The 2022 Juno Award nominees have officially been announced! Tons of SONiC artists have been nominated such as Arkells, Mother Mother, Black Pistol Fire, MONOWHALES, Grandson, Ruby Waters, Half Moon Run, The Beaches, The Blue Stones, Rezz, and K-OS.

The full list of performers has not been announced yet, but we do know that Arkells and Avril Lavigne will be in the lineup. The Junos will be hosted by Simu Liu.

Here are some of the categories:

Alternative Album of the Year :

Hope for Sale, Chiiild
Death of an Optimist, grandson
When Smoke Rises, Mustafa
If It Comes Down to It, Ruby Waters
The Fool, SATE

Rock Album of the Year:

Blink Once, Arkells
Look Alive, Black Pistol Fire
Sisters Not Twins (The Professional Lovers Album), The Beaches
Hidden Gems, The Blue Stones
Fuck Art, The Dirty Nil

Group of the Year:

Arkells
Loud Luxury
Mother Mother
The Reklaws
Valley

Breakthrough Group of the Year:

Black Pistol Fire
cleopatrick
MONOWHALES
Ocie Elliott
Spiritbox

 

The ceremony this year will be on the Budweiser Stage, May 15th, in Toronto. For the full list of nominees, click here.