Pop album of the year
It’s Never Really Over, Johnny Orlando
Hold it Together, JP Saxe
Changes, Justin Bieber
Three. Two. One., Lennon Stella
Ryland James, Ryland James
Rock albumof the year
Crown Lands, Crown Lands
Ruthless, JJ Wilde
Colorado, Neil Young & Crazy Horse
All of Us, Sam Roberts Band
A Beautiful Place to Drown, Silverstein
Vocal jazz album of the year
This Dream of You, Diana Krall
Out of Dust, Laila Biali
Sinatra, Matt Dusk
With You, Sammy Jackson
Clémence, Sophie Day
Jazz album of the year: solo
Gang of Three, Andrés Vial
Básico, No Básico y Dirigido, Elmer Ferrer
Elegant Traveler, Jocelyn Gould
Conpambiche, Junior Santos
Vena, Rachel Therrien
Jazz album of the year: group
The reMission, Andy Milne and Unison
Surfboard, Brandi Disterheft Trio with George Coleman
Rythme de passage, Emie R Roussel Trio
First Spring, Florian Hoefner Trio
Trane of Thought, Live at the Rex, Pat LaBarbera/Kirk MacDonald
Instrumental album of the year
Movements III, Blitz//Berlin
Crowing Ignites, Bruce Cockburn
Eleven Words, David Foster
Volume 1, Flore Laurentienne
Prior Street, Gordon Grdina
Album francophone de l’année
À tous les vents, 2Frères
Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs, Klô Pelgag
Les antipodes, Les Cowboys Fringants
Quand la nuit tombe, Louis-Jean Cormier
Pour déjouer l’ennui, Pierre Lapointe
Children’s album of the year
Letters and Numbers, ABC Singsong
Goodnight to you All: Traditional Lullabies from Ireland & the UK, Charlie Hope
Small But Mighty, Ginalina
J’aime mon école, Njacko Backo and Kalimbas at Work
Heart Parade, Splash’N Boots
Classical album of the year: solo or chamber
Mosaïque, Ensemble Made In Canada
Bach & Brahms Reimagined, James Ehnes, Jon Kimura Parker, Jens Lindemann Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 4, 5 & 8, James Ehnes with Andrew Armstrong
La Peste, Les Barocudas
Ana Sokolović: Short Stories, Quatuor Bozzini Collection
Classical album of the year: large ensemble
Mozart: Concertos pour piano/Piano Concertos Nos. 22 & 24, Les Violons du Roy, conducted by Jonathan Cohen, featuring Charles Richard-Hamelin
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 5, & Other Works, Louis Lortie with BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Edward Gardner
Jacques Hétu: Concertos, Orchestre symphonique de Laval, conducted by Alain Trudel, featuring Jean-Philippe Sylvestre
Ginastera – Bernstein – Moussa: Œuvres pour violon et orchestre/Works for Violin and Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Kent Nagano, featuring Andrew Wan
Penderecki: St. Luke Passion, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal with Kraków Philharmonic Choir & Warsaw Boys’ Choir, conducted by Kent Nagano
Classical album of the year: vocal or choral
La passione, Barbara Hannigan with Ludwig Orchestra
Massenet: Thaïs, Erin Wall, Joshua Hopkins, Andrew Staples, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir with Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis
Nuits blanches: Airs d’opéra à la cour de Russie au XVIIe siècle/Opera Arias at the Russian Court of the 18th Century, Karina Gauvin with Pacific Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Weimann
Sea Dreams, Luminous Voices conducted by Timothy Shantz
Sarah Slean and Symphony Nova Scotia, Sarah Slean with Symphony Nova Scotia, conducted by Bernhard Gueller
Classical composition of the year
Take the dog Sled, Alexina Louie
Commedia dell’arte, Ana Sokolović Collection
Harbour, Anna Höstman
Violin Concerto "Adrano," Samy Moussa
Tachitipo, Zosha Di Castri
Rap recording of the year
New Mania, 88Glam
Baby Gravy 2, bbno$ & Yung Gravy
Cold World, Eric Reprid
Good Intentions (Brown Boy 2 Deluxe Version), Nav
Elements Vol. 1, Tobi
Dance recording of the year
Mine, Felix Cartal, Sophie Simmons
Dancing in the Dark, Frank Walker
Bubba, Kaytranada
Someone Else, Rezz and Grabbitz
Voices, So Sus
Contemporary R&B recording of the year
Before Love Came to Kill Us, Jessie Reyez
Where you Are, Savannah Ré
Solaris, Shay Lia
After Hours, the Weeknd
Holiday, Tobi
Reggae recording of the year
"Give it All," Ammoye
"Black Man," Blessed
"Roots Rock," Dubmatix featuring Micah Shemaiah, Lasai & Big Sugar
"Let it be Done," Kirk Diamond
"I Pray," Töme and Sean Kingston
Indigenous artist or group of the year
Kîyânaw, Burnstick
Church House Blues, Crystal Shawanda
The Ridge, Julian Taylor
North Star Calling, Leela Gilday
Nunarjua Isulinginniani, Terry Uyarak
Contemporary roots album of the year
The Ridge, Julian Taylor
North Star Calling, Leela Gilday
Bravado, Rose Cousins
Chickaboom!, Tami Neilson
Reliever, William Prince
Traditional roots album of the year
All Hands, Beòlach
Debout!, Le Diable à Cinq
13 or So, Nick Hornbuckle
Bet on Love, Pharis & Jason Romero
The Thing About Fish, Rum Ragged
Blues album of the year
Hell Bent With Grace, Angel Forrest
Church House Blues, Crystal Shawanda
Spirits in the Water, Dione Taylor
Solar Powered Too, Rick Fines
The Reckless One, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar
Contemporary Christian/gospel album of the year
All Things New, Allen Froese
The Cure, K-Anthony
Alive & Breathing, Matt Maher
The Way, Shawna Cain
Wouldn’t you Love to Know?, Steve Bell
World music album of the year
VelkomBak, Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra
The Gold Diggers, Lengaïa Salsa Brava
Patria, Mazacote
Espiral, Okan
Kora Flamenca, Zal Sissokho
Jack Richardson producer of the year
Akeel Henry: "Rain," Trey Songz featuring Swae Lee (co-producer Mike "DZL" Holmes, Back Home); "Spell My Name," Toni Braxton (co-producer Antonio Dixon, Spell my Name)
Jordon Manswell: "Fallin'" (co-producers Jonathan Martin, Toni Braxton, Spell my Name); "Home," Dylan Sinclair (Proverb)
Kaytranada: "10%," Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis (Bubba); "Frontstreet (Freestyle)," Mick Jenkins (Frontstreet (Freestyle))
Murda Beatz: "motive," Ariana Grande with Doja Cat (co-producers Joseph L’Étranger, Mr. Franks, Tommy Brown, Positions); "Say You Love Me," Chris Brown & Young Thug (co-producers Joseph L’Étranger, OG Parker, Slime & B
WondaGurl: "Aim for the Moon," Pop Smoke featuring Quavo (co-producers 5ive Beatz, 808Melo, Dani, Dez Wright, Tyy Beats, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon); "Gang Gang," Jackboys and Sheck Wes (co-producer Vou, Jackboys)
Recording engineer of the year
George Seara: "Good Love," "Take Me Home" (Shawn Hook, Take me Home)
Jason Dufour: "All of the Feelings" (Kiesza, Crave); "Whiskey Tonight" (Jade Eagleson, Jade Eagleson)
Johann Deterville: "Home" (Dylan Sinclair, Proverb); "La Memoria" (Jessie Reyez, Before Love Came to Kill Us)
John "Beetle" Bailey: "The End of a Love Affair" (Micah Barnes, Vegas Breeze); "The Grand Bazaar," Sultans of String featuring Béla Fleck and Robi Botos (Sultans of String, Refuge)
Serban Ghenea: "Blinding Lights" (The Weeknd, After Hours); "positions" (Ariana Grande, Positions)
Album artwork of the year
Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs, Klô Pelgag: Julien Hébert (art director), David Beauchemin (designer), Florence Obrecht (illustrator), Marc-Étienne Mongrain (photographer)
Miss Colombia, Lido Pimienta: Lido Pimienta and Orly Anan (art directors), Mat Dunlap (designer), Daniela Murillo (photographer)
Just Words, Lynne Hanson: Jared Barter (art director and designer), Michael Zavacky (art director and Illustrator), Maryn Devine and Rémi Thériault (photographers)
Palimpsest, Protest the Hero: Luke Hoskin (art director), John Meloche (designer), Martin Wittfooth (illustrator)
Pray for It, July Talk: Peter Dreimanis (art director, designer and photographer), Scott Waring (art director and designer), Leah Fay (designer), Lyle Bell and Ty Snaden (photographers)
Music video of the year
"Wait No More" by Ben Knechtel (Scott Helman)
"Wrap Me Up" by Brittney Canda & Vincent René-Lortie (Sheenah Ko)
No One’s in the Room by Emma Higgins (Jessie Reyez)
"Intruders" by Les Solis (Solis Animation Inc.) & Peter Huang (Jessie Reyez)"
"Pomegranate" by Nick DenBoer (deadmau5 & The Neptunes)
Electronic album of the year
Lavender God, ATTLAS
Desire, Bob Moses
Suddenly, Caribou
Juvenile, CRi
All the Time, Jessy Lanza
Metal/hard music album of the year
Ballistic, Sadistic, Annihilator
Unconquered, Kataklysm
Palimpsest, Protest the Hero
Abyss, Unleash the Archers
Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm!, Vile Creature
Adult contemporary album of the year
Such Pretty Forks in the Road, Alanis Morissette
Courage, Céline Dion
Starlit Afternoon, Craig Stickland
Pour déjouer l’ennui, Pierre Lapointe
CH III: the Come Up, Storry
Comedy album of the year
PanDerek (1st Wave!), Derek Seguin
Horse Power, Jacob Samuel
Existing is Exhausting, Matt Wright
The Pursuit of Comedy has Ruined my Life, Nick Nemeroff
Decoxification, Shirley Gnome
Traditional R&B/soul recording of the year
"Take Care of You," Charlotte Day Wilson featuring Syd (Stone Woman)
Proverb, Dylan Sinclair
Alt Therapy Session 1: Disillusion, Emanuel
"In This Thing Called Life," Iamtheliving (Iamtheliving)
Solid, Savannah Ré
(Foto: Jessie Reyez)
