Kiesza takes home three awards including Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Video of the Year for 'Hideaway', while The Weeknd wins R'n'B/Soul Recording of the Year and Artist of the Year awards.
- Mar 16, 2015
AceShowbiz - The winners of the 2015 Juno Awards have all been unveiled. Kiesza was the biggest winner at the annual Canadian awards event airing from the FirstOntario Centre Hamilton, Ontario on Sunday, March 15 as she took home three awards including Breakthrough Artist of the Year.
The 26-year-old singer also won Dance Recording of the Year Award for her debut album "Sound of a Woman" and the Video of the Year trophy for the viral visuals of her hit single "Hideaway".
Trailing behind Kiesza with two awards are The Weeknd and Magic!. In addition to being named Artist of the Year, the former bagged the R&B/Soul Recording of the Year Award for his single "Often". Magic!, meanwhile, won Breakthrough Group of the Year and Single of the Year. The latter is for their chart-topping smash hit "Rude".
Other notable winners on the list included Arkells (Group of the Year and Rock Album of the Year for "High Noon"), Bahamas (Adult Alternative Album of the Year for "Bahamas is Afie" and Songwriter of the Year), Sam Smith (International Album of the Year for "In the Lonely Hour"), Leonard Cohen (Album of the Year for "Popular Problems") and Michael Buble (Fan Choice Award).
The Sunday festivities also featured performances from some names including Shawn Mendes who did "Life of the Party", Arkells who played "Come to Light" and Magic! who sang "No Way No" and their winning song "Rude".
Some of Juno winners are listed below. For the complete winners list, fans can visit the official website of Juno Awards.
- Group of the Year: Arkells
- Breakthrough Group of the Year: Magic!
- Pop Album of the Year: Lights - "Little Machines"
- Adult Alternative Album of the Year: Bahamas - "Bahamas Is Afie"
- Alternative Album of the Year: July Talk - "July Talk"
- Dance Recording of the Year: Kiesza - "Sound of a Woman"
- R&B/Soul Recording of the Year: The Weeknd - "Often"
- Electronic Album of the Year: Caribou - "Our Love"
- Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year: Devin Townsend Project - "Z2"
- Adult Contemporary Album of the Year: Sarah McLachlan - "Shine On"
- Songwriter of the Year: Bahamas - "All the Time", "Bitter Memories" and "Stronger Than That" from "Bahamas Is Afie"
- Video of the Year: Kiesza - "Hideaway" (directors: Blayre Ellestad, Rami Afuni, Juba Castot)
- Single of the Year: Magic! - "Rude"
- International Album of the Year: Sam Smith - "In the Lonely Hour"
- Album of the Year: Leonard Cohen - "Popular Problems"
- Fan Choice Award: Michael Buble
