Canadian singer-songwriter Jim Cuddy said a few words to honour&nbsp;Karl Tremblay, Robbie Robertson and Gordon Lightfoot&nbsp;at the 2024 Juno Awards: "They touched our hearts and they touched our souls, their bodies of work leave behind a legacy that will continue to inspire us."&nbsp;

Composer Alexandra Streliski on her Juno-nominated album and creating cinematic music for everyday life

The Québécois musician joins Q’s Tom Power to discuss her success as an instrumentals songwriter, burn out and music conjuring up emotions

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He then introduced the artists who&nbsp;would be commemorating&nbsp;the lives of these Canadian musical icons. Alexandra&nbsp;Strélisiki&nbsp;started off the performance with an instrumental rendition of&nbsp;"Les étoiles filantes" by Karl Tremblay's&nbsp;band Les Cowboy Fringants. It was a stirring and stripped-back version of the Québecois folk song.&nbsp;

Watch Allison Russell's emotional cover of Sarah McLachlan's 'Angel'

The Montreal artist performs a beautiful folk rendition of the 1997 hit song.

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Allison Russell performed a folk cover of Sarah McLachlan's 'Angel' for CBC Music's the Juno Sessions.

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Watch Aysanabee's soulful cover of the Band's 'The Weight'

The Oji-Cree singer-songwriter stays true to the beloved 1968 folk rock song for CBC Music’s the Juno Sessions.

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Growing up in small towns in Canada's north, singer-songwriter Aysanabee heard classic rock songs like the Band's 'The Weight' all the time. He decided to lean into that nostalgia and cover it for the Juno Sessions.

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The tribute to Gordon Lightfoot and Robbie&nbsp;Robertson followed and was led by&nbsp;Montreal folk singer and musician&nbsp;Allison Russell and Oji-Cree singer-songwriter Aysanabee&nbsp;from Sandy Lake First Nation. They were joined by a full band and fellow 2024 Juno nominees Shawnee Kish, Logan Staats, William Prince and Julian Taylor. Russell and Aysanabee turned Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind" into a dazzling duet and then were joined by the other vocalists for a rocking group rendition of The Band's hit, "The Weight."

The previous evening, at the 2024 Juno Opening Night Awards, singer-songwriter Begonia performed her song "Butterfly" during an extended In Memoriam segment. It was an emotional tour de force. Watch below:

Host Nelly Furtado is bringing the party to the 2024 Juno Awards on Sunday, March 24, at 8 p.m ET. Tune in on CBC-TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music and CBC Listen, and stream globally on&nbsp;

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Allison Russell and Aysanabee are joined on the 2024 Juno stage by Shawnee Kish, Julian Taylor, William Prince and Logan Staats. 

Watch moving tributes to Gordon Lightfoot, Robbie Robertson and Karl Tremblay at the 2024 Juno Awards

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