The Weeknd, Charlotte Cardin Among Winners At Opening Night Of Juno Awards
15.05.2022 - 19:33
/ etcanada.com
The opening night of the 2022 Juno Awards took place Saturday, May 14 in Toronto, prior to the main Juno Awards event, set to be televised on CBC.
The Weeknd was one of the big winners at the opening night awards, winning Junos for Songwriter of the Year (his third win in that category) and Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year for “Take My Breath”.
Singer Charlotte Cardin also had a big night with three Juno wins, for Artist of the Year, Single of the Year for “Meaningless” and Pop Album of the Year for her debut album Phoenix.
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Here is the complete list of winners from opening night of the Juno Awards.
POP ALBUM OF THE YEARPhoenix – Charlotte Cardin
REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAREasy Now – Kairo McLean
JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (GROUP)Worldview – Avataar
ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR Mykaël Nelson (Art Director, Designer, & Illustrator), Nicolas Lemieux (Art Director & Designer), Albert Zablit (Photographer)HISTOIRES SANS PAROLES – HARMONIUM SYMPHONIQUE – Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Simon Leclerc
CONTEMPORARY R&B RECORDING OF THE YEAR “Take My Breath” – The Weeknd
CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR (PRESENTED BYINDIGENOUS TOURISM ASSOCIATION OF CANADA)War Club – DJ Shub
JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO)Change of Plans – Will Bonness
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO ARTIST)enargeia – Emily D’Angelo
JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (PRESENTED BY AUDIO-TECHNICA) WondaGurl “Fair Trade (feat. Travis Scott)” (co-producers Jahaan Sweet, OZ, Patron, Travis Scott)Certified Love Boy – Drake “Made a Way (feat. Lil Durk and Future)” (co-producers Allen Ritter, FaZe Kaysan)
BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR (PRESENTED