2021

Winners + Nominees

Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber

WINNER

MOSAÏQUE

Ensemble Made In Canada

NOMINEES

Bach & Brahms Reimagined

James Ehnes Jon Kimura Parker Jens Lindemann

Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 4, 5 & 8

James Ehnes

La Peste

Les Barocudas

Ana Sokolović: Short Stories

Quatuor Bozzini

TikTok JUNO Fan Choice

WINNER

Shawn Mendes

NOMINEES

Ali Gatie

Curtis Waters

JP Saxe

Justin Bieber

Lennon Stella

Les Cowboys Fringants

NAV

Tate McRae

The Weeknd

World Music Album of the Year

WINNER

Espiral

OKAN

NOMINEES

VelkomBak

Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra

The Gold Diggers

Lengaïa Salsa Brava

Patria

Mazacote

Kora Flamenca

Zal Sissokho

Single of the Year

Presented by Live Nation Canada

WINNER

Blinding Lights

The Weeknd

NOMINEES

Drink About Me

Brett Kissel

If The World Was Ending (feat. Julia Michaels)

JP Saxe

Intentions (feat. Quavo)

Justin Bieber

Kissing Other People

Lennon Stella

International Album of the Year

WINNER

Fine Line

Harry Styles

NOMINEES

Music To Be Murdered By

Eminem

What You See Ain't Always What You Get

Luke Combs

Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon

Pop Smoke

folklore

Taylor Swift

Album of the Year

Presented by Music Canada

WINNER

After Hours

The Weeknd

NOMINEES

YOU

Ali Gatie

Courage

Céline Dion Céline Dion

Changes

Justin Bieber

Thanks for the Dance

Leonard Cohen

Artist of the Year

Presented by SiriusXM Canada

WINNER

The Weeknd

NOMINEES

Ali Gatie

Céline Dion Céline Dion

Jessie Reyez

Justin Bieber

Group of the Year

Presented by SiriusXM Canada

WINNER

Arkells

NOMINEES

Half Moon Run

Loud Luxury

The Glorious Sons

The Reklaws

Breakthrough Artist of the Year

Presented by FACTOR, The Government of Canada and Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters

WINNER

JP Saxe

NOMINEES

Curtis Waters

Powfu

Ryland James

Tate McRae

Breakthrough Group of the Year

Presented by FACTOR, the Government of Canada, and Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters

WINNER

Crown Lands

NOMINEES

2Frères

MANILA GREY

Peach Pit

Young Bombs

Songwriter of the Year

Presented by SOCAN

WINNER

Publishers – Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music Canada, & Universal Music Publishing Canada
“After Hours” – co-songwriters Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, Mario Winans “Blinding Lights”, “Save Your Tears” – co-songwriters Max Martin, Oscar Holter AFTER HOURS – The Weeknd

The Weeknd Belly Jason “DaHeala” Quenneville

NOMINEES

Publisher – Epiphanies Publishing/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing
“Ablaze”, “Reasons I Drink”, “Smiling” – co-songwriter Michael Farrell SUCH PRETTY FORKS IN THE ROAD – Alanis Morissette

Alanis Morissette

Publisher – Sony Music Publishing Canada
“Hell and High Water (feat. Alessia Cara)” – co-songwriters Bas Van Daalen, Jasper Helderman, Mickey Karbal, Philip Meckseper, Thomas Pentz MUSIC IS THE WEAPON – Major Lazer
“Welcome Back (feat. Alessia Cara)” – co-songwriters Ali Gatie, Amy Allen, Blake Slatkin WELCOME BACK – Ali Gatie

Alessia Cara

Publisher – BMG Rights Management Canada
“COFFIN (feat. Eminem)” – co-songwriters Andre Robertson, Marshall Mathers, Tobias Frelin BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US - Jessie Reyez
“FAR AWAY” – co-songwriters Rogét Chahayed, Vegyn (Joseph Thornalley) FAR AWAY – Jessie Reyez
“NO ONE’S IN THE ROOM” – co-songwriters Dernst Emile II, Jordan Ullman BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US+ – Jessie Reyez

Jessie Reyez

Publisher – Sony Music Publishing Canada
“A Little Bit Yours” – co-songwriters Alex St. Kitts, Benjamin Rice, Ryan Marrone A LITTLE BIT YOURS – JP Saxe
“Golf On TV” – co-songwriters Lennon Stella, Ruslan Odnoralov, Simon Wilcox THREE. TWO. ONE. – Lennon Stella
“If The World Was Ending (feat. Julia Michaels)” – co-songwriter Julia Michaels HOLD IT TOGETHER – JP Saxe

JP Saxe

Country Album of the Year

WINNER

The Lemonade Stand

Tenille Townes

NOMINEES

Timeless

Dallas Smith

Jade Eagleson

Jade Eagleson

heart theory

Lindsay Ell

Drinkin' Songs: The Collection

Mackenzie Porter

Adult Alternative Album of the Year

Presented by Sonos

WINNER

Sad Hunk

Bahamas

NOMINEES

Are You in Love?

Basia Bulat

Fear

Begonia

Unfollow The Rules

Rufus Wainwright

Are You Gone

Sarah Harmer

Alternative Album of the Year

Presented by CBC Music

WINNER

Pray For It

July Talk

NOMINEES

Pity Party

Curtis Waters

The Sun and Her Scorch

Dizzy

This Place Sucks Ass

Pup

Heavy Light

U.S. Girls

Pop Album of the Year

WINNER

Changes

Justin Bieber

NOMINEES

It's Never Really Over

Johnny Orlando

Hold It Together

JP Saxe

Three. Two. One.

Lennon Stella

Ryland James

Ryland James

Rock Album of the Year

Presented by Long & McQuade Musical Instruments

WINNER

Ruthless

JJ Wilde

NOMINEES

Crown Lands

Crown Lands

Colorado

Neil Young

All Of Us

Sam Roberts Band

A Beautiful Place to Drown

Silverstein

Vocal Jazz Album of the Year

WINNER

With You

Sammy Jackson

NOMINEES

This Dream Of You

Diana Krall

Out of Dust

Laila Biali

Sinatra

Matt Dusk

Clémence

Sophie Day

Jazz Album of the Year: Solo

WINNER

Elegant Traveler

Jocelyn Gould

NOMINEES

Gang of Three

Andrés Vial

Básico, No Básico y Dirigido

Elmer Ferrer

Conpambiche

Junior Santos

VENA

Rachel Therrien

Jazz Album of the Year: Group

WINNER

The reMission

Andy Milne and Unison

NOMINEES

Surfboard

Brandi Disterheft

Rythme de passage

Emie R Roussel Trio

First Spring

Florian Hoefner Trio

Trane of Thought, Live at the Rex

Kirk MacDonald Kirk MacDonald Quintet Pat LaBarbera

Instrumental Album of the Year

WINNER

Movements III

blitz//berlin

NOMINEES

Crowing Ignites

Bruce Cockburn

Eleven Words

David Foster

Volume 1

Flore Laurentienne

Prior Street

Gordon Grdina

Francophone Album of the Year

WINNER

Quand la nuit tombe

Louis-Jean Cormier

NOMINEES

À tous les vents

2Frères

Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs

Klô Pelgag

Les antipodes

Les Cowboys Fringants

Pour déjouer l'ennui

Pierre Lapointe

Children's Album of the Year

WINNER

Heart Parade

Splash N’ Boots

NOMINEES

Letters and Numbers

ABC Singsong

Goodnight to You All: Traditional Lullabies from Ireland & the UK

Charlie Hope

Small But Mighty

Ginalina

J'aime mon école

Njacko Backo and Kalimbas At Work

Classical Album of the Year (Solo Artist)

WINNER

MOSAÏQUE

Ensemble Made In Canada

NOMINEES

Bach & Brahms Reimagined

James Ehnes Jon Kimura Parker Jens Lindemann

Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 4, 5 & 8

James Ehnes

La Peste

Les Barocudas

Ana Sokolović: Short Stories

Quatuor Bozzini

Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble

WINNER

Ginastera - Bernstein - Moussa: Œuvres pour violon et orchestre / Works for Violin and Orchestra

Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Kent Nagano Andrew Wan

NOMINEES

Mozart: Concertos pour piano / Piano Concertos Nos. 22 & 24

Les Violons Du Roy Charles Richard-Hamelin

Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 5, & Other Works

Louis Lortie BBC Philharmonic

Jacques Hétu: Concertos

l’Orchestra symphonique de Laval

Penderecki: St. Luke Passion

Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal

Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral

WINNER

Massenet: Thaïs

Erin Wall Joshua Hopkins The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Toronto Symphony Orchestra

NOMINEES

La passione

Barbara Hannigan

Nuits blanches: Airs d’opéra à la cour de Russie au XVIIe siècle / Opera Arias at the Russian Court of the 18th Century

Karina Gauvin Alexander Weimann Pacific Baroque Orchestra

Sea Dreams

Luminous Voices Timothy Shantz

Sarah Slean and Symphony Nova Scotia

Sarah Slean Symphony Nova Scotia

Classical Composition of the Year

WINNER

Violin Concerto "Adrano"

Samy Moussa

NOMINEES

Take The Dog Sled

Alexina Louie

Commedia dell'arte

Ana Sokolović

Harbour

Anna Höstman

Tachitipo

Zosha Di Castri

Rap Recording of the Year

WINNER

ELEMENTS Vol. 1

TOBi

NOMINEES

New Mania

88Glam

Baby Gravy 2

bbno$

Cold World

Eric Reprid

Good Intentions (Brown Boy 2 Deluxe Version)

NAV

Dance Recording of the Year

WINNER

BUBBA

Kaytranada

NOMINEES

MINE

Sophie Simmons Felix Cartal

Dancing In The Dark

Frank Walker

Someone Else

Rezz

Voices

So Sus

Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year

WINNER

After Hours

The Weeknd

NOMINEES

BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US

Jessie Reyez

Where You Are

Savannah Ré

Solaris

Shay Lia

Holiday

TOBi

Reggae Recording of the Year

WINNER

I Pray

TÖME

NOMINEES

Give It All

Ammoye

Black Man

Blessed

Roots Rock (ft. Micah Shemaiah, Lasai & Big Sugar)

Dubmatix

Let It Be Done

Kirk Diamond

Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year

WINNER

North Star Calling

Leela Gilday

NOMINEES

Kîyânaw

Burnstick

Church House Blues

Crystal Shawanda

The Ridge

Julian Taylor

Nunarjua Isulinginniani

Terry Uyarak

Contemporary Roots Album of the Year

WINNER

Bravado

Rose Cousins

NOMINEES

The Ridge

Julian Taylor

North Star Calling

Leela Gilday

CHICKABOOM!

Tami Neilson

Reliever

William Prince

Traditional Roots Album of the Year

WINNER

Bet On Love

Pharis and Jason Romero

NOMINEES

All Hands

Beòlach

Debout!

Le Diable à Cinq

13 or So

Nick Hornbuckle

The Thing About Fish

Rum Ragged

Blues Album of the Year

WINNER

Church House Blues

Crystal Shawanda

NOMINEES

Hell Bent with Grace

Angel Forrest

Spirits in the Water

Dione Taylor

Solar Powered Too

Rick Fines

The Reckless One

Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar

Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year

WINNER

THE WAY

Shawna Cain

NOMINEES

All Things New

Allen Froese

The Cure

K-Anthony

Alive & Breathing

Matt Maher

Wouldn't You Love to Know?

Steve Bell

Global Music Album of the Year

WINNER

Espiral

OKAN

NOMINEES

VelkomBak

Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra

The Gold Diggers

Lengaïa Salsa Brava

Patria

Mazacote

Kora Flamenca

Zal Sissokho

Jack Richardson Producer of the Year

Presented by Audio-Technica

WINNER

“Aim For The Moon (feat. Quavo)” (co-producers 5ive Beatz, 808Melo, Dani, Dez Wright, Tyy Beats) SHOOT FOR THE STARS AIM FOR THE MOON – Pop Smoke, “GANG GANG” (co-producer Vou) JACKBOYS – JACKBOYS & Sheck Wes

WondaGurl

NOMINEES

“Rain (feat. Swae Lee)” (co-producer Mike 'DZL' Holmes) BACK HOME – Trey Songz, “Spell My Name” (co-producer Antonio Dixon) SPELL MY NAME – Toni Braxton

Akeel Henry

“Fallin'” (co-producers Jonathan Martin, Toni Braxton) SPELL MY NAME – Toni Braxton, “Home” PROVERB – Dylan Sinclair

Jordon Manswell

“10% (feat. Kali Uchis)” BUBBA – KAYTRANADA, “Frontstreet (Freestyle)”, FRONTSTREET (FREESTYLE) – Mick Jenkins

Kaytranada

“motive (with Doja Cat)” (co-producers Joseph L’Étranger, Mr. Franks, Tommy Brown) POSITIONS – Ariana Grande, “Say You Love Me” (co-producers Joseph L’Étranger, OG Parker) SLIME & B – Chris Brown & Young Thug

Murda Beatz

Recording Engineer of the Year

WINNER

“Blinding Lights” AFTER HOURS – The Weeknd, “positions” POSITIONS – Ariana Grande

Serban Ghenea

NOMINEES

“Good Love”, “Take Me Home” TAKE ME HOME – Shawn Hook

George Seara

“All of the Feelings” CRAVE – Kiesza, “Whiskey Tonight” JADE EAGLESON – Jade Eagleson

Jason Dufour

“Home” PROVERB – Dylan Sinclair, “LA MEMORIA” BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US – Jessie Reyez

Johann Deterville

“The End of a Love Affair” VEGAS BREEZE – Micah Barnes, “The Grand Bazaar (feat Béla Fleck and Robi Botos)” REFUGE – Sultans Of String

John “Beetle” Bailey

Album Artwork of the Year

WINNER

NOTRE-DAME-DES-SEPT-DOULEURS – Klô Pelgag

Julien Hébert David Beauchemin Marc-Étienne Mongrain

NOMINEES

JUST WORDS – Lynne Hanson

Jared Barter Michael Zavacky Maryn Devine Rémi Thériault

MISS COLOMBIA – Lido Pimienta

Lido Pimienta Orly Anan Mat Dunlap Daniela Murillo

PALIMPSEST – Protest The Hero

John Meloche Martin Wittfooth Luke Hoskin

PRAY FOR IT – July Talk

Scott Waring Lyle Bell Ty Snaden Calm Elliott-Armstrong Peter Dreimanis Leah Fay Goldstein

Music Video of the Year

WINNER

NO ONE'S IN THE ROOM - Jessie Reyez

Emma Higgins Jessie Reyez

NOMINEES

Wait No More - Scott Helman

Ben Knechtel Scott Helman

Wrap Me Up - Sheenah Ko

Brittney Canda Vincent René-Lortie Sheenah Ko

INTRUDERS - Jessie Reyez

Jessie Reyez Peter Huang Les Solis (Solis Animation Inc.)

Pomegranate - deadmau5 & The Neptunes

Nick Denboer Deadmau5

Electronic Album of the Year

WINNER

Suddenly

Caribou

NOMINEES

Lavender God

ATTLAS

Desire

Bob Moses

Juvenile

CRi

All the Time

Jessy Lanza

Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year

WINNER

Abyss

Unleash The Archers

NOMINEES

Ballistic, Sadistic

Annihilator

Unconquered

Kataklysm

Palimpsest

Protest The Hero

Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm!

Vile Creature

Adult Contemporary Album of the Year

WINNER

Such Pretty Forks in the Road

Alanis Morissette

NOMINEES

Courage

Céline Dion Céline Dion

Starlit Afternoon

Craig Stickland

Pour déjouer l'ennui

Pierre Lapointe

CH III: The Come Up

STORRY

Comedy Album of the Year

Presented by SiriusXM Canada

WINNER

Horse Power

Jacob Samuel

NOMINEES

PanDerek (1st Wave!)

Derek Seguin

Existing Is Exhausting

Matt Wright

The Pursuit of Comedy Has Ruined My Life

Nick Nemeroff

Decoxification

Shirley Gnome

Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year

WINNER

Solid

Savannah Ré

NOMINEES

Take Care of You (feat. Syd)

Charlotte Day Wilson

Proverb

Dylan Sinclair

Alt Therapy Session 1: Disillusion

Emanuel

In This Thing Called Life

IAMTHELIVING

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

RECIPIENT

Pegi Cecconi

NOMINEES

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Humanitarian Award

Presented by Music Canada

RECIPIENT

The Tragically Hip

NOMINEES

ABOUT THE ARTIST

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Canadian Music Hall of Fame

RECIPIENT

Jann Arden

NOMINEES

ABOUT THE ARTIST

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