Vancouver glistened as the 2025 JUNO Awards were celebrated over two days of awards and music!
Leading the way with her four trophies was international sensation Tate McRae, who took home Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, and Pop Album of the Year. Also celebrating multiple wins was Palestinian-Canadian singer-songwriter, Nemahsis, whose powerful debut album, Verbathim, earned her Alternative Album of the Year, and Breakthrough Artist of the Year.
Many firsts were also celebrated among the winners. Haisla rappers, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, became the first indigenous group to win Rap Album of the Year for their album, RED FUTURE, while Inuk singer-songwriter, Elisapie, took home Adult Alternative Album of the Year for Inuktitut. Meanwhile, winners in brand new categories included AP Dhillon, who won the inaugural South Asian Music Recording of the Year for “The Brownprint”, while Lowell was presented with the first-ever JUNO for Songwriter of the Year (Non-Performer) for her contributions to the Beaches’ “Takes One to Know One” and smash hits “TEXAS HOLD ’EM” and “BODYGUARD” from Beyoncé’s Grammy Award-winning album, Cowboy Carter.
In addition to the winners, several artists and important music industry leaders were also honoured. The MusiCounts Teacher of the Year Award went to Jeannie Hunter from Nepean High School in Ottawa, while the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award, which recognizes individuals whose work has significantly impacted the growth and development of the Canadian music industry, went to concert promoter and production manager, Riley O’Connor, and Sarah Harmer was presented with the Humanitarian Award for her work in promoting environmental causes. Celebrated producer, Boi-1da, was also honoured with the JUNO International Achievement Award for his work with not only Canadian superstar, Drake, but also such international legends, such as Rihanna, Eminem, and Jay-Z; while Sum 41 ended their illustrious career by becoming the first ever punk rockers to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
The JUNO Awards now look ahead to 2026, where the party heads to Hamilton for another year of celebrating the best of Canadian music!
Your 2025 JUNO Award Winners are…
TIKTOK JUNO FAN CHOICE bbno$
SINGLE OF THE YEAR “exes” Tate McRae RCA*Sony
ALBUM OF THE YEAR THINK LATER Tate McRae
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR Nemahsis
ARTIST OF THE YEAR Tate McRae
GROUP OF THE YEAR The Beaches
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO ARTIST) freezing Emily D’Angelo
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SMALL ENSEMBLE) Rituæls collectif9
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (LARGE ENSEMBLE) Ispiciwin Luminous Voices
JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO) Montreal Jazz Series 1 (Échanges Synaptiques) André Leroux
JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (GROUP) Gravity Jeremy Ledbetter Trio
VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR Hello! How Are You? Caity Gyorgy
INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR memory palace Intervals
BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR This Old Life Big Dave McLean
TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR Retro Man … More and More (Expanded Edition) Jake Vaadeland
CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR Strange Medicine Kaia Kater
COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR Complicated Josh Ross
ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR Inuktitut Elisapie
ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR Verbathim Nemahsis
ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR Set Your Pussy Free NOBRO
METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR Beyond the Reach of the Sun Anciients
ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR Lovers’ Gothic Maïa Davies
POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR THINK LATER Tate McRae
DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR “No Time” Interplanetary Criminal & SadBoi
UNDERGROUND DANCE SINGLE OF THE YEAR Bamboo Ciel
ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR This but More Priori
RAP SINGLE OF THE YEAR “SHUT UP” Jessie Reyez
RAP ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR/ALBUM RED FUTURE Snotty Nose Rez Kids
TRADITIONAL R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR “VELVET SOUL” THEHONESTGUY
CONTEMPORARY R&B RECORDING OF THE YEAR “Bloom” Aqyila
REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR “Born to Be” Free Exco Levi
CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR Penny Penguin Raffi & Good Lovelies
COMEDY ALBUM OF THE YEAR Honourable Intentions Debra DiGiovanni
TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR New Comings Black Bear Singers
CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR Brown Man Sebastian Gaskin
ALBUM FRANCOPHONE DE L’ANNÉE Abracadabra Klô Pelgag
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR Restore Ryan Ofei
GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR Dankoroba Djely Tapa
SOUTH ASIAN MUSIC RECORDING OF THE YEAR “The Brownprint” AP Dhillon
ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR Altruistic Royal Tusk (Keenan Gregory (Art Director/Directeur artistique))
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR “Name of God” Mustafa (Mustafa)
JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Jack Rochon
“II HANDS II HEAVEN” (co-producer/co-producteur Beyoncé, Dave Hamelin) (Beyoncé)
“JOLENE” (co-producer/co-producteur Alex Vickery, Beyoncé, Brittany “Chi” Coney, Denisia “Blu June” Andrews, Khirye Tyler) (Beyoncé)
“My Way” (co-producer/co-producteur Charlotte Day Wilson, Leon Thomas) (Charlotte Day Wilson)
“Crash” (co-producer/co-producteur Aaron Paris, Aidan, Alex Goldblatt, Khris Riddick, Mariel Gomerez-Rodriguez, Oak) (Kehlani)
“Tears (Feat. Omah Lay)” (co-producer/co-producteur Etienne, GuiltyBeatz, Mariel Gomerez-Rodriguez, Oak, Symphony) (Kehlani)
RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Serban Ghenea
“Please Please Please” (Sabrina Carpenter)
“Lose Control” (Teddy Swims)
CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
“Angmalukisaa” Deantha Edmunds
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Mustafa
“Name of God” (co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Aaron Dessner, Simon Hessman) (Mustafa)
“Leaving Toronto” (co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Jonah Yano, Rodaidh Mcdonald, Simon Hessman)
“I’ll Go Anywhere” (co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Simon Hessman)
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (NON-PERFORMER)
Lowell
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” (co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Atia “Ink” Boggs, Beyoncé, Brian Bates, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro, Raphael Saadiq) (Beyoncé)
“BODYGUARD” (co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Beyoncé, Leven Kali, Raphael Saadiq, Ryan Beatty, Shantoni Ajane Nichols, Terius “The Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant) (Beyoncé)
“Takes One To Know One” (co-songwriters/co-compositeurs Eliza Enman-Mcdaniel, Gus van Go, Jordan Miller, Kylie Miller, Leandra Earl) (The Beaches)
MusiCounts Teacher of the Year Jeannie Hunter (Nepean High School – Ottawa, ON)
Canadian Music Hall of Fame: Sum 41
Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award: Riley O’Connor
JUNO International Achievement Award: Boi-1da
2025 Humanitarian Award: Sarah Harmer
