Photo: The Canadian Press Nelly Furtado performs during the Juno Awards, in Halifax, Sunday, March 24, 2024. The Juno Awards are reversing course on their plan to shelve three awards after strong blowback from the music community. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese The Juno Awards are reversing course on their plan to shelve three awards after strong blowback from the music community.
Junos head Allan Reid posted a message on Instagram Tuesday saying that "given the feedback," the organization has decided to reinstate the categories for the 2025 show. He said the children's album, reggae recording and Christian/gospel album of the year categories will be part of the honours handed out next year. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which oversees Canada's biggest music awards show, has been undergoing a review of the ceremony and its categories over the past year with the intent of freshening it up for a modern audience.
Reid said the leadership had been "taking into consideration data such as consumption, number of submissions, and other metrics" when determining the future of some categories. However, he added, "given the feedback from the community, CARAS will not put these three categories on hiatus this year." Earlier this month, The Canadian Press obtained a letter Juno organizers sent to committee members of the affected categories, notifying them of plans to put their awards on "hiatus.
" The decision led to a swift negative reaction from musicians and.