On Tuesday, May 18th, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe, of CBC Music’s The Block will host the 2021 JUNO Opening Night Awards presented by Music Canada.
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A reimagined version of the iconic Canadian event will be streamed live at 8pm ET (5pm PT) June 4th, 2021 on the free CBC Gem streaming app, on their website cbcmusic.ca/junos, and on CBC Music’s Twitter, FaceBook and YouTube pages.
Allan Reid, President & CEO, of CARAS/The JUNO Awards, and MusiCounts says: “The JUNO Opening Night Awards Presented by Music Canada is a crucial platform to recognize emerging and revered talent and industry veterans who’ve helped pave Canada’s musical history. We are incredibly proud to celebrate and honour the remarkable skill and determination of Canadian artists and recognize 50 years of Canadian music with an evening that shines a light on this year’s impressive showcase of talent.”
The JUNO Opening Night Awards will feature 5 performances from nominees such as Crown Land (Rock Album of the Year), country artists Lindsay Ell and MacKenzie Porte (Country Album of the Year) as well as rapper-singer TOBi (Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year and Rap Recording of the Year). Reggae Recording of the Year nominees, Ammoye, Kirk Diamond, and TÖME will join together to perform a special celebration of life and alt-rock group MONOWHALES will also be performing later in the event.
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Personally, as a Canadian music fan, I look forward to the JUNO Awards and I’m excited to see how they celebrate their 50th Anniversary over the course of the weekend. The main awards ceremony will take place on June 6th and while I can’t imagine they wanted it to be virtual I think they’ll find a way to make it exciting. The Weeknd leads the 2021 JUNO pack with six nominations and is followed by Justin Bieber, Jessie Reyez, and JP Saxe each tied with five nominations each.