Juno Awards of 2020

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Juno Awards of 2020
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The 2020 Juno Awards Logo
Date29 June 2020
Hosted by Odario Williams
Damhnait Doyle
Website https://junoawards.ca/   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Television/radio coverage
Network CBC Gem
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The Juno Awards of 2020, the 49th Juno Awards, was an awards presentation that was to be held at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on 15 March 2020. The awards and associated events were cancelled due to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, making it the first Juno Awards since 1988 to be cancelled. The award winners were announced on 29 June 2020 in an online event. [1]

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Host city bids

Saskatoon attempted to host the 2019 awards, but abandoned that bid due to lack of funding. [2] The city's subsequent bid for 2020 was successful. [3] The municipal government of Saskatoon had allocated $350,000 towards the event. [4]

Hamilton, Ontario was previously interested in bidding for the 2019 or 2020 Junos. [5]

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and cancellation

On 12 March 2020, three days before the presentation, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced that the ceremony and all ancillary events had been cancelled due to health concerns surrounding the coronavirus, as it had been declared a pandemic by World Health Organization the day before. Although Saskatchewan had, until shortly after the cancellation (when its chief medical officer announced the first presumptive case in the province), [6] not had any confirmed cases of coronavirus yet, an announcement on Wednesday that the show would go on had faced backlash from residents and others. CARAS stated that it would "coordinate an alternate plan" to honour its 2020 award recipients. [7] [8]

The Junos Songwriters' Circle, an annual event normally held as part of the Juno Awards weekend which features Canadian songwriters performing and sharing the stories behind their songs in a panel format, was relaunched in May 2020 in a web series format, with the first episode featuring Brett Kissel, Dominique Fils-Aimé, Kaia Kater and Devon Portielje. [9] The second episode featured Rose Cousins, William Prince, Ed Robertson and Tenille Townes; the third featured Dallas Green, Sarah Harmer, Joel Plaskett and Buffy Sainte-Marie; [10] and the fourth featured Scott Helman, Meghan Patrick, Tom Wilson and Whitehorse. [11]

Online ceremonies

On 18 June, the Junos announced that a virtual ceremony would be broadcast through CBC Gem on 29 June 2020. [12]

Events

Alessia Cara was the planned host of the main ceremonies. The livestream was hosted by Odario Williams and Damhnait Doyle. [13]

Performers

The following performers appeared during the livestream: [14]

Nominees and winners

Jann Arden was set to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame during the main ceremonies. As the ceremony was cancelled, her formal induction instead took place at the Juno Awards of 2021. [15]

Nominations were announced on 18 January 2020. Winners were announced on 29 June.

People

Artist of the Year Group of the Year
Breakthrough Artist of the Year Breakthrough Group of the Year
Fan Choice Award Songwriter of the Year
  • Blueribbon icon.png Alessia Cara - "Growing Pains", "Out of Love", "Rooting for You"
  • Tim Baker - "All Hands", "Dance", "The Eighteenth Hole"
  • Bülow - "Boys Will Be Boys", "Sweet Little Lies", "Two Punks in Love"
  • Tenille Townes - "I Kept the Roses", "Jersey on the Wall (I'm Just Asking)", "White Horse"
  • Patrick Watson - "Broken", "Dream for Dreaming", "Here Comes the River"
Producer of the Year Recording Engineer of the Year

Albums

Album of the Year Adult Alternative Album of the Year
Adult Contemporary Album of the Year Alternative Album of the Year
Blues Album of the Year Children's Album of the Year
Classical Album of the Year – Solo or Chamber Ensemble Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment
Classical Album of the Year – Vocal or Choral Performance Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
Country Album of the Year Electronic Album of the Year
Francophone Album of the Year Indigenous Music Album of the Year
Instrumental Album of the Year International Album of the Year
Jazz Album of the Year – Solo Jazz Album of the Year – Group
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year
Pop Album of the Year Rock Album of the Year
Contemporary Roots Album of the Year Traditional Roots Album of the Year
World Music Album of the Year Comedy Album of the Year

Songs and recordings

Single of the Year Classical Composition of the Year
Dance Recording of the Year R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
Rap Recording of the Year Reggae Recording of the Year

Other

Album Artwork of the Year Video of the Year
  • Blueribbon icon.png Chad Moldenhauer (art director), Ian Clarke (designer), Warren Clark and Lance Inkwell (illustrators) - Kristofer Maddigan, Selections from Cuphead
  • Kevin Hearn (art director), Antoine Moonen (designer), Lauchie Reed and Harland Williams (illustrators) - Kevin Hearn and Friends, The Superhero Suite
  • Kris Knight (art director & designer), Jason Sniderman (art director), James Mejia (designer), Chris Peters (illustrator), Stefanie Schneider (photographer) - Ensign Broderick, Bloodcrush/Bloodmyth
  • Sean Brown and Keavan Yazdani (art directors) - Daniel Caesar, Case Study 01
  • Terri Fidelak (art director, designer, & illustrator), Carey Shaw (photographer) - Belle Plaine, Malice, Mercy, Grief & Wrath

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  2. ↑ Tank, Phil (29 January 2018). "Saskatoon failed to raise enough money for Junos bid". The StarPhoenix . Saskatoon. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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  5. ↑ Van Dongen, Matthew (4 October 2017). "Confusion over Juno Award offer as Hamilton considers 2019 bid". The Hamilton Spectator . Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Saskatchewan confirms first presumptive case of novel coronavirus". Global News. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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  9. ↑ "Junos 365 Songwriters’ Circle Launches May 1". FYI Music News, April 30, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Get ready for episode 3 of the Junos 365 Songwriters' Circle". CBC Music, May 5, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Watch Scott Helman host the 4th Junos 365 Songwriters' Circle". CBC Music, June 12, 2020.
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  13. ↑ "Watch this year's Juno Awards". CBC.ca. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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