, Raphael Saadiq); Bodyguard (co-songwriters Beyonc é, Leven Kali, Raphael Saadiq, Ryan Beatty, Shantoni Ajane Nichols, Terius "The Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant), Beyoncé; Takes One to Know One (co-songwriters Eliza Enman-Mcdaniel, Gus van Go, Jordan Miller, Kylie Miller, Leandra Earl), the Beaches Nathan Ferraro: Texas Hold 'Em (co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Atia "Ink" Boggs, Beyoncé, Brian Bates, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Raphael Saadiq), Beyoncé; Smoke (co-songwriters Akeel Henry, Ant Clemons, Courtney Salter, Uforo Ebong Smoke), Ari Lennox; Who Do I Call Now? (Hellbent) (co-songwriters Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Michael Wise, Sofia Camara), Sofia Camara Shaun Frank: Love Somebody (co-songwriters Ashley Gorley, Elof Loelv, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, John Bryon, Martina Sorbara, Morgan Wallen, Nicholas Gale, Ryan Vojtesak, Steve Richard Francis Mastroianni, Yaakov Gruzman), Morgan Wallen; Training Season (co-songwriters Caroline Ailin, Danny L Harle, Dua Lipa, Kevin Parker, Martina Sorbara, Nicholas Gate, Steve Francis Richard Mastroianni, Tobias Jesso Jr., Yaakov Gruzman), Dua Lipa; Sideways (co-songwriters A. Graham, David Karbal, Marcel Kosic, Richard Beynon, Tiernan Kelly, Tinashe Sibanda), Gordo
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02-03-2025
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Tate McRae Lights Up ‘SNL' with Electrifying Performances of ‘Sports Car' & ‘Dear God': Watch
Tate McRae made her return to Saturday Night Live on March 1, delivering a pair of standout performances from her latest album. The 21-year-old pop star graced the stage for her second appearance on the iconic NBC sketch comedy show, captivating viewers with electrifying renditions of 'Sports Car' and 'Dear God.' Both tracks are from her third album, So Close to What, which was released on Feb. 21. More from Billboard Morat Shines in Viña del Mar Debut, Wins Gold & Silver Gaviotas Liam Payne Remembered in Emotional Tribute at 2025 BRIT Awards At 2025 Brits, Chappell Roan, Myles Smith & The Last Dinner Party Send Strong Messages in Their Acceptance Speeches For her first performance of 'Sports Car,' McRae stepped onto a stage filled with stacked metal chairs, surrounded by male dancers in suits who appeared to be snapping photos of her. Later in the episode, she returned to the same minimalist stage design for a slower, emotional performance of 'Dear God.' Saturday's episode was hosted by comedian Shane Gillis. McRae is fresh off the release of her latest album, So Close to What. The project features previously released viral singles like 'It's OK I'm OK' and '2 Hands,' as well as a collaboration with Flo Milli ('Bloodonmyhands'). The set also includes a track with McRae's boyfriend, The Kid Laroi, titled 'I Know Love.' So Close to What follows her 2023 album, Think Later, which debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200. The album was bolstered by singles like 'Greedy' and 'Exes.' The Canadian-born star first appeared on SNL in November 2023, with Jason Momoa as the pre-Thanksgiving episode's host. She performed two songs, 'Greedy' and 'Grave,' to promote her then-upcoming sophomore album, Think Later. Later this month, McRae will launch a world tour in support of So Close to What. The Miss Possessive Tour will begin on March 18 in Mexico City and will see the singer touring through Europe, Canada and North America until the end of September 2025. Special guests for the tour include Zara Larsson and Benee. Watch McRae's SNL performances below. For those without cable, the broadcast streams on Peacock, which you can sign up for at the link here. Having a Peacock account also gives fans access to previous SNL episodes. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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02-03-2025
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‘SNL': Watch Tate McRae Perform ‘Sports Car,' ‘Dear God'
Tate McRae's second Saturday Night Live musical guest spot saw her perform two tracks from her newest album, So Close to What, which came out late last month. The first was 'Sports Car,' which McRae has said was 'such a fun song to write.' More from Rolling Stone 'SNL': Shane Gillis Tries to Survive Winery Tour With Crazy Girlfriend 'SNL' Weekend Update Tackles Trump-Zelensky Meeting, Musk's Demands of Federal Workers 'SNL' Cold Open: Mike Myers' Elon Musk Clumsily Waves Chainsaw Around Trump's Head 'I wrote it with Julia Michaels, Ryan Tedder, and Grant [Boutin] and we wanted to kind of capture the adrenaline of love, sex, and the excitement of it all,' she told Vogue. 'I felt like a sports car reminded me of that feeling of love, and like you are right in the middle of it. We referenced the Ying Yang twins with the whisper chorus and it ended up being really fun.' McRae followed that up with 'Dear God.' The Canadian pop singer recently told Rolling Stone that she began writing songs that would end up on her latest album shortly after her second, Think Later, was released in Dec. 2023. 'Even though it's work, writing feels like my safe space,' she explained. 'The stable part of my life is when I'm able to talk about my feelings. So, I feel like amidst how crazy the year was on tour, it actually was nice to come home and keep writing about my perspective on where I was at in life.' McRae previously debuted as SNL's musical guest in Nov. 2023, performing Think Later's ' Grave' and 'Greedy.' The latter, which rose to the third spot on the Billboard Hot 100, would go on to win the 2024 Juno Award for Single of the Year. In a few weeks, McRae will begin a 50-date world tour in Mexico City. Her Miss Possessive Tour winds through South America, Europe and North America, wrapping up in Inglewood in November. Opening for her in the U.S. and Canada is Swedish singer-songwriter Zara Larsson, while Benee will do the same in Europe. Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
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20-02-2025
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Tate McRae Embraces Moto Inspiration in Courrèges and Rick Owens at ‘So Close to What' Listening Party
Tate McRae embraced moto-inspired details at a Los Angeles listening party for her new album 'So Close to What,' out Friday. The singer sat down with influencer Jake Shane at the Spotify-hosted event. McRae selected a vinyl biker jacket by Courrèges, adding on a pair of baggy linen pants from Rick Owens' spring 2025 collection, which featured an exposed zipper. White open-toe heels and a diamond-encrusted ring topped off her edgy look. More from WWD Tate McRae's Sophomore Album 'Think Later' Marks a New Era of Fame, Embracing Pop Revival and Her Calgary Roots Rick Owens Exhibition in the Works for Paris: Sources Gloria Vanderbilt's 101st Birthday: Remembering Her Life, Career and Fashion Influence The 'Greedy' artist wore her dirty blond hair in long waves, while her makeup consisted of brown eyeshadow, smoked-out eyeliner and a muted pink lip. McRae currently works with stylist Brett Alan Nelson, who also counts Doja Cat and Karol G as clients. Earlier this month, McRae was revealed as Neutrogena's latest brand ambassador. She'll front a campaign for the skin care brand's Hydro Boost franchise. 'When you're younger and just getting comfortable, you feel you need to put on as much product as possible and just try to find the coolest products,' McRae told Beauty Inc. 'As I'm getting older, I feel simpler is better.' McRae is also a longtime fan of Nutrogena's Hydro Boost moisturizer, one of the brand's hero products, which sells one unit every two seconds globally. 'I put so much makeup on and do my hair every single night to go onstage, and the last thing I want is a long skin care routine,' she said. 'I've been using [Neutrogena]'s products for so long.' Last fall, McRae made her debut as a Skims spokesmodel, appearing in the shapewear label's holiday campaign. Lensed by director Harmony Korine, the singer heats up a winter wonderland in red lingerie and printed sleep sets. 'I love the holidays, and Skims always nails the perfect pieces for every occasion,' McRae said in a statement. 'This year's holiday collection is amazing. It has such a cute mix of comfy and romantic styles. I felt amazing in everything and can't wait to wear it all season.' View Gallery Launch Gallery: Tate McRae Models Skims' Holiday Campaign with Whimsical Underwear, Lingerie & More Winter Wonderland Styles [PHOTOS] Best of WWD Tippi Hedren's Style Through the Years: From Classic Hollywood Starlet to Red Carpets With Granddaughter Dakota Johnson and More Happy Birthday, Rihanna: See Her Fashion Moments Through the Years, Photos Gloria Vanderbilt's 101st Birthday: Remembering Her Life, Career and Fashion Influence
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11-02-2025
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Juno Awards 2025: a breakdown of this year's nominees
The 2025 Juno Award nominees are out — and with 46 awards and 208 nominees, there's a lot to take in. The 54th Juno Awards are heading to Vancouver on March 30, hosted by Michael Bublé. CBC is the official media partner for the Juno Awards, and the show will be broadcast and streamed live across Canada from 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. AT on CBC-TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music, CBC Listen and globally at and on CBC Music's YouTube page. The full list of Juno nominees is quite dense, so we broke it down to find out what new trends are emerging. Below we took a look at the introduction of new categories, exciting first-time nominees, the gender parity of the list, the regional breakdown and more. Tate McRae and Josh Ross are tied for most nominations Calgary's Tate McRae and Waterdown, Ontario's Josh Ross are going head-to-head in three categories: single of the year, album of the year and artist of the year, as well as the TikTok Juno Fan Choice Award. The reigning Canadian pop princess also nabbed a nomination for pop album of the year for her sophomore album, Think Later, which includes hits "Greedy" and "Exes." Ross, a rising voice in Canadian country, is also up for country album of the year for his debut release, Complicated. The 5 must-hear songs from Tate McRae's new album, Think Later WATCH | The music video for Tate McRae's 'Exes': McRae and Ross are followed closely by the Weeknd and Shawn Mendes, who both have four nominations. The Weeknd is four wins away from beating Anne Murray's longstanding record of most Juno wins ever. Murray has 25 Junos, and has held the record since 1993. Nemahsis, AP Dhillon, Karan Aujla and Snotty Nose Rez Kids all have three nominations each, and Aqyila, Mustafa, Jessie Reyez, Shawn Everett, Les Cowboys Fringants, Celeigh Cardinal, Mother Mother, Sum 41, Spiritbox, Preston Pablo, Classified, DijahSB, Evan Blair and Elisapie each have two. Surprisingly, despite releasing her comeback album, 7, last year, Nelly Furtado isn't nominated for any awards. Neither was Orville Peck's album Stampede, which includes duets with Willie Nelson, Elton John and Kylie Minogue, nor Cindy Lee's Diamond Jubilee, which was critically acclaimed and regarded by Pitchfork and Exclaim! as the No. 1 album of 2024. Artists are responsible for submitting their own work for consideration, and it's unclear if any of these artists chose to submit or not. 117 artists earn their 1st Juno nods There are 117 first-time individual nominees this year, up from 90 in 2024. Independent singer-songwriter Nemahsis and Punjabi rapper AP Dhillon are tied as the most-nominated first-timers, with three nominations each. Several first-time nominees follow closely behind with two nominations each, including pop singer Alexander Stewart, R&B singer Zeina, rapper DijahSB, producer/songwriter Evan Blair and more. WATCH | The music video for Nemahsis's 'Stick of Gum': Other emerging artists who received their first nominations include Tia Wood, King Cruff, Ryan Ofei, Avenoir, Elenee, Sukha, AR Paisley, Loony, Sebastian Gaskin, Skystar, Nobro, Ekkstacy, Wawa, India Gailey and more. Language diversity in nominations for album of the year For the first time in Juno history, there are four languages represented in the category for album of the year, which is based on sales and streaming numbers, with the majority of albums being non-English releases. Elisapie's Inuktitut is an Inuktitut album, Roxane Bruneau's Submergé is in French, and Sukha's Undisputed is a Punjabi record. The remaining two nominees, Tate McRae's Think Later and Josh Ross's Complicated, are in English. None of the nominees in the category have ever taken home the Juno for album of the year. McRae is the only artist who has previously been nominated in this category, as she received a nomination in 2022 for Too Young to Be Sad and another in 2023 for I Think I Could Fly. Inuktitut won Elisapie the Juno for contemporary Indigenous artist or group of the year in 2024, and it's the only album in the category to have already won a Juno. Ontario artists lead, with almost half of nominees hailing from the province Ontario's lead has slipped a bit from last year, but it's still the front-runner by a mile. Making up 45 per cent of the list, down from 50 per cent in 2024, Ontarians are represented in almost all the categories, from Shawn Mendes's nom for pop album of the year to Jessie Reyez's nom for songwriter of the year. Much of the Canadian music industry is concentrated in the province, so it makes sense that it is represented so heavily in the Juno nominations. WATCH | The music video for Shawn Mendes's 'Why Why Why': Quebec follows in second, accounting for 20 per cent of the list, down from 24 per cent in 2024. Aside from expectedly Quebec-heavy categories like francophone album of the year, artists from la belle province make up a big chunk of the underground dance single of the year (Hicky & Kalo, Suray Sertin, Jesse Mac Cormack) and electronic album of the year categories (Kaytranada, Priori, Fred Everything). British Columbia is up from 2024, with 13.5 per cent of nominees over last year's 10. The rest of the provinces make up the remaining 18 per cent, and there are zero nominees from any of the territories. Women represent 32% of nominees, mixed-gender groups 17% and non-binary artists 2.5% In 2024 and 2023, men made up more than 50 per cent of the Juno nominees (57 per cent and 56 per cent, respectively). For 2025, 48.5 per cent of the nominees are men, with mixed-gender groups and non-binary artists making up a larger share of the list than in previous years. Women have seen an incremental increase from last year, 32 per cent over 31 per cent in 2024. When calculating this breakdown, duos and groups that include members with different genders (e.g. Mother Mother, Valley, Wild Rivers, Spiritbox) are counted separately. They make up 17 per cent of the total nominees, up from 11 per cent in 2024. Non-binary artists make up the remaining 2.5 per cent of the list, up from one per cent in 2024. Diving deeper into these numbers: McRae is the only woman nominated for the Tik Tok Juno Fan Choice Award, as men make up the remaining nine nominees, which include the Weeknd, Shawn Mendes, Josh Ross and Les Cowboys Fringants. The category for breakthrough artist of the year is in a similar boat, with only two women nominated: Zeina and Nemahsis. The other eight nominees are all men, including AR Paisley, Alexander Stewart and AP Dhillon. WATCH | The music video for Nobro's 'Where My Girls At: On the other hand, the category for rock album of the year has the best gender parity since its inception in 1991, with Nobro, JJ Wilde and Mother Mother nominated alongside Sum 41 and Big Wreck (two female acts, one mixed-gender group and two male bands). Women have historically ruled the vocal jazz album of the year category and this year shows no deviation from that trend. It's the only category that includes all women: Andrea Superstein, Caity Gyorgy, Kellylee Evans, Laila Biali and Sarah Jerrom. There are three male-only categories this year: music video of the year, Jack Richardson producer of the year and electronic album of the year. 2 new categories, plus category changes Two new awards will be handed out at the 2025 Junos: songwriter of the year (non-performer) and South Asian music recording of the year. The South Asian music recording of the year Juno "will celebrate recordings throughout the diaspora, supporting their tremendous growth and success," stated the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) in a press release. Karan Aujla, who won his first Juno for TikTok Juno Fan Choice last year, is the only previous Juno winner in the South Asian music recording category. The other nominees — AP Dhillon (who made his Juno debut with a performance of "Summer High" in 2023), Jonita Gandhi, Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga, Jazzy B, Yanchan Produced and Sandeep Narayan — are all first-timers. WATCH | AP Dhillon performs 'Summer High' at the Juno Awards: The songwriter of the year category is now split in two: the non-performer category acknowledges the musicians behind the scenes who compose songs for others, while the songwriter of the year Juno is presented to artists who sing their own songs. Songwriter of the year (non-performer) nominees include previous Juno nominees Tobias Jesso Jr., who was nominated for three Junos in 2016 (songwriter of the year, adult alternative album of the year and breakthrough artist of the year) and DJ and songwriter Shaun Frank, who was nominated for a Juno in 2017. First-time nominees in the category include Lowell and Nathan Ferraro, who both worked on Beyoncé's Grammy-winning Cowboy Carter album, as well as Evan Blair, who penned songs for Benson Boone and Maren Morris. Ferraro was nominated in 2009 for pop album of the year with his band the Midway State, but this is his first solo nomination. The new categories came after CARAS reversed its decision to put the awards for reggae recording of the year, Christian/gospel album of the year and children's album of the year on hiatus. The international album of the year category is currently on pause, with the most recent winner being SZA, who won for her album SOS. Additionally, the categories for breakthrough artist and breakthrough group of the year have been combined into one large category with 10 nominees, which this year includes pianist Tony Ann, country singer Owen Riegling and more. Artists cross genres Several artists have received nominations in different genre categories than they've normally competed at previous Junos. Jessie Reyez, who has won Junos for R&B/soul recording of the year and contemporary R&B recording of the year, has earned her first nomination in the rap single of the year category for her song "Shut Up." WATCH | The music video for Jessie Reyez's collab with Big Sean, 'Shut Up': The previously mentioned DJ and producer Frank, who was nominated in 2017 for dance recording of the year, earned his first nomination for songwriter of the year (non-performer). Pop band Valley, whose record Lost in Translation was nominated last year for pop album of the year, is nominated in the alternative album category at this year's Junos for Water the Flowers, Pray for a Garden. First-time nominee and rapper DijahSB has crossed multiple genres with their nominations: they are recognized in both the hip-hop and dance music categories as their album The Flower That Knew is up for rap album/EP of the year, and their track "Uh Huh" is up for dance recording of the year.
