Juno Awards of 2016 (Winners)

This weekend, the Juno Awards of 2016 were held. With ceremonies held at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, the show honors Canadian music achievements throughout the past year. Televised via CTV, it featured performances by by Bryan Adams, Alessia Cara, Lights, Shawn Mendes, The Weeknd and more. Nominees of the night include The Weeknd, Drake, Justin Bieber, Tobias Jesso Jr., Alessia Cara, Bob Ezrin, Noah “40” Shebib, Pomo, Hozier, Keyz N Krates, A-Trak, Autoerotique, Sleepy Tom, BADBADNOTGOOD and more. The Weeknd was the most notable winner, taking home Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Album of the Year, Single of the Year and R&B Recording of the Year. Check out the full list of winners below.

Artist of the Year
The Weeknd WINNER
City and Colour
Drake
Justin Bieber
Shawn Mendes

Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Alessia Cara WINNER
Coleman Hell
Francesco Yates
Scott Helman
Tobias Jesso Jr.

Fan Choice Award
Justin Bieber WINNER
Alessia Cara
Carly Rae Jepsen
Cœur de pirate
Dean Brody
Drake
Shawn Hook
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
Walk off the Earth

Songwriter of the Year
Abel Tesfaye – “Can’t Feel My Face,”"In the Night,” ”The Hills” from Beauty Behind the Madness by The Weeknd WINNER
Béatrice Martin – “Carry On”, “Crier tout bas”, “Oceans Brawl” from Roses by Cœur de pirate
Buffy Sainte-Marie – “Farm in the Middle of Nowhere”, “Ke Sakihitin Awasis (I Love You Baby)”, “Love Charms (Mojo Bijoux)” from Power in the Blood by Buffy Sainte-Marie
Dallas Green – “Blood”, “Lover Come Back”, “Wasted Love” from If I Should Go Before You by City and Colour
Tobias Jesso Jr. – “When We Were Young” from 25 by Adele; “Alive” from This Is Acting by Sia; “Without You” from Goon by Tobias Jesso Jr.

Producer of the Year
Bob Ezrin – “Honey Honey”, “What Love Is All About” from What Love Is All About by Johnny Reid WINNER
Dallas Green (co-producer Karl Bareham) – “Lover Come Back”, “Wasted Love” from If I Should Go Before You by City and Colour
Henry “Cirkut” Walter – “Locked Away feat. Adam Levine” (co-producer Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald) from What Dreams Are Made Of by Rock City; “Sugar” (co-producer Joshua “Ammo” Coleman) from V by Maroon 5
Steve Webster & Emilie – Claire Barlow – “La Llorona”, “On a Clear Day” from Clear Day by Emilie-Claire Barlow
Thomas “Tawgs” Salter – “Bungalow” from Augusta by Scott Helman; “Rule the World” (co-producer Gianni Luminati) from Sing It All Away by Walk off the Earth

Recording Engineer of the Year
Shawn Everett – “Don’t Wanna Fight”, “Gimme All Your Love” from Sound & Color by Alabama Shakes WINNER
Gus van Go – “Downtown”, “Sweet Disaster” from Leave No Bridge Unburned by Whitehorse
Liam O’Neil – “Celebrate”, “The Governess” from Pagans in Vegas by Metric
Noah “40” Shebib – “Jungle”, “Know Yourself” from If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late by Drake
Serban Ghenea – “Can’t Feel My Face”, “In the Night” from Beauty Behind the Madness by The Weeknd

Album of the Year
The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness WINNER
Drake, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
Jean Leloup, À Paradis City
Justin Bieber, Purpose
Shawn Mendes, Handwritten

Electronic Album of the Year
Pomo, The Other Day WINNER
AM Static, A Life Well Lived
Concubine, Concubine
Discrete, The Midas Touch
Humans, Noontide

International Album of the Year
Adele, 25 WINNER
Hozier, Hozier
Meghan Trainor, Title
One Direction, Four
Vance Joy, Dream Your Life Away

Pop Album of the Year
Justin Bieber, Purpose WINNER
Hedley, Hello
Scott Helman, Augusta
Shawn Mendes, Handwritten
Walk off the Earth, Sing It All Away

Single of the Year
The Weeknd, “Can’t Feel My Face” WINNER
Alessia Cara, “Here”
Drake, “Hotline Bling”
Justin Bieber, “What Do You Mean?”
Ria Mae, “Clothes Off”

Dance Recording of the Year
Keys N Krates, “Save Me” feat. Katy B WINNER
A-Trak, “We All Fall Down” feat. Jamie Lidell
Autoerotique & Max Styler, “Badman (Torro Torro Remix)”
Borgeous & Lights, “Zero Gravity”
Sleepy Tom & Diplo, “Be Right There”
*“At All” by Kaytranada was originally nominated in this category, but later review discovered that it was originally released outside the eligibility period and it was replaced on the nominee list by “Zero Gravity”.

R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness WINNER
Alessia Cara, Four Pink Walls
August Rigo, The Fall Out
Dru, “Déjà Vu”
Patrick Lehman, Butchy’s Son

Rap Recording of the Year
Drake, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late WINNER
BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah, Sour Soul
Kardinal Offishall, Kardi Gras, Vol. 1: The Clash
k-os, Can’t Fly Without Gravity
SonReal, For the Town

Video of the Year
“Hello” – Adele; Xavier Dolan WINNER
“Virgins” – Death from Above 1979; Eva Michon
“Dark Days” – PUP; Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux and Chandler Levack
“For the Town” – SonReal; Peter Huang
“Avalanche” – Kalle Mattson; Philip Sportel