The U-Knows were a Canadian award for independent and alternative music, initiated by Toronto radio station CFNY in 1981.
The name U-Know was a pun on Canada's mainstream music awards, the Juno Awards. The awards were presented based on voting by CFNY's listeners.
In 1986, the station held a contest to rename the awards, which became the CASBY Awards that year. (CASBY stands for Canadian Artists Selected By You.)
U-Know sinners
Album of the Year
Single of the Year
Group of the Year
- 1981 - Teenage Head
- 1982 - Martha and the Muffins
- 1983 - Spoons
- 1984 - Parachute Club
- 1985 - Parachute Club
Female Vocalist of the Year
Male Vocalist of the Year
- 1981 - B.B. Gabor
- 1982 - B.B. Gabor
- 1983 - Leroy Sibbles
- 1984 - Paul Humphries (Blue Peter)
- 1985 - Bruce Cockburn
