Guest Author - Lorna London Sloukji
Presented annually to Canadian musical artists, the Juno Awards recognizes creative and artistic achievements in various aspects of music including technical production and vocal talents. This year, the Junos were held in Vancouver, British Columbia on March 26 and finished off on March 29 with an impressive list of winners in several categories.
"We have a very strong and committed Vancouver host committee who are all thrilled to be involved in Canada's premier music celebration," said Bob D'Eith, Executive Chair of the Vancouver Host Committee. "As a location, Vancouver is hard to match in the world. This beautiful city will be the backdrop for what is hoped to be the best Juno Awards yet. We plan to create an environment which is warm, exciting, inspiring, and fun."
Nickelback enjoyed lots of success at this year's Junos, taking home three awards. "It's absolutely amazing," lead singer Chad Kroeger said of their Group of the Year Award. The group has sold 27 million albums worldwide since their breakthrough album called "Curb" in 1996.
The 2010 Juno Awards will be hosted in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Check out the 2009 list of Juno Award winners!
Category 1
JUNO Fan Choice Award
Presented by Pepsi
Winner: Nickelback
Category 2
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Winner: Dangerous Kardinal Offishall Kon Live
Category 3
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Viva La Vida Coldplay Capitol
Category 4
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Canadian Recording Industry Association
Winner: Dark Horse Nickelback
Category 5
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Winner: Sam Roberts
Category 6
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Winner: Nickelback
Category 7
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by FACTOR and Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters
Winner: Lights Underground Operations
Category 8
NEW GROUP OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by FACTOR and Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters
Winner: The Stills Arts & Crafts
Category 9
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by SIRIUS Satellite Radio
Winner: Dallas Green "Waiting...", "Sleeping Sickness", "The Girl" BRING ME YOUR LOVE - City and Colour Dine Alone
Category 10
COUNTRY RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Winner: Beautiful Life Doc Walker Open Road
Category 11
ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Galaxie, Rising Stars Program of the CBC
Winner: is it o.k, Serena Ryder
Category 12
ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Oceans Will Rise The Stills Arts & Crafts
Category 13
POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by 91.7 The Bounce FM
Winner: Flavors of Entanglement Alanis Morissette Maverick
Category 14
ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Love At The End Of The World Sam Roberts
Category 15
VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Lucky Molly Johnson A440
Category 16
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Embracing Voices Jane Bunnett
Category 17
TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Second Time Around Oliver Jones Justin Time
Category 18
INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Nostomania DJ Brace presents The Electric Nosehair Orchestra Balanced Records
Category 19
FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Tous les sens Ariane Moffatt Audiogram
Category 20
CHILDREN'S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Snacktime! Barenaked Ladies Desperation
Category 21
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Winner: Homage James Ehnes ONYX
Category 22
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE OR SOLOIST(S) WITH LARGE ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANIMENT
Winner: Beethoven: Ideals Of The French Revolution
Orchestre symphonique de Montreal/Kent Nagano Analekta
Category 23
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Winner: Gloria! Vivaldi's Angels Ensemble Caprice Analekta
Category 24
CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Winner: Flanders Fields Reflections John Burge FLANDERS FIELDS REFLECTIONS Marquis
Category 25
RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Winner: Not 4 Sale Kardinal Offishall Kon Live
Category 26
DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Energy 101.5 FM
Winner: Random Album Title Deadmau5 Ultra
Category 27
R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Winner: The Love Chronicles Divine Brown WEA
Category 28
REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Winner: Everything Humble Palm of Gold Records
Category 29
ABORIGINAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
Winner: Running For The Drum Buffy Sainte-Marie Gypsy Boy
Category 30
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
Winner: Proof Of Love Old Man Luedecke Black Hen
Category 31
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
Winner: Chic Gamine Chic Gamine Independent
Category 32
BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Ramblin' Son Julian Fauth Electro-Fi
Category 33
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Ending Is Beginning Downhere Centricity
Category 34
WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Canada Council For The Arts
Winner: Africa To Appalachia Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko Independent
Category 35
JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Daniel Lanois "Here Is What Is", "Not Fighting Anymore" HERE IS WHAT IS � Daniel Lanois
Red Floor
Category 36
RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Kevin Churko "Disappearing", "The Big Bang" U-CATASTROPHE - Simon Collins Razor & Tie
Category 37
CD/DVD ARTWORK DESIGN OF THE YEAR
Winner: Anouk Pennel (Director/Designer); Stephane Poirier (Illustrator)
En concert dans la for�t des mal-aim�s avec l'Orchestre Metropolitain du Grand Montreal PIERRE LAPOINTE
Independent
Category 38
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by VideoFACT
Winner: Honey Honey Anthony Seck FEIST Arts & Crafts
Category 39
MUSIC DVD OF THE YEAR
Winner: Blue Road Christopher Mills, Geoff McLean BLUE RODEO WEA
