Michael Bublé set to entertain and delight audiences as host of The 2018 JUNO Awards, March 25

–     Tickets go on sale Friday, November 24 at www.ticketmaster.ca –

VANCOUVER, Nov. 21, 2017 /CNW/ - Prepare to be entertained by the one and only Michael Bublé. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) and CBC today announced that the 12-time JUNO Award winner and beloved Canadian crooner is set to host The 2018 JUNO Awards, which will be held at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Sunday, March 25, 2018 and broadcast live across Canada on CBC and CBC Radio and around the world on CBCMusic.ca at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET (6 p.m. MT, 7 p.m. CT, 9 p.m. AT, 9:30 p.m. NT). 

"I'm so grateful for the opportunity to host such an iconic night in Canadian music," said Michael Bublé. "To be able to host the JUNO Awards in my hometown is both an honour and a privilege." 

Tickets for The 2018 JUNO Awards go on sale this Friday, November 24 at 10 a.m. PT. Tickets are available starting at $59 (plus fees) through the Rogers Arena Box Office, by phone at 1-855-985-5000 and online at ticketmaster.ca. CBC audiences can enjoy a special ticket presale via www.cbcmusic.ca/JUNOS starting Wednesday, November 22 at 10 a.m. PT until 10 p.m. PT. The JUNO Awards has once again partnered with Plus 1 so that $1 from every ticket is donated to MusiCounts, helping to ensure that children and youth across Canada have access to musical instruments. Plus 1 is a non-profit that partners with touring artists to facilitate a $1 add-on from every concert ticket to go to a cause the artist partner believes in.

The 47th annual JUNO Awards and JUNO Week 2018 will be hosted in Vancouver from March 19 through March 25, 2018, culminating in The JUNO Awards Broadcast on CBC on Sunday, March 25.

Full press release available here.

SOURCE Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

For more information about CARAS and The 2018 JUNO Awards, contact: Zai Karim, rock-it promotions, [email protected], 416.656.0707 ext. 127; Nicole Amiel, rock-it promotions, [email protected], 416.656.0707 ext. 118. For more information about The 2018 JUNO Awards Broadcast on CBC, contact: Teaghan Hawke, CBC, [email protected], 416.205.6863