Juno Awards 2022: Full list of winners
The 2022 Juno Awards kicked off on Sunday in Toronto with whirlwind performances by Hamilton rockers Arkells and Regina-born Tesher.
Tesher's hit Jalebi Baby even had a cameo by Junos host Simu Liu.
The Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star opened with a very Canadian monologue, celebrating his hometown of Toronto. The show was back in person, following a period off during the pandemic, for the first time since 2019. For 2022, it was held outdoors at the Budweiser Stage.
WATCH | Juno Awards host Simu Liu's opening monolgue:
Haviah Mighty picked up the first award of the evening -— Rap album of the year — becoming the first winner of this award category.
"This one's for women in hip hop," the rapper said during her acceptance speech.
Following their opening performance, Arkells won for group of the year.
Later, Shawn Mendes, originally from Pickering, Ont., was honoured with the International Achievement Award. He also won the TikTok Juno fan choice award that was announced by Avril Lavigne.
B.C.'s Jessia won breakthrough artist of the year, and Montreal's Charlotte Cardin, coming off three awards Saturday night, took the honour for album of the year Sunday.
The 51st Junos also featured performances by Lavigne and Cardin. The night included special presentations for both Mendes and Deborah Cox.
Cox accepted her honour by talking about the hardships getting into the ears of Canada's music industry executives in the '90s and as a Black woman from Scarborough, in suburban Toronto.
"It wasn't easy to leave my home but it was necessary," she said. "I'm not sure I'd be standing here this evening. Those rejections became my redirection and only added fuel to my fire."
A full list of winners from opening night on Saturday can be found here.
And here are Sunday night's winners:
Rap album of the year: Haviah Mighty.
Group of the year: Arkells.
Canadian Music Hall of Fame: Deborah Cox.
International Achievement Award: Shawn Mendes.
Breakthrough artist of the year: Jessia.
Album of the year: Charlotte Cardin.
TikTok Juno fan choice: Mendes.
The 2023 Juno Awards will be held in Edmonton.
