The nominees for the 2022 Juno Awards are finally here, and Montrealβs Charlotte Cardin scored the most nods at six nominations.
Cardin released her debut album Phoenix last year, and sheβs up forΒ several awards includingΒ Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Artist of the Year,Β TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, and Music Video of the Year. When we caught up with her to talk about Phoenix last year she shared:Β βIt was such a liberating process for me on a lot of levels, even professionally, I felt like Iβve evolved so much. I learned so much making this album.β
Cardin will perform at theΒ show on May 15 alongside Avril Lavigne,Β Arkells, andΒ Mustafa, with Simu Liu hosting.
Justin Bieber and The Weekndfollow Cardin with five nominations each, and will both be competingΒ for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year, andΒ Artist of the Year.
For first-time nominees, Pressa is nominatedΒ for TikTok JUNO Fan Choice, Breakthrough Artist of the Year, Rap Album/EP of the Year, and Rap SingleΒ of the Year. Mustafa is also nominated for the first timeΒ for Songwriter of the YearΒ and AlternativeΒ Album of the Year, andΒ NorthSideBenji also has his first two nods, oneΒ for Rap Album/EP of the Year and another for Rap SingleΒ of the Year.
This year, the Junos have two new categories, asΒ Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year will now have two awardsβone forΒ Contemporary Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year, and Traditional Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year.Β
Check out some of the other nominees below:
TikTok Juno Fan Choice
347aidanΒ
bbno$
Charlotte CardinΒ
Forest BlakkΒ
JESSIA
Justin BieberΒ
Loud Luxury
Pressa
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
Single of the Year
Make a Life, Not a Living,Β Brett Kissel
Meaningless,Β Charlotte CardinΒ
Iβm not Pretty,Β JESSIA
Peaches ft. GIVΔON,Β Justin Bieber and Daniel Caesar
Take My Breath,Β The Weeknd
Album of the Year
Phoenix,Β Charlotte Cardin
Dangerous Levels of Introspection,Β JP SaxeΒ
Justice,Β Justin BieberΒ
Wonder,Β Shawn Mendes
TOO YOUNG TO BE SAD,Β Tate McRae
Artist of the Year
Charlotte Cardin
JP SaxeΒ
Justin Bieber
Shawn Mendes
The WeekndΒ
Group of the Year
Arkells
Loud Luxury
Mother Mother
The Reklaws
Valley
Breakthrough Artist of the Year
347aidanΒ
FaouziaΒ
JESSIAΒ
Pressa
Tesher
Breakthrough Group of the Year
Black Pistol FireΒ
cleopatrickΒ
MONOWHALES
Ocie ElliottΒ
Spiritbox
Songwriter of the Year
The Weeknd
Allison RussellΒ
Charlotte Day Wilson
MustafaΒ
TOBi
Rap Album of the Year
See You Next Wednesday,Β Belly
Stock Exchange,Β Haviah Mighty
Emergency Tsunami,Β NAVΒ
The Extravagant Collection,Β NorthSideBenjiΒ
Gardner Express (Deluxe),Β PressaΒ
Contemporary Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year
When The Magic Hits,Β Adrian SutherlandΒ
War Club,Β DJ ShubΒ
Wild Whisper,Β Jayli WolfΒ
Shawnee Kish,Β Shawnee Kish
Life After,Β Snotty Nose Rez Kids
Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year
Tabula Rasa,Β a l l i eΒ
Vibe for Me (Bob for Me),Β AqyilaΒ
Gifted,Β KALLITECHNIS
Supernovas,Β k-osΒ Fontana North
Take My Breath,Β The WeekndΒ
