The Weeknd, JP Saxe, Jessie Reyez and Justin Bieber lead 2021 Juno Award nominations

Lennon Stella, Curtis Waters and Celine Dion are all tied for 3 awards each.

Lennon Stella, Curtis Waters and Celine Dion are all tied for 3 awards each

CBC Music · Posted: Mar 09, 2021 11:41 AM EST | Last Updated: June 5, 2021

Jessie Reyez is up for 3 Juno Awards, while JP Saxe is up for 5 and the Weeknd leads the nominees with 6. (JP Saxe/Facebook; Rich Fury/Getty Images for the Recording Academy; the Weeknd/Facebook)

The nominees for the 2021 Juno Awards have been announced, and the Weeknd has come away with six nominations, making the R&B star the most-nominated artist this year.

The Weeknd recently made history as the first solo Canadian to headline the Super Bowl halftime show, and was at the centre of recent controversy when he was shut out of the 2021 Grammy nominations at the tail-end of a year when the singer became the most-streamed Canadian artist and his 2020 album's second single, "Blinding Lights," became Spotify's most-streamed song of the year.

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Justin Bieber, Jessie Reyez and JP Saxe are all tied at five Juno nominations each, making them the second-most nominated, while Celine Dion, Curtis Waters, Lennon Stella and Ali Gatie have three apiece. Newcomers to the Junos include TikTok stars Waters, Powfu and Tate McRae, as well as duet star Saxe and Vancouver-based R&B duo Manila Grey.

It was also recently announced that the Tragically Hip will be receiving the Humanitarian Award at this year's Junos. Scroll down for the full list of nominees.

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The 2021 Juno Awards will be broadcast nationwide Sunday, June 6, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBC Music, CBC-TV, CBC Gem and CBC Radio One, and globally on CBCMusic.ca/junos. While Toronto is the official Juno host for the awards' 50th anniversary, the broadcast will be presented to an at-home only audience, with filming taking place at several locations across the country.

Juno Fan Choice Award

Ali Gatie
Curtis Waters
JP Saxe
Justin Bieber
Lennon Stella
Les Cowboys Fringants
Nav
Shawn Mendes
Tate McRae
The Weeknd

Single of the year

"Drink About Me," Brett Kissel
"If the World was Ending," JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels
"Intentions," Justin Bieber featuring Quavo
"Kissing Other People," Lennon Stella
"Blinding Lights," the Weeknd

International album of the year

Music to be Murdered By, Eminem
Fine Line, Harry Styles
What you see Ain't Always What you Get, Luke Combs
Shoot for the Stars, aim for the Moon, Pop Smoke
Folklore, Taylor Swift

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Album of the year

You, Ali Gatie
Courage, Céline Dion
Changes, Justin Bieber
Thanks for the Dance, Leonard Cohen
After Hours, the Weeknd

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Artist of the year

Ali Gatie
Céline Dion
Jessie Reyez
Justin Bieber
The Weeknd

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Group of the year

Arkells
Half Moon Run
Loud Luxury
The Glorious Sons
The Reklaws

Breakthrough artist of the year

Curtis Waters
JP Saxe
Powfu
Ryland James
Tate McRae

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Breakthrough group of the year

2Frères
Crown Lands
Manila Grey
Peach Pit
Young Bombs

Songwriter of the year

Alanis Morissette: "Ablaze", "Reasons I Drink", "Smiling" (co-songwriter Michael Farrell, Such Pretty Forks in the Road).
Alessia Cara: "Hell and High Water," Major Lazer featuring Alessia Cara (co-songwriters Bas Van Daalen, Jasper Helderman, Mickey Karbal, Philip Meckseper, Thomas Pentz, Music is the Weapon); "I Choose" (co-songwriters Brayden Deskins, Colton Fisher, Diana Studenberg, Jason Rabinowitz, Jon Levine, Jordyn Kane, Kris Pearn, Mark Mothersbaugh, I Choose); "Welcome Back," Ali Gatie featuring Alessia Cara (co-songwriters Ali Gatie, Amy Allen, Blake Slatkin, Welcome Back).
Jessie Reyez: "Coffin" featuring Eminem (co-songwriters Andre Robertson, Marshall Mathers, Tobias Frelin, Before Love Came to Kill Us); "Far Away" (co-songwriters Rogét Chahayed, Vegyn (Joseph Thornalley), Far Away); "No one's in the Room" (co-songwriters Dernst Emile II, Jordan Ullman, Before Love Came to Kill Us).
JP Saxe: "A Little Bit Yours" (co-songwriters Alex St. Kitts, Benjamin Rice, Ryan Marrone, A Little bit of Yours); "Golf on TV," Lennon Stella featuring JP Saxe (co-songwriters Lennon Stella, Ruslan Odnoralov, Simon Wilcox; Three. Two. One.); "If the World was Ending," JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels (co-songwriter Julia Michaels, Hold it Together).
The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye), Belly (Ahmad Balshe), and Jason "DaHeala" Quenneville: "After Hours" (co-songwriters Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, Mario Winans); "Blinding Lights," "Save Your Tears" (co-songwriters Max Martin, Oscar Holter, After Hours).

Country album of the year

Timeless, Dallas Smith
Jade Eagleson, Jade Eagleson
Heart theory, Lindsay Ell
Drinkin' Songs: The Collection, MacKenzie Porter
The Lemonade Stand, Tenille Townes

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Adult alternative album of the year

Sad Hunk, Bahamas
Are You in Love?, Basia Bulat
Fear, Begonia
Unfollow the Rules, Rufus Wainwright
Are You Gone, Sarah Harmer

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Alternative album of the year

Pity Party, Curtis Waters
The Sun and Her Scorch, Dizzy
Pray for It, July Talk
This Place Sucks Ass, Pup
Heavy Light, U.S. Girls

Favourite Spaces: July Talk's Leah Fay and Peter Dreimanis transform family home into their creative hub

Pop album of the year

It's Never Really Over, Johnny Orlando
Hold it Together, JP Saxe
Changes, Justin Bieber
Three. Two. One., Lennon Stella
Ryland James, Ryland James

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Rock album of the year

Crown Lands, Crown Lands
Ruthless, JJ Wilde
Colorado, Neil Young & Crazy Horse
All of Us, Sam Roberts Band
A Beautiful Place to Drown, Silverstein

Vocal jazz album of the year

This Dream of You, Diana Krall
Out of Dust, Laila Biali
Sinatra, Matt Dusk
With You, Sammy Jackson
Clémence, Sophie Day

Jazz album of the year: solo

Gang of Three, Andrés Vial
Básico, No Básico y Dirigido, Elmer Ferrer
Elegant Traveler, Jocelyn Gould
Conpambiche, Junior Santos
Vena, Rachel Therrien

Jazz album of the year: group

The reMission, Andy Milne and Unison
Surfboard, Brandi Disterheft Trio with George Coleman
Rythme de passage, Emie R Roussel Trio
First Spring, Florian Hoefner Trio
Trane of Thought, Live at the Rex, Pat LaBarbera/Kirk MacDonald

Instrumental album of the year

Movements III, Blitz//Berlin
Crowing Ignites, Bruce Cockburn
Eleven Words, David Foster
Volume 1, Flore Laurentienne
Prior Street, Gordon Grdina

Album francophone de l'année

À tous les vents, 2Frères
Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs, Klô Pelgag
Les antipodes, Les Cowboys Fringants
Quand la nuit tombe, Louis-Jean Cormier
Pour déjouer l'ennui, Pierre Lapointe

Children's album of the year

Letters and Numbers, ABC Singsong
Goodnight to you All: Traditional Lullabies from Ireland & the UK, Charlie Hope
Small But Mighty, Ginalina
J'aime mon école, Njacko Backo and Kalimbas at Work
Heart Parade, Splash'N Boots

Classical album of the year: solo or chamber

Mosaïque, Ensemble Made In Canada
Bach & Brahms Reimagined, James Ehnes, Jon Kimura Parker, Jens Lindemann
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 4, 5 & 8, James Ehnes with Andrew Armstrong
La Peste, Les Barocudas
Ana Sokolović: Short Stories, Quatuor Bozzini

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Classical album of the year: large ensemble

Mozart: Concertos pour piano/Piano Concertos Nos. 22 & 24, Les Violons du Roy, conducted by Jonathan Cohen, featuring Charles Richard-Hamelin
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 5, & Other Works, Louis Lortie with BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Edward Gardner
Jacques Hétu: Concertos, Orchestre symphonique de Laval, conducted by Alain Trudel, featuring Jean-Philippe Sylvestre
Ginastera - Bernstein - Moussa: Œuvres pour violon et orchestre/Works for Violin and Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Kent Nagano, featuring Andrew Wan
Penderecki: St. Luke Passion, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal with Kraków Philharmonic Choir & Warsaw Boys' Choir, conducted by Kent Nagano

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Charles Richard-Hamelin: 'Chopin is usually all about grey areas'

Classical album of the year: vocal or choral

La passione, Barbara Hannigan with Ludwig Orchestra
Massenet: Thaïs, Erin Wall, Joshua Hopkins, Andrew Staples, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir with Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis
Nuits blanches: Airs d'opéra à la cour de Russie au XVIIe siècle/Opera Arias at the Russian Court of the 18th Century, Karina Gauvin with Pacific Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Weimann
Sea Dreams, Luminous Voices conducted by Timothy Shantz
Sarah Slean and Symphony Nova Scotia, Sarah Slean with Symphony Nova Scotia, conducted by Bernhard Gueller

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Classical composition of the year

Take the dog Sled, Alexina Louie
Commedia dell'arte, Ana Sokolović Collection
Harbour, Anna Höstman
Violin Concerto "Adrano," Samy Moussa
Tachitipo, Zosha Di Castri

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Rap recording of the year

New Mania, 88Glam
Baby Gravy 2, bbno$ & Yung Gravy
Cold World, Eric Reprid
Good Intentions (Brown Boy 2 Deluxe Version), Nav
Elements Vol. 1, Tobi

Dance recording of the year

Mine, Felix Cartal, Sophie Simmons
Dancing in the Dark, Frank Walker
Bubba, Kaytranada
Someone Else, Rezz and Grabbitz
Voices, So Sus

Contemporary R&B recording of the year

Before Love Came to Kill Us, Jessie Reyez
Where you Are, Savannah Ré
Solaris, Shay Lia
After Hours, the Weeknd
Holiday, Tobi

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Reggae recording of the year

"Give it All," Ammoye
"Black Man," Blessed
"Roots Rock," Dubmatix featuring Micah Shemaiah, Lasai & Big Sugar
"Let it be Done," Kirk Diamond
"I Pray," Töme and Sean Kingston

Indigenous artist or group of the year

Kîyânaw, Burnstick
Church House Blues, Crystal Shawanda
The Ridge, Julian Taylor
North Star Calling, Leela Gilday
Nunarjua Isulinginniani, Terry Uyarak

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Contemporary roots album of the year

The Ridge, Julian Taylor
North Star Calling, Leela Gilday
Bravado, Rose Cousins
Chickaboom!, Tami Neilson
Reliever, William Prince

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Traditional roots album of the year

All Hands, Beòlach
Debout!, Le Diable à Cinq
13 or So, Nick Hornbuckle
Bet on Love, Pharis & Jason Romero
The Thing About Fish, Rum Ragged

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Blues album of the year

Hell Bent With Grace, Angel Forrest
Church House Blues, Crystal Shawanda
Spirits in the Water, Dione Taylor
Solar Powered Too, Rick Fines
The Reckless One, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar

Contemporary Christian/gospel album of the year

All Things New, Allen Froese
The Cure, K-Anthony
Alive & Breathing, Matt Maher
The Way, Shawna Cain
Wouldn't you Love to Know?, Steve Bell

World music album of the year

VelkomBak, Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra
The Gold Diggers, Lengaïa Salsa Brava
Patria, Mazacote
Espiral, Okan
Kora Flamenca, Zal Sissokho

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Jack Richardson producer of the year

Akeel Henry: "Rain," Trey Songz featuring Swae Lee (co-producer Mike "DZL" Holmes, Back Home); "Spell My Name," Toni Braxton (co-producer Antonio Dixon, Spell my Name)
Jordon Manswell: "Fallin'" (co-producers Jonathan Martin, Toni Braxton, Spell my Name); "Home," Dylan Sinclair (Proverb)
Kaytranada: "10%," Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis (Bubba); "Frontstreet (Freestyle)," Mick Jenkins (Frontstreet (Freestyle))
Murda Beatz: "motive," Ariana Grande with Doja Cat (co-producers Joseph L'Étranger, Mr. Franks, Tommy Brown, Positions); "Say You Love Me," Chris Brown & Young Thug (co-producers Joseph L'Étranger, OG Parker, Slime & B
WondaGurl: "Aim for the Moon," Pop Smoke featuring Quavo (co-producers 5ive Beatz, 808Melo, Dani, Dez Wright, Tyy Beats, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon); "Gang Gang," Jackboys and Sheck Wes (co-producer Vou, Jackboys)

Recording engineer of the year

George Seara: "Good Love," "Take Me Home" (Shawn Hook, Take me Home)
Jason Dufour: "All of the Feelings" (Kiesza, Crave); "Whiskey Tonight" (Jade Eagleson, Jade Eagleson)
Johann Deterville: "Home" (Dylan Sinclair, Proverb); "La Memoria" (Jessie Reyez, Before Love Came to Kill Us)
John "Beetle" Bailey: "The End of a Love Affair" (Micah Barnes, Vegas Breeze); "The Grand Bazaar," Sultans of String featuring Béla Fleck and Robi Botos (Sultans of String, Refuge)
Serban Ghenea: "Blinding Lights" (The Weeknd, After Hours); "positions" (Ariana Grande, Positions)

Album artwork of the year

Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs, Klô Pelgag: Julien Hébert (art director), David Beauchemin (designer), Florence Obrecht (illustrator), Marc-Étienne Mongrain (photographer)
Miss Colombia, Lido Pimienta: Lido Pimienta and Orly Anan (art directors), Mat Dunlap (designer), Daniela Murillo (photographer)
Just Words, Lynne Hanson: Jared Barter (art director and designer), Michael Zavacky (art director and Illustrator), Maryn Devine and Rémi Thériault (photographers)
Palimpsest, Protest the Hero: Luke Hoskin (art director), John Meloche (designer), Martin Wittfooth (illustrator)
Pray for It, July Talk: Peter Dreimanis (art director, designer and photographer), Scott Waring (art director and designer), Leah Fay (designer), Lyle Bell and Ty Snaden (photographers)

Music video of the year