2025 JUNO Awards Gala
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- Juno AWARDS GALAGALA DES PRIX JUNO PRESENTED BY | PRÉSENTÉ PAR music
- Land AcknowledgmentThe City of Vancouver acknowledges that it is situated on the unceded traditional territories of the xwmǝkǝyǝm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and sǝlilwǝta+ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. This place is the unceded and ancestral territory of the hǝnqǝminǝṁ and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) speaking peoples, the xwmǝkǝyǝm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and sǝlilwǝta+ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and has been stewarded by them since time immemorial.
- Page 3Music Canada, on behalf of our members Sony Music Entertainment Canada, Universal Music Canada and Warner Music Canada, is thrilled to present the 2025 JUNO Awards Gala. We're honoured to be a part of one of the best nights of the year one that brings us all together to celebrate incredible Canadian and Indigenous artists and the dedicated teams who help share their music with the world.
- Co-Hosts CoanimatricesDamhnait Doyle Born and raised in Newfoundland and Labrador, Damhnait Doyle is a singer, songwriter, performer and broadcaster. Spanning a music career of more than two decades, she has released eight full-length recordings as both a solo artist and a member of award-winning groups Shaye and The Heartbroken. She has toured Canada extensively, opening for legends like Willie Nelson and Steve Earle. For the past several years she has been the host of Mornings on CBC Music, where she relishes the opportunity to amplify incredible Canadian musicians.
- Sum 41Canadian rock band Sum 41, which just wrapped up their final whirl around the world behind their eighth and final studio album, Heaven :x: Hell, will perform one last time together at their Canadian Music Hall of Fame Induction. The ceremony, presented by TD Bank Group, will air on The JUNO Awards Broadcast, March 30, live from Vancouver's Rogers Arena. "It was definitely not something we were expecting. Not even close. It was like a punch in the face in a good way," says frontman Deryck Whibley of Sum 41's induction. "We found out right before we were going on stage in LA. We were like, 'Wait, what?""
- Page 8nomination pour un Grammy, été nommé sept fois et a remporté deux prix JUNO et d'innombrables autres prix et distinctions. Au cours de sa tournée Tour of the Setting Sum, le groupe
- Anne MurrayAnne Murray is a Canadian music icon whose signature voice and time-honoured music have defined a career spanning over five decades. A trailblazer in pop, country, and adult contemporary music, her catalogue globally has surpassed 1 billion streams (and counting), and she has sold over 55 million albums worldwide, paving the way for artists such as Céline Dion, Shania Twain, k.d. lang, Alanis Morissette, and Sarah McLachlan. Her music continues to resonate across generations, marking life's most meaningful moments. During her illustrious career, Murray received four Grammys, a record-breaking 25 JUNOS (and still holds the title of most awarded artist in JUNOS history), three American Music Awards, three Country Music Association Awards, and three Canadian Country Music Association Awards. She is a Companion of the Order of Canada the highest honour that can be awarded to a Canadian civilian and in 2007, Canada Post issued a limited-edition Anne Murray Stamp.
- Sarah HarmerMusician and environmental activist Sarah Harmer is proof that one person can make a difference. The 2025 recipient of the Humanitarian Award is the David in the Goliath parable, taking on big corporations and winning. "Yes, you occasionally win. It never seems to be over, but it is winnable. It is possible," Harmer says.
- Page 14Lutter contre de tels géants n'est pas une mince affaire, reconnaît Sarah Harmer. « Il faut littéralement y aller pas à pas. La voie à suivre ne se dessine une fois que l'on s'engage dans la lutte. Je travaille avec des bénévoles de tous les horizons qui ont des objectifs communs protéger la qualité de l'air, les forêts, les milieux humides et les espèces menacées et j'ai appris que l'action locale à l'échelle humaine est un facteur de réussite important. >> Sarah Harmer persiste et signe. L'auteure-compositrice qui a deux prix JUNO à son actif lance en 2020 l'album Are You Gone après un hiatus de 10 ans. Elle participe régulièrement à des événements voués aux causes qu'elle défend, comme le Swim Drink Fish Gala de l'organisme Lake Ontario Waterkeeper ou à des collectes de fonds au profit de War Child. En 2022, elle se produit à Montréal dans le cadre de la conférence des Nations Unies sur la biodiversité (COP15). L'année suivante, elle présente une allocution virtuelle au Forum sur le financement des arts du Conseil des arts du Canada, plaidant pour de meilleures pratiques en matière de climat et d'environnement.
- Boi-1daBoi-1da has 19 Grammy nominations and one win, best rap song for Drake's "God's Plan," plus another 20 Grammy-winning albums he's contributed to, and now the Toronto record producer and songwriter whose credits include Drake, Rihanna, Eminem, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, and Jack Harlow will receive the International Achievement Award on The JUNO Awards Broadcast on March 30. The Special Award recognizes Canadian artists who have attained exemplary success on the world stage, not only topping charts, but helping to raise the profile of Canadian music.
- Page 17mentors. pièce Twist My Hair de Divine Brown en 2006, après quoi il a officié aux côtés de Keshia Chanté, Drake et Kardinal Offishall.
- Riley O'ConnorRiley O'Connor, chairman of Live Nation Canada for almost two decades, is the 40th recipient of the JUNO Awards' Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award, and only the fourth major promoter, alongside Ron Sakamoto, Donald Tarlton and Michael Cohl. Today, Live Nation Canada presents about 4000 live events a year.
- Page 20Clapton, Billy Joel, KISS et Metallica. Il est fier d'être l'un des producteurs du concert Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto, mieux connu sous le nom de SARSfest, qui a eu lieu le 30 juillet 2023. Le plus grand concert payant jamais organisé au Canada a réuni 450 000 spectateurs au Downsview Park pour voir les Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Justin Timberlake, RUSH et plusieurs autres artistes.
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- Page 282025 JUNO Awards Judges Jurés des Prix JUNO 2025 Aaron Cheung Aaron Tootoosis Adam Gonshor Adam Greenholtz
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Sarah Harmer
Musician and environmental activist Sarah Harmer is proof that one person can make a difference. The 2025 recipient of the Humanitarian Award is the David in the Goliath parable, taking on big corporations and winning.
"Yes, you occasionally win. It never seems to be over, but it is winnable. It is possible," Harmer says.
The award recognizes outstanding Canadian artists or industry leaders whose humanitarian contributions have positively enhanced the social culture of Canada and whose impact can be felt worldwide. She will receive the honour at the JUNO Awards Gala Presented by Music Canada on March 29.
In 2010, as co-founder of Protecting Escarpment Rural Land (PERL), she and the other citizen members famously helped stop limestone quarry owner Nelson Aggregate from expanding 82 hectares through Mount Nemo, a world biosphere reserve in Ontario's Niagara Escarpment.
While it might seem overwhelming to take on a behemoth, Harmer says, "It really is, literally, one step at a time, and the more you engage, the more the path becomes clear. I've been working with volunteers from all walks of life who want the same things - to protect clean air, forests, wetlands and endangered species - and I've found that working locally on a scale that you can get to know has been an important part of the difference-making."
Harmer's work has not stopped. The two-time JUNO- winning singer-songwriter who put out her first studio album in a decade, Are You Gone, in 2020, regularly performs at events for causes she supports, such as Ontario Waterkeeper's Swim Drink Fish Gala and War Child fundraisers. In 2022, she performed at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal and in 2023 was a virtual speaker for Canada Council for The Arts Arts Funders Forum, focusing on better practices for the climate and environment.
In 2022, she launched the Reform Gravel Mining Coalition (RGMC), which she co-chairs to protect Ontario from risky and unnecessary gravel mining.
Humanitarian Award
Prix humanitaire
"The rules that govern the Ontario gravel mining industry are rarely enforced," Harmer explains. "Lately, there is a rush by the industry to get land zoning approvals, to be able to destroy sizable amounts of our best farmlands, groundwater, Endangered species habitats, when there is, in the GTA, for example, 30-plus years of gravel, stone and sand already approved. The coalition formed so that all of these small community groups around the province could come together and learn from each other and have a collective voice to call for a pause on approvals and reform in the industry.
"It sounds pretty dry, and it can be," she adds, "but when you look at what is at risk, the biodiversity, the beautiful landscapes, endangered species, our drinking water, that's the sexy part of it."
Musicienne et militante écologiste, Sarah Harmer est la preuve vivante qu'une personne peut changer les choses. Comme dans la fable de David contre Goliath, la lauréate du Prix humanitaire 2025 tient tête aux grandes entreprises et remporte des victoires.
« Oui, on remporte occasionnellement des batailles. Le combat est toujours à recommencer, mais on peut gagner. C'est possible. », assure Sarah Harmer.
Le Prix humanitaire souligne les réalisations d'artistes ou de leaders exceptionnels de l'industrie musicale canadienne dont les actions humanitaires ont eu des retombées positives sur le tissu social du Canada et au-delà de ses frontières. Elle recevra la distinction sur la scène du Gala des Prix JUNO présenté par Music Canada le 29 mars prochain.
En 2010, la cofondatrice de l'organisme Protecting Escarpment Rural Land (PERL) et les citoyens membres du collectif incitent la société Nelson Aggregate à renoncer à un projet d'agrandissement de 82 hectares de sa carrière de calcaire empiétant sur la boucle de conservation du mont Nemo dans l'escarpement du Niagara en Ontario, reconnu comme réserve de la biosphère.