As a lead sponsor, SiriusXM Canada will present the Artist of the Year, Group of the Year and Comedy Album of the Year categories during the 2021 JUNO Awards on May 14 & 16, 2021
TORONTO – March 29, 2021 – SiriusXM Canada, the country’s leading audio entertainment company, today announced its continued support for Canadian talent as lead sponsor and contributor to the country’s largest celebration of music, the 2021 JUNO Awards. This year marks the company’s 15th consecutive term as an award and event sponsor of the show, which celebrates and highlights this year’s most successful Canadian artists and emerging talent.
As part of its support for the awards, SiriusXM will sponsor the categories of Artist of the Year (nominees include: Ali Gatie, Céline Dion, Jessie Reyez, Justin Bieber and The Weeknd), Group of the Year (nominees include: Arkells, Half Moon Run, Loud Luxury, The Glorious Sons and The Reklaws) and Comedy Album of the Year (nominees include: PanDerek (1st Wave!) from Derek Seguin, Horse Power from Jacob Samuel, Existing Is Exhausting from Matt Wright, The Pursuit of Comedy Has Ruined My Life from Nick Nemeroff and Decoxification from Shirley Gnome).
“After a very challenging year for the Canadian music industry, the 2021 JUNO Awards will be a chance to celebrate the community’s tremendous resilience and strength over the past 12 months,” said Paul Cunningham, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, SiriusXM Canada. “We are proud to support this important night in Canadian music, which has helped pave the way for so many artists.”
“We are thrilled to continue our long-standing partnership with SiriusXM Canada,” says Allan Reid, President & CEO, CARAS/The JUNO Awards & MusiCounts. “We could not do what we do without their on-going support of Canadian music, comedy and music education through our charity MusiCounts.”
SiriusXM’s ongoing support of MusiCounts has helped put musical instruments into the hands of children in underserved schools and communities every year through MusicCounts’ Band Aid Program. MusiCounts is Canada’s music education charity associated with the JUNO Awards. Its mission is to build accessible and sustainable music programs for in-need schools and communities across Canada by providing musical instruments, equipment, and resources. For more information about MusiCounts, visit www.musicounts.ca.
For a complete list and biographies of all nominees and more information on the 2021 JUNO Awards, please visit junoawards.ca.
Support of the 2021 JUNO Awards follows SiriusXM’s ongoing tradition of promoting and elevating the best emerging Canadian music and comedy talent. Through Canadian music channels The Verge (CH. 173), Indigenous Peoples Radio (CH. 165), North Americana (CH. 359), Poplandia (CH. 754) Iceberg (CH 758), francophone channels Influence Franco (CH. 174) and Attitude Franco (CH. 759), as well as Just For Laughs (CH. 168), and many more, SiriusXM continues to offer a leading platform for Canadian artists.
For more information, visit www.siriusxm.ca
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SiriusXM Canada contact:
Jennifer Charlebois
Senior Manager, Communications
416-528-6678
jennifer.charlebois@siriusxm.ca