The 2017 Juno Awards nominations were unveiled Tuesday, and these are the five songs shortlisted as the year’s best.
It took a total of 28 writers to make these five songs come to life -- and the videos for the nominated singles have been viewed a combined 1.4 billion times!
Check out the Single of the Year nominees below:
“Treat You Better” - Shawn Mendes
Released: June 2016
Writers: Shawn Mendes, Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris
YouTube Views (as of Junos Nomination Day): 665.8 million
“One Dance” - Drake feat. Kyla and Wizkid
Released: April 2016
Writers: Aubrey Drake Graham, Paul Jefferies, Noah Shebib, Logan Sama, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, Themba Sekowe, Kyla Smith, Errol Reid, Luke Reid
YouTube Views: 10.2 million
“Wild Things” - Alessia Cara
Released: February 2016
Writers: Alessia Caracciolo, Coleridge Tillman, Thabiso "Tab" Nkhereanye, James Ho
YouTube Views: 34.3 million
“Starboy” - The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk
Released: September 2016
Writers: Abel Tesfaye, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Thomas Bangalter, Martin McKinney, Henry Walter, Jason Quenneville
YouTube Views: 617.5 million
“Spirits” - The Strumbellas
Released: August 2015
Writers: Jeremy Drury, Jon Hembrey, Darryl James, Izzy Ritchie, David Ritter, Simon Ward
YouTube Views: 37.3 million