SPILL NEWS: 2016 JUNO AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED!

THE WEEKND LEADS WITH SIX NOMINATIONS!

MULTI-NOMINEES INCLUDE ALESSIA CARA, CITY AND COLOUR, DRAKE, JUSTIN BIEBER, SHAWN MENDES, WALK OFF THE EARTH AND MANY MORE!

Tickets to The 2016 JUNO Awards Broadcast on CTV are on sale now at www.ticketmaster.ca

— Voting for JUNO Fan Choice presented by TD has opened at junofanchoice.ca —

The nominees for the 2016 JUNO Awards were announced by The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences  at a press conference at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto this morning, as Canada’s top artists get ready for a trip to JUNO Week in Calgary, March 28 – April 3, 2016.

To view a complete 2016 JUNO Awards nominee list, bios and hometown information, visit www.junoawards.ca.

The Weeknd garnered six nominations including JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and R&B/Soul Recording of the Year.

Close behind with five nods each were Drake and Justin Bieber, both running for JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Artist of the Year. Drake also received a nomination for Rap Recording of the Year, while Justin Bieber was nominated for Pop Album of the Year.

Vying for four categories each, Alessia Cara was nominated for JUNO Fan Choice, Single of the Year, Breakthrough Artist of the Year and R&B/Soul Recording of the Year; while Shawn Mendes was nominated for JUNO Fan Choice, Album of the Year, Artist for the Year and Pop Album of the Year.

Artists with three nominations each include Buffy Sainte-Marie (Songwriter of the Year, Aboriginal Album of the Year, Contemporary Roots Album of the Year), City and Colour (Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Jack Richardson Producer of the Year), Tobias Jesso Jr. (Breakthrough Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Adult Alternative Album of the Year), and Walk Off the Earth (JUNO Fan Choice, Group of the Year, Pop Album of the Year).

Web Links

Official JUNO Awards website: www.junoawards.ca
Official JUNO TV website: www.junotv.ca
The JUNO Awards Twitter handle: @TheJUNOAwards