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Juno Awards of 2022

The Juno Awards of 2022 were held on May 15, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario.[1] The awards were presented at the Budweiser Stage, an outdoor venue, and was hosted by actor Simu Liu.[2]

Juno Awards of 2022

May 15, 2022

Budweiser Stage

Simu Liu

Charlotte Cardin (4)

Charlotte Cardin (6)

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They were planned as an in-person gala ceremony, for the first time in three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[3] This was the first time the ceremony had been held in Toronto since the Juno Awards of 2011 (they were scheduled to hold an in-person ceremony in 2021, but were unable to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic).

Special awards[edit]

Deborah Cox was announced as 2022's inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame,[4] Susan Aglukark was named the winner of the Juno Humanitarian Award,[5] and Shawn Mendes was honoured with a special International Achievement Award to honour his global impact in music.[6]

the former award for was split into two new categories for Rap Album/EP of the Year and Rap Single of the Year,

Rap Recording of the Year

the former award for was split into new categories for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year and Traditional Indigenous Artist of the Year,

Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year

the former award for was split into separate awards for Classical Album of the Year - Solo and Classical Album of the Year - Small Ensemble, with the award for Classical Album of the Year – Vocal or Choral Performance discontinued since the split meant that category was now fully duplicative of the other classical music categories,

Classical Album of the Year – Solo or Chamber Ensemble

and a new category was introduced for .

Underground Dance Single of the Year

Several category changes were announced by Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences chair Allen Reid at the 2021 Juno Awards:[7]

— "Reckoning"/"You Can Get It"

Arkells

— "Jalebi Baby"

Tesher

— "Fingers Crossed"

Lauren Spencer-Smith

— "So So"/"Protest"

Haviah Mighty

— "Meaningless"

Charlotte Cardin

— "Stay Alive"

Mustafa

— "Complicated"/"Bite Me"/"Girlfriend"/"Sk8er Boi"/"I'm with You"

Avril Lavigne

& Snotty Nose Rez Kids — "War Club"

DJ Shub

— "Where Do We Go from Here"/"Nobody's Supposed to Be Here"/"Who Do U Love"/"Beautiful U R"

Deborah Cox

— "Lalala"/"edamame"

bbno$

— "Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)"

Arcade Fire

Liu opened the ceremony with an updated riff on the 2000 "I Am Canadian" beer commercial, highlighting contemporary signifiers such as multicultural food, runaway housing prices and the legalization of marijuana.[8] Later in the ceremony, he also sang a short parody of Avril Lavigne's hit single "Complicated", with lyrics about his own rise from a working Canadian actor to a major movie star.[8]