Charlotte Cardin leads this year鈥檚 Juno Award nominees.
The Montreal pop singer-songwriter picked up six nods, coming in ahead of superstars Justin Bieber and the Weeknd who each nabbed five.
Cardin is in the running in several key categories including artist of the year and album of the year for her full-length debut 鈥淧hoenix.鈥� Her track 鈥淢eaningless鈥� is nominated for single of the year.
The singer has been on a steady rise since landing in the Top 4 of 鈥淟a Voix,鈥� the Qu茅b茅cois version of singing competition 鈥淭he Voice鈥� in 2013.
Other big contenders this year include Shawn Mendes with four nominations. He鈥檚 in line with the total held by Vancouver pop newcomer Jessia, known for her body-positive hit 鈥淚鈥檓 Not Pretty,鈥� and Pressa, one of the rising stars of the Toronto rap scene.
The Juno bash is set to be held in-person for the first time in three years at Toronto鈥檚 open-air Budweiser Stage on May 15.
The outdoor event will be hosted by 鈥淪hang-Chi鈥� and 鈥淜im鈥檚 Convenience鈥� star Simu Liu and broadcast on CBC.
Performers on the broadcast will include Cardin, Arkells, Avril Lavigne and Mustafa, organizers said Tuesday.
Nominees for single of the year also include Brett Kissel for 鈥淢ake a Life, Not a Living,鈥� Jessia for 鈥淚鈥檓 Not Pretty,鈥� Justin Bieber and Daniel Caesar for 鈥淧eaches鈥� (feat. Giveon), and the Weeknd for 鈥淭ake My Breath.鈥�
Joining Cardin in the album of the year category are JP Saxe鈥檚 鈥淒angerous Levels of Introspection,鈥� Justin Bieber鈥檚 鈥淛ustice,鈥� Shawn Mendes鈥� 鈥淲onder鈥� and Tate McRae鈥檚 鈥淭oo Young to Be Sad.鈥�
Juno organizers introduced several new categories this year in an effort to recognize a wider array of musicians. Rap recording was split into two new categories 鈥� rap album/EP of the year and rap single of the year.
Indigenous artist or group of the year is now two awards 鈥� one honouring contemporary Indigenous artists and another for traditional artists.
And a new award for underground dance single will celebrate less mainstream sounds often heard on club dance floors.
Here鈥檚 a look at the contenders in key categories:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Charlotte Cardin
JP Saxe
Justin Bieber
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
GROUP OF THE YEAR:
Arkells
Loud Luxury
Mother Mother
The Reklaws
Valley
SINGLE OF THE YEAR:
鈥淢ake a Life, Not a Living,鈥� Brett Kissel
鈥淢eaningless,鈥� Charlotte Cardin
鈥淚鈥檓 not Pretty,鈥� JESSIA
鈥淧eaches鈥� ft. Giveon, Justin Bieber and Daniel Caesar
鈥淭ake My Breath,鈥� the Weeknd
ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
鈥淧hoenix,鈥� Charlotte Cardin
鈥淒angerous Levels of Introspection,鈥� JP Saxe
鈥淛ustice,鈥� Justin Bieber
鈥淲onder,鈥� Shawn Mendes
鈥淭oo Young To Be Sad,鈥� Tate McRae
RAP ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR
鈥淪ee You Next Wednesday,鈥� Belly
鈥淪tock Exchange,鈥� Haviah Mighty
鈥淓mergency Tsunami,鈥� Nav
鈥淭he Extravagant Collection,鈥� NorthSideBenji
鈥淕ardner Express鈥� (Deluxe), Pressa
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
347aidan
Faouzia
JESSIA
Pressa
Tesher
BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR:
Black Pistol Fire
cleopatrick
Monowhales
Ocie Elliott
Spiritbox
CONTEMPORARY R&B RECORDING OF THE YEAR
鈥淭abula Rasa,鈥� a l l i e
鈥淰ibe for Me (Bob for Me),鈥� Aqyila
鈥淕ifted,鈥� Kallitechnis
鈥淪upernovas,鈥� k-os
鈥淭ake My Breath,鈥� the Weeknd
TIKTOK JUNO FAN CHOICE:
347aidan
bbno$
Charlotte Cardin
Forest Blakk
JESSIA
Justin Bieber
Loud Luxury
Pressa
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
鈥� David Friend, The Canadian Press
