The Nominees Are…

The nominees for the 2017 JUNO Nominees were announced this morning at a press conference in Toronto at REBEL. The live TV broadcast for the 2017 JUNO Awards will air on April 2, 2017 on CTV, with Michael Bublé set to host. We have the Fan Choice, Breakthrough Group of the Year, Single of the Year and Country Album of the Year nominations here! The following are the JUNO nominees in their categories:

Hedley takes part in WE Day celebrations at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa photo by Dave DiUbaldo

JUNO FAN CHOICE AWARD

  • Hedley
  • Justin Bieber
  • Drake 
  • Shawn Mendez
  • Alessia Cara
  • Belly
  • Ruth B
  • The Weeknd
  • Tory Lanez
  • The Strumbellas

 

Cold Creek County on stage at the 2016 Cavendish Beach Music Festival – Photo: Garett Mosher

BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR

  • Bleeker
  • Bob Moses
  • Cold Creek County
  • The Dirty Nil
  • The Zolas

 

The Weeknd performs at iHeart Radio’s Jingle Ball on November 25 at Air Canada Centre – photo by Matthew Perry

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

  • Alessia Cara – Wild Things
  • Drake – One Dance ft. Wizkid & Kyla
  • Shawn Mendez – Treat You Better
  • The Strumbellas – Spirits
  • The Weeknd – Starboy ft. Daft Punk

 

Aaron Pritchett photo by Mike Highfield

COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Tin Roof – Gord Bamford
  • Kiss Me Quiet – Jess Moskaluke
  • Hearts On Fire – Chad Brownlee
  • Side Effects – Dallas Smith
  • The Score – Aaron Pritchett

Congratulations to all the other nominees!

To view a complete 2017 JUNO Awards nominee list, bios and hometown information, visit www.junoawards.ca/nominees

JUNO Week 2017 will be hosted in Ottawa from March 27 through April 2, 2017. A live broadcast of The 46th Annual JUNO Awards will air on CTV and CTV GO on Sunday, April 2 from the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa.