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#FACTORfunded 2021 JUNO Awards Winners

We are happy to share #FACTORfunded 2021 JUNO Awards winners. Congratulations to all for the much-deserved recognition!

Click here to listen to our #FACTORfunded JUNO Awards Winners playlist.

Artists, albums, and singles highlighted in yellow are FACTOR-funded.

Juno Fan Choice (Presented By Freedom Mobile)
Shawn Mendes

Single of the Year
“Blinding Lights”, The Weeknd

International Album of the Year
Fine Line, Harry Styles

Album of the Year 
After Hours, The Weeknd

Artist of the Year (Presented By SiriusXM Canada)
The Weeknd

Group of the Year (Presented By SiriusXM Canada)
Arkells

Breakthrough Artist of the Year (Presented by Factor, The Government of Canada and Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters)
JP Saxe

Breakthrough Group of the Year (Presented by Factor, The Government of Canada and Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters)
Crown Lands

Songwriter of the Year (Presented by SOCAN)
The Weeknd

Country Album of the Year
The Lemonade Stand, Tenille Townes

Adult Alternative Album of the Year
Sad Hunk, BAHAMAS

Alternative Album of the Year
Pray For It, July Talk

Pop Album of the Year
Changes, Justin Bieber

Rock Album of the Year
Ruthless, JJ Wilde

Vocal Jazz Album of the Year
With You, Sammy Jackson 

Jazz Album of the Year: Solo
Elegant Traveler, Jocelyn Gould

Jazz Album of the Year: Group
The reMission, Andy Milne and Unison

Instrumental Album of the Year
Movements III, Blitz//Berlin

Album Francophone de L’Annee
Quand la nuit tombe, Louis-Jean Cormier

Children’s Album of the Year
Heart Parade, Splash’N Boots

Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber
MOSAÏQUE, Ensemble Made In Canada

Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble
Ginastera – Bernstein – Moussa: Œuvres pour violon et orchestre / Works for Violin and Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Kent Nagano, feat. Andrew Wan

Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral
Massenet: Thaïs, Erin Wall, Joshua Hopkins, Andrew Staples, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir with Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis

Classical Composition of the Year
Violin Concerto “Adrano”, Samy Moussa

Rap Recording of the Year
ELEMENTS Vol. 1, TOBi

Dance Recording of the Year
BUBBA, KAYTRANADA

Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year
“After Hours”, The Weeknd

Reggae Recording of the Year
“I Pray”, TOME x Sean Kingston

Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year (Presented by APTN)
North Star Calling, Leela Gilday

Contemporary Roots Album of the Year
Bravado, Rose Cousins

Traditional Roots Album of the Year
Bet On Love, Pharis & Jason Romero

Blues Album of the Year
Church House Blues, Crystal Shawanda

Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
THE WAY, Shawna Cain

World Music Album of the Year
Espiral, OKAN

Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
“Solid”, Savannah Ré

Electronic Album of the Year
Suddenly, Caribou

Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year
Abyss, Unleash The Archers

Adult Contemporary Album of the Year
Such Pretty Forks in the Road, Alanis Morissette

Music Video of the Year
“NO ONE’S IN THE ROOM” Emma Higgins Jessie Reyez

Comedy Album of the Year
Horse Power, Jacob Samuel

Jack Richardson Producer of the Year
WondaGurl

Recording Engineer of the Year
Serban Ghenea