And the nominees for the 2025 JUNO Awards are…
The nominees for the 2025 JUNO Awards were announced this morning (February 11) and it’s a country-heavy slate. The entire list can be found here, but let’s focus on the rock-related categories.
GROUP OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY SIRIUSXM CANADA
- Crash Adams (Warner)
- Mother Mother (Warner)
- Spiritbox (BMG/Universal )
- Sum 41 (Rise BMG Universal)
- The Beaches (Independent*AWAL)
ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- When a Thought Grows Wings, Luna Li In Real Life (AWAL)
- Verbathim, Nemahsis (Independent)
- Magpie, Peach Pit Columbia/Sony)
- What’s The Point, Ruby Waters (Independent*Dine Alone)
- Water The Flowers, Pray For A Garden Valley (Universal)
ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR | ALBUM ROCK DE L’ANNÉE
- Pages, Big Wreck Sonic (Unyon/Universal)
- Vices, JJ Wilde (Black Box)
- Grief Chapter. Mother Mother (Warner )
- Set Your Pussy Free, NOBRO (Dine Alone/The Orchard)
- Heaven :x: Hell Sum 41 (Rise/BMG*Universal)
METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- Beyond the Reach of the Sun, Anciients Season of Mist (The Orchard )
- PowerNerd, Devin Townsend (InsideOutMusic/Sony)
- Fire, Kittie (Sumerian/Virgin)
- The Fear of Fear, Spiritbox (BMG/Universal)
- ULTRAPOWER, Striker (Independent)
ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY LONG & MCQUADE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
- Inuktitut, Elisapie (Bonsound/Sony/The Orchard)
- Revelation, Leif Vollebekk (Secret CityF.A.B.)
- Healing Power, Terra Lightfoot (Sonic Unyon/Universal )
- We were born here, what’s your excuse?, The Secret Beach (Victory Pool/The Orchard)
- Never Better, Wild Rivers (Nettwerk*F.A.B./Nettwerk)
One more thing: MusiCounts has announced its Music Teacher of the Year Nominees.
- Drew Van Allen – Nakoda Elementary School – Mînî Thnî, AB (formerly Morley)
- Emily Dominey – Dundas Valley Secondary School – Hamilton, ON
- Greg Chomut – Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School – Thunder Bay, ON
- Jeannie Hunter – Nepean High School – Ottawa, ON
- Robert Colbourne – Holy Heart of Mary Regional High School – St. John’s, NL
The JUNOS telecast will be Sunday, March 30 from Rogers Arena in Edmonton. Michael Buble will be your host.
