Juno Awards of 2020

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Juno Awards of 2020
Juno Awards logo.svg
The 2020 Juno Awards Logo
Date29 June 2020
Hosted byOdario Williams
Damhnait Doyle
Websitehttps://junoawards.ca/ Edit this on Wikidata
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBC Gem

The Juno Awards of 2020, the 49th Juno Awards, was an awards presentation that was to be held at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on 15 March 2020. The awards and associated events were cancelled due to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, making it the first Juno Awards since 1988 to be cancelled. The award winners were announced on 29 June 2020 in an online event.[1]

Host city bids[]

Saskatoon attempted to host the 2019 awards, but abandoned that bid due to lack of funding.[2] The city's subsequent bid for 2020 was successful.[3] The municipal government of Saskatoon had allocated $350,000 towards the event.[4]

Hamilton, Ontario was previously interested in bidding for the 2019 or 2020 Junos.[5]

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and cancellation[]

See also: COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the music industry

On 12 March 2020, three days before the presentation, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced that the ceremony and all ancillary events had been cancelled due to health concerns surrounding the coronavirus, as it had been declared a pandemic by World Health Organization the day before. Although Saskatchewan had, until shortly after the cancellation (when its chief medical officer announced the first presumptive case in the province),[6] not had any confirmed cases of coronavirus yet, an announcement on Wednesday that the show would go on had faced backlash from residents and others. CARAS stated that it would "coordinate an alternate plan" to honour its 2020 award recipients.[7][8]

The Junos Songwriters' Circle, an annual event normally held as part of the Juno Awards weekend which features Canadian songwriters performing and sharing the stories behind their songs in a panel format, was relaunched in May 2020 in a web series format, with the first episode featuring Brett Kissel, Dominique Fils-Aimé, Kaia Kater and Devon Portielje.[9] The second episode featured Rose Cousins, William Prince, Ed Robertson and Tenille Townes; the third featured Dallas Green, Sarah Harmer, Joel Plaskett and Buffy Sainte-Marie;[10] and the fourth featured Scott Helman, Meghan Patrick, Tom Wilson and Whitehorse.[11]

Online ceremonies[]

On 18 June, the Junos announced that a virtual ceremony would be broadcast through CBC Gem on 29 June 2020.[12]

Events[]

Alessia Cara was to host the main ceremonies. The livestream was hosted by Odario Williams and Damhnait Doyle.[13]

Performers[]

The following performers appeared during the livestream:[14]

Nominees and winners[]

Jann Arden was set to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame during the main ceremonies. As the ceremony was cancelled, her formal induction instead took place at the Juno Awards of 2021.[15]

Nominations were announced on 18 January 2020. Winners were announced on 29 June.

People[]

Artist of the Year Group of the Year
  • Blue ribbon Shawn Mendes
  • Bryan Adams
  • Alessia Cara
  • Tory Lanez
  • Jessie Reyez
Breakthrough Artist of the Year Breakthrough Group of the Year
Fan Choice Award Songwriter of the Year
  • Blue ribbon Avril Lavigne
  • bbno$
  • Justin Bieber
  • Alessia Cara
  • Ali Gatie
  • Tory Lanez
  • Loud Luxury
  • Shawn Mendes
  • Nav
  • The Weeknd
  • Blue ribbon Alessia Cara - "Growing Pains", "Out of Love", "Rooting for You"
  • Tim Baker - "All Hands", "Dance", "The Eighteenth Hole"
  • Bülow - "Boys Will Be Boys", "Sweet Little Lies", "Two Punks in Love"
  • Tenille Townes - "I Kept the Roses", "Jersey on the Wall (I'm Just Asking)", "White Horse"
  • Patrick Watson - "Broken", "Dream for Dreaming", "Here Comes the River"
Producer of the Year Recording Engineer of the Year
  • Blue ribbon Ben Kaplan - "Brittle Bones Nicky" (Rare Americans), "It's Alright" (Mother Mother)
  • Steve Bays - "Record Shop" (Said the Whale), "Song in My Head" (We Are the City)
  • Derek Hoffman - "Fear of the Flame" (Logan Staats), "Hide Your Love" (Caveboy)
  • Jon Levine - "October", "Rooting for You" (Alessia Cara)
  • Michael Wise - "Just Friends" (Virginia to Vegas), "Sweet Little Lies" (Bülow)

Albums[]

Album of the Year Adult Alternative Album of the Year
  • Blue ribbon Half Moon Run, A Blemish in the Great Light
  • City and Colour, A Pill for Loneliness
  • Leonard Cohen, Thanks for the Dance
  • iskwē, acākosīk
  • Patrick Watson, Wave
Adult Contemporary Album of the Year Alternative Album of the Year
  • Blue ribbon Bryan Adams, Shine a Light
  • Nuela Charles, Melt
  • Marc Jordan, Both Sides
  • Renée Lamoureux, Empower
  • Lauren Spencer-Smith, Unplugged Vol. 1
  • Blue ribbon PUP, Morbid Stuff
  • Black Mountain, Destroyer
  • Foxwarren, Foxwarren
  • Mac DeMarco, Here Comes the Cowboy
  • Orville Peck, Pony
Blues Album of the Year Children's Album of the Year
  • Blue ribbon Dawn Tyler Watson, Mad Love
  • Michael Jerome Browne, That's Where It's At
  • Durham County Poets, Hand Me Down Blues
  • Big Dave McLean, Pocket Full of Nothin'
  • Whitehorse, The Northern South, Vol. 2
Classical Album of the Year – Solo or Chamber Ensemble Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment
  • Blue ribbon Angela Schwarzkopf, Detach
  • James Ehnes, Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Op. 12
  • Ensemble Paramirabo, Alone & Unalone
  • Quatuor Molinari, John Zorn: Cat o' Nine Tails, The Dead Man, Memento Mori & Kol Nidre
  • Marina Thibault and Marie-Ève Scarfone, Elles
  • Blue ribbon Montreal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano, The John Adams Album
  • National Arts Centre Orchestra conducted by Alexander Shelley, The Bound of our Dreams
  • Jan Lisiecki with Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos
  • Orchestre Métropolitain de Montreal conducted by Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Sibelius 1
  • Montreal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano feat. Charles Richard-Hamelin, Chopin: Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Classical Album of the Year – Vocal or Choral Performance Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
  • Blue ribbon Ottawa Bach Choir conducted by Lisette Canton, Handel: Dixit Dominus; Bach & Schutz: Motets
  • Chor Leoni Men's Choir, When There is Peace: An Armistice Oratorio
  • Gerald Finley, Schubert: Schwanengesang; Brahms: Vier ernste Gesange
  • Peter Barrett], Martha Guth, Allyson McHardy and Helen Becque, Summer Night
  • Philippe Sly with Le Chimera Project, Schubert: Winterreise
  • Blue ribbon Matt Maher, The Advent of Christmas
  • Dan Bremnes, Wherever I Go
  • Brian Doerksen, The Heart of Christmas
  • Fresh I.E., Ill Street Blues
  • Brooke Nicholls, Pursue
Country Album of the Year Electronic Album of the Year
  • Blue ribbon Meghan Patrick, Wild As Me
  • Dean Brody, Black Sheep
  • Aaron Goodvin, V
  • Hunter Brothers, State of Mind
  • Dallas Smith, The Fall
  • Blue ribbon Rezz, Beyond the Senses
  • Bob Moses, Battle Lines
  • Electric Youth, Memory Emotion
  • Jacques Greene, Dawn Chorus
  • Keys N Krates, A Beat Tape for Your Friends
Francophone Album of the Year Indigenous Music Album of the Year
  • Blue ribbon Les Louanges, La nuit est une panthère
  • Koriass, La nuit des longs couteaux
  • Jean Leloup, L'Étrange pays
  • Loud, Tout ça pour ça
  • Fred Pellerin, Après
Instrumental Album of the Year International Album of the Year
  • Blue ribbon Alexandra Stréliski, Inscape
  • Kevin Hearn, Calm and Cents
  • Bill McBirnie and Bernie Senesky, The Silent Wish
  • Ron Davis' Symphronica, Symphronica Upfront
  • Tanya Tagaq, Toothsayer
Jazz Album of the Year – Solo Jazz Album of the Year – Group
  • Blue ribbon Jacques Kuba Séguin, Migrations
  • The Mark Kelso Jazz Project, The Chronicles of Fezziwig
  • Joel Miller, Unstoppable
  • Ted Quinlan, Absolutely Dreaming
  • John Stetch, Black Sea Suite
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year
  • Blue ribbon Striker, Play to Win
  • The Agonist, Orphans
  • Kobra and the Lotus, Evolution
  • Lindsay Schoolcraft, Martyr
  • Single Mothers, Through a Wall
Pop Album of the Year Rock Album of the Year
  • Blue ribbon The Glorious Sons, A War on Everything
  • Big Wreck, ..but for the sun
  • The Dirty Nil, Master Volume
  • Headstones, Peopleskills
  • Sum 41, Order in Decline
Contemporary Roots Album of the Year Traditional Roots Album of the Year
World Music Album of the Year Comedy Album of the Year

Songs and recordings[]

Single of the Year Classical Composition of the Year
  • Blue ribbon Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello, "Señorita"
  • Bülow, "Sweet Little Lies"
  • Alessia Cara, "Out of Love"
  • Scott Helman, "Hang Ups"
  • Lennon Stella, "La Di Da"
  • Blue ribbon Ana Sokolovic, "Evta"
  • Rose Bolton, "The Coming of Sobs"
  • Vincent Ho, "Kickin' It 2.0"
  • Jared Miller, "Under Sea, Above Sky"
  • Bekah Simms, "Everything Is...Distorted"
Dance Recording of the Year R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
  • Blue ribbon Felix Cartal and Lights, "Love Me"
  • Loud Luxury and Bryce Vine, "I'm Not Alright"
  • Ralph, "Gravity"
  • Sultan & Shepard feat. Showtek, "We Found Love"
  • Frank Walker feat. Astrid S, "Only When It Rains"
  • Blue ribbon Jessie Reyez, Tory Lanez and Tainy, "Feel It Too"
  • Amaal, "Black Dove"
  • Daniel Caesar, "Case Study 01"
  • Tanika Charles, "The Gumption"
  • Tory Lanez, Chixtape 5
Rap Recording of the Year Reggae Recording of the Year
  • Blue ribbon Tory Lanez, Freaky
  • 88Glam, 88GLAM2
  • Classified, Tomorrow Could Be the Day Things Change
  • Killy, Light Path 8
  • Nav, Bad Habits

Other[]

Album Artwork of the Year Video of the Year
  • Blue ribbon Chad Moldenhauer (art director), Ian Clarke (designer), Warren Clark and Lance Inkwell (illustrators) - Kristofer Maddigan, Selections from Cuphead
  • Kevin Hearn (art director), Antoine Moonen (designer), Lauchie Reed and Harland Williams (illustrators) - Kevin Hearn and Friends, The Superhero Suite
  • Kris Knight (art director & designer), Jason Sniderman (art director), James Mejia (designer), Chris Peters (illustrator), Stefanie Schneider (photographer) - Ensign Broderick, Bloodcrush/Bloodmyth
  • Sean Brown and Keavan Yazdani (art directors) - Daniel Caesar, Case Study 01
  • Terri Fidelak (art director, designer, & illustrator), Carey Shaw (photographer) - Belle Plaine, Malice, Mercy, Grief & Wrath

References[]

  1. ^ Shakiel Mahjouri, "2020 Juno Awards Winners List: Find Out Who Came Out On Top". ET Canada, June 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Tank, Phil (29 January 2018). "Saskatoon failed to raise enough money for Junos bid". The StarPhoenix. Saskatoon. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. ^ Olson, Matt (28 February 2019). "It's coming back: Saskatoon will host the 2020 JUNO Awards". The StarPhoenix. Saskatoon. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  4. ^ Larson, Scott (28 February 2019). "Junos coming back to Saskatoon in 2020". CBC News. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  5. ^ Van Dongen, Matthew (4 October 2017). "Confusion over Juno Award offer as Hamilton considers 2019 bid". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Saskatchewan confirms first presumptive case of novel coronavirus". Global News. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Juno Awards cancelled over coronavirus concerns". CBC News. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Junos in Saskatoon cancelled, with organizers citing concerns over COVID-19". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Junos 365 Songwriters’ Circle Launches May 1". FYI Music News, April 30, 2020.
  10. ^ "Get ready for episode 3 of the Junos 365 Songwriters' Circle". CBC Music, May 5, 2020.
  11. ^ "Watch Scott Helman host the 4th Junos 365 Songwriters' Circle". CBC Music, June 12, 2020.
  12. ^ Friend, David (17 June 2020). "Winners of 2020 Juno Awards to be revealed in virtual ceremony". CBC News. Toronto ON: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Watch this year's Juno Awards". CBC.ca. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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  15. ^ Wallis, Adam (14 January 2020). "Jann Arden to be inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame". Global News. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
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