The nominees for the 2026 Juno Awards have been announced. For the full list of nominees across all categories, go to thislocation. Focusing on the heavier nominees involves, more or less, three categories:
Group of the Year nominees include Arcade Fire, Mother Mother, Peach Pit, The Beaches, and Three Days Grace.
Meanwhile, the Rock Album of the Year category features releases from Bryan Adams (Roll With the Punches), grandson (INERTIA), The Beaches (No Hard Feelings), The Blue Stones (Metro), The Damn Truth (The Damn Truth), and Three Days Grace (Alienation).
For the Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year category highlights Counterparts (Heaven Let Them Die), Cryptopsy (An Insatiable Violence), Despised Icon (Shadow Work), Silverstein (Antibloom), and Unreqvited (A Pathway To The Moon).
The 2026 Juno Awards ceremony will take place on March 29, 2026, at the TD Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario.
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