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Even from the afterlife, Leonard Cohen is still dominating the Canadian music scene, with his swan song You Want it Darker taking home Album of the Year honours at the Juno Awards in Ottawa Sunday.

The record, the 14th and final album from the legendary Montreal-born songwriter, was released on Oct. 21, just three weeks before Cohen passed away at age 82.

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Cohen was also posthumously awarded Artist of the Year at Saturday night’s gala, and his legacy was honoured in an emotional tribute Sunday courtesy of Feist, who performed Cohen’s Hey That’s No Way to Say Goodbye, following an introduction from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau.

Trudeau called Cohen “one of the greatest artists Canada has ever produced,” and recalled the friendship the Montrealer enjoyed with his father, Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

“We recognized ourselves in what he wrote,” said Grégoire Trudeau.

Cohen was also nominated for Songwriter of the Year, an award that went to Gord Downie, who also won three Juno awards the previous night, including Rock Album of the Year for The Tragically Hip’s Man Machine Poem, and for Adult Alternative Album of the Year for his own Secret Path, the story of Chanie Wenjack.

In a pre-recorded message, Downie thanked Canadians for their support of Secret Path, saying he hoped the album would be used to teach younger generations about truth and reconciliation.

“Thank you for following the sound you’ve sort of been hearing your entire life, for recognizing that we aren’t completely Canada yet,” Downie said. “My dream would be that this record might help people.”