The opening night of the 2022 Juno Awards took place Saturday, May 14 in Toronto, prior to the main Juno Awards event, set to be televised on CBC.
The Weeknd was one of the big winners at the opening night awards, winning Junos for Songwriter of the Year (his third win in that category) and Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year for “Take My Breath”.
Singer Charlotte Cardin also had a big night with three Juno wins, for Artist of the Year, Single of the Year for “Meaningless” and Pop Album of the Year for her debut album Phoenix. READ MORE: Charlotte Cardin, Justin Bieber & The Weeknd Top 2022 Juno Nominations Here is the complete list of winners from opening night of the Juno Awards. POP ALBUM OF THE YEARPhoenix – Charlotte Cardin REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAREasy Now – Kairo McLean JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (GROUP)Worldview – Avataar ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR Mykaël Nelson (Art Director, Designer, & Illustrator), Nicolas Lemieux (Art Director & Designer), Albert Zablit (Photographer)HISTOIRES SANS PAROLES – HARMONIUM SYMPHONIQUE – Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Simon Leclerc CONTEMPORARY R&B RECORDING OF THE YEAR “Take My Breath” – The Weeknd CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR (PRESENTED BYINDIGENOUS TOURISM ASSOCIATION OF CANADA)War Club – DJ Shub JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO)Change of Plans – Will Bonness CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO ARTIST)enargeia – Emily D’Angelo JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (PRESENTED BY AUDIO-TECHNICA) WondaGurl “Fair Trade (feat.
Travis Scott)” (co-producers Jahaan Sweet, OZ, Patron, Travis Scott)Certified Love Boy – Drake “Made a Way (feat. Lil Durk and Future)” (co-producers Allen Ritter, FaZe Kaysan) BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR (PRESENTED
Read more on etcanada.com