
JUNOs 2018: All the winners
Canada's reigning music awards show, the JUNOs, took over the Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Mar. 25 to honour some of the country's most exciting bands, solo artists and more. Host Michael Bublé, who backed out of last year’s festivities due to his son Noah’s cancer diagnosis, brought his stellar charm and charisma to the 2018 show - and gave fans the biggest treat when he confirmed his and wife Luisana Lopilato's third pregnancy!
The late Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie was honoured with a special performance by City and Colour with Sarah Harmer plus a number of posthumous awards, including Songwriter of the Year. The Barenaked Ladies also took the stage alongside former member Steven Page for a special performance marking their induction into the Canadian Hall of Fame.
The night's other big winners included breakthrough artist Jessie Reyez, Arcade Fire, Shawn Mendes and more. Scroll down to see who took home top honours at the 2018 Juno Awards...
The Barenaked Ladies were inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame. Photo: © CP
Album of the Year
WINNER: Everything Now, Arcade Fire
Revival, Johnny Reid
Nobody But Me, Michael Buble
Safe Haven, Ruth B
Now, Shania Twain
Artist of the Year
Daniel Caeser
WINNER: Gord Downie
Lights
Ruth B
Shania Twain
Juno Fan Choice
Alessia Cara
Arkells
Hedley
Jessie Reyez
Justin Bieber
Shawn Hook
WINNER: Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
Theory
Walk off the Earth
Single of the Year
“How Far I’ll Go”, Alessia Cara
“Everything Now”, Arcade Fire
“Knocking at the Door”, Arkells
“I Feel It Coming”, The Weeknd
WINNER: “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back”, Shawn Mendes
Group of the Year
WINNER: A Tribe Called Red
Alvvays
Arcade Fire
Broken Social Scene
Hedley
Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Allan Rayman
Charlotte Cardin
WINNER: Jessie Reyez
NAV
Virginia to Vegas
Breakthrough Group of the Year
James Barker Band
WINNER: The Beaches
The Dead South
The Franklin Electric
The Jerry Cans
Songwriter of the Year
Amelia Curran
Charlotte Cardin
WINNER: Gord Downie and Kevin Drew
Rose Cousins
Scott Helman
Country Album of the Year
WINNER: Game On, James Barker Band
Past the Past, Jess Moskaluke
Shake These Walls, Tim Hicks
Beautiful Freakshow, Dean Brody
Dear Life, High Valley
Adult Alternative Album of the Year
Twin Solitude, Leif Vollebekk
New Mistakes, Terra Lightfoot
Sincerely, Future Pollution, Timber Timbre
Panther in the Dollhouse, Whitehorse
WINNER: Introduce Yerself, Gord Downie
Alternative Album of the Year
Life After Youth, Land of Talk
Retribution Tanya Tagaq
Everything Now, Arcade Fire
Open, Weaves Wide
WINNER: Antisocialites, Alvvays
Pop Album of the Year
WINNER: Skin & Earth, Lights
My Love, Ria Mae
Safe Haven, Ruth B
Hotel de Ville, Scott Helman
Cageless, Hedley
Rock Album of the Year
Feed the Machine, Nickelback
WINNER: Young Beauties and Fools, The Glorious Sons
Wake Up Call, Theory
Grace Street, Big Wreck
Outrage! Is Now, Death from Above
International Album of the Year
WINNER: DAMN., Kendrick Lamar
Stoney, Post Malone
Reputation, Taylor Swift
24K Magic, Bruno Mars
÷, Ed Sheeran
Electronic Album of the Year
Music to Draw to: Satellite, Kid Koala
WINNER: Manipulation, Rezz Mass
Tenderness, Blue Hawaii
Someone Else, Cri
Two Hearts, Dabin
Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year
II: Vanishing, Longhouse
Strange Peace, Metz
Striker, Striker
WINNER: Voice of the Void, Anciients
Relentless Mutation, Archspire
Adult Contemporary Album of the Year
Revival, Johnny Reid
WINNER: Nobody But Me, Michael Buble
The Grand Hustle, Nuela Charles
Christmas Together, The Tenors
Rooted, Alysha Brilla
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year
Come On, Kellylee Evans
Old School Yule!, Matt Dusk
No Filter, Michael Kaeshammer
With a Twist, Bria Skonberg
WINNER: Turn Up the Quiet, Diana Krall
Jazz Album of the Year (Solo)
Contumbao, Hilario Duran
WINNER: Root Structure, Mike Downes
Ralph Bowen, Ralph Bowen
The Tide Turns, Brad Cheeseman
Rich in Symbols, Chet Doxas
Jazz Album of the Year (Group)
Otterville, Andrew Downing’s Otterville
Murphy, Carn Davidson 9
WINNER: The North, David Braid, Mike Murley, Anders Morgensen & Johnny Aman
Infinitude, Christine Jensen & Ingrid Jensen
Rev, Ernesto Cervini’s Turbopop
Contemporary Roots Album of the Year
Watershed, Amelia Curran
WINNER: Bone on Bone, Bruce Cockburn
Medicine Songs, Buffy Sainte-Marie
Innusiq, The Jerry Cans
The Weather Station, The Weather Station
Traditional Roots Album of the Year
Jayme Stone’s Folklife, Jayme Stone
What We Leave Behind, The East Pointers
WINNER: Illusion & Doubt, The Dead South
The Willow Connection, Cassie and Maggie
Rove, Coig
Blues Album of the Year
WINNER: Time to Roll, MonkeyJunk
No Time Like Now, Steve Strongman
Big City, Back Country Blues, Williams, Wayne & Isaak
Better the Devil You Know, Big Dave McLean
Something I’ve Done, Downchild
Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
We Are Free, Jon Neufeld
These Are the Days, Love & the Outcome
Stones, Manafest
Echoes, Matt Maher
WINNER: First Day of My Life, The Color
World Music Album of the Year
A New Tradition Vol. 2: Return of the KUISi, Beny Esguerra and New Tradition
WINNER: Where the Galleon Sank, Kobo Town
Meter, Autorickshaw
La Migra, Battle of Santiago
Femme, Briga
Indigenous Music Album of the Year
Here & Now, Indian City
The Fight Within, Iskwe
Sedna, Kelly Fraser
WINNER: Medicine Songs, Buffy Sainte-Marie
Classic Album of the Year (Vocal or Choral)
WINNER: Crazy Girl Crazy, Barbara Hannigan with Ludwig Orchestra
The Tree of Life, Daniel Taylor with The Trinity Choir
In the Stream of Life: Songs by Sibelius, Gerald Finley with Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Mother of Light: Armenian Hymns & Chants in Praise of Mary, Isabel Bayrakdarian with Coro Vox Aeterna
Schubert Sessions: Lieder with Guitar, Philippe Sly and John Charles Britton
Classical Album of the Year (Large Ensemble)
Beethoven & Schubert: Violin Concerto, James Ehnes with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
WINNER: Chopin: Works for Piano & Orchestra, Jan Lisiecki with NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
Elgar & Tchaikovsky, Johannes Moser with Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
The Shaman & Arctic Symphony, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra & Nunavut Sivuniksavut Performers
Rebelles Baroques, Arion Orchestre Baroque
Classical Composition of the Year
“Phi, Caelestis”, Andrew Staniland
“Breathe”, James Rolfe
WINNER: “My Name is Amanda Todd”, Jocelyn Morlock
“The Shaman”, Vincent Ho
“Cœur a Cœur”, Alice Ping Yee Ho
Francophone Album of the Year
L’etoile thoracique, Klo Pelgag
La science du coeur, Pierre Lapointe
Almanach, Patrice Michaud
Nos Eldorados, Alex Nevsky
WINNER: Paloma, Daniel Bélanger
Instrumental Album of the Year
WINNER: Stubborn Persistent Illusion, Do Make Say Think
Sweat, Five Alarm Funk
Cuphead, Kristofer Maddigan
Oktopus, Hapax
Peregrine Falls, Peregrine Falls
Comedy Album of the Year
WINNER: I Wanted to Be a Dinosaur, Ivan Decker
Sorry! (A Canadian Album), K. Trevor Wilson
In Living Kohler, Rebecca Kohler
Fatherhood, Charlie Demers
[Indistinct Chatter], DJ Demers
Children’s Album of the Year
The Moblees (Songs from the Hit TV Show), The Moblees
Kisses and Hugs, Splash’N Boots Love
Greatest Hits, Vol. 3, Big Block Singsong
Blue Skies, Bobs & LoLo
WINNER: Hear the Music, Fred Penner
Dance Recording of the Year
“Not Going Home”, DVBBS ft. Gia Koka and CMC$
“Get What You Give”, Felix Cartal
“Deeper”, Kapri
WINNER: “Closer”, Nick Fiorucci ft. Laurell
“Almost Home”, Sultan + Shepard ft. Nadia Ali and Iro
Rap Recording of the Year
“Coach Fresh”, Maestro Fresh Wes
“001: Experiments”, Lou Phelps
WINNER: “Shooters”, Tory Lanez
“Mumble Rap”, Belly
“Lil Mont from the Ave”, Clairmont the Second
R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
“Foreign Water”, Jahkoy
“Kiddo”, Jessie Reyez
“Human” Jhyve
“Unbound 01” Keshia Chante
WINNER: “Freudian” Daniel Caesar
Reggae Recording of the Year
WINNER: “Greater”, Kirk Diamon
“Love How You Whine”, Kreesha Turner & K’Coneil
“The Light”, Ammoye
“Hold Up Slow Down”, Blessed
“Neva Judge”, Eyesus
Album Artwork of the Year
“Coconut Christmas”, The Lost Fingers
“Mechanics of Dominion”, Esmerine
“Freudian”, Daniel Caesar
WINNER: “Stubborn Persistent Illusions”, Do Make Say Think
“Everything Now”, Arcade Fire
Jack Richardson Producer of the Year
Jordan Evans and Matthew Burnett (“Get You ft. Kali Uchis”, “We Find Love” – “Freudian” by Daniel Caesar)
Thomas “Tawgs” Salter (“PDA” – “Hotel de Ville” by Scott Helman, “Electric Love” [co-producer Mike Wise] – “Utopia” by Serena Ryder)
Brian Howes and Jason Van Poederooyen (“Better Days” [co-producer Jacob Hoggard] – “Cageless” by Hedley, “The Drugs” [co-producer Ryan Guldemond] – “No Culture” by Mother Mother)
Felix Cartal (“Get What You Give” – “Get What You Give” by Felix Cartal, “Drifting Away” – “Drifting Away” by Felix Cartal)
WINNER: Diana Krall (“L-O-V-E”, “Night and Day” [co-producer Tommy Lipuma] – “Turn Up the Quiet” by Diana Krall)
Recording Engineer of the Year
WINNER: Riley Bell
Shawn Everett
Ben Kaplan
Eric Ratz
Gus van Go
Video of the Year
“Leaving the Table”, Leonard Cohen (Christopher Mills)
“The Drugs”, Mother Mother (Emma Higgins)
WINNER: “Venus Fly”, Grimes (Grimes)
“Gatekeeper”, Jessie Reyez (Peter Huang)
“Knocking at the Door”, Arkells (Shane Cunningham & Mark Myers)