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Nelly Furtado Will Host and Perform at the 2024 Juno Awards

The Canadian singer will make the Junos part of her comeback, joining fellow performers Maestro Fresh Wes, The Beaches and Charlotte Cardin.

Nelly Furtado

Nelly Furtado

Bertrand Exertier
Nelly Furtado's comeback includes a stop at the 2024 JUNO Awards in Halifax. The Canadian singer will host and perform at the music awards broadcast, which will air on CBC on March 24.
This year, Furtado returned with her first new music in six years, first teaming up with Dom Dolla and then with Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, who she topped the charts with a decade and a half ago. She's poised for a big return to her mid-2000s peak, which was around the last time she hosted the Junos. At the 2007 ceremony, she took MC duties and became the first artist with multiple nominations to win every award she was nominated for.
Furtado won't be the only Canadian legend onscreen at this year's broadcast. Maestro Fresh Wes will be inducted into the Candian Music Hall of Fame. The rapper, who was recently recognized by the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize, will also perform at the show. Long-running indie pop duo Tegan and Sara, meanwhile, will receive the 2024 Humanitarian Award from actor Elliot Page.
"The JUNOS have always put a spotlight on the abundance of musical talent we have coming out of Canada, while helping launch many young careers," Nelly Furtado said in a release. "I am beyond excited to share the stage and perform alongside this unbelievable lineup in March.”
There will be more to come, but the other performers announced today include a couple of breakout Canadian acts. One is Montreal singer Charlotte Cardin, whose song "Confetti" recently reached the top 10 in the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. She's had a major breakthrough, with her current North American tour selling out many venues.
Toronto rock band The Beaches will also hit the stage. Already a mainstay on Canadian rock radio, the band — which is comprised of sisters Jordan and Kylie Miller, plus Leandra Earl and Eliza Enman-McDaniel — recently hit the American Billboard charts for the first time. Their song "Blame My Ex" has also become ubiquitous on TikTok.
The Junos will be broadcast live on CBC from Halifax's Scotiabank Centre on Sunday, March 24. Tickets for the show and the JUNO Week events will go on sale this Friday at ticketmaster.ca/junos.
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Music News Digest: Blue Rodeo Celebrates Turning 40 With A Free Hometown Show in Toronto

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40 years together as a band is a milestone worth celebrating, and Toronto roots-rock heroes Blue Rodeo are certainly doing that. As part of their anniversary year festivities, a stripped down version of the group (co-founders Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy plus guitarists Colin Cripps and Jimmy Bowskill) played a free acoustic show in Toronto's Distillery District on Monday afternoon. The well-attended gig also served as promotion for a just-launched signature beer, Blue Rodeo Ontario Lager, produced by Mill Street Brewery.

Earlier this year, a full-length documentary on Blue Rodeo, Lost Together, was released to much acclaim, and it is currently  available on CBC Gem. The band also got its own Canada Post stamp back in April, one depicting its current lineup of Keelor, Cuddy, Cripps, Bowskill, Bazil Donovan, Glenn Milchem and Mike Boguski. Blue Rodeo continue to play across the country this summer, fall and into 2026, closing out with two nights at Massey Hall, Jan. 23 and 24. Check their itinerary here.

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