Juno Award for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year
The Juno Award for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year is an annual Canadian music award, presented by the Juno Awards to honour music created by Indigenous Canadian artists working in contemporary music genres. Announced at the Juno Awards of 2021, it will be presented for the first time at the Juno Awards of 2022.[1]
It will be presented alongside a new category for Traditional Indigenous Artist of the Year.[1]
Prior to 2022, contemporary and traditional Indigenous artists were honoured alongside each other in a single category for Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year.[2]
Winners and nominees[]
| Year | Winner | Album | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | TBA May 15, 2022 |
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References[]
- ^ a b Friend, David (June 4, 2021). "Juno Awards announce new category for underground dance single of the year". Toronto Star via The Canadian Press. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "Junos rename aboriginal album category to indigenous music album of the year". Toronto Star, January 11, 2017.
- ^ Jackson Weaver, "Charlotte Cardin, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber lead 2022 Juno Award nominees". CBC News, March 1, 2022.
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