George Pimentel/Getty ImagesAlessia Cara, Shawn Mendes, The Weeknd and Ruth B were among the winners last night at the Juno Awards, the Canadian version of the Grammys, held in Ottawa.
Alessia took home the Pop Album of the Year award for her debut Know-It-All, beating out Shawn Mendes, whose album Illuminate was also nominated. But Shawn didn’t go home empty-handed: he received the Juno Fan Choice Award. Both artists performed: Alessia sang her collaboration with Zedd, “Stay,” as well as “Scars to Your Beautiful.” Shawn, meanwhile, sang “Mercy.”
Ruth B, who hasn’t even released her debut album yet, scored the Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award, and performed her hit “Lost Boy.” The Weeknd won R&B/Soul Recording of the Year for his album Starboy, while Coldplay took home the International Album of the Year trophy for A Head Full of Dreams.
Sarah McLachlan was inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame by the show’s co-host, Bryan Adams, and performed her song “World on Fire.” She also won the trophy for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year for her holiday album Wonderland.
Adams co-hosted the show with comedian Russell Peters after the scheduled host, Michael Buble, withdrew: he’s been caring for his son Noah, who’s battling liver cancer.
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