Posted by Li Robbins on
Tuesday February 7, 2012 at 11:30 AM
This just in! The Juno Awards nominations, covered live by CBC Radio 2 and 3 are in, and here is the complete list.
What do you think of this year's nominations?
JUNO FAN CHOICE AWARD
Arcade Fire Sonovox*F>A>B
Avril Lavigne RCA*Sony
City and Colour
Deadmau5
Drake Cash Money*Universal
Ginette Reno Melon Miel*Sélect
Hedley Universal
Justin Bieber Def Jam*Universal
Michael Bublé Reprise*Warner
Nickelback Universal
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
City and Colour Dine Alone*Universal
Fragile Bird
Hedley Universal
Invincible
Johnny Reid Johnny Mac*EMI
Let's Go Higher
Nickelback Universal
When We Stand Together
The Sheepdogs Warner
I Don¹t Know
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY HMV CANADA)
Adele XL/Beggers
Group*Sélect
21
Coldplay EMI
Mylo Xyloto
Lady Gaga Interscope*Universal
Born This Way
LMFAO Interscope*Universal
Sorry For Party Rocking
Rihanna Island Def Jam*Universal
Loud
ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY MUSIC CANADA)
Avril Lavigne RCA*Sony
Goodbye Lullabye
Drake Cash Money*Universal
Take Care
Justin Bieber Island Def Jam*Universal
Under the Mistletoe
Michael Bublé Reprise*Warner
Christmas
Nickelback Universal
Here And Now
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
City and Colour Dine Alone*Universal
Deadmau5 Ultra*EMI
Drake Cash Money*Universal
Feist Arts&Crafts*EMI
Michael Bublé Reprise*Warner
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Arkells Arkells Music*Universal
Down With Webster Universal
Hedley Universal
Nickelback Universal
Sam Roberts Band Universal
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FACTOR AND RADIO STARMAKER
FUND)
Alyssa Reid Wax*Warner
Dan Mangan Arts&Crafts*EMI
Diamond Rings Secret City*EMI
JRDN Kuya*Fontana North
Lindi Ortega Last Gang*Universal
NEW GROUP OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FACTOR AND RADIO STARMAKER FUND)
Braids
Flemish Eye*Outside
Hey Rosetta! Sonic*Warner
Mother Mother Last Gang*Universal
The Rural Alberta Advantage Paper Bag*Fontana North
The Sheepdogs Warner
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY SIRIUSXM CANADA)
Dallas Green Dine
Alone*Universal | Publisher: Cobalt
Fragile Bird, We Found Each Other, Weightless LITTLE HELL - City and
Colour
Dan Mangan Arts&Crafts*EMI | Publisher: Dan Mangan Music
About As Helpful As You Can Be Without Being Any Help At All, Post-War
Blues, Oh Fortune OH FORTUNE - Dan Mangan
Feist Arts&Crafts*EMI | Publishers: Universal Music MBG Ltd., Heavy Sheet
Music / Warner Chappell
How Come You Never Go There, Graveyard - co-songwriters Mocky & Chilly
Gonzales, The Circle Married The Line - co-songwriters Mike Little &
Chris Byrne METALS - Feist
Jim Cuddy Warner | Publisher: Buried Crow Music
Everyone Watched The Wedding, Skyscraper Soul, Watch Yourself Go
Down SKYSCRAPER SOUL - Jim Cuddy
Ron Sexsmith Warner | Publisher: Ronboy Rhymes/Sony ATV Music Publishing
(SOCAN)
Get In Line, Believe It When I See It, Middle of Love LONG PLAYER
LATE BLOOMER - Ron Sexsmith
COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Doc Walker Open Road*Universal
16 & 1
High Valley Open Road*Universal
High Valley
Jason McCoy Open Road*Universal
Everything
Jimmy Rankin Song Dog*Fontana North
Forget About the World
Terri Clark Bare Tracks*EMI
Roots and Wings
ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Cuff The Duke Paper Bag*Fontana North
Morning Comes
Feist Arts&Crafts*EMI
Metals
Jenn Grant Six Shooter*Warner
Honeymoon Punch
Jim Cuddy Warner
Skyscraper Soul
Ron Sexsmith Warner
Long Player Late Bloomer
ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY LONG & MCQUADE)
Braids Flemish
Eye*Outside
Native Speaker
Dan Mangan Arts & Crafts*EMI
Oh Fortune
Destroyer Merge*F>A>B
Kaputt
Fucked Up Matador*Sélect
David Comes To Life
Timber Timbre Arts&Crafts*EMI
Creep On Creepin¹ On
POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Avril Lavigne RCA*Sony
Goodbye Lullaby
Down With Webster Universal
Time To Win Vol. II
Hedley Universal
Storms
Lights Lights Music*Universal
Siberia
Marianas Trench 604*Universal
Ever After
ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY RECORDING ARTISTS' COLLECTING SOCIETY
- A DIVISION OF ACTRA)
Arkells Arkells Music*Universal
Michigan Left
Matthew Good Universal
Lights of Endangered Species
Sam Roberts Band Universal
Collider
Sloan Outside
The Double Cross
The Sheepdogs
Learn & Burn
VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Diana Panton Independent*eOne
To Brazil With Love
Fern Lindzon Independent
Two Kites
Sonia Johnson Effendi*Sélect
Le carré de nos amours
Sophie Milman eOne
In The Moonlight
The Nylons Linus*Universal
Skin Tight
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Chris Tarry Nineteen Eight
Rest of the Story
Colin Stetson Constellation*Outside
New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
François Bourassa Quartet Effendi*Sélect
Idiosyncrasie
Hilario Duran & Jane Bunnett Alma*Universal
Cuban Rhapsody
Phil Dwyer Orchestra feat. Mark Fewer Alma*Universal
Changing Seasons
TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Dave Young Quintet Modica*Independent
Aspects of Oscar
David Braid Independent
Verge
Kirk MacDonald Orchestra Addo
Deep Shadows
Mike Murley Septet Cornerstone*Outside
Still Rollin'
Oliver Jones Justin Time*EMI
Live In Baden
INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Andrew Collins Independent
Cats & Dogs
Colin Stetson Constellation*Outside
New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
L¹Orkestre des Pas Perdus Cross Current*Outside
L¹Âge du cuivre
MAZ Independent
Télescope
Stretch Orchestra Independent
Stretch Orchestra
FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Catherine Major Spectra*Sélect
Le désert des solitudes
Coeur de Pirate Gross Boîte*Sélect
Blonde
Fred Pellerin Disques Tempête*DEP
C¹est un monde
Jérôme Minière La Tribu*DEP
Le vrai le faux
Malajube Dare To Care*Sélect
La caverne
CHILDREN'S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Bobs & Lolo Bobolo Productions*Fontana North
Connecting the Dots
Charlie Hope Little Maple Leaf Productions*Independent
Songs, Stories and Friends: Let¹s Go Play!
Eddie Douglas Fat Flea*CD Baby
Sleepy Sky Lullaby
Music with BRIAN Independent
Everyone
Vocal Paint Inner Light Entertainment
My Butterfly/A Capella Lullabies
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Canadian Brass
Opening Day*Universal
Brahms On Brass
Louis Lortie Chandos*SRI
Louis Lortie Plays Liszt
Marc-André Hamelin Hyperion*SRI
Liszt Piano Sonata
New Orford String Quartet Bridge*SRI
Schubert & Beethoven
Susan Hoeppner Marquis*EMI
American Flute Masterpieces
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE OR SOLOIST(S) WITH LARGE
ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANIMENT
Alexandre Da Costa/Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Acacia Classics*Universal
Daugherty : Fire and Blood
James Ehnes Chandos*SRI
Bartók Voilin Concertos
Jean-Guihen Queyras Harmonia Mundi*SRI
Vivaldi Cello Concertos
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Orchestre Métropolitain ATMA*Naxos
Bruckner 4
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Orchestre Métropolitain ATMA*Naxos
Florent Schmidt- La tragédie de salomé
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Jane Archibald;
Orchestre Symphonique Bienne; Thomas Rösner ATMA*Naxos
Haydn Arias
Karina Gauvin - Marie-Nicole Lemieux Naive*Naxos
Handel: Streams of Pleasure
Le Nouvel Opéra ATMA*Naxos
Caldara : La Conversione di Clodoveo
Marie-Josée Lord; Orchestre Métropolitain; Giuseppe Pietraroia ATMA*Naxos
Marie-Josée Lord
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra & Daniel Taylor Analekta*Sélect
J.S. Bach: Cantatas 70 & 154; Concerto 1060; Orchestral Suite No. 2
CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Ann Southam Centrediscs*Naxos/CMC
Glass Houses #5
Derek Charke Centrediscs*Naxos/CMC
Sepia Fragments
Heather Schmidt Centrediscs*Naxos/CMC
Piano Concerto No. 2
Jacques Hétu Independent
String Quartet No. 2
Jeffrey Ryan Naxos
Fugitive Colours
RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Classified Half Life*Sony Music
Handshakes and Middle Fingers
D-Sisive URBNET* Fontana North
Jonestown 2: Jimmy Go Bye Bye
Drake Cash Money*Universal
Take Care
Kardinal Offishall Black Stone Colleagues* Universal
Anywhere (Ol' Time Killin' Part.2)
Swollen Members Battle Axe/Suburban Noize*eOne
Daggermouth
DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Anjulie Universal Republic*Universal
Brand New Chick
Deadmau5 Ultra*EMI
Aural Psynapse
Duck Sauce Tycoon*Sony
Barbara Streisand
Martin Solveig & Dragonette Big Beat/Atlantic*Warner
Hello
Mia Martina CP*EMI
Devotion
R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEARJRDN
Kuya*Fontana North
IAMJRDN
Jully Black Universal
Set it Off ft. Kardinal Offishall
Karl Wolf Lone Wolf*Universal
Ghetto Love ft. Kardinal Offishall
Melanie Fiona Universal Motown/SRC*Universal
Gone And Never Coming Back
Robin Thicke Interscope*Universal
Pretty Lil¹ Heart ft. Lil Wayne
REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Dubmatix Renegade*Fontana North
Seeds of Love & Life ft. Luciano
Exco Levi Penthouse/NCF Productions*VP
Bleaching Shop
Jay Douglas Mega City*Independent
Lover¹s Paradise
Steele Fam*Independent
Woman
Tanya Mullings Rymshot Productions*Independent
Rescue Me
ABORIGINAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY ABORIGINAL PEOPLES TELEVISION NETWORK)
Bruthers of Different Muthers Independent*Universal
Speakers of Tomorrow
Donny Parenteau 306*EMI
To Whom It May Concern
Flying Down Thunder and Rise Ashen Balanced*Sonic Unyon/F>A>B
One Nation
Murray Porter Independent
Songs Lived & Life Played
Randy Wood Canyon*Outside
The Gift of Life
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
Bruce Cockburn True
North*Universal
Small Source of Comfort
Craig Cardiff Partrick Artists*Independent
Floods & Fires
Dave Gunning Wee House of Music*Fontana North
A Tribute To John Allan Cameron
David Francey Laker Music*Outside
Late Edition
Lindi Ortega Last Gang*Universal
Little Red Boots
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
Good Lovelies Six
Shooter*Warner
Let The Rain Fall
The Deep Dark Woods Six Shooter*Warner
The Place I Left Behind
The Once Borealis* Universal
Row Upon Row Of The People We Know
The Wailin¹ Jennys True North*Universal
Bright Morning Stars
Twilight Hotel Independent*Outside
When The Wolves Go Blind
BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY GALAXIE, YOUR MUSICAL UNIVERSE)
Bill Johnson Independent
Still Blue
David Gogo Cordova Bay*Fontana North
Soul Bender
Harrison Kennedy Electro-Fi*Outside
Shame The Devil
MonkeyJunk Stony Plain*Warner
To Behold
Suzie Vinnick Independent*Outside
Me Œn¹ Mabel
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Downhere Centricity*EMI/CMG
On The Altar of Love
Hawk Nelson Tooth & Nail*EMI
Crazy Love
Jon Bauer Crossway*David C. Cook
Forevermore
Kellie Loder Independent
Imperfections & Directions
Sky Terminal Independent
Don¹t Close Your Eyes
WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS)
Aboulaye Kone et Bolo Kan Productions Bolo Kan*SRI
Afo Gné
Aline Morales Independent
Flores, Tambores e Amores
Azam Ali Cross Current/Terrestrial Lane*Outside
From Night To The Edge Of Day
Kiran Ahluwalia Kiran Music*Outside
Aam Zameen : common ground
Socalled Dare To Care*Sélect
Sleepover
JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY SLAIGHT MUSIC)
Bob Rock
Universal
Only The Lonely Uncover Me 2 - Jann Arden
Brian Howes
Heaven's Gonna Wait STORMS - Hedley | Trying Not to Love You
(co-producer Nickelback) - HERE AND NOW - Nickelback
David Foster
White Christmas(Duet With Shania Twain) | Jingle Bells CHRISTMAS -
Michael Bublé
k.d. lang
(co-producer Joe Pisapia) I Confess | Sugar Buzz SING IT LOUD - k.d.
lang and the Siss Boom Bang
Noah 40 Shebib
Marvins Room| Take Care TAKE CARE - Drake
RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Chris Shreenan-Dyck
(co-engineer Tim Vesely) Everyone Watched The Wedding | Watch Yourself
Go SKYSCRAPER SOUL - Jim Cuddy
David Travers-Smith
All The Stars (co-engineer Mark Howard) - BRIGHT MORNING STARS - The
Wailin¹ Jennys | Soon The Birds SOON THE BIRDS - Oh Susanna
George Seara
A Little Bit of Love KAESHAMMER - Michael Kaeshammer | Let Go TRACING
LIGHT - Laila Biali
Jeff Wolpert
You're Not Alone | Cosmic Ballet SEA - Sarah Slean
Michael Phillip Wojewoda
Circle | Mama THIS IS HOW YOU SPEND YOUR LOVE - Paisley Jura
RECORDING PACKAGE OF THE YEAR
Jannie McInnes (Art Director), Robyn Kotyk,
Graydon Sheppard, Sammy Rawal, Petra Cuschieri (Designers), Heather
Goodchild (Illustrator) Arts&Crafts*EMI
Metals, FEIST
Jayme Spinks (Designer/Photographer), Dinah Thorpe (Designer) Independent
12 - DINAH THORPE
Jeff Harrison (Designer), Kim Ridgewell (Illustrator) Nineteen-
Eight*Independent
Rest of the Story - CHRIS TARRY
Kirsten Gauthier, Anthony Swaneveld (Art Directors), Anthony Swaneveld
(Designer), Steve Dunk (Illustrator - Font), Janet Kimber
(Photographer)Independent
Get Yourself Home LAURA REPO
Taylor Kirk (Art Director/Photographer), Robyn Kotyk (Designer), Nina
Nielsen (Photographer) Arts & Crafts*EMI
Creep On Creepin¹ On TIMBER TIMBRE
VIDEO OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY MUCHFACT, EXCLUSIVELY FUNDED BY BELL MEDIA)
John JP Poliquin Last Gang*Universal
The Stand - MOTHER MOTHER
Jon Busby Arts&Crafts*EMI
Rows of Houses - DAN MANGAN
Jose Lourenco Paper Bag*Fontana North
Stamp - THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE
Michael Maxxis Royal Mountain*Arts&Crafts/EMI
Good Day At The Races -HOLLERADO
Mike Roberts Outside
Rumbleseat - THE SADIES
MUSIC DVD OF THE YEAR
Anthony Seck, Jannie McInnes, Chip Sutherland
Arts&Crafts
Feist: Look At What The Light Did Now - FEIST
Elinor Svobodo/Salazar, Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, Piers Henwood, Nick
BlaskoWarner Bros*Warner
Tegan and Sara: Get Along - TEGAN AND SARA
Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn, Pegi Cecconi Anthem*Universal
Rush: Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland - RUSH
Tim Martin, Frameblender, Peter Peter Shape Of A Boy
Peter Katz: Peter Katz Live At The Music Gallery - PETER KATZ
Tony Girardin Laker Music*Outside
David Francey: Burning Bright - DAVID FRANCEY
ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY ROLAND)
Arthur Oskan Thoughtless
Music
A Little More Than Everything
Austra Paper Bag*Fontana North
Feel It Break
Azari & III Turbo*Beatport
Azari & III
Junior Boys Domino Recording*Outside
It¹s All True
Tim Hecker Kranky*F>A>B
Ravendeath, 1972
METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Anvil The End*Sony
Juggernaut of Justice
Cauldron Earache*eOne
Burning Fortune
Devin Townsend Project HevyDevy*eOne
Deconstruction
Fuck The Facts Relapse*eOne
Die Miserable
KEN mode Profound Lore*Sonic Unyon/F>A>B
Venerable
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