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- ↑ Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
- ↑ Denis Langlois, "Jarrett Campbell, who grew up near Maxwell, nominated for Juno". Owen Sound Sun-Times , March 11, 2020.