CTV and The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced today that punk-rockers Billy Talent, platinum-selling country star Dallas Smith and indie quintet July Talk are confirmed to perform on THE 2017 JUNO AWARDS broadcast.
These artists join previously announced performers, alt-rockers
Arkells, electronic group
A Tribe Called Red, 2016 JUNO Award winner
Alessia Cara, contemporary storyteller
Ruth B, Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee
Sarah McLachlan, multi-platinum singer-songwriter
Shawn Mendes, and alt-folk indie group
The Strumbellas.
With 10 of Canada's biggest music acts now descending on Ottawa for THE 2017 JUNO AWARDS, and with additional performer and presenter announcements still to be made, CTV and CARAS confirmed today the broadcast will expand to two-and-a-half hours for the first time in five years. This announcement also comes on the heels of THE 2016 JUNO AWARDS winning the Canadian Screen Award for Best Music Program or Series
last week.
Co-hosted by iconic rocker
Bryan Adams and megastar comedian
Russell Peters, Canada's most exciting night in music airs live in 4K from the
Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on
CTV and
CTV GO on Sunday, April 2 at 6:30 p.m. ET (visit
CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times).
Seven-time JUNO Award-winners Billy Talent are nominated for two awards in 2017, including Group of the Year and Rock Album of the Year, while guitarist Ian D'sa is also nominated for the
Jack Richardson Producer of the Year award for his work on the band's album. This year's performance will be the group's fifth JUNO performance. Dallas Smith is a two-time JUNO Award-winner, having received one award as the lead singer of the band Default and one for his solo work. July Talk won the JUNO in 2015 for Alternative Album of the Year. Both Smith and July Talk are first time broadcast performers and are nominated for one award each this year, including Country Album of the Year and Alternative Album of the Year respectively.
A new block of tickets have been released for THE 2017 JUNO AWARDS broadcast. Tickets are available starting at $59 through the Canadian Tire Centre Box Office, by phone at
1-877-788-3267 and online at
ticketmaster.ca.
The JUNO Awards has partnered with
Plus 1 so that $1 from every ticket is donated to MusiCounts, helping to ensure that children and youth across Canada have access to musical instruments. Plus 1 is a non-profit that partners with touring artists to facilitate a $1 add-on from every concert ticket to go to a cause the artist partner believes in.
THE 2017 JUNO AWARDS is produced by Insight Productions in association with CTV and The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS). Executive Producers are
John Brunton and Barbara Bowlby for Insight Productions,
Allan Reid and Mark Cohon for CARAS, and Randy Lennox for Bell Media. Lindsay Cox is Executive Producer and Supervising Producer, Insight Productions. Corrie Coe is Senior Vice-President, Independent Production, Bell Media. Mike Cosentino is Senior Vice-President, CTV and Specialty, Bell Media. Randy Lennox is President, Bell Media.
Premier Partners of The 2017 JUNO Awards: CARAS acknowledges the financial support of FACTOR, the Government of Canada and of Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters, Radio Starmaker Fund, Ottawa 2017, the Province of Ontario, the Ontario Media Development Corporation, Ottawa Tourism, Google Play Music and TD Bank Group.
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