The Juno Awards of 2021, honouring Canadian music achievements, were presented on 6 June 2021,[2] observing the 50th anniversary of these awards. The main ceremonies were televised on CBC.[3]
The ceremony was originally scheduled to take place in March,[4] but in December 2020 organizers announced that it was being pushed back to May,[5] before being pushed back to June, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[5]
The awards had initially been planned to take place as a conventional live gala in Toronto, Ontario, although due to the continued pandemic, these plans were cancelled; instead, the televised ceremony consisted of prerecorded or live performances by Canadian musicians at various venues throughout Canada, alongside acknowledgements of the already-announced winners and the presentation of just six top categories. Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe of CBC Music hosted the ceremony from Toronto's Rebel nightclub, although most award presenters and performances were broadcast from other remote locations.
The awards in most categories were presented in a pre-show event on June 4.[6] Before the main ceremony, Alessia Cara hosted a one-hour special called My Junos Moment, in which various Canadian artists were asked to share their reflections and reminiscences on their memorable moments at past Juno ceremonies.[7]
Performers
The full list of performers were announced on 27 May 2021.[8]
The Tragically Hip were presented with the Juno Humanitarian Award.[9] Due to the cancellation of the 2020 ceremony, singer-songwriter Jann Arden received her formal induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame following its announcement the previous year.[10]
A segment of the television broadcast also profiled Mary Piercey-Lewis, a music teacher from Inuksuk High School in Iqaluit, Nunavut who was named Teacher of the Year by MusiCounts, CARAS' music education initiative.[11]
Julien Hébert (art director), David Beauchemin (designer), Florence Obrecht (illustrator) and Marc-Étienne Mongrain (photographer) — Klô Pelgag, Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs
Lido Pimienta and Orly Anan (art directors), Mat Dunlap (designer), Daniela Murillo (photographer) — Lido Pimienta, Miss Colombia
Jared Barter (art director and designer), Michael Zavacky (art director and Illustrator), Maryn Devine and Rémi Thériault (photographers) — Lynne Hanson, Just Words
Luke Hoskin (art director), John Meloche (designer), Martin Wittfooth (illustrator) — Protest the Hero, Palimpsest
Peter Dreimanis (art director, designer and photographer), Scott Waring (art director and designer), Leah Fay (designer), Lyle Bell and Ty Snaden (photographers) — July Talk, Pray for It
Emma Higgins — Jessie Reyez, "No One's in the Room"
