The 2026 Nominees list has been announced and as always, the strong support of Canadian Indie Artists is outstanding.

2026 JUNO Award Independent Nominees:
TD JUNO FAN CHOICE bbno$ - Independent*Broke/CMG Shubh – Independent   

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY FACTOR, THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND CANADA’S PRIVATE RADIO BROADIO BROADCASTERS
Goldie Boutilier - Independent Jutes - Position Music Noeline Hofmann - La Honda*The Orchard Saya Gray - Dirty Hit*Virgin Sofia Camara - 21 Entertainment*Universal

ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY SIRIUSXM CANADA
bbno$ - Independent*Broke/CMG

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO ARTIST)
Zaytoun - Haitham Haidar - Athene*Naxos Awake and Dreaming - Katherine Dowling - Independent*Leaf/Naxos Obsession - Marie Nadeau-Tremblay - ATMA*Universal

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SMALL ENSEMBLE)
Current: MISSING ATOM - Artists of the Opera MISSING, Timothy Long & The Continuum Ensemble - Bright Shiny Things Re/String - CC Duo & colletif9 - Leaf*Naxos Vivaldi Les Quatres Nations (reconstruites) - Ensemble Caprice - ATMA*Naxos/Believe Kevin Lau: Kimiko’s Pearl - Mariko Anraku, Conrad Chow, Ron Korb & Rachel Mercer - Independent in an archipelago - Standing Wave – Independent

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (LARGE ENSEMBLE) | ALBUM CLASSIQUE DE L’ANNÉE (GRAND ENSEMBLE)
Benedict Sheehan: Ukrainian War Requiem - Axios Men’s Ensemble, The Tenors and Basses of Pro Coro Canada - Cappella*Naxos Where Waters Meet - Canadian Chamber Choir featuring Sherryl Sewepagaham - Independent Ichmouratov: The Ninth Wave, Viola Concerto No. 2, Cello Concerto No. 1 - Les Violons du Roy - ATMA*Universal Haydn: Symphony No. 43 “Mercury” & Symphony No. 49 “La passione” - Tafelmusik - Independent Stravinsky: Pulcinella, Le Baiser de la fée (Divertimento) - Toronto Symphony Orchestra - Harmonia Mundi

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO)
City Lights - Anthony D’Alessandro - Independent Kinda Out West - Aretha Tillotson - Bent River*Independent Immersed - Justin Gray - IAN Records*Virgin Deeper Down - Nancy Walker - Independent Crossing Paths - Renee Rosnes - Smoke Sessions*The Orchard

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (GROUP)
Afrokando - Alexis Baro Y la Big Band - G-THREE*Kycker CODE Red - CODE Quartet - Justin Time*Nettwerk/F.A.B Are You Really Real - Shuffle Demons - Alma*Universal Impact - The Steve Holt Jazz Impact Quintet - Independent East Meets West: Connections - Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra – Chronograph

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Under the Lemon Tree - Ale Nuñez - Independent Alex Samaras Meets Judy Garland - Alex Samaras - Independent Seascape feat. Norma Winstone & Joe LaBarbera - Atlantic Jazz Collective - Alma*Universal Caity Gyorgy with Strings - Caity Gyorgy & Mark Limacher - La Reserve*The Orchard Get Out of Town - Laura Anglade - Justin Time*Nettwerk/F.A.B

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
LOTUSLAND - Aaron Paris - Independent*Too Lost The love it took to leave you - Colin Stetson - Envision*Believe Le piano et le torrent - Viviane Audet - LABE*The Orchard/Sony

BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sing Pretty Blues - Crystal Shawanda - New Sun*Independent Ooh Yeah! - Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne - Stony Plain*IDLA The Medicine - Miss Emily - Gypsy Soul*FUGA Answer the Call - Secondhand Dreamcar - Independent Hear My Heart - Steven Marriner - Cordova Bay*Fontana North/Symphonic

TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
I Lost My Heart On Friday - Aerialists - Independent Gold and Coal - Cassie and Maggie - Independent The Moon’s Daughter - Heather MacIsaac - Independent Heal The Divide - Morgan Toney - Ishkōdé*Universal Folk Signals - The Southern Residents – Independent

CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Strange Trip Ahead - Mariel Buckley - Birthday Cake*Secretly Distribution The Hammer & The Rose - Matt Andersen - Sonic*Warner Purple Gas - Noeline Hofmann - La Honda*The Orchard These Dark Canyons - The Young Novelists - Independent Further From the Country - William Prince - Six Shooter*The Orchard

COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Let Your Horses Run - Brett Kissel - Big Star*Universal Later Tonight - Josh Ross - Core Entertainment*Universal Golden Child - Meghan Patrick - Riser House*The Orchard

ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
My Second Last Album - Bahamas - Barchords*Universal Fantasy Life - Begonia - Birthday Cake*Secretly Distribution Uh Oh - Patrick Watson - Secret City*F.A.B. Let it Hiss - The Barr Brothers - Secret City*F.A.B. Humanhood - The Weather Station - Next Door*Outside

ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Edge Of The Earth - Aysanabee - Ishkōdé*Universal SAYA - Saya Gray - Dirty Hit*Virgin SORRY, IT’S OVER - The OBGMs - BURN INDUSTRY*The Orchard All Cylinders - Yves Jarvis - Next Door*Outside

ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY LONG & MCQUADE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Roll With The Punches - Bryan Adams - Bad Records*Platoon/Y.E.S INERTIA - grandson - XX*Create Music Metro - The Blue Stones - New Weapon*The Orchard The Damn Truth - The Damn Truth - Spectra*The Orchard

METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Heaven Let Them Die - Counterparts - Pure Noise*The Orchard An Insatiable Violence - Cryptopsy - Season of Mist*The Orchard Shadow Work - DESPISED ICON - Nuclear Blast*Believe/ADA Antibloom - Silverstein - UNFD*FUGA A Pathway to the Moon - Unreqvited - Independent*Believe/SPKR

ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
NU2U - Nuela Charles - Independent*AWAL Conditions of Love Vol. 1 - Rose Cousins - Nettwerk*F.A.B. Better Broken - Sarah McLachlan - Concord*Universal Rebuild - Shawn Hook - Infinity*Vydia/Independent Believer - Sister Ray - Royal Mountain*Universal

POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR PRESENTED PERONI NASTRO AZZURRO
0.0 bbno$ - bbno$ - Independent*Broke/CMG 7 - Nelly Furtado - Nelstar/21 Entertainment*Universal DANCE

RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Bet On Me - Debby Friday - Royal Mountain*Universal i, sabotage - Felix Cartal - Physical Presents*Fontana North

UNDERGROUND DANCE SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Cosmic Affliction (toi toi toi) - AADJA - BPitch Control*Believe/The Orchard Main de Fer - Annie-Claude Deschênes - Bonsound*Redeye Icarus - F7 Acting - Press*Independent Phantom Vibrations feat. Teddy Bryant - Gene Tellem - Love Injection*!K7 Yeah! - Pacific Coliseum - Rhythm Section*!K7

ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY NISSAN
Channel 303 - Cloverdale - VIBRANCY*LabelWorx The Starrr Of The Queen Of Life - Debby Friday - Royal Mountain*Universal Bab El Mdina - Didon - Electrofone*Independent Shades of Meridian - ÈBONY - Turbo*!K7 Glow Up - Korea Town Acid - Groovy Lab*Independent

RAP SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Mula feat. Big Sean - Connor Price - Independent PURSUIT - Freddie Dredd - Doomshop/RCA*Sony DUMB - SonReal & Snotty Nose Rez Kids - 1851*Independent/GroupSpeed

RAP ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE SPARROW - ARDN - Amuseio About Time - Connor Price - Independent Misery Loves Company - NorthSideBenji - NRTHRN RECORDS*Virgin DRY CRY - SadBoi - LVRN*The Orchard

TRADITIONAL R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Say Yes - Melanie Fiona - PUBLIC/COLTURE*Stem Formed - Savannah Ré - Matrimony*ADA Reasons To Stay - Tanika Charles - Unique Applause/Record Kicks*Secretly Distribution/Symphonic

CONTEMPORARY R&B RECORDING OF THE YEAR
THERAPIST - SadBoi - LVRN*The Orchard Set Me Free - Adria Kain - ArtHaus/Circle of 5ths*APG

REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Ready For You - Exco Levi & Kheilstone - Kheilstone*ONErpm Dagga Riddim Cypher - Jojo You Made That, Yung 2nuff, Erin B, Topman Meeko, One Don & Enzooo - Independent Deh Yah - Kirk Diamond - Independent Welcome To Paradise - Naomi Cowan - Dreamspace/7th C*ADA More Reggae (Funk It Up) - Samora & Ammoye - Staudenmann*Hapilos

CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Ari Cui Cui et les jeux d’rôles - Ari Cui Cui - Independent Little Leaf - Chris McKhool - Independent*Fontana North All the Earth Speaks - Ginalina - Independent Hip Kids Music, Vol. 1 - Hip Kids Music - Independent Maestro Fresh Wes Presents: Young Maestro - Young Maestro – Independent

COMEDY ALBUM OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY SIRIUSXM CANADA
Dragonflies - Adam Christie - Independent Fish From the Jar - Charlie Demers - Comedy Here Often?*Warner Dawud - Dave Merheje - Independent homesick. - Faris Hytiaa - Independent I’m Nervous - Robby Hoffman - Counterfeit Sounds

TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Battle At The Beach - Bad Eagle - Hidden Lake*Independent On The Move - Bear Creek - Hidden Lake*Independent Me & You - Manitou Mkwa Singers - Silverheels*Independent Anirniliit Suli Piunguałaq - Qamaniq*Independent Nakota Tayhunyabi - YB Nakota – Independent

CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DESTINATION INDIGENOUS
Edge Of The Earth - Aysanabee - Ishkōdé*Universal LOVECHILD - Sebastian Gaskin - Ishkōdé*Universal Chapter 1 - Shawnee Kish - Independent*Symphonic Siibii - Siibii - Ishkōdé*Universal

FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
On s’enverra des fleurs - Fredz - Les Disques Nova*Believe Les amours de seconde main - JF Pauzé - La Tribu*Believe/Propagande Journal d’un Loup-Garou - Lou-Adriane Cassidy - Bravo*Believe/F.A.B Dix chansons démodées pour ceux qui ont le cœur abîmé - Pierre Lapointe - Audiogram*The Orchard/Sony

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Outlaw Gospel - collect.assembly - Independent the light that leads to YOU - Elenee - Independent*Wings Music Jubilate - Ryan Ofei - Independent*Believe

GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Bab El Mdina - Didon - Electrofone*Independent Ghoyoum - Kazdoura - Independent Future Village - Kizaba - Nuits D’Afrique*Independent/Believe Legends - PIQSIQ - Independent Rammana - Salin - Independent*AWAL

ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR
Bambini Symphonique - Mykael Nelson, Nicolas Lemieux, Liliane Jodoin &Felipe Arriagada – GSI

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
OK! - Haviah Mighty - Independent*Foundation Media Listen2me - Foxwarren - Arts & Crafts*Universal

JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY AUDIO-TECHNICA
Joel Stouffer “BODY” BODY - Shawn Desman & Jamie Fine - Wax*Universal “How to Sing for Money” - co-producer/co-producteur Corey LeRue HOW TO SING FOR MONEY - Maggie Andrew - Independent*Warner “Lie” - co-producer/co-producteur Shawn Hook Rebuild - Shawn Hook - Infinity*Universal “Revelation” - co-producer/co-producteur The Knocks Revelation - The Knocks & Dragonette - Neon Gold*Virgin “Talk About Me” Talk About Me - Tedy - Sony “Anyways How You Been?” Was I(t) Worth It? - Sofia Camara - 21 Entertainment*Universal 
Karen Kosowski “Feels Like Christmas” Feels Like Christmas - Mickey Guyton - MCA Nashville*Universal “Sugar Cookie” Feels Like Christmas - Mickey Guyton - MCA Nashville*Universal “Blood From a Stone” Golden Child - Meghan Patrick - Riser House*The Orchard “Stoned Alone feat. Caitlyn Smith” Golden Child - Meghan Patrick - Riser House*The Orchard “Jessica, Jezebel” Jessica, Jezebel - Meghan Patrick - Riser House*The Orchard “You Don’t Know Me At All” You Don’t Know Me At All - Mickey Guyton - Capitol Nashville*Universal

RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Jason Dufour “Home (Phillip’s Version)” Home (Phillip’s Version) - Phillip Phillips - Independent “Blue Sky Mystery feat. Filter” Last Night on Earth - Finger Eleven - Better Noise John ‘Beetle’ Bailey “All I See feat. CUBE” All I See - Molly Johnson - Universal “Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em” Crashbox - Monkey House - Alma*Universal L Stu Young “..THUS IS WHY ( I DON’T SPRING FOR LOVE )” SAYA - Saya Gray - Dirty Hit*Virgin/Universal “LIE DOWN..” SAYA - Saya Gray - Dirty Hit*Virgin/Universal

CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Cloud Path - Amy Brandon - Leaf*Naxos The Laws of Nature - Andrew Staniland - Leaf*Naxos Kevin Lau: Kimiko’s Pearl - Kevin Lau - Bravo Niagara*Independent Linda Catlin Smith: The Complete Piano Solos (1989–2023) Vol. 1 – The Plains - Linda Catlin Smith - Redshift Music for Body-Without-Organs - Nicole Lizée - ATMA*Universal

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (NON-PERFORMER) PRESENTED BY SOCAN
Elizabeth Lowell Boland Publisher - Artist Publishing Group West / Kobalt Music Services “World’s Smallest Violin” - co-songwriters Amanda Ava Koci, Arthur Remond, Hamid Bashir, Kyle Buckley & LOLO Don’t Click Play - Ava Max - Atlantic*Warner “Girls Like You” - co-songwriters Donny Bravo, Michael Wise, Nathan Ferraro & Sofia Camara Hard To Love - Sofia Camara - 21 Entertainment*Universal “Too Pretty For Buffalo” - co-songwriters Gus Van Go & Kayleigh O’Connor Too Pretty For Buffalo - Baby Nova - APG*Atlantic Hayley Gene Penner Publisher - Hayl Songs / Downtown Music Publishing “Small Hands feat. Raiche” - co-songwriters Eren Cannata, Jaten Dimsdale, Jett Gitelman & Skyler Stonestreet I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy - Teddy Swims - Warner*Downtown Music “West End Girl” - co-songwriters Alessandro Bruccellati, Blue May & Lily Cooper West End Girl - Lily Allen - BMG “Woman Of Faces” - co-songwriters Jamie Hartman, Celeste, KIDDO & Matt Maltese Woman Of Faces - Celeste - Polydor*Reservoir Nathan Ferraro Publisher - Warner Chappell Music Canada “After You feat. FAANGS” - co-songwriters Mikkel Cox, Christophe Dalla-Ca, David Guetta, FAANGS, Feli Ferraro, Heavy Mellow, Olivier Giacomotto & Tobias Frederiksen After You feat. FAANGS - David Guetta, Kiko & Olivier Giacomotto - Independent “Girls Like You” - co-songwriters Donny Bravo, Michael Wise, Elizabeth Lowell Boland & Sofia Camara Hard To Love - Sofia Camara - Universal “Parking Lot” - co-songwriters Sofia Camara, Elizabeth Lowell Boland & Mike Wise Hard To Love - Sofia Camara – Universal

LATIN MUSIC RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Índole - Alex Cuba - Caracol*Fontana North/ONErpm BAILA Y CONFÍA - Andy Rubal - MoonSun*Believe Vanity - Isabella Lovestory - Giant Music La Belleza - Lido Pimienta - ANTI-*Fontana North He Sanado Varias Cosas - Mario Puglia - ABC Music