The 2024 Juno Awards Nominees Were Announced & Here Are The Canadian Artists Up For Awards
The 2024 Juno Awards nominees are out and many Canadian artists are up for awards.
The nominations were announced at a press event in Toronto on Tuesday and Canadian singer Nelly Furtado, who will be hosting and performing at the awards show, made a surprise appearance.
During the event, Furtado spoke about how important the Juno Awards are and the impact the ceremony had on her career as a Canadian musician. She also told fans in Halifax to get "ready to party."
Narcity spoke with Furtado at the event and we asked her what she was looking forward to at this year's Junos.
"We're just gonna have a bunch of fun. I think the theme this year is about party, dance," Furtado told Narcity.
"I'm opening the show so I'm really focused on my performance and just getting it right, recognizing people want to hear all of my songs so it's almost like a mini-Vegas review in four-and-a-half minutes. Then it's have fun, bring the fashion, bring the glamour."
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As for the nominees, a lot of Canadian talent is being recognized with Juno Awards nominations.
Canadian pop, electro and jazz singer from Montreal, Charlotte Cardin, leads the nominations with six.
Cardin is nominated for Single of the Year, Artist of the Year, and her album "99 Nights" is up for Pop Album of the Year.
Toronto singer-songwriter Daniel Caesar and Ottawa musician Talk each received five Juno nominations.
B.C. musician Lauren Spencer-Smith is up for three awards, including Pop Album of the Year, Album of the Year and Artist of the Year.
Calgary-born Tate McRae is nominated for Single of the Year for her song "Greedy." She's also up for Artist of the Year.
Shania Twain, The Weeknd and Oji-Cree singer-songwriter from Toronto, Aysanabee, are also up for various awards.
Furtado is nominated for Dance Recording of the Year for her track with Dom Dolla called "Eat Your Man."
Several Canadian bands were also announced as nominees, including The Arkells, Nickelback, The Beaches and Walk off the Earth.
Canadian comedian and actor Mae Martin's album SAP was nominated for Comedy Album of the Year.
For the first time this year, fans can vote for the Juno Fan Choice Award.
The nominees for that award include some well-known Canadian artists like Tate McRae, The Weeknd, Walk off the Earth and Charlotte Cardin.
Along with Furtado, Charlotte Cardin, The Beaches, Maestro Fresh Wes, Talk, and Josh Ross will all be performing at the awards show in Halifax.
Sisters Tegan and Sara will be receiving this year's Humanitarian Award for their work as advocates for the LGBTQ+ community.
The 53rd Juno Awards will take place in Halifax on March 24 at 8 p.m. EST.
