Tanika
Charles' sophomore album “The Gumption”, released last May 10th on Record
Kicks, has been nominated for the 2020 Juno Awards - Canadian equivalent to the
Grammy Awards - in the R&B/soul recording of the year category.
Amongst this
year's candidates there are renowned artists such as Alessia Cara, The Weeknd
and Shawn Mendes. This is not the first nomination for Tanika at the Juno
Awards: she was selected in 2017 as well with her debut album "Soul
Run". The ceremony will take place on March 15th.
With roots
in Trinidad & Tobago, Edmonton raised Miss Charles has transformed from an
emerging solo artist to a commanding performer and bandleader, a staple in the
Canadian soul scene. Since emerging on the international scene with her first
album "Soul Run", Tanika Charles has revealed herself to be one of
the best kept secrets in soul music.
After the
success of her debut album “Soul Run”, which brought her a Polaris Music Prize
and a Juno Awards nomination vs The Weekend, “The Gumption” is the sophomore
album by Toronto-based soul artist Tanika Charles. Greeted with enthusiasm by
the press and largely supported by radios such as KCRW as “Best New Music”,
KEXP, Radio France’s FIP and Craig Charles on his BBC Radio 2 and Radio 6
shows, “The Gumption” appears in the “15 Albums You Need To Hear” of CBC
Network and earned her the first cover on the historical Blues & Soul
Magazine.
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