TORONTO - The Juno Awards rolled into their golden celebration with a virtual ceremony packed full of historic wins. The Junos Opening Night Awards, as they were billed, replaced the usual gala dinner that unites Canada’s music industry over Junos weekend. The winners were announced live with many of them appearing over webcam to accept their awards. Leela Gilday accepted Indigenous artist of the year in a tearful speech alongside her husband with her cheering family in the background. Three new Juno categories were also announced for 2022: the award for Indigenous artist or group will be split into two prizes, one for contemporary Indigenous artist and another for traditional artist.

Source: thestar June 05, 2021 03:32 UTC