Carly Rae Jepsen to Host 2027 JUNO Awards in Winnipeg

Three-time JUNO winner Carly Rae Jepsen will host the 2027 JUNO Awards in Winnipeg — her first time leading the ceremony, and she will perform live during the broadcast.

The announcement, made by JUNO organizers, pairs the pop singer with a second headline honour: Canadian alternative rock band Our Lady Peace will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the same ceremony. The band will also perform during the broadcast.

Jepsen has a long history with the awards. She has won three JUNOs and built an international career that the announcement calls one of Canada's most recognizable pop exports. The source traces that standing from the global success of "Call Me Maybe" to the devoted followings around her albums 'Emotion' and 'The Loneliest Time' — a catalogue credited with "enormous hooks, romantic storytelling and infectious energy." Those phrases come from the release itself, not from independent critics, and the announcement offers no specifics on what her hosting format will look like.

What does the Hall of Fame induction rest on?

Our Lady Peace arrive with numbers attached. The band has sold more than five million albums worldwide, won four JUNO Awards, holds a place on Canada's Walk of Fame, and counts among just 14 Diamond-certified Canadian artists. Their induction follows the premiere of their film 'Gail' at the Toronto International Film Festival, which the announcement frames as another milestone in a decades-spanning career.

The source credits the band with helping shape Canada's rock landscape — a broad claim, and one the release does not elaborate on. What is concrete: the induction, the performance slot, and the Diamond certification, a club of only 14 Canadian artists.

Who are Angine de Poitrine?

The ceremony will also feature a JUNO Awards debut from Angine de Poitrine, a Quebec duo described in the announcement as one of the province's most exciting musical exports. Their billing follows a breakout year:

• Winners of the 2026 Polaris Music Prize
• Winners of the SOCAN Polaris Song Prize
• Recipients of Billboard Canada's Global Breakthrough Award at its Power Players event
• 11 Félix Award nominations

That is a heavy trophy load for a debut broadcast performance. Whether a national TV audience converts that critical momentum into mainstream recognition is the open question the announcement cannot answer.

How do you get tickets?

Tickets for the 2027 JUNO Awards broadcast go on sale to the public November 13. A presale code will be available through the JUNO Week App on November 11 — two days earlier, for those willing to use the app.

The announced lineup sketches the ceremony's intent: an internationally established pop songwriter as host, a legacy rock institution in the Hall of Fame slot, and a boundary-pushing Quebec duo given a national stage. More performer announcements are likely to follow before the Winnipeg date; for now, these three acts define the broadcast's frame.