Canada’s biggest night in music has its master of ceremonies, and it is someone who knows a thing or two about a song that refuses to leave your head. Carly Rae Jepsen will host and perform at The JUNO Awards on Sunday 4 April 2027, with the 56th edition of the show broadcast live from Winnipeg on CBC.
For viewers, the important detail is that nothing about how to watch is changing. The broadcast airs at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT, 5 p.m. PT) on CBC TV and streams free on CBC Gem, with radio and audio coverage on CBC Radio One, CBC Music and CBC Listen. Viewers outside Canada are not left out: the show streams globally at CBCMusic.ca/junos and on CBC Music’s YouTube channel.
The lineup so far
Jepsen is the headline name, but she is not the only one confirmed. Our Lady Peace will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame during the broadcast and will play a special performance to mark the occasion. Angine de Poitrine is the first act announced for the broadcast stage, and it will be the group’s first JUNOs appearance.
Jason Koster, courtesy of The JUNO Awards
Constantin Monfilliette, courtesy of The JUNO Awards
More names are expected in the months ahead, and the nominations have not yet been dated. Insight Productions, a Blue Ant Studios company, produces the broadcast.
Winnipeg, and the tickets
The ceremony takes over Canada Life Centre in downtown Winnipeg. Presale tickets opened on Monday 9 November. General sales begin on Friday 13 November at 10 a.m. CT through Ticketmaster.
The broadcast is the finale of a full JUNO Week in the city, with a kickoff concert, a comedy show, JUNOfest club gigs, a songwriters’ circle and the JUNO Honouring Ceremony. The JUNO Week app carries the schedule as dates firm up. MusiCounts is also running an Industry Exchange that pairs 10 Winnipeg-area music educators with 10 emerging artists.
Why it matters
Award shows lean heavily on their host, and choosing a performer rather than a comic signals a night built around music first. Jepsen hosts and sings, so the broadcast effectively doubles as a showcase for a Canadian pop voice with an international following. For anyone mapping out spring viewing, the 4 April date puts the JUNOs on the same free platforms as Canada’s Eurovision search, another CBC music event this season.
Anyone new to CBC Gem can find it in The Remote‘s guide to free, legal streaming in Canada, and CBC Gem’s fall lineup will fill the months in between.
Where to watch
- The 2027 JUNO Awards: CBC TV and CBC Gem, Canada, Sunday 4 April 2027 at 8 p.m. ET
- Audio: CBC Radio One, CBC Music and CBC Listen, Canada, same night
- Global stream: CBCMusic.ca/junos and CBC Music on YouTube, worldwide, same night
- Tickets: general sale Friday 13 November 2026 at 10 a.m. CT
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