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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Riley O'Connor
Riley 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.
Known as a straight shooter and a man of integrity, the Montreal-born Toronto-based executive will be honoured at the JUNO Awards Gala Presented by Music Canada on March 29. The Special Award recognizes individuals whose work has significantly impacted the growth and development of the Canadian music industry.
During his five decades in the business, O'Connor has produced and promoted such Canadian acts as RUSH, Blue Rodeo, The Tragically Hip, Michael Bublé, Bryan Adams, The Guess Who, Nickelback, April Wine, Celine Dion, and brought in such international heavyweights as AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen, Roger Waters, Elton John, Backstreet Boys, Iron Maiden, Rod Stewart, Page and Plant, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, KISS, and Metallica.
Proudly, he was also one of the producers of Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto, better known as SARSfest, July 30, 2003, still the biggest ticketed concert in Canada, drawing 450,000 people to Downsview Park to see The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Justin Timberlake, Rush, and others.
"I am excited to be participating in the Vancouver JUNOS, where my promoting career started in 1977 at Perryscope Concerts," says O'Connor.
His first job in the concert business was in 1971, as a drum roadie and guitar tech for the band Mahogany Rush, and as a stagehand for the Montreal Forum. In 1973, he went over to the UK to work as a touring electrician, lighting designer and high rigger before giving the very thing he would devote his life to a shot - concert production.
With Norman Perry, he co-founded Perryscope Concert Productions (which later evolved into House of Blues Concerts Canada) in Vancouver in 1977 and worked as a production manager. In 1980, he became general
Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award pour réalisations hors du commun
Prix Walt Grealis manager, chief of operations, and talent buyer. In 1989, he joined Toronto-based Concerts Productions International (CPI), as project manager and director of talent, then became chief of production operations, and finally director of talent for CPI USA Companies.
In 1998, he joined House of Blues Concerts Canada as Senior Vice president of Talent, overseeing all national business operations. When the Canadian merger of Live Nation and House of Blues Concerts happened in 2007, he was named chairman, where he remains to this day.
In 2012, Canadian Music Week inducted him into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame at the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards, then in 2018 Music Manager Forum Canada gave him the Brian Chater Pioneer Award. Last year, during CMW, O'Connor received the Industry Impact Award from the Canadian Live Music Association.
Riley O'Connor, président de Live Nation Canada depuis près de vingt ans, est le 40e lauréat du Prix Walt Grealis pour réalisations hors du commun des Prix JUNO, et le quatrième promoteur de concerts, à l'instar de Ron Sakamoto, Donald Tarlton et Michael Cohl.
Live Nation Canada présente environ 4 000 événements en direct chaque année.
Reconnu pour sa franchise et son intégrité, le chef d'entreprise torontois d'origine montréalaise sera honoré lors du Gala des Prix JUNO présenté par Music Canada le 29 mars prochain. Ce prix spécial vise à souligner la contribution exceptionnelle d'une personne à la croissance et au développement de l'industrie musicale canadienne.
Au fil de ses cinquante années dans l'industrie, Riley O'Connora produit et fait la promotion d'artistes canadiens comme Rush,, Blue Rodeo, The Tragically Hip, Michael Bublé, Bryan Adams, The Guess Who, Nickelback, April Wine et Céline Dion et produit les tournées canadiennes de grosses pointures internationales comme AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen, Roger Waters, Elton John, Backstreet Boys, Iron Maiden, Rod Stewart, Page and Plant, Eric