Juno Awards of 2022
The Juno Awards of 2022 were held on May 15, 2022 in Toronto , Ontario .[1]
The awards were presented at the Budweiser Stage , an outdoor venue, and was hosted by actor Simu Liu .[2]
They were planned as an in-person gala ceremony, for the first time in three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada .[3] This was the first time the ceremony had been held in Toronto since the Juno Awards of 2011 (they were scheduled to hold an in-person ceremony in 2021, but were unable to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
Special awards
Deborah Cox was announced as 2022's inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame ,[4] Susan Aglukark was named the winner of the Juno Humanitarian Award ,[5] and Shawn Mendes was honoured with a special International Achievement Award to honour his global impact in music.[6]
Category changes
Several category changes were announced by Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences chair Allen Reid at the 2021 Juno Awards :[7]
Live performances
Liu opened the ceremony with an updated riff on the 2000 "I Am Canadian " beer commercial, highlighting contemporary signifiers such as multicultural food, runaway housing prices and the legalization of marijuana.[8] Later in the ceremony, he also sang a short parody of Avril Lavigne 's hit single "Complicated ", with lyrics about his own rise from a working Canadian actor to a major movie star.[8]
Winners and nominees
Nominees were announced on 1 March 2022.[9]
People
Artist of the Year
Group of the Year
Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Breakthrough Group of the Year
Fan Choice Award
Songwriter of the Year
Abel Tesfaye — "Hurricane", "Moth to a Flame", "Take My Breath "
Mustafa Ahmed — "Air Forces", "The Hearse", "What About Heaven"
Allison Russell — "4th Day Prayer", "Montreal", "Nightflyer"
Tobi — "Off The Drugs", "Shall I Continue", "Too Hot"
Charlotte Day Wilson — "I Can Only Whisper", "If I Could", "Wish It Was Easy"
Producer of the Year
Recording Engineer of the Year
Albums
Songs and recordings
Other
Album Artwork of the Year
Video of the Year
MusiCounts Teacher of the Year
Darren Hamilton - David Suzuki Secondary School, Brampton, ON
Jewel Casselman - Lakewood School, Winnipeg, MB
Sophie Jalbert - École Roy-Joly, Rivière-du-Loup, QC
Kelly Stronach - Mitchell Woods Public School, Guelph, ON
Janell Toews - Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy, Canmore, AB
References
^ Cardin, Charlotte (15 May 2022). "Juno Awards 2022: Full list of winners" . CBC News . Retrieved 2 January 2024 .
^ David Friend, "Actor Simu Liu to host first outdoor Juno Awards at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage in May" . The Globe and Mail , February 2, 2022.
^ Martin, Tijana (September 14, 2021). "The Juno Awards are returning to Toronto next May" . CBC . Retrieved September 14, 2021 .
^ "Deborah Cox to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at this year's Junos" . CBC Music , March 29, 2022.
^ "Juno-winner Susan Aglukark shares the healing power of art with Indigenous youth" . Unreserved , May 13, 2022.
^ "Shawn Mendes to be honoured with special Juno award" . CBC News , April 20, 2022.
^ Friend, David (June 4, 2021). "Juno Awards announce new category for underground dance single of the year" . The Toronto Star/The Canadian Press . Retrieved June 5, 2021 .
^ a b David Friend, "Juno Awards celebrate Avril Lavigne, Deborah Cox and host Simu Liu’s many talents" . Toronto Star , May 15, 2022.
^ Jackson Weaver, "Charlotte Cardin, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber lead 2022 Juno Award nominees" . CBC News , March 1, 2022.
Awards to individuals Awards for recordings Awards for technicality Discontinued categories Special awards Years Leadership Notes 1 Due to the rescheduling of the ceremony from late fall to early spring, no ceremony was held in 1988.