Canada's biggest night in music welcomed back a live audience during the 2022 Juno's this weekend.
Simu Liu hosted the first live show in 2 years from the Budweiser stage in Downtown Toronto and broke into his own rendition of the "I am Canadian" speech.
Two amazing Ontario women were shown a lot of love.
Toronto's own Deborah Cox was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame by former Toronto Raptors player Chris Bosh.
While accepting her award, she said "Growing up as a Black girl in Toronto, Canada, this vision seemed intangible."
Watch her tribute and acceptance below:
Avril Lavigne was shown a lot of love. She performed a mash-up of her biggest hits, including "Complicated," "Girlfriend," "Sk8er Boi" and "I'm With You,"
She recently released her newest album, "Love Sux."
More than forty awards were handed out throughout the two days, including the industry ceremony on Saturday night.
Montreal singer-songwriter Charlotte Cardin was the biggest winner of the year with a total of four trophies, including album of the year for "Phoenix," pop album of the year, artist of the year, and single of the year for "Meaningless."
Winners on Sunday night included:
• Rap album of the year: Haviah Mighty.
• Group of the year: Arkells.
• Canadian Music Hall of Fame: Deborah Cox.
• International Achievement Award: Shawn Mendes.
• Breakthrough artist of the year: Jessia.
• Album of the year: Charlotte Cardin.
• TikTok Juno fan choice: Mendes
Feature image courtesy of THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
