Here are the artists selected for the 10th annual Allan Slaight Juno Master Class
CBC Music Searchlight winner Maggie Andrew is among the musicians in the program
Indie pop singer Charlie Houston, rapper YSN Fab and singer-songwriter Haley Blais have been selected for the 2024-25 Allan Slaight Juno Master Class. They will join this year's Searchlight winner, alt-pop singer Maggie Andrew, in Toronto for the mentorship program, which supports artists by providing customized opportunities to help them succeed in the music industry.
The Master Class, developed in partnership with Slaight Music and Canada's Music Incubator, takes place annually. One of the artists will receive an all-inclusive trip to Vancouver in March 2025 to participate in Juno Week, attend the Juno Awards and receive the chance to perform at the Opening Night Awards.
As part of winning CBC Music's Searchlight competition, Andrew secured her spot in the Master Class. She told CBC Music she was "feeling a lot of gratitude and truly just happy to be here" when she won.
The other participants have recently gained recognition in the music industry: Charlie Houston received a Grammy nomination for her 2022 collaboration with Odesza on the track "Wide Awake;" YSN Fab's song "You & Me" has more than 10 million streams on Spotify; and Haley Blais's album Wisecrack landed on the long list for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize.
Past participants in the Master Class include Juno winners Haviah Mighty and Aysanabee.