Juno Awards of 2009
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The Juno Awards of 2009 honoured music industry achievements in Canada in the latter part of 2007 and in most of 2008. These ceremonies were held in Vancouver, British Columbia
, Canada
during the weekend ending 29 March 2009.
Loverboy
was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame
, and Sarah McLachlan
received the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award. Long-time broadcast executive Fred Sherratt, a former CHUM Limited
executive, received the Walt Grealis
Special Achievement Award.
and a Juno Cup
ice hockey
game at the UBC Thunderbird Arena
.
Most awards were announced at a Gala Dinner and Awards which was a restricted-access, non-televised event at Vancouver's Westin Bayshore Hotel on 28 March 2009. The only multiple-category winner at that event was The Stills
who won New Group of the Year and Alternative Album of the Year (Oceans Will Rise
). Kardinal Offishall's single "Dangerous
" was awarded Single of the Year
, over competition from songs by established major artists such as Michael Bublé, Céline Dion and Nickelback.
from General Motors Place
and hosted for the second consecutive year by Russell Peters
.
Artists performing at the ceremonies broadcast included City and Colour
, Nickelback
, Sarah McLachlan
and Simple Plan
. The complete list of performing artists was:
received five Juno Award nominations, the most of any band or individual artist. Celine Dion
and Hedley
earned nominations in three categories apiece. Performances have also been scheduled from Simple Plan
and Alexisonfire
vocalist Dallas Green
(performing as City and Colour
).
Nominees were announced at a press conference on 5 February 2009. Reporters in attendance expressed an uncertain reaction to the announcement, particularly to the number of nominations given to the critically reviled Nickelback.
The following were the 2009 Juno nominees and winners:
Artist of the Year
Winner: Sam Roberts
Other Nominees:
Group of the Year
Winner: Nickelback
Other Nominees:
New Artist of the Year
Winner: Lights
Other Nominees:
New Group of the Year
Winner: The Stills
Other nominees:
Jack Richardson Producer of the Year
Winner: Daniel Lanois
, "Here Is What Is" and "Not Fighting Anymore" (Daniel Lanois)
Other nominees:
Recording Engineer of the Year
Winner: Kevin Churko
, "Disappearing" and "The Big Bang" (Simon Collins
)
Other nominees:
Songwriter of the Year
Winner: City and Colour
, "Waiting...", "Sleeping Sickness", "The Girl"
Other nominees:
Fan Choice Award
Winner: Nickelback
Other nominees:
Album of the Year
Winner: Dark Horse
, Nickelback
Other nominees:
Aboriginal Recording of the Year
Winner: Running for the Drum
, Buffy Sainte-Marie
Other nominees:
Adult Alternative Album of the Year
Winner: Is It O.K.
, Serena Ryder
Other nominees:
Alternative Album of the Year
Winner: Oceans Will Rise
, The Stills
Other nominees:
Blues Album of the Year
Winner: Ramblin’ Son, Julian Fauth
Other nominees:
CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year
Winner: Anouk Pennel and Stéphane Poirer, En concert dans la forêt des mal-aimés avec l’Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal, Pierre Lapointe
Other nominees:
Children's Album of the Year
Winner: Snacktime!
, Barenaked Ladies
Other nominees:
Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
Winner: Ending Is Beginning
, Downhere
Other nominees:
Other nominees:
Classical Album of the Year (solo or chamber ensemble)
Winner: Homage, James Ehnes
Other nominees:
Classical Album of the Year (vocal or choral performance)
Winner: Gloria! Vivaldi’s Angels, Ensemble Caprice
Other nominees:
Francophone Album of the Year
Winner: Tous les sens, Ariane Moffatt
Other nominees:
Instrumental Album of the Year
Winner: Nostomania, DJ Brace presents The Electric Nosehair Orchestra
Other nominees:
International Album of the Year
Winner: Viva La Vida
, Coldplay
Other nominees:
Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year
Winner: Embracing Voices, Jane Bunnett
Other nominees:
Traditional Jazz Album of the Year
Winner: Second Time Around, Oliver Jones
Other nominees:
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year
Winner: Lucky, Molly Johnson
Other nominees:
Pop Album of the Year
Winner: Flavors of Entanglement
, Alanis Morissette
Other nominees:
Rock Album of the Year
Winner: Love at the End of the World
, Sam Roberts
Other nominees:
Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Solo)
Winner: Proof of Love, Old Man Luedecke
Other nominees:
Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Group)
Winner: Chic Gamine, Chic Gamine
Other nominees:
World Music Album of the Year
Winner: Africa to Appalachia, Jayme Stone
and Mansa Sissoko
Other nominees:
Single of the Year
Winner: "Dangerous
", Kardinal Offishall
Other nominees:
Classical Composition of the Year
Winner: "Flanders Fields Reflections", John Burge
Other nominees:
Country Recording of the Year
Winner: Beautiful Life
, Doc Walker
Other nominees:
Dance Recording of the Year
Winner: "Random Album Title
", Deadmau5
Other nominees:
Music DVD of the Year
Winner: Blue Road
(Blue Rodeo
)
Other nominees:
R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
Winner: The Love Chronicles
, Divine Brown
Other nominees:
Rap Recording of the Year
Winner: Not 4 Sale
, Kardinal Offishall
Other Nominees:
Reggae Recording of the Year
Winner: "Everything", Humble
Other nominees:
Video of the Year
Winner: Anthony Seck, "Honey Honey" (Feist)
Other nominees:
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
during the weekend ending 29 March 2009.
Loverboy
Loverboy
Loverboy is a Canadian rock group formed in 1980 in Calgary, Alberta. Throughout the 1980s, the band accumulated numerous hit songs in Canada and the United States, earning four multi-platinum albums and selling millions of records...
was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Canadian Music Hall of Fame
The Canadian Music Hall of Fame honors Canadian musicians for their lifetime achievements in music. The ceremony is held each year as part of the Juno Award ceremonies. Members of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame represent many of the world's great talents...
, and Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. Known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range, as of 2006, she has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards and four...
received the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award. Long-time broadcast executive Fred Sherratt, a former CHUM Limited
CHUM Limited
CHUM Limited was a media company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1945 to 2007. Immediately prior to its acquisition, it held full or joint control of two Canadian television systems — Citytv and A-Channel — comprising 11 local stations, and one CBC Television affiliate, one...
executive, received the Walt Grealis
Walt Grealis
Walter Grealis, OC was a Canadian publisher and music industry leader. With partner Stan Klees, he co-founded Canada's national music honours, the Juno Awards...
Special Achievement Award.
Events
Preliminary award-related events began on 26 March 2009. The following day featured a Welcome Reception at the Commodore BallroomCommodore Ballroom
The Commodore Ballroom is a renowned music venue, dance floor, and nightclub located on 800 block of Granville Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. The building was built in the Art Deco style of the late 1920s by George Conrad Reifel and designed by architect H.H. Gillingham. Best known for...
and a Juno Cup
Juno Cup
The Juno Cup is a yearly hockey game held in conjunction with the Juno Awards, first conducted at the 2004 Juno Awards. The games match National Hockey League alumni with artists and entertainers as a charitable benefit for MusiCounts, a music education charity operated by the CARAS...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
game at the UBC Thunderbird Arena
UBC Winter Sports Centre
The Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre is a LEED Silver certified indoor arena in Canada, on the campus of the University of British Columbia. Located in the University Endowment Lands, it is just outside the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia...
.
Most awards were announced at a Gala Dinner and Awards which was a restricted-access, non-televised event at Vancouver's Westin Bayshore Hotel on 28 March 2009. The only multiple-category winner at that event was The Stills
The Stills
The Stills were a Canadian rock band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 2000. The band consists of Tim Fletcher , Dave Hamelin , Olivier Corbeil , and Liam O'Neil , Gregory Paquet .-History:The band members have known each other since the age of...
who won New Group of the Year and Alternative Album of the Year (Oceans Will Rise
Oceans Will Rise
Oceans Will Rise is the third and most recent album by Montreal band The Stills, released August 19, 2008.In late 2007, Toronto-based record label Arts & Crafts signed the band to a worldwide recording deal...
). Kardinal Offishall's single "Dangerous
Dangerous (Kardinal Offishall song)
"Dangerous" is a hip-hop/R&B song by Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon. Produced by DJ Kemo and hAZEL, it was the first single from his fourth album Not 4 Sale. It was released to radio in March 2008, and on iTunes on April 1. On the week of May 13, at the American iTunes store, the song was...
" was awarded Single of the Year
Juno Award for Single of the Year
The Juno Award for Single of the Year has been awarded since 1974 for the best single in Canada. It has also been known as Best Single and Best Selling Single.-Best Single :...
, over competition from songs by established major artists such as Michael Bublé, Céline Dion and Nickelback.
Primary ceremonies
The primary awards ceremony on 29 March 2009 was telecast by CTVCTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
from General Motors Place
General Motors Place
Rogers Arena Rogers Arena Rogers Arena (nicknamed "The Phone Booth" and "The Cable Box" and also "The Garage" (when it was called GM Place) is an indoor sports arena located at 800 Griffiths Way in the downtown area of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...
and hosted for the second consecutive year by Russell Peters
Russell Peters
Russell Dominic Peters is an Indo-Canadian comedian, actor and disc jockey. He began performing in Toronto in 1989 and has been nominated for four Gemini Awards.-Early life :...
.
Artists performing at the ceremonies broadcast included City and Colour
City and Colour
City and Colour is the recording alias for Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green, who was also the guitarist and vocalist of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. He plays melodic acoustic and folk music and is often accompanied by a rotating number of Canadian indie rock...
, Nickelback
Nickelback
Nickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger.. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005....
, Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. Known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range, as of 2006, she has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards and four...
and Simple Plan
Simple Plan
Simple Plan is a Canadian pop punk band from Montréal, Québec. The band has had no line up changes since its inception in 1999. Members are Pierre Bouvier , Jeff Stinco , Sébastien Lefebvre , David Desrosiers and Chuck Comeau...
. The complete list of performing artists was:
- Bryan AdamsBryan AdamsBryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
- City and ColourCity and ColourCity and Colour is the recording alias for Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green, who was also the guitarist and vocalist of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. He plays melodic acoustic and folk music and is often accompanied by a rotating number of Canadian indie rock...
- Crystal ShawandaCrystal ShawandaCrystal Shawanda is a Canadian country music artist. CMT documented her rise to fame in the six-part series Crystal: Living the Dream, which aired in February 2008. Signed to RCA Records in 2007, she released her debut single, "You Can Let Go," in Canada in January 2008...
- Divine BrownDivine BrownDivine Brown , previously known as Divine Earth Essence, is a Canadian rhythm and blues and soul singer and theatre performer....
- Eccodek
- Great Big SeaGreat Big SeaGreat Big Sea is a Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year-old Irish, English, and French heritage...
- Hawksley WorkmanHawksley WorkmanRyan Corrigan , better known by the stage name Hawksley Workman, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who has garnered critical acclaim for his blend of cabaret pop and glam rock. Workman has released eleven full length albums throughout his career...
- Kathleen EdwardsKathleen EdwardsKathleen Edwards is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. Her 2003 debut album, Failer, contained the singles "Six O'Clock News" and "Hockey Skates".- Personal life :...
- NickelbackNickelbackNickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger.. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005....
- Sam RobertsSam RobertsSam Roberts is a Juno Award-winning Canadian rock singer-songwriter, whose 2001 debut release, The Inhuman Condition, became one of the bestselling independent releases in Quebec and Canadian music history.-Life and career:...
- Sarah McLachlanSarah McLachlanSarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. Known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range, as of 2006, she has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards and four...
- Serena RyderSerena RyderSerena Ryder is a Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter raised in Millbrook, Ontario.Ranging musically between folk, roots, country, and adult contemporary music, Ryder possesses a five-octave range...
- Simple PlanSimple PlanSimple Plan is a Canadian pop punk band from Montréal, Québec. The band has had no line up changes since its inception in 1999. Members are Pierre Bouvier , Jeff Stinco , Sébastien Lefebvre , David Desrosiers and Chuck Comeau...
- The StillsThe StillsThe Stills were a Canadian rock band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 2000. The band consists of Tim Fletcher , Dave Hamelin , Olivier Corbeil , and Liam O'Neil , Gregory Paquet .-History:The band members have known each other since the age of...
Nominees and winners
The band NickelbackNickelback
Nickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger.. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005....
received five Juno Award nominations, the most of any band or individual artist. Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
and Hedley
Hedley (band)
Hedley is a Canadian pop rock band comprising lead singer Jacob Hoggard, Tommy Mac on bass, Dave Rosin on lead guitar and Chris Crippin on drums. The current band retains the original name of Hoggard's pre-Canadian Idol group, although the membership has changed. The band originated in Abbotsford,...
earned nominations in three categories apiece. Performances have also been scheduled from Simple Plan
Simple Plan
Simple Plan is a Canadian pop punk band from Montréal, Québec. The band has had no line up changes since its inception in 1999. Members are Pierre Bouvier , Jeff Stinco , Sébastien Lefebvre , David Desrosiers and Chuck Comeau...
and Alexisonfire
Alexisonfire
Alexisonfire was a five-piece, Juno-nominated post-hardcore band that formed in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada in 2001. The band consisted of George Pettit , Dallas Green , Wade MacNeil , Chris Steele , and Jordan Hastings .They describe their music as "the sound of two Catholic high-school girls...
vocalist Dallas Green
Dallas Green (musician)
Dallas Green is a Canadian musician who releases music as City and Colour. He is also known for his work as the former vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire.-Name:...
(performing as City and Colour
City and Colour
City and Colour is the recording alias for Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green, who was also the guitarist and vocalist of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. He plays melodic acoustic and folk music and is often accompanied by a rotating number of Canadian indie rock...
).
Nominees were announced at a press conference on 5 February 2009. Reporters in attendance expressed an uncertain reaction to the announcement, particularly to the number of nominations given to the critically reviled Nickelback.
The following were the 2009 Juno nominees and winners:
Artist of the YearJuno Award for Artist of the YearThe Juno Award for Artist of the Year has been awarded since 2002 as recognition each year for the best artist/musician in Canada. The category was originally divided by sex...
Winner: Sam RobertsSam Roberts
Sam Roberts is a Juno Award-winning Canadian rock singer-songwriter, whose 2001 debut release, The Inhuman Condition, became one of the bestselling independent releases in Quebec and Canadian music history.-Life and career:...
Other Nominees:
- Bryan AdamsBryan AdamsBryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
- City and ColourCity and ColourCity and Colour is the recording alias for Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green, who was also the guitarist and vocalist of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. He plays melodic acoustic and folk music and is often accompanied by a rotating number of Canadian indie rock...
(Dallas GreenDallas GreenGeorge Dallas Green is a former pitcher, manager, and executive in Major League Baseball. After playing for the Philadelphia Phillies and two other teams, he went on to manage the Phillies, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets, and managed the Phillies when they won their first World Series...
) - k.d. langK.D. LangKathryn Dawn Lang, OC , known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress...
- Serena RyderSerena RyderSerena Ryder is a Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter raised in Millbrook, Ontario.Ranging musically between folk, roots, country, and adult contemporary music, Ryder possesses a five-octave range...
Group of the YearJuno Award for Group of the YearThe Juno Award for best Group of the Year has been awarded since 1970, as recognition each year for the best group or band in Canada. It has also been known as Best Group .-Best Group :*1970 - The Guess Who...
Winner: NickelbackNickelback
Nickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger.. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005....
Other Nominees:
- Great Big SeaGreat Big SeaGreat Big Sea is a Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year-old Irish, English, and French heritage...
- Simple PlanSimple PlanSimple Plan is a Canadian pop punk band from Montréal, Québec. The band has had no line up changes since its inception in 1999. Members are Pierre Bouvier , Jeff Stinco , Sébastien Lefebvre , David Desrosiers and Chuck Comeau...
- Tokyo Police ClubTokyo Police ClubTokyo Police Club is an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. It consists of vocalist and bassist David Monks , keyboardist Graham Wright, guitarist Josh Hook , and drummer Greg Alsop ....
- The TrewsThe TrewsThe Trews are a Canadian rock band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, bassist Jack Syperek, and drummer Sean Dalton...
New Artist of the YearJuno Award for New Artist of the YearThe Juno Award for New Artist of the Year has been awarded since 1974 as recognition each year for the best new artist/musician in Canada. The category was originally divided by separate awards for men and women...
Winner: LightsOther Nominees:
- Jessie FarrellJessie FarrellJessie Farrell is a Canadian country music singer. At the 2007 Canadian Country Music Awards, Farrell was nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year and the Chevy Rising Star Award. Farrell's first country album, Nothing Fancy, was released on October 9, 2007. In 2008, Jessie Farrell won Female...
- Crystal ShawandaCrystal ShawandaCrystal Shawanda is a Canadian country music artist. CMT documented her rise to fame in the six-part series Crystal: Living the Dream, which aired in February 2008. Signed to RCA Records in 2007, she released her debut single, "You Can Let Go," in Canada in January 2008...
- Kreesha TurnerKreesha TurnerKreesha Turner , is a Canadian R&B/pPop recording artist. She cites as her inspirations R&B acts such as Erykah Badu, Jill Scott and D'Angelo, hip-hop acts including A Tribe Called Quest, Andre 3000 and Common and rock acts like the Foo Fighters and Our Lady Peace.-Early life:The oldest of three...
- Nikki YanofskyNikki YanofskyNicole "Nikki" Yanofsky is a Canadian jazz-pop singer from Hampstead, Quebec. She is involved in charitable causes, and released her first studio album on her own label, A440 Entertainment, and on Decca Records outside of Canada. Yanofsky sang Canada's national anthem at the opening ceremonies of...
New Group of the YearJuno Award for New Group of the YearThe Juno Award for the New Group of the Year has been awarded since 1974, as recognition each year for the best new group or band in Canada. The award was originally known as Most Promising Group of the Year, and from 1994–2002 it was known as Best New Group.-Most Promising Group of the Year...
Winner: The StillsThe Stills
The Stills were a Canadian rock band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 2000. The band consists of Tim Fletcher , Dave Hamelin , Olivier Corbeil , and Liam O'Neil , Gregory Paquet .-History:The band members have known each other since the age of...
Other nominees:
- Beast
- Cancer BatsCancer BatsCancer Bats are a hardcore punk/sludge metal band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Background:Cancer Bats originated in May 2004 with singer Liam Cormier and guitarist Scott Middleton, former member of Toronto heavy metal band At the Mercy of Inspiration...
- Crystal CastlesCrystal Castles (band)Crystal Castles are an experimental electronic band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, consisting of producer Ethan Kath and lyricist and vocalist Alice Glass. Crystal Castles are known for their chaotic live shows and their lo-fi home productions. The duo released many limited EPs between 2006 and...
- Plants and AnimalsPlants and AnimalsPlants and Animals are a Canadian indie-rock band from Montreal which comprises guitarist-vocalists Warren Spicer and Nic Basque and drummer-vocalist Matthew Woody Woodley. They often describe their music as post-classic rock. They are signed to Secret City Records...
Jack Richardson Producer of the YearJack Richardson Producer of the Year AwardThe Juno Award for "Producer of the Year" has been awarded since 1975, as recognition each year for the best record producer in Canada. It was renamed the "Jack Richardson Producer of the Year" award in 2003, after Jack Richardson who is a noted Canadian record producer.-Producer of the Year...
Winner: Daniel LanoisDaniel Lanois
Daniel Lanois born September 19, 1951 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He has released a number of albums of his own work and has produced albums for a wide variety of artists, including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris, Willie...
, "Here Is What Is" and "Not Fighting Anymore" (Daniel Lanois)
Other nominees:
- Stuart BrawleyStuart BrawleyStuart Brawley is a Canadian musician and Juno Award nominated record producer and mixer based in Los Angeles. Brawley was nominated for a 2009 Juno award for Producer of the Year Award for his work on Emmy Rossum's album, Inside Out...
, "Don’t Stop Now" and "Falling" (Emmy RossumEmmy RossumEmmanuelle Grey "Emmy" Rossum is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She first starred in a string of movies including Songcatcher , An American Rhapsody, and Passionada . However, it was her role in Mystic River that garnered her wider recognition...
) - David FosterDavid FosterDavid Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...
, "A Change Is Gonna Come" (SealSeal (musician)Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel , known simply as Seal, is a British soul and R&B singer-songwriter, of Nigerian and Brazilian background. Seal has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 1992, four Grammy Awards, and an...
), "Silent Night" (Josh GrobanJosh GrobanJoshua Winslow "Josh" Groban is an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and record producer. His four solo albums have been certified at least multi-platinum, and in 2007, he was charted as the number-one best selling artist in the United States with over 21 million records in that country...
) - k.d. langK.D. LangKathryn Dawn Lang, OC , known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress...
, "I Dream Of Spring" and "Coming Home" (k.d. langK.D. LangKathryn Dawn Lang, OC , known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress...
) - NickelbackNickelbackNickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger.. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005....
and Joey Moi (co-producer Mutt Lange), "Gotta Be Somebody" and "Something In Your Mouth" (Nickelback)
Recording Engineer of the YearJuno Award for Recording Engineer of the YearThe Juno Award for "Recording Engineer of the Year" has been awarded since 1976, as recognition each year for the best recording engineer in Canada.- Recording Engineer of the Year :* 1976 - Michel Ethier, Dompierre by François Dompierre...
Winner: Kevin ChurkoKevin Churko
Kevin Gregory Churko , is a Canadian musician, sound engineer, songwriter and record producer best known for his work with artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Modern Science, Five Finger Death Punch, Hinder, In This Moment and Shania Twain.-Awards:He has been nominated for five Juno Awards and has won...
, "Disappearing" and "The Big Bang" (Simon Collins
Simon Collins
Simon Philip N. Collins is a British-Canadian musician. He is the son of English pop singer Phil Collins.-Early years:...
)
Other nominees:
- John "Beetle" BaileyJohn Bailey (producer)John Beetle Bailey is a Canadian freelance recording engineer who won the 2007 Juno Award for Recording Engineer of the Year. He has worked with such musicians as The Headstones, Tom Cochrane, Haywire, Triumph and Love Inc..-External links:*...
, "Lucky" and "If I Were A Bell" (Molly JohnsonMolly JohnsonMolly Johnson, OC is a Canadian Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter of pop and jazz.-Biography:Johnson began as a child performer, receiving formal training from the National Ballet School and the Banff School of Fine Arts...
) - Mike FraserMike FraserMike Fraser is a Canadian record producer, engineer, and mixer. Mike is best known for his work with AC/DC, Metallica, Aerosmith and Joe Satriani...
, "Rock N’ Roll Train" (AC/DCAC/DCAC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
), "Them Kids" (Sam RobertsSam RobertsSam Roberts is a Juno Award-winning Canadian rock singer-songwriter, whose 2001 debut release, The Inhuman Condition, became one of the bestselling independent releases in Quebec and Canadian music history.-Life and career:...
) - Joey Moi, "Gotta Be Somebody" and "Never Gonna Be Alone" (Nickelback)
- Randy StaubRandy StaubRandy Staub is a Canadian recording engineer. He has been nominated for the Juno Awards' "Recording Engineer of the Year" award nine times. He won in 2002 for the songs "How You Remind Me" and "Too Bad" by Nickelback. Staub also mixed Alice in Chains' fourth studio album, Black Gives Way to...
, "Something In Your Mouth" (Nickelback)
Songwriter of the YearJuno Award for Songwriter of the YearThe Juno Award for "Songwriter of the Year" has been awarded since 1971, as recognition each year for the best songwriter in Canada. It was also known as the Juno Award for "Composer of the Year" from 1975 to 1990.-Best Songwriter :...
Winner: City and ColourCity and Colour
City and Colour is the recording alias for Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green, who was also the guitarist and vocalist of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. He plays melodic acoustic and folk music and is often accompanied by a rotating number of Canadian indie rock...
, "Waiting...", "Sleeping Sickness", "The Girl"
Other nominees:
- Nathan Ferraro, "Never Again", "Change For You", "Unaware" (The Midway StateThe Midway StateThe Midway State is an alternative rock band from Toronto, Canada. The band is signed to Remedy Records worldwide and to Universal Publishing for the world outside North America. The band released their debut album Holes in 2008...
) - HedleyHedley (band)Hedley is a Canadian pop rock band comprising lead singer Jacob Hoggard, Tommy Mac on bass, Dave Rosin on lead guitar and Chris Crippin on drums. The current band retains the original name of Hoggard's pre-Canadian Idol group, although the membership has changed. The band originated in Abbotsford,...
, "Old School", "For The Nights I Can’t Remember" (with Dave GennDave GennDavid Robert Madison Genn is a musician and a member of Canadian rock group 54-40. Genn was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on 2 March 1969.-Matthew Good Band:...
), "Never Too Late" (with Greig NoriGreig NoriGreig Andrew Nori is a producer and musician from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada and is well known as the former frontman, lead vocalist and guitarist of the pop punk band Treble Charger...
) (HedleyHedley (band)Hedley is a Canadian pop rock band comprising lead singer Jacob Hoggard, Tommy Mac on bass, Dave Rosin on lead guitar and Chris Crippin on drums. The current band retains the original name of Hoggard's pre-Canadian Idol group, although the membership has changed. The band originated in Abbotsford,...
) - Alanis MorissetteAlanis MorissetteAlanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...
, "Underneath", "Not As We", "In Praise Of The Vulnerable Man" (Alanis MorissetteAlanis MorissetteAlanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...
) - Gordie SampsonGordie SampsonGordie Sampson is a singer-songwriter and producer from Big Pond, Nova Scotia, Canada.He has written songs for Carrie Underwood , Martina McBride , LeAnn Rimes , and George Canyon and produced and sound engineered...
, "When I Said I Would" (Whitney DuncanWhitney DuncanWhitney Duncan is an American country music artist, who was the fifth place finalist on the fifth season of Nashville Star. She has released one studio album and has charted on the U.S...
), "Just A Dream" (Carrie UnderwoodCarrie UnderwoodCarrie Marie Underwood is an American country singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005...
), "Davey Jones" (Gordie SampsonGordie SampsonGordie Sampson is a singer-songwriter and producer from Big Pond, Nova Scotia, Canada.He has written songs for Carrie Underwood , Martina McBride , LeAnn Rimes , and George Canyon and produced and sound engineered...
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Fan Choice AwardJuno Fan Choice AwardThe Juno Fan Choice Award is an annual Juno Award to the favourite artist or group of the year by the music fans of Canada...
Winner: NickelbackNickelback
Nickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger.. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005....
Other nominees:
- Céline DionCeline DionCéline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
- Feist
- HedleyHedley (band)Hedley is a Canadian pop rock band comprising lead singer Jacob Hoggard, Tommy Mac on bass, Dave Rosin on lead guitar and Chris Crippin on drums. The current band retains the original name of Hoggard's pre-Canadian Idol group, although the membership has changed. The band originated in Abbotsford,...
- The Lost FingersThe Lost FingersThe Lost Fingers is a Canadian gypsy jazz music group based in Quebec City. Its members are Alex Morissette , Dr. Christian Roberge , and Byron "Maiden" Mikaloff ....
Album of the YearJuno Award for Album of the YearThe Juno Award for "Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1975, as recognition each year for the best album in Canada. It was also known as Best Album , and Best Selling Album .-Best Album :...
Winner: Dark HorseDark Horse (Nickelback album)
Dark Horse is the sixth studio album by the Canadian rock band Nickelback, released on November 17, 2008 in Europe and a day later elsewhere...
, Nickelback
Nickelback
Nickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger.. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005....
Other nominees:
- Famous Last WordsFamous Last Words (Hedley album)Famous Last Words is Hedley's second full length album released on October 30, 2007 in Canada. It debuted at #3 in Canada upon release.The first single from the album, "She's So Sorry", was released to radio on August 21, 2007. The video was shot in Toronto, Ontario on August 30 and premiered on...
, HedleyHedley (band)Hedley is a Canadian pop rock band comprising lead singer Jacob Hoggard, Tommy Mac on bass, Dave Rosin on lead guitar and Chris Crippin on drums. The current band retains the original name of Hoggard's pre-Canadian Idol group, although the membership has changed. The band originated in Abbotsford,... - Lost in the 80'sLost in the 80's-Personnel:The Lost Fingers* Alex Morissette – backing vocals, double bass* Christian Roberge – lead vocals, guitar* Byron Mikaloff – guitar-Release history:-External links:*...
, The Lost FingersThe Lost FingersThe Lost Fingers is a Canadian gypsy jazz music group based in Quebec City. Its members are Alex Morissette , Dr. Christian Roberge , and Byron "Maiden" Mikaloff .... - 70’s Volume 2, Sylvain CossetteSylvain CossetteSylvain Cossette is a French-Canadian singer-songwriter from Grand-Mère, Quebec . Sylvain was a founding member of the Quebec-based English language band Paradox in 1984, before becoming a French language solo artist by 1994...
- Simple PlanSimple Plan (album)Simple Plan is the third studio album by Canadian pop punk band Simple Plan, released on February 12, 2008. It reached #2 on the Canadian album charts, #14 on the US Billboard 200 and charted in the top 10 worldwide in countries including Australia, Austria, Brazil, Sweden and...
, Simple PlanSimple PlanSimple Plan is a Canadian pop punk band from Montréal, Québec. The band has had no line up changes since its inception in 1999. Members are Pierre Bouvier , Jeff Stinco , Sébastien Lefebvre , David Desrosiers and Chuck Comeau...
Aboriginal Recording of the YearJuno Award for Aboriginal Recording of the YearThe Juno Award for Aboriginal Recording of the Year, formerly known as Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording, is an annual award presented by Canada's Juno Awards for the best album by a Aboriginal peoples in Canada....
Winner: Running for the DrumRunning For The Drum
Running For The Drum is the fifteenth studio album by Buffy Sainte-Marie, released in 2008. One of Sainte-Marie's more successful albums, it went to number one in the Canadian charts and spawned one single with No No Keshagesh...
, Buffy Sainte-Marie
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Buffy Sainte-Marie, OC is a Canadian Cree singer-songwriter, musician, composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist. Throughout her career in all of these areas, her work has focused on issues of Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Her singing and writing repertoire includes...
Other nominees:
- Auk/BloodAuk/BloodAuk/Blood is an album by Tanya Tagaq, released in 2008 by Ipecac Recordings.-Track listing:All tracks written by Tagaq.# "Fox - Tiriganiak" – 3:45# "Fire - Ikuma" – 5:07# "Growth" – 5:27# "Gentle" – 4:52# "Tategak" – 5:41...
, Tanya Tagaq - First Law Of The Land, Billy Joe Green
- No Lies, Tracy Bone
- The World (And Everything In It), Team RezofficialTeam RezofficialTeam Rezofficial are a Canadian aboriginal hip hop group . Founded by former members of War Party, the group includes musicians Hellnback, Drezus, Jay Mak, Big Stomp and Tomaslav Miradovic, and was formed in 2003.Their first album The Foundation won the Canadian Aboriginal Music Award for Best...
Adult Alternative Album of the YearJuno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the YearThe Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year has been awarded since 2005, as recognition each year for the best alternative album in Canada.-Adult Alternative Album of the Year :*2005 - Sarah Harmer, All of Our Names...
Winner: Is It O.K.Is It O.K.
Is It O.K. is the third major label album by Canadian singer-songwriter Serena Ryder. The album was released on November 11, 2008 in Canada. The singles for this album are "Little Bit of Red", "All for Love", and "What I Wanna Know"...
, Serena Ryder
Serena Ryder
Serena Ryder is a Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter raised in Millbrook, Ontario.Ranging musically between folk, roots, country, and adult contemporary music, Ryder possesses a five-octave range...
Other nominees:
- Asking for FlowersAsking for FlowersAsking for Flowers is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards. The album was released March 4, 2008, and was well-received by critics, similarly to her first two albums released under Zoë Records, Failer and Back to Me...
, Kathleen EdwardsKathleen EdwardsKathleen Edwards is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. Her 2003 debut album, Failer, contained the singles "Six O'Clock News" and "Hockey Skates".- Personal life :... - The BaronessThe Baroness (album)The Baroness is the fifth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist Sarah Slean, released on March 11, 2008.-Track listing:# "Hopeful Hearts" – 3:32# "Get Home" – 3:42# "Euphoria" – 3:13# "Goodnight Trouble" – 4:38...
, Sarah SleanSarah SleanSarah Hope Slean is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet, and occasional actress from Pickering, Ontario. She has released eleven albums to date .-Major recordings:... - Between the BeautifulsBetween the BeautifulsBetween the Beautifuls is a studio album by Canadian musician Hawksley Workman released on 29 January 2008. The new album was announced along with a track listing on Workman's official website....
, Hawksley WorkmanHawksley WorkmanRyan Corrigan , better known by the stage name Hawksley Workman, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who has garnered critical acclaim for his blend of cabaret pop and glam rock. Workman has released eleven full length albums throughout his career... - Exit Strategy of the SoulExit Strategy of the SoulExit Strategy of the Soul is the title of the 2008 studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith.-Track listing:All songs by Ronald Eldon Sexsmith except when specified#"Spiritude"#"This Is How I Know"#"One Last Round"#"Ghost of a Chance"...
, Ron SexsmithRon SexsmithRonald Eldon "Ron" Sexsmith is a Canadian singer-songwriter from St. Catharines, Ontario, currently based in Toronto. He started his own band when he was fourteen years old, and released the first recordings of his own material seven years later, in 1985...
Alternative Album of the YearJuno Award for Alternative Album of the YearThe Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year is presented annually at Canada's Juno Awards to honour the best album of the year in the alternative rock and/or indie rock genres...
Winner: Oceans Will RiseOceans Will Rise
Oceans Will Rise is the third and most recent album by Montreal band The Stills, released August 19, 2008.In late 2007, Toronto-based record label Arts & Crafts signed the band to a worldwide recording deal...
, The Stills
The Stills
The Stills were a Canadian rock band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 2000. The band consists of Tim Fletcher , Dave Hamelin , Olivier Corbeil , and Liam O'Neil , Gregory Paquet .-History:The band members have known each other since the age of...
Other nominees:
- The Chemistry of Common LifeThe Chemistry of Common LifeThe Chemistry of Common Life is the second full-length studio album by Canadian hardcore punk band Fucked Up. It was released on October 7, 2008 on Matador Records in CD and double LP formats and on Welfare Records in Reel-to-reel Audio Tapes...
, Fucked UpFucked UpFucked Up is a hardcore punk band from Toronto, Canada. The band won the 2009 Polaris Music Prize for the album The Chemistry of Common Life.-History:The band formed and played their first shows in early 2001... - In the FutureIn the FutureIn the Future is the second album by Black Mountain, which was released January 21, 2008. It follows their eponymous debut album which was released in 2005. A "limited edition" of the album was released on the same day with 3 bonus tracks on a second disc...
, Black MountainBlack Mountain (band)Black Mountain is a Canadian rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. The band is composed of Stephen McBean, Amber Webber, Matt Camirand, Jeremy Schmidt and Joshua Wells.-Overview:... - Parc AvenueParc Avenue (album)Parc Avenue is the first full-length album by Canadian indie rock band Plants and Animals, released February 26, 2008 on Secret City Records.The album was a nominee for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize.-Track listing:# "Bye Bye Bye"# "Good Friend"...
, Plants and AnimalsPlants and AnimalsPlants and Animals are a Canadian indie-rock band from Montreal which comprises guitarist-vocalists Warren Spicer and Nic Basque and drummer-vocalist Matthew Woody Woodley. They often describe their music as post-classic rock. They are signed to Secret City Records... - Soft AirplaneSoft AirplaneSoft Airplane is the third album by Chad VanGaalen, released in 2008 on Flemish Eye and Sub Pop. It was VanGaalen's first album to consist entirely of songs newly recorded for the album; his prior releases compiled tracks from a library of home recordings he had made over a number of years.The...
, Chad VanGaalenChad VanGaalenChad VanGaalen is a Canadian musician and artist from Calgary, Alberta.-Infiniheart:Following a few scattered independent releases, done mostly on homemade CDs with hand-drawn art, VanGaalen released Infiniheart on Canadian independent label Flemish Eye...
Blues Album of the YearJuno Award for Blues Album of the YearThe Juno Award for "Blues Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1994, as recognition each year for the best blues album in Canada. The award was previously a combined blues and gospel award category.-Best Blues/Gospel Album :...
Winner: Ramblin’ Son, Julian FauthOther nominees:
- Acoustic Blues: Got 'Em from the Bottom, Big Dave McLean
- Get Way Back: A Tribute to Percy Mayfield, Amos GarrettAmos GarrettAmos Garrett is a Juno Award-winning American-Canadian musician, performer, and author. He holds dual citizenship and was raised in Toronto and Montreal...
- Love & Sound, Garrett MasonGarrett MasonGarrett Mason is a blues guitarist from Nova Scotia, Canada. He is the son of the late Dutch Mason. He is best known for his song "Howlin for my Baby" which was featured in the movie Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor DayWebpage...
- Mess of BluesMess of BluesMess of Blues is an album by Jeff Healey. It was released in 2008 less than two months after his death and just three weeks shy of his 42nd birthday. Four of the albums tracks were recorded live in front of audiences, two of the live tracks at the Islington Academy in London, and the other two...
, Jeff HealeyJeff HealeyNorman Jeffrey "Jeff" Healey was a blind Canadian jazz and blues-rock vocalist and guitarist who attained musical and personal popularity, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s.-Early life:...
CD/DVD Artwork Design of the YearJuno Award for CD/DVD Artwork Design of the YearThe Juno Award for "CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year" has been awarded since 1975, as recognition each year for the best album art for a music recording in Canada...
Winner: Anouk Pennel and Stéphane Poirer, En concert dans la forêt des mal-aimés avec l’Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal, Pierre LapointePierre Lapointe
Pierre Lapointe is a Canadian singer. He has won many prizes since his debut, including six Félix in 2005 and at least one in 2006. He is well known for his voice and his obscure, esoteric lyrics, which tend to be melancholic. Another distinctive characteristic of his lyrics is their literary style...
Other nominees:
- John Cook, Kelly Ferguson, John James AudubonJohn James AudubonJohn James Audubon was a French-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. He was notable for his expansive studies to document all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural habitats...
, Koko Bonaparte, Sugarbird, Paul ReddickPaul ReddickPaul Reddick is an award-winning Canadian blues singer, songwriter and harmonica player.-History:Paul Reddick began playing the harmonica at the age of twelve. In 1990, he formed The Sidemen, a blues band based out of Toronto, which toured and recorded until the early 2000s. The Sidemen's album... - Phoebe Greenberg, George Fok, Daniel Fortin, Leda & St. Jacques, Productions l’Éloi, Pulse of the PlanetPulse of the planetPulse of the Planet is a syndicated daily American radio series presented by Jim Metzner Productions and the National Science Foundation, which highlights world cultures, environmental and scientific issues and discoveries...
, Slim WilliamsSlim WilliamsClyde "Slim" Williams was a promoter of the Alaska Highway in 1930's. He had first arrived in Alaska in 1900 at the age of 18, looking for adventure... - Mark Sasso, Casey Laforet, Mountain Meadows, Elliott BroodElliott BroodElliott BROOD is a three-piece, alt-country band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, consisting of Mark Sasso on lead vocals, guitar, banjo, ukulele, and harmonica, Casey Laforet on guitar, backing vocals, bass pedals, keys and ukulele and Stephen Pitkin on percussion, sampler and backing vocals...
- Dallas Wehrle, Robyn Kotyk, Alex vs. Alex, Kensington Heights, ConstantinesConstantines-History:The band was formed by Steve Lambke, Bryan Webb, Doug MacGregor, and Dallas Wehrle in 1999, following the break-up of Webb and MacGregor's emotional hardcore band Shoulder...
Children's Album of the YearJuno Award for Children's Album of the YearThe Juno Award for "Children's Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1979, as recognition each year for the best children's album in Canada.-Best Children's Album :*1979 - Anne Murray, There's a Hippo in My Tub...
Winner: Snacktime!Snacktime!
Snacktime! is the debut children's album by Canadian band Barenaked Ladies released on May 6, 2008. A companion book was written with artwork by multi-instrumentalist Kevin Hearn, who also contributed artwork for the album. It is the final Barenaked Ladies album to include Steven Page, who departed...
, Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian alternative rock band. The band is currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart. Barenaked Ladies formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, then a suburban municipality outside the City of Toronto...
Other nominees:
- Catchy Tune, Jack GrunskyJack GrunskyJack Grunsky is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Grunsky's musical career has spanned two continents. More than three decades of recording and touring have earned him a wide following from both adult and children's audiences.-Folk music:...
- FiddleFire!, Chris McKhoolChris McKhoolChris McKhool, born November 18, 1968 in Ottawa, Ontario, is a Canadian violinist, guitarist, composer, producer and singer-songwriter. He has received numerous awards for his work, including a Juno Award nomination for his 2008 children's album, Fiddlefire! - Background :Raised in a musical...
- The KerplunksThe KerplunksThe Kerplunks are childrens entertainers. They originate from a Gabriola Island preschool program known as “Melody Makers”.The Kerplunks comprise of musicians Dinah D, Tina Jones, Phil Wipper and Aaron Cadwaladr. They are a four-piece live band who combine to play over 10 different instruments,...
, The KerplunksThe KerplunksThe Kerplunks are childrens entertainers. They originate from a Gabriola Island preschool program known as “Melody Makers”.The Kerplunks comprise of musicians Dinah D, Tina Jones, Phil Wipper and Aaron Cadwaladr. They are a four-piece live band who combine to play over 10 different instruments,... - Oui!, Gregg LeRock
Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the YearJuno Award for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the YearThe Juno Award for "Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1994, as recognition each year for the best Christian/gospel music album in Canada...
Winner: Ending Is BeginningEnding is Beginning (album)
Ending Is Beginning is the 4th official album release from Christian rock band Downhere. It was released on September 23, 2008. In May 2008, fans played a part in selecting the songs chosen for this album by rating and scoring 17 potential songs on audioscorecard.com.-Track listing:#"Bleed For This...
, Downhere
Downhere
Not to be confused with the album Down Here by Tracy Bonham.Downhere is a Juno Award-winning Christian rock band from Canada...
Other nominees:
- Colors and SoundsColors and SoundsColors and Sounds is the sophomore record by Article One. The album features fourteen new tracks, and is being noted for its creativity, quality of songs, and musical depth.- Track listing :# "Without You " - 3:42...
, Article OneArticle One (band)Article One is a Canadian Christian rock band from London, Ontario. The band's lineup features Nathan Piche , Matt Piche , Dave DeSmit , and Nolan Verner .- History :... - I Will GoI Will GoI Will Go is the third album released by the Christian music band Starfield.- Track listing :#"From the Corners of the Earth" - 3:42#"Hosanna" - 4:04#"Reign in Us" - 5:34#"Holy Is Our God" - 5:33#"I Will Go" - 3:17#"Remain" - 4:56...
, Starfield - Roar Of Heaven, Life Support
- Salvation StationSalvation StationSalvation Station is the second full-length studio album from Canadian CCM band Newworldson. Christianity Today voted Salvation Station number 3 on their list of Best Christian Albums of the year 2008. It was also selected as one of the twenty best albums of 2008 by Cross Rhythms...
, newworldsonNewworldsonNewworldson is a Canadian Christian pop/soul band. The band was formed in a jazz bar in downtown St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada and released its debut album, Roots Revolution, in 2006. Their musical style is very eclectic, but is principally soul music. The band is signed to Inpop Records and...
Classical Album of the Year (large ensemble)
Winner: Beethoven: Ideals Of The French Revolution, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and Kent NaganoKent Nagano
__FORCETOC__Kent George Nagano is an American conductor and opera administrator. He is currently the music director of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and the Bavarian State Opera.-Biography:...
Other nominees:
- Bach: Métamorphoses, Orchestre symphonique de QuébecOrchestre Symphonique de QuébecOrchestre symphonique de Québec is a Canadian symphony orchestra based in Quebec City. Founded in 1902 as the Société symphonique de Québec, the OSQ is the oldest active Canadian orchestra. Joseph Vézina was the OSQ's first music director, from 1902 to 1924...
and Yoav TalmiYoav TalmiYoav Talmi is an Israeli conductor and composer. He studied composition and orchestral direction first in Israel, at the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel Aviv, and then in the United States, at the Juilliard School. In 1966, he was awarded the Koussevitzky Conducting Prize at the Tanglewood Music... - Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8, TafelmusikTafelmusikThe Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra is a Canadian baroque orchestra specializing in early music. They often perform with choir and play on period instruments....
and Bruno WeilBruno WeilBruno Weil is a symphonic conductor. He is principal guest conductor of Tafelmusik, the period-instrument group based in Toronto, Music Director of the Carmel Bach Festival in California, and artistic director of the period-instrument festival "Klang und Raum" in Irsee, Bavaria... - Bruckner: Symphonie No 9, Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal and Yannick Nézet-SéguinYannick Nézet-SéguinYannick Nézet-Séguin is a French Canadian conductor. He is Music Director Designate of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and will become Music Director in 2012.-Biography:...
- Haydn: Symphonies 62, 107 & 108, Toronto Chamber OrchestraToronto Chamber OrchestraThe Toronto Chamber Orchestra was founded by violinist and conductor Kevin Mallon.-Style:The orchestra reflects the period instrument Aradia Ensemble. Orchestra members play baroque instruments and perform in musical styles ranging from the 18th century to the present...
and Kevin MallonKevin Mallon- Biography and career :Kevin Mallon was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and studied in Chetham's School of Music in Manchester, United Kingdom, where he was influenced by John Eliot Gardiner...
Classical Album of the Year (solo or chamber ensemble)Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year - Solo or Chamber EnsembleThe Juno Award for "Classical Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1977, as recognition each year for the best classical music album in Canada.-Best Classical Album of the Year :*1977 - Anton Kuerti, Beethoven - Vols...
Winner: Homage, James EhnesJames Ehnes
James Ehnes, CM is a Canadian concert violinist.The son of Alan Ehnes, trumpet professor at Brandon University and Barbara Ehnes, former director of the Brandon School of Dance, James Ehnes began his violin studies at the age of four...
Other nominees:
- Haydn: Six Sonatas for Piano, Anton KuertiAnton KuertiAnton Kuerti, OC is an Austrian-born Canadian pianist, music teacher, composer, and conductor. Since his performance of the Grieg Piano Concerto with the Boston Pops Orchestra at age 11, he has developed international recognition as a solo pianist, particularly focusing on the works of Beethoven...
- Schubert: Complete Piano Trios, The Gryphon Trio
- Schumann: Sonata in F#Minor & Humoreske, Angela HewittAngela HewittAngela Hewitt, OC, OBE is a Canadian classical pianist. She holds British nationality through her father, Godfrey, who was the organist and choirmaster at Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa, Ontario for almost fifty years.-Career:...
- Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues opus 87, David Jalbert
Classical Album of the Year (vocal or choral performance)Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year - Vocal or Choral PerformanceThe Juno Award for "Classical Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1994, as recognition each year for the best vocal classical music album in Canada.-Best Classical Album :...
Winner: Gloria! Vivaldi’s Angels, Ensemble CapriceOther nominees:
- Bach and the Liturgical Year, Shannon Mercer and Luc Beauséjour
- Handel: Arias, Karina GauvinKarina GauvinKarina Gauvin is an internationally-recognized Canadian soprano who has made several recordings and is especially recognised for her interpretation of Baroque music. Opera News stated that, "Gauvin knows how to rivet an audience in opera and concert. She has been a queen of Baroque opera for years...
- Schumann: Dichterliebe & other Heine Settings, Gerald FinleyGerald Finley-Career:He was born in Montreal and received his musical education in St. Matthew's Anglican Church, Ottawa, the University of Ottawa, King's College, Cambridge and the Royal College of Music in London, England...
- The Voice of Bach, Daniel TaylorDaniel Taylor (countertenor)Daniel Taylor is a Canadian countertenor and early music specialist. He completed his undergraduate studies in English, philosophy, and music at the the Faculty of Music of McGill University and his graduate work in religion and music at the Université de Montréal...
Francophone Album of the YearJuno Award for Francophone Album of the YearThe Juno Award for "Francophone Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1992, as recognition each year for the best Francophone album in Canada.-Best Selling Francophone Album :*1992 - Luc de Larochellière, Sauvez mon âme...
Winner: Tous les sens, Ariane MoffattAriane Moffatt
Ariane Moffatt is a Canadian francophone singer-songwriter based in Quebec. She has won Félix and Juno Awards and has performed and collaborated with many artists such as Daniel Bélanger and Marc Déry.-Career:...
Other nominees:
- L’arbre aux parfums, Caracol
- Cœur de pirateCœur de pirate (album)Cœur de pirate is the self-titled debut album by Canadian pop singer Cœur de pirate, released September 16, 2008 on Grosse Boîte.-"Ensemble":...
, Cœur de pirate - Tradarnac, SwingSwing (band)Swing is a Canadian néo-trad band of Franco-Ontarian origins. The two main members of Swing are Michel Bénac and Jean-Philippe Goulet.-Profile:...
- Le volume du vent, KarkwaKarkwa-History:Formed in 1998, the group consists of vocalist and guitarist Louis-Jean Cormier, keyboardist François Lafontaine, bass guitarist Martin Lamontagne, percussionist Julien Sagot, and drummer Stéphane Bergeron...
Instrumental Album of the YearJuno Award for Instrumental Album of the YearThe Juno Award for "Instrumental Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1976, as recognition each year for the best instrumental album in Canada. The award was originally called the "Instrumental Artist of the Year"....
Winner: Nostomania, DJ Brace presents The Electric Nosehair OrchestraOther nominees:
- Auk/BloodAuk/BloodAuk/Blood is an album by Tanya Tagaq, released in 2008 by Ipecac Recordings.-Track listing:All tracks written by Tagaq.# "Fox - Tiriganiak" – 3:45# "Fire - Ikuma" – 5:07# "Growth" – 5:27# "Gentle" – 4:52# "Tategak" – 5:41...
, Tanya Tagaq - The Furniture Moves Underneath, Inhabitants
- The Soundtrack, Creaking Tree String Quartet
- Telescope, Steve DawsonSteve DawsonSteven "Dobby" Dawson , is an English bass guitarist, founder of Saxon.Dawson was the inspiration for Harry Shearer's Spinal Tap character Derek Smalls.-Saxon:*Saxon *Wheels of Steel...
International Album of the YearJuno Award for International Album of the YearThe Juno Award for International Album of the Year is an annual award given to a non-Canadian album. It has been given out since 1975. It was formerly known as Best Selling Album , Best Selling Album by a Foreign Artist , International Album of the Year , and Best Selling International Album...
Winner: Viva La VidaViva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, often referred to as simply Viva la Vida is the fourth studio album by British rock band Coldplay, released on 11 June 2008 on Parlophone. The album was named after a Spanish phrase that translates in English as "long live life"...
, Coldplay
Coldplay
Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a...
Other nominees:
- Black IceBlack Ice (album)Black Ice is the 15th Australian and 14th international studio album by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was produced by Brendan O'Brien and released internationally on 17 October 2008. Guitarists Angus Young and Malcolm Young got together in London in 2003 to start composing tracks...
, AC/DCAC/DCAC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"... - Chinese DemocracyChinese DemocracyChinese Democracy is the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, released in November 2008 on Geffen Records. It is the band's first studio album since "The Spaghetti Incident?" , released exactly 15 years before Chinese Democracy, and their first album of original studio...
, Guns N’ Roses - Death MagneticDeath MagneticDeath Magnetic is the ninth studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on September 12, 2008 through Warner Bros. Records. It was the band's first album to feature bassist Robert Trujillo and the first to be produced by Rick Rubin, making this Metallica's first album...
, MetallicaMetallicaMetallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ... - Sleep Through the StaticSleep Through the StaticSleep Through the Static is the fourth studio album by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson, released in the U.S. on February 5, 2008. The effort was announced on Johnson's personal website as renovation began for the release of the album. It was recorded at L.A.'s Solar Powered Plastic Plant, which...
, Jack JohnsonJack Johnson (musician)Jack Johnson was born May 18, 1975 is an American folk rock singer-songwriter, surfer and musician known for his work in the soft rock and acoustic genres. In 2001, he achieved commercial success after the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales. He has since released four more albums, a...
Contemporary Jazz Album of the YearJuno Award for Contemporary Jazz Album of the YearThe Juno Award for "Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1977, as recognition each year for the best contemporary jazz album in Canada.-Best Jazz Album :...
Winner: Embracing Voices, Jane BunnettJane Bunnett
Jane Bunnett is a Canadian soprano saxophonist, flutist and bandleader known for her Afro-Cuban jazz melodies.In 2004, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada...
Other nominees:
- A Bend In The RiverA Bend in the RiverA Bend in the River is a 1979 novel by Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul.In 1998, the Modern Library ranked A Bend in the River #83 on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century...
, Roberto Occhipinti - Existential Detective, Barry Romberg’s Random Access Large Ensemble
- Rasstones François, Bourassa Quartet
- The Sicilian Jazz Project, Michael Occhipinti
Traditional Jazz Album of the YearJuno Award for Traditional Jazz Album of the YearThe Juno Award for "Traditional Jazz Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1977, as recognition each year for the best traditional jazz album in Canada...
Winner: Second Time Around, Oliver JonesOliver Jones
Oliver Theophilus Jones is a Canadian jazz pianist, organist, composer and arranger....
Other nominees:
- For Kenny Wheeler, Don Thompson QuartetDon Thompson (musician)Donald Winston Thompson, OC is a Canadian jazz musician who plays bass, piano, and vibes. Thompson formed part of the Toronto Quartet of Paul Desmond during the mid seventies, and that effort produced two stellar albums. Other personnel on those dates, mostly at Bourbon Street in Toronto, were...
- Small Wonder, Brad Turner Quartet
- Solo, Chris Donnelly
- TV Trio, John Stetch
Vocal Jazz Album of the YearJuno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the YearThe Juno Award for "Vocal Jazz Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1977, as recognition each year for the best vocal jazz album in Canada. It was previously known as other names including Best Jazz Album and the award categories for Best Mainstream Jazz Album and Best Contemporary Jazz Album...
Winner: Lucky, Molly JohnsonMolly Johnson
Molly Johnson, OC is a Canadian Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter of pop and jazz.-Biography:Johnson began as a child performer, receiving formal training from the National Ballet School and the Banff School of Fine Arts...
Other nominees:
- Ella...Of Thee I Swing, Nikki YanofskyNikki YanofskyNicole "Nikki" Yanofsky is a Canadian jazz-pop singer from Hampstead, Quebec. She is involved in charitable causes, and released her first studio album on her own label, A440 Entertainment, and on Decca Records outside of Canada. Yanofsky sang Canada's national anthem at the opening ceremonies of...
- If the Moon Turns Green..., Diana PantonDiana PantonDiana Ariadne Panton is a Canadian jazz vocalist. Her second album, "If the Moon Turns Green", received a nomination for the Juno Awards of 2009 in the category of Vocal Jazz Album of the Year....
- ImaIma (Yvette Tollar album)Ima is an album by Canadian jazz vocalist Yvette Tollar, released in 2008.Released in November 2008 at Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, Ima , is a collection of Canadian written contemporary jazz songs...
, Yvette TollarYvette TollarYvette Tollar is a Canadian jazz vocalist from Toronto, Ontario. She has released two full length CDs, Cactus Flowers and Ima . Ima was a nominee for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards.... - Parkdale, Elizabeth ShepherdElizabeth ShepherdElizabeth Shepherd is an English character actress whose work has spanned the stage and both the big and small screens. Her surname has been alternately billed as "Shephard" and "Sheppard"....
Pop Album of the YearJuno Award for Pop Album of the YearThe Juno Award for "Pop Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1999, as recognition each year for the best pop album in Canada.-Best Pop Album :*1999 - Barenaked Ladies, Stunt-Best Pop/Adult Album :...
Winner: Flavors of EntanglementFlavors of Entanglement
Flavors of Entanglement is the seventh studio album, fifth international release and last Maverick Records release by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette. The album, which was originally set for an April release, was released May 30, 2008 in Germany, Benelux and Ireland, released...
, Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...
Other nominees:
- Holes, The Midway StateThe Midway StateThe Midway State is an alternative rock band from Toronto, Canada. The band is signed to Remedy Records worldwide and to Universal Publishing for the world outside North America. The band released their debut album Holes in 2008...
- No Sleep At AllNo Sleep at All (Creature album)No Sleep at All is the debut studio album by Canadian indie pop band Creature, released on March 3, 2008. "Pop Culture" is the first single released from the album.-Track listing:#"Alive"#"Don't Be Afraid"#"Pop Culture"#"Brigitte Bardot"#"Property"...
, CreatureCreature (band)Creature is a Canadian pop rock band from Montreal, Quebec.-History:The band formed in 2004 and released a debut album No Sleep At All on March 3, 2008. The following year, No Sleep At All became a nominee in the "Pop Album of The Year" category at the Juno Awards of 2009.The band's sound... - PassionPassion (Kreesha Turner album)Passion is the first album by the Canadian singer Kreesha Turner. It was released on August 12, 2008, in Canada and will be released in early 2009 in the United States. Passion had been available for advanced streaming on MuchMusic.com. a week earlier...
, Kreesha TurnerKreesha TurnerKreesha Turner , is a Canadian R&B/pPop recording artist. She cites as her inspirations R&B acts such as Erykah Badu, Jill Scott and D'Angelo, hip-hop acts including A Tribe Called Quest, Andre 3000 and Common and rock acts like the Foo Fighters and Our Lady Peace.-Early life:The oldest of three... - Wake Up and Say GoodbyeWake Up and Say GoodbyeWake Up and Say Goodbye is the sixth album by solo artist David Usher, released on September 23, 2008. Was nominated for a Juno award in 2009 for "Pop Album of the Year".-Track listing:# "The River"# "We Are Wolves Here "# "And So We Run"...
, David UsherDavid UsherDavid Usher is a British-born Canadian singer-songwriter. Formerly the frontman for the alternative rock band Moist, he embarked on a solo career beginning in the late 1990s.-Biography:...
Rock Album of the YearJuno Award for Rock Album of the YearThe Juno Award for "Rock Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1991, as recognition each year for the best rock album in Canada. The award was previously called a number of other names, including the "Best Hard Rock/Metal Album" and "Best Rock Album"....
Winner: Love at the End of the WorldLove at the End of the World
Love at the End of the World is the third full-length album from Canadian rock musician Sam Roberts. The album was first released on May 20, 2008, in Canada. The album cover is based on an illustration by Elisabeth Moch.....
, Sam Roberts
Sam Roberts
Sam Roberts is a Juno Award-winning Canadian rock singer-songwriter, whose 2001 debut release, The Inhuman Condition, became one of the bestselling independent releases in Quebec and Canadian music history.-Life and career:...
Other nominees:
- FortressFortress (Protest the Hero album)Fortress debuted at #95 on the US Billboard Top 200 chart with first week sales of 7,600 copies, also managing #10 spot on the Billboard Top Independent Album chart. In Canada, the album achieved #1 status the first week of its release...
, Protest The HeroProtest the HeroProtest the Hero is a Canadian progressive metal band from Whitby, Ontario. Originally named Happy Go Lucky, the band line-up has remained the same since their formation in 1999. The band changed their name to Protest the Hero shortly before releasing their debut EP, Search for the Truth, in 2002... - No Time for LaterNo Time for LaterNo Time for Later is the third full-length album by Canadian rock band The Trews. It was released February 19, 2008 on Bumstead Records. It was recorded in 2007, and produced by Gus Van Go and Werner F...
, The TrewsThe TrewsThe Trews are a Canadian rock band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, bassist Jack Syperek, and drummer Sean Dalton... - Parallel Play, SloanSloan (band)Sloan is a Toronto-based alternative rock quartet from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Throughout their 20-year tenure Sloan has released 10 LPs , two EPs, a live album, a "best of" collection and no less than thirty singles...
- Terminal RomanceTerminal RomanceTerminal Romance is the fourth album by Canadian rocker Matt Mays, and his second with backing band El Torpedo, following 2005's Matt Mays & El Torpedo. The album was released on July 8, 2008...
, Matt Mays & El Torpedo
Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Solo)Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year - SoloThe Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year - Solo is presented annually at Canada's Juno Awards to honour the best album of the year in the roots and/or traditional music genres...
Winner: Proof of Love, Old Man LuedeckeOld Man Luedecke
Old Man Luedecke is the recording name of Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter and banjo player, Chris Luedecke, of Chester, Nova Scotia...
Other nominees:
- The Contradictor, Ndidi OnukwuluNdidi OnukwuluNdidi Onukwulu is a Canadian singer originally from Burns Lake, British Columbia. Although her style is often classified as jazz and blues, Onukwulu combines several musical genres in her songs including surf music, electric blues, gospel, and country...
- Ghost Notes, Matthew BarberMatthew BarberMatthew Barber is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His music has been classified as indie pop and pop rock with folk and alternative country influences....
- Happy Here, Suzie Vinnick
- Tinderbox, Fred EaglesmithFred EaglesmithFrederick John Elgersma , known by the stage name Fred Eaglesmith, is a Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter, one of nine children raised by a farming family in rural Southern Ontario. As a teenager Eaglesmith hopped a freight train out to Western Canada, and began writing songs and...
Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Group)Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year - GroupThe Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year - Group is presented annually at Canada's Juno Awards to honour the best album of the year in the roots and/or traditional music genres...
Winner: Chic Gamine, Chic GamineOther nominees:
- Fast Paced WorldFast Paced WorldFast Paced World is a 2008 album by The Duhks. It is released under the Sugar Hill Records label.- Track listing :# "Mighty Storm" # "Fast Paced World" # "This Fall" # "Adam's 3-Step"...
, The DuhksThe DuhksThe Duhks is a band from Winnipeg, Canada.The members play a blend of Canadian soul, gospel, North American folk, Brazilian samba, old time country string band, zydeco, and Irish dance music. Hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, their music draws heavily on all of the North American musical traditions,... - Highway Prayer, Twilight Hotel
- Mountain MeadowsMountain MeadowsMountain Meadows may refer to:*Mountain Meadows, Utah, most known for the massacre in 1857**Mountain Meadows massacre, the 1857 killing of emigrants in a wagon train*Mountain Meadows , a 2008 album by Elliott Brood...
, Elliott BroodElliott BroodElliott BROOD is a three-piece, alt-country band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, consisting of Mark Sasso on lead vocals, guitar, banjo, ukulele, and harmonica, Casey Laforet on guitar, backing vocals, bass pedals, keys and ukulele and Stephen Pitkin on percussion, sampler and backing vocals... - XOKXOKXOK is the third studio album by Canadian alternative country band NQ Arbuckle. It was released on June 10, 2008, on Six Shooter Records.The album received generally favourable reviews, and was nominated for the Roots & Traditional Album of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards.-Track listing:# "My...
, NQ ArbuckleNQ ArbuckleNQ Arbuckle is a Canadian alternative country band, consisting of Neville Quinlan , Mark Kesper, Peter Kesper and John Dinsmore...
World Music Album of the YearJuno Award for World Music Album of the YearThe Juno Award for "World Music Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1992, as recognition each year for the best world music album in Canada...
Winner: Africa to Appalachia, Jayme StoneJayme Stone
Jayme Stone is a Canadian banjoist and composer who was formerly in the jazz and roots group Tricycle. His solo album The Utmost won the 2008 Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year...
and Mansa Sissoko
Other nominees:
- The Art of the Early Egyptian Qanun, George Dimitri Sawa
- Cairo to Toronto, Maryem & Ernie TollarMaryem TollarMaryem Tollar , is a Toronto based singer who primarily sings Arabic songs. She played with her own band called Mernie!.Born in Cairo, Maryem went to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada with her parents when she was 1 in 1969...
- Contrabanda, Lubo and Kaba Horo
- Shivaboom, Eccodek
Single of the YearJuno Award for Single of the YearThe Juno Award for Single of the Year has been awarded since 1974 for the best single in Canada. It has also been known as Best Single and Best Selling Single.-Best Single :...
Winner: "DangerousDangerous (Kardinal Offishall song)
"Dangerous" is a hip-hop/R&B song by Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon. Produced by DJ Kemo and hAZEL, it was the first single from his fourth album Not 4 Sale. It was released to radio in March 2008, and on iTunes on April 1. On the week of May 13, at the American iTunes store, the song was...
", Kardinal Offishall
Kardinal Offishall
Jason D. Harrow , better known by his stage name Kardinal Offishall , is a Canadian rapper and record producer. He is often credited as Canada's "hip-hop ambassador", and is best known for his distinctive reggae and dancehall-influenced style of hip-hop.-Life and career:Harrow was born in...
Other nominees:
- "Gotta Be SomebodyGotta Be Somebody"Gotta Be Somebody" is the first official single released from Nickelback's sixth studio album, Dark Horse. Originally, the lead single from the album was set to be "If Today Was Your Last Day" but was changed instead to "Gotta Be Somebody". The song was digitally delivered to all formats on...
", NickelbackNickelbackNickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger.. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005.... - "Lay It On The Line", Divine BrownDivine BrownDivine Brown , previously known as Divine Earth Essence, is a Canadian rhythm and blues and soul singer and theatre performer....
- "LostLost (Michael Bublé song)"Lost" is the third single from Michael Bublé's third studio album, Call Me Irresponsible. The song was inspired by the breakup with his former fiancée Debbie Timuss. Bublé performed the song on The X Factor on December 8, 2007. The song was featured in the sixth season of American police...
", Michael BubléMichael BubléMichael Steven Bublé is a Canadian singer. He has won several awards, including three Grammy Awards and multiple Juno Awards. His first album reached the top ten in Canada and the UK. He found worldwide commercial success with his 2005 album It's Time, and his 2007 album Call Me Irresponsible was... - "Taking Chances", Céline DionCeline DionCéline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
Classical Composition of the YearJuno Award for Classical Composition of the YearThe Juno Award for "Classical Composition of the Year" has been awarded since 1987, as recognition each year for the best classical music composition in Canada.-Best Classical Composition :*Malcolm Forsyth, Atayoskewin...
Winner: "Flanders Fields Reflections", John BurgeJohn Burge
John David Bryson Burge is a Canadian composer, music educator, and pianist. He has won a number of awards for his compositions, including the Alberta Culture Award , the William Erving Fairclough Scholarship , second prize in the Ithaca College Choral Composition Contest and Festival , and five...
Other nominees:
- "From The Dark Reaches", T. Patrick Carrabré
- "Manhattan Music", Bramwell ToveyBramwell ToveyBramwell Tovey, OM is an English-born Grammy Award winning conductor and composer. His musical roots are in The Salvation Army. He was educated at Ilford County High School, the Royal Academy of Music and the University of London. His formal music education was as a pianist and composer...
- "Notes Towards A Poem That Can Never Be Written", Timothy Corlis
- "Song of Songs", Sid Robinovitch
Country Recording of the YearJuno Award for Country Recording of the YearThe Juno Award for "Country Recording of the Year" has been awarded since 1970, as recognition each year for the best country music artist in Canada...
Winner: Beautiful LifeBeautiful Life (Doc Walker album)
Beautiful Life is the fifth studio album by Canadian country music group Doc Walker. The album was named Album of the Year at the 2008 Canadian Country Music Association Awards...
, Doc Walker
Doc Walker
Doc Walker is a country music group from Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. They have won Canadian Country Music Awards and had radio hits with the songs "I Am Ready" and "The Show is Free" from the 2003 album Everyone Aboard. In 2001 they released the album Curve...
Other nominees:
- Chasing the SunChasing the Sun (Tara Oram album)-External links:*[ Chasing the Sun] at Allmusic...
, Tara OramTara OramTara Oram is a Canadian country music recording artist and a top six finalist on the fifth season of Canadian Idol in 2007. In March 2009 Oram received an ECMA for Country Recording of the Year Award.-Early life:Oram was born in Gander, Newfoundland but moved frequently during her early years... - Dawn of a New DayDawn of a New DayDawn of a New Day is the debut studio album by Canadian country music singer Crystal Shawanda. It was released in Canada on June 24, 2008 and in the United States on August 19. It has produced four singles so far in "You Can Let Go," "What Do I Have to Do," "My Roots Are Showing" and the title...
, Crystal ShawandaCrystal ShawandaCrystal Shawanda is a Canadian country music artist. CMT documented her rise to fame in the six-part series Crystal: Living the Dream, which aired in February 2008. Signed to RCA Records in 2007, she released her debut single, "You Can Let Go," in Canada in January 2008... - ThankfulThankful (Aaron Pritchett album)Thankful is the fifth studio album by Canadian country music singer Aaron Pritchett. It was released on September 9, 2008 by 604 Records. The album's first single, "Let's Get Rowdy," peaked in the Top 20 of the Canadian Country Singles chart....
, Aaron PritchettAaron PritchettAaron Pritchett is a Canadian country music singer. He was born in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.-Biography:... - What I DoWhat I Do (George Canyon album)What I Do is the sixth studio album by Canadian country music artist George Canyon. The album was released on November 11, 2008 by 604 Records. Its first single, "Just Like You," has reached the Top 20 of the Radio & Records Canadian country singles chart.-Track listing:#"Just Like You" -...
, George CanyonGeorge CanyonGeorge Canyon is a Canadian country music singer. He was runner up Nashville Star 2 in 2004. He grew up in Fox Brook, Pictou County, Nova Scotia and later lived in Hopewell, Nova Scotia before he moved west. He currently lives in High River, Alberta...
Dance Recording of the YearJuno Award for Dance Recording of the YearThe Juno Award for "Dance Recording of the Year" has been awarded since 1990, as recognition each year for the best dance music album in Canada.-Best Dance Recording :*1990 – Kon Kan, "I Beg Your Pardon "...
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", Deadmau5
Deadmau5
Joel Thomas Zimmerman , better known by his stage name deadmau5 , is a Canadian progressive, electro, and house producer based in Toronto...
Other nominees:
- "Everything’s Gonna Be Alright", James Doman
- "Get Blahsted", Hatiras and MC FlipsideMC FlipsideMC Flipside is a widely known Canadian DJ/Vocalist and Producer who records across a variety of electronic genres.-History/Biography:Flipside is a co-owner of PBR Recordings. He has toured the world several times, igniting the scene in countries such as Canada, United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico,...
- "Move For MeMove for Me-Charts:...
", Deadmau5Deadmau5Joel Thomas Zimmerman , better known by his stage name deadmau5 , is a Canadian progressive, electro, and house producer based in Toronto...
vs. Kaskade - "Yes We CanYes We Can"Yes We Can" is the first single from Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise, a compilation album organised and produced by Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.I.Am...
", House Music United
Music DVD of the YearJuno Award for Music DVD of the YearThe Juno Award for "Music DVD of the Year" has been awarded since 2004, as recognition each year for the best music DVD in Canada.-Music DVD of the Year :...
Winner: Blue RoadBlue Road
Blue Road is a live album by Canadian country rock group Blue Rodeo. It was released by Warner Music Canada on October 28, 2008.-Track listing:#"5 Days In May" – 9:04#"Crying Over You" – 4:22#"Rebel" – 3:36#"Blue House" – 3:15#"3 Hours Away" – 3:53...
(Blue Rodeo
Blue Rodeo
Blue Rodeo is a Canadian pop and country rock band, which was formed in 1984 in Toronto, Ontario. They have been signed with Warner Music Group since their debut album Outskirts in March 1987...
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Other nominees:
- Here Is What Is (Daniel LanoisDaniel LanoisDaniel Lanois born September 19, 1951 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He has released a number of albums of his own work and has produced albums for a wide variety of artists, including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris, Willie...
) - It All Started With A Red Stripe (MoneenMoneenMoneen is an indie rock band from Brampton, Ontario, Canada.-History:The band formed in 1999 after the dissolution of another band, called Perfectly Normal. Moneen's original bass player, Mark Bowser, was replaced by Chris Slorach, who left the band after the release of The Theory of Harmonial Value...
) - Live in Las Vegas - A New Day...Live in Las Vegas - A New Day...Live in Las Vegas: A New Day... is Céline Dion's eighth home video, released on DVD between December 7–10, 2007 in Europe, on December 11, 2007 in North America, December 15, 2007 in Australia and December 19, 2007 in Japan. It includes the record-breaking show A New Day... at Caesars Palace in Las...
(Céline DionCeline DionCéline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
) - A MultiMedia Life (Buffy Sainte-MarieBuffy Sainte-MarieBuffy Sainte-Marie, OC is a Canadian Cree singer-songwriter, musician, composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist. Throughout her career in all of these areas, her work has focused on issues of Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Her singing and writing repertoire includes...
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R&B/Soul Recording of the YearJuno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the YearThe Juno Award for "R&B/Soul Recording of the Year" has been awarded since 1985, as recognition each year for the best rhythm and blues/soul album in Canada.-Best R&B/Soul Recording :*1985 - Liberty Silver, Lost Somewhere Inside Your Love...
Winner: The Love ChroniclesThe Love Chronicles
The Love Chronicles is the second album by Canadian R&B singer Divine Brown.-Track listing:# Lay It On The Line - 3:41# Bebe - 3:14# Meet Me At the Roxy - 3:32# I Need Your Love - 3:14# Sweet Surrender - 3:38# Next Best Thing - 3:30# Boogie Slide - 4:48...
, Divine Brown
Divine Brown (singer)
Divine Brown , previously known as Divine Earth Essence, is a Canadian rhythm and blues and soul singer and theatre performer....
Other nominees:
- Elise EstradaElise Estrada (album)The rights to the song "Torture" were surrendered, allowing Filipino-American duo Rin on the Rox to re-record the song....
, Elise EstradaElise Estrada- 1987–2006: Early life and career beginnings :Elise Estrada was born in Philippines and moved to Canada when she was 4. While growing up in Vancouver, Estrada had participated in many pageant and singing competitions. At age 17, Estrada won the title of "Miss Vancouver Princess" and later became... - Money, Zaki Ibrahim
- The PromiseThe Promise (Deborah Cox album)The Promise is the fifth album from R&B singer, Deborah Cox, released on November 11, 2008. While her 2007 album Destination Moon was a jazz tribute, this one marks her return to R&B music six years after The Morning After. It debuted at #106 on the U.S. Billboard 200, #14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop...
, Deborah CoxDeborah CoxDeborah Cox is a Canadian R&B singer-songwriter and actress. Her 1998 song "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" held the record for longest-running number one single on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart , a record held for nearly eight years. She has achieved ten number-one hits on... - TONY, Ivana SantilliIvana SantilliIvana Santilli is a Canadian R&B singer and multi-instrumentalist, who has recorded both as a solo artist and as a member of the 1990s R&B/pop combo Bass is Base. Santili is presently signed to CP Records.-Early life and career:...
Rap Recording of the YearJuno Award for Rap Recording of the YearThe Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year has been awarded since 1991, and is awarded for the best rap album in Canada. It was awarded under the title Best Rap Recording from 1993 to 2002....
Winner: Not 4 SaleNot 4 Sale (Kardinal Offishall album)
- Samples and interpolations :* "Numba 1 " – Contains an interpolation of "The Tide Is High" by The Paragons* "Ill Eagle Alien" – Contains an interpolation of "Englishman in New York" by Sting...
, Kardinal Offishall
Kardinal Offishall
Jason D. Harrow , better known by his stage name Kardinal Offishall , is a Canadian rapper and record producer. He is often credited as Canada's "hip-hop ambassador", and is best known for his distinctive reggae and dancehall-influenced style of hip-hop.-Life and career:Harrow was born in...
Other Nominees:
- A Captured Moment in TimeA Captured Moment in TimeA Captured Moment in Time is the fourth album by Canadian rapper and producer DL Incognito. The album was nominated for Rap Recording of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards.The artwork for the CD cover is designed by Taktikal Design.- Track listing :...
, DL IncognitoDL IncognitoOliver Nestor, better known as DL Incognito is an underground Canadian hip hop producer and rapper from Ottawa, Ontario who started his career in 1998. The name 'DL Incognito' means Deliverying Lyrics on the Low. His 2004 album, Life's a Collection of Experiences, received a 2005 Juno nomination... - The Book, D-SisiveD-SisiveD-Sisive is the stage name of Derek Christoff, a prolific Canadian rapper, best known for his Juno Award-nominated EP The Book, his hit single "Nobody With A Notepad" and his 2009 Polaris Music Prize-nominated album Let the Children Die D-Sisive is the stage name of Derek Christoff, a prolific...
- I Rap Now, Famous
- Point Blank, Point BlankPoint Blank (hip hop group)Point Blank is a Canadian hip-hop group from Toronto, Ontario. Formed in 1992, the group is composed of six emcees—Imperial, Trouble, Stump, Kidd, RPD, and Jackal—and one producer, Pikihed...
Reggae Recording of the YearJuno Award for Reggae Recording of the YearThe Juno Award for "Reggae Recording of the Year" has been awarded since 1985, as recognition each year for the best reggae album in Canada.-Best Reggae/Calypso Recording :*1985 - Liberty Silver & Otis Gayle, Heaven Must Have Sent You...
Winner: "Everything", HumbleOther nominees:
- "Jah Lift Me Up", Blessed
- "Renegade Rocker", Dubmatix
- "The Peacemaker’s Chauffeur", Jason Wilson
- "Truth Will Reveal", Souljah FyahSouljah FyahSouljah Fyah is a reggae band based in Canada. The band is led by vocalist–bassist Janaya "Sista J" Ellis and stylistically straddles Roots Reggae and Dancehall....
Video of the YearJuno Award for Video of the YearThe Juno Award for "Video of the Year" has been awarded since 1984, as recognition each year for the best music video in Canada. The award was previously called the "Best Video".-Best Video :...
Winner: Anthony Seck, "Honey Honey" (Feist)Other nominees:
- Davin Black, "Blond Kryptonite" (Saint Alvia)
- Wendy Morgan, "Going On" (Gnarls BarkleyGnarls BarkleyGnarls Barkley is an American soul duo comprising Danger Mouse and Cee Lo Green. Their first studio album St. Elsewhere was released in 2006; along with its first single "Crazy". Both single and album were a major commercial success and have been noted for their large sales by download...
) - Dave Pawsey, "Detroit ‘67" (Sam RobertsSam RobertsSam Roberts is a Juno Award-winning Canadian rock singer-songwriter, whose 2001 debut release, The Inhuman Condition, became one of the bestselling independent releases in Quebec and Canadian music history.-Life and career:...
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