What to know
- Justin Bieber and Tate McRae lead the 2026 JUNO Award nominations with six nods each, followed by Cameron Whitcomb and The Weeknd with five apiece.
- The winners will be announced during JUNO Week in Hamilton, with the televised awards airing March 29 on CBC.
The nominees for this year’s JUNO Awards are in, with popstars Justin Bieber and Tate McRae leading the Canadian music lineup as the most-nominated artists of the year.
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) unveiled the nominees for the 55th Annual JUNO Awards on Tuesday. In total, 248 nominations across 47 categories were announced.
Stratford-born Bieber and Calgary’s McRae each tied with six nominations, the most either artist has received in a single JUNO season.
Rising star Cameron Whitcomb and The Weeknd followed closely behind with five nominations each, while Daniel Caesar picked up four and Jessie Reyez received three.
For British Columbia’s Whitcomb, he’s been nominated in major categories, including Album of the Year, Single of the Year and TD JUNO Fan Choice, alongside some of Canada’s most established names.
Bieber, McRae and The Weeknd will go head to head in several of the night’s observed categories, including Album of the Year, Artist of the Year and Single of the Year.
Here are the nominees in some of the top categories:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- The Hard Way by Cameron Whitcomb
- Later Tonight by Josh Ross
- SWAG II by Justin Bieber
- So Close To What by Tate McRae
- Hurry Up Tomorrow by The Weeknd
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
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- Daniel Caesar
- Justin Bieber
- Tate McRae
- The Weeknd
TD JUNO FAN CHOICE
- bbno$
- Cameron Whitcomb
- James Barker Band
- Josh Ross
- Justin Bieber
- Karan Aujla
- Shawn Mendes
- Shubh
- Tate McRae
- The Weeknd
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
- “Options” by Cameron Whitcomb
- “Hate How You Look” by Josh Ross
- “DAISIES” by Justin Bieber
- “Sports car” by Tate McRae
- “Cry For Me” by The Weeknd
Winners will be announced in Hamilton, Ont., with The JUNO Awards Gala set for Saturday, Mar. 28, followed by The JUNO Awards broadcast live from TD Coliseum on Sunday, Mar. 29.
The show will air at 8 p.m. ET on CBC and will stream on CBC Gem and CBC Music’s YouTube channel.
For the full list of nominees, check out the JUNO Awards website.
