I inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the 2025 Juno Awards, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) just announced. The 54th annual Juno Awards will take place at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on March 30.
“We’re excited to be back at the Junos and to receive this recognition,” the band said in a press release from CARAS. “We’ve come so far as a band since we first started and we look forward to celebrating in Vancouver with our fans and fellow Canadian artists.” Recent inductees to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame include Maestro Fresh Wes, Nickelback and Deborah Cox.
Sum 41 formed in Ajax, Ont., with members Deryck Whibley, Dave (Brownsound) Baksh, Jason (Cone) McCaslin, Tom Thacker and Frank Zummo. In 1999, the band signed with Island Records and released its debut EP, Half Hour of Power. By the early 2000s, Sum 41 became one of the biggest pop-punk bands in the world with hits like “Fat Lip,” “In Too Deep” and “Motivation.” Over the years, the group’s sound evolved to include
