The Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA) is thrilled that the nominees for the 2020 JUNO Awards are highlighting the contributions and strength of the Canadian independent music industry!
We’d like to extend sincere congratulations to all of our members whose artists have earned nominations in this year’s JUNO Awards. To all nominees who have received recognition, congratulations and good luck! The Canadian indie sector has always excelled at developing artists which is why our artists are no stranger to the JUNO Awards. We’re proud to see this tradition continue!
Single of the Year
· Scott Helman – “Hang Ups” – Coalition
Album of the Year
· Alexandra Stréliski – INSCAPE – Secret City* Fontana North
Breakthrough Artist of the Year
· Alexandra Stréliski – Secret City* Fontana North
Breakthrough Group of the Year
· Hunter Brothers – Open Road
· Neon Dreams – Hyvetown
· The Blue Stones eOne
Songwriter of the Year
· Patrick Watson – Secret City* Fontana North
· Tenille Townes – Red Brick Music Publishing
· Tim Baker – Arts & Crafts
Country Album of the Year
· Dallas Smith – The Fall – 604* Fontana North
· Dean Brody – Black Sheep – Open Road
· Hunter Brothers – State of Mind – Open Road
Adult Alternative Album of the Year
· City and Colour – A Pill for Loneliness – Dine Alone*The Orchard
· Half Moon Run – A Blemish in the Great Light – Crystal Marth
· Iskw? – ac?kos?k ˆ- The Orchard / Culture Cap
· Patrick Watson – Wave – Secret City* Fontana North
Alternative Album of the Year
· Black Mountain – Destroyer – Dine Alone* The Orchard
· Foxwarren – Foxwarren – Arts & Crafts
Rock Album of the Year
· Headstones – PEOPLESKILLS – Cadence
· The Dirty Nil – Master Volume- Dine Alone / Hidden Pony
· The Glorious Sons – A War On Everything – Black Box*Fontana North
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year
· Monkey House – Friday ¬– Alma
Jazz Album of the Year: Group
· Al Muirhead’s Canadian Quintet – Undertones – Chronograph*Fontana North
· Dave Young Trio – Trouble in Mind – Believe
· Jane Bunnett & Maqueque – On Firm Ground / Tierra Firme – Linus*IDLA
Instrumental Album of the Year
· Alexandra Stréliski – INSCAPE – Secret City* Fontana North
· Kevin Hearn – Calm and Cents – IDLA
· Ron Davis’ SymphRONica – SymphRONica UpfRONt – Really
· Tanya Tagaq – Toothsayer – Six Shooter
Francophone Album of the Year
· Fred Pellerin – Après – Disques Tempete*Select
· Jean Leloup – L’étrange pays – Select/Believe
· Koriass – La nuit des longs couteaux – Select/Believe
· Les Louanges – La nuit est une panthère- Bonsound
Children’s Album of the Year
· Girl Pow-R – This Is Us – Believe
· Sharon & Bram – Sharon, Bram & Friends – Casablanca Kids*Fontana North
Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble
· Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra/Orchestre du Centre National Des Arts du Canada, conducted by Alexander Shelly – The Bound of our Dreams – Select/The Orchard
· Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Kent Nagano feat. Charles Richard-Hamelin – Chopin: Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 – Select/The Orchard
Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral
· Peter Barrett, Martha Guth, Allyson McHardy, Helen Becqué – Summer Night – Centrediscs
· Philippe Sly with Le Chimera Project – Schubert: Winterreise – Select/The Orchard
Classical Composition of the Year
· Bekah Simms – “Everything Is… Distorted” – Centrediscs
· Vincent Ho – Kickin’ It 2.0 – Centrediscs
Dance Recording of the Year
· Felix Cartal & Lights – Love Me – Fontana North
R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
· Daniel Caesar – CASE STUDY 01 – The Orchard
· Tanika Charles – The Gumption – Outside
Reggae Recording of the Year
· Jay Douglas- Jah Children – Slammin Media*Believe
Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year
· nêhiyawak – nipiy Arts & Crafts
· Northern Haze – Siqinnaarut – Six Shooter
· Riit – ataataga – Six Shooter
Contemporary Roots Album of the Year
· Catherine MacLellan – Coyote – True North Records* IDLA / Sinclaire Creative Solutions
· Del Barber – Easy Keeper – Acronym
· Irish Mythen – Little Bones – IDLA
· Justin Rutledge – Passages – Outside
· Lee Harvey Osmond – Mohawk – eEK! Productions
Traditional Roots Album of the Year
· April Verch – Once A Day – eOne
· Miranda Mulholland – By Appointment Or Chance – Miranda Mulhollan*Fontana North
· Natalie MacMaster – Sketches – Linus*IDLA
· The Dead South – Sugar & Joy – Six Shooter
· The Small Glories – Assiniboine & The Red ¬- Outside
Blues Album of the Year
· Big Dave McLean – Pocket Full Of Nothin’ – True North/IDLA
· Michael Jerome Browne – That’s Where It’s At – Borealis*Fontana North/IDLA
· Whitehorse – The Northern South Vol. 2 – Six Shooter
Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
· Dan Bremnes – Wherever I Go – The Orchard
World Music Album of the Year
· Djely Tapa – BAROKAN – Select
Album Artwork of the Year
· Ensign Broderick – BloodCrush/BloodMyth – Six Shooter
· Daniel Caesar – CASE STUDY 01- The Orchard
Music Video of the Year
· Said the Whale – “Record Shop” (Johnny Jansen) – Arts & Crafts
· Corridor – “Topographe” (Jonathan Robert) – Bonsound
· Iskw? – “Little Star” (Sarah Legault) – The Orchard / Culture Cap
Electronic Album of the Year
· Bob Moses – Battle Lines ¬– Outside Music
· Electric Youth – Memory Emotion – Last Gang
· Jacques Greene – Dawn Chorus – Arts & Crafts
Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year
· Kobra And The Lotus – Evolution – The Orchard
· Single Mothers – Through A Wall – Dine Alone*The Orchard
· The Agonist – Orphans – The Orchard
Adult Contemporary Album of the Year
· Marc Jordan – Both Sides – Linus*IDLA
Comedy of the Year
· Monty Scott – The Abyss Stares Back – IDLA
· Steph Tolev – I’m Not Well – Fontana North