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CARAS Unveils Final Round Of Performers For The 2024 JUNO Awards Broadcast
The Canadian Academy of Arts and Sciences (CARAS) and CBC today announced the final lineup of artists set to perform at The 2024 JUNO Awards Broadcast hosted by Canadian pop icon, Nelly Furtado. Among the highlights, Alexandra Stréliski will pay homage to Karl Tremblay, the iconic lead singer and co-founder of Les Cowboys Fringants in a joint performance with Allison Russell and Aysanabee who will pay tribute to legendary artists Gordon Lightfoot and Robbie Robertson. Additionally, Jeremy Dutcher and Elisapie will take the stage with a powerful performance that will delight audiences.
This year’s winners will be unveiled in Halifax, Nova Scotia, first at the JUNO Opening Night Awards Presented by Music Canada on Saturday, March 23, followed by The JUNO Awards Broadcast on Sunday, March 24, live on CBC. Produced by Insight Productions (a Boat Rocker company), the 53rd JUNO Awards will be broadcast and streamed live from the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, starting at 9 p.m AST/8 p.m EST on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music, CBC Listen, and globally at CBCMusic.ca/junos and CBC Music’s YouTube page.
NEW 2024 JUNO Award Performers
Alexandra Stréliski, Photo Credit: Éléonore Coté-Savard
Alexandra Stréliski has over 375 million streams worldwide, eight Félix Awards, a JUNO Award, double platinum and gold certified albums, over 100,000 concert tickets sold, and more. The phenomenal success of Alexandra Stréliski’s third album since its release in March 2023 can’t be ignored. Néo-Romance earned a spot on the Polaris Music Prize Long List, and became one of the most-nominated albums at the Gala de l’ADISQ, winning Female Artist of the Year, Artist of the Year – International Reach, and Album of the Year – Instrumental Music. She has also performed for many packed venues across Quebec since then. Alexandra is nominated for Album of the Year Presented by Music Canada and Instrumental Album of the Year at the 2024 JUNO Awards this year.
Allison Russell, Photo Credit: Dana Trippe
Grammy-winning artist Allison Russell is a master storyteller, weaving tales through her music. Allison is nominated for Music Video of the Year, Contemporary Roots Album of the Year and Songwriter of the Year for The Returner. In just three years since her debut solo album, this self-taught singer, songwriter, poet, activist and multi-instrumentalist has redefined 21st-century artistry. From her poignant celebration of survivors’ joy on Outside Child to the soul-stirring expression of Black liberation on The Returner, Russell’s music surpasses all expectations, solidifying her as one of today’s most essential artists. Her accolades include a Grammy win for Best American Roots Performance for her powerful single “Eve was Black”, a JUNO Award for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year, the Americana Music Association’s 2023 Spirit of Americana Award & 2022 Album of the Year Award, two International Folk Music Awards, three Canadian Folk Music Awards, and four UK Americana Music Awards.
Aysanabee, Photo Credit: Kaela Leone
Aysanabee has swiftly risen from releasing his debut album, Watin, to arriving centre stage in his career. Making history as the first Indigenous artist to top Canadian Alternative Rock Radio and performing at the Polaris Music Prize Gala, he has transitioned from an unsigned artist to an internationally touring, award-winning sensation. Notable achievements include a 2023 JUNO Award nomination for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year, three Indigenous Music Awards, a Jim Beam Indie Award, and a Folk Music Ontario Award for Recording Artist of the Year. Now, with his new EP, Here and Now, Aysanabee embarks on a different path. While still roped in the preservation of his grandfather’s stories, he explores personal themes of love and self-reflection. Aysanabee racks up 3 nominations for the 2024 JUNO Awards including Songwriter of the Year, Alternative Album of the Year, and Contemporary Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year for Here and Now.
Elisapie, Photo Credit: Leeor Wild
Elisapie breaks through with a nomination for Contemporary Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year for the 2024 JUNOS. Since her first JUNO Award win in 2005 with Taima, her band at the time, Elisapie’s body of work has been frequently praised. Her 2018 album The Ballad of the Runaway Girlwas shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize, earned her numerous Félix Awards, and received a nomination at the JUNO Awards. Following this critically acclaimed album, Elisapie performed with the Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal to the invitation of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, at the SummerStage Festival in New York City’s Central Park and in the NPR office for her own Tiny Desk Session, as well as in several venues and festivals locally and internationally. Elisapie recently released Inuktitut, her fourth solo record. On this album, the Inuk artist covers ten classic rock and pop songs translated into Inuktitut, her mother tongue.
Jeremy Dutcher, Photo Credit: Kirk Lisaj
Motewolonuwok, Jeremy Dutcher‘s latest opus, heaves with dynamic orchestration and the inherent drama of grand piano, recalling a long line of artists who have turned the classical establishment on its head to deliver compositions that are doubly ecstatic and modern — luminaries such as Julius Eastman, Perfume Genius, Arthur Russell, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, and Merce Cunningham. More intimate and expansive than anything Dutcher has created before, Motewolonuwok hedges the line between storytelling and composition as both a transcendental protest record and an exploration of self. This is experimental pop as corrective medicine: a defiant, healing, and queer experience that fills any listener with power and wisdom. Jeremy is nominated for Adult Alternative Album of the Year Presented by Long & McQuade Musical Instruments.
These artists join previously announced performances from The Beaches, Charlotte Cardin, Josh Ross, Karan Aujla, Nelly Furtado, TALK and this year’s Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee Maestro Fresh Wes, who will be honoured during a special moment presented by TD Bank Group.
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Steve Lacy Announces 27-Date Fall Tour Behind Oh Yeah?
Steve Lacy is hitting the road this fall with a 27-date tour in support of his upcoming album, Oh Yeah?
The tour kicks off September 27 in Minneapolis and will take Lacy across North America, with stops planned in Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago and New York. The run will wrap up in Vancouver.
Oh Yeah? marks Lacy’s first album since 2022’s Gemini Rights, the record that helped further establish him as one of R&B and alternative music’s most distinctive voices. The new album features appearances from SZA, Erykah Badu and Cecile Believe.
The upcoming tour will be Lacy’s first major run since the 2022 Give You the World Tour, which supported Gemini Rights. Four years later, he is set to return to the stage with new material and a string of dates across North America.
Steve Lacy Oh Yeah? Tour Dates:
09-27 Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
09-30 Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
10-03 Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
10-05 Toronto, Ontario – Coca-Cola Coliseum
10-06 Laval, Quebec – Place Bell
10-10 New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
10-13 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
10-15 Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
10-18 Washington, DC – The Anthem
10-20 Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome by Rutter Mills
10-22 Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
10-23 Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
10-26 Miami, FL – FPL Solar Amphitheatre
10-28 Tampa, FL – Yuengling Center
10-30 Atlanta, GA – Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park
11-02 Nashville, TN – Nashville Municipal Auditorium
11-05 Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
11-07 Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park
11-08 Houston, TX – Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
11-11 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
11-13 Las Vegas, NV – The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
11-17 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
11-19 San Diego, CA – Gallagher Square at Petco Park
11-21 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
11-24 San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
11-28 Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater
11-30 Vancouver, British Columbia – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
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Tyla Announces 34-Date Global Tour in Support of New Album APOP*
Fresh off the release of her new album APOP*, South African singer-songwriter Tyla has announced a 34-date global tour that will take her across Europe, North America, and Africa.
The tour kicks off in Paris, France, in October before moving through the UK and Europe. Tyla will then begin the North American leg in San Francisco on November 13, followed by a stop at Vancouver’s Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre on November 15.
The singer will return to Canada later in the run for a November 26 performance at Toronto’s Coca-Cola Coliseum. From there, she’ll continue through the United States before heading back to Africa for shows in Lagos, Cape Town, and her hometown of Johannesburg, where the tour will wrap up.
The run marks Tyla‘s longest stretch of North American shows to date. She had originally planned a world tour in support of her 2024 self-titled debut album, but the trek was cancelled after she suffered an injury.
Tyla‘s breakout single “Water” became a global hit and earned her the inaugural Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance in 2024. The song later received a remix featuring Travis Scott.
The upcoming tour follows the July 24 release of APOP*, Tyla‘s latest full-length project and the follow-up to her self-titled debut.
Presales for the tour begin Wednesday, July 29, at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on general sale Friday, July 31, at 10 a.m. local time.
Tyla 2026–2027 Tour Dates:
10-12 Paris, France – Zenith Paris
10-13 Amsterdam, Netherlands – AFAS Live
10-15 London, England – O2 Academy Brixton
10-18 Glasgow, England – O2 Academy Glasgow
10-19 Manchester, England – O2 Apollo Manchester
10-22 Brussels, Belgium – Forest National
10-24 Dusseldorf, Germany – Mitsubishi Electric HALLE
10-25 Frankfurt, Germany – Stadthalle Offenbach
10-27 Berlin, Germany – Uber Eats Music Hall
10-29 Stockholm, Sweden – Annexet
10-30 Oslo, Norway – Oslo Spektrum
11-01 Copenhagen, Denmark – K.B. Hallen
11-12 Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live
11-13 San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
11-15 Vancouver, British Columbia – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
11-17 Seattle, WA – WAMU Theater @ Lumen Field
11-20 Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
11-22 Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
11-25 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
11-26 Toronto, ON – Coca-Cola Coliseum
11-28 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
12-02 Washington, DC – The Anthem
12-05 Tampa, FL – Yuengling Center
12-06 Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
12-09 Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
12-10 Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
12-11 Austin, TX – Moody Center
12-14 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
12-15 San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
12-16 Los Angeles, CA – YouTube Theater
12-19 Las Vegas, NV – Fontainebleau Las Vegas
12-22 Lagos, Nigeria – TBA
01-04 Cape Town, South Africa – Green Point Track
01-09 Johannesburg, South Africa – Expo Centre, Nasrec