{"id":133244,"date":"2017-11-22T03:34:16","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T08:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=133244"},"modified":"2017-11-22T03:34:16","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T08:34:16","slug":"canadian-singer-michael-buble-is-2018-juno-awards-host-to-be-held-in-vancouver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/22\/canadian-singer-michael-buble-is-2018-juno-awards-host-to-be-held-in-vancouver\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian singer Michael Buble is 2018 Juno Awards host to be held in Vancouver"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: The British Columbia native had been tapped to lead the music awards show last year before he bowed out when his eldest son, Noah, was diagnosed with cancer. (Photo: Michael Buble\/ Facebook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

VANCOUVER \u2014 Canadian crooner Michael Buble says he feels privileged to be hosting the 2018 Juno Awards, a music industry gala he describes as \u201cmy happy place.\u201d<\/p>\n

The British Columbia native had been tapped to lead the music awards show last year before he bowed out when his eldest son, Noah, was diagnosed with cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s been a rough year, for not just me. I’m sure it’s been a rough year for a lot of people,\u201d Buble said, speaking at a Junos event in Vancouver on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact is, in troubled times we get to have one night to really, really celebrate Canadian music and all of these beautiful things. I thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to handle that again.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 47th annual Juno Awards will be staged at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on March 25, 2018.<\/p>\n

Buble, who was born in Burnaby, B.C., announced earlier this month he was getting back to work next year, with events booked in Dublin and London in July 2018.<\/p>\n

He and his wife, Argentine actress Luisana Lopilato, had said last year they would put their careers on hold while their son received treatment for an unspecified form of cancer.<\/p>\n

Buble said in February that Noah, now four, was progressing well and that doctors were \u201cvery optimistic\u201d about his future, as he described his son’s courage as an inspiration.<\/p>\n

Buble is a 12-time Juno award winner and hosted the gala in Regina in 2013.<\/p>\n

This is the fourth time the event has been held in Vancouver.<\/p>\n

The city’s mayor, Gregor Robertson, thanked the Junos team for bringing the week-long celebration of Canadian music back to Vancouver.<\/p>\n

Robertson, who was also mayor when the Junos were last in Vancouver in 2009, said he thinks the city can do \u201ca lot better\u201d this time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were a little distracted by a big, giant thing we were taking on in 2010, which some of you might remember: The Olympics and Paralympics,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we are really excited to have the Junos back.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which runs the Junos, announced earlier this year it is reinstating the comedy album of the year category after a 33-year hiatus.<\/p>\n

Singer Bryan Adams and comedian Russell Peters stepped in to host the 2017 Junos in Ottawa after Buble cancelled.<\/p>\n

The event became controversial after Peters made comments during his opening monologue that were criticized as sexualizing women.<\/p>\n

Peters opened the show by referencing young girls in the audience as a \u201cfelony waiting to happen,\u201d and described federal Heritage Minister Melanie Joly, who was handing out an award, as \u201chot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Allan Reid, head of the Junos, apologized for the remarks, which he described as off script.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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