The 2019 JUNO Awards Broadcast was hosted by Sarah McLachlan from Budweiser Gardens in London, ON on Sunday, March 17 at 8 PM ET and broadcast live on CBC, CBC Radio One, CBC Music, the free CBC Gem streaming service, and globally at cbcmusic.ca/junos.
The Junos are honouring the very best in Canadian music, hosted by music icon Sarah McLachlan, and we’ve got you covered with all the winners.
Sarah McLachlan. The 2019 JUNO Awards
This was the first time London hosted the Canadian Juno Awards since the show began touring in 2002. In support of the 2019 celebrations starting on January 29th, key music venues in the city donated one dollar for every ticket sold to MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity associated with CARAS. Venues that participated include London Music Hall, Budweiser Gardens and Centennial Hall.
Arkells, Bahamas, NAV, and Sarah McLachlan performed at The 2019 JUNO Awards + a Special Performance from Europe by Shawn Mendes
Sarah McLachlan inducted legendary singer-songwriter Corey Hart into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
Corey Hart and Julie Mass children as Corey tells them just how proud he is of them and how much he loves them. We all cried in this beautiful speech!
Click on the video below to watch such a moving speech by the Legend Corey Hart, amazing!
Critically acclaimed rock ‘n’ roll band, four-time JUNO Award winners and four-time 2019 nominees Arkells; gifted guitarist and melodist, two-time JUNO Award winner Bahamas; popular hip-hop recording artist and three-time 2019 JUNO Award nominee NAV and host of the evening, 12-time JUNO Award winner and Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee, Sarah McLachlan (alongside JUNO Award winners Whitehorse) will all grace the stage for Canada’s most exciting night in music. These talented artists joined previously confirmed performers bülow, Cœur de Pirate and Loud, Corey Hart, Jeremy Dutcher with Blake Pouliot, Loud Luxury and The Reklaws.
The 2019 JUNO Award presenters included: Amanda Parris, host of CBC Arts: Exhibitionists, The Filmmakers, From the Vaults and Marvin’s Room on CBC Music, three-time 2019 JUNO Award nominee Hubert Lenoir, Canada’s Godfather of hip-hop Maestro Fresh Wes, political satirist and author Rick Mercer, award-winning Toronto Star journalist, author and the 2018 CBC Massey Lecturer, Tanya Talaga, and in a special MusiCounts segment host Sarah McLachlan presented alongside Meriel Reed, a young artist and member of MusiCounts recipient organization London Girls Rock Camp.
Additional award presenters for the evening featured some of the most notable names in Canada:, 2019 Humanitarian Award Presented by Music Canada recipient and Canadian icon David Foster, singer-songwriter, broadcaster, composer, activist and 2019 JUNO Award nominee Elisapie Isaac, cross-genre sensation, singer-songwriter and 2018 JUNO Breakthrough Artist of the Year award winner Jessie Reyez, up-and-coming recording artist and 2019 JUNO Award nominee KILLY, Simu Liu of CBC’s award-winning comedy Kim’s Convenience, Olympic Gold winning figure skater Tessa Virtue, and The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism.
Legendary Rock Icon ''Sting'' introduces the Juno Humanitarian Award Winner 'David Foster'
Juno Humanitarian Award Winner David Foster discusses the foundation he started in 1986 that helps families with children in need of organ transplants.
Sting and David Foster presented the Juno for best R&B recording of the year to Jessie Reyez for Being Human in Public.
In Memoriam | Junos Gala Dinner & Awards 2019
Check out the full list of nominees and winners
Juno Fan Choice Award
Alessia Cara
Winner: Avril Lavigne
Bülow
Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine
Killy
Loud Luxury
NAV
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
Tory Lanez
Single of the year
Alessia Cara, "Growing Pains"
Bülow, "Not a Love Song"
Loud Luxury, "Body"
Winner: Shawn Mendes, "In My Blood"
The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar, "Pray For Me"
International album of the year
Camila Cabello, Camila
Cardi B, Invasion of Privacy
Maroon 5, Red Pill Blues
Winner: Post Malone, Beerbongs & Bentleys
Travis Scott, Astroworld
Album of the year
Hubert Lenoir, Darlène
Jann Arden, These are the Days
Winner: Shawn Mendes, Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd, My Dear Melancholy
Three Days Grace, Outsider
Artist of the year
Alessia Cara
Michael Bublé
Winner: Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
Tory Lanez
Group of the year
Winner: Arkells
Chromeo
Metric
The Sheepdogs
Three Days Grace
Breakthrough artist of the year
Winner: Bülow
Grandson
Johnny Orlando
Killy
Meghan Patrick
Breakthrough group of the year
88Glam
Dizzy
Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine
Loud Luxury
Winner: The Washboard Union
Songwriter of the year
Afie Jurvanen: "No Wrong," "Way With Words," "Any Place" (Bahamas, Earthtones)
Donovan Woods: "Our Friend Bobby," "Truck Full of Money," "Next Year" — co-songwriters Chris Lindsey, Logan Wall (Donovan Woods, Both Ways)
Frank Dukes: "Be Careful" — co-songwriter Boi-1da (Cardi B, Invasion of Privacy) "Better Now" — co-songwriter Louis Bell (Post Malone, Beerbongs & Bentleys) "Call Out My Name" (The Weeknd, My Dear Melancholy)
Jessie Reyez: "Promises" — co-songwriters Adam Richard Wiles, Sam Smith (Calvin Harris, Promises) "One Kiss" — co-songwriters Adam Wiles, Dua Lipa (Calvin Harris, One Kiss) "Apple Juice" — co-songwriters Fredrik Ball, Tim Suby (Jessie Reyez, Being Human in Public)
Winner: Shawn Mendes: "Lost in Japan" — co-songwriters Nate Mercereau, Scott Harris, Teddy Geiger, "Youth" — co-songwriters Geoff Warburton, Khalid Robinson, Scott Harris, Teddy Geiger, "In My Blood" — co-songwriters Geoff Warburton, Scott Harris, Teddy Geiger (Shawn Mendes, Shawn Mendes)
Country album of the year
Winner: Brett Kissel, We Were That Song
Jess Moskaluke, A Small Town Christmas
Meghan Patrick, Country Music Made Me Do It
The Reklaws, Feels Like That
Tim Hicks, New Tattoo
Adult alternative album of the year
Winner: Bahamas, Earthtones
Dan Mangan, More or Less
Gabrielle Shonk, Gabrielle Shonk
Rhye, Blood
The Barr Brothers, Queen of the Breakers
Alternative album of the year
Destroyer, Ken
Winner: Dizzy, Baby Teeth
Fucked Up, Dose Your Dreams
Tokyo Police Club, TPC
U.S. Girls, In a Poem Unlimited
Pop album of the year
Bülow, Damaged
Chromeo, Head Over Heels
Hubert Lenoir, Darlène
Winner: Shawn Mendes, Shawn Mendes
Tyler Shaw, Intuition
Rock album of the year
Winner: Arkells, Rally Cry
Monster Truck, True Rockers
The Sheepdogs, Changing Colours
The Trews, Civilianaires
Three Days Grace, Outsider
Vocal jazz album of the year
Diana Krall and Tony Bennett, Love is Here to Stay
Diana Panton, solstice/equinox
Holly Cole, Holly
Jodi Proznick feat. Laila Biali, Sun Songs
Winner: Laila Biali, Laila Biali
Jazz album of the year: solo
Alexis Baro, Sandstorm
Alison Young, So Here We Are
Larnell Lewis, In the Moment
Renee Rosnes, Beloved of the Sky
Winner: Robi Botos, Old Soul
Jazz album of the year: group
Allison Au Quartet, Wander Wonder
Andrew Rathbun Large Ensemble, Atwood Suites
Winner: Andy Milne and Dapp Theory, The Seasons of Being
Liebman/Murley Quartet, Live at U of T
Quinsin Nachoff's Flux, Path of Totality
Instrumental album of the year
Aerialists, Group Manoeuvre
Winner: Gordon Grdina, China Cloud
Kevin Breit, Johnny Goldtooth and the Chevy Casanovas
The Fretless, Live from the Art Farm
Toninato/Thiessen, The Space Between Us
Francophone album of the year
Coeur de pirate, En cas de tempête, ce jardin sera fermé
Hubert Lenoir, Darlène
Winner: Loud, Une année record
Philippe Brach Spectra, Le silence des troupeaux
Tire le coyote, Désherbage
Children's album of the year
Beppie, Let's Go Bananas
Ginalina, It Takes a Village
Raffi, Dog on the Floor
Sonshine and Broccoli, It's Cool to be Kind
Winner: Splash'N Boots, You, Me and the Sea
Classical album of the year: solo or chamber
Andrew Wan and Charles Richard-Hamelin, Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 6, 7 & 8
Angela Hewitt, Scarlatti: Sonatas Vol. 2
Blake Pouliot with Hsin-I Huang, Ravel & Debussy: Sonates
Winner: Gryphon Trio, The End of Flowers: Works by Clarke & Ravel
Marc-André Hamelin, Schubert: Piano Sonata in B Flat Major D.960; Four Impromptus D.935
Classical album of the year: large ensemble
Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra/Orchestre du Centre National Des Arts du Canada conducted by Alexander Shelley, New Worlds/Nouveaux Mondes
James Ehnes with Seattle Symphony and Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Newton Howard & Kernis: Violin Concertos; Tovey: Stream of Limelight
Louis Lortie with BBC Philharmonic, Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2 and 4
Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arthur Post with Gryphon Trio, Into the Wonder
Winner: Toronto Symphony Orchestra conducted by Peter Oundjian feat. Louis Lortie, Sarah Jeffrey, and Teng Li, Vaughan Williams
Classical album of the year: vocal or choral
Winner: Barbara Hannigan with Reinbert De Leeuw, Vienna: Fin de siècle
Choeur de l'Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal with Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Kent Nagano with guest soloists, Bernstein: A Quiet Place
Elmer Iseler Singers feat. Patricia O'Callaghan, David Braid: Corona Divinae Misericordiae
Joyce El-Khoury, Écho
Miriam Khalil, Ayre: Live
Classical composition of the year
Winner: Ana Sokolović, Golden Slumbers Kiss Your Eyes
Bekah Simms, Granitic
Cassandra Miller, About Bach
Nicole Lizée, Katana of Choice
Vincent Ho, Arctic Symphony
Rap recording of the year
88 Glam, 88Glam Reloaded
Belly, Immigrant
Killy, Surrender Your Soul
NAV, Reckless
Winner: Tory Lanez, Love Me Now
Dance recording of the year
Azari, "Gotasoul"
Dzeko and Tiësto, "Jackie Chan" feat. Preme and Post Malone
Jacques Green, "Avatar Beach"
Keys N Krates, "Cura"
Winner: Loud Luxury, "Body"
R&B/soul recording of the year
Anders, Twos
Black Atlass, Pain & Pleasure
Charlotte Day Wilson, Stone Woman
Winner: Jessie Reyez, Being Human in Public
The Weeknd, My Dear Melancholy
Reggae recording of the year
Blessed, Money Don't Grow Pon Trees
Chelsea Stewart, Genesis
Winner: Dubmatix, Sly & Robbie meet Dubmatix — Overdubbed
Exco Levi, Narrative
Kafinal feat. Queen Ifrica, Talk or No Talk
Indigenous music album of the year
Elisapie, The Ballad of the Runaway Girl
Winner: Jeremy Dutcher, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
Leonard Sumner, Standing in the Light
Northern Cree, Nitisanak — Brothers and Sister
Snotty Nose Rez Kids, The Average Savage
Contemporary roots album of the year
AHI, In Our Time
Winner: Donovan Woods, Both Ways
Kaia Kater, Grenades
Megan Nash, Seeker
The Deep Dark Woods, Yarrow
Traditional roots album of the year
David Francey, The Broken Heart of Everything
Winner: Pharis and Jason Romero, Sweet Old Religion
The Slocan Ramblers, Queen City Jubilee
The Wailin' Jennys, Fifteen
Vishtèn, Horizons
Blues album of the year
Winner: Colin James, Miles to Go
Jack de Keyzer, Checkmate
Myles Goodwyn, Myles Goodwyn and Friends of the Blues
Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar, Run to Me
Sue Foley, The Ice Queen
Contemporary Christian/gospel album of the year
Brian Doerksen, Grateful
Winner: Lovecollide, Tired of Basic
Manic Drive, Into the Wild
Tim Neufeld and the Glory Boys, The Buffalo Roadshow
Warren Dean Flandez, Speak
World music album of the year
Ayrad, Zoubida
Boogát, San Cristóbal Baile Inn
Emmanuel Jal and Nyaruach, Naath
Telmary y Habana Sana, Fuerza Arara
Winner: Wesli, Rapadou Kreyol
Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award
David Foster and Michael Bublé: "My Funny Valentine," "Where or When" (co-producer Jochem van der Saag) (Michael Bublé, Love)
Winner: Eric Ratz: "People's Champ," "Relentless" (Arkells, Rally Cry)
Greg Wells: "Waving Through a Window" (Dear Evan Hansen, Broadway Cast Recording), "This is Me" (The Greatest Showman Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Mike Wise: "Not a Love Song," "Two Punks in Love" (Bülow, Damaged)
Thomas D'Arcy: "I've Got a Hole Where My Heart Should Be" (The Sheepdogs, Changing Colours), "Love the Way You Are" (co-producer James Younger, Jeffrey Innes) (Yukon Blonde, Critical Hit)
Recording engineer of the year
Ben Kaplan: "Get Up," "It's Alright" (Mother Mother, Dance and Cry)
Jason Dufour: "Truck Full of Money" (Donovan Woods, Both Ways), "When My Body Breaks" (Kandle, Holy Smoke)
Robbie Lackritz: "No Wrong," "Way With Words" (Bahamas, Earthtones)
Winner: Shawn Everett: "Slow Burn," "Space Cowboy" (Kacey Musgraves, Golden Hour)
Steve Bays: "Flashes" (Dear Rouge, Phases), "UnAmerican" (Said the Whale, UnAmerican)
Album artwork of the year
Gareth Auden-Hole (art director), Emil Mateja (illustrator) (Jack Pine and the Fire, Left to Our Own Devices)
Geordan Moore (art director, designer and illustrator) (Joshua Van Tassel, Crossworlds)
Michael DeAngelis (art director and designer), Matt Barnes and Jess Baumung (photographers) (Arkells, Rally Cry)
Winner: Mike Milosh (art director, designer, illustrator and photographer) (Rhye, Blood)
Simon Dupuis (art director, designer, illustrator and photographer) (Les Hôtesses d'Hilaire, Viens avec moi)
Video of the year
Winner: Ali Eisner, "No Depression" (Bahamas)
Andrew De Zen, "Places" (Alaskan Tapes)
Andrew Hines, "Powerless" (Classified)
Ben Knechtel, "Hang Ups" (Scott Helman)
Peter Huang, "Have a Nice Day" (SonReal)
Electronic album of the year
Ekali, Crystal Eyes
Felix Cartal, Next Season
Iamhill, Give it a Rest
Winner: Milk & Bone, Deception Bay
Rezz, Certain Kind of Magic
Metal/hard music album of the year
Beyond Creation, Algorythm
Cancer Bats, The Spark That Moves
Ken Mode, Loved
Kobra and the Lotus, Prevail II
Winner: Voivod, The Wake
Adult contemporary album of the year
Jann Arden, These Are the Days
Winner: Michael Bublé, Love
Molly Johnson, Meaning to Tell Ya
Nuela Charles, Distant Danger
Whitehorse, A Whitehorse Winter Classic
Comedy album of the year
Chanty Marostica, The Chanty Show
Winner: Dave Merheje, Good Friend Bad Grammar
Debra DiGiovanni, Lady Jazz
Mayce Galoni, Awkwarder
Pat Thornton, Chicken!
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