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Alessia Cara Sweeps Canada’s Juno Awards; Shawn Mendes Wins Artist of the Year
Karen Bliss Alessia Cara was the big winner at tonight’s virtual 49th annual Juno Awards — Canada’s answer to the Grammys — taking home songwriter, pop album and album of the year for “The Pains of Growing.”The Toronto native was supposed to host the nationally televised ceremony back in mid-March in Saskatoon, SK, before it was cancelled last-minute due to rapidly mounting concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. She also performed a new song, “Rooting For You,” on the virtual event that celebrated the best in Canadian music.
