Juno Award for Pop Album of the Year

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The Juno Award for "Pop Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1999, as recognition each year for the best pop album in Canada.[ citation needed ] The category was first named as Best Pop Album but it changed to Best Pop/Adult Album in 2000, the following year it returned to be Best Pop Album from 2001 to 2002, finally in 2003 was changed to Pop Album of the Year and has remained that way since then. Justin Bieber has won the most awards in this category, with 3 wins.

Recipients

Three-time recipient Justin Bieber has the most wins in this category, winning in 2011, 2016, and 2021. Justin Bieber in 2015.jpg
Three-time recipient Justin Bieber has the most wins in this category, winning in 2011, 2016, and 2021.
Two-time winner Avril Lavigne won in 2003 and 2005. Avrilgfdl.JPG
Two-time winner Avril Lavigne won in 2003 and 2005.
Two-time winner Michael Buble won in 2006 and 2010. Michael Buble.jpg
Two-time winner Michael Bublé won in 2006 and 2010.
Two-time winner Alessia Cara won in 2017 and 2020. Alessia Cara at the Capital Pride Concert.jpeg
Two-time winner Alessia Cara won in 2017 and 2020.
Year [I] Performing artist(s)WorkNominees [II] Ref.
1999 Barenaked Ladies Stunt
2000 Chantal Kreviazuk Colour Moving and Still
2001 Barenaked Ladies Maroon
2002 David Usher Morning Orbit
2003 Avril Lavigne Let Go
2004 Sarah McLachlan Afterglow
2005 Avril Lavigne Under My Skin
2006 Michael Bublé It's Time
2007 Nelly Furtado Loose
2008 Feist The Reminder [1]
2009 Alanis Morissette Flavors of Entanglement
2010 Michael Bublé Crazy Love [2]
2011 Justin Bieber My World 2.0 [3]
2012 Hedley Storms [4]
2013 Carly Rae Jepsen Kiss [5]
2014 Tegan and Sara Heartthrob [6]
2015 Lights Little Machines [7]
2016 Justin Bieber Purpose [8]
2017 Alessia Cara Know-It-All [9]
2018 Lights Skin & Earth
2019 Shawn Mendes Shawn Mendes
2020 Alessia Cara The Pains of Growing [10]
2021 Justin Bieber Changes [11]
2022 Charlotte Cardin Phoenix [12]
2023 The Weeknd Dawn FM [13]
2024 Charlotte Cardin 99 Nights [14]

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References

  1. ↑ CARAS (15 February 2008). "Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Announces Nominee Changes to Three 2008 JUNO Award Categories" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-02-16.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ Rayner, Ben (18 April 2010). "Juno Awards show Michael Bublé some love". Toronto Star . Retrieved 2010-04-18.
  3. ↑ "32 Juno Award winners are crowned! Canada's music elite gather to celebrate 40 years of the Juno Awards". CARAS. 25 March 2011. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "Two Christmas albums up for Best Album Juno". CBC News. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "2013 Walt Grealis Award Recipient". CARAS. 5 December 2012. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "2014 Juno Awards Information" (PDF). CARAS. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "2015 Juno Awards Information" (PDF). CARAS. 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "2016 Juno Awards Information" (PDF). CARAS. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Rayner, Ben (1 April 2017). "Winners List: First 34 Juno Awards handed out at Saturday gala". Toronto Star . Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  10. ↑ Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
  11. ↑ Holly Gordon, "The Weeknd, JP Saxe, Jessie Reyez and Justin Bieber lead 2021 Juno Award nominations". CBC Music, March 9, 2021.
  12. ↑ Jackson Weaver, "Charlotte Cardin, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber lead 2022 Juno Award nominees". CBC News, March 1, 2022.
  13. ↑ Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Junos 2024: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 23, 2024.
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