Winnipeg to host Juno awards in 2027
CBC
Many of Canada's brightest music stars will descend on Winnipeg for the Juno Awards in 2027.
The city was announced on Thursday as host for the 56th annual celebration of Canada's music industry. The multi-day fest will take place from April 1-4, 2027, culminating in awards gala at Canada Life Centre, broadcast live on CBC.
It will be the third time Winnipeg has welcomed the event, considered to be the equivalent of the U.S. Grammy Awards.
The Junos previously held them in 2005 with comedian Brent Butt as host, and in 2014 when the show was helmed by a trio of musicians: Serena Ryder, Classified, and Johnny Reid.
"It's been a while and it is time to bring it back," David McLeod, manager of Manitoba's Native Communications Inc., said at Thursday's announcement event.
"Music is so important in this city."
Premier Wab Kinew said the province is spending $1.5 million on the awards show.
While Kinew said the awards show is going to be "so hype," he also acknowledged that the announcement comes at a difficult time in the world, as the U.S.-Israel war with Iran continues and U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to annex Canada linger in the background.
"Who is going to stand up and turn things around and mess things up for the better? I firmly believe that it'll be the artists."
A host for the 2027 awards has not yet been named.
The Junos typically generate an economic impact of up to $17 million for the host city, according to a news release from the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), which is in charge of the event.
Allan Reid, president and CEO of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, said Winnipeg has always carried more than its weight in musical talent.
"This city has shaped Canadian music," he said at the event, naming artists such as The Guess Who, Neil Young, Begonia and William Prince.
The awards debuted under the Junos name in 1971 but go back to 1964, when they were known as the RPM Gold Leaf Awards. At that time they were named after RPM Magazine where the winners — determined by a reader poll — were revealed.
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