New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Roadrunner Records) - The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) today announced The 2009 JUNO Awards nominees at a media conference held at Toronto's Fairmont Royal York Hotel. Emcee and 2009 JUNO Awards host, Russell Peters, introduced artists
Sarah Slean, members of Saint Alvia and The
Stills to help announce the year's finest talents in the Canadian recording industry.
Winners will be declared at the JUNO Gala Dinner & Awards on Saturday, March 28, and The 2009 JUNO Awards broadcast on CTV on Sunday, March 29 at General Motors Place in Vancouver, BC. Tickets to The 2009 JUNO Awards go on sale starting this Saturday, February 7 at 10:00 a.m. (PST), available at ticketmaster.ca.
To view a complete list of 2009 JUNO Awards nominees, go to www.junoawards.ca or www.junos.ctv.ca.
"Judging by the record number of JUNO Awards submissions received this year from artists across the country and the nominees named today, it is clear that Canadian musicians are at the top of their game and continue to add new layers of creativity and excellence to their craft and to the global music industry as well," said Melanie Berry, President of CARAS. "Congratulations to all of The 2009 JUNO Awards nominees!"
Multiplatinum-selling group NICKELBACK garnered five JUNO Award nominations including JUNO Fan Choice (presented by Pepsi), Single of the Year, Album of the Year (sponsored by the Canadian Recording Industry Association), Group of the Year and Jack Richardson Producer of the Year (with JOEY MOI for the hits "Gotta Be Somebody" and "Something in Your Mouth" off their sixth album, DARK HORSE).
Among the nominees announced today, three-time JUNO Award-winner SAM ROBERTS earns four nominations including Artist of the Year, Rock Album of the Year and two nominations in the same category for Video of the Year (sponsored by VideoFACT) for "Detroit '67" and "Them Kids."
CELINE DION and HEDLEY each earned three JUNO Award nominations. Both are nominees for the JUNO Fan Choice (sponsored by Pepsi); Celine Dion for Single of the Year and Music DVD of the Year; Hedley for Album of the Year (sponsored by the Canadian Recording Industry Association) and Songwriter of the Year (sponsored by SIRIUS Satellite Radio).
Today's media conference also announced that NICKELBACK will perform on Sunday's JUNO Awards broadcast on CTV, along with newly announced performers including CITY AND COLOUR (nominated for Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year sponsored by SIRIUS Satellite Radio), and SIMPLE PLAN (Album of the Year sponsored by the Canadian Recording Industry Association, Group of the Year). The 2009 Allan Waters Humanitarian Award recipient SARAH MCLACHLAN is also slated to perform during the live two-hour show.
The 2009 JUNO Awards, hosted by Russell Peters, will air on CTV from Vancouver's General Motors Place on Sunday, March 29, 2009.
Complete list of 2009 JUNO Awards Nominees:
JUNO FAN CHOICE AWARD (PRESENTED BY PEPSI)
Celine Dion Sony
Feist Arts & Crafts*EMI
Hedley Universal
Nickelback EMI
The Lost Fingers Tandem*Select/Sony
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Taking Chances Celine Dion Sony
Lay It On The Line Divine Brown WEA*Warner
Dangerous Kardinal Offishall Kon Live*Universal
Lost Michael Buble Reprise*Warner
Gotta Be Somebody Nickelback EMI
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Black Ice AC/DC Columbia*Sony
Viva La Vida Coldplay Capitol*EMI
Chinese Democracy Guns N' Roses Geffen*Universal
Sleep Through The Static Jack Johnson Brushfire*Universal
Death Magnetic Metallica Warner Bros.*Warner
ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY CANADIAN RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION)
Famous Last Words Hedley Universal
Dark Horse Nickelback EMI
Simple Plan Simple Plan Atlantic*Warner
70's Volume 2 Sylvain Cossette Vega*DEP/Universal
Lost In The 80's The Lost Fingers Tandem*Select/Sony
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bryan Adams Polydor*Universal
City and Colour Dine Alone*Universal
k.d. lang Nonesuch*Warner
Sam Roberts Universal
Serena Ryder EMI
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Great Big Sea WEA*Warner
Nickelback EMI
Simple Plan Atlantic*Warner
The Trews Bumstead*Universal
Tokyo Police Club Mean Beard*Universal
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FACTOR AND CANADA'S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS)
Crystal Shawanda Sony
Jessie Farrell 604*Universal
Kreesha Turner EMI
Lights Underground Operations*Universal
Nikki Yanofsky A440*Universal
NEW GROUP OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FACTOR AND CANADA'S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS)
Beast Pheromone/Vega*Universal
Cancer Bats Distort*Universal
Crystal Castles Last Gang*Universal
Plants and Animals Secret City*Fusion III
The Stills Arts & Crafts*EMI
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO)
Alanis Morissette
"Underneath" | "Not As We" | "In Praise Of The Vulnerable Man"
FLAVORS OF ENTANGLEMENT - Alanis Morissette Maverick*Warner
Dallas Green
"Waiting..." | "Sleeping Sickness" | "The Girl"
BRING ME YOUR LOVE - City and Colour Dine Alone*Universal
Gordie Sampson
"When I Said I Would"- Whitney Duncan/John Shanks
WHEN I SAID I WOULD - Whitney Duncan Warner Bros.*Warner
"Just A Dream" - Hillary Lindsey/Steve McEwan
CARNIVAL RIDE - Carrie Underwood 19*Sony
"Davey Jones" - Michael Logan
FOR THE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN - Gordie Sampson MapleMusic*Universal
Hedley
"Old School" | "For The Nights I Can't Remember" - Dave Genn
"Never Too Late" - Greig Nori
FAMOUS LAST WORDS - Hedley Universal
Nathan Ferraro
"Never Again" | "Change For You"
"Unaware" - Gavin Brown
HOLES - The Midway State Remedy*EMI
COUNTRY RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Thankful Aaron Pritchett 604*Universal
Dawn Of A New Day Crystal Shawanda Sony
Beautiful Life Doc Walker Open Road*Universal
What I Do George Canyon Reiny Dawg*Universal
Chasing The Sun Tara Oram Open Road*Universal
ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY GALAXIE, RISING STARS PROGRAM OF THE CBC)
Between The Beautifuls Hawksley Workman Universal
Asking For Flowers Kathleen Edwards MapleMusic*Universal
Exit Strategy Of The Soul Ron Sexsmith Ronboy Rhymes*Warner
The Baroness Sarah Slean WEA*Warner
is it o.k Serena Ryder EMI
ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
In The Future Black Mountain Jagjaguwar*Scratch
Soft Airplane Chad VanGaalen Flemish Eye*Outside
The Chemistry Of Common Life Fucked Up Matador*Alternative Dis. Alliance
Parc Avenue Plants and Animals Secret City*Fusion III
Oceans Will Rise The Stills Arts & Crafts*EMI
POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY 91.7 THE BOUNCE)
Flavors of Entanglement Alanis Morissette Maverick*Warner
No Sleep At All Creature Bonsound*Universal
Wake Up And Say Goodbye David Usher MapleMusic*Universal
Passion Kreesha Turner EMI
Holes The Midway State Remedy*EMI
ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Terminal Romance Matt Mays & El Torpedo Sonic*Warner
Fortress Protest The Hero Underground Operations*Universal
Love At The End Of The World Sam Roberts Universal
Parallel Play Sloan murderecords*Sony
No Time For Later The Trews Bumstead*Universal
VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
If the Moon Turns Green... Diana Panton Independent
Parkdale Elizabeth Shepherd Do Right! Music*Outside
Lucky Molly Johnson A440*Universal
Ella...Of Thee I Swing Nikki Yanofsky A440*Universal
Ima Yvette Tollar Rolvermaryem*Outside
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Existential Detective Barry Romberg's Random Access Large Ensemble Romhog*Outside
Rasstones Francois Bourassa Quartet Effendi*Fusion III
Embracing Voices Jane Bunnett EMI
The Sicilian Jazz Project Michael Occhipinti True North*Universal
A Bend In The River Roberto Occhipinti Alma*Universal
TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Small Wonder Brad Turner Quartet Maximum*EMI
Solo Chris Donnelly Alma*Universal
For Kenny Wheeler Don Thompson Quartet Sackville Records
TV Trio John Stetch Brux Records
Second Time Around Oliver Jones Justin Time*Fusion III
INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Nostomania DJ Brace presents The Electric Nosehair Orchestra Balanced Records
The Soundtrack The Creaking Tree String Quartet Independent*Outside
The Furniture Moves Underneath Inhabitants Drip Audio*Fontana North
Telescope Steve Dawson Black Hen*Fontana North
Auk/Blood Tanya Tagaq Jericho Beach*Outside
FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Tous les sens Ariane Moffatt Audiogram*Select
L'arbre aux parfums Caracol Indica*Outside
Coeur de pirate Coeur de pirate Dare To Care*Select
Le volume du vent Karkwa Audiogram*Select
Tradarnac Swing LAFAB*Select
CHILDREN'S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Snacktime! Barenaked Ladies Desperation*Warner
FiddleFire! Chris McKhool Independent*Outside
Oui! Gregg LeRock Grafton*Fontana North
Catchy Tune Jack Grunsky Casablanca Kids*EMI
The Kerplunks The Kerplunks Independent
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Schumann: Sonata in FNo Minor & Humoreske Angela Hewitt Hyperion*SRI
Haydn: Six Sonatas for Piano Anton Kuerti Analekta*Select
Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues opus 87 David Jalbert ATMA*Naxos
Homage James Ehnes ONYX*SRI
Schubert: Complete Piano Trios The Gryphon Trio Analekta*Select
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE OR SOLOIST(S) WITH LARGE ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANIMENT
Bruckner: Symphonie N? 9 Orchestre Metropolitain du Grand Montreal /Yannick Nezet-Seguin ATMA*Naxos
Beethoven: Ideals Of The French Revolution Orchestre symphonique de Montreal/Kent
Nagano Analekta*Select
Bach: Metamorphoses Orchestre symphonique de Quebec/Yoav Talmi ATMA*Naxos
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 Tafelmusik/Bruno Weil Analekta*Select
Haydn: Symphonies 62, 107 & 108 Toronto Chamber Orchestra/Kevin Mallon Naxos
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE
The Voice of Bach Daniel Taylor Sony
Gloria! Vivaldi's Angels Ensemble Caprice Analekta*Select
Schumann: Dichterliebe & other Heine Settings Gerald Finley Hyperion*SRI
Handel: Arias Karina Gauvin ATMA*Naxos
Bach and the Liturgical Year Shannon Mercer/Luc Beausejour Analekta*Select
CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Manhattan Music Bramwell Tovey MANHATTAN MUSIC Opening Day*Universal
Flanders Fields Reflections John Burge FLANDERS FIELDS REFLECTIONS Marquis*EMI
Song of Songs Sid Robinovitch SEFARAD Marquis*EMI
From The Dark Reaches T. Patrick Carrabre FIREBRAND Centrediscs*Fusion III
Notes Towards A Poem That Can Never Be Written Timothy Corlis NOTES TOWARDS
Chestnut Hall
RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
A Captured Moment In Time DL Incognito URBNET*Fontana North
The Book D-Sisive URBNET*Fontana North
I Rap Now Famous HHC*KOCH
Not 4 Sale Kardinal Offishall Kon Live*Universal
Point Blank Point Blank TiltRock*KOCH
DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY ENERGY 101.5)
Everything's Gonna Be Alright James Doman Heaven*EMI
Get Blahsted Hatiras & MC Flipside Hatrax*IODA
Move For Me Deadmau5 vs. Kaskade Ultra*EMI
Random Album Title Deadmau5 Ultra*EMI
Yes We Can House Music United SPG*DEP/Universal
R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
The Love Chronicles Divine Brown WEA*Warner
The Promise Deborah Cox Deco*KOCH
Elise Estrada Elise Estrada Rockstar Music*KOCH
TONY Ivana Santilli Do Right! Music*Outside
Money Zaki Ibrahim Sony
REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Jah Lift Me Up Blessed Hard Drive Productions
Renegade Rocker Dubmatix 7 Arts*Fusion III
Everything Humble Palm of Gold Records
The Peacemaker's Chauffeur Jason Wilson Wheel Records*Nuff Ent.
Truth Will Reveal Souljah Fyah One Girl Records*Love Empire Ent.
ABORIGINAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY ABORIGINAL PEOPLES TELEVISION NETWORK)
First Law Of The Land Billy Joe Green Americuse Empire/Strongfront*Indiepool
Running For The Drum Buffy Sainte-Marie Gypsy Boy*EMI
Auk/Blood Tanya Tagaq Jericho Beach*Outside
The World (And Everything In It) Team Rezofficial Arbor*EMI
No Lies Tracy Bone Arbor*EMI
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
Tinderbox Fred Eaglesmith Lonesomeday*Outside
Ghost Notes Matthew Barber Outside
The Contradictor Ndidi Onukwulu Jericho Beach*Outside
Proof Of Love Old Man Luedecke Black Hen*Fontana North
Happy Here Suzie Vinnick Independent*Outside
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
Chic Gamine Chic Gamine Independent
Fast Paced World The Duhks Sugar Hill*EMI
Mountain Meadows Elliott BROOD Six Shooter*Warner
XOK NQ Arbuckle Six Shooter*Warner
Highway Prayer Twilight Hotel Independent*Outside
BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Get Way Back - A Tribute To Percy Mayfield Amos Garrett Stony Plain*Warner
Acoustic Blues - Got 'Em From The Bottom Big Dave McLean Stony Plain*Warner
Love & Sound Garrett Mason Soul In Sound
Mess Of Blues Jeff Healey Stony Plain*Warner
Ramblin' Son Julian Fauth Electro-Fi*Outside
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Colors And Sounds Article One Inpop*EMI/CMG
Ending Is Beginning Downhere Centricity*David C. Cook
Roar Of Heaven Life Support Downloaded Records
Salvation Station newworldson Inpop*EMI/CMG
I Will Go Starfield Sparrow*EMI/CMG
WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS)
Shivaboom Eccodek White Swan*Outside
The Art Of The Early Egyptian Qanun George Dimitri Sawa Independent
Africa To Appalachia Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko Independent*Outside
Contrabanda Lubo & Kaba Horo Crosscurrent*Fusion III
Cairo to Toronto Maryem & Ernie Tollar Independent*Outside
JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
David Foster "A Change Is Gonna Come" - SOUL - Seal Warner Bros. | "Silent Night" - NOEL
Josh Groban 143/Reprise*Warner
Daniel Lanois "Here Is What Is" | "Not Fighting Anymore" HERE IS WHAT IS - Daniel Lanois
Red Floor* Fontana North
k.d. lang "I Dream Of Spring" | "Coming Home" WATERSHED - k.d. lang Nonesuch*Warner
Nickelback & Joey Moi (co-producer Mutt Lange) "Gotta Be Somebody | "Something In Your Mouth" DARK HORSE - Nickelback EMI
Stuart Brawley "Don't Stop Now" | "Falling" INSIDE OUT - Emmy Rossum Geffen*Universal
RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Joey Moi "Gotta Be Somebody" | "Never Gonna Be Alone" DARK HORSE - Nickelback EMI
John "Beetle" Bailey "Lucky" | "If I Were A Bell" LUCKY - Molly Johnson A440*Universal
Kevin Churko "Disappearing" | "The Big Bang" U-CATASTROPHE - Simon Collins Razor & Tie*Sony
Mike Fraser "Rock N' Roll Train" BLACK ICE - AC/DC Columbia*Sony | "Them Kids" LOVE AT THE END OF THE WORLD - Sam Roberts Universal
Randy Staub "Something In Your Mouth" DARK HORSE - Nickelback EMI
CD/DVD ARTWORK DESIGN OF THE YEAR
Anouk Pennel (Director/Designer); Stephane Poirer (Illustrator)
En concert dans la foret des mal-aimes avec l'Orchestre Metropolitain du Grand Montreal
PIERRE LAPOINTE Independent*Select
Phoebe Greenberg (Director); George Fok (Designer), Daniel Fortin (Illustrator)
Leda & St. Jacques, Productions l'Eloi (Photographer)
Pulse Of The Planet SLIM WILLIAMS Phi*DEP
John Cook (Director); Kelly Ferguson (Designer); John James Audubon (Illustrator);
Koko Bonaparte (Photographer)
Sugarbird PAUL REDDICK Northern Blues* Outside
Mark Sasso (Director/Designer); Casey Laforet (Designer)
Mountain Meadows ELLIOTT BROOD Six Shooter*Warner
Dallas Wehrle (Director); Robyn Kotyk (Director/Designer); Alex vs. Alex (Photographer)
Kensington Heights CONSTANTINES Arts & Crafts*EMI
VIDEO OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY VIDEOFACT)
Honey Honey Anthony Seck FEIST Arts & Crafts*EMI
Going On Wendy Morgan GNARLES BARKLEY Downtown*Warner
Blond Kryptonite Davin Black SAINT ALVIA Stomp*Warner
Detroit '67 Dave Pawsey SAM ROBERTS Universal
Them Kids Dave Pawsey SAM ROBERTS Universal
MUSIC DVD OF THE YEAR
Blue Road Christopher Mills, Geoff McLean BLUE RODEO WEA*Warner
A MultiMedia Life Joan Prowse Gilles Paquin BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE Gypsy Boy*EMI
Live In Las Vegas - A New Day Jean Lamoureux Julie Snyder CELINE DION Columbia*Sony
Here Is What Is Adam Vollick, Adam Samuels DANIEL LANOIS Red Floor*Fontana North
It All Started With A Red Stripe Alex Liu, Greg Benedetto, Kenny Bridges, George Stroumboulopoulos MONEEN Dine Alone*Universal
Sponsors of The 2009 JUNO Awards include FACTOR, Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters and the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage's "Canada Music Fund," The Province of British Columbia, The City of Vancouver, Music BC and Radio Starmaker Fund.
Broadcast sponsors of The 2009 JUNO Awards are Garnier, Pepsi, Pontiac and Rogers.
About CARAS :
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences/L'academie canadienne des arts et des sciences de l'enregistrement (CARAS) is a not-for-profit organization created to preserve and enhance the Canadian music and recording industries and to contribute toward higher artistic and industry standards. The main focus of CARAS is the exploration and development of opportunities to showcase and promote Canadian artists and music through vehicles such as The JUNO Awards. For more information on The 38th Annual JUNO Awards or The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) please visit our websites at www.carasonline.ca and www.junoawards.ca.
About CTV :
CTV, Canada's largest private broadcaster, offers a wide range of quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming. It has the number-one national newscast, CTV NATIONAL NEWS WITH LLOYD ROBERTSON, and is the number-one choice for prime-time viewing. CTVglobemedia Inc. is Canada's premier multi-media company which owns CTV Inc. and The Globe and Mail. CTV Inc. also owns radio stations across the country, and leading national specialty channels. Other CTVglobemedia investments include an interest in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, and in Dome Productions, a North American leader in the provision of mobile high definition production facilities. More information about CTV may be found on the company website at www.ctv.ca.
