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Winners Announced for the 2024 JUNO Opening Night Awards
The 2024 Juno Awards struck a harmonious balance between honouring Canadian music history and looking ahead to its diverse future. Held on March 24 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the CBC-televised event showcased breakthrough stars, cultural milestones, and heartfelt tributes.
Punjabi-Canadian sensation Karan Aujla claimed the TikTok Fan Choice Award, the ceremony’s sole fan-voted honour. Reflecting on his journey, he said, “Sometimes I can’t believe I’m that same kid who lost my parents when I was in India, made my way to Canada, and now I’m here! If you are dreaming, make sure you dream big.” Aujla also performed hits from Making Memories, his record-breaking Punjabi debut album.
Montreal’s Charlotte Cardin took home Album of the Year for 99 Nights, a project that reached No. 3 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart and propelled its single “Confetti” into the Canadian Hot 100’s top 10. Cardin later performed the track amidst a dazzling confetti shower.
Toronto rockers The Beaches won Group of the Year, presented by Canadian icon Anne Murray. In their acceptance speech, the band urged young women to follow their lead: “To all the young girls watching, go start bands with your best friends!” The Beaches closed the show with their hit “Blame Brett.”
Ottawa-born TALK won Breakthrough Artist of the Year after a powerful performance of his chart-topping single “Run Away to Mars.” In his acceptance speech, he championed arts funding, coinciding with the Canadian government’s announcement of increased support for the music industry.
The evening featured performances in six languages, reflecting Canada’s multicultural artistry. Aujla’s set included Punjabi hits, while Jeremy Dutcher and Elisapie performed an Inuktitut rendition of Blondie’s “Heart of Glass.” The event also saw the highest number of Indigenous nominees in Juno history, starting with a moving land acknowledgment and performances by Wolastoqey artists.
Hosted by Nelly Furtado, the ceremony opened with a medley of her iconic hits, including “Promiscuous” and her latest track, “Eat Your Man.” Maestro Fresh Wes, dubbed “our rap Prime Minister,” was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. In a heartfelt moment, he declared, “Now, this music we love won’t ever be underestimated,” before performing a medley of his own hits.
Tributes to late Canadian legends Gordon Lightfoot, Robbie Robertson, and Karl Tremblay provided emotional highlights. Allison Russell, William Prince, and others joined together to perform “If You Could Read My Mind” and “The Weight.”
Actor Elliot Page presented the Humanitarian Award to Tegan and Sara, praising their advocacy for queer youth. The duo remarked, “If the world were not so hostile to 2SLGBTQ+ people, we would see ourselves purely as musicians. We love being gay. So gay.”
Here is the full list of Nominees and Winners:
TikTok Juno Fan Choice
- Charlotte Cardin
- Daniel Caesar
- DVBBS
- Josh Ross
- Karan Aujla
- Shubh
- Tate McRae
- The Weeknd
- ThxSoMch
- Walk Off the Earth
Single of the year
- “Confetti,” Charlotte Cardin
- “Always,” Daniel Caesar
- “Pretty Girl Era,” Lu Kala
- “A Little Bit Happy,” Talk
- “Greedy,” Tate McRae
International album of the year
- Gettin’ Old, Luke Combs
- Heroes & Villains, Metro Boomin
- One Thing at a Time, Morgan Wallen
- SOS, SZA
- 1989 (Taylor’s Version), Taylor Swift
Album of the year
- Néo-Romance, Alexandra Stréliski
- 99 Nights, Charlotte Cardin
- Never Enough, Daniel Caesar
- Mirror, Lauren Spencer Smith
- Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees, Talk
Artist of the year
- Charlotte Cardin
- Daniel Caesar
- Lauren Spencer Smith
- Shania Twain
- Tate McRae
Group of the year
- Arkells
- Loud Luxury
- Nickelback
- The Beaches
- Walk Off the Earth
Breakthrough artist of the year
- Connor Price
- Karan Aujla
- Lu Kala
- Shubh
- Talk
Breakthrough group of the year
- Busty and the Bass
- Crash Adams
- Good Kid
- Men I Trust
- New West
Songwriter of the year
- Allison Russell: “Eve Was Black” (co-songwriters Drew Lindsay, JT Nero); “Stay Right Here” (co-songwriters Drew Lindsay, JT Nero); “The Returner” (co-songwriters JT Nero).
- Aysanabee: “Alone”(co-songwriters Ali Willa Milner, Charlie McClean); “Here and Now”(co-songwriters Ali Willa Milner, Derek Hoffman); “Somebody Else”(co-songwriters Derek Hoffman, Sean Sroka).
- Charlotte Cardin, Jason Brando and Lubalin: “Confetti;” “Daddy’s a Psycho”(co-songwriters Aaron Paris, Harper Gordon); “Jim Carrey” (co-songwriter Mathieu Sénéchal).
- Nicholas Durocher (Talk) and Connor Riddell: “Afraid of the Dark”(co-songwriters Eric Allen Palmquist, Joshua Speers); “A Little Bit Happy” (co-songwriters Brandon Colbein, Jussi Karvinen, Justin Tranter); “Wasteland”(co-songwriters Brandon Colbein, Justin Tranter and Sam Homaee).
- William Prince: “Broken Heart of Mine;” “Easier and Harder:’ “When You Miss Someone.”
Country album of the year
- The Compass Project – South Album, Brett Kissel
- Right Round Here, Dean Brody
- Do it Anyway, Jade Eagleson
- Ahead of Our Time, James Barker Band
- Spillin’ My Truth, Tyler Joe Miller
Adult alternative album of the year
- Powder Blue, Begonia
- Multitudes, Feist
- Are We Good, Hayden
- Motewolonuwok, Jeremy Dutcher
- Revolution, Shawnee Kish
Alternative album of the year
- Here and Now, Aysanabee
- Dizzy, Dizzy
- To Learn, Leith Ross
- See You in the Dark, Softcult
- Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees, Talk
Pop album of the year
- 99 Nights, Charlotte Cardin
- Mirror, Lauren Spencer Smith
- Saturn Return, Rêve
- Queen of Me, Shania Twain
- Lost in Translation, Valley
Rock album of the year
- Fearless, Crown Lands
- Formentera II, Metric
- Blame My Ex, the Beaches
- Pretty Monster, the Blue Stones
- Glory, the Glorious Sons
Vocal jazz album of the year
- Songwriter, Alex Bird & Ewen Farncombe
- You’re Alike, You Two, Caity Gyorgy and Mark Limacher
- Little Bit a’ Love, Denielle Bassels
- Our Roots Run Deep, Dominique Fils-Aimé
- Your Requests, Laila Biali
Jazz album of the year (solo)
- Day Moon, Christine Jensen
- Walls Made of Glass, Gentiane MG
- Sonic Bouquet, Jocelyn Gould
- Twelve, Noam Lemish
- The South Detroit Connection, Russ Macklem
Jazz album of the year (group)
- Migrations, Allison Au with the Migrations Ensemble
- Septology-The Black Forest Session, Canadian Jazz Collective
- Cry Me a River, Hilario Duran and His Latin Jazz Big Band
- Recent History, Mike Murley & Mark Eisenman Quartet
- Convergence, Nick Maclean Quartet feat. Brownman Ali
Instrumental album of the year
- Néo-Romance, Alexandra Stréliski
- When we were that what wept for the sea, Colin Stetson
- Calibrating Friction, Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis
- Fourth Album, Markus Floats
- Tesseract, Meredith Bates
Francophone album of the year
- Zayon, FouKi
- Dans la seconde, Karkwa
- En concert avec l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (sous la direction du chef Simon Leclerc), Les Cowboys Fringants & l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
- À boire deboutte, Salebarbes
- Non conventionnel, Souldia
Children’s album of the year
- Big Words, ABC Singsong
- Going Back: Remembered and Remixed Family Folk Songs, Vol. 1, Ginalina
- Love-a-By, Splash’N Boots
- Welcome to the Flea Circus, the Swinging Belles
- Maestro Fresh Wes Presents: Young Maestro Stick to Your Vision For Young Athletes, Young Maestro
Classical album of the year (solo artist)
- Infinite Voyage, Barbara Hannigan
- Nielsen: Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 4, James Ehnes
- Fauré: Nocturnes & Barcarolles, Marc-André Hamelin
- De Hartmann: Cello Concerto, Matt Haimovitz
- Mouvance, Suzie LeBlanc
Classical album of the year (large ensemble)
- Bekah Simms: Bestiaries, Cryptid Ensemble, Ensemble Contemporain de Montreal
- Maxime Goulet: Symphonie de la tempête de verglas, Orchestre classique de Montréal, conducted by Jacques Lacombe
- Sibelius 3 & 4, Orchestre Métropolitain, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin
- Mahler: Symphony No. 5,Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, conducted by Rafael Payare
- Rachmaninoff: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; Isle of the Dead, the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Classical album of the year (small ensemble)
- Mythes, Andrew Armstrong and James Ehnes
- Portrait: Alex Baranowski, Angèle Dubeau and La Pietà
- Portrait, Cheng² Duo
- Il Ponte di Leonardo, Constantinople
- Basta parlare!, Les Barocudas
Classical composition of the year
- Simulacra, Amy Brandon
- Portrait of an Imaginary Sibling, Dinuk Wijeratne
- …and the Higher Leaves of the Trees Seemed to Shimmer in the Last of the Sunlight’s Lingering Touch of Them…, Emilie Cecilia LeBel
- Shāhīn-nāmeh, for Voice and Orchestra, Iman Habibi
- Don’t Throw Your Head in Your Hands, Nicole Lizée
Rap album/EP of the year
- Bag or die, bbno$
- Spin the Globe, Connor Price
- Crying Crystals, Haviah Mighty
- Kaytraminé, Kaytraminé
- Panic, Tobi
Dance recording of the year
- “Eat Your Man,” Dom Dolla and Nelly Furtado
- “Crew Thang,” DVBBS, Jeremih and Sk8
- “Need Your Love,” Felix Cartal and Karen Harding
- “I Go Dancing,” Frank Walker feat. Ella Henderson
- “Next to You,” Loud Luxury, DVBBS feat. Kane Brown
Contemporary R&B recording of the year
- For the Better, Aqyila
- Never Enough, Daniel Caesar
- Heartbreak Hill, Jon Vinyl
- When it Blooms, Nonso Amadi
- Facets, Shay Lia
Reggae recording of the year
- “Stir This Thing,” Ammoye
- “Feel Like Home,” Exco Levi
- Roots Girl, Jah’Mila
- Dread, Kirk Diamond & Finn
- “Rush Dem,” Omega Mighty feat. 4Korners, Haviah Mighty
Contemporary Indigenous artist or group of the year
- Here and Now, Aysanabee
- Scream, Holler & Howl, Blue Moon Marquee
- Inuktitut, Elisapie
- Revolution, Shawnee Kish
- Bekka Ma’iingan, Zoon
Contemporary roots album of the year
- The Returner, Allison Russell
- We Will Never Be the Same, Good Lovelies
- Beyond the Reservoir, Julian Taylor
- A Light in the Attic, Logan Staats
- Stand in the Joy, William Prince
Traditional roots album of the year
- Paint Horse, Benjamin Dakota Rogers
- The Breath Between, David Francey
- Roses, Jackson Hollow
- Second Hand, James Keelaghan
- Resilience, Morgan Toney
Blues album of the year
- SoulFunkn’Blues, Blackburn Brothers
- Scream, Holler & Howl, Blue Moon Marquee
- One Step Closer, Brandon Isaak
- The Big Bottle of Joy, Matt Andersen
- Gettin’ Together, Michael Jerome Browne
Contemporary Christian/gospel album of the year
- Glory to God, Brooke Nicholls
- All Ye Lepers, Joshua Leventhal
- Arrow, K-Anthony
- Where I’m Meant to Be, Stirling John
- Alive, Tuzee
Global music album of the year
- Donte sann yo, Bel and Quinn
- Kizavibe, Kizaba
- SMS for Location Vol. 5, Moonshine
- Okantomi, Okan
- Soap Box, Waahli
Jack Richardson producer of the year
- Hill Kourkoutis: “Ego Death,” Aysanabee; “Whiskey Bar,” Tafari Anthony (co-producers Jordyn Woodside, Mike Tompa, Tafari Anthony).
- Jason Brando, Lubalin, Mathieu Sénéchal and Sam Avant: “Confetti,” Charlotte Cardin (co-producer Rob Grimaldi); “Jim Carrey,” Charlotte Cardin.
- Joel Stouffer: “Breaking Up With Jesus,” Reve; “Whitney,” Reve (co-producers Aaron Paris, Banx & Ranx.
- Shawn Everett: “Used to Be Young,” Miley Cyrus (co-producers Michael Pollack, Miley Cyrus); “What Now,” Brittany Howard (co-producer Brittany Howard).
- Wondagurl: “Circus Maximus,” Travis Scott (co-producers Jahaan Sweet, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Travis Scott); “HYAENA” (co-producers Jahaan Sweet, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Travis Scott).
Recording engineer of the year
- Denis Tougas: “Dawgcatcher,” Amanda Marshall; “Special,” Amanda Marshall
- George Seara: “Everything Belongs,” Cory Asbury; “The Promise is the Same,” Cory Asbury.
- Matty Green: “because of you,” Chris LaRocca; “Midnight Dreams,” Ellie Goulding.
- Serban Ghenea: “Anti-Hero,” Taylor Swift; “Paint The Town Red,” Doja Cat.
- Shawn Everett: “Used to Be Young,” Miley Cyrus; “What Now,” Brittany Howard.
Album artwork of the year
- Carolyne De Bellefeuille (art director), Jessica Ledoux (designer, illustrator), Mali Savaria-Ille (designer, illustrator), Veronique Lafortune (designer, illustrator), Leeor Wild (photographer: Inuktitut, Elisapie.
- Heather Goodchild (art director), Colby Richardson (designer), Colin Fletcher (illustrator), Sara Melvin (photographer): Multitudes, Feist.
- Kit King (illustrator), Vanessa Heins (photographer): The Love Still Held Me Near, City and Colour.
- Nicolas Lemieux (art director), Mykaël Nelson (designer and illustrator), Albert Zablit (photographer): Riopelle Symphonique, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal.
- Quinton Nyce (art director), Brodie Metcalfe (designer), Davis Graham (illustrator), Kaylee Smoke (photographer): I’m Good, HBU?, Snotty Nose Rez Kids.
Music video of the year
- “Of Woods and Seas,” Andrew De Zen (Alaskan Tapes)
- “Demons,” Ethan Tobman (Allison Russell)
- “Onetwostep,” Jordan Clarke(des hume feat. juicelover)
- “Damn Right,” Sterling Larose(Snotty Nose Rez Kids)
- “Feral canadian scaredy cat,” Sterling Larose and Zachary Vague(young friend)
Electronic album of the year
- Infinity Club, Bambii
- Birds, Bees, the Clouds & the Trees, Harrison
- Creatures of the Late Afternoon, Kid Koala
- Synthetic Season 2, Rich Aucoin
- No Highs, Tim Hecker
Metal/hard music album of the year
- As Gomorrah Burns, Cryptopsy
- Electric Sounds, Danko Jones
- Goliath, Kataklysm
- Void, Ken mode
- Morgöth Tales, Voivod
Adult contemporary album of the year
- Heavy Lifting, Amanda Marshall
- I Wish I Was Flawless, I’m Not, Banners
- To Be Loved, Vol. 1, Josh Sahunta
- Run Where the Light Calls, Luca Fogale
- Wildflower, Steph La Rochelle
Comedy album of the year
- Life of Leisure, Derek Seguin
- Never Was, Graham Clark
- A Lylebility, Kyle Brownrigg
- Sexiest Fish in the Lake, Laurie Elliott
- SAP, Mae Martin
Traditional R&B/soul recording of the year
- “Hello,” Aqyila
- “Unbreakable,” Jhyve
- Where to Find Me, Katie Tupper
- “9 to 5,” Luna Elle
- Real World, RealestK
Rap single of the year
- “American Nightmare,” Belly
- “Spinnin,” Connor Price feat. Bens
- “Honey Bun,” Haviah Mighty
- “Minimum Wage,” Pressa
- “Someone I Knew,” Tobi
Underground dance single of the year
- “Call My Name,” Blond:ish
- “Mad Mess,” DJ Karaba
- “Could Be Wrong,” Lostboyjay
- “Eclipse,” Peach
- “Concorde Groove,” Smalltown DJs
Traditional Indigenous artist or group of the year
- Sing. Pray. Love., Joel Wood
- LFS5, Nimkii and the Niniis
- Mitòòdebi (For My Relatives), the Bearhead Sisters
- Reverie, the Red River Ramblers
- Drum Nation, Young Scouts
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$UICIDEBOY$ Announce ‘Grey Day Tour’ 2026
New Orleans duo $uicideboy$ have officially announced their annual Grey Day Tour 2026, produced by Live Nation. The massive 33-date arena and amphitheatre tour has become one of the most successful rap tours in the country year after year, kicking off August 29 in Shakopee, MN at the Mystic Lake Amphitheater. The powerhouse cousins and global leaders in independent rap will bring an electrifying mix of talent including Destroy Lonely, Shoreline Mafia, Shakewell, DRAIN, Black Kray and $lim Gucci.
TICKET INFORMATION:
- Live Nation Presale begins Thursday, April 2nd @ 10am Local Time
- All Presales end Friday, April 3rd @ 9am Local Time
- General Onsale Friday, April 3rd @ 10am Local Time
- Get your tickets HERE
The Grey Day Tour has once again partnered with PLUS1 to support mental health, a cause that’s deeply important to $uicideboy$. For every ticket sold, $1 will go toward mental health initiatives and resources, continuing their efforts to give back to the community that means so much to them. More information is available at www.plus1.org. 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, access to a VIP bar throughout the night, early entry into the venue & more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com.
Grey Day Tour 2026 follows a historic 2025 marked by the release of their album Thy Kingdom Come, which earned the duo their highest charting debut to date at #4 on the Billboard 200 and their fourth #1 on both the Hip-Hop/Rap and Independent Albums charts. They followed this success with the surprise Christmas Eve album, Thy Will Be Done. Collectively, these releases fueled a massive year that positioned $uicideboy$ as one of only two independent artists to land on Spotify’s RapCaviar Top 10 Most Streamed Rappers of 2025.
The Grey Day Tour ranked among the Top 5 most successful rap tours according to Billboard Boxscore for the past three years. In 2025, it was the #4 highest-grossing hip-hop tour, trailing only Kendrick Lamar & SZA’s Grand National Tour, Tyler the Creator’s Chromakopia Tour and Nelly’s Where The Party At Tour.
Additionally, they’ll perform at the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento on October 2, bringing their signature high-energy live show to one of the West Coast’s largest rock, punk and metal festivals.
2026 TOUR DATES:
August 29 – Shakopee, MN @ Mystic Lake Amphitheater
August 30 – Kansas City, MO @ Morton Amphitheater
September 1 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion
September 4 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live *
September 5 – Charlotte, NC @ Truliant Amphitheater
September 6 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater **
September 8 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
September 10 – Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake
September 11 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
September 12 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater
September 14 – Toronto, ON @ RBC Amphitheatre
September 15 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
September 16 – Tinley Park, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
September 18 – Milwaukee, WI @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater
September 19 – St Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
September 20 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
September 25 – Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre ***
September 26 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
September 28 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
September 29 – Ridgefield, WA @ Cascades Amphitheater
October 1 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
October 2 – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival ****
October 3 – San Bernardino, CA @ Glen Helen Amphitheater
October 4 – Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 6 – Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
October 8 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
October 10 – Albuquerque, NM @ First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater
October 13 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater
October 14 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
October 16 – Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheater
October 17 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre *****
October 18 – Sunrise, FL @ Amerant Bank Arena *****
October 20 – Birmingham, AL @ Coca-Cola Amphitheater
• Aug 29 – Sept 25 w/Destroy Lonely, Shakewell, DRAIN, Black Kray, $lim Gucci
• Sept 26 – Oct 10 w/Shoreline Mafia, Shakewell, DRAIN, Black Kray, $lim Gucci
• Oct 13 – Oct 22 w/Destroy Lonely, Shakewell, DRAIN, Black Kray, $lim Gucci
*September 4 w/Destroy Lonely, Shakewell, $lim Gucci
**September 6 w/Destroy Lonely, Shakewell, DRAIN, $lim Gucci
***Non Live Nation date
****Festival
*****Dates without Destroy Lonely
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Daniel Caesar Announces 2026 North American Tour ‘Son Of Spergy’
Daniel Caesar announces his headline 2026 tour in support of his album Son Of Spergy. Launching May 16th in Singapore, the Live Nation-promoted tour will see Daniel take his lauded discography across Asia and North America for a 30-date arena run that includes 7 dates in his native Canada, including his hometown of Toronto, as well as stops in Chicago, Brooklyn, Atlanta, Dallas, San Francisco, Anaheim, and more.
TICKETS: Tickets for the North American leg will be available starting Thursday, April 2nd, at 10 am local time via artist pre-sale, and on-sale will begin Friday, April 3rd, at 10 am local time HERE. He’ll be joined by Faye Webster and 070 Shake as supporting acts on select dates of the North American leg.
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, access to the exclusive pre-show VIP soundcheck, early entry, exclusive VIP gift item & more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com.
The tour announcement comes alongside new commercial milestones for several of Daniel’s records and albums. These accolades include RIAA certifications for his debut album Freudian, now 2x Platinum, “Get You,” now 7x Platinum, “Best Part feat. H.E.R,” now 7x Platinum, “Japanese Denim,” now 3x Platinum. He also received Platinum certifications for “We Find Love,” “Loose,” “Streetcar,” “Hold Me Down,” “Blessed,” “CYANIDE,” “LOVE AGAIN,” “Who Hurt You?,” Gold & Platinum certifications for “Superpowers” and “Always,” and Gold certifications for his 2023 album NEVER ENOUGH, 2021’s CASE STUDY 01, “Take Me Away feat. Syd,” “Transform feat. Charlotte Day Wilson,” and his 2014 single “Violet.”
This past weekend, Daniel received the 2026 JUNOs with the International Achievement Award, performed Son Of Spergy standout “Who Knows,” and took home the JUNO awards for Best Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year and Songwriter of the Year. To kick off 2026, he performed a rare, showstopping second Tiny Desk Concert and performed alongside Mustafa, Alex G, Blood Orange, Rex Orange County, Jazmine Sullivan, Geese, Ravyn Lenae, and more at the Artists for Aid benefit concert hosted by Bella Hadid and Pedro Pascal in Los Angeles, which raised $5.5 million for charities in Sudan and Palestine. This past fall, Daniel released his new album Son Of Spergy, which debuted on the Billboard 200 at #4 and Billboard R&B Album Chart at #1, his highest-charting body of work yet and first Top 10 album. Shortly after its release, he performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with a moving performance of the album track “Who Knows,” a runaway streaming hit.
Son Of Spergy serves as the follow-up to his Top 15 Billboard 200-charting album NEVER ENOUGH and includes previously released singles “Have A Baby (With Me),” “Call On Me,” and most recently, “Moon,” all of which offer windows into the album’s central theme of reconciliation, specifically with his father. From the intoxicating “Root Of All Evil,” to the Bon Iver-assisted “Moon,” Caesar spends the album interrogating himself in pursuit of purer, healthier relationships.
As a wildly successful artist at such a young age, Caesar lived much of his 20s in self-indulgence. The only people who really ever told him no, who ever truly held him accountable, were his family members. Now, at 30 years old, he uses this album to animate his thoughts on core concepts: his own purpose on this Earth, what he means in relation to his parents, and how the world will change when he eventually becomes a dad. “I have a lot of respect for my dad, and I hold him in high regard. The album is about me realizing that I am exactly like him,” he shares. “In that sense, it’s about having patience, respect, and admiration for myself.”
Mainly recorded in Jamaica, Daniel is joined by Sampha, Bon Iver, Blood Orange, Yebba, 646yf4t, and his own father, Norwill Simmonds, for an album that is both compositionally and melodically breathtaking. Ahead of the album’s release, Daniel put on a tour of pop-up, impromptu performances at parks in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Bozeman, Los Angeles, Houston, and Atlanta, performing intimate sets for massive crowds of fans. Daniel was joined by Mustafa for many of the performances, and, in Los Angeles, Turnstile’s Brendan Yates performed a solo rendition of his band’s song “NEVER ENOUGH” on the keys. Earlier that week, Caesar wrapped up the string of moving performances with a pair of shows at the Harlem Parish Church.
Son Of Spergy was first teased with a video letter shared on socials and discussed in Daniel’s Billboard cover story. In a conversation with Tyler, The Creator for Billboard, the two discuss Daniel’s career to date, their creative relationship (especially as it pertains to Daniel’s extensive work across Tyler’s 2024 album CHROMAKOPIA), what fans can expect from Son Of Spergy, and more. Earlier in 2025, Daniel joined forces with close friend and collaborator Rex Orange County for a special two-track bundle, “Rearrange My World / There’s A Field (That’s Only Yours).” Daniel was also featured on “The Field,” from Blood Orange’s new album Essex Honey, alongside Caroline Polachek, Tariq Al-Sabir, and The Durutti Column, and contributed songwriting, backing vocals, and production to “DEVOTION” featuring Dijon on Justin Bieber’s GRAMMY® nominated album, SWAG.
Listen to Son Of Spergy above and stay tuned for more from Daniel Caesar coming soon.
Upcoming Live Dates
* = support from Faye Webster
+ = support from 070 Shake
^ = non-Live Nation date
5/16 – Singapore @ Singapore Indoor Stadium
5/19 – Manila @ SM Mall of Asia Arena
5/24 – Kuala Lumpur @ Idea Live Arena
5/29 – Seoul @ KINTEX Hall 10
5/31 – Jakarta @ Java Jazz Festival ^
6/2 – Hong Kong @ AsiaWorld-Expo, Hall 10
6/4 – Tokyo @ Tokyo International Forum
6/6 – Taipei @ Messe Taoyuan
6/9 – Bangkok @ Impact Arena
7/14 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena *
7/16 – Phoenix, AZ @ Mortgage Matchup Center *
7/19 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center *
7/20 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center *
7/23 – Tampa, FL @ Benchmark International Arena *
7/24 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena *
7/25 – Eau Claire, WI @ Eaux Claires Festival ^
7/26 – Chicago, IL @ United Center *
7/28 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena *
7/30 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center *
7/31 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden *
8/2 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena *
8/5 – Ottawa, ON @ Canada Tire Centre +
8/6 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre +
8/10 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre +
8/13 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place +
8/14 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome +
8/16 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena +
8/18 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center +
8/20 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center +
8/23 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center +