The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) today announced changes to its Nominating and Voting process. Over the past year, CARAS has undergone a strategic review, including working closely with our Nominating and Voting Committee to conduct the annual review of all Nominating and Voting practices for The JUNO Awards. New changes to the 2025 JUNO Awards Submissions season include the addition of two new categories, South Asian Music Recording of the Year and Songwriter of the Year (Non-Performer) Presented by SOCAN.
Canada has proven to be at the epicenter of South Asian music globally. South Asian Music Recording of the Year will celebrate recordings throughout the diaspora, supporting their tremendous growth and success. As one of the most prestigious awards, Songwriter of the Year receives a record number of submissions every year. The category has been split into two with the addition of the Songwriter of the Year (Non-Performer) Presented by SOCAN. This new award will recognize Canadian songwriters who compose some of the most recognizable songs for artists other than themselves. These two new categories showcase how The JUNO Awards continue to evolve every year. To inform future changes, we will continue to work closely with artists, industry professionals, and communities, ensuring that all decisions are made thoughtfully and inclusively reflecting trends, data and cultural significances within our communities.
2025 JUNO Awards Submissions Presented by TD open October 15, 2024 and will be accepted at junosubmissions.ca until November 7, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET.
To be considered for nomination for the 2025 JUNO Awards, national music release dates must fall between the eligibility period of September 1, 2023 – November 1, 2024.
KEY SUBMISSION DATES FOR JUNO AWARDS SUBMISSIONS PRESENTED BY TD:
- October 15, 2024 – Submissions Presented by TD open
- October 22, 2024 – Early bird deadline
- November 7, 2024 – Submissions Deadline
*All dates subject to change
NOMINATING & VOTING UPDATES FOR 2025
APPLICABLE TO ALL JUNO CATEGORIES:
- To be eligible to submit all music must be available on at least one Digital Service Provider (DSP) with the exception of Album Artwork of the Year.
- All consumption categories will include data from September 1, 2023 – November 29, 2024 towards the artist’s tabulation that determines the Nominees
CATEGORY CHANGES:
- Categories added for 2025:
- Songwriter of the Year (Non-Performer) Presented by SOCAN
- South Asian Music Recording of the Year
- Categories being merged for 2025:
- Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Breakthrough Group of the Year to become Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year Presented by FACTOR, The Government of Canada and Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters celebrating 10 Nominees in the category.
- Categories removed for 2025:
- International Album of the Year
CATEGORY-SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY CHANGES:
- Rap Album/EP of the Year and Rap Single of the Year
- The Nominees will now be determined by 50% consumption and 50% Judge vote
- Contemporary Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year Presented by Destination Indigenous and Traditional Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year will become Recording categories.
- Artists or Groups with Albums/EPs or Singles will now be eligible to submit in both categories
- 12.5% Radio Audience Data, 12.5% Social Data, 50% Global consumption data and 25% CARAS Academy Delegate vote will now be used in the tabulation to determine the Nominees for the following categories:
- Artist of the Year Presented by SiriusXM Canada
- Group of the Year Presented by SiriusXM Canada
The 54th Annual JUNO Awards and JUNO Week 2025 will be hosted in Vancouver, BC from March 27 to Sunday, March 30, 2025 culminating with The JUNO Awards at Rogers Arena on Sunday, March 30, 2025, broadcast live on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music, CBC Listen and globally at CBCMusic.ca/junos.
