When the 2025 Juno Award nominations were announced last month, there was a clear theme: South Asian music and artists are rising up across Canada, and particularly in B.C. 

AP Dhillon, who lives on Vancouver Island, as well as Karan Aujla, Jazzy B, Chani Nattan and Inderpal Moga, all four of whom are linked to Surrey, B.C., are up for South Asian Music Recording of the Year.

It's Surrey that's particularly notable when it comes to the genre. 

Rolling Stone magazine in 2023 called the rise of Sout…