2022 Juno Award nominations: Montreal’s Charlotte Cardin leads with 6 nods

Charlotte Cardin leads this 12 months’s Juno Award nominees.

The Montreal pop singer-songwriter picked up six nods, coming in forward of superstars Justin Bieber and the Weeknd who every nabbed 5.

Cardin is within the operating in a number of key classes together with artist of the 12 months and album of the 12 months for her full-length debut Phoenix. Her monitor Meaningless is nominated for single of the 12 months.

The singer has been on a gradual rise since touchdown within the High 4 of La Voix, the Québécois model of singing competitors The Voice in 2013.

Different large contenders this 12 months embrace Shawn Mendes with 4 nominations. He’s in step with the overall held by Vancouver pop newcomer Jessia, recognized for her body-positive hit I’m Not Fairly, and Pressa, one of many rising stars of the Toronto rap scene.

The Juno bash is about to be held in-person for the primary time in three years at Toronto’s open-air Budweiser Stage on Might 15.

The out of doors occasion will likely be hosted by Shang-Chi and Kim’s Comfort star Simu Liu and broadcast on CBC.

Performers on the published will embrace Cardin, Arkells, Avril Lavigne and Mustafa, organizers mentioned Tuesday.

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Nominees for single of the 12 months additionally embrace Brett Kissel for Make a Life, Not a Residing, Jessia for I’m Not Fairly, Justin Bieber and Daniel Caesar for Peaches (feat. Giveon), and the Weeknd for Take My Breath.

Becoming a member of Cardin within the album of the 12 months class are JP Saxe’s Harmful Ranges of Introspection, Justin Bieber’s “Justice,” Shawn Mendes’ Surprise and Tate McRae’s Too Younger to Be Unhappy.

Juno organizers launched a number of new classes this 12 months in an effort to acknowledge a wider array of musicians. Rap recording was cut up into two new classes — rap album/EP of the 12 months and rap single of the 12 months.

Indigenous artist or group of the 12 months is now two awards — one honouring modern Indigenous artists and one other for conventional artists.

And a brand new award for underground dance single will rejoice much less mainstream sounds usually heard on membership dance flooring.

Full record of nominees in key classes

ARTIST OF THE YEAR:

• Charlotte Cardin
• JP Saxe
• Justin Bieber
• Shawn Mendes
• The Weeknd

GROUP OF THE YEAR:

• Arkells
• Loud Luxurious
• Mom Mom
• The Reklaws
• Valley

SINGLE OF THE YEAR:

• Make a Life, Not a Residing, Brett Kissel
• Meaningless, Charlotte Cardin
• I’m not Fairly, JESSIA
• Peaches, ft. Giveon, Justin Bieber and Daniel Caesar
• Take My Breath, the Weeknd

ALBUM OF THE YEAR:

• Phoenix, Charlotte Cardin
• Harmful Ranges of Introspection, JP Saxe
• Justice, Justin Bieber
• Surprise, Shawn Mendes
• Too Younger To Be Unhappy, Tate McRae

RAP ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR:

• See You Subsequent Wednesday, Stomach
• Inventory Alternate, Haviah Mighty
• Emergency Tsunami, Nav
• The Extravagant Assortment, NorthSideBenji
• Gardner Categorical (Deluxe), Pressa

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR:

• 347aidan
• Faouzia
• JESSIA
• Pressa
• Tesher

BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR:

• Black Pistol Fireplace
• cleopatrick
• Monowhales
• Ocie Elliott
• Spiritbox

CONTEMPORARY R&B RECORDING OF THE YEAR:

• Tabula Rasa, a l l i e
• Vibe for Me (Bob for Me), Aqyila
• Gifted, Kallitechnis
• Supernovas, k-os
• Take My Breath, the Weeknd

TIKTOK JUNO FAN CHOICE:

• 347aidan
• bbno$
• Charlotte Cardin
• Forest Blakk
• JESSIA
• Justin Bieber
• Loud Luxurious
• Pressa
• Shawn Mendes
• The Weeknd