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The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced yesterday that 15-time JUNO Award-winning band and Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees
The Tragically Hip will perform with singer-songwriter Feist during The 50th Annual JUNO Awards next month. The Hip will be without their iconic front-man Gord Downie, who passed away back in 2017. The Hip will also be receiving the 2021 Humanitarian Award from Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush. The Humanitarian Award recognizes outstanding Canadian artists or industry leaders whose humanitarian contributions have positively enhanced the social fabric of Canada and beyond. The Hip s performance from Toronto will be broadcast on Sunday, June 6th at 8PM EST on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music and streaming globally on CBCmusic.ca/junos.
This will be the band’s first televised performance since the death of Gord Downie.
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Posted: May 13, 2021 7:04 AM ET | Last Updated: May 13
Gord Sinclair of the Tragically Hip. The band is set to perform as part of the Sunday, June 6 broadcast.(Mike Homer)
The Tragically Hip are set to perform with singer-songwriter Feist as part of the 50th Juno Awards broadcast on Sunday, June 6, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced today. This will be the legendary Canadian rock band s first televised performance since the death of lead singer Gord Downie in 2017. We re really happy to be performing on the 50th annual Juno Awards, the band says in a press release issued by CARAS today. It s been such a difficult year for our fellow musicians, we wanted to do something to honour them in a way that would make Gord proud and smile. Having a little live music back will be a really good start.
Canadian music mainstays The Tragically Hip and Feist will perform at the 50th annual Juno Awards later this year, The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced today.
Last Updated: Thursday, May 13, 2021 12:42
The iconic Canadian musical rock band The Tragically Hip are set to perform on television for the first time since the death of their lead singer, Gord Downie, almost four years ago.
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced today the band will be part of the 50th Juno Awards broadcast on June 6.
Downie was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, in 2015.
“It’s been such a difficult year for our fellow musicians, we wanted to do something to honour them in a way that would make Gord smile,” the band said in a press release.
“We’re really happy to be performing on The 50th Annual JUNO Awards,” said the band. “We’ve known Leslie Feist for over 20 years, having toured together in 1999. We are all huge fans, and Gord loved her. It’s an honour to be able to play one of our songs with her. It’s been such a difficult year for our fellow musicians; we wanted to do something to honour them in a way that would make Gord smile.”
The Tragically Hip will also receive the 2021 Humanitarian Award Presented by Music Canada. It will be presented to them by Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees and rock icons, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush.