Nominees for The 2025 JUNO Awards are Announced

The nominees for the 2025 JUNO awards have been announced!  This year’s winners will be revealed in Vancouver, British Columbia at The JUNO Awards Gala on Saturday, March 29 and The JUNO Awards Broadcast on Sunday, March 30, live on CBC.

We’re sending a big CONGRATS to all the nominees, with a special set of Kudos to Folk Canada Members and past Folk Music Ontario Conference Showcasers:

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Winter Song - Kellylee Evans 

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Confluencias - Melón Jimenez & Lara Wong

BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR

New Orleans Sessions - Blue Moon Marquee

TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Hemispheres - Inn Echo

At The End Of The Day - Sylvia Tyson

CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Anniversary - Abigail Lapell

Pathways - Julian Taylor

Strange Medicine - Kaia Kater

ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Healing Power - Terra Lightfoot

CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

Penny Penguin - Raffi & Good Lovelies

CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY DESTINATION INDIGENOUS

Precious Diamonds - Adrian Sutherland

Congratulations again to all the artists! Click here to view the full list of nominees.