| Juno Awards of 2021 | |
|---|---|
 The 2021 Juno Awards Logo | |
| Date | 6 June 2021 |
| Venue | Rebel Nightclub Toronto, Ontario |
| Hosted by | Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe |
| Most nominations | The Weeknd (6)[1] |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBC |
The Juno Awards of 2021, honouring Canadian music achievements, were presented on 6 June 2021,[2] observing the 50th anniversary of these awards. The main ceremonies were televised on CBC.[3]
The ceremony was originally scheduled to take place in March,[4] but in December 2020 organizers announced that it was being pushed back to May,[5] before being pushed back to June, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[5]
The awards had initially been planned to take place as a conventional live gala in Toronto, Ontario, although due to the continued pandemic, these plans were cancelled; instead, the televised ceremony consisted of prerecorded or live performances by Canadian musicians at various venues throughout Canada, alongside acknowledgements of the already-announced winners and the presentation of just six top categories. Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe of CBC Music hosted the ceremony from Toronto's Rebel nightclub, although most award presenters and performances were broadcast from other remote locations.
The awards in most categories were presented in a pre-show event on June 4.[6] Before the main ceremony, Alessia Cara hosted a one-hour special called My Junos Moment, in which various Canadian artists were asked to share their reflections and reminiscences on their memorable moments at past Juno ceremonies.[7]
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- ^ "Toronto to host the 2021 Juno Awards". CBC News. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ Friend, David (24 September 2019). "Juno Awards will return to Toronto birth place for golden anniversary in 2021". CityNews. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ a b David Friend, "Juno Awards pushed back to May 16 due to COVID-19 pandemic". The Globe and Mail, 1 December 2020.
- ^ Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021.
- ^ Breanne Doyle, "Star-studded 50th annual JUNO Awards is this weekend—until then, CBC has you covered for live music entertainment". The Georgia Straight, June 2, 2021.