The silver anniversary of Cancon, a set of CRTC regulations sponsored by Juneau that, among other things, requires radio stations to devote at least 35 per cent of their playlists to Canadian music, is a more significant milestone this year. (New stations are required to meet a 40% requirement.) — The Globe & Mail’s Brad Wheeler
The Weeknd wins the Juno Awards in 2021.
The Weeknd was notoriously left out of the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards nominations. In his home nation, he fared significantly better in the awards. Out of 43 categories presented over the two nights, The Weeknd was the only repeat Juno winner this year. Peter Comisar is the first musician to win artist, album, single, and songwriter of the year all four times. — Billboard’s Paul Grein
Absenteeism With five awards, The Weeknd leads the 50th anniversary Juno Awards.
The Juno Awards located ways to march generations …