Juno Awards of 2019
| Juno Awards of 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16–17 March 2019 |
| Venue | Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBC |
The Juno Awards of 2019, honouring Canadian music achievements, will be presented in London, Ontario during the weekend of 16-17 March 2019. The primary telecast ceremonies will be held at Budweiser Gardens, preceded by numerous Juno Week events from 11 March. This is the first time these awards will be hosted in London.[1]
Host city bids
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced on 29 January 2018 that London was selected to host the 2019 Juno Awards.[2] London's bid was valued at $1.7 million, including city council's pledge of $500,000.[3]
CARAS had approached Hamilton, Ontario to make a bid for the 2019 Junos, although that city had expected to bid for the following year's awards. Hamilton city council reserved $550,000 for its bid, valued at $1.5 million.[4]
Saskatoon, which first hosted the Junos in 2007, attempted to host the 2019 awards but withdrew its bid due to a lack of available funding.[3] The bid did not receive support from the province of Saskatchewan.[4]
There was also media speculation that Quebec City attempted to bid for the 2019 awards.[3]
References
- ^ Bliss, Karen (29 January 2018). "Juno Awards Moving to London (Ontario) for 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ The Canadian Press (29 January 2018). "Juno Awards organizers select London, Ont., as host city for 2019 event". National Post. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c Tank, Phil (29 January 2018). "Saskatoon failed to raise enough money for Junos bid". The StarPhoenix. Saskatoon. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b Van Dongen, Matthew (4 October 2017). "Confusion over Juno Award offer as Hamilton considers 2019 bid". Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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