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Michael Bublé to bring The 2025 JUNO Awards to Vancouver
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) unveiled several major announcements, including that multi-platinum superstar entertainer, and Vancouver native, Michael Bublé, will host and perform at The 2025 JUNO Awards Broadcast. The 15-time JUNO Award-winner returns for a third time as host of Canada’s biggest night in music, live from his hometown.
The 54th Annual JUNO Awards, produced by Insight Productions (a Boat Rocker company), will broadcast and stream live across Canada from Rogers Arena in Vancouver on March 30th at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music, CBC Listen, and globally at CBCMusic.ca/junos and CBC Music’s YouTube page. Tickets for The 2025 JUNO Awards go on sale to the general public on November 29th and start at $70.85 (including tax plus fees) and will be available for purchase at www.ticketmaster.ca/junos.
Michael Bublé is back to perform and host in his hometown
Michael Bublé has sold more than 75 million albums worldwide over the course of his extraordinary career and has enjoyed enormous success as one of the top touring artists of all time. With a career that includes 5 GRAMMYs, 15 JUNO Awards, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Canada’s Walk of Fame, 6 multi-platinum albums, and over 14 billion global streams, Michael has spent the past two decades deeply committed to not only keep the flames of the Great American Songbook alive and well – to not only breathe new life into them – but to bring his singular style, vocal power, and passion to timeless tunes that he loves. He released his self-titled debut album on Reprise Records in 2003, followed by a series of multi-platinum, #1 albums including Call Me Irresponsible (2007), Crazy Love (2009), To Be Loved (2013), Love (2018), and Christmas (2011). Michael’s 11th studio album HIGHER (2022) marked his 9th Top 10 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales Chart and 7th consecutive studio album to debut in the Top 3. His brand new greatest hits album, The Best Of Bublé, was released on September 27, 2024. Known for his world-class showmanship and spectacular concert production, he has performed sold out shows in over 30 countries. With unstoppable talent, energy and a voice that is equally at home singing standards, pop, swing, jazz, R&B, and comedy, Michael takes his audiences on a special journey every night – singing his heart out, serenading them with beautiful love songs, making them laugh, cry, and dance – to give them an evening they will never forget.
Michael Bublé
“I could not be happier bringing The JUNO Awards home to Vancouver for 2025” says Bublé. “The JUNOS are such an important part of the Canadian music industry, and being able to host for the second time in my hometown makes this night mean even more to me. I’m excited to be surrounded by all the amazing talent we have from coast-to-coast this March.”
Sum 41 joins the Canadian Music Hall of Fame
The JUNO Awards are proud to announce the induction of Canadian pop punk rock icons Sum 41 into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame during a special presentation and performance presented by JUNOS Premier Sponsor, TD Bank Group. Looking back at the band’s storied 28-year career, Sum 41 has firmly cemented their place in history with over 15 million records sold worldwide, multiple Billboard Charting releases and No. 1 hits, a GRAMMY® nomination, 2 JUNO Awards (7 nominations), a Kerrang! Award in 2002, multiple Alternative Press Music Awards, sold-out tours and packed venues everywhere, and countless other accolades. The Canadian leg of their farewell tour begins in January. They will play their final show in Toronto, ON on January 30th followed by an encore performance live at The JUNO Awards Broadcast in Vancouver, BC on March 30th.
The Canadian Music Hall of Fame was established by CARAS in 1978 to acknowledge artists who have made an outstanding contribution to Canadian music, both nationally and globally. Sum 41 will join the ranks of Canadian music icons spanning many genres including Deborah Cox, Alanis Morissette, Barenaked Ladies, Jann Arden, Joni Mitchell, k.d. lang, Leonard Cohen, Nickelback, Neil Young, Oscar Peterson, RUSH, The Guess Who, The Tragically Hip, Sarah McLachlan and Shania Twain. The Canadian Music Hall of Fame has a permanent home within the National Music Centre situated inside Calgary’s Studio Bell.
Sum 41
“We’re excited to be back at the JUNOS and to receive this recognition,” said Sum 41. “We’ve come so far as a band since we first started and we look forward to celebrating in Vancouver with our fans and fellow Canadian artists.”
Riley O’Connor will receive the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award
During the JUNO Awards Gala Presented by Music Canada, Riley O’Connor will be presented with the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award. This award, in recognition of founder Walt Grealis, recognizes individuals who have contributed to the growth and development of the Canadian music industry at home and around the world.
Riley O’Connor was named Chairman of Live Nation Canada in 2007. As Chairman, O’Connor has steered the company – which now presents more than 4,000 concerts annually for domestic and international artists – to market leadership in Canada’s live entertainment industry. Arriving on the Canadian music industry scene in 1971 as a drum roadie, guitar tech, electrician, lighting designer, and high rigger, O’Connor then became a concert promoter, starting at Vancouver’s Perryscope Concert Productions and quickly moving up the ranks of concert promotion in Canada and Europe. Over the years, O’Connor has brought some of the brightest lights and greatest shows Canada has ever seen including international artists such as AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen, Roger Waters, Elton John, Backstreet Boys, Iron Maiden, Rod Stewart, KISS, Metallica, and ABBA, to name a few. O’Connor has long been an advocate of Canadian music and artist development. He has produced and promoted incredible Canadian acts including: RUSH, Blue Rodeo, April Wine, Triumph, The Tragically Hip, Michael Bublé, Bryan Adams, The Guess Who, Streetheart, Jann Arden, Sloan, 54*40, Nickelback, Harlequin, Avril Lavigne, Our Lady Peace, Celine Dion, Chantal Kreviazuk, Corey Hart, Jane Siberry and many more.
“To be recognized as a recipient of the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award is incredibly humbling and it’s an honour to be included alongside such a distinguished group. As a promoter, my ambition was to provide opportunities for our Canadian artists and build a national marketplace where Canadian fans can celebrate live music in as many communities as possible.”
Riley O’Connor
“We are thrilled to have Vancouver’s own, Michael Bublé back as our host for the third time. We have the distinction of hosting SUM 41’s final performance, a momentous farewell for a legendary band, and with Live Nation’s Riley O’Connor receiving the Walt Grealis Award, it’s set to be a weekend to remember, bringing fans together, across Canada and beyond,” says Allan Reid, President & CEO, CARAS/The JUNO Awards. “This is the first of many exciting announcements to come for JUNO Week 2025!”
“We at Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw are thrilled to be hosting the JUNOS on our shared Traditional territories, and today’s announcement only adds to our excitement. Nothing brings people together like music, and in building this meaningful relationship with the JUNOS, it demonstrates to the rest of Canada that Vancouver is a true leader in reconciliation,” says Sxwixwtn, Wilson Williams, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw Spokesperson and Council Member
The TD pre-sale for The 2025 JUNO Awards Broadcast runs Monday, November 25 at 10 am PT until Wednesday, November 27th. Tickets to The 2025 JUNO Awards go on sale to the general public Friday, November 29th. They start at $ $70.85 (including tax plus fees) and are available at ticketmaster.ca/junos.
JUNOfest Presented by CBC Music is also taking to the streets during JUNO Weekend. The two-day music festival will fill more than 10 venues across the city with local musical talent and 2025 JUNO Award nominees.
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Sara Bareilles Returns With New Album and Headline Tour Across North America This Fall
GRAMMY-winning, Tony and Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter and Epic Records recording artist Sara Bareilles sets her new album, Good Grief, for August 28—presave/preorder HERE. Alongside the announcement, Bareilles is debuting the album’s first single, “Home”—listen/share HERE. Bareilles will also make her long-awaited return to the stage this fall for her deeply personal Good Grief Tour, promoted by Live Nation.
Good Grief marks Bareilles’ seventh studio album and her first since 2019’s Grammy-winning Amidst the Chaos, opening a new chapter to her 20-year career. True to its title, the 14-track collection is a reckoning with loss, yet even its darkest moments are threaded with an insistent, luminous pull toward hope.
“This whole collection of songs felt like transmissions rather than a deliberate attempt to make sense of the world,” says Bareilles. “My deepest hope is that Good Grief provides some kind of comfort or catharsis.”
“Home,” the album’s first single, was inspired by a conversation between Stephen Colbert and Anderson Cooper about grief and loss on Cooper’s podcast. Bareilles shares, “It feels like an invitation and a tone setter for the specificity and depth of this record. It just feels really essential right now. In order for us as humans to really know and understand each other, we have to listen to each other’s stories.”
Bareilles will also make her long-awaited return to the stage this fall for her deeply personal Good Grief Tour. Kicking off September 9 in Boston, this trek marks a triumphant new chapter for an artist at the height of her storytelling powers. The shows promise a blend of raw, vulnerable new tracks from Good Grief, alongside songs that have defined her career and connection to fans. Bringing her signature wit and authenticity to iconic theaters in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and more, Bareilles hopes to invite fans into an intimate space of connection, truth-telling, joy and some good grief. Tickets will be available starting with artist, Verizon and CITI pre-sales on Monday, June 8 (details below for exact times), with general onsale beginning on Wednesday, June 10 at 10 A.M. local time. See below for full tour routing and visit sarabmusic.com for more information.
Good Grief spans remarkable thematic ground, all of it rooted in Bareilles’ own experience—from intimate tributes to lost friends, to defiant anthems for women’s rights, to unexpected moments of lightness found in the darkest of times. Produced by Bareilles herself, the album was mostly recorded over six days at Dreamland Recording Studios in Woodstock, NY, alongside a band of longtime collaborators: drummer Charley Drayton, guitarist Butterfly Boucher, keyboardist Misty Boyce, bassist Solomon Dorsey, multi-instrumentalist Rob Moose and co-producer, recording engineer and mixer Jonathan Low. Later sessions took place alongside co-producer Aaron Dessner at his Long Pond Studios in the Hudson Valley, NY, with assists from engineer and mixer Bella Blasko. The collection also features contributions from Brandi Carlile, Andrea Gibson, Ingrid Michaelson, Joe Tippett and Megan Falley.
The making of the album was captured in the documentary, Sara Bareilles: Good Grief, which will make its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival this week. The film offers an intimate, unfiltered portrait of Bareilles’ return to the recording studio with close friends for the first time in seven years—a cinematic document of her creative process that becomes a profoundly personal, ultimately hopeful meditation on loss, grief and the power of music to heal. A masterclass in creativity, community and vulnerability, the documentary serves as a reminder of music’s extraordinary power to connect us to ourselves and to each other.
The album, tour and documentary add to a landmark year for Bareilles. Her song “Salt Then Sour Then Sweet,” co-written with Brandi Carlile and the late poet and activist Andrea Gibson, appears in the Peabody Award-winning documentary Come See Me in the Good Light, on which Bareilles also serves as executive producer. The song was shortlisted for Best Original Song and the film for Best Documentary at the 98th Academy Awards. The track also appears on Good Grief.
Bareilles is an award-winning singer, songwriter, actor, producer, activist, and New York Times best-selling author. A two-time GRAMMY winner, she has also earned three Tony and three Primetime Emmy nominations. Bareilles has sold more than three million albums and 15 million singles in the U.S., with over 3.5 billion streams worldwide. On Broadway, Bareilles composed the music and lyrics for Waitress, later stepping into the lead role both on Broadway and the West End. Her additional theater credits include her Tony-nominated performance as the Baker’s Wife in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods and a song on the Tony Award-nominated score for SpongeBob SquarePants. Her on-screen work includes an Emmy Award-nominated performance as Mary Magdalene in NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live! and her role as Dawn Solano in the Emmy-nominated musical comedy series Girls5eva. She is also currently developing a musical theater adaptation of Meg Wolitzer’s bestselling novel The Interestings.
SARA BAREILLES—GOOD GRIEF
- Home
- Just a Kid
- Still Crying
- A Love Story
- Hands Off My Body
- Ladies In A Line
- Heartland
- Capsize Me
- Nervous Breakdown
- Idiot Heart
- Say Leave
- Salt Then Sour Then Sweet (feat. Brandi Carlile)
- Forever
- Wind Is the Weather
SARA BAREILLES LIVE
September 9—Boston, MA—MGM Music Hall at Fenway
September 12—Washington, D.C.—The Anthem
September 15—Toronto, ON—Massey Hall
September 18—New York, NY—Radio City Music Hall
September 21—Philadelphia, PA—The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark
September 24—Atlanta, GA—Fox Theatre
September 25—Cincinnati, OH—Taft Theatre
September 27—Chicago, IL—Chicago Theatre
September 30—Minneapolis, MN—Orpheum Theatre
October 2—St. Louis, MO—Stifel Theatre
October 4—Denver, CO—Bellco Theatre
October 6—Austin, TX—Bass Concert Hall
October 7—Houston, TX—The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
October 12—Los Angeles, CA—Dolby Theatre
October 13—Los Angeles, CA—Dolby Theatre
October 16—San Francisco, CA—Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
October 19—Seattle, WA—The Paramount Theatre
PRESALE INFORMATION
ARTIST PRESALE: To participate in the Sara Bareilles artist presale on Monday, June 8 at 12 P.M. local time you must sign up at sarabmusic.com.
CITI: Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Monday, June 8 at 10 A.M local time until Tuesday, June 9 at 10 P.M. local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.
VERIZON: Verizon will offer customers an exclusive presale for the Sara Bareilles Good Grief Tour in the U.S – no strings attached, simply for being a Verizon customer. The presale for select shows runs from Monday, June 8 at 10 A.M local time to Tuesday, June 9 at 10 P.M local time. Visit myAccess in the My Verizon app for more details. Learn more about Verizon Access here.
CHARITY INFORMATION
The Jed Foundation
Sara Bareilles has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 per ticket sold will be contributed by Live Nation to help protect emotional health and prevent suicide among teens and young adults through The Jed Foundation. No portion of the purchase price is tax-deductible. plus1.org | jedfoundation.org
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
100% of net proceeds from the Good Grief Tour VIP Upgrade Packages will benefit NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization. These funds will help NAMI continue to provide free education, support programs, advocacy, and resources to individuals and families affected by mental health conditions. For more information, visit https://www.nami.org/.
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Bryson Tiller Presents: The Neo Trapsoul Tour
GRAMMY-nominated multi-platinum selling artist Bryson Tiller has announced that he will be returning to the stage for his upcoming headline tour Bryson Tiller Presents: The Neo Trapsoul Tour, with support from Majid Jordan, Ty Dolla $ign and Austin Millz on select dates.
Produced by Live Nation, the expansive 61-date run kicks off with the US leg on August 27, 2026 in West Valley City, Utah making stops at iconic venues including Madison Square Garden in NYC, Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, Intuit Dome in LA and more before embarking on the UK/EU leg on November 17. The tour will continue on to stops in Paris, London, and Dublin among others before the final leg in Australia which begins January 19, 2027. Full routing below.
The announcement builds on recent momentum for Bryson, who is gearing up to release a brand-new album. Last month, he dropped his new single “IT’S OK” from the upcoming project.
TICKETS: Tickets to Bryson Tiller Presents: The Neo Trapsoul Tour will be available first through the Artist Presale on Wednesday, June 3rd at 12pm local in North America, the UK and Europe. Artist presale will be available for Australia and New Zealand on Wednesday, June 3rd at 11am local. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale starting Friday, June 5th at 12pm local. Tickets can be purchased HERE.
VIP: The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets, exclusive access to the pre-show VIP lounge, specially designed VIP gift item, early entry into the venue & more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com!
The tour announcement follows a landmark year for Tiller. Last October, he both celebrated the 10-year anniversary of his groundbreaking debut T R A P S O U L and released the double-album Solace & The Vices, showcasing the duality of his artistry, with The Vices leaning into high-energy, rap-driven production and Solace embracing a more soulful, R&B-forward sound. Additionally, Bryson teamed up with Chris Brown on their smash hit “It Depends,” which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s R&B Digital Song Sales Chart and peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also garnered an NAACP Image Award, along with two Grammy nominations, two BET Award nominations and an American Music Award.
BRYSON TILLER PRESENTS: THE NEO TRAPSOUL TOUR DATES
| Thu, Aug 27 | West Valley City, UT | Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre #$* |
| Sat, Aug 29 | Morrison, CO | Red Rocks Amphitheatre #$* |
| Mon, Aug 31 | Dallas, TX | Dos Equis Pavilion #$* |
| Wed, Sep 2 | Atlanta, GA | Lakewood Amphitheatre #$* |
| Thu, Sep 3 | Charlotte, NC | Truliant Amphitheater #$* |
| Fri, Sep 4 | Raleigh, NC | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek #$* |
| Sun, Sep 6 | Baltimore, MD | CFG Bank Arena #$* |
| Wed, Sep 9 | Virginia Beach, VA | Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach #$* |
| Thu, Sep 10 | Bristow, VA | Jiffy Lube Live #$* |
| Sat, Sep 12 | Belmont Park, NY | UBS Arena #$* |
| Sun, Sep 13 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden #$* |
| Tue, Sep 15 | Darien Center, NY | Darien Lake Amphitheater #$* |
| Wed, Sep 16 | Toronto, ON | RBC Amphitheatre #$* |
| Fri, Sep 18 | Camden, NJ | Freedom Mortgage Pavilion #$* |
| Sat, Sep 19 | Newark, NJ | Prudential Center #$* |
| Sun, Sep 20 | Burgettstown, PA | The Pavilion at Star Lake #$* |
| Tue, Sep 22 | Mansfield, MA | Xfinity Center #$* |
| Wed, Sep 23 | Hartford, CT | The Meadows Music Theatre #$* |
| Fri, Sep 25 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Blossom Music Center #$* |
| Sat, Sep 26 | Clarkston, MI | Pine Knob Music Theatre #$ |
| Sun, Sep 27 | Tinley Park, IL | Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre #* |
| Tue, Sep 29 | Milwaukee, WI | American Family Insurance Amphitheater #$* |
| Wed, Sep 30 | Shakopee, MN | Mystic Lake Amphitheater #$* |
| Fri, Oct 2 | Noblesville, IN | Ruoff Music Center #$* |
| Sat, Oct 3 | St. Louis, MO | Hollywood Casino Amphitheater #$* |
| Sun, Oct 4 | Kansas City, MO | Morton Amphitheater #$* |
| Tue, Oct 6 | Memphis, TN | FedExForum #$* |
| Wed, Oct 7 | Louisville, KY | KFC Yum! Center #$* |
| Fri, Oct 9 | Tampa, FL | MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre #$ |
| Sat, Oct 10 | West Palm Beach, FL | iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre #$* |
| Tue, Oct 13 | Austin, TX | Moody Center #$* |
| Thu, Oct 15 | Houston, TX | The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman #$* |
| Fri, Oct 16 | Rogers, AR | Walmart AMP #$* |
| Sun, Oct 18 | Albuquerque, NM | First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater #$* |
| Tue, Oct 20 | Phoenix, AZ | Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre #$* |
| Thu, Oct 22 | Anaheim, CA | Honda Center #$* |
| Sat, Oct 24 | Chula Vista, CA | North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre #$* |
| Sun, Oct 25 | Inglewood, CA | Intuit Dome #$* |
| Tue, Oct 27 | Concord, CA | Toyota Pavilion at Concord #$* |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Portland, OR | Veterans Memorial Coliseum #$* |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Vancouver, BC | Rogers Arena #$* |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Seattle, WA | Climate Pledge Arena #$* |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Zurich, CH | Hallenstadion # |
| Wed, Nov 18 | Paris, FR | Adidas Arena # |
| Fri, Nov 20 | Copenhagen, DK | Royal Arena # |
| Sun, Nov 22 | Stockholm, SE | Avicii Arena # |
| Tue, Nov 24 | Amsterdam, NL | Ziggo Dome # |
| Wed, Nov 25 | Berlin, DE | Velodrom # |
| Thu, Nov 26 | Dusseldorf, DE | Mitsubishi Electric Halle # |
| Sat, Nov 28 | Brussels, BE | Forest National # |
| Tue, Dec 01 | Dublin, IE | 3Arena # |
| Thu, Dec 03 | Manchester, UK | Co-op Live # |
| Fri, Dec 04 | Leeds, UK | First Direct Bank Arena # |
| Sat, Dec 05 | Cardiff, UK | Cardiff Utilita Arena # |
| Mon, Dec 07 | London, UK | The O2 Arena # |
| Wed, Dec 09 | Birmingham, UK | bp pulse # |
| Tue, Jan 19 | Perth, AU | RAC Arena # |
| Thu, Jan 21 | Melbourne, AU | Sidney Myer Music Bowl # |
| Sat, Jan 23 | Sydney, AU | Qudos Bank Arena # |
| Mon, Jan 25 | Brisbane, AU | Brisbane Entertainment Centre # |
| Wed, Jan 27 | Auckland, NZ | Spark Arena # |
# with Majid Jordan
$ with Ty Dolla $ign
* with Austin Millz