Triple host Michael Bublé opened the 2025 Juno Awards with a declaration that was both somewhat awaited, and quite different from everything that hears in a Canadian awards ceremony before.
“We are the largest nation in the world,” he said about the country where he had just finished the description as beautiful, expansive and unique. “And we are not for sale.”
The level of patriotism of the stars and stars is not something typical for Canadian artists, not to mention those during a ceremony which generally fights just for a reason to exist alongside the Grammys.
But faced with a Spiring Trade War And Maple Leaf stickers grocery storesThe Vancouver junos apparently set an injection of national pride which worked that arose over the night.
In a speech of acceptance of the price of success for life by Anne Murray, carrying in jersey, she explained why she fought against the move of the United States at the start of her career.
“I instinctively knew that I needed a place to go, to escape when my work was over,” she said. “Canada was my refuge, my safety blanket, my light at the end of the tunnel. And that’s always the case.”
Canadian pride was also in the big thank you for producer BOI-1DA in Drake, after BOI-1DA received an international success prize.
It was apparently unusual to go out in the corner of Drake despite the rapper’s extended rap quarrel with Kendrick Lamar, who wrote the anthem Not like us About the apparent distance of the Canadian Star of Black American Culture.
“The biggest rapper of all time, the greatest artist of all time,” he said on stage his frequent collaborator. “And he’s from Canada. Drake Drake, he’s my brother.”
When asked if he was in any way that Rick Ross at Demar Derozan in Serena WilliamsHe said that thought had not crossed his mind.
“Everything that picks the sides is just on the internet, because when you go elsewhere in the real world, everyone listens to Drake,” he said in the press room behind the scenes.
The host of Junos Michael Bublé launched the award ceremony in Vancouver by saying that he was proud to be Canadian. The Crooner Pop called Canada “the largest nation on earth” and added that the country was not for sale.
While the show is coming to an end, seven times nominated and bbno $ local from Vancouver (pronounced “baby no money”, he said, and no “bb nos”) seized his first gold career in the Fan Choice category. It was one of the biggest upheavals of about 50 prizes in the ceremony, while he was beating heavy strikers like The Weeknd, Shawn Mendes and Tate McRae.
After recognizing the success and thanked his hometown, Bbno $ had something else with which to put an end to his speech.
“Also, Elon Musk is a trash can,” he said. He encountered roaring applause.
The camera quickly passed through a slightly attached bush, standing next to Max Kerman, principal singer of the Arkells group.
“Dude, I didn’t hear that, but people loved him,” said Bubble.
“I heard it and it was true,” said Kerman.
In addition to this challenge, the show was reinforced by big names, even if they were not all present.
Tate McRae had already emerged as Juno’s big winner During the Saturday price galaBring back to the Trophies Maison for a single, an album, an artist and a pop album of the year – although it was not present in both evenings.
Lowell by Calgary and Jack Rochon de Toronto won mainly for their work on Beyonce Cowboy Carter Album, with Rochon winning the best producer and Lowell, the first non-efficient singer-songwriter, a category that she defended for years.
Sunday may have had less prices to announce, but there was still no lack of notoriety. It started with an opening of a bomb which involved bubbling by bike through its tubes Feel good,, Home And I haven’t met you yet – Associated with an original rap section of Maestro Fresh Wes, and verses of the Nominés Jonita Gandhi, Roxane Bruneau and Elisapie employing the Punjabi, French and Inuktitut respectively.
The first prize for the evening was the group of the year for the beaches, making it the second consecutive year the Blame The Rockers managed to hang the victory. They were joined by a multitude of other live acts, spreading the dissemination of approximately two hours which included only four main categories.
There was Bbno $ performing his He’s a boy Alongside the personality of the Priyanka television, and colleagues from Vancouverites Peach Pit showing their blows Sparkle.
There was the singer-songwriter Nemhasis, who would win an artist or a revolutionary group, abuse her Gum stick And Crooner Josh Ross singing Leave me toojust after taking the country album of the year for his Complicated.
There was Jazzy B, Inderpal Moga and Chani Nattan crossing Coolin ‘. The song was nominated for the inaugural recording of South Asian music of the year, created for the Stratospheric music elevation in Canada This B Jazzy approached at the end of their performance: “From Surrey, the world, to the Junos,” he said, holding his hand in heaven.
There were children Snotty nose ground – who won the best rap album the previous night, becoming the first Aboriginal group to do so – run through a mixture of their successes, especially Red future,, One of the best,, Ringworm And Free Alongside the employee Tia Wood.
And finally, there was a sum 41, which was swayed in a similar way to a mixture of their blows for their Last live performance. Benji and Joel Madden by Good Charlotte also inducted the group from the Temple of Fame of Canadian Music earlier in the show.
It was a gentleness demonstration. There was a video tribute to Sum 41, featuring everyone from Tommy Lee to direct DMC, George Stroumboulopoulos and Iggy Pop get out of the Too deep Influence of rockers. But the performance itself was slightly tainted by sound problems which – for some programs – cut the song before its end.
Despite the technical foil, the group asked as if nothing was wrong. And in their speech to accept the temple of fame, even made an elliptical comment which could have been interpreted as a comment on why-or as a comment on the Canadian-identity-dominant-night theme of the night.
“The great pop Iggy told us once:” Forget who you think you are, and always be who you really are, “said the main singer Daryck Whibley.
“No matter what you do in life, be yourself, believe in yourself and – above all – stay persistent.”