40th Annual Juno Awards went last night. Arcade Fire were the big winners taking home 4 awards including Album of the Year. Wanna know the rest of the winners? I got 'em! The JUNO website is a pain the A#&!!, so just for you, Here’s your full winner list:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Neil Young
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Arcade Fire
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Meaghan Smith
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR Arcade Fire - “Ready To Start” | “We Used To Wait” | “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)” –The Suburbs
POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
My World 2.0 - Justin Bieber
JUNO FAN CHOICE AWARD
Justin Bieber
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Wavin’ Flag - Young Artists for Haiti
ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
NEW GROUP OF THE YEAR
Said The Whale
COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
A Place Called Love - Johnny Reid
ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Le Noise - Neil Young
ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Vancouver - Matthew Good
VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Nina - Kellylee Evans
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Treelines - Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra
TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Our First Set - John MacLeod’s Rex Hotel Orchestra
INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Continent & Western - Fond of Tigers
FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Les chemins de verre - Karkwa
CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Proud Like a Mountain - Peter Lenton
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Beethoven : Piano Trios Op. 70 No. 1, Ghost & No. 2: Op 11 - Gryphon Trio
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE OR SOLOIST(S) WITH LARGE ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANIMENT
Mozart: Scott and Lara St. John/The Knights - Lara St. John
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Great Operatic Arias - Gerald Finley
CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Duo For Violin And Piano - R. Murray Schafer
RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
TSOL - Shad
DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Sofi Needs a Ladder - Deadmau5
R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Stars - Quanteisha
REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Likkle But Mi Tallawah - Elaine Lil’Bit Shepherd
ABORIGINAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
CerAmony - CerAmony
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
My Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs - Old Man Luedecke
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
La part du feu - Le Vent du Nord
BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Everywhere West - Jim Byrnes
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Love & the Lack Thereof - Greg Sczebel
WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Aksil - Élage Diouf
JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Daniel Lanois “Hitchhiker” LE NOISE -Neil Young, “I Believe in You” BLACK DUB – Black Dub
RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Kevin Churko “Let It Die” | “Life Won’t Wait” SCREAM – Ozzy Osbourne
RECORDING PACKAGE OF THE YEAR
Forgiveness Rock Record Vinyl Box Set BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Perfect - Hedley
MUSIC DVD OF THE YEAR
Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage
ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Swim - Caribou
This year’s show also saw Shania Twain inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame; plus in addition to his 2 awards, in recognition of his ongoing philanthropy, Neil Young was also honoured with a Humanitarian award.
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--Gilmore
