The Juno Award for "R&B/Soul Recording of the Year" was awarded from 1985 to 2020, as recognition each year for the best rhythm and blues/soul album in Canada. Beginning with the Juno Awards of 2021, it was split into two new categories for Contemporary R&B/Soul Recording of the Year and Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year.Holly Gordon, "The Weeknd, JP Saxe, Jessie Reyez and Justin Bieber lead 2021 Juno Award nominations". CBC Music, March 9, 2021.
Winners
Best R&B/Soul Recording (1985 - 2002) Year Winner(s) Recording Nominees Ref.1985Liberty SilverLost Somewhere Inside Your Love Demo Cates, "Memories of Moments" Yvonne Moore, "Hit and Run Lover" Wayne St. John, "Two Can Play" Something Extra, "Mega Mix"1986Billy Newton-DavisLove is a Contact Sport Kenny Hamilton, "Right Here Is Where You Belong" Glen Ricketts, "I Found a Love" Liberty Silver, "All in the Way" Erroll Starr, "The Key"1987Kim RichardsonPeek-A-Boo George Olliver, Dream Girl Glen Ricketts, Big City Erroll Starr, For The Love of Money Tchukon, Here and Now1988No Juno Awards this year1989Erroll StarrAngel Candi, Dancing Under a Latin Moon Debbie Johnson and Demo Cates, Secret Love Lorraine Scott, Crying for Love Liberty Silver, Private Property1990Billy Newton-DavisSpellbound George Banton, Your Love Debbie Johnson, Mega Love Jay W. McGee, Another Love in Your Life Lorraine Scott, Never Be Lonely1991Simply Majestic feat. B-KoolDance To The Music (Work Your Body) Dance Appeal, Can't Repress the Cause MCJ and Cool G, So Listen Michie Mee and L.A. Luv, Jamaican Funk Spunkadelic, Take Me Like I Am1992Love & SasCall My Name Debbie Johnson, Let Me Go Lorraine Scott, All Talk Simply Majestic, Destiny Helen Sharpe, Got 2 Have Your Love1993Love & SasOnce in a Lifetime Debbie Johnson, "Power to the People" The Nylons, "Don't Look Any Further" Lorraine Scott, "If That Was a Dream" Vivienne Williams, "Infatuated"1994Rupert GayleThe Time Is Right (I'll Be There For You) John James, "Mothers of Hope" MCJ and Cool G, "Love Me Right" Carol Medina, "And the Song Goes" George St. Kitts, "All I Need"1995Bass Is BaseFirst Impression for the Bottom Jigglers The Earthtones, "Key to My Heart" Gentlemen X, "Smooth & Soft" Carol Medina, "I Had a Dream" The Nylons, "Love T.K.O."1996Deborah CoxDeborah Cox Bass is Base, Memories of the SoulShack Survivors jacksoul, Absolute The Philosopher Kings, The Philosopher Kings Charlene Smith, Feel the Good Times1997Carlos MorganFeelin' Alright The Earthtones, Blindfolded and Ready Gavin Hope, Can I Get Close The McAuley Boys, In Another Lifetime George St. Kitts, Never Stop1998Deborah Cox"Things Just Ain't the Same"Camille Douglas, "Don't Leave Me Hangin" Glenn Lewis, "The Thing to Do" The Philosopher Kings, Famous, Rich and Beautiful Unique, "How May I Do You"1999Deborah CoxOne WishJully Black feat. Saukrates, Rally'n Kirsten Farkollie, I Need Some Time Glenn Lewis, Bout Your Love Tamia, Tamia20002Rude feat. Snow, Smooth tha Hustler, Latoya and MirandaThinkin' About You Blacklisted feat. ORA, Taj and Deslisha Thomas, Tha Crab Theory Michael Clarke, All My Love Nodeja, Nodeja Ivana Santilli, Brown2001jacksoulSleepless Baby Blue Soundcrew feat. Glenn Lewis, "Only Be In Love" D-Cru, "I Will Be Waiting" The Philosopher Kings, "If I Ever Lose This Heaven" Tamia, A Nu Day2002Glenn LewisDon't You Forget ItBaby Blue Soundcrew feat. Jully Black and Baby Cham, "The Day Before" Chin Injeti, "Day Dreaming" Jamie Sparks, "Unforgettable" Sugar Jones, "Never Leave Hurt Alone"
R&B/Soul Recording of the Year (2003 - Present) Year Winner(s) Recording Nominees Ref.2003Remy ShandThe Way I FeelJully Black, You Changed Shawn Desman, Get Ready Carl Henry, RNB Glenn Lewis, World Outside My Window2004In EssenceThe Master PlanBig Black Lincoln, Pimpin' Life Glenn Lewis feat. Kardinal Offishall, Back for More Tamia, Officially Missing You X-Quisite, X-Quisite"A look at Juno Awards nominees". Canadian Press, April 1, 2004.2005Keshia ChantéKeshia ChantéGary Beals, Gary Beals jacksoul, Resurrected Ray Robinson, What It Is Tamia, More2006Shawn DesmanBack for MoreJully Black, This Is Me Divine Brown, Divine Brown Cory Lee, "The Naughty Song" Massari, Massari2007jacksoulmySOULDeesha, "Life Less Ordinary" George, "Believe" Karl Wolf, "Face Behind The Face" Keshia Chanté, "Been Gone"2008Jully BlackRevivalCorneille, The Birth of Cornelius Ebrahim, Goldrush Keshia Chanté, 2U God Made Me Funky, We Can All Be Free2009Divine BrownThe Love ChroniclesDeborah Cox, The Promise Elise Estrada, Elise Estrada Zaki Ibrahim, Money Ivana Santilli, TONY2010jacksoul"Lonesome Highway"Jully Black, The Black Book Jarvis Church, The Long Way Home Danny Fernandes, Intro Melanie Fiona, The Bridge2011Quanteisha"Stars" Keshia Chanté, "Test Drive" Raghav feat. Kardinal Offishall, "So Much", Solitair feat. Kardinal Offishall, "Come True" Karl Wolf, Nightlife2012Melanie Fiona"Gone and Never Coming Back"Jully Black feat. Kardinal Offishall, "Set it Off" JRDN, IAMJRDN Robin Thicke feat. Lil Wayne, "Pretty Lil Heart" Karl Wolf feat. Kardinal Offishall, "Ghetto Love"2013The WeekndTrilogyJully Black, "Fugitive" Shawn Desman, "Nobody Does It Like You" Melanie Fiona, "Change the Record" Kreesha Turner, Tropic Electric2014JRDN featuring Kardinal Offishall"Can't Choose"Joanna Borromeo, "Kaleidoscope" Kim Davis, "There's Only One" Melanie Durrant, "Gone" The Weeknd, "Kiss Land"2015The Weeknd"Often"Melanie Durrant, "Four Seasons" jacksoul, "Got to Have It" JRDN, JRDN Ben Stevenson, Dirty Laundry2016The WeekndBeauty Behind the MadnessAlessia Cara, Four Pink Walls Dru, "Déjà Vu" Patrick Lehman, Butchy's Son August Rigo, The Fall Out2017The WeekndStarboyDaniel Caesar, Pilgrim's Paradise Tanika Charles, Soul Run dvsn, Sept. 5 PARTYNEXTDOOR, PARTYNEXTDOOR 32018Daniel CaesarFreudianJahkoy, Foreign Water Jessie Reyez, Kiddo Jhyve, Human Keshia Chanté, Unbound 012019Jessie ReyezBeing Human in PublicAnders, Twos Black Atlass, Pain & Pleasure Charlotte Day Wilson, Stone Woman The Weeknd, My Dear Melancholy,2020Jessie Reyez, Tory Lanez and Tainy"Feel It Too"Amaal, "Black Dove" Daniel Caesar, "Case Study 01" Tanika Charles, "The Gumption" Tory Lanez, Chixtape 5Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
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