2026 POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR I Nelly Furtado | | The JUNO Awards

Multi-talented musician and songwriter Nelly Furtado has over 20 billion global streams and has sold over 35 million albums worldwide. She has sold out arenas across the globe, received numerous awards including multiple Grammy wins and seven nominations, wildly becoming one of the most highly respected entertainers in the world. 

 Three of Furtado’s previous solo albums (Loose, Whoa Nelly and Folklore) have received various platinum or multi-platinum certifications worldwide. In the US, Furtado has received three #1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 with five in the top ten as well as garnered over 2 billion in total video views. After the meteoric success of her first three albums, the 2000’s continued to be a busy period for Furtado as she embraced her cultural roots, releasing her first Spanish language album, Mi Plan in 2009, which charted at #1 on US Latin Billboard chart and for which she was recognized with a Latin Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal. 2012’s The Spirit Indestructible followed soon after producing the dance hit, Big Hoops (The Bigger the Better), and most recently fans embraced 2017’s alt indie studio album, The Ride.