Charlotte Cardin’s hands were full at the Juno Awards pre-telecast ceremony on Saturday as she picked up a leading three trophies.
The Toronto-born Abel Tesfaye, who was absent from the ceremony, won contemporary R&B recording for his single “Take My Breath” and songwriter of the year for his co-writing efforts on three recent songs, including one with Kanye West and another with DJ supergroup Swedish House Mafia. At 13 years old, Kairo McLean became the youngest winner in the reggae recording of the year category for his album “Easy Now.”
Hill Kourkoutis attends the 2022 Juno Opening Night Awards at Metro Toronto Convention Centre on May 14, 2022, in Toronto.And in the producer of the year category, Ebony Oshunrinde took home her second award in as many years after becoming the first Black woman to win that award in 2021. Oshunrinde – who calls herself WondaGurl – won for work on Drake’s “Fair Trade ” and Los Angeles artist Faze Kaysan’s “Made a Way .
Kaytranada, the Montrealer born Louis Celestin, emerged the winner of dance recording of the year for his single “Caution,” while Savannah Ré received traditional R&B/soul recording of the year for “24hrs.”