JUNO Award Nominees 2025
byThe nominees for the 54th Annual JUNO Awards have been released. Josh Ross and Tate McRae lead with five nominations, while Shawn Mendes and The Weeknd to follow with four. The 2025 JUNO Awards will take place in Vancouver at the end of March.
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The inaugural South Asian Music Recording of the Year Award features nominees including AP Dhillon, Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga & Jazzy B, Jonita Gandhi, Karan Aujla and Yanchan Produced & Sandeep Narayan.
AP Dhillon has also been nominated for Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year (Presented by Factor, The Government of Canada and Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters) alongside fellow South Asian artists AR Paisley, and Sukha.
JUNO Award Nominees 2025
TikTok JUNO Fan Choice
bbno$ Independent*Stem
Dean Brody Starseed
Jade Eagleson Starseed
Josh Ross Universal
Karan Aujla Independent*Warner
Les Cowboys Fringants Les Disques de La Tribu*Propagande
Preston Pablo Universal
Shawn Mendes Universal
Tate McRae RCA*Sony
The Weeknd XO*Universal
Single of the Year
Single Again Josh Ross Universal
Winning Speech Karan Aujla Independent
Why Why Why Shawn Mendes Island*Universal
exes Tate McRae RCA*Sony
Timeless The Weeknd & Playboi Carti XO*Universal
Album of the Year
Inuktitut Elisapie Bonsound*Sony
Complicated Josh Ross Universal
Submergé Roxane Bruneau Disques Artic*Sony
UNDISPUTED Sukha GK*Universal
THINK LATER Tate McRae RCA*Sony
Group of the Year
Crash Adams Warner
Mother Mother Warner
Spiritbox BMG*Universal
Sum 41 Rise BMG*Universal
The Beaches Independent*AWAL
Blues Album of the Year
This Old Life Big Dave McLean Cordova Bay*Fontana North
New Orleans Sessions Blue Moon Marquee Independent
YEAH! David Gogo Cordova Bay*Fontana North
Samantha King and the Midnight Outfit Samantha King & The Midnight Outfit Independent
One Guitar Woman Sue Foley Stony Plain*Fontana North
Country Album of the Year
The Compass Project – West Album Brett Kissel Independent*Universal
Dallas Smith Dallas Smith Big Loud*Universal
Complicated Josh Ross Universal
Nobody’s Born With A Broken Heart MacKenzie Porter Big Loud*Universal
Going Home Tyler Joe Miller Independent*The Orchard
Adult Alternative Album of the Year
Inuktitut Elisapie Bonsound*Sony/The Orchard
Revelation Leif Vollebekk Secret City*F.A.B.
Healing Power Terra Lightfoot Sonic Unyon*Universal
We were born here, what’s your excuse? The Secret Beach Victory Pool*The Orchard
Never Better Wild Rivers Nettwerk*F.A.B./Nettwerk
Alternative Album of the Year
When a Thought Grows Wings Luna Li In Real Life*AWAL
Verbathim Nemahsis Independent
Magpie Peach Pit Columbia*Sony
What’s The Point Ruby Waters Independent
Water The Flowers, Pray For A Garden Valley Universal
Rock Album of the Year
Pages Big Wreck Sonic Unyon*Universal
Vices JJ Wilde Black Box
Grief Chapter Mother Mother Warner
Set Your Pussy Free NOBRO Dine Alone*The Orchard
Heaven :x: Hell Sum 41 Rise/BMG*Universal
Breakthrough Artist of Group of the Year
Alexander Stewart FAE*The Orchard
AP Dhillon Republic*Universal
AR Paisley Warner
Chris Grey Rebellion Records
EKKSTACY Dine Alone*The Orchard
Nemahsis Independent
Owen Riegling Universal
Sukha GK*Universal
Tony Ann Decca*Universal
Zeina Artist Partner Group
Artist of the Year
Josh Ross Universal
Kaytranada RCA*Sony
Shawn Mendes Island*Universal
Tate McRae RCA*Sony
The Weeknd XO*Universal
Metal/Hard Album of the Year
Beyond the Reach of the Sun Anciients Season of Mist*The Orchard
PowerNerd Devin Townsend InsideOutMusic*Sony
Fire Kittie Sumerian*Virgin
The Fear of Fear Spiritbox BMG*Universal
ULTRAPOWER Striker Independent
Adult Contemporary Album of the Year
Roses Aphrose Independent
Boundless Possibilities Celeigh Cardinal Independent
Transitions Kellie Loder Independent*Warner
Songs of Love & Death Maddee Ritter Independent*Universal
Lovers’ Gothic Maïa Davies acronym
Pop Album of the Year
bleeding heart Alexander Stewart FAE*The Orchard
if this is it… Jamie Fine Universal
Anywhere But Here Preston Pablo 31 East*Universal
Shawn Shawn Mendes Island*Universal
THINK LATER Tate McRae RCA*Sony
Dance Recording of the Year
UH HUH DijahSB Never Worry*The Orchard
No Time Interplanetary Criminal & SadBoi Room Two*Columbia
Give in to you REZZ, Virtual Riot & One True God Monstercat
Call Me When So Sus Independent
FOUL TASTE WAWA Independent
Traditional Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year
New Comings Black Bear Singers Independent
Winston & I Brianna Lizotte Independent
Travelling Home Cree Confederation Independent
REZilience Northern Cree Independent
Ostesihtowin-“Brotherhood” Young Spirit Independent
Contemporary Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year
Precious Diamonds Adrian Sutherland Independent
Boundless Possibilities Celeigh Cardinal Independent
Brown Man Sebastian Gaskin Ishkōdé*Universal
RED FUTURE Snotty Nose Rez Kids Sony
Pretty Red Bird Tia Wood Sony
Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
Limbo Aqyila Sony
The Worst Benita Independent*Believe
Cyan Blue Charlotte Day Wilson Independent*The Orchard
Halfway Broken Luna Elle Hot Freestyle*Independent
VELVET SOUL THEHONESTGUY Independent*Believe
Rap Album/EP of the Year
96 Miles From Bethlehem Belly SALXCO*Universal
Luke’s View Classified Independent
The Flower That Knew DijahSB Lowly
See You When I See You… Dom Vallie Awesome*The Orchard
RED FUTURE Snotty Nose Rez Kids Sony
South Asian Music Recording of the Year
The Brownprint AP Dhillon Republic*Universal
COOLIN Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga & Jazzy B Warner
Love Like That Jonita Gandhi Warner
Tauba Tauba (From “Bad Newz”) Karan Aujla T-Series
Arul Yanchan Produced & Sandeep Narayan Independent
Music Video of the Year
Human Adrian Villagomez Apashe & Wasiu Kannibalen*Create
Nasty Jonah Haber Tinashe Independent
GRAVITY Jorden Lee Sean Leon Independent
Name of God Mustafa Mustafa Arts & Crafts*Universal
Jump Cut Winston Hacking Corridor Bonsound*Sony/The Orchard
JUNO Week Events in Vancouver
JUNO Week events are coming to Vancouver March 27 – 30, 2025 with an exciting lineup of more than 25 public and private events.
- Let’s Hear It Live JUNO Block Party
- JUNO Comedy Show Presented by SiriusXM Canada
- JUNO Songwriters’ Circle Presented by SOCAN and FACTOR and in association with Music Publishers Canada
- JUNOfest Presented by CBC Music
- 2 Nights, 100+ Artists, 10+ Venues
- JUNO Stories from the Studio
- Junior JUNOS Presented by CBC Kids
- JUNO Honouring Ceremony Presented by Destination Indigenous
The JUNO Awards will be hosted in Vancouver with a live broadcast from Rogers Arena in Vancouver on March 30th at 5:00pm. The awards will be broadcast on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music, CBC Listen, and globally on CBC Music’s YouTube. Tickets for The 2025 JUNO Awards are on sale now.
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