{"id":13650,"date":"2026-03-30T13:01:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/?p=13650"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:01:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:01:24","slug":"2026-juno-awards-winners-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/03\/30\/2026-juno-awards-winners-named\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 JUNO Awards Winners Named"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joni Mitchell received a Lifetime Achievement Award, while Mariel Buckley\u2019s Strange Trip Ahead<\/em> was named Contemporary Roots Album of the Year and Morgan Toney\u2019s Heal the Divide<\/em> won Traditional Roots Album of the Year during the 55th annual JUNO Awards ceremonies on March 28 and 29, 2026 in Hamilton, Ontario. The coveted awards were presented at a JUNO Awards Gala on Saturday, March 28, and during The JUNO Awards Broadcast on Sunday, March 29. Members of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) selected the award recipients in these and other categories.<\/p>\n

During the JUNO Awards Broadcast that aired live nationwide on CBC and CBC Gem and was viewed globally on CBC Music’s YouTube channel,\u00a0 Joni Mitchell received thunderous applause as she took to the stage at the TD Coliseum to accept a Lifetime Achievement Award. In introducing her, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said: \u201cJoni\u2019s music didn\u2019t just provide the soundtrack to our lives he shifted culture, inspired generations and redefined what songwriting could be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gracing the stage, Mitchell, 82, said that she was \u201cso happy to be in Canada [with] our wonderful prime minister.\u201d Noting that she now lives in the United States, she continued \u201cand you know what\u2019s happening there. This man is a blessing. You guys are so fortunate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following her brief remarks, the widely acclaimed Canadian-American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist joined Sarah McLachlan, Allison Russell and other artists in a musical tribute to her body of work, which includes such notable songs as \u201cBig Yellow Taxi,\u201d \u201cBoth Sides, Now,\u201d \u201cChelsea Morning,\u201d \u201cHelp Me,\u201d and \u201cRiver.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mariel Buckley, whose October 2025 release Strange Trip Ahead<\/em> (Birthday Cake Records) was named Contemporary Folk Album of the Year, is a Calgary, Alberta-based singer-songwriter. She is the younger sister of singer T. Buckley, with whom she has also recorded and performed together as a duo. Strange Trip Ahead<\/em> was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee with her Edmonton-based band and produced by Jarrad K at Chateau Noir Studios. Her third full-length album, it was preceded by the critically acclaimed Everywhere I Used To Be<\/em> (2022) and Driving In The Dark<\/em> (2018). Although Buckley\u2019s music may be genre defying, her songwriting reflects an intimate folk style. She tours Europe for several weeks this spring.<\/p>\n

Morgan Toney, 27, whose Heal The Divide<\/em>, was named Traditional Folk Album of the Year, is a Mi\u2019kmaq folk singer-songwriter and fiddler from Nova Scotia. A member of he Wagmatcook First Nation, Toney performs and records music blends Celtic folk (reflective of Cape Breton) and the traditional, old songs of his people \u2013 a fusion that he calls Mikmatic) and describes as his way of celebrating his language and heritage. Heal The Divide<\/em> is Toney\u2019s third album. Preceding it were 2023\u2019s Resilience<\/em>, which was nominated for a Juno Award for Traditional Roots Album of the Year in 2024, and 2021\u2019s First Flight<\/em>, which was reissued in 2022 on Ishkode Records.<\/p>\n

Also nominated for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year were The Hammer & The Rose<\/em> (Matt Andersen), Purple Gas<\/em> (Noeline Hofmann), These Dark Canyons<\/em> (The Young Novelists), and Further From The Country<\/em> (William Prince). The other Traditional Roots Music Album of the Year nominees included I Lost My Heart on Friday<\/em> (Aerialists), Gold And Coal<\/em> (Cassie and Maggie), The Moon\u2019s Daughter<\/em> (Heather MacIsaac), and Folk Signals<\/em> (The Southern Residents).<\/p>\n

Also of potential interest to AcousticMusicScene.com<\/em> readers, Steven Marriner\u2019s Hear My Heart<\/em> was named Blues Album of the Year, while Sarah McLachlan\u2019s Better Broken<\/em> was named Adult Contemporary Album of the Year. Canadian pop star Tate McRae was the big winner, receiving awards in four of the six categories in which she was nominated: album of the year, artist of the year, single of the year, and pop album of the year.<\/p>\n

For more information on Canada\u2019s top music awards, including a complete listing of winners and the 248 nominees across 47 categories, visit https:\/\/junoawards.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Joni Mitchell received a Lifetime Achievement Award, while Mariel Buckley\u2019s Strange Trip Ahead was named Contemporary Roots Album of the Year and Morgan Toney\u2019s Heal the Divide won Traditional Roots Album of the Year during the 55th annual JUNO Awards ceremonies on March 28 and 29, 2026 in Hamilton, Ontario. The coveted awards were presented at a JUNO Awards Gala on Saturday, March 28, and during The JUNO Awards Broadcast on Sunday, March 29. Members of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) selected the award recipients in these and other categories.<\/p>\n

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