Juno Awards
Juno Awards is an annual Canadian music awards ceremony.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- March 2014: The 2014 awards featured A Tribe Called Red as the first First Nations group nominated in the Breakthrough Group of the Year category. The awards ceremony and associated JunoFest events were held in Winnipeg in March 2014.[2]
- July 2021: The 2021 awards ceremony was held virtually on June 6. Crystal Shawanda won two awards at the event, including Indigenous Artist of the Year and Blues Album of the Year.[3]
- November 2021: The awards established a new category for Traditional Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year in 2021. Since 1994, the awards have featured an Aboriginal Music Category. The awards expanded the Indigenous music category into two sections to allow more artists to submit.[4]
- November 2021: Susan Aglukark was the first Inuk artist to win three of these awards.[5]
- July 2024: In 2024, Aysanabee was named Songwriter of the Year and won Alternative Album of the Year. The 2024 wins marked the first time an Indigenous artist achieved these specific honors.[6]
- March 2026: The 2026 ceremony is scheduled to take place on March 29 in Hamilton. Crystal Shawanda previously won awards at this event in 2012 for best Aboriginal album and in 2021 for best blues album.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory citizen nominated for JUNO award in best blues album category", Anishinabek News, 9 March 2026 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "‘Tribe’ breaking through at Junos", Anishinabek News, 21 March 2014 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Multi Juno Award-winning blues artist gears up for new album release", Anishinabek News, 23 July 2021 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "New Juno category for Traditional Indigenous Music", Anishinabek News, 2 November 2021 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "One of Canada’s most unique and honoured artists coming to North Bay", Anishinabek News, 5 November 2021 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Anishinabek musician featured at Thunder Bay’s Canada Day celebrations", Anishinabek News, 24 July 2024 (archived copy; original article).