Shawn Mendes, Avril Lavigne, Deborah Cox Take the Stage at Canada’s Juno Awards as Charlotte Cardin Wins Big

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Michele Amabile Angermiller Shawn Mendes was the man of the hour accepting the International Achievement Award, Deborah Cox made history as the first Black woman inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame and Charlotte Cardin finished the weekend with a victory lap collecting four trophies at the 51st annual Juno Awards.

The event took place in person, for the first time in three years, on Sunday (May 15) at Budweiser Stage in Toronto, Canada.Hosted by “Shang-Chi” star Simu Liu, Canada’s equivalent to the Grammys featured performances from Avril Lavigne and Arcade Fire, group of the year winners Arkells, Tesher, and more in a joyous evening celebrating the diversity of Canadian music and a return to live events since COVID-19 shut the world down. “Crazy energy, Toronto,” Liu said. “It’s almost as if you’ve been cooped up for two years.”That energy was unleashed for Lavigne’s dynamic performance of a medley of hits.

Introduced by indigenous artist Tia Wood, Lavigne opened with “Complicated “and also delivered “Skr8Boi” and “I’m With You” to an enthusiastic crowd.The one and only @AvrilLavigne performs a medley of hit songs at @TheJUNOAwards, brought to you in part by @Sonos | #JUNOS pic.twitter.com/ULM3VZqgg2— CBC Music (@CBCMusic) May 16, 2022The elation continued for Mendes, who was noticeably moved accepting as the youngest Canadian to win the international achievement award, and then later taking the stage to accept the Juno TikTok Fan Choice award.“I feel super overwhelmed and honored,” the 23-year-old Mendes said from the stage. “When I was younger, I used to think if I could write one big hit song people would like me and that would be enough.