Canada’s biggest night in music returned with a renewed sense of momentum as the 2026 JUNO Awards brought the industry together in Hamilton, Ontario. The annual celebration once again highlighted the artists, producers, and songwriters shaping the sound of the country right now, while reminding audiences why the JUNOS continue to serve as one of the most important cultural touchpoints in Canadian music.
From global pop heavyweights and chart-topping hitmakers to emerging independent voices building communities around their sound, the winners list captured a moment where Canadian music feels both expansive and deeply connected to its roots. Genres that have long defined the country’s musical identity such as folk, roots, and Indigenous music stood alongside contemporary pop, hip hop, R&B, and electronic music, and the new latin music category.
A number of artists returned to the JUNOS stage after years of international success, while others celebrated career milestones through their first wins. The ceremony also continued to spotlight new categories and broader representation across the industry, reinforcing the organization’s ongoing effort to reflect the diversity of Canada’s music community.
Below is the complete list of winners from the 2026 JUNO Awards, celebrating the artists and projects that defined the past year in Canadian music.
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Options – Cameron Whitcomb
Hate How You Look – Josh Ross
DAISIES – Justin Bieber
Sports car – Tate McRae (WINNER)
Cry For Me – The Weeknd
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Hard Way – Cameron Whitcomb
Later Tonight – Josh Ross
SWAG II – Justin Bieber
So Close To What – Tate McRae (WINNER)
Hurry Up Tomorrow – The Weeknd
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
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Daniel Caesar
Justin Bieber
Tate McRae (WINNER)
The Weeknd
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO ARTIST)
Tchaikovsky The Seasons – Bruce Liu
Zaytoun – Haitham Haidar
Preludes by Chopin, Bach, Rachmaninoff, Messiaen, Górecki Jan Lisiecki (WINNER)
Awake and Dreaming – Katherine Dowling
Obsession – Marie Nadeau
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SMALL ENSEMBLE)
Current: MISSING – ATOM (Artists of the Opera MISSING), Timothy Long & The Continuum Ensemble
Re/String CC Duo & collectif9 Leaf*Naxos
Vivaldi Les Quatres Nations (reconstruites) – Ensemble Caprice
Kevin Lau: Kimiko’s Pearl – Mariko Anraku, Conrad Chow, Ron Korb & Rachel Mercer Bravo (WINNER)
in an archipelago – Standing Wave
JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO)
City Lights – Anthony D’Alessandro
Kinda Out West – Aretha Tillotson
Immersed – Justin Gray
Deeper Down – Nancy Walker
Crossing Paths – Renee Rosnes (WINNER)
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bbno$ Independent (WINNER)
Cameron Whitcomb
James Barker Band
Josh Ross
Justin Bieber
Karan Aujla
Shawn Mendes
Shubh
Tate McRae
The Weeknd
JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (GROUP)
Afrokando – Alexis Baro Y la Big Band
CODE Red – CODE Quartet
Are You Really Real – Shuffle Demons
Impact – The Steve Holt Jazz Impact Quintet
East Meets West: Connections – Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra (WINNER)
VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Under the Lemon Tree – Ale Nuñez
Alex Samaras Meets Judy Garland – Alex Samaras
Seascape feat. Norma Winstone & Joe LaBarbera – Atlantic Jazz Collective
Caity Gyorgy with – Strings Caity Gyorgy & Mark Limacher
Get Out of Town – Laura Anglade Justin (WINNER)
INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
LOTUSLAND – Aaron Paris (WINNER)
The love it took to leave you – Colin Stetson
Ritual II – Crown Lands
désert (deluxe) – Jean-Michel Blais & Lara Somogyi
Le piano et le torrent – Viviane Audet
BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sing Pretty Blues – Crystal Shawanda
Ooh Yeah! – Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne Stony
The Medicine – Miss Emily
Answer the Call – Secondhand Dreamer
Hear My Heart – Steve Marriner (WINNER)
TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
I Lost My Heart On Friday – Aerialists
Gold and Coal – Cassie and Maggie
The Moon’s Daughter – Heather MacIsaac
Heal The Divide – Morgan Toney (WINNER)
Folk Signals – The Southern Residents
CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Strange Trip Ahead – Mariel Buckley (WINNER)
The Hammer & The Rose – Matt Andersen
Purple Gas – Noeline Hofmann
These Dark Canyons – The Young Novelists
Further From the Country – William Prince
COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Let Your Horses Run – Brett Kissel
The Hard Way – Cameron Whitcomb (WINNER)
One Of Us – James Barker Band
Later Tonight – Josh Ross
Golden Child – Meghan Patrick
ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
My Second Last Album – Bahamas (WINNER)
Fantasy Life – Begonia
Uh Oh – Patrick Watson
Let It Hiss – The Barr Brothers
Humanhood – The Weather Station
ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Edge Of The Earth – Aysanabee (WINNER)
Who Will Look After The Dogs? – PUP
SAYA – Saya Gray
SORRY, IT’S OVER – The OBGMs
All Cylinders – Yves Jarvis
ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Roll With The Punches – Bryan Adams
INERTIA – grandson
No Hard Feelings – The Beaches (WINNER)
Metro – The Blue Stones
The Damn Truth – The Damn Truth
Alienation – Three Days Grace
METAL / HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Heaven Let Them Die – Counterparts
An Insatiable Violence – Cryptopsy
Shadow Work – Despised Icon (WINNER)
Antibloom – Silverstein
A Pathway to the Moon – Unreqvited
ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
NU2U – Nuela Charles
Conditions of Love Vol. 1 – Rose Cousins
Better Broken – Sarah McLachlan (WINNER)
Rebuild – Shawn Hook
Believer – Sister Ray
POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
bbno$ – bbno$
SWAG II – Justin Bieber
7 – Nelly Furtado
So Close To What – Tate McRae (WINNER)
Hurry Up Tomorrow – The Weeknd
DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Do What I Want – Anna Sofia
Dominate – CHYL
Bet On Me – Debby Friday (WINNER)
i, sabotage – Felix Cartal
Loving You – Kideko & A-Trak
UNDERGROUND DANCE SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Cosmic Affliction (toi toi toi) – AADJA
Main de Fer – Annie-Claude Deschênes
Icarus – F7
Phantom Vibrations – Gene Tellem feat. Teddy Bryant(WINNER)
Yeah! – Pacific Coliseum
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Arcade Fire
Mother Mother
Peach Pit
The Beaches (WINNER)
Three Days Grace
ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Channel 303 – Cloverdale
The Starrr Of The Queen Of Life – Debby Friday
Bab El Mdina – Didon
Shades of Meridian – ÈBONY (WINNER)
Glow Up Korea Town Acid – Groovy Lab
RAP SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Mula – Connor Price feat. Big Sean
PURSUIT – Freddie Dredd
UNLIMITED – NAV feat. Playboi Carti
DUMB – SonReal & Snotty Nose Rez Kids
Who’s Driving You? – TOBi, Saukrates & Jully Black (WINNER)
RAP ALBUM / EP OF THE YEAR
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE SPARROW – ARDN
About Time – Connor Price
Misery Loves Company – NorthSideBenji
DRY CRY – SadBoi (WINNER)
ELEMENTS Vol. 2 – TOBi
TRADITIONAL R&B / SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Have A Baby (With Me) – Daniel Caesar
GOLIATH – Jessie Reyez
Say Yes – Melanie Fiona (WINNER)
Formed – Savannah Ré
Reasons To Stay – Tanika Charles
REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Ready For You – Exco Levi & Kheilstone
Dagga Riddim Cypher – Jojo You Made That, Yung 2nuff, Erin B, Topman Meeko, One Don & Enzooo
Deh Yah – Kirk Diamond
Welcome To Paradise – Naomi Cowan (WINNER)
More Reggae (Funk It Up) – Samora & Ammoye
CONTEMPORARY R&B RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Set Me Free – Adria Kain
Mirage – Avenoir
Son Of Spergy – Daniel Caesar (WINNER)
PAID IN MEMORIES – Jessie Reyez
Life 2 – Majid Jordan
THERAPIST – SadBoi
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Cameron Whitcomb (WINNER)
Goldie Boutilier
Jade LeMac
Jutes
MICO
Noeline Hofmann
Sacha
Saya Gray
Sofia Camara
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Featured Images: Hector Omooba
