The best in Canadian music was celebrated once again as the 50th JUNO Awards happened in Toronto, Ontario over the weekend.
Sunday's JUNO Awards broadcast featured a special performance from Justin Bieber, making his first appearance at the JUNOS since 2010, and Jann Arden was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame by the legendary Anne Murray, and she performed at the home of the hall of fame at the National Music Centre in Calgary. The Tragically Hip were honoured with this year's Humanitarian Award, and were joined by Feist for a stunning performance from Toronto's Massey Hall, the first televised performance for the Tragically Hip since Gord Downie's passing in 2017.
Meanwhile, the Weeknd was the big winner taking home five JUNO Awards, including Artist of the Year and Album of the Year, Justin Bieber's hit album Changes won the JUNO for Pop Album of the Year, and Shawn Mendes was voted as the JUNOS Fan Choice Award winner, the third time he's won that award and his 11th JUNO overall.
Here are the big winners from the JUNOS weekend:
JUNO Fan Choice (presented by Freedom Mobile):
- Shawn Mendes
Single of the Year:
- "Blinding Lights" - The Weeknd
International Album of the Year:
- Fine Line - Harry Styles
Album of the Year (presented by Music Canada):
- After Hours - The Weeknd
Artist of the Year (presented by SiriusXM Canada):
- The Weeknd
Group of the Year (presented by SiriusXM Canada):
- Arkells
Breakthrough Artist of the Year (presented by FACTOR, the Government of Canada and Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters):
- JP Saxe
Breakthrough Group of the Year (presented by FACTOR, the Government of Canada and Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters):
- Crown Lands
Songwriter of the Year (presented by SOCAN):
- The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye), Belly (Ahmad Balshe) & Jason "DaHeala" Quenneville
Pop Album of the Year:
- Changes - Justin Bieber
You can see all of the JUNO Award nominees and winners here.
The JUNO Awards will return to Toronto for an in-person ceremony and the other JUNO Week activities in 2022.