Photo: Instagram/Metro Boomin, Karan Aujla and The Weeknd
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences has announced its list of nominees for the 53rd Annual Juno Awards. The coveted honour, bestowed upon Canadian artists every year, is slated to go down in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the JUNO Opening Night Awards Presented by Music Canada on Saturday, March 23 and will be further broadcasted by CBS on March 24th 2024.
This year’s list of nominees is led by marquee Canadian pop & jazz singer Charlotte Cardin with 6 nominations. Further, “Peaches” singer Daniel Caesar leads with five nominations and legendary pop singer Nelly Furtado & Don Dolla’s “Eat Your Man” is nominated for “Dance Recording of The Year” this year.
Besides the major pop superstars, Canadian Academy has nominated Punjabi emcees Karan Aujla and Shubh for “Fan Choice” and “Breakthrough Artist of The Year” categories.
“Hitting the highest spot for a Punjabi artist ever on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart, Aujla is also making a name for himself globally combining traditional Punjabi with pop, hip-hop and R&B influences to captivate audiences around the world,” the Canadian Academy noted in its press release.
Further, Atlanta’s superproducer Metro Boomin, Hip-Hop superduo Kaytraminé consisting of Californian record producer Kaytranada and Portland’s hard-hitting emcee Aminé, Top Dawg Entertainment‘s “Slime You Out” singer SZA, and Canadian singer The Weeknd are nominated under notable categories too.
Check out the list of major nominees at the 55th Annual Juno Awards below.
RAP ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR | ALBUM/MICROALBUM RAP DE L’ANNÉE
bag or die bbno$ Independent/Stem
Spin the Globe Connor Price Independent
Crying Crystals Haviah Mighty Mighty Gang/Foundation Media
KAYTRAMINÉ KAYTRAMINÉ Independent
PANIC TOBi RCA/Sony Music
TIKTOK JUNO FAN CHOICE | JUNO TIKTOK CHOIX DU PUBLIC
Charlotte Cardin Cult Nation/The Orchard
Daniel Caesar Republic/Universal Music Group
DVBBS Ultra/Sony Music
Josh Ross Universal Music Group
Karan Aujla Warner Music Group
Shubh Independent
Tate McRae RCA/Sony Music
The Weeknd XO/Universal Music Group
ThxSoMch Elektra/Warner Music Group
Walk off the Earth Golden Carrot/The Orchard
SINGLE OF THE YEAR | SINGLE DE L’ANNÉE
PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE | (PRÉSENTÉ PAR YOUTUBE)
Confetti Charlotte Cardin Cult Nation/The Orchard
Always Daniel Caesar Republic/Universal Music Group
Pretty Girl Era LU KALA LVK/Amigo Records/AWAL
A Little Bit Happy TALK Capitol/Universal Music Group
greedy Tate McRae RCA/Sony Music
RAP SINGLE OF THE YEAR | SINGLE RAP DE L’ANNÉE
American Nightmare Belly XO/Roc Nation/Universal Music Group
Spinnin (feat. Bens) Connor Price Independent
Honey Bun Haviah Mighty Mighty Gang/Foundation Media
Minimum Wage Pressa RCA/Sony
Someone I Knew TOBi Same Plate/RCA/Sony
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR | ALBUM INTERNATIONAL DE L’ANNÉE
Gettin’ Old Luke Combs River House/Columbia/Sony Music
HEROES & VILLAINS Metro Boomin Boominati Worldwide/Universal Music Group
One Thing At A Time Morgan Wallen Big Loud/Republic/Universal Music Group
SOS SZA Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA/Sony Music
1989 (Taylor’s Version) Taylor Swift Taylor Swift/Universal Music Group
ALBUM OF THE YEAR | ALBUM DE L’ANNÉE
PRESENTED BY MUSIC CANADA | PRÉSENTÉ PAR MUSIC CANADA
Néo-Romance Alexandra Stréliski Secret City/F.A.B.
99 Nights Charlotte Cardin Cult Nation/The Orchard
NEVER ENOUGH Daniel Caesar Republic/Universal Music Group
Mirror Lauren Spencer Smith Universal Music Group
Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees TALK Capitol/Universal Music Group
ARTIST OF THE YEAR | ARTISTE DE L’ANNÉE
PRESENTED BY SIRIUSXM CANADA | PRÉSENTÉ PAR SIRIUSXM CANADA
Charlotte Cardin Cult Nation/The Orchard
Daniel Caesar Republic/Universal Music Group
Lauren Spencer Smith Universal Music Group
Shania Twain Republic/Universal Music Group
Tate McRae RCA/Sony Music
GROUP OF THE YEAR | GROUPE DE L’ANNÉE
PRESENTED BY SIRIUSXM CANADA | PRÉSENTÉ PAR SIRIUSXM CANADA
Arkells Arkells Music/Universal Music Group
Loud Luxury Armada/Sony Music
Nickelback BMG/Warner Music Group/ADA
The Beaches AWAL/Independent
Walk off the Earth Golden Carrot/The Orchard
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR | RÉVÉLATION DE L’ANNÉE (ARTISTE)
PRESENTED BY FACTOR, THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND CANADA’S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS | PRÉSENTÉ PAR FACTOR, LE GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA ET L’ASSOCATION CANADIENNE DES RADIODIFFUSEURS
Connor Price Independent
Karan Aujla Warner Music Group
LU KALA LVK/Amigo/AWAL
Shubh Independent
TALK Capitol/Universal Music Group
POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR | ALBUM POP DE L’ANNÉE
99 Nights Charlotte Cardin Cult Nation/The Orchard
Mirror Lauren Spencer Smith Universal Music Group
Saturn Return Rêve 31 East/Universal Music Group
Queen Of Me Shania Twain Republic/Universal Music Group
Lost In Translation Valley Universal Music Group
DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR | ENREGISTREMENT DANCE DE L’ANNÉE
Eat Your Man Dom Dolla & Nelly Furtado Three Six Zero/Sony Music
Crew Thang DVBBS, Jeremih & Sk8 Ultra/Sony Music
Need Your Love Felix Cartal & Karen Harding Physical Presents/Fontana North
I Go Dancing (feat. Ella Henderson) Frank Walker Palm Tree/Sony Music
Next To You (feat. Kane Brown) Loud Luxury & DVBBS RCA/Sony Music
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Of Woods and Seas Andrew De Zen Alaskan Tapes Nettwerk/Amped
Demons Ethan Tobman Allison Russell Fantasy/Universal Music Group
onetwostep (feat. juicelover) Jordan Clarke des hume des hume/Independent
DAMN RIGHT Sterling Larose Snotty Nose Rez Kids Distorted Muse/Fontana North
feral canadian scaredy cat Sterling Larose & Zachary Vague young friend Nettwerk
Read the complete list at The Juno Awards Official Site.
Last year, AP Dhillon became the first Punjabi artist to perform at the Juno Awards. The iconic emcee, who is slated to perform at this year’s Coachella Festival in California, performed his top-tier pop record “Summer High” during the ceremony.
Watch Dhillon’s historic performance at the Juno Awards below.
Since you’re here, stream ‘Making Memories’ and ‘Heroes & Villains’ studio albums by Karan Aujla and Metro Boomin via Spotify.
