Leonard Cohen, Gord Downie and Celine Dion Among Nominees for 2017 Juno Awards

The Junos will also hand out honorary awards at the ceremony, including the Canadian Music Hall of Fame induction of Sarah McLachlan, the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award to singer, artist and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie, 75, and the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award to music and broadcasting executive and champion of Canadian music artists Randy Lennox.

The 2017 Juno Awards take place in Ottawa on April 2nd. See next page for the full list of the 2017 Juno nominees… 

Karim Ouellet, Trente

Yann Perreau, Le fantastique des astres

Fred Fortin, Ultramarr

Koriass, Love Suprême

Laurence Nerbonne, XO

Children’s Album of the Year

Diana Panton, I Believe in Little Things

Raffi, Owl Singalong

Splash’N Boots, Big Yellow Tunes

Kattam, De Tombouctou à Bombay

Will Stroet, Wordplay

Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber Ensemble

Janina Fialkowska, Schubert: Sonatas and Impromptus

Matt Haimovitz, Overtures to Bach

New Orford String Quartet, Brahms: String Quartets, Op. 51 NOS. 1 & 2

Stewart Goodyear, Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, OP. 71 TH14

Charles Richard-Hamelin, Beethoven, Enescu & Chopin: Works for Piano (Live)

Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment

Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir, Beethoven Symphony No. 9

Louis Lortie, Hélène Mercier, BBC Philharmonic, Poulenc: Piano Concertos & Aubade

Steve Wood and the Northern Cree Singers, Tanya Tagaq, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra,,Going Home Star – Truth and Reconciliation

Jan Lisiecki, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Schumann

Les Violons du Roy & Mathieu Lussier, Vivaldi: Concertos

Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral Performance

Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Kent Nagano, L’Aiglon

Tapestry Opera, Gryphon Trio, Elmer Iseler Singers, Dark Star Requiem

Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Sir Andrew Davis, Handel Messiah

Arion Baroque Orchestre, Alexandre Weimann, Bach: Magnificat BWV 243

Daniel Taylor, The Trinity Choir, Four Thousand Winter

Classical Composition of the Year

Christos Hatzis, “Going Home Star – Truth and Reconciliation”

Kati Agócs, “The Debrecen Passion”

Jordan Nobles, “Immersion”

Ana Sokolović, “And I need a room to receive five thousand people with raised glasses…or…what a glorious day, the birds are singing ‘halleluia'”

Andrew Staniland, “Dark Star Requiem”

Rap Recording of the Year

Belly, Another Day in Paradise

Drake, Views

Tory Lanez, I Told You

Jazz Cartier, Hotel Paranoia

Tasha the Amazon, Die Every Day

Dance Recording of the Year

Adventure Club, “Limitless” ft. Delaney Jane

Zeds Dead, “Northern Lights”

Shaun Frank, “Let You Get Away” ft. Ashe

Bit Funk, “Off the Ground” ft. Shae Jacobs

Jacques Greene, “You Can’t Deny”

R&B/Soul Recording of the Year

The Weeknd, Starboy

Dvsn, Sept. 5th

Daniel Caesar, Pilgrim’s Paradise

Tanika Charles, Soul Run

PARTYNEXTDOOR, PARTYNEXTDOOR 3

Reggae Recording of the Year

Ammoye, “Sorry”

Blessed, “Cry Every Day”

Dubmatix, “Roll ‘Dem” ft. Gappy Ranks

Exco Levi ,”Siren”

Jay Kartier, “Who Feels It Knows”

Contemporary Roots Album of the Year

Matthew Barber & Jill Barber, The Family Album

Lisa LeBlanc, Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen?

Corin Raymond, Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams

William Prince, Earthly Days

Kacy & Clayton, Strange Country

Traditional Roots Album of the Year

The High Bar Gang, Someday the Heart Will Trouble the Mind

Maria Dunn, Gathering

Jenny Whiteley, The Original

Ten Strings And A Goat Skin, Auprès du poêle

The East Pointers, Secret Victory

Blues Album of the Year

Whitehorse, The Northern South Vol. 1

Paul Reddick, Ride The One

Colin Linden, Rich in Love

Colin James, Blue Highways

Sean Pinchin, Monkey Brain

Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year

Warren Dean Flandez, Eternally Grateful

Tim Neufeld & the Glory Boys, Hootenanny!

Steve Bell, Where the Good Way Lies

MANAFEST, Reborn

Jaylene Johnson, Potter & Clay

World Music Album of the Year

Lorraine Klaasen, Nouvelle Journée

Sultans of String, Subcontinental Drift

Okavango African Orchestra, Okavango African Orchestra

Turkwaz, Nazar

Nomadica, Dance of the Infidels

Jack Richardson Producer of the Year

Howie Beck, “Work” (Charlotte Day Wilson), “High Five” (Dragonette)

Eric Ratz, “The Enforcer” (Monster Truck), “Fever” (Royal Tusk)

A Tribe Called Red, “R.E.D.” (A Tribe Called Red ft. Yasiin Bey, Narcy & Black Bear), “Sila” (A Tribe Called Red ft. Tanya Tagaq)

Nineteen85, “One Dance” (Drake), “Too Good” (Drake)

Ian D’Sa, “Afraid of Heights” (Billy Talent), “Rabbit Down the Hole” (Billy Talent)

Recording Engineer of the Year

Eric Ratz, “Afraid of Heights” (Billy Talent), “Don’t Tell Me How to Live” (Monster Truck)

George Seara, “Treat You Better” (Shawn Mendes), “Don’t Be A Fool” (Shawn Mendes)

Andy Shauf, “The Magician” (Andy Shauf), “To You” (Andy Shauf)

Matty Green, “Shine a Light” (Banners), “Armageddon” (Michelle Treacy)

Jason Dufour, “Push + Pull” (July Talk), “Beck + Call” (July Talk)

Recording Package of the Year

Valaire, OOBOPOPOP

Harmonium L’Heptade

Gord Downie, Secret Path

Alexisonfire, Live at Copps

Grimes, Art Angels

Video of the Year

Grimes, “Kill v Maim”

KAYTRANADA, “Lite Spots”

A Tribe Called Red, “R.E.D.” ft. Yasiin Bey, Narcy & Black Bear

Wiwek/Skrillex, “Killa”

Gord Downie, “The Stranger”

Electronic Album of the Year

KAYTRANADA, 99.9%

Holy Fuck, Congrats

A Tribe Called Red, We Are the Halluci Nation

Bob Moses, Days Gone By

Harrison, Checkpoint Titanium

Heavy Metal Album of the Year

Devin Townsend Project, Transcendence

Protest the Hero, Pacific Myth

Despised, Icon Beast

Annihilator, Suicide Society

Mandroid Echostar Coral Throne