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The stage is set for the 2019 JUNOS in London, Ont.

Arkells, Bahamas, NAV are now confirmed to perform at the biggest night in Canadian music. There will also be a special video performance by Shawn Mendes, who is on tour in Europe.

Hometown Olympian Tessa Virtue to be a presenter at the awards show on March 17

JUNO host Sarah McLachlan will perform alongside Whitehorse at the March 17th awards show in London, Ont. (Blair Gable/Reuters)

The final list of performers and presenters hasbeen announced for the 2019 JUNO Awards in London, Ont., which will be broadcast live on CBC on Mar. 17.

Arkells, Bahamas, NAV are now confirmed to perform at the biggest night in Canadian music. Shawn Mendes, who is on tour in Europe, will have a performance via video.

Awards show host SarahMcLachlanwillalso take to the stage alongside JUNO winners Whitehorse.

Among the presenters will be hometown Olympic figure skating champion, Tessa Virtue.

Other presentersincludecomedian and author Rick Mercerand award-winning journalistand CBCMasseyLectures speaker,TanyaTalaga.

MerielReed, a youngartist and member ofLondon Girls Rock Camp, will accept an award on its behalf fromthe organization MusiCounts, a music education charity.

Previously-announced performers include Loud Luxury,Jeremy Dutcher, The Reklaws, Coeur de Pirate, Loud and Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee, Corey Hart.

Arkells

Hailing fromHamilton, Ont,. the bandArkellsisalready a four-time JUNO Award winner. It isnominated forGroup of the Year and forRock Album of the Year forRally Cry.

Bahamas

Two-time JUNO award-winner Bahamas will bringhis soulful pop sound toBudweiserGardens, the site of the 2019 JUNO Awards. He is also up for two awards; Adults Alternative Rock Album of the Year and Video of the Year.

NAV

Rising hip-hop artist NAV will also be onstage on March 17 to perform. He's nominatedfor Rap Recording of the Year and the JUNO Fan Choice award.

The 48th JUNOAwardswill be broadcast live on Sunday Mar. 17 starting at 8 p.m. onCBC Television,CBC Radio One,CBC Music,the freeCBC Gem streaming service, and globally atcbcmusic.ca/junos.