The JUNOS to Announce Winners During Virtual Event

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences today announced that The JUNOS will reveal the 2020 award winners in a virtual presentation on Monday, June 29 on CBC Gem and other online platforms. The online presentation will include guest presenters and special performances, with award presentations across all 42 categories.

2020 JUNO Award Nominees include:

COMEDY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
General Anxiety Disorder - Adam Christie
Straight White Fail - Jarrett Campbell
The Abyss Stares Back - Monty Scott
Lil Bit of Buddle - Sophie Buddle
I'm Not Well - Steph Tolev

COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
V - Aaron Goodvin
The Fall - Dallas Smith
Black Sheep - Dean Brody
State of Mind - Hunter Brothers
Wild As Me - Meghan Patrick

GROUP OF THE YEAR
88Glam
Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine
Loud Luxury
The Reklaws
Walk Off the Earth

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Alexandra Stréliski
Ali Gatie
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Lennon Stella
Tenille Townes

BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR
Hunter Brothers
Neon Dreams
Palaye Royale
The Blue Stones
Valley

ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Destroyer - Black Mountain
Foxwarren - Foxwarren
Here Comes The Cowboy - Mac DeMarco
Pony - Orville Peck

TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Once A Day - April Verch
By Appointment Or Chance - Miranda Mulholland
Sketches - Natalie MacMaster
Sugar & Joy - The Dead South
Assiniboine & The Red - The Small Glories

The 49th annual JUNO Awards were set to take place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in March 2020. The JUNOS will reveal the 2020 award winners on Monday, June 29 at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT) on the free CBC Gem streaming service, CBC Music’s Facebook, YouTube and Twitter pages, and at CBCMusic.ca/junos.

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