{"id":441512,"date":"2026-01-27T21:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T21:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/441512\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T21:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T21:22:11","slug":"2026-juno-awards-nominations-justin-bieber-tate-mcrae-lead-with-6-each-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/441512\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Juno Awards nominations: Justin Bieber, Tate McRae lead with 6 each &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Nicole Thompson<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted January 27, 2026 11:37 am\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/justin-bieber\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Justin Bieber<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/tate-mcrae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tate McRae<\/a> lead the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/juno-awards\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Juno Awards<\/a> nominations this year, with six nods apiece.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The pop stars are both up for artist of the year and album of the year \u2014 Bieber <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11394566\/justin-bieber-swag-ii-surprise-album-new-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">for Swag II<\/a> and McRae for So Close to What.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll also face off in the single of the year category with Bieber\u2019s lo-fi Daisies up against the Y2K throwback Sports Car.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Justin Bieber drops \u2018Swag,\u2019 stuns fans with highly anticipated album'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/THUMBS.00_00_17_14.Still011.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0:28<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJustin Bieber drops \u2018Swag,\u2019 stuns fans with highly anticipated album\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/the-weeknd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Weeknd<\/a> is nominated for five Junos, including album of the year for Hurry Up Tomorrow and single of the year for Cry For Me.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11638797\/kirsty-duncan-death-age-59-cancer-battle\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769548930_879_2b1798e376ac3b51d8f94fce4b8007c955a7caedd9f54eba9987ba3a8aebdae4.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tFormer MP, minister Kirsty Duncan dies at 59 after cancer battle\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11638063\/amber-heard-comments-about-impact-johnny-depp-legal-battle\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/amber-heard-johnny-depp-trial.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tAmber Heard says she lost ability to speak after legal battle with Johnny Depp\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Newcomer <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/Cameron-Whitcomb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Cameron Whitcomb<\/a> is also in the running for five, including breakthrough artist of the year, single of the year for Options, album of the year and country album of the year for his debut The Hard Way.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>In the new category Latin music recording of the year, the inaugural nominees are Alex Cuba, Lido Pimienta, Andy Rubal, Isabella Lovestory and Mario Puglia.<\/p>\n<p>The Junos will be handed out at a gala on Saturday, March 28 and during a live broadcast hosted by comedian Mae Martin on Sunday, March 29.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Entertainment<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Nicole Thompson The Canadian Press Posted January 27, 2026 11:37 am 1 min read Descrease article 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