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Alberta shines at the 2023 JUNOs opening night in Edmonton

Tenille Townes standing in front of a corporate backdrop on the red carpet at the JUNO's. She's wearing a black dress with a grey collar.
Tenille Townes on the 2023 JUNO's red carpet. Photo by Daniel Barker-Tremblay.
Ryan Hunt - CFWE - Edmonton • AL | 15-03-2023
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Around 40 Juno Awards were handed out to musicians all over the country at the opening night ceremony March 11 at the Edmonton Convention Center, with an Indigenous group from Alberta taking home an award.

The Bearhead Sisters, coming from the Paul First Nation, won the Juno for Traditional Indigenous Group of the Year for their album Unbreakable.

They’ve been performing together for 17 years, and this Juno is their first. They are also currently slated to appear on the third season of Canada’s Got Talent.

"I told myself that is we win this award, this one is dedicated to the youth of our community, and all the youth that look up to us", one of the sisters said in their acceptance speech.

Alongside The Bearhead Sisters, another Albertan walked out of Saturday’s ceremony with another addition to her trophy case: Tenille Townes won a Juno for Country Album of the Year for her album Masquerades. The Grande Prairie native also was nominated for Songwriter of the Year.

This is Townes’ second Juno, and she’ll be taking the stage at Rogers Place during the main 2023 JUNO’s Ceremony on March 13.

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