Tate McRae Dominates 2025 Juno Awards From Afar: Complete Winners Revealed
The largest victor at the 2025 Juno Awards was absent when their accolades were presented.
Tate McRae won four awards – for artist, single, album and pop album of the year – but was not able to make it to the Vancouver, British Columbia awards ceremony on Sunday (March 30) or the untelevised gala the night before to accept. That's an ongoing issue at the Junos, where the responsibilities of the biggest international superstars often keep them from their home country's award show.
Stars like Drake , The Weeknd and Shawn Mendes Although we were not present at Rogers Arena for the event, a prevailing motif throughout the evening showcased exceptional talent from Canada. Amidst U.S. President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs on Canada and his threats to make it the country’s 51st state, numerous individuals seized the opportunity presented by the Junos to proudly display their national pride through cultural symbols.
McRae clinched four out of five nominations, claiming Artist of the Year for the consecutive second year, Single of the Year for the second year running ("Exes" winning this year after "Greedy" took the prize previously), along with Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year for the first time (both accolades coming her way). Think Later She missed getting the fan-choice award, which went to the consistently internet-famous rap artist. bbno$ , which went viral on TikTok and sponsored the award. During his acceptance speech, he generated another trending moment by using the opportunity to publicly denounce billionaire and prominent Trump adviser Elon Musk as a "piece of trash."
This marked a sharper critique of the U.S. government compared to the majority of the program, which primarily conveyed a patriotic "Canada is not up for grabs" sentiment. During his acceptance speech for Country Album of the Year, emerging Ontarian artist Josh Ross expressed gratitude towards his record company, Universal Music, both in Canada and the United States, emphasizing the importance of having friends rather than adversaries.
Host Michael Bublé started the performance with a blend of his popular tracks in four distinct languages, performing alongside Canadian artists such as Elisapie, Jonita Gandhi, Roxanne Bruinooge, and Maestro Fresh Wes. This showcased the variety of musical styles and categories, while his introductory speech referenced the well-known "I Am Canadian" advertisement, expressing national pride and asserting that Canada is “the best country in the world.”
Apart from special accolades, just four awards were handed out during CBC’s Sunday telecast, with most honors being bestowed at the industry gala held the previous evening. Among these was an award for Group of the Year. Despite Sum 41 appearing to be a strong contender—considering their induction into Canada’s Music Hall of Fame on the same program and their performance closing the event with a selection of their iconic pop-punk hits—it unexpectedly went to The Beaches once again this year. This win marked another successful period for the Toronto-based ensemble, following up their breakout success with “Blame Brett” in 2023 and maintaining momentum ever since.
The evening’s second significant honor was awarded as breakthrough artist of the year. This distinction was bestowed upon Nemahsis, a Palestinian-Canadian musician who faced being let go from her main record company due to her insistence on not silencing her support for Palestine following October 7th events. Winning both alternative album of the year and performing during the show, she used her acceptance speech to dedicate the prize to other women wearing headscarves, expressing how much she wished simply to flip through Canadian television channels and spot someone resembling herself. “It never crossed my mind it might take so long or that eventually, I’d end up doing exactly what needed accomplishing,” she shared with emotion. In gratitude, she acknowledged contributions made by OVO Sound producer Noah "40" Shebib along with artist Jad El Khoury towards completing her latest project. Verbathim When she unexpectedly found herself completely independent but lacked the funds to manage on her own.
Anne Murray was given the lifetime achievement award, marking only the second time in Junos history the award has been given (the other was to the architect of Canadian Content regulations and the namesake of the Junos, Pierre Juneau). Wearing a bedazzled Canada hockey jersey, the singer – who holds the record for most-ever Junos ahead of The Weeknd – talked about the importance of Canada to her multi-decade career and called the country her "safety blanket." Producer Boi-1da won the international achievement award, recognizing his huge hits on the global stage – including four No. 1s on the GudangMovies21Hot 100 – for artists like Rihanna, Drake and Eminem.
Other performances on the show included Haida Nation rap album of the year winners Snotty Nose Rez Kids with Tia Wood, Sunday night winners bbno$ and Josh Ross and an all-star Punjabi performance that featured Gminxr, Jazzy B, Inderpal Moga and Chani Nattan. Karan Aujla winning the fan choice award in 2024 showed the institution's recognition of the Punjabi Wave, and the Junos implemented the new South Asian recording of the year award this year. AP Dhillon won for The Brownprint ; however, the award was unfortunately not televised.
Below you can find a complete list of the 2025 Juno Award winners:
TikTok Juno Fan Choice
WINNER: bbno$ (Independent*Stem)
Dean Brody (Starseed)
Jade Eagleson (Starseed)
Josh Ross (Universal)
Karan Aujl (Independent)
Les Cowboys Fringants (Disques de La Tribu*Propagande)
Preston Pablo (Universal)
Shawn Mendes (Universal)
Tate McRae (RCA*Sony)
The Weeknd (XO*Universal)
Artist of the Year
Josh Ross (Universal)
Kaytranada (RCA*Sony)
Shawn Mendes (Island*Universal)
WINNER: Tate McRae (RCA*Sony)
The Weeknd (XO*Universal)
Single of the Year
"Single Once More," Josh Ross (Universal)
"Winning Address," Karan Aujla (Independent)
"Why Why Why," by Shawn Mendes (Island*Universal)
WINNER: "Exes," Tate McRae (RCA*Sony)
The Timeless Collaboration: The Weeknd & Playboi Carti (XO*Universal)
Album of the Year
Inuktitut , Elisapie (Bonsound*Sony)
Complicated , Josh Ross (Universal)
Submergé , Roxane Bruneau (Artic Records * Sony)
UNDISPUTED , Sukha (GK*Universal)
WINNER: THINK LATER , Tate McRae (RCA*Sony)
Group of the Year
Crash Adams (Warner)
Mother Mother (Warner)
Spiritbox (BMG*Universal)
Sum 41 (Rise/BMG*Universal)
WINNER: The Beaches (Independent*AWAL)
Emerging Talent of the Year
Alexander Stewart (FAE*The Orchard)
AP Dhillon (Republic*Universal)
AR Paisley (Warner)
Chris Grey (Rebellion Records)
EKKSTACY (Dine Alone*The Orchard)
WINNER: Nemahsis (Independent)
Owen Riegling (Universal)
Sukha (GK*Universal)
Tony Ann (Decca*Universal)
Zeina (Artist Partner Group)
Jack Richardson Producer of the Year
Aaron Paris - "Intro (End of the World)" (Ariana Grande), "Bought the Earth" (Yeat), "Let It Breathe" (Ski Mask the Slump God), "Tiger Eye" (Loony), "Disgraced" (Sean Leon and Jessie Reyez), "Real Woman" (PartyNextDoor)
Akeel Henry - "Spin" (by Megan Thee Stallion), " Smoke" (from Ari Lennox), " Shake" (starring Chlöe), " Oh, Wait…" (featuring Shae Universe), " I Choose You" (with Melanie Fiona), " Love Isn’t Guaranteed" (performed by Mist)
Evan Blair - "Quite Gradually" (Benson Boone), "Gorgeous Things" (Benson Boone), "dance paradise" (Nessa Barrett), "No Peak" (David Kushner), "here’s how a lady departs" (Maren Morris), "I pray I never get smitten" (Maren Morris)
WINNER: Jack Rochon - "Two Hands Two Heaven" (Beyoncé), "Guardian" (Beyoncé), "Jolene" (Beyoncé), "My Way" (Charlotte Day Wilson), "Crash" (Kehlani), "Teardrops" (Kehlani)
Shawn Everett produced "II Most Wanted" for Beyoncé, "Found Heaven" for Conan Gray, "Bright Lights" for The Killers, "I Don’t" for Brittany Howard, "Eye of the Night" for Conan Gray, and "Prove It to You" for Brittany Howard.
Engineer of the Year for Recording
George Seara - "Sweet Spot" (Keshi), "Dream" (Keshi)
Hill Kourkoutis - "(Sebastian Gaskin) 'Ghost', 'Emi Jeen' 'Should We'"
Mitch McCarthy - "Good Luck, Babe!" (Chappell Roan), "Take You As Mine" (Madison Beer)
WINNER: Serban Ghenea - "Please Please Please" (by Sabrina Carpenter), "Lose Control" (featuring Teddy Swims)
Shawn Everett - "Don't Forget Me" (by Maggie Rogers), "Deeper Well" (by Kacey Musgraves)
Songwriter of the Year
Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd) - "Twirling in the Fire," "Eternal," "São Paulo"
AP Dhillon - "Old Wealth," "Losing My Identity," "Bora Bora"
Jessie Reyez - "Child of Fire," "Ridin'," "Shut Up"
WINNER: Mustafa Mustafa - "The Name of God," "Departing from Toronto," "I'm Willing to Go Anywhere"
Nemah Hasan (Nemahsis) - "piece of chewing gum," "it looked better on you," "painted cement"
Songwriter of the Year (Not a Performer)
Evan Blair – "Beautiful Things" (Benson Boone), "Moving Slower" (Benson Boone), "I Hope I Never Fall in Love" (Maren Morris)
WINNER: Lowell – "Texas Hold 'Em" (Beyoncé), "Bodyguard" (Beyoncé), "One to Know One" (The Beaches)
Nathan Ferraro - "Texas Hold 'Em" (Beyoncé), "Smoke" (Ari Lennox), "Who Do I Call Now? (Hellbent)" (Sofia Camero)
Shaun Frank – " "Loving Someone" (Morgan Wallen), "Practice Mode" (Dua Lipa), "On The Side" (Gordo)
Tobias Jesso Jr.'s "Houdini" (performed by Dua Lipa), "Push Me Over" (by Maren Morris), and "Come Show Me" (recorded by Camila Cabello).
Video of the Year for Music
"Human," by Adrian Villagomez, Apashé & Wasiu (Kannibalen*Create)
"Hateful," Jonah Haber, Tinashe (Independent)
"GRAVITY," Jorden Lee, Sean Leon (Indie)
WINNER: "Name of God," Mustafa, Mustapha (Arts & Crafts*Universal)
"Jump Cut," by Winston Hacking, from Corridor (Bonsound*Sony/The Orchard)
Album Cover of the Year
Erik M. Grice (Art Director), Vanessa Elizabeth Heins (Photographer); Chandler – Wyatt C. Louis (Independent * Universal)
Gabriel Noel Altrows (Art Director, Illustrator); Good Kid 4 — Good Kid (Independent/The Orchard)
Kee Avil, Jacqueline Beaumont (Art Director), Fatine-Violette Sabiri (Photographer); Spine — Kee Avil (Constellation*Secretly Canadian)
WINNER: Keenan Gregory (Artistic Director) ; Altruistic – Royal Tusk (MNRK)
Kevin Hearn, Lauchlan Reid (Art Director), Antoine Jean Moonen (Designer), Lauchlan Reid (Illustrator); Basement Days – The Glacials (Celery*IDLA)
GENRE-SPECIFIC AWARDS
Album of the Year for Country Genre
The Compass Project - West Album , Brett Kissel (Independent*Universal)
Dallas Smith , Dallas Smith (Big Loud * Universal)
WINNER: Complicated , Josh Ross (Universal)
No One Is Born With a Fractured Heart , Mackenzie Porter (Big Loud*Universal)
Going Home , Tyler Joe Miller (Independent *The Orchard)
Recording of the Year - South Asian Music Category
WINNER: "The Brownprint," AP Dhillon (Republic *Universal)
"Coolin," by Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga & Jazzy B (Warner)
"Love Like That," Jonita Gandhi (Warner)
"Tauba Tauba" (From Bad Newz ), Karan Aujla (T-Series)
"Arul," Yanchan, Produced & Sandeep Narayan (Independent)
Classical Album of the Year (Solo Artist)
Signature Philip Glass , Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà (Analekta*Naxos/The Orchard)
Messiaen , Barbara Hannigan (Alpha Classics*Naxos)
WINNER: freezing , Emily D'Angelo (Deutsche Grammophon*Universal)
Butterfly Lightning Rocks the Planet , India Gailey (Red Shift * Believe)
Williams Violin Concerto Number One ; Bernstein Serenade, James Ehnes (Pentatone*Naxos/The Orchard)
Classical Album of the Year (Limited Ensemble)
Favored by Visionaries: African-Canadian Expressions in National Vocal Music , The Canadian Art Song Project (Centrediscs*Canadian Music Centre/Naxos)
Rituæls , collectif9 (Analekta*Naxos/The Orchard)
East is East , Infusion Baroque (Leaf*Naxos)
Marie Hubert: Daughter of the King's Servant , Karina Gauvin (ATMA*Universal)
Kevin Lau: Behind a Starlit Veil , St. John–Mercer–Park Trio (Leaf*Naxos)
Classic Large Ensemble Album of the Year
Ispiciwin , Luminous Voices (Leaf*Naxos)
Alikeness Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra Sinfonia, led by conductor Mark Fewer and featuring performances from Aiyun Huang, Deantha Edmunds, and Mark Fewer himself (Leaf*Naxos)
Sibelius 2 & 5, The Orchestre Métropolitain, led by conductor YannICK Nézet-Séguin (ATMA*Universal)
Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande & Transfigured Night , The Montreal Symphony Orchestra, led by Dirk/Patrice Rafael Payare (Pentatone*Naxos/PIAS)
WINNER: Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie, The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor/directeur principal Gustavo Gimeno and featuring Marc-André Hamelin and Nathalie Forget (Harmonia Mundi)
Jazz Album of the Year (Individual)
WINNER: Montreal Jazz Collection 1 (Échanges Synaptiques) , André Leroux (Disques BG*Believe)
The Head of a Mouse , Audrey Ochoa (Chronograph*Fontana North)
Portrait of Right Now , Jocelyn Gould (Independent)
Slice of Life , Larnell Lewis (Independent)
The Antrim Coast , Mark Kelso (Modica)
Jazz Album of the Year (Band)
Time Will Tell , Andy Milne and Unison (Sunnyside*AMPED)
Reverence , Carn Davidson 9 (Unaffiliated)
Harbour , Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra (Justin Time*F.A.B./Nettwerk)
WINNER: Gravity , Jeremy Ledbetter Trio (Independent)
Jaya , Raagaverse (Independent)
Jazz Vocal Album of the Year
Oh Mother Andrea Superstein (Cellar*La Reserve)
WINNER: Hello! How Are You? , Caity Gyorgy (La Reserve * The Orchard)
Winter Song , Kellylee Evans (Independent)
Wintersongs , Laila Biali (Independent/Believe)
Magpie , Sarah Jerrom (TPR*Outside In)
Album of the Year - Instrumental Category
Disaster Pony , Disaster Pony (Independent *The Orchard)
Distant Places , Eric Bearclaw (Independent)
Ginger Beef , Ginger Beef (Independent)
WINNER: memory palace , Intervals (Independent*Believe)
Confluencias Melón Jiménez & Lara Wong (Independent)
Blue Album of the Year
WINNER: This Old Life , Big Dave McLean (Cordova Bay * Fontana North)
New Orleans Sessions , Blue Moon Marquee (Self-released)
YEAH! , David Gogo (Cordova Bay * Fontana North)
Samantha King and the Midnight Ensemble Samantha King & The Midnight Outfit (Independent)
One Guitar Woman , Sue Foley (Stony Plain * Fontana North)
Traditional Roots Album of the Year
Hemispheres , Inn Echo (Independent)
WINNER: Retro Man ... More and More ( Expanded Version ), Jake Vaadeland, Jayward*The Orchard Domino!, La Bottine Souriante (LABE*Sony/The Orchard)
The Road Back Home (Live) , Loreena McKennitt (Independent*Universal)
By the end of the day , Sylvia Tyson (Stony Plain * Fontana North)
Album of the Year at Contemporary Roots Awards
Anniversary , Abigail Lapell (Outside)
For Eden , Boy Golden (Six Shooter*The Orchard)
Things Were Never Good If They're Not Good Now , Donovan Woods *End Times*The Orchard)
Pathways , Julian Taylor (Howling Turtle*ADA)
WINNER: Strange Medicine Kaia Kater (initials*The Orchard)
Adult Alternative Music Album of the Year
WINNER: Inuktitut , Elisapie (Bonsound*Sony/The Orchard)
Revelation Leif Vollebekk (Secret City*F.A.B.)
Healing Power , Terra Lightfoot (Sonic Unyon*Universal)
We were born here, what's yours then? , The Hidden Cove (Victory Pool*The Orchard)
Never Better , Wild Rivers (Nettwerk*F.A.B./Nettwerk)
Alternative Album of the Year
Once a Idea Takes Flight Luna Li (In Real Life*AWAL)
WINNER: Verbathim , Nemahsis (Independent)
Magpie , Peach Pit (Columbia*Sony)
What's The Point Ruby Waters (Independent*Dine Alone)
Water The Flowers , Pray for a Garden, from Universal Records, out of the Valley
Album of the Year - Rock Category
Pages , Big Wreck (Sonic Unyon*Universal)
Vices , JJ Wilde (Black Box)
Grief Chapter , Mother Mothe (Warner)
WINNER: Set Your Pussy Free , NOBRO (Dine Alone*The Orchard)
Heaven :x: Hell , Sum 41 (Rise/BMG*Universal)
Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album of the Year
WINNER: Outside the Grasp of the Sun , Anciients (Season of Mist * The Orchard)
PowerNerd , Devin Townsend (InsideOutMusic*Sony)
Fire , Kittie (Sumerian*Virgin)
The Fear of Fear , Spiritbox (BMG*Universal)
ULTRAPOWER , Striker (Independent)
Album of the Year - Adult Contemporary Genre
Roses , Aphrose (Independent)
Boundless Possibilities (Celeigh Cardinal, Independent)
Transitions , Kellie Loder (Independent*Warner)
Love and Death Songs , Maddee Ritter (Independent*Universal)
WINNER: Lovers' Gothic , Maïa Davies (acronym)
Pop Album of the Year
bleeding heart, Alexander Stewart (FAE*The Orchard)
if this is it… , Jamie Fine, Universal)
Anywhere But Here Preston Pablo (31 East*Universal)
Shawn , Shawn Mendes (Island*Universal)
WINNER: THINK LATER , Tate McRae (RCA*Sony)
Record of the Year for Dance
"UH HUH," DijahSB (Never Worry*The Orchard)
WINNER: "No Time," Interplanetary Criminal & SadBoi (Room Two*Columbia)
Give in to you REZZ, Virtual Riot & One True God (Monstercat)
"So Sus - Call Me When" (Independent)
"FOUL TASTE," WAWA (Independent)
Best Underground Dance Track of the Year
WINNER: "Bamboo," Ciel (Independent)
"Keepsake," Destrata (Independent)
"Distant Memories" by Hernan Cattaneo, Hicky & Kalo (Independent)
"La Vérité," by Jesse Mac Cormack, Charlie Houston & Brö (Secret City*F.A.B)
"WTP," by Suray Sertin (Altered States*Universal)
Electronica Album of the Year
Honey , Caribou (Merge*F.A.B)
Union , ÈBONY (Independent*ADA)
Affection, Care, Gentleness & Optimism , Fred Everything (Lazy Days*Prime Direct)
Timeless , Kaytranada (RCA*Sony)
WINNER: This But More , Priori (NAFF*Single Eyewitness)
Hip-Hop Single of the Year
"People," Classified (Independent)
"Haviah Mighty Offers Double The Fun," Independent Release
WINNER: "SHUT UP," Jessie Reyez ( FMLY/Island*Universal )
"BBE," Snotty Nose Rez Kids (Sony)
Hier encore , Souldia & Lost (Label 7th Heaven Discs)
Hip Hop Album/EP of the Year
96 Miles From Bethlehem , Belly (SALXCO*Universal)
Luke's View , Classified (Independent)
The Flower That Knew , DijahSB (Lowly)
See You Whenever I See You... , Dom Vallie (Awesome*The Orchard)
WINNER: RED FUTURE , Snotty Nose Rez Kids (Sony)
Classic R&B/Soul Record of the Year
Limbo , Aqyila (Sony)
The Worst , Benita (Independent*Believe)
Cyan Blue , Charlotte Day Wilson (Independent *The Orchard)
Halfway Broken Luna Elle (Hot Freestyle * Independent)
WINNER: VELVET SOUL , THEHONESTGUY (Independent*Believe)
R&B Album of the Year modne
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WINNER: Bloom , Aqyila (Sony)
Noire , Avenoir (Independent *LISTEN TO THE KIDS)
FOR THE YOUNG GUY WITHIN ME , Dylan Sinclair (Five Stones * The Orchard)
LOONY , LOONY (Independent*AWAL)
Eastend Confessions , Zeina (Group Partner Artist)
Reggae Record of the Year
WINNER: Born to Be Free , Exco Levi (Independent)
FALLBACK , King Cruff & Runkus (Tuff Gong * Universal)
Destiny , Lee "Scratch" Perry & Bob Riddim (Independent)
Sky's The Limit , Skystar (Independent)
Rise , Tonya P (Independent)
Album of the Year for Children
Shun Beh Nats'ujeh: We Are Mending Ourselves With Music , Kym Gouchie (Independent)
WINNER: Penny Penguin , Raffi & The Good Lovelies (Independent*Universal)
Riley Rocket: Music from Season One , Riley Rocket and Megablast (Independently Published)
Buon Appetito , "Walk Off the Earth" and "Romeo Eats" (Golden Carrot*The Orchard)
Maestro Fresh Wes Introduces: The Young Maestro "Rhyme Travellers" , Young Maestro (Independent)
Album of the Year - Comedy Category
Wonder Woman Courtney Gilmour (Comedy Records * Downtown)
WINNER: Honourable Intentions , Debra DiGiovanni (Independent)
Popcorn , Ivan Decker (Independent)
Sad Witch , Jess Salomon (Independent)
Down With Tech Nathan Macintosh (Comedy Records * Downtown)
Indigenous Traditional Artist or Group of the Year
WINNER: New Comings , Black Bear Singers (Independent)
Winston & I , Brianna Lizotte (Independent)
Travelling Home , Cree Confederation (Independent)
REZilience , Northern Cree (Independent)
Ostesihtowin-"Brotherhood" , Young Spirit (Independent)
Indigenous Artist or Ensemble of the Year modne
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Precious Diamonds , Adrian Sutherland (Independent)
Boundless Possibilities , Celeigh Cardinal (Independent)
WINNER: Brown Man , Sebastian Gaskin (Ishkōdé*Universal)
RED FUTURE , Snotty Nose Rez Kids (Sony)
Pretty Red Bird , Tia Wood (Sony)
French-Language Album of the Year
Aliocha Schneider , Aliocha Schneider (Les Disques Audiogramme * Sony / The Orchard)
Demain il fera beau , Fredz (La Taniere*Believe)
All streets are quiet. , Jay Scott (Disques 7ième Ciel*Believe)
Abracadabra , Klô Pelgag (Secret City*F.A.B.)
Pub Royal , Les Cowboys Fringants (Disques de La Tribu*Propagande/Believe)
Modern Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
elenee. , Elenee (Independent)
My Foundation , Jordan St. Cyr (Independent *The Orchard)
WINNER: Restore , Ryan Ofei (Independent*Platoon/Believe)
Miracle in the Making , Tehillah Worship (Independent)
Hymns Alive (Live) , Toronto Mass Choir (Independent * Believe)
International Music Album of the Year
Aarambh , Abby V (Sufiscore)
Kanzafula , Ahmed Moneka (Lulaworld*Independent)
Malak , Didon (Electrofone*Independent)
WINNER: Dankoroba , Djely Tapa (Independent*Believe)
Niebla , Ramon Chicharron (Independent*Believe)
Classic Composition of the Year
WINNER: Angmalukisaa , Deantha Edmunds (Independent*Leaf/Naxos)
The mist in our composure , Gabriel Dharmoo (Centrediscs*Canadian Music Centre/Naxos)
Listening to the Lost: III. "Voiced Thrown" , Keiko Devaux (ATMA*Universal)
Dark Flowe , Linda Catlin Smith (Redshift*Independent)
String Quartet No. 4 "Insects and Machines" Vivian Fung, (Independent)
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