The Juno Awards of 2019, honouring Canadian music achievements, were presented in London, Ontario during the weekend of 16–17 March 2019. The primary telecast ceremonies were held at Budweiser Gardens, preceded by numerous Juno Week events from 11 March. This was the first time the Juno Awards were hosted in London.[1]
| Juno Awards of 2019 | |
|---|---|
 The 2019 Juno Awards Logo | |
| Date | 16–17 March 2019 |
| Venue | Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario |
| Hosted by | Sarah McLachlan |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBC |
The award ceremony was hosted by Sarah McLachlan.[2]
Shawn Mendes won five awards, the most at the ceremonies, including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Single of the Year.[3]
Host city bids
editThe Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced on 29 January 2018 that London was selected to host the 2019 Juno Awards.[4] London's bid was valued at $1.7 million, including city council's pledge of $500,000.[5]
CARAS had approached Hamilton, Ontario to make a bid for the 2019 Junos, although that city had expected to bid for the following year's awards. Hamilton city council reserved $550,000 for its bid, valued at $1.5 million.[6]
Saskatoon, which first hosted the Junos in 2007, attempted to host the 2019 awards but withdrew its bid due to a lack of available funding.[5] That bid did not receive support from the province of Saskatchewan.[6] However, the city made a successful bid to host the awards in 2020.[7]
There was also media speculation that Quebec City attempted to bid for the 2019 awards.[5]
Events
editThe Juno Cup benefit hockey game was held at the Western Fair District Sports Centre on 15 March 2019.[8] The Rockers won the game 7-5.[9]
Alan Doyle of Great Big Sea hosted the Songwriters Circle event on 17 March.[10]
Most categories were awarded at a gala at the London Convention Centre on 16 March, hosted by Ben Kowalewicz (Billy Talent) and Julie Nesrallah (CBC).[11]
The main ceremonies featured Loud Luxury, a duo originally from London.[12] Other performers for the broadcast ceremonies were bülow, Cœur de pirate, Corey Hart, Loud, Jeremy Dutcher with Blake Pouliot, and The Reklaws.[13] The broadcast on CBC's television, radio and music services attracted average minute ratings of 1.2 million. Viewership was 270,000 through streaming and on-demand web access, 14% more than for the 2018 Juno Awards.[14]
JunoFest performances took place in multiple venues across the city on 15 and 16 March. Scheduled performers included Tokyo Police Club, Exco Levi, Texas King, and Whitehorse.[15]
Performers
edit| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Main show | |
| Loud Luxury brando Cheer Western The Western Mustang Band |
"Body" |
| The Reklaws | "Long Live the Night" |
| Bahamas | "Way with Words" |
| Tyler Shaw | "With You" |
| Sarah McLachlan | "Beautiful Girl" "In Your Shoes" |
| Shawn Mendes (pre-taped) | "In My Blood" |
| Jeremy Dutcher | "Sakomawit" |
| Cœur de pirate Loud |
"Dans la nuit" |
| Arkells | "Hand Me Downs" |
| NAV | "Champion" "Wanted You" |
| Corey Hart | "Never Surrender" (2019 version) "Sunglasses at Night" |
Presenters
editMain show
edit- Loud Luxury and brando — presented Sarah McLachlan
- Simu Liu (from Kim's Convenience) and Killy (Toronto rapper) — presented Group of the Year
- The Reklaws — presented Album of the Year
- Pablo Rodríguez (Minister of Canadian Heritage) and Elisapie Isaac — presented Breakthrough Artist of the Year
- Sarah McLachlan — presented the Canadian Music Hall of Fame Award to Corey Hart
- Sting and David Foster — presented R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
- Cœur de pirate and Loud — presented Country Album of the Year
- Amanda Parris and Jessie Reyez — presented Fan Choice Award
Nominees and winners
editNominations were announced on 29 January 2019.[17]
David Foster received the year's Humanitarian Award due to his support of numerous charities and for his own foundation that supports families of organ transplant recipients,[18] and Corey Hart was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.[19]
Duff Roman, known for his radio career including CHUM-FM, received the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award.[20]
Shawn Mendes won the Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, Pop Album of the Year, Single of the Year and Songwriter of the Year categories. He was unable to personally receive the awards since he was touring in Europe, but he recorded his song "In My Blood" on 4 March in Amsterdam for the Juno broadcast.[21]
People
edit| 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 |
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| Producer of the Year | Recording Engineer of the Year |
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Albums
editSongs and recordings
editOther
edit| Album Artwork of the Year | Video of the Year |
|---|---|
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References
edit- ^ Bliss, Karen (29 January 2018). "Juno Awards Moving to London (Ontario) for 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "NewsAlert: Sarah Mclachlan will host this year's Juno Awards in London, Ont.". The Province, 29 January 2019.
- ^ Nathoo, Zulekha. "Shawn Mendes, Arkells, Jessie Reyez among winners at 2019 Juno Awards", CBC, 17 March 2019.
- ^ The Canadian Press (29 January 2018). "Juno Awards organizers select London, Ont., as host city for 2019 event". National Post. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c Tank, Phil (29 January 2018). "Saskatoon failed to raise enough money for Junos bid". The StarPhoenix. Saskatoon. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b Van Dongen, Matthew (4 October 2017). "Confusion over Juno Award offer as Hamilton considers 2019 bid". Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Olson, Matt (28 February 2019). "It's coming back: Saskatoon will host the 2020 JUNO Awards". The StarPhoenix. Saskatoon. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "JUNO Cup Presented by CBC Sports". Juno Awards. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Butler, Colin (16 March 2019). "Here's how London's Junos stack up, in numbers". CBC News. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Beloved Canadian Musician Alan Doyle to host 2019 JUNO Songwriters' Circle Presented by SOCAN In Association with Canadian Music Publishers Association". Juno Awards. 3 January 2019. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Billy Talent frontman to co-host 2019 Juno Awards gala dinner". CFPL / Global News. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ LeBel, Jacquelyn; Lamberink, Liny (22 November 2018). "'Loud Luxury' first performer unveiled for 2019 JUNO Awards in London, Ont". CFPL (AM). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Wallis, Adam (25 February 2019). "2019 Juno Awards: Coeur de pirate, Jeremy Dutcher among performers". Global News. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Juno Ratings Topped 1M Viewers". FYI Music News. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "JUNOfest Presented by CBC Music". Juno Awards. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "The 2018 JUNO Awards | The JUNO Awards". junoawards.ca. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations". CBC Music, 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Victoria's David Foster to receive humanitarian award at the 2019 Junos". CHEK. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Corey Hart to be inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame during Juno Awards". CBC News, 16 January 2019.
- ^ CARAS (28 November 2018). "Duff Roman to receive 2019 Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award". Cision. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Friend, David (18 March 2019). "Junos 2019: Shawn Mendes wins album of the year, Corey Hart delivers tearful induction speech". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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