The Juno Award for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year is an annual Canadian music award, presented by the Juno Awards to honour music created by Indigenous Canadian artists working in contemporary music genres. Announced at the Juno Awards of 2021, it was presented for the first time at the Juno Awards of 2022.[1]
It is presented alongside a new category for Traditional Indigenous Artist of the Year.[1]
Prior to 2022, contemporary and traditional Indigenous artists were honoured alongside each other in a single category for Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year.[2]
Winners and nominees[edit]
| Year | Winner | Album | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | DJ Shub | War Club |
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| 2023 | Digging Roots | Zhawenim |
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| 2024 | Elisapie | Inuktitut |
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References[edit]
- ^ a b Friend, David (June 4, 2021). "Juno Awards announce new category for underground dance single of the year". Toronto Star via The Canadian Press. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "Junos rename aboriginal album category to indigenous music album of the year". Toronto Star, January 11, 2017.
- ^ Holly Gordon, "Here are all the 2022 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, May 14, 2022.
- ^ Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Junos 2024: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 23, 2024.