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London, ON, To Host 2019 Junos

For the first time ever, the Ontario city with a rich musical history gets to host Canada's premier music awards show. Juno Week 2019 runs March 11-17.

London, ON, To Host 2019 Junos

By FYI Staff

London, Ontario, will host the 2019 Juno Awards, The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced today. The Awards and Juno Week activities will run March 11-17. The 48th Annual Junos will be broadcast live on CBC from Budweiser Gardens, on Sunday March 17. London will host the event for the first time since the award show began touring across Canada in 2002.


In support of the 2019 celebrations, the City of London has also announced that beginning January 29, key music venues in the city will donate one dollar from every ticket sold to music education charity MusiCounts. Venues participating include London Music Hall, Budweiser Gardens and Centennial Hall.

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Read the full press release here

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Jim Cuddy and Molly Johnson
Courtesy UMC

Jim Cuddy and Molly Johnson

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Music News Digest: The Cameron House Turns 45 With The Sadies, Molly Johnson, Jim Cuddy and More

Also this week: The launch of a new music non-profit in Hamilton, submissions open for Canada House at The Great Escape and the full lineup for Nova Scotia Music Week.

Toronto's historic Cameron House is turning 45.

That is a milestone anniversary for the Toronto bar and venue that has played a crucial role in the city's Queen Street West music, theatre and art scene since launching in 1981. As a music venue it played a major role in launching the careers of such stars as Blue Rodeo, Molly Johnson, Handsome Ned, Leslie Spit Treeo, Justin Rutledge, Whitney Rose and countless others and it is still going strong today.

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