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Juno Awards 2025

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2025 JUNO Awards Gala

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Boi-1da

Boi-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.

To date, Boi-1da, whose birthname is Matthew Samuels, has earned credits on over 60 platinum singles, seven RIAA-certified diamond records and four No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, Drake's "First Person Shooter," (feat. J. Cole), Eminem's "Not Afraid," Rihanna's "Work," (feat. Drake), and Drake's "God's Plan."

"I'm really honoured to receive the International Achievement Award. When I think back to where I started in Pickering, Ontario, with a laptop and a dream, this is definitely a full-circle moment," says Boi-1da, whose first paid gig was remixing Divine Brown's "Twist My Hair" in 2006, before early work on cuts by Keshia Chanté, Drake and Kardinal Offishall.

"Being the first producer to get this award makes it even more special. A lot of times producers are in the background, so it's dope to get recognition for the work we put in to shape the sound. This one's not just for me; it's for the artists and producers I've had the chance to work with along the way."

Born in Jamaica, his family moved to Canada when he was three. He began making beats on a Casio keyboard at age 8. By 15, he was using the FL Studio beat-making program and won three consecutive Battle of the Beatmakers, Canada's producer competition. Veteran rapper Saukrates was also an early mentor.

At 17, he started working with an aspiring rapper, Drake, an actor on Degrassi. Boi-1da had two tracks on his first mixtape, 2006's Room For Improvement and four on 2007's Comeback Season, a handful on his 2010 studio

International Achievement Award

Prix du rayonnement international debut, Thank Me Later, and tracks on almost every one of Drake's albums that followed.

Boi-1da has had dozens of credits since and a constant string of singles. This decade, he has credits on Chloe. × Halle's Ungodly Hour, Justin Bieber's Changes, A Boogie wit da Hoodie's Artist 2.0, Drake's Scary Hours, J. Cole's The Off Season, Drake's Certified Lover Boy, and Giveon's Give Or Take.

Boi-1da does not have 2025 releases yet, as his focus is his own compilation album.

"Big thanks to The JUNO Awards for this recognition," he says. "I'm excited to keep doing what I love and representing Canada on the world stage."

Nommé 19 fois et récipiendaire du Grammy de la meilleure chanson rap pour God's Plan interprété par Drake, Boi-1da a également contribué à 20 albums gagnants d'un Grammy. Cette année, l'auteur-compositeur et réalisateur torontois, qui a notamment collaboré avec Drake, Rihanna, Eminem, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West et Jack Harlow, recevra le Prix du rayonnement international lors de la Soirée des Prix JUNO le 30 mars prochain.

Ce prix spécial vise à reconnaître les artistes canadiens qui ont connu un succès exemplaire à l'international, non seulement en se hissant au sommet des palmarès, mais en faisant rayonner la musique canadienne.

À ce jour, Boi-1da (né Matthew Samuels) est cité aux crédits de plus de 60 singles platines, sept disques diamants certifiés par la RIAA et quatre singles qui se sont classés au premier rang du palmarès Hot 100 du magazine Billboard: First Person Shooter, interprété par Drake (avec Cole); Not Afraid de Eminem; Work, de Rihanna (avec Drake); et God's Plan de Drake.

« Je suis vraiment honoré de recevoir le Prix du rayonnement international. Quand je songe à mes débuts à Pickering, en Ontario, avec un portable et un rêve, j'ai l'impression de boucler la boucle », a commenté Boi-1da, dont le premier contrat rémunéré fut le remixage de la