The Canadian music community came together this weekend as the 2022 Juno Awards took place in downtown Toronto. The broadcasted show on Sunday was hosted by Toronto-based actor Simu Liu live from the Budweiser Stage. The Orchard team was thrilled to join Juno week this year – the first time the award show has been in-person since 2019. Congratulations to our distributed artists and partners on ten wins!
Charlotte Cardin went into the evening the big contender and came out just the same. Cardin received the most nominations of any artist for the 2022 Juno Awards and took home four awards: Artist of the Year, Single Of The Year, Album of the Year, and Pop Album of the Year. The singer-songwriter’s debut album Phoenix (Cult Nation) spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart.
Phoenix is the first debut album to receive an Album of the Year Juno Award for the first time since 2005. Cardin is also the first female artist to win Artist of the Year in eight years, and the first female solo artist to win ‘Single Of The Year For A Solo Recording (Not A Collab)’ in nine years. Throughout the evening, Cardin was accepting Junos left and right and also took to the stage to perform her ‘Single of the Year’ “Meaningless.”
Toronto-born poet, singer, and filmmaker Mustafa was another performer of the evening. In 2021, Mustafa released his highly-acclaimed debut album When Smoke Rises. The body of work reflects the process of mourning, as Mustafa remembers loved ones lost due to violence. Mustafa began his Juno Awards performance of “Stay Alive” only accompanied by an acoustic guitar, but halfway through was joined by a choir of friends. His album When Smoke Rises (Regent Park Songs) was awarded Alternative Album Of The Year.
Find the full list of the 51st Annual Juno Award winners here and The Orchard distributed winners below.
Single Of The Year | Single De L’année
Charlotte Cardin – “Meaningless” (Cult Nation)
Album Of The Year | Album De L’année
Charlotte Cardin – Phoenix (Cult Nation)
Artist Of The Year | Artiste De L’année
Charlotte Cardin (Cult Nation)
Pop Album Of The Year | Album Pop De L’année
Charlotte Cardin – Phoenix (Cult Nation)
Alternative Album Of The Year | Album Alternatif De L’année
Mustafa – When Smoke Rises (Regent Park Songs)
Vocal Jazz Album Of The Year | Album De Jazz Vocal De L’année
Caity Gyorgy – Now Pronouncing: Caity Gyorgy (La Reserve)
Classical Album Of The Year (Small Ensemble) | Album Classique De L’année (Petit Ensemble)
Andrew Wan And Charles Richard-Hamelin – Beethoven: Sonates Pour Violon Et Piano / Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 5 (Analekta)
Classical Composition Of The Year | Composition Classique De L’année
Keiko Devaux – Arras (Analekta)
Contemporary Indigenous Artist Or Group Of The Year | Artiste Ou Groupe Autochtone Contemporain De L’année
Dj Shub – War Club (Shub Music)
Metal/Hard Music Album Of The Year | Album De Musique Métal/Hard De L’année
Archspire – Bleed The Future (Season Of Mist)
