Here Are All the 2025 JUNO Nominees
The ultimate CanCon list - Who is nominated for a juno this year?
Calgary’s Tate McRae and Hamilton’s Josh Ross lead the pack with five nominations each for the 2025 JUNO Awards. (Via Instagram: @tatemcrae, @joshrossmusic)
It’s almost time for the biggest night in Canadian music, the JUNO Awards! Michael Bublé is returning to host the 2025 JUNO Awards, which is set to broadcast live from Vancouver’s Rogers Arena on March 30. Wondering who the lucky nominees are? With only a month and a half before the big night, the official 2025 JUNO nominations have been unveiled.
Oil tycoon Princess of CanCon Tate McRae and country star Josh Ross are front-runners of the pack, both respectfully leading with five nominations, followed by The Weeknd and Shawn Mendes, who are both nominated for four.
Additionally, the non-profit organization behind the JUNO Awards, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced that Grammy-winning Toronto producer Boi-1da will be receiving the International Achievement Award at this year's ceremony, and JUNO-winning singer-songwriter Sarah Harmer is set to receive the Humanitarian Award. Fans can also expect to see rock band Sum 41 inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the same time. It’s going to be a big night!
Without further ado, here is the full list of the 2025 JUNO Award nominations. Who are you rooting for?
TikTok JUNO Fan Choice Award
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Dean Brody
Jade Eagleson
Josh Ross
Karan Aujla
Les Cowboys Fringants
Preston Pablo
Shawn Mendes
Tate McRae
The Weeknd
Single of the Year
"Single Again," Josh Ross
"Winning Speech," Karan Aujla
"Why Why Why," Shawn Mendes
"Exes," Tate McRae
"Timeless," the Weeknd and Playboi Carti
Album of the Year
Inuktitut, Elisapie
Complicated, Josh Ross
Submergé, Roxane Bruneau
Undisputed, Sukha
Think Later, Tate McRae
Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year
Alexander Stewart
AP Dhillon
AR Paisley
Chris Grey
ekkstacy
Nemahsis
Owen Riegling
Sukha
Tony Ann
Zeina
Artist of the Year
Josh Ross
Kaytranada
Shawn Mendes
Tate McRae
The Weeknd
Group of the Year
Crash Adams
Mother Mother
Spiritbox
Sum 41
The Beaches
Classical Album of the Year (Solo Artist)
Signature Philip Glass, Angèle Dubeau
Messiaen, Barbara Hannigan
Freezing, Emily D'Angelo
Butterfly Lightning Shakes the Earth, India Gailey
Williams Violin Concerto No. 1; Bernstein Serenade, James Ehnes
Classical Album of the Year
Known to Dreamers: Black Voices in Canadian Art Song, Canadian Art Song Project
Rituæls, collectif9
East Is East, Infusion Baroque
Marie Hubert: Fille du Roy, Karina Gauvin
Kevin Lau: Under a Veil of Stars, St. John–Mercer–Park Trio
Classical Album of the Year (Large Ensemble)
Ispiciwin, Luminous Voices
Alikeness, Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra Sinfonia, conducted by Mark Fewer featuring Aiyun Huang, Deantha Edmunds and Mark Fewer
Sibelius 2 & 5, Orchestre Métropolitain, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande & Verklärte Nacht, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Rafael Payare
Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gustavo Gimeno featuring Marc-André Hamelin and Nathalie Forget
Jazz Album of the Year (Solo)
Montreal Jazz Series 1 (Échanges Synaptiques), André Leroux
The Head of a Mouse, Audrey Ochoa
Portrait of Right Now, Jocelyn Gould
Slice of Life, Larnell Lewis
The Antrim Coast, Mark Kelso
Jazz Album of the Year (Group)
Time Will Tell, Andy Milne and Unison
Reverence, Carn Davidson 9
Harbour, Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra
Gravity, Jeremy Ledbetter Trio
Jaya, Raagaverse
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year
Oh Mother, Andrea Superstein
Hello! How Are You?, Caity Gyorgy
Winter Song, Kellylee Evans
Wintersongs, Laila Biali
Magpie, Sarah Jerrom
Instrumental Album of the Year
Disaster Pony, Disaster Pony
Distant Places, Eric Bearclaw
Ginger Beef, Ginger Beef
Memory palace, Intervals
Confluencias, Lara Wong & Melón Jimenez
Blues Album of the Year
This Old Life, Big Dave McLean
New Orleans Sessions, Blue Moon Marquee
Yeah!, David Gogo
Samantha King and the Midnight Outfit, Samantha King & the Midnight Outfit
One Guitar Woman, Sue Foley
Traditional Roots Album of the Year
Hemispheres, Inn Echo
Retro Man ... More and More (Expanded Edition), Jake Vaadeland
Domino!, La Bottine Souriante
The Road Back Home (Live), Loreena McKennitt
At the End of the Day, Sylvia Tyson
Contemporary Roots Album of the Year
Anniversary, Abigail Lapell
For Eden, Boy Golden
Things Were Never Good if They're Not Good Now, Donovan Woods
Pathways, Julian Taylor
Strange Medicine, Kaïa Kater
Country Album of the Year
The Compass Project: West Album, Brett Kissel
Dallas Smith, Dallas Smith
Complicated, Josh Ross
Nobody's Born with a Broken Heart, MacKenzie Porter
Going Home, Tyler Joe Miller
Adult Alternative Album of the Year
Inuktitut, Elisapie
Revelation, Leif Vollebekk
Healing Power, Terra Lightfoot
We were born here, what's your excuse?, the Secret Beach
Never Better, Wild Rivers
Alternative Album of the Year
When a Thought Grows Wings, Luna Li
Verbathim, Nemahsis
Magpie, Peach Pit
What's the Point, Ruby Waters
Water the Flowers, Pray for a Garden, Valley
Rock Album of the Year
Pages, Big Wreck
Vices, JJ Wilde
Grief Chapter, Mother Mother
Set Your Pussy Free, NOBRO
Heaven :x: Hell, Sum 41
Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year
Beyond the Reach of the Sun, Anciients
PowerNerd, Devin Townsend
Fire, Kittie
The Fear of Fear, Spiritbox
Ultrapower, Striker
Adult Contemporary Album of the Year
Roses, Aphrose
Boundless Possibilities, Celeigh Cardinal
Transitions, Kellie Loder
Songs of Love & Death, Maddee Ritter
Lovers' Gothic, Maïa Davies
Pop Album of the Year
Bleeding heart, Alexander Stewart
If this is it…, Jamie Fine
Anywhere But Here, Preston Pablo
Shawn, Shawn Mendes
Think Later, Tate McRae
Dance Recording of the Year
"Uh Huh," DijahSB
"No Time," Interplanetary Criminal featuring SadBoi
"Give in to you," Rezz, Virtual Riot featuring One True God
"Call Me When," So Sus
Foul Taste, Wawa
Underground Dance Single of the Year
"Bamboo," Ciel
"Keepsake," Destrata
"Distant Memories," Hernan Cattaneo, Hicky & Kalo
"La Vérité," Jesse Mac Cormack, Charlie Houston, Brö
"WTP," Suray Sertin
Electronic Album of the Year
Honey, Caribou
Union, Èbony
Love, Care, Kindness & Hope, Fred Everything
Timeless, Kaytranada
This But More, Priori
Rap Single of the Year
"People," Classified
"Double the Fun," Haviah Mighty
"Shut Up," Jessie Reyez
"BBE," Snotty Nose Rez Kids
"Hier encore," Souldia, Lost
Rap Album/EP of the Year
96 Miles from Bethlehem, Belly
Luke's View, Classified
The Flower That Knew, DijahSB
See You When I See You, Dom Vallie
Red Future, Snotty Nose Rez Kids
Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
"Limbo," Aqyila
"The Worst," Benita
Cyan Blue, Charlotte Day Wilson
"Halfway Broken," Luna Elle
VELVET SOUL, TheHonestGuy
Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year
"Bloom," Aqyila
NOIRE, Avenoir
FOR THE BOY IN ME, Dylan Sinclair
LOONY, LOONY
Eastend Confessions, Zeina
Reggae Recording of the Year
Destiny, Lee "Scratch" Perry & Bob Riddim
Born to Be Free, Exco Levi
Fallback, King Cruff & Runkus
Sky's the Limit, Skystar
"Rise," Tonya P
Children's Album of the Year
Shun Beh Nats'ujeh: We Are Healing Through Songs, Kym Gouchie
Penny Penguin, Raffi & Good Lovelies
Riley Rocket: Songs from Season One, Riley Rocket and Megablast
Buon Appetito, Walk off the Earth, Romeo Eats
Maestro Fresh Wes Presents: Young Maestro "Rhyme Travellers," Young Maestro
Comedy Album of the Year
Wonder Woman, Courtney Gilmour
Honourable Intentions, Debra DiGiovanni
Popcorn, Ivan Decker
Sad Witch, Jess Salomon
Down with Tech, Nathan Macintosh
Traditional Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year
New Comings, Black Bear Singers
Winston & I, Brianna Lizotte
Travelling Home, Cree Confederation
REZilience, Northern Cree
Ostesihtowin-"Brotherhood," Young Spirit
Contemporary Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year
Precious Diamonds, Adrian Sutherland
Boundless Possibilities, Celeigh Cardinal
"Brown Man," Sebastian Gaskin
Red Future, Snotty Nose Rez Kids
Pretty Red Bird, Tia Wood
Francophone Album of the Year
Aliocha Schneider, Aliocha Schneider
Demain il fera beau, Fredz
Toutes les rues sont silencieuses, Jay Scøtt
Abracadabra, Klô Pelgag
Pub Royal, Les Cowboys Fringants
Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
Elenee., Elenee
My Foundation, Jordan St. Cyr
Restore, Ryan Ofei
Miracle in the Making, Tehillah Worship
Hymns Alive (Live), Toronto Mass Choir
Global Music Album of the Year
Aarambh, Abby V
Kanzafula, Ahmed Moneka
Malak, Didon
Dankoroba, Djely Tapa
Niebla, Ramon Chicharron
South Asian Music Recording of the Year
The Brownprint, AP Dhillon
"Coolin," Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga, Jazzy B
Love Like That, Jonita Gandhi
"Tauba Tauba" (from Bad Newz), Karan Aujla
Arul, Yanchan Produced, Sandeep Narayan
Album Artwork of the Year
Erik M. Grice (art director), Vanessa Elizabeth Heins (photographer): Chandler, Wyatt C. Louis
Gabriel Noel Altrows (art director, illustrator): Good Kid 4, Good Kid
Kee Avil, Jacqueline Beaumont (art director), Fatine-Violette Sabiri (photographer): Spine, Kee Avil
Keenan Gregory (art director): Altruistic, Royal Tusk
Kevin Hearn, Lauchlan Reid (art director), Antoine Jean Moonen (designer), Lauchlan Reid (illustrator): Basement Days, the Glacials
Music Video of the Year
"Human," Adrian Villagomez (Apashe & Wasiu)
"Nasty," Jonah Haber (Tinashe)
"Gravity," Jorden Lee (Sean Leon)
"Name of God," Mustafa
"Jump Cut," Winston Hacking (Corridor)
Jack Richardson Producer of the Year
Aaron Paris
Akeel Henry
Evan Blair
Jack Rochon
Shawn Everett
Recording Engineer of the Year
George Seara
Hill Kourkoutis
Mitch McCarthy
Serban Ghenea
Shawn Everett
Classical Composition of the Year
Angmalukisaa, Deantha Edmunds
The fog in our poise, Gabriel Dharmoo
L'écoute du perdu : III. « Voix jetées », Keiko Devaux
Dark Flower, Linda Catlin Smith
String Quartet No. 4 "Insects and Machines," Vivian Fung
Songwriter of the Year
The Weeknd
AP Dhillon
Jessie Reyez
Mustafa
Nemahsis
Songwriter of the Year (Non-Performer)
Evan Blair
Lowell
Nathan Ferraro
Shaun Frank
Tobias Jesso Jr.