Photo source: Junos Press Kit
The biggest night of Canadian music is around the corner and this year’s nominees have been announced.
In Country Music, two standouts include Josh Ross who has been nominated for five awards which include, Artist of the Year, Single, Album of the Year and Tik-Tok Fan Choice Award along with his nomination for Best Country Album.
Along with winning awards at the previous CCMA’s in Edmonton, Singer/Songwriter Owen Riegling has been nominated for Breakout Artist of the Year
One of the biggest surprises for the Community of Mînî Thnî is Drew Van Allen who works at Nakoda Elementary School has been nominated for the MusiCounts Teacher of the Year Award.
MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity associated with CARAS and The JUNO Awards, will recognize one Canadian music educator’s impact not only on students but also on their community and the music education field.
Van Allen is the only teacher who works at an Indigenous School to be nominated this year and is the only one to be nominated in Western Canada.
The 54 Juno Awards will be held in Vancouver on Saturday, March 29, and Sunda, March 30 with Michael Bublé hosting.
See more category nominations below:
COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- The Compass Project – West Album Brett Kissel
- Dallas Smith – Dallas Smith
- Complicated – Josh Ross
- Nobody’s Born With A Broken Heart – MacKenzie Porter Big Loud
- Going Home – Tyler Joe Miller
TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
- New Comings – Black Bear Singers
- Winston & I – Brianna Lizotte
- Travelling Home – Cree Confederation
- REZilience – Northern Cree
- Ostesihtowin “Brotherhood” – Young Spirit
CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Precious Diamonds – Adrian Sutherland
- Boundless Possibilities – Celeigh Cardinal
- Brown Man Sebastian – Gaskin Ishkōdé
- RED FUTURE – Snotty Nose Rez Kids
- Pretty Red Bird – Tia Wood
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