Canadian music takes the spotlight for Juno Awards

Canada's capital city has been filled with music this week for the 2017 Juno Awards, with the grand finale set for Sunday.

A week of festivities culminate in the presentation of the annual Canadian music trophies at both a gala dinner in Ottawa on Saturday and during the Juno Awards telecast on Sunday.

Past winner Bryan Adams and comedian Russell Peters will preside over the awards show live fromOttawa's Canadian Tire Centre, taking over from original host Michael Bubl, who stepped down to focus on his son's cancer treatment.

This year's lead nominees include rapper Drake and singers TheWeeknd, Shawn Mendes, Alessia Caraand the late Leonard Cohen. The Tragically Hip also earned multiple nominations, while its frontmanGord Downiealso earned a handful of separate nods for solo work.

Contendersin select categories include:

Single of the year:Wild Things, Alessia Cara;One Dance, Drake;Treat You Better, Shawn Mendes;Spirits, the Strumbellas;Starboy, The Weeknd.

Group of the year:Arkells;Billy Talent;Tegan and Sara; the Strumbellas; the Tragically Hip.

Artist:Alessia Cara;Drake; Leonard Cohen;Shawn Mendes;The Weeknd.

Fan's Choice:AlessiaCara; Belly; Drake;Hedley;JustinBieber;Ruth B.;Shawn Mendes; theStrumbellas;TheWeeknd;ToryLanez.

Video of the year:KillV. Maim, Grimes;Killa,Wiwek/Skrillex;The Stranger, Gord Downie;LiteSpots, Kaytranada;R.E.D.,YasiinBey,Narcy&Blackbear, A Tribe Called Red.

International album:Dangerous Woman,ArianaGrande;A Head Full of Dreams,Coldplay;Made in the A.M., One Direction;Anti, Rihanna;This Is Acting, Sia.

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which organizes theJunos, has enlisted some of this year's high-profile nominees to perform on Sunday's show, includingCara, Mendes, theStrumbellas, Ruth B, A Tribe Called Red and July Talk.

Feist will perform a special tribute to celebrated poet, songwriter and musicianCohen, who died in November.

Veteran artists BuffySainte-Marieand Sarah McLachlanare two of this year's special Juno honourees, with McLachlanbeing inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and Sainte-Mariereceiving the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award. The Junos will also pay tribute to longtime record label executive Randy Lennox, the 2017recipient of the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award.

The Juno Awards telecast airs on CTV on Sunday, April 2 beginning at 6:30 pm ET.