Toronto artists featured heavily at the 2017 Juno Awards nominations Tuesday, with heavyweights Drake, the Weekend and Shawn Mendes leading the pack with five nominations each.
The nominees for one of Canadian music’s biggest awards ceremony — now in its 46th year — were announced at a ceremony at Toronto’s REBEL nightclub Tuesday morning.
Brampton native Alessia Cara, who won the 2016 award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year and is fresh off performing on Saturday Night Live last weekend, is up for four awards this year.
The awards ceremony, which will feature performances from artists including Cara, electronic group A Tribe Called Red and folk band The Strumbellas, will take place in Ottawa April 2. This year’s show will also include a tribute to Sarah McLachlan, who is being inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
Like Cara, the late Leonard Cohen is also nominated for four trophies.
Gord Downie is nominated for songwriter of the year, best adult alternative album and best video. Downie’s band The Tragically Hip are nominated for group of year and rock album of year awards.
Michael Bublé is still slated to host the show, although his involvement has become uncertain. Bublé and his wife, Argentine actress Luisana Lopilato, announced in November that they would put their careers on hold to devote attention to their three-year-old son Noah, who has been diagnosed with cancer.
The singer backed out of hosting duties for the Brit Awards last week, although he said in a statement that son Noah is “progressing well” as he undergoes treatment.
With files from The Canadian Press
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