Discover Believe's 21 nominations for the 2025 Juno Awards

After having previously received top honors at the ADISQ Galas, Canadian musicians by Believe and TuneCore have once again been recognized for their work and talent with a string of Juno nominations.

Our artists and label partners are particularly well represented in the “Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year” category, with 3 artists nominated - Benita, Luna Elle and THEHONESTGUY - as well as in the “Francophone Album of the Year”‘ category, again with 3 artists nominated: Fredz, Jay Scøtt and Les Cowboys Fringants, the latter also being nominated in the “TikTok JUNO Fan Choice” category.

On the hip-hop front, Classified was nominated in the “Rap Album/EP of the Year” and “Rap Single of the Year” categories, along with ADISQ-winner Souldia, while one the rock music side, JJ Wilde is nominated in the “Rock Album of the Year”. We're also making our mark on the jazz scene, with 4 nominations in the 3 jazz categories.

Here is the complete list of Believe and TuneCore nominated acts and their respective categories:

TIKTOK JUNO FAN CHOICE

Les Cowboys Fringants [Les Disques de La Tribu*Propagande]

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO ARTIST

Butterfly Lightning Shakes the Earth, India Gailey [Red Shift*Believe]

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO)

Montreal Jazz Series 1 (Échanges Synaptiques) André Leroux [Disques BG*Believe]

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (GROUP)

Jaya, Raagaverse [Independant]

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Wintersongs, Laila Biali [Independent/Believe]

Winter Song,  Kellylee Evans [Independent]

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

memory palace, Intervals [Independent*Believe]

ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Vices, JJ Wilde [Black Box]

RAP SINGLE OF THE YEAR

People, Classified [Independent]

Hier encore, Souldia & Lost [Disques 7ième Ciel]

RAP ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR/ALBUM

Luke’s View, Classified [Independent]

TRADITIONAL R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR

The Worst, Benita [Independent/Believe]

Halfway Broken, Luna Elle [Hot Freestyle/Independent]

VELVET SOUL, THEHONESTGUY [Independent/Believe]

FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Demain il fera beau, Fredz [La Taniere/Believe]

Toutes les rues sont silencieuses, Jay Scøtt [117 Records/Believe]

Pub Royal, Les Cowboys Fringants[ Les Disques de La Tribu/Propagande/Believe]

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Restore, Ryan Ofei [Independent/Platoon/Believe]

Hymns Alive (Live), Toronto Mass Choir [Independent/Believe]

GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Dankoroba, Djely Tapa [Independent/Believe]

Niebla, Ramon Chicharron [Independent/Believe]

We wish good luck to all the nominated artists we're working with for this 54th edition of the Junos. And we look forward to seeing them shine at the Awards Ceremony on March 30, which will be broadcast live on CBC from Vancouver.