And the 2016 Juno Award Winners and Nominees are...

CALGARY – The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) has announced the nominees and winners of the 2016 Juno Awards. The highlight of the night was a standing ovation for Burton Cummings, in honour of his induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame for his solo career. After receiving the award, he performed a tribute, which also featured Jann Arden and the Tenors.

Many artists, including some Yamaha Artists and Friends, were recognized for their outstanding work. We are proud to announce the following Yamaha-affiliated artists and groups who took home big wins, and we are honoured to support them in their careers.

Special congratulations to our Drum Artist Joel Cassady from Walk Off the Earth for winning “Group of the Year”, and Keys and Krates, our Live Sound artists for winning “Dance Record of the Year”.

See below for a complete list of the 2016 Juno-nominated Yamaha Artists:

Juno Fan Choice Award
Carly Rae Jepson – Nik Pešut – Yamaha Drum Artist
Coeur de pirate – Juien Blais– Yamaha Drum Artist
Drake – Adrian Bent - Yamaha Drum Artist
– Dalton ”dio” Tennant – MOTIF and Friend of Yamaha
Walk Off the Earth – Joel Cassady– Yamaha Drum Artist

Single of the year
Drake – Hotline Bling – Adrian Bent - Yamaha Drum Artist
– Dalton ”dio” Tennant – MOTIF and Yamaha friend

Artist of the year
Drake – Adrian Bent - Yamaha Drum Artist
– Dalton ”dio” Tennant – MOTIF and Yamaha friend

Album of the year
Drake – If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late – Adrian Bent - Yamaha Drum Artist
– Dalton ”dio” Tennant – MOTIF and Yamaha friend

Group of the year
Winner – Walk Off the Earth – Joel Cassady– Yamaha Drum Artist
Hedley – Chris Crippin– Yamaha Drum Artist
Marianas Trench – Ian Casselman’s– Yamaha Drum Artist
Three Days Grace- Neil Sanderson – Yamaha Drum Artist

Songwriter of the year
Béatrice Martin - “Carry On”, “Crier tout bas”, “Oceans Brawl” ROSES – Cœur de Pirate – Juien Blais– Yamaha Drum Artist

Dance Recording of the year
Winner - Save me ft. katy B – Keys and Krates – Yamaha Live Sound Artists

R&B/Soul Recording of the year
Patrick Lehman – Yamaha Synth Artist

Traditional Roots Album of the year
The chance – J.P. Cormier – Yamaha Guitar Artist

Pop Album of the year
Headley – Hello – Chris Crippin - Yamaha Drum Artist Walk Off the Earth - Sing It All Away – Joel Cassady– Yamaha Drum Artist

Jazz Album of the year - Solo
Tara Davidson – Duets – Yamaha Saxophone Artist

Jazz Album of the year - Group
Mark Kelso & The Jazz Exiles – Stealing From My Youth

Classical Album of the year
Paul Merkelo, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal - Tomasi, Desenclos, Jolivet: French Trumpet Concertos – Yamaha Principal Trumpet Artist