Tegan and Sara win single of the year for propulsive hit ‘Closer’

WINNIPEG – Tegan and Sara’s propulsive hit “Closer” has won the Juno Award for single of the year.

The Calgary-reared twins beat out a field that included Arcade Fire’s shimmering disco exercise “Reflektor,” East Coast rapper Classified’s jaunty “Inner Ninja” and Michael Buble’s swinging “It’s a Beautiful Day” to claim the prize, the pair’s second career Juno after they won pop album of the year at a Saturday ceremony.

Co-hosts Serena Ryder and Classified kicked off the show with a medley of her indie-pop gem “What I Wouldn’t Do,” which was also nominated for single of the year, and his “Three Foot Tall.”

Later, performances were expected from sunshine-pop hitmakers Walk Off the Earth, decorated chanteuse Sarah McLachlan and Tegan and Sara, who still held multiple nominations.

The Junos announced the morning of the broadcast that crooner Robin Thicke would not make it to Winnipeg’s MTS Centre.

The three-time nominee had been scheduled to perform but has recently been cancelling concerts due to a vocal issue while suffering through a high-profile split from wife Paula Patton.

Also, Winnipeg rock legends Bachman-Turner Overdrive were scheduled to be ushered into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame prior to a show-closing tribute performance featuring Matt Mays and the Sheepdogs.

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