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- ↑ Libby Giesbrecht, "Shawna Cain wins Juno in Christian music". CHVN-FM, June 4, 2021.
- ↑ Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021.
