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By Alex Nino Gheciu Tate McRae says she\u2019s \u201cCanada down\u201d \u2014 and the country\u2019s evidently pretty down with her too, as she led all winners at the Juno Awards industry gala on Saturday. However, the Calgary-born pop star did not attend the ceremony, nor did she provide a video message or written statement acknowledging the wins. The absenteeism turned out to be a theme of the evening as several winners, as well as top nominees Justin Bieber and The Weeknd, no-showed at the Hamilton ceremony where most of the awards were handed out. McRae took home four of the night\u2019s biggest prizes, including artist of the year, single of the year for \u201cSports Car\u201d and album of the year for \u201cSo Close To What,” along with pop album of the… <\/p>\n

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By Alex Nino Gheciu Tate McRae says she\u2019s \u201cCanada down\u201d \u2014 and the country\u2019s evidently pretty down with her too, as she led all winners at the Juno Awards industry gala on Saturday. However, the Calgary-born pop star did not attend the ceremony, nor did she provide a video message or written statement acknowledging the wins. The absenteeism turned out to be a theme of the evening as several winners, as well as top nominees Justin Bieber and The Weeknd, no-showed at the Hamilton ceremony where most of the awards were handed out. McRae took home four of the night\u2019s biggest prizes, including artist of the year, single of the year for \u201cSports Car\u201d and album of the year for \u201cSo Close To What,” along with pop album of the... <\/p>\n

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