Tate McRae, Josh Ross lead nominees for country-loving 2025 Junos [Video]

Alberta pop sensation Tate McRae and Nashville up-and-comer Josh Ross lead the list of nominees with five apiece for the 2025 Junos, which were released on Tuesday and highlight the rise of both country and Punjabi music in the Canadian mainstream. 

McRae isn’t exactly a newcomer to the Junos field, but she has seen quick success. Since her first nomination in 2021, she’s never been left off the board — though she only managed to take home her first statues in 2024.

This year, she’s vying for many of the top awards to be given out in Vancouver on March 30 at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT). Her 2023 album Think Later and its single Exes put her in the running for fan choice, single, artist, album and pop album of the year.

She is competing in the album category against a linguistically diverse group of candidates. Roxane Bruneau’s Submergéis a French-language release and …