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Michael Bubl\u00e9 bubbling with Canadian pride about hosting the 2025 Juno Awards in Vancouver<\/p>\n

The multiple Juno-winning host says he is overjoyed to be hosting the ceremony for the third time.<\/p>\n

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Michael Bubl\u00e9 is known for having a quick wit. But in a pre-awards press conference at\u00a0Rogers Arena on Friday morning, the Burnaby crooner got serious about Canadian pride.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Asked whether this year\u2019s awards are somehow more important due to the political tensions between Canada and the United States, he stressed the importance of art in bridging borders and how important the country\u2019s diverse and talented artists are to defining our national identity and reinforcing sovereignty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so happy that I\u2019m a singer and my job is not to be political, but to brighten people\u2019s lives with music and, hopefully, humour to infuse it with a little more love than I got here with,\u201d said\u00a0Bubl\u00e9. \u201cBut I understand, because I am one of those Canadians who is a little stressed and our sovereignty means everything to me. Right now it a great time to focus on why we are so special, so unique and why we are just so damn lovable.\u201d<\/div>\n

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The singer went on to note how important being Canadian is to his global brand and how key the Junos have been to establishing it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe thing I love about this show, and the reason I said yes so quickly when asked about hosting, is because I love this country so damn much,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Junos were a huge springboard for me and I\u2019ve watched it be a springboard for my fellow Canadians who have gone on to take Canadian culture and grow it all over the planet and put us on the map.\u201d<\/p>\n

The only condition that Bubl\u00e9 placed on his participation was that the broadcast reflected the Canada he grew up in and that his children are growing up in. He set a condition for Canadian talent in all of its diversity to be reflected at the\u00a02025 Juno Awards. He teased that his opening will be stacked with the artists he chose to appear for a grand spectacle.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot because we are supposed to be, not because we are woke, or an executive or sponsor tells us to, but because it\u2019s who we are and that\u2019s why I love the country so much,\u201d he said. \u201cI play ball hockey in my basement, a little white guy with a bunch of guys in turbans, some Korean friends and a buddy from Denmark and all these amazing people that are so unique, different, special and Canadian that make our culture. That goes for music too, because it\u2019s such wonderful representation of different genres.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As Bubl\u00e9 chatted,\u00a0Rogers Arena resonated with rehearsals for artists appearing on Sunday night\u2019s broadcast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Toronto R&B singer\u00a0Aqyila, winner of the 2024 Juno for traditional R&B\/Soul recording of the year, rehearsed her performance for the awards broadcast. As crews double-checked everything from lighting angles to blocking, she reflected on how exciting it was to be back at the awards for another round and sympathy for the staff who were going to have to clean up the results of the confetti cannon test.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cMy dancers and I are just giddy and very proud to be here again for what looks a great show,\u201d she said. \u201cI totally feel that people sometimes sleep on Canada, and I think that there is so much talent here to be recognized.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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