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

• 1981 - Teenage Head, Frantic City
• 1982 - Bruce Cockburn, Inner City Front
• 1983 - Rough Trade, Shaking the Foundations
• 1984 - Parachute Club, Parachute Club
• 1985 - Parachute Club, At the Feet of the Moon

Single of the Year

• 1981 - Martha and the Muffins, "Echo Beach"
• 1982 - Blue Peter, "Chinese Graffiti"
• 1983 - The Payolas, "Eyes of a Stranger"
• 1984 - Men Without Hats, "The Safety Dance"
• 1985 - Spoons, "Tell No Lies"

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

• 1981 - Carole Pope (Rough Trade)
• 1982 - Carole Pope
• 1983 - Carole Pope
• 1984 - Lorraine Segato (Parachute Club)
• 1985 - Jane Siberry

Male Vocalist of the Year

• 1981 - B.B. Gabor
• 1982 - B.B. Gabor
• 1983 - Leroy Sibbles
• 1984 - Paul Humphries (Blue Peter)
• 1985 - Bruce Cockburn