Juno Fan Choice Award
Recipients
Table:
Year

Winner

Nominees

Refs.

2003

Shania Twain

Celine Dion

Diana Krall

Avril Lavigne

Nickelback

[2]

2004

Nickelback

Celine Dion

Avril Lavigne

Sarah McLachlan

Shania Twain

[3]

2005

Avril Lavigne

Diana Krall

Sarah McLachlan

Marie-Élaine Thibert

Shania Twain

[4]

2006

Simple Plan

Celine Dion

Diana Krall

Michael Bublé

Nickelback

[5]

2007

Nelly Furtado

Gregory Charles

Michael Bublé

Nickelback

Sarah McLachlan

[6]

2008

Michael Bublé

Celine Dion

Claude Dubois

Nelly Furtado

Avril Lavigne

[7]

2009

Nickelback

Celine Dion

Feist

Hedley

The Lost Fingers

[8]

2010

Michael Bublé

Ginette Reno

Johnny Reid

Maxime Landry

Nickelback

[9]

2011

Justin Bieber

Drake

Hedley

Johnny Reid

Michael Bublé

[10]

2012

Justin Bieber

Arcade Fire

Avril Lavigne

City and Colour

deadmau5

Drake

Ginette Reno

Hedley

Michael Bublé

Nickelback

[11]

2013

Justin Bieber

Michael Bublé

Leonard Cohen

Céline Dion

Drake

Hedley

Carly Rae Jepsen

Marianas Trench

Metric

Nickelback

[12]

2014

Justin Bieber

Arcade Fire

Michael Bublé

Celine Dion

Drake

Hedley

Avril Lavigne

Serena Ryder

Robin Thicke

Walk off the Earth

[13]

2015

Michael Bublé

Arcade Fire

Bobby Bazini

Drake

Hedley

Leonard Cohen

Magic!

Nickelback

Serge Fiori

You+Me

[14]

2016

Justin Bieber

Alessia Cara

Carly Rae Jepsen

Cœur de pirate

Dean Brody

Drake

Shawn Hook

Shawn Mendes

The Weeknd

Walk off the Earth

[15]

2017

Shawn Mendes

Alessia Cara

Belly

Drake

Hedley

Justin Bieber

Ruth B

The Strumbellas

The Weeknd

Tory Lanez

[16]

2018

Shawn Mendes

Alessia Cara

Arkells

Jessie Reyez

Justin Bieber

Shawn Hook

The Weeknd

Theory

Walk Off The Earth

[17]

2019

Avril Lavigne

bülow

Alessia Cara

Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine

Killy

Loud Luxury

Shawn Mendes

NAV

Tory Lanez

The Weeknd

[18]

Considering the tabular data together with the textual context below.

Answer the following question: How many copies did the 2004 album of the winner of the 2019 Juno Fan Choice Award sell worldwide ? Respond with the correct answer (omit explanations) in JSON format as {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

The Juno Awards of 2003 were presented in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada on 6 April 2003 . The primary awards ceremony was hosted that evening by Shania Twain at the Corel Centre ( now Canadian Tire Centre ) and televised on CTV .
Eilleen Regina Edwards , OC ( /ʃəˈnaɪ.ə/ ; born August 28 , 1965 ) , known professionally as Shania Twain , is a Canadian singer , songwriter , actress and television personality . She has sold over 100 million records , making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and among the best-selling music artists of all time . Her success garnered her several honorific titles including the Queen of Country Pop . Raised in Timmins , Ontario , Twain pursued singing and songwriting from a young age before signing with Mercury Nashville Records in the early 1990s . Her self-titled debut studio album saw little commercial success upon release in 1993 . After collaborating with producer and later husband Robert John Mutt Lange , Twain rose to fame with her second studio album , The Woman in Me ( 1995 ) , which brought her widespread success . It sold 20 million copies worldwide , spawned widely successful singles such as Any Man of Mine , and earned her a Grammy Award . Her third studio album , Come On Over ( 1997 ) , became the best-selling studio album of all time by a female act in any genre and the best-selling country album , selling nearly 40 million copies worldwide . Come On Over produced twelve singles , including You 're Still the One , From This Moment On and Man ! I Feel Like a Woman ! , and earned Twain four Grammy Awards . Her fourth studio album , Up ! ( 2002 ) , was also certified Diamond in the United States .
Céline Marie Claudette Dion CC OQ ( /seɪˌliːn diˈɒn/ , also UK : /- ˈdiːɒn/ , French : [ selin maʁi klodɛt djɔ̃ ] , Quebec French : [ - d͡zjɔ̃ ] ; born 30 March 1968 ) is a Canadian singer . Born into a large family from Charlemagne , Quebec , she emerged as a teen star in her homeland with a series of French-language albums during the 1980s . She first gained international recognition by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest , where she represented Switzerland . After learning to speak English , she signed on to Epic Records in the United States . In 1990 , Dion released her debut English-language album , Unison , establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world . During the 1990s , she achieved worldwide fame after releasing several best-selling English albums , such as Falling into You ( 1996 ) and Let 's Talk About Love ( 1997 ) , which were both certified diamond in the US . She also scored a series of international number-one hits , including The Power of Love , Think Twice , Because You Loved Me , It 's All Coming Back to Me Now , My Heart Will Go On , and I 'm Your Angel . Dion continued releasing French albums between each English record ; D'eux ( 1995 ) became the best-selling French-language album of all time , while S'il suffisait d'aimer ( 1998 ) , Sans attendre ( 2012 ) , and Encore un soir ( 2016 ) , were all certified diamond in France . During the 2000s , she built her reputation as a highly successful live performer with A New Day . in Las Vegas Strip ( 2003-07 ) , which remains the highest-grossing concert residency of all time , as well as the Taking Chances World Tour ( 2008-09 ) , one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time . Dion 's music has been influenced by genres ranging from rock and R & B to gospel and classical . Her recordings are mainly in French and English , although she also sings in Spanish , Italian , German , Latin , Japanese , and Mandarin Chinese .
Diana Jean Krall OC OBC ( born November 16 , 1964 ) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer , known for her contralto vocals . She has sold more than 6 million albums in the US and over 15 million albums worldwide . On December 11 , 2009 , Billboard magazine named her the second Jazz Artist of the Decade ( 2000-09 ) , establishing her as one of the best-selling artists of her time . Krall is the only jazz singer to have had eight albums debuting at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums . To date , she has won three Grammy Awards and eight Juno Awards . She has also earned nine gold , three platinum , and seven multi-platinum albums .
Avril Ramona Lavigne ( /ˌævrɪl ləˈviːn/ AV-ril lə-VEEN , French : [ avʁil laviɲ ] ; born September 27 , 1984 ) is a Canadian-French singer , songwriter , and actress . By the age of 15 , she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain and by 16 , she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more than $ 2 million . Her debut studio album , Let Go ( 2002 ) , emphasized a skate punk persona that has earned her the title Pop Punk Queen , from critics and music publications , due to her achievement and impact in the industry . Lavigne is considered a key musician in the development of pop punk music since she paved the way for female-driven , punk-influenced pop music . Lavigne 's breakthrough single , Complicated , reached number one in several countries worldwide and made her the youngest female soloist to have a number-one album in the United Kingdom . Her second studio album , Under My Skin ( 2004 ) , became Lavigne 's first album to reach the top of the Billboard 200 chart in the United States , going on to sell 10 million copies worldwide . The Best Damn Thing ( 2007 ) , Lavigne 's third studio album , reached number one in seven countries worldwide and saw the international success of its lead single Girlfriend , which became her first single to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States . Her fourth and fifth studio albums , Goodbye Lullaby ( 2011 ) and Avril Lavigne ( 2013 ) , saw continued commercial success and were both certified gold in Canada , the United States , and other territories . In February 2019 , Lavigne released her sixth studio album , Head Above Water , through BMG . In addition to music , Lavigne voiced Heather , a Virginia opossum , in the animated film Over the Hedge ( 2006 ) , and made her screen acting debut in Fast Food Nation ( 2006 ) .
Nickelback is a Canadian rock band formed in 1995 in Hanna , Alberta , Canada . The band is composed of guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger , guitarist , keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan Peake , bassist Mike Kroeger , and drummer Daniel Adair . The band went through several drummer changes between 1995 and 2005 , achieving its current lineup when Adair replaced drummer Ryan Vikedal . Nickelback is one of the most commercially successful Canadian rock bands , having sold more than 50 million albums worldwide . In 2009 , Billboard ranked them the most successful rock group of that decade ; their song How You Remind Me was listed as the best-selling rock song and the fourth best-selling song of the decade overall . They were listed number seven on the Billboard top artist of the decade , with four albums listed on the Billboard top albums of the decade . The band signed with Roadrunner Records in 1999 and re-released their once-independent album The State . The band achieved significant commercial success with this album , as well as with its follow-up , Silver Side Up , in 2001 . Following the release of Silver Side Up the band released their biggest and most well-known hit today , How You Remind Me , which peaked number 1 on both the Billboard and Canadian Singles Charts . The band 's fourth album The Long Road , was released in 2003 and spawned five singles including Canadian number one Someday , which also peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Afterwards , the band put out their biggest-selling album to date , All The Right Reasons ( 2005 ) which produced three top 10 singles and five top 20 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 including Photograph , Far Away , and Rockstar . The band 's album Dark Horse ( 2008 ) was another commercial success , producing eight singles , one of which peaked on the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and two of which peaked on the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 .
The Juno Awards of 2004 were presented on April 4 , 2004 at Rexall Place in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada and were hosted by Alanis Morissette . Singer-songwriters Nelly Furtado , Sarah McLachlan , and Nickelback led the nominations with five nominations each . Céline Dion , received four nominations ; Billy Talent , Our Lady Peace and Sam Roberts each received three ; Avril Lavigne , Barenaked Ladies , Christina Aguilera , Lillix , Michael Bublé , R. Murray Schafer , Shania Twain , and Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra got two nominations each . Producer/musician Bob Ezrin is this year 's inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame . Walt Grealis , who founded in 1970 what became the Juno Awards , will posthumously receive the award that bears his name , the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award .
Sarah Ann McLachlan OC OBC ( born January 28 , 1968 ) is a Canadian singer-songwriter known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range . As of 2015 she had sold over 40 million albums worldwide . McLachlan 's best-selling album to date is Surfacing , for which she won two Grammy Awards ( out of four nominations ) and four Juno Awards . In addition to her personal artistic efforts , she founded the Lilith Fair tour , which showcased female musicians on an unprecedented scale . The Lilith Fair concert tours took place from 1997 to 1999 , and resumed in the summer of 2010 .
The Juno Awards of 2005 were held 3 April at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg , Manitoba and were hosted by comedian Brent Butt . Avril Lavigne and k-os won three awards each , while Billy Talent and Feist won 2 apiece . Nominations were announced 7 February 2005 . The Tragically Hip were this year 's Canadian Music Hall of Fame recipient . Dan Aykroyd was originally scheduled to present this honour , but inexplicably cancelled several days before the awards ceremony . Sarah Harmer presented the Hall of Fame award in his place . Both Aykroyd and Harmer have ties to the Kingston , Ontario community in which The Tragically Hip are based . Neil Young was scheduled to appear at these awards , based on a promise that he would attend if the ceremonies were held in Winnipeg . But the 1982 Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee cancelled his appearance shortly before the Juno ceremonies following surgery to correct a brain aneurysm . Other Juno Weekend events included the JunoFest concert series held at venues around the city , the Songwriters Circle on Sunday afternoon , and the Juno Fan Fare autograph session with Keshia Chanté , Great Big Sea , Kardinal Offishall , The Tea Party , Thornley , and other Canadian bands and artists . The following awards were presented during the primary ceremonies , with other categories awarded at a non-televised ceremony the previous night :
Marie-Élaine Thibert ( born April 18 , 1982 ) is a Canadian adult contemporary and pop singer based in Quebec . Thibert was first notable for being the runner-up in the first season of Star Académie in 2003 , the Quebec singing idol reality show . She is also a two-time Felix-award winner for Best Female Artist in Quebec and one-time Juno-award winner for Best Francophone album in Canada .
The Juno Awards of 2006 were held in Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada on the weekend of 31 March to 2 April 2006 . These ceremonies honour music industry achievements in Canada during the previous year . The primary ceremonies were hosted by Pamela Anderson at the Halifax Metro Centre on 2 April and televised on CTV . Buck 65 was the ceremony 's introduction and preview announcer . Music artists Bedouin Soundclash , Broken Social Scene , Divine Brown , Hedley , Massari and Nickelback performed songs at these ceremonies . Also performing were the co-winners for the 2006 International Album of the Year , The Black Eyed Peas and Coldplay . Bryan Adams was the 2006 inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame . Chris Martin of Coldplay introduced Adams at the primary ceremony . Michael Bublé won four awards , more than any other individual that year . Besides winning Artist of the Year , his album It 's Time won in both the Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year categories . His song Home from that album was declared Single of the Year . Awards for most categories were presented on 1 April in a non-televised ceremony at the Halifax World Trade and Convention Centre hosted by Jully Black , with performances by Kardinal Offishall , The Road Hammers and Martha Wainwright .
Simple Plan is a Canadian rock band from Montreal , Quebec . Since its formation in 1999 , the band 's lineup has consisted of lead vocalist Pierre Bouvier , lead guitarist Jeff Stinco , rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Sébastien Lefebvre , bassist and backing vocalist David Desrosiers , and drummer Chuck Comeau . The band has released five studio albums : No Pads , No Helmets.Just Balls ( 2002 ) , Still Not Getting Any . ( 2004 ) , Simple Plan ( 2008 ) , Get Your Heart On ! ( 2011 ) , and Taking One for the Team ( 2016 ) . The band has also released an EP titled Get Your Heart On - The Second Coming ! ( 2013 ) , in addition to two live albums : Live in Japan 2002 ( 2003 ) and MTV Hard Rock Live ( 2005 ) . The band performed at the Vans Warped Tour every year from 1999 to 2005 , and in 2011 , 2013 , 2015 , and 2018 . The band also performed at the 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony , along with The X Factor Australia . In December 2012 , the band performed at Mood Indigo , the college festival of IIT Bombay in Mumbai , India . In 2004 , the band participated in the movie New York Minute , starring the Olsen twins , Mary-Kate and Ashley . Simple Plan also performed at the 2016 NHL Winter Classic .
Michael Steven Bublé ( IPA : /buːˈbleɪ/ boo-BLAY ; born September 9 , 1975 ) is a Canadian singer , songwriter , actor and record producer . His first album reached the top ten in Canada and the UK . He found a worldwide audience with his 2005 album It 's Time as well as his 2007 album Call Me Irresponsible - which reached number one on the Canadian Albums Chart , the UK Albums Chart , the US Billboard 200 , the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and several European charts . Bublé 's 2009 album Crazy Love debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 after three days of sales , and remained there for two weeks . It was also his fourth number one album on Billboard 's Top Jazz Albums chart . His 2011 holiday album , Christmas , was in first place on the Billboard 200 for the final four weeks of 2011 and the first week of 2012 , totalling five weeks atop the chart , it also made the top 5 in the United Kingdom . With this , Christmas became his third-consecutive number-one album on the chart . To Be Loved was released in April 2013 . Bublé has sold over 75 million records worldwide , and won numerous awards , including four Grammy Awards and multiple Juno Awards . Bublé is a dual citizen of both Canada and Italy .
The Juno Awards of 2007 were hosted in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan , Canada on the weekend ending 1 April 2007 . These ceremonies honoured music industry achievements in Canada during most of 2006 . The event was well known for a possible tape delay by the CTV television network so the network could syndicate The Amazing Race .
Nelly Kim Furtado ComIH ( /fɜːrˈtɑːdoʊ/ , Portuguese : [ fuɾˈtaðu ] ; born December 2 , 1978 ) is a Portuguese-Canadian singer and songwriter . Furtado first gained fame with her debut album , Whoa , Nelly ! ( 2000 ) , which was a critical and commercial success that spawned two top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 , I 'm Like a Bird and Turn Off the Light . The first of the two singles won her a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance . In 2003 , she released her second album , Folklore , which was preceded by the lead single , Powerless ( Say What You Want ) . Furtado 's third album , Loose ( 2006 ) , became her best selling album with 12 million copies sold worldwide . The album spawned four successful number one singles ; Promiscuous , Maneater , Say It Right , and All Good Things ( Come to an End ) . She released her first Spanish language album , Mi Plan , in 2009 , which won her a Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album . In 2012 , Furtado released her fifth album , The Spirit Indestructible . In 2017 , Furtado released her sixth album , titled The Ride . Furtado has sold over 40 million records worldwide , making her one of the most successful Canadian artists . She has won several awards throughout her career , including one Grammy Award from seven nominations , one Latin Grammy Award , ten Juno Awards , one BRIT Award , one Billboard Music Award , one MTV Europe Music Award , one World Music Award , and three Much Music Video Awards .
Gregory Charles , OC ( born February 12 , 1968 ) is a Quebec performing artist of Trinidadian and French Canadian origin .
The Juno Awards of 2008 were held in Calgary , Alberta , Canada on the weekend ending 6 April 2008 . These ceremonies honoured music industry achievements in Canada in the latter part of 2006 and in most of 2007 . Country performer and multiple Juno Award winner Paul Brandt received the 2008 Humanitarian Award which is now named after CHUM-FM Radio founder , Allan Waters . Moses Znaimer , who led the development of Citytv and MuchMusic , received the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award . Nominations for all remaining categories were announced on 5 February 2008. Notable among winners was Feist , winning all five awards in her nominated categories , three of which were presented in the televised gala .
Claude André Dubois ( born 24 April 1947 in Montreal , Quebec ) is a Canadian singer-songwriter . Dubois was an early star of the francophone musical Starmania . He was a vocalist in the Canadian famine relief song Tears Are Not Enough and was nominated Most Promising Male Vocalist at the Juno Awards of 1985 . In 2001 , Dubois was the recipient of the National Achievement Award at the annual Francophone SOCAN Awards held in Montreal . More recently , Dubois accused the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation of racism and insulting Quebecers after chopping all of the Quebec artists from the televised version of the 2008 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame gala in Toronto .
The Juno Awards of 2009 honoured music industry achievements in Canada in the latter part of 2007 and in most of 2008 . These ceremonies were held in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada during the weekend ending 29 March 2009 . Loverboy was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame , and Sarah McLachlan received the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award . Long-time broadcast executive Fred Sherratt , a former CHUM Limited executive , received the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award .
Leslie Feist ( born 13 February 1976 ) is a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter and guitarist , performing both as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock group Broken Social Scene . Feist launched her solo music career in 1999 with the release of Monarch . Her subsequent studio albums , Let It Die , released in 2004 , and The Reminder , released in 2007 , were critically acclaimed and commercially successful , selling over 2.5 million copies . The Reminder earned Feist four Grammy nominations , including a nomination for Best New Artist . She has received 11 Juno Awards , including two Artist of the Year . Her fourth studio album , Metals , was released in 2011 . In 2012 , Feist collaborated on a split EP with metal group Mastodon , releasing an interactive music video in the process . Feist received three Juno awards at the 2012 ceremony : Artist of the Year , Adult Alternative Album of the Year for Metals , and Music DVD of the Year for her documentary Look at What the Light Did Now .
Hedley is a Canadian pop rock group originating in Abbotsford , British Columbia , originally formed in 2003 . They are named after the unincorporated community of Hedley , British Columbia , a name chosen after members heard that it was for sale for $ 346,000 . After lead singer Jacob Hoggard placed third on the second season of Canadian Idol in 2004 , the group signed with Universal Music Canada and released their self-titled debut studio album the following year . After signing an international recording contract with Capitol Records in 2006 , which brought them an increased American following , Hedley saw commercial success with their subsequent studio albums , including Famous Last Words ( 2007 ) , The Show Must Go ( 2009 ) , Storms ( 2011 ) , Wild Life ( 2013 ) , and Hello ( 2015 ) . Following the release of their seventh studio album Cageless ( 2017 ) and its accompanying tour , current members of Hedley faced accusations of sexual misconduct with young women over the course of their career . After Hoggard faced additional accusations of sexual assault by two women , the group confirmed they would enter an indefinite hiatus .
The Lost Fingers are a Canadian gypsy jazz music group from Quebec City .
The Juno Awards of 2010 honoured music industry achievements in Canada for the latter part of 2008 and for most of 2009 . These ceremonies were in St. John 's , Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada during the weekend ending 18 April 2010 . Primary ceremonies were held at the Mile One Centre and at an outdoor venue on George Street . This also marks the first time to not feature a host . April Wine was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame , Bryan Adams received the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award for his part in numerous charitable concerts and campaigns during his career . Ross Reynolds , an original board member of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and former head of Universal Music Canada received the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award . CARAS , the association responsible for the awards , awarded the 2010 ceremonies to the Newfoundland and Labrador capital based on a bid which included government support commitments totalling $ 1.5 million ( CA $ ) , half funded by the province , $ 250,000 from the St. John 's municipal government and the remainder from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency .
Ginette Reno , OC CQ ( born 28 April 1946 ) is a Québécois author , composer , singer , and actress . She has received nominations for the Genie and Gemini Awards and is a multi-recipient of the Juno Award . She is a gold and platinum selling Canadian musician .
John Kirkland Reid ( born August 21 , 1974 ) is a Scottish-Canadian country music artist . Reid moved to Canada in July 1988 when he was 13 . His father , a diesel mechanic , wanted to give Reid and his brother opportunities he did not think they would have in Scotland . He graduated from Turner Fenton Secondary School in Brampton , Ontario , in 1992 . Reid went on to attend Bishop 's University in Lennoxville , Quebec , where he met his wife ( and was a kicker on the varsity football team ) . Reid moved to Nashville , Tennessee to make country music ; he and his family reside in Nashville . He was nominated for the 2008 Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year for Kicking Stones . Reid was named Male Artist of the Year at both the 2008 and 2009 CCMA Awards . He also performed at the Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill on July 1 , 2010 , which the Queen and Prince Philip attended .
The Juno Awards of 2011 honoured Canadian music industry achievements in the latter part of 2009 and in most of 2010 . The awards were presented in Toronto , Ontario , Canada , during the weekend of 26 and 27 March 2011 . A week of related events began on 21 March 2011 . This occasion marked 40 years since the 1971 Juno Awards , the first year the ceremonies were conducted by that name . The primary ceremony on 27 March was televised nationally by CTV . Deane Cameron , president of EMI Music Canada since 1988 , was designated the 2011 recipient of the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award . Shania Twain was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame . Neil Young was presented with the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award for his work in such causes as Farm Aid . Drake received six nominations . Arcade Fire earned five nods . Broken Social Scene , Justin Bieber and Hedley each received four nominations . Johnny Reid and Sarah McLachlan each earned two nods .
Justin Drew Bieber ( /ˈbiːbər/ ; born March 1 , 1994 ) is a Canadian singer , songwriter and actor . Discovered at 13 years old by talent manager Scooter Braun after he had watched his YouTube cover song videos , Bieber was signed to RBMG Records in 2008 . With Bieber 's debut EP My World , released in late 2009 , Bieber became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut record chart on the Billboard Hot 100 . Bieber released his debut studio album My World 2.0 in 2010 . It debuted at number one in several countries and contained the worldwide hit single Baby , which was certified 12x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . Following his debut album and promotional tours , he released his 3D biopic-concert film Justin Bieber : Never Say Never . In years after the releases of the Under the Mistletoe ( 2011 ) and Believe ( 2012 ) , Bieber had several run-ins with the law internationally before his first arrest in 2014 , including when he was accused of reckless driving in his neighbourhood in 2012 , and charged in Brazil with vandalism in 2013 . More than 270,000 people petitioned the White House seeking to have him deported from the United States . Although the number of signatures received was sufficient to require a response under published White House guidelines , the Obama Administration declined substantive comment on the petition . Following the controversies surrounding Bieber , his sound became more mature as he transitioned into EDM and drifted away from teen pop . Released in 2015 , his fourth studio album Purpose became his most critically and commercially successful album , spawning three Billboard Hot 100 number one singles : What Do You Mean ? , Sorry , and Love Yourself . It was nominated for Album of the Year at the 59th Grammy Awards .
Aubrey Drake Graham ( born October 24 , 1986 ) is a Canadian rapper , singer , songwriter , producer , actor , and businessman . Drake initially gained recognition as an actor on the teen drama television series Degrassi : The Next Generation in the 2000s ; intent on pursuing a career in music , he left the series in 2007 after releasing his debut mixtape Room for Improvement . He released two further independent projects , Comeback Season and So Far Gone , before signing to Young Money Entertainment in June 2009 . Drake released his debut studio album Thank Me Later in 2010 , which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and was soon certified platinum . His next two releases , 2011 's Take Care and 2013 's Nothing Was the Same , were critically and commercially successful ; the former earned him his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Album . In 2015 , he released two mixtapes - the trap-influenced If You 're Reading This It 's Too Late and a collaboration with Future titled What a Time to Be Alive - both of which earned platinum certification in the U.S. His fourth album , Views ( 2016 ) , broke several chart records . The dancehall-influenced album sat atop the Billboard 200 for 13 nonconsecutive weeks , becoming the first album by a male solo artist to do so in over a decade . The album 's second single , One Dance , topped the charts in several countries , and became his first number-one single as a lead artist . That year , Drake led both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard 200 charts simultaneously for eight weeks . Views achieved quadruple platinum status in the US , and earned over 1 million album-equivalent units in the first week of its release , and became Drake 's best-selling album to date . Its lead single Hotline Bling peaked at number two on the Hot 100 and received Grammy Awards for Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Rap Song . In 2017 , he released the playlist More Life .
The Juno Awards of 2012 honoured Canadian music industry achievements in the latter part of 2010 and in most of 2011 . The awards were presented in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada during the weekend of 31 March and 1 April 2012 . A week of related events began on 26 March 2012 . Blue Rodeo was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame . Broadcast executive Gary Slaight was designated the 2012 recipient of the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award .
Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band , consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne , along with Win 's younger brother William Butler , Richard Reed Parry , Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara . The band 's current touring line-up also includes former core member Sarah Neufeld , percussionist Tiwill Duprate and saxophonist Stuart Bogie . Founded in 2000 by friends and classmates Win Butler and Josh Deu , the band came to prominence in 2004 with the release of their critically acclaimed debut album Funeral . Their second studio album , Neon Bible , won them the 2008 Meteor Music Award for Best International Album and the 2008 Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year . Their third studio album , The Suburbs , was released in 2010 to critical acclaim and commercial success . It received many accolades , including the 2011 Grammy for Album of the Year , the 2011 Juno Award for Album of the Year and the 2011 Brit Award for Best International Album . In 2013 , Arcade Fire released their fourth album , Reflektor , and scored the feature film Her , for which band members Win Butler and Owen Pallett were nominated in the Best Original Score category at the 86th Academy Awards . In 2017 , the band released their fifth studio album Everything Now . All the band 's studio albums have received nominations for Best Alternative Music Album at the Grammys . Funeral is widely considered by music critics to be one of the greatest albums of the 2000s . The band 's work has also been named three times as a shortlist nominee for the Polaris Music Prize : in 2007 for Neon Bible , in 2011 for The Suburbs and in 2014 for Reflektor . The band has been described as indie rock , art rock , dance-rock , and baroque pop .
Dallas Michael John Albert Green ( born September 29 , 1980 ) is a Canadian musician and singer-songwriter who records under the name City and Colour . He is also known for his contributions as a singer , rhythm guitarist and songwriter for the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire . In 2005 , he debuted his first full-length album , Sometimes , which achieved platinum certification in 2006 . City and Colour began performing in small intimate venues between Alexisonfire tours . The name City and Colour comes from his own name : Dallas , a city , and Green , a colour . His reasoning for the name was that he felt uneasy putting the album out under the name Dallas Green .
Joel Thomas Zimmerman ( born January 5 , 1981 ) , known professionally as Deadmau5 ( stylized as deadmau5 ; pronounced dead mouse ) , is a Canadian electronic music producer , DJ , and musician . Zimmerman mainly produces progressive house music and sometimes other forms of electronic music . His works have been included in compilation albums such as Tiësto 's In Search of Sunrise 6 : Ibiza and presented on Armin van Buuren 's A State of Trance radio show . Zimmerman has received six Grammy Award nominations for his work . He has worked with other DJs and producers , such as Kaskade , MC Flipside , Rob Swire and Wolfgang Gartner . He has also collaborated with Steve Duda under the group name BSOD ( Better Sounding On Drugs ) , and was part of the group named WTF ? with Duda , Tommy Lee , and DJ Aero . In 2007 , he founded his own record label , Mau5trap . Deadmau5 is currently one of the highest paid electronic music producers in the world , and is a masked music artist similar to Marshmello and Daft Punk . In 2000 , an early 12 single produced on vinyl titled I Do n't Want No Other was released by Joel Zimmerman and Derek Caesar under the group name Dred and Karma . A 2006 compilation album titled Deadmau5 Circa 1998-2002 was self-released under the alias Halcyon441 . His debut studio album , Get Scraped was released in 2005 , with follow-up Vexillology in 2006 .
The Juno Awards of 2013 honoured Canadian music industry achievements in the latter part of 2011 and in most of 2012 . The awards were presented in Regina , Saskatchewan , Canada during the weekend of 20-21 April 2013 . The main ceremony was hosted by Michael Bublé at the Brandt Centre . The city of Moose Jaw also hosted some supporting events .
Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ ( September 21 , 1934 - November 7 , 2016 ) was a Canadian singer , songwriter , poet , and novelist . His work explored religion , politics , isolation , depression , sexuality , loss , death and romantic relationships . Cohen was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame , the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame , and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . He was invested as a Companion of the Order of Canada , the nation 's highest civilian honour . In 2011 , Cohen received one of the Prince of Asturias Awards for literature and the ninth Glenn Gould Prize . Cohen pursued a career as a poet and novelist during the 1950s and early 1960s ; he did not launch a music career until 1967 , at the age of 33 . His first album , Songs of Leonard Cohen ( 1967 ) , was followed by three more albums of folk music : Songs from a Room ( 1969 ) , Songs of Love and Hate ( 1971 ) and New Skin for the Old Ceremony ( 1974 ) . His 1977 record Death of a Ladies ' Man , co-written and produced by Phil Spector , was a move away from Cohen 's previous minimalist sound . In 1979 , Cohen returned with the more traditional Recent Songs , which blended his acoustic style with jazz , Oriental , and Mediterranean influences . Perhaps Cohen 's most famous song , Hallelujah , was first released on his studio album Various Positions in 1984 . I 'm Your Man in 1988 marked Cohen 's turn to synthesized productions . In 1992 , Cohen released its follow-up , The Future , which had dark lyrics and references to political and social unrest .
Céline Marie Claudette Dion CC OQ ( /seɪˌliːn diˈɒn/ , also UK : /- ˈdiːɒn/ , French : [ selin maʁi klodɛt djɔ̃ ] , Quebec French : [ - d͡zjɔ̃ ] ; born 30 March 1968 ) is a Canadian singer . Born into a large family from Charlemagne , Quebec , she emerged as a teen star in her homeland with a series of French-language albums during the 1980s . She first gained international recognition by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest , where she represented Switzerland . After learning to speak English , she signed on to Epic Records in the United States . In 1990 , Dion released her debut English-language album , Unison , establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world . During the 1990s , she achieved worldwide fame after releasing several best-selling English albums , such as Falling into You ( 1996 ) and Let 's Talk About Love ( 1997 ) , which were both certified diamond in the US . She also scored a series of international number-one hits , including The Power of Love , Think Twice , Because You Loved Me , It 's All Coming Back to Me Now , My Heart Will Go On , and I 'm Your Angel . Dion continued releasing French albums between each English record ; D'eux ( 1995 ) became the best-selling French-language album of all time , while S'il suffisait d'aimer ( 1998 ) , Sans attendre ( 2012 ) , and Encore un soir ( 2016 ) , were all certified diamond in France . During the 2000s , she built her reputation as a highly successful live performer with A New Day . in Las Vegas Strip ( 2003-07 ) , which remains the highest-grossing concert residency of all time , as well as the Taking Chances World Tour ( 2008-09 ) , one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time . Dion 's music has been influenced by genres ranging from rock and R & B to gospel and classical . Her recordings are mainly in French and English , although she also sings in Spanish , Italian , German , Latin , Japanese , and Mandarin Chinese .
Carly Rae Jepsen ( born November 21 , 1985 ) is a Canadian singer , songwriter , and actress . Born and raised in Mission , British Columbia , Jepsen performed several lead roles in her high school 's musical productions and pursued musical theatre at the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria , BC . After completing her studies , she relocated to Vancouver and later competed on the fifth season of Canadian Idol in 2007 , placing third . In 2008 , Jepsen released her folk-influenced debut studio album Tug of War in Canada . Jepsen 's breakthrough came in 2012 , when her single Call Me Maybe achieved significant mainstream popularity ; the song was the best-selling single of that year , reaching number one in 18 countries . As a result , she was signed to a joint worldwide record deal with Schoolboy Records and Interscope Records . Jepsen 's second studio album , Kiss , was released later that year . It marked a greater shift into mainstream pop music and saw fair commercial success , reaching the top ten in Canada and the United States . In 2013 Jepsen made her Broadway stage debut as the titular character in Cinderella . In 2015 she released her third studio album , Emotion . It is noted for its influence from 1980s music as well as blending dance-pop and synth-pop with indie sensibilities . While less commercially successful than Kiss , it saw the success of its lead single , I Really Like You , and received critical acclaim .
Marianas Trench is a Canadian pop rock band from Vancouver , British Columbia , formed in 2001 by high-school friends Josh Ramsay ( lead vocalist , rhythm guitarist , pianist , songwriter , and occasional drummer ) and Matt Webb ( lead guitarist and backing vocalist ) the two other members joining after them being Mike Ayley ( bass guitarist and backing vocalist ) , and Ian Casselman ( drummer , percussionist , and backing vocalist ) . The band has released five full-length studio albums : Fix Me ( 2006 ) , Masterpiece Theatre ( 2009 ) , Ever After ( 2011 ) , Astoria ( 2015 ) , and Phantoms ( 2019 ) .
Metric is a Canadian rock band founded in 1998 in Toronto , Ontario . The band consists of Emily Haines ( lead vocals , synthesizers , guitar , tambourine , harmonica , piano ) , James Shaw ( guitar , synthesizers , theremin , backing vocals ) , Joshua Winstead ( bass , synthesizers , backing vocals ) and Joules Scott-Key ( drums , percussion ) . Although the band is Canadian , Haines was born in India to American parents , and Winstead and Scott-Key are American . The band started in 1998 as a duo formed by Haines and Shaw with the name Mainstream . After releasing an EP titled Mainstream EP , they changed the band 's name to Metric . The band 's first studio album , Old World Underground , Where Are You Now ? , was released in 2003 . Live It Out , released in 2005 , was nominated for the 2006 Polaris Music Prize for the Canadian Album of the Year and for the 2006 Juno Awards for Best Alternative Album . Their third studio album , Grow Up and Blow Away , was recorded in 2001 ; it was initially planned as their debut album , but was delayed for many years and finally released , with some changes , in 2007 . Metric 's fourth album Fantasies was released in 2009 . It was shortlisted for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize for Canadian Album of the Year , and won the Alternative Album of the Year at the 2010 Juno Awards . Metric also won the 2010 Group of the Year . The fifth Metric studio album , Synthetica , was released in 2012 .
The Juno Awards of 2014 honoured Canadian music industry achievements in the latter part of 2012 and in most of 2013 . The awards were presented in Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada during the weekend of 29-30 March 2014 . The main ceremony took place at the MTS Centre and was televised on CTV .
Aubrey Drake Graham ( born October 24 , 1986 ) is a Canadian rapper , singer , songwriter , producer , actor , and businessman . Drake initially gained recognition as an actor on the teen drama television series Degrassi : The Next Generation in the 2000s ; intent on pursuing a career in music , he left the series in 2007 after releasing his debut mixtape Room for Improvement . He released two further independent projects , Comeback Season and So Far Gone , before signing to Young Money Entertainment in June 2009 . Drake released his debut studio album Thank Me Later in 2010 , which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and was soon certified platinum . His next two releases , 2011 's Take Care and 2013 's Nothing Was the Same , were critically and commercially successful ; the former earned him his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Album . In 2015 , he released two mixtapes - the trap-influenced If You 're Reading This It 's Too Late and a collaboration with Future titled What a Time to Be Alive - both of which earned platinum certification in the U.S. His fourth album , Views ( 2016 ) , broke several chart records . The dancehall-influenced album sat atop the Billboard 200 for 13 nonconsecutive weeks , becoming the first album by a male solo artist to do so in over a decade . The album 's second single , One Dance , topped the charts in several countries , and became his first number-one single as a lead artist . That year , Drake led both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard 200 charts simultaneously for eight weeks . Views achieved quadruple platinum status in the US , and earned over 1 million album-equivalent units in the first week of its release , and became Drake 's best-selling album to date . Its lead single Hotline Bling peaked at number two on the Hot 100 and received Grammy Awards for Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Rap Song . In 2017 , he released the playlist More Life .
Serena Ryder ( born December 8 , 1982 ) is a Canadian musician . Born in Toronto , she grew up in Millbrook , Ontario . Ryder first gained national recognition with her ballad Weak in the Knees in 2007 . An accomplished songwriter and musician , she also possesses a three-octave vocal range and is considered a mezzo-soprano . Her timbre has been described as slightly nasal with a raspy lower register .
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Walk off the Earth are a Canadian indie pop band from Burlington , Ontario . They are known for their music videos of covers and originals . The band are well known for their covers of pop genre music on YouTube , making use of instruments such as the ukulele and the theremin , as well as looping samples . The band 's recorded music and videos are produced by member and multi-instrumentalist Gianni Luminati Nicassio .
The Juno Awards of 2015 honoured Canadian music industry achievements in the latter part of 2013 and in most of 2014 . The awards were presented in Hamilton , Ontario , Canada during the weekend of 14-15 March 2015 . The main ceremony was conducted at FirstOntario Centre and televised on CTV . Various concerts and events related to the awards began on 9 March 2015 . This marked the sixth time that the awards were presented in Hamilton , which last hosted the Junos in 2001 .
Bobby Bazini ( born Bobby Bazinet May 6 , 1989 ) is a French Canadian singer-songwriter from Mont-Laurier , Quebec , Canada . He has released three studio albums and is currently signed to Universal Music Canada .
Magic ! is a Canadian reggae fusion band based in Toronto , Ontario . The band is composed of lead vocalist , guitarist and producer Nasri Atweh ( Nasri ) , guitarist and keyboardist Mark Pelli Pellizzer , bassist Ben Spivak , and drummer Alex Tanas . Active since 2012 , the band is signed with Latium , Sony , and RCA Records , releasing their debut studio album Do n't Kill the Magic in 2014 , their second studio album Primary Colours in 2016 , and their third studio album Expectations in 2018 . They are best known for their hit single Rude , which charted at No . 1 in several countries worldwide . The band is heavily inspired by The Police and Bob Marley and the Wailers . They are known for having a signature reggae-influenced pop sound .
Serge Fiori ( born March 4 , 1952 ) was the lead vocalist and guitarist for Harmonium , an influential progressive rock band from Quebec . After Harmonium broke up he pursued a solo career .
You+Me was a Canadian-American folk music duo consisting of singers and songwriters Dallas Green , better known as City and Colour , and Alecia Moore , better known as Pink . Their debut album , entitled rose ave. , was released on October 14 , 2014 , by RCA Records . The first promotional single from the album , You and Me , premiered with a lyric video on their Vevo channel on September 8 , 2014 .
The Juno Awards of 2016 , honouring Canadian music achievements , were presented in Calgary the weekend of 2-3 April 2016 . The ceremonies were held at the Scotiabank Saddledome , and televised on CTV . It was the first televised awards show to be broadcast in 4K ultra high-definition .
Alessia Caracciolo ( born July 11 , 1996 ) , known professionally as Alessia Cara ( /əˈlɛsiə ˈkɑːrə/ ) , is a Canadian singer , songwriter , and multi-instrumentalist . After producing acoustic covers , she signed with EP Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings in 2014 and released her debut single the following year . Here reached number 19 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart and was a sleeper hit in the United States , peaking at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . Cara 's debut studio album , Know-It-All ( 2015 ) , reached number 8 on the Canadian Albums Chart and number 9 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States . The album 's third single , Scars to Your Beautiful , reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2016 . In 2017 , Cara collaborated with DJ and producer Zedd to create the single Stay , and with rapper Logic to feature in his song 1-800-273-8255 . Cara has received nominations for four Grammy Awards , including a win for Best New Artist in 2018 . Her second studio album , The Pains of Growing ( 2018 ) , saw the moderate commercial success of the singles Growing Pains and Trust My Lonely .
Béatrice Martin ( French pronunciation : ​ [ beatʁis maʁtɛ̃ ] ; born September 22 , 1989 ) , better known by her stage name Cœur de pirate ( [ kœʁ də piʁat ] ; French for Pirate 's Heart ) , is a Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist . A francophone from Montreal , she sings mostly in French and has been credited in Montreal Mirror with bringing la chanson française to a whole new generation of Quebec youth .
Dean Brody ( born August 12 , 1975 ) is a Canadian country music artist who has won 16 CCMA Awards and 2 JUNO Awards . Originally signed to Broken Bow Records in 2008 , Brody made his debut later that year with the single Brothers . This song , a Top 40 country hit in the US , was the first single from his self-titled debut album , released in 2009 under the production of Matt Rovey . In 2010 , Brody was signed to Open Road Recordings and released his second album , Trail in Life . In 2012 , he released his third album , Dirt , earning the 2012 CCMA Album of the Year award and a 2013 Juno nomination for Country Album of the Year . Brody also won the 2012 and 2013 CCMA Male Artist of the Year award . Brody 's fourth album , Crop Circles , was released in 2013 . Brody 's fifth album , Gypsy Road , was released in 2015 . Brodys sixth album , Beautiful Freakshow , was released in 2016 , and recently earned the singer 3 Awards at the 2017 CCMA Awards show , including Fans Choice , Songwriter of the Year and Top-Selling Canadian Single of the Year for Bush Party . Brody recently headlined one of the largest and most iconic venues in the country , The Budweiser Stage .
Shawn Hlookoff ( born September 5 , 1984 ) , known as Shawn Hook , is a Canadian singer , songwriter and producer .
Shawn Peter Raul Mendes ( /ˈmɛndɛz/ ; born August 8 , 1998 ) is a Canadian singer , songwriter , and model . He gained a following in 2013 , posting song covers on the video-sharing application Vine . The following year , he caught the attention of artist manager Andrew Gertler and Island Records A & R Ziggy Chareton , which led to him signing a deal with the record label . He has since released three studio albums , headlined three world tours , and received several awards . Mendes released his self-titled debut EP ( 2014 ) and his debut studio album Handwritten ( 2015 ) , whose single Stitches reached number one in the United Kingdom and the top 10 in the United States and Canada . He then released his second studio album Illuminate ( 2016 ) , whose singles Treat You Better and There 's Nothing Holdin ' Me Back reached the top 10 in several countries . His self-titled third studio album ( 2018 ) was supported by the lead single In My Blood . All three albums debuted atop the US Billboard 200 , with the first one making Mendes one of five artists ever to debut at number one before the age of 18 and the third one making him the third-youngest artist to achieve three number one albums . In 2017 , Mendes became the first artist to land three number-one singles on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart . In 2018 , he became the first artist to achieve four number-one singles on the Adult Pop Songs chart before the age of 20 . In 2019 , he released the hit singles If I Ca n't Have You and Señorita , with the latter peaking at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 . Mendes has headlined four concert tours : # ShawnsFirstHeadlines , Shawn Mendes World Tour , Illuminate World Tour , and Shawn Mendes : The Tour .
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye ( born February 16 , 1990 ) , better known by his stage name The Weeknd , is a Canadian singer , songwriter , actor and record producer . In 2010 , he anonymously uploaded several songs to YouTube under the name The Weeknd and released the mixtapes House of Balloons , Thursday , and Echoes of Silence in 2011 which quickly gained him a following and recognition from several mainstream publications due to his dark wave-style of R & B and the mystique surrounding his identity . House of Balloons , Thursday , and Echoes of Silence were later remastered and re-released on the compilation album Trilogy ( 2012 ) . In 2013 , The Weeknd released his debut album Kiss Land and followed it up with Beauty Behind the Madness ( 2015 ) , which became his first Billboard 200 number-one album and featured the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Ca n't Feel My Face and The Hills . The Weeknd also became the first artist to simultaneously hold the top three positions on the Billboard Hot R & B Songs chart with Ca n't Feel My Face , Earned It , and The Hills . At the 56th Grammy Awards , Beauty Behind the Madness won Best Urban Contemporary Album and was nominated for Album of the Year . A year after the release of the album , The Weeknd released his third album Starboy ( 2016 ) which spawned the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit Starboy . His debut EP My Dear Melancholy ( 2018 ) debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 . Also involved in business ventures , The Weeknd announced a partnership with Puma , as a Global Brand ambassador in 2016 . He has his own XO branded merchandise , which was furthered by a collaboration with H & M to present its Spring 2017 campaign . In October 2017 , he began marketing and promotion on a partnership with Marvel on Instagram . A week later , he attended New York Comic-Con and it was revealed that a Starboy comic book would be released on June 13 , 2018 , with the title character being a superhero modelled after himself .
The Juno Awards of 2017 , honouring Canadian music achievements , were presented in Ottawa , Ontario the weekend of 1-2 April 2017 . The ceremonies were held at the Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata and televised on CTV with Bryan Adams and Russell Peters as co-hosts . The duo replaced Michael Bublé , who was originally scheduled to host the show .
Ahmad Balshe ( Arabic : أحمد بلشي ) ( born 7 April 1984 ) , better known by his stage name Belly , is a Canadian rapper , singer , songwriter , and record producer of Palestinian-Jordanian descent . Born in Jenin in the Palestinian West Bank , and raised in Ottawa , Balshe embarked on a career as a musician at 16 playing drums in various Ottawa punk bands . At twenty-one years old he moved on to his main love hip-hop with the release of his debut mixtape , Death Before Dishonor : Vol . 1 . He then released eight additional projects in a span of six years , including his debut studio album The Revolution ( 2007 ) , as well as two collaborative mixtapes , The Lost Tapes and The Greatest Dream I Never Had , with both Kurupt and DJ Drama , respectively . After a hiatus from music , he secured a recording contract with XO in 2015 , ( and later an additional contract with Roc Nation ) after contributing with co-writing a variety of songs for R & B artists The Weeknd and Beyoncé . Belly received a total of eleven credits across the former 's latest studio albums , while also providing backing vocals and co-writing the song 6 Inch from the latter 's album , Lemonade . Belly then went on to release four further mixtapes , and released his second album Immigrant in 2018 . Belly was then honoured as Songwriter of the Year at the 2016 SOCAN ( Society of Composers , Authors and Music Publishers of Canada ) Awards for his significant and outstanding contributions to popular music over the past year . Alongside his SOCAN award , Belly has won a Juno Award , three MuchMusic Video Awards , and has twice attained a top chart position in the national Much Music Countdown .
Aubrey Drake Graham ( born October 24 , 1986 ) is a Canadian rapper , singer , songwriter , producer , actor , and businessman . Drake initially gained recognition as an actor on the teen drama television series Degrassi : The Next Generation in the 2000s ; intent on pursuing a career in music , he left the series in 2007 after releasing his debut mixtape Room for Improvement . He released two further independent projects , Comeback Season and So Far Gone , before signing to Young Money Entertainment in June 2009 . Drake released his debut studio album Thank Me Later in 2010 , which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and was soon certified platinum . His next two releases , 2011 's Take Care and 2013 's Nothing Was the Same , were critically and commercially successful ; the former earned him his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Album . In 2015 , he released two mixtapes - the trap-influenced If You 're Reading This It 's Too Late and a collaboration with Future titled What a Time to Be Alive - both of which earned platinum certification in the U.S. His fourth album , Views ( 2016 ) , broke several chart records . The dancehall-influenced album sat atop the Billboard 200 for 13 nonconsecutive weeks , becoming the first album by a male solo artist to do so in over a decade . The album 's second single , One Dance , topped the charts in several countries , and became his first number-one single as a lead artist . That year , Drake led both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard 200 charts simultaneously for eight weeks . Views achieved quadruple platinum status in the US , and earned over 1 million album-equivalent units in the first week of its release , and became Drake 's best-selling album to date . Its lead single Hotline Bling peaked at number two on the Hot 100 and received Grammy Awards for Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Rap Song . In 2017 , he released the playlist More Life .
Ruth Berhe ( born July 2 , 1995 ) , better known by her stage name Ruth B. , is a Canadian singer and songwriter from Edmonton , Alberta . She started by singing songs on Vine in early 2013 . In November 2015 , she released her debut extended play , The Intro . On May 5 , 2017 , she released her debut album , Safe Haven . The album has gathered over 615 million overall streams on Spotify , as of February 2020 . Her hit single Lost Boy has accumulated over 470 million streams on Spotify alone as of February 2020 , while her YouTube channel has received a total of 245 million views .
The Strumbellas are a rock band from Canada , whose music has been described as alternative country , indie rock , and gothic folk .
Daystar Peterson ( born July 27 , 1992 ) , better known by his stage name Tory Lanez , is a Canadian rapper , singer , songwriter , and record producer . He received initial recognition from the mixtape , Conflicts of My Soul : The 416 Story released in August 2013 . In 2015 , Tory Lanez signed to Benny Blanco 's Mad Love Records through Interscope Records . Lanez released his debut studio album , I Told You , on August 19 , 2016 , which included the singles , Say It , and Luv , which peaked at number 23 , and 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively . His second album , Memories Do n't Die was released on March 2 , 2018 . On October 26 , 2018 , Lanez released his third studio album , Love Me Now ? .
The Juno Awards of 2018 , honouring Canadian music achievements , were presented in Vancouver , British Columbia during the weekend of 24-25 March 2018 . The primary telecast ceremonies were held at Rogers Arena . Vancouver previously hosted the Juno Awards in 1991 , 1998 and 2009 . Michael Bublé hosted these awards after having stepped down from his scheduled hosting the previous year due to his son 's cancer diagnosis . Nominations were announced on 6 February 2018 . Changes in 2018 from previous years include the reintroduction of the Juno Award for Comedy Album of the Year , a category which has not been awarded since 1984 , and the ceremony 's television broadcast returning to CBC Television , after previously being broadcast by CTV .
Arkells are a Canadian rock band , formed in Hamilton , Ontario . In 2006 , they signed with Dine Alone Records , and have since signed with Universal Records Canada and Last Gang Records . They are managed by Last Gang Management . They have released five albums , two EPs and a number of singles that have charted in Canada . The band has won multiple Juno Awards , including one for their album High Noon in 2015 .
Jessie Reyez ( born June 12 , 1991 ) is a Canadian singer and songwriter . Her 2016 single Figures peaked at number 58 on the Canadian Hot 100 in 2017 and was certified double Platinum by Music Canada and Gold by the RIAA . Her 2017 EP , Kiddo , led to four nominations at the 2018 Juno Awards , winning Breakthrough Artist . Her follow up EP , Being Human in Public , was released in 2018 . It won R & B/Soul Recording of The Year at the 2019 Juno Awards and was nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards . Reyez received two more nominations at the 2020 Juno Awards , including Artist of the Year . Reyez has also co-written songs for Calvin Harris and Normani , most notably penning the hit One Kiss , the biggest selling song of 2018 in the United Kingdom . Her debut album , Before Love Came to Kill Us , will be released on March 27 , 2020 .
Theory of a Deadman ( abbreviated as Theory or TOAD ) is a Canadian rock band from Delta , British Columbia . Formed in 2001 , the band is currently signed to Roadrunner Records as well as 604 Records . The band also includes traits of other music styles , such as country and acoustic , as well as their post-grunge and alternative rock base . They have had eight top 10 hits on the US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart , including three No . 1 hits , Bad Girlfriend , Lowlife and Rx ( Medicate ) .
Walk off the Earth are a Canadian indie pop band from Burlington , Ontario . They are known for their music videos of covers and originals . The band are well known for their covers of pop genre music on YouTube , making use of instruments such as the ukulele and the theremin , as well as looping samples . The band 's recorded music and videos are produced by member and multi-instrumentalist Gianni Luminati Nicassio .
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 . The award ceremony was hosted by Sarah McLachlan . Shawn Mendes won five awards , the most at the ceremonies , including Artist of the Year , Album of the Year , and Single of the Year .
Megan Bülow ( German pronunciation : [ meɡan ˈbyːlo ] ; born December 25 , 1999 ) , known professionally as Bülow ( stylized in lowercase letters ) , is a Canadian pop singer who had success with her debut EP Damaged Vol . 1 .
Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine ( pronounced Elijah Woods ex Jamie Fine ) is a Canadian pop music duo consisting of songwriter and producer Elijah Woods and singer-songwriter Jamie Fine . The pair met in Ottawa in 2014 and began independently producing music together shortly thereafter . In September 2017 , the duo competed on the first season of Canadian reality music competition , The Launch , and released the single Ai n't Easy through Big Machine Records in January 2018 following the initial airing of their episode . Ai n't Easy has since been certified Platinum by Music Canada and topped the national adult contemporary airplay chart .
Khalil Tatem ( born August 19 , 1997 ) , better known by his stage name Killy ( stylized as KILLY ) , is a Canadian hip-hop artist and rapper from Toronto , Canada . He is best known for his break-out single , Killamonjaro which is certified Platinum by Music Canada .
Loud Luxury are a Canadian music production and DJ duo consisting of Andrew Fedyk and Joe Depace that are currently based in Los Angeles . In 2017 , they released a remix of the Martin Garrix single Scared to Be Lonely , which gained them recognition .
Navraj Singh Goraya ( born November 3 , 1989 ) , known professionally as Nav ( stylized as NAV or ΠΔV ) , is a Canadian rapper , singer , songwriter and record producer from Rexdale , Ontario , of Indian Punjabi descent . He is signed to XO and Republic Records .