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Juno Awards to live stream on Twitter

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VANCOUVER – Sunday’s broadcast of the 2018 Juno Awards will be live streamed on Twitter for the first time.

A partnership between Twitter and CBC, the program will begin at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT on March 25 at Twitter.com/CBCMusic, with spots from sponsor TD running as pre-roll before the live stream.

In the lead-up and during the event, music fans can Tweet #JUNOS to unlock a custom emoji, Twitter added.  In addition, this year’s award show includes a Juno Fan Choice Award, which is voted on by fans through Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

According to Twitter Canada, 2018 Juno Awards performers with the most mentions in the past 12 months are:

  1. Lights (@lights)

  2. The Arcade Fire (@arcadefire)

  3. Daniel Caeser (@DanielCaeser)

  4. Arkells (@arkellsmusic)

  5. Jessie Reyez (@JessieReyez)

The 47th annual Juno Awards will air live on CBC from Vancouver’s Rogers Arena on Sunday, March 25, 2018.

Pictured: custom #JUNOS Moments created by the official Juno Awards account @TheJUNOAwards