The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences have announced the Juno Music Awards for 2017 with Drake, The Weeknd and Shawn Mendes leading the nominations with maximum votes for more than 3 categories.

The most coveted Canadian Awards honouring artists and bands as voted the best by Canadian Music fans is set to take place this spring in Ottawa on the 2^nd of April,2017 with a star studded evening attended by artists across the globe.

2016 has witnessed Canadian singers smashing the global music stage with their outstanding groovy numbers. Drake, The Weeknd and Shawn Mendes have lead the race for the music awards throughout the year along and still remain as one of the top 50 artists in the billboard charts worldwide. The Weeknd stands as the highest nominees with 5 nominations including Juno Fan Choice, Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, and R&B/Soul Recording of the Year.

Along with The Weeknd, Rapper Drake is nominated for the Rap Recording of the Year, Single of the Year for One Dance, Artist of the Year while singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes has been nominated for JUNO Fan Choice Award, Single of the Year for Treat You Better, Album of the Year, Artist of the Year and Pop Album of the Year.

Justin Bieber too manages to stand in the list of nominees with the Juno Fan Choice Award for his outstanding music in the past year.

The JUNO Music awards is set to take place on the 2^nd of April with an expected attendance and performance by some of the best artists worldwide.