TORONTO — The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) today announced the 10 nominees for the Juno Fan Choice Award, which this year is being presented by Shaw Communications’ Freedom Mobile.
New this year, Freedom Mobile has signed on as a lead sponsor of the 50th Annual Juno Awards and the new presenting partner of the fan choice award. TikTok is also joining as a new lead sponsor and has been named as the official voting platform where fans can vote for their favourite nominee directly in the app. In addition to voting via TikTok, other voting options are available at junofanchoice.ca.
Vying for the Juno Fan Choice award are five first-time nominees, including Curtis Waters, JP Saxe, Lennon Stella, Les Cowboys Fringants and Tate McRae, who join five past nominees, including Ali Gatie, Justin Bieber, NAV, Shawn Mendes and The Weeknd. The winner will be revealed live during the 2021 Juno Awards nationwide broadcast on Sunday, May 16 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music and globally on cbcmusic.ca/junos.
“Music connects us all. It brings us together in times of celebration and sadness, and elevates us when we need inspiration or encouragement,” says Lisa Cooke, vice-president of advertising at Shaw Communications, in a press release. “Right now, Canadians need to be connected more than ever, which is why Freedom Mobile is proud to unite music fans across the country and support Canada’s most iconic music event in its Golden Anniversary year with Juno Fan Choice presented by Freedom Mobile.”
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