Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year

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The Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year is an annual award presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for the best electronic album released in Canada. It has been awarded since 2011. The five nominees and eventual winner in the category are chosen by a panel of judges from the music industry across Canada. [1]

Recipients

YearWinnerAlbumNomineesRef.
2011 Caribou Swim [2]
2012 Tim Hecker Ravedeath, 1972 [3]
2013 Grimes Visions [4]
2014 Ryan Hemsworth Guilt Trips [5]
2015 Caribou Our Love [6]
2016 PomoThe Other Day
  • AM Static, A Life Well Lived
  • Concubine, Concubine
  • Discrete, The Midas Touch
  • Humans, Noontide
2017 Kaytranada 99.9% [7]
2018 Rezz Mass Manipulation
2019 Milk & Bone Deception Bay
2020 Rezz Beyond the Senses [8]
2021 Caribou Suddenly [9]
2022 Tor Oasis Sky [10]
2023 Teen Daze Interior [11]
2024 BAMBII Infinity Club [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "2012 JUNO Awards Submission Info". JunoAwards.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Yearly summary: 2011". JunoAwards.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Yearly summary: 2012". JunoAwards.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Yearly summary: 2013". JunoAwards.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Yearly summary: 2014". JunoAwards.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Yearly summary: 2015". JunoAwards.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  7. ↑ Holly Gordon, "Alessia Cara, Drake, the Weeknd, Tegan and Sara among 2017 Juno nominees". CBC Music, February 7, 2017.
  8. ↑ Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
  9. ↑ Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Gala des prix JUNO 2022 | Charlotte Cardin devance Justin Bieber et The Weeknd dans les nominations!". sorstu.ca, March 1, 2022.
  11. ↑ Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Junos 2024: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 23, 2024.
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