Discover the Believe artists honored at the 2025 Juno Awards
5 Believe and TuneCore partner artists and bands celebrated at Juno Awards 2025, while 15 others were nominated.
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 awards and nominations at the 2025 edition of the Juno Awards.
Among the twenty artists, groups and ensembles nominated for the latest edition of this event celebrating all Canadian musical talent, four artists and one band have had their albums rewarded:
HONESTGUY won “Traditional R&B/Soul Album of the Year” award, a category in which Benita and Luna Elle, two other Believe artists, were also represented. Ryan Ofei, winner of the “Christian/Gospel Music Album of the Year” award, and Djely Tapa, winner of the “Global Music Album of the Year” award, were also nominated along with other Believe artists in their respective categories.
Believe artists also had a strong presence in the jazz categories. In addition to the “Jazz Album of the Year (solo)” award won by André Leroux, three other Believe artists were nominated in the “Jazz Album of the Year (group)” and “Jazz Vocal Album of the Year” categories.
Among the nominations, our artists were particularly well represented in the “Francophone Album of the Year” category, with 3 artists nominated: Fredz, Jay Scøtt and Les Cowboys Fringants, who were also nominated in the “TikTok JUNO Fan Choice” category. On the hip-hop front, Classified was nominated in the “Rap/EP Album of the Year” and “Rap Single of the Year” categories, alongside Souldia. JJ Wilde was nominated in the “Rock Album of the Year” category.
Here is the 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] - WINNER
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] - WINNER
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
VELVET SOUL, THEHONESTGUY [Independent/Believe] - WINNER
The Worst, Benita [Independent/Believe]
Halfway Broken, Luna Elle [Hot Freestyle/Independent]
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] - WINNER
Hymns Alive (Live), Toronto Mass Choir [Independent/Believe]
GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Dankoroba, Djely Tapa [Independent/Believe] - WINNER
Niebla, Ramon Chicharron [Independent/Believe]
Congratulations to the winners of the Juno Awards, and to all the nominees in this 2025 edition.