The Juno 2025 awards will show an alignment full of stars, with multiple prize and rising stars, including Josh Ross and Snotty Nose Rez Kids, acting at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver on March 30.
The rising stars Aqyila, Nemahsis and Tia Wood will make their debut in the presentation of the Juno Awards, joining the host Michael Bublé and 2025 induced from the Hall of Hall of Fame of Canadian Music Sum 41 on stage.
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Faces) and CBC made the announcement on Monday and said that more artists will be announced soon.
The awards will be broadcast and broadcast live through Canada on CBC TV and CBC Gem at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT, already worldwide on the CBC Music YouTube channel.
Here is a look at the artists for this year’s show.
Aqyila
With more than 128 million transmissions worldwide and three billion short video views, the simple debut of the R&B artist of Toronto Aqyila, Vibrates for me (Bob for me), Juno nomination earned in 2021 for the contemporary R&B recording of the year, marking the beginning of his ascent as a composer.
Aqyila has two nominations this year, for the traditional recording of R&B/soul (for Limbo) and contemporary R&B recording (Bloom).
Josh Ross
This country’s interpreter is co-nominations of this year (together with Tate McRAE) with a total of five, including the choice of Tiktok Juno fans, single (for Single again), album (Complicated), Country album and artist of the year.
The former collegiate soccer player from Burlington, Ontario, combines a dark and soft rock explosion from modern country with a warm scraping, a heart writing on his manga and addictive hooks that do not respect borders, gender or otherwise.
Nemahsis
The music of Nemahsis, a Palestinian Canadian singer and composer on the rise of Milton, Ontario, explores identity and belonging issues, often resorting to her experiences as a Muslim woman Hijabi.
LOOK | Nemahsis Verbathim debut album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yqklegxuzi
This year, Nemahsis is a first time for Tres Junos, including the artist or group of the year, alternative album and composer of the year.
Mocosa nose children
Known for its high-energy live shows, the nation’s indigenous hip-hop duo Haisla in British Columbia broke into the music scene in 2016 and has made more than 100 shows in six countries.
Snotty Nose Rez’s children have three Juno nominations this year, including rap single, rap album/EP and contemporary indigenous artist or group of the year.
Wood Aunt
Born in Saddle Lake Cree Nation in the center of Alberta, a community of approximately 6,000 people in the territory of Treaty 6, wood combines modern influences with the music of its indigenous roots. This rich background laid the foundations of his debut, Quite red birdlaunched in September 2024.
Wood is a candidate for the first time to the Juno award this year, for the contemporary indigenous artist or group of the year. Tia’s father, Earl Wood, is a founding member of the legendary Northern Cree group, which is also nominated for a 2025 Juno award.
