Shawn Mendes Coming House to Acquire Worldwide Achievement Award at 2022 Juno Awards

Shawn Mendes goes again residence for an excellent motive. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences introduced on Wednesday (April 20) that the 11-time Juno Award winner might be available to gather the Juno Worldwide Achievement Award subsequent month in celebration of his world affect on music.

Based on a launch, Mendes will make a particular look to obtain the consideration through the first in-person Juno ceremony since 2019; this yr’s occasion will happen at Budweiser Stage in Toronto on Might 15. The present might be broadcast and streamed dwell throughout Canada at 8 p.m. ET on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music, CBC Hear and on-line at CBC’s Junos web page and on CBC’s social feeds.

“Accepting this award might be a surreal second,” mentioned Mendes in an announcement. “To be acknowledged for my work not solely in Canada, however all over the world, is an incredible honor & I’m humbled to hitch an excellent group of artists who’ve helped put Canadian music on the map.”

The Juno Worldwide Achievement Award acknowledges Canadian artists who’ve attained “exemplary success on the world stage. The award appears to honor Canadian expertise who haven’t solely topped charts, however who’ve raised the profile of Canadian music all over the world,” in line with the assertion. Mendes has racked up 26 Juno nominations throughout his profession — together with 4 in 2022 (TikTok JUNO Fan Alternative, Album of the Yr Offered by Music Canada, Artist of the Yr Offered by SiriusXM Canada and Pop Album of the Yr) — and he is without doubt one of the youngest recipients of the Worldwide Achievement honor.

Mendes joins a listing of earlier honorees that features Arcade Hearth, Bryan Adams, Celine Dion, Drake, Sarah McLachlan and Shania Twain; the award has solely been given out 8 occasions within the 51-year historical past of the Junos.

“Shawn’s dedication and fervour for his craft is really inspiring,” mentioned Allan Reid, President & CEO, CARAS/JUNO Awards in an announcement. “From his work as a singer-songwriter to the creation of The Shawn Mendes Basis, he has demonstrated an unimaginable dedication to music and cultivating the following era of creatives. We’re grateful as Canadians to say Shawn as our personal and might’t wait to commemorate all of his achievements in-person at this yr’s JUNO Awards.”