As dialogue around systemic racism continues to be at the forefront of conversations, the Junos recognized its own history of not offering space for Black and Indigenous artists. The online 2020 Juno Awards special began with a few timely acknowledgements around systemic racism and a history of a lack of diversity in the Canadian music scene. The origin of the Juno Awards was an annual series of reader polls first conducted in 1964 by the Canadian music industry trade magazine RPM. The Juno Awards of 2020, the 49th Juno Awards, was an awards presentation that was to be held at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on 15 March 2020. Origins. RPM editor and publisher Walt Grealis and record label executive Stan Klees started the poll to help raise the public profile and recognition of musical artists in Canada. The award winners were announced on 29 June 2020 in an online event. Juno Award winners‎ (51 C, 62 P) Juno Awards by year‎ (51 P) Juno Cup‎ (4 P) Pages in category "Juno Awards" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of … Sun., April 2, 2017 timer 2 min. update Article was updated Jul. The awards and associated events were cancelled due to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, making it the first Juno Awards since 1988 to be cancelled. [1] Winners [ edit ] Prior to the development of the formal Juno award ceremonies, RPM Magazine began polling its readers in 1964 to determine which artists and groups were considered the … It's time for the Juno Awards again and while it's nice just to be nominated, it's a hell of a lot nicer to win. 45th Annual JUNO Awards: Winners Announced (Mon, Apr 04 2016) 2016 JUNO Awards Nominations were Announced (Fri, Feb 05 2016) 44th Annual JUNO Award Winners are … 20, 2017. From 1964 to 1969, the winners’ names were published in … History. The Juno Award for "International Achievement" was awarded sporadically from 1992 - 2000, as recognition for international achievement by musicians from Canada. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Winners of Juno Awards: Subcategories. Full list of Juno winners. The Juno Award for "Rock Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1991, as recognition each year for the best rock album in Canada.The award has been called a number of other names, including the "Best Hard Rock/Metal Album" and "Best Rock Album". The Juno Awards are named in honour of Pierre Juneau, the first President of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission and former President of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.. 1970s. This category has the following 51 subcategories, out of 51 total. At the Juno ceremony on Feb. 22, 1971, Juneau received a special award as the Canadian music industry “man of the year," and was applauded by an … By Star staff. Even better would be to win a lot. read.