Nickelback, Krall lead winners at Canadian music awards

TORONTO (Top40 Chartsy) - Vancouver-based rockers Nickelback and jazz pianist Diana Krall each won three prizes at Canada's 31st annual Juno music awards Sunday night, while many of the most-nominated artists, including Our Lady Peace, Nelly Furtado and Leonard Cohen, walked away empty-handed.

Nickelback won in all categories in which it was nominated: best group, rock album for "Silver Side Up" and single for "How You Remind Me." Additionally, Randy Staub was named best recording engineer for his work on "How You Remind Me" and "Too Bad."

Krall took artist, album and vocal album kudos for "The Look of Love."

Hawksley Workman scooped up two awards, for new solo artist and video, with director Sean Michael Turrell, for "Jealous of Your Cigarette." Shaggy's "Hot Shot" was the bestselling album (foreign or domestic), Rufus Wainwright's "Poses" won the alternative album nod, Swollen Members' "Bad Dreams" took the rap recording award, and Jann Arden received songwriting kudos for "Never Mind" and "Thing for You," co-written with Russell Broom.

Daniel Lanois took the Jack Richardson best producer award for U2's "Beautiful Day" and "Elevation," co-produced by Brian Eno. Lanois was also inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

Our Lady Peace, which received five nominations, including best group, album and single, was shut out. Furtado, winner of the best female vocalist Grammy in February, and veteran poet and singer-songwriter Cohen, who each received four nominations, also came away empty-handed.

Presented by the Canadian Assn. of Recording Arts & Sciences, the Juno awards were presented in St. John's, Newfoundland, and broadcast live on CTV.