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The 2018 Juno Nominations are out! Compare this list to what the Grammys gave us.

Earlier today (February 6), the nominations for the 2018 Juno Awards were announced. While you can find the full list here, let’s just focus on the categories readers of this website will most be interested. The Junos will be held in Vancouver on March 25.

 

Album of the Year Sponsored by Music Canada

Revival
Johnny Reid
Nobody But Me
Michael Bublé
Safe Haven
Ruth B
Now
Shania Twain
Everything Now
Arcade Fire

Single of the Year Sponsored by Live Nation Canada

There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back
Shawn Mendes
I Feel It Coming ft. Daft Punk
The Weeknd
How Far I’ll Go
Alessia Cara
Knocking at the Door
Arkells
Everything Now
Arcade Fire

Artist of the Year Presented with Apple Music

Ruth B
Shania Twain
Gord Downie
Daniel Caesar
Lights

Group of the Year Presented with Apple Music

A Tribe Called Red
Arcade Fire
Alvvays
Broken Social Scene
Hedley

Breakthrough Artist of the Year Sponsored by FACTOR, the Government of Canada, and Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters

Jessie Reyez
NAV
Virginia to Vegas
Allan Rayman
Charlotte Cardin

Breakthrough Group of the Year Sponsored by FACTOR, the Government of Canada, and Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters

James Barker Band
The Beaches
The Dead South
The Franklin Electric
The Jerry Cans

Adult Alternative Album of the Year

Twin Solitude
Leif Vollebekk
New Mistakes
Terra Lightfoot
Sincerely, Future Pollution
Timber Timbre
Panther In The Dollhouse
Whitehorse
Introduce Yerself
Gord Downie

Alternative Album of the Year Sponsored by Long & McQuade

Life After Youth
Land of Talk
Retribution
Tanya Tagaq
Everything Now
Arcade Fire
Wide Open
Weaves
Antisocialites
Alvvays

Rock Album of the Year

Feed The Machine
Nickelback
Young Beauties and Fools
The Glorious Sons
Wake Up Call
Theory
Grace Street
Big Wreck
Outrage! Is Now
Death From Above

Rap Recording of the Year Presented by Stingray Music

Coach Fresh
Maestro Fresh Wes
001: Experiments
Lou Phelps
Shooters
Tory Lanez
Mumble Rap
Belly
Lil Mont from the Ave
Clairmont The Second

Video of the Year

LEAVING THE TABLE – Leonard Cohen
Christopher Mills
THE DRUGS – Mother Mother
Emma Higgins
VENUS FLY – Grimes
Grimes (Claire Boucher)
GATEKEEPER – Jessie Reyez
Peter Huang
KNOCKING AT THE DOOR – Arkells
Shane Cunningham & Mark Myers

Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year

II: Vanishing
Longhouse
Strange Peace
Metz
Striker
Striker
Voice of the Void
Anciients
Relentless Mutation
Archspire

JUNO Fan Choice Presented by TD

Jessie Reyez
Shawn Hook
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
Theory
Walk Off The Earth
Justin Bieber
Hedley
Arkells
Alessia Cara

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