The band said in a press release: “It has been a very difficult year for our companions, and we want to pay tribute to them in a way that makes Gord smile.”

The last time Tragically Hip performed on Junos was in 2007, when Downie introduced producer Bob Rock into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The band also performed two years ago in 2005, when they themselves were elected to the Hall of Fame.

Indie rock singer and 11-time Juno champion Feist last attended the awards ceremony in 2017, when she paid tribute to Leonard Cohen five months after her death.

In the same press release, Feist pointed out that she had spent a year touring in The Tragically Hip early in her career. She called this experience her “first college degree” and said she was “moved” and now has the opportunity to play with them.

She said: “The only way I can understand is to imagine that I will sing for God’s support, and know that my 20-year-old myself will not believe this.” “Like the rest of Canada, I am very happy to hear one of these songs again. Wang’s performance.”

Today, the tragedy hip-hop band has tied with the Montreal Orchester Symphony Orchestra as the fourth most award-winning performance in the history of the performance, and has won the 2021 Humanitarian Award at the award ceremony. Previous recipients include Arcade Fire, Neil Young and Rush.

Music festivals including their inductance into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame will be Hip’s 17th Juno.

Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson will present awards to the band.

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The award was formerly known as the “Allen Waters Humanitarian Award”, and aims to recognize artists or industries who “typically contribute to society, the environment, and humanitarian causes with a single action or lifelong dedication…” leader.

Tragically Hip helped raise millions of dollars and donated to cancer research, environmental causes, etc., including donations to Trillium Camp, Canadian Cancer Society and Special Olympics. The band also established the “Miserable Hip Community Foundation” in 2004 to support local charities in their hometown of Kingston, Ontario.

Downie is also a passionate advocate of indigenous rights and issues, including reconciliation and knowledge of boarding school history. His last musical work tells the story of Chanie Wenjack, a boy from Marten Falls First Nation who was found dead on a railroad track near Kenora, Ontario in 1966. He left a boarding school and was trying to put it back into his home.

His fifth and final solo album Secret road He was released a year before his death-leading to the creation of Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund. The fund “aims to build cultural understanding and open a path for reconciliation between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples,” According to its website.

Although Hip hasn’t performed for several years, they recently opened a TikTok account, which they said they will use to release exclusive clips and carefully selected fans in their vault.

Hip Hop celebrates the 30th anniversary of its second studio album Road Apple.

Guitarist Rob Baker released a video earlier this week in which he played a condensed version of the band’s popular song A century ago.

Junos’ many delays

Although all award-winning shows suffered losses during the pandemic, Junos faced particularly significant obstacles on the show. Last year, after many nominees and guests had arrived in Saskatoon where the performance was held, the ceremony was suddenly cancelled.

This year, the award has been postponed twice-first due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, from mid-March to May 16, and then to June.

organizer Say in tweet The second delay announced in April was “due to cautious considerations caused by the response to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic”.

In an interview with CBC News in March, CARAS President and CEO Allan Reid (Allan Reid) stated that the first delay was to focus on live music.

He said: “We feel it is a good thing to give ourselves more time.” “But maybe we can also do something outdoors. With the introduction of the vaccine, we hope that people will have the opportunity to participate in the live environment, and we are away from it. Today is getting closer.”

The organizers plan to use some of the musical moments of the year presented on the famous venues in Toronto to award awards.

But this may conflict with Ontario’s COVID-19 guidelines, which allows movies and TV shows to continue, but prohibits musicians from performing in concert venues.

The 50th Annual Juno Awards is scheduled to be held on June 6 (Sunday) at 8pm Eastern Time / 5pm Pacific Time.They will be broadcast on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music and worldwide CBCMusic.ca/junos.