Nickelback is feeling the Juno love.
The Alberta rockers are on top with nominations for five Juno Awards, including the Juno fan choice award, single of the year for Gotta Be Somebody and album of the year for Dark Horse. The nominees for Canada’s highest prize in music were announced at a press conference at the Royal York Hotel yesterday. The winners will be announced at the 2009 Juno Awards, set to take place on March 29 in Vancouver and broadcast live on CTV.
Pickering, Ont., singer-songwriter Sarah Slean and members of The Stills and Saint Alvia were on-hand to unveil the contenders, along with comedian and last year’s host Russell Peters, who was cracking jokes about the gala he returns to host this year.
“It’s Vancouver. What can I say?” he said. “That’s the city it’s going to be in and Vancouver’s one of those cities where you can pretty much have a good time without the Juno Awards. You add Junos into that and the whores will be flying.”
Performers at the show include Montreal pop-punks Simple Plan, Nickelback, City And Colour and Vancouver singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan.
Other Canadian artists were also tipped for multiple nominations. Montreal singer-songwriter Sam Roberts earned four nods, including artist of the year, rock album of the year for Love At The End Of The World, and two nominations for video of the year for Detroit ’67 and Them Kids. Celine Dion has three nominations (Juno fan choice, single of the year for Taking Chances and music DVD of the year for Live In Las Vegas — A New Day) along with Burnaby, B.C., rockers Hedley (Juno fan choice, album of the year for Famous Last Words and songwriter of the year).
“This year’s extensive list of nominees reflects the sensational cross-section of musical talent from across our country,” said Melanie Berry, president of The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS). “Canadian music is dominated by the highest quality musical standards and is renowned for its variety … Nothing is more uniting than music. Music is the universal language.”
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Complete list of 2009 JUNO Awards Nominees:
JUNO FAN CHOICE AWARD (PRESENTED BY PEPSI)
Céline Dion
Feist Arts & Crafts
Hedley
Nickelback
The Lost Fingers Tandem
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Taking Chances – Céline Dion
Lay It On The Line – Divine Brown
Dangerous – Kardinal Offishall
Lost – Michael Bublé
Gotta Be Somebody – Nickelback
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Black Ice – AC/DC
Viva La Vida – Coldplay
Chinese Democracy – Guns N’ Roses
Sleep Through The Static – Jack Johnson
Death Magnetic – Metallica
ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY CANADIAN RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION)
Famous Last Words – Hedley
Dark Horse – Nickelback
Simple Plan – Simple Plan
70’s Volume 2 – Sylvain Cossette
Lost In The 80’s – The Lost Fingers
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bryan Adams
City and Colour
k.d. lang
Sam Roberts
Serena Ryder
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Great Big Sea
Nickelback
Simple Plan
The Trews
Tokyo Police Club
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FACTOR AND CANADA’S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS)
Crystal Shawanda
Jessie Farrell
Kreesha Turner
Lights Underground
Nikki Yanofsky
NEW GROUP OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FACTOR AND CANADA’S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS)
Beast
Cancer Bats
Crystal Castles
Plants and Animals
The Stills
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO)
Alanis Morissette
Dallas Green
Gordie Sampson
Hedley
Nathan Ferraro
COUNTRY RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Thankful – Aaron Pritchett
Dawn Of A New Day – Crystal Shawanda
Beautiful Life – Doc Walker
What I Do – George Canyon
Chasing The Sun – Tara Oram
ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY GALAXIE, RISING STARS PROGRAM OF THE CBC)
Between The Beautifuls – Hawksley Workman
Asking For Flowers – Kathleen Edwards
Exit Strategy Of The Soul – Ron Sexsmith
The Baroness – Sarah Slean
is it o.k – Serena Ryder
ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
In The Future – Black Mountain
Soft Airplane – Chad VanGaalen
The Chemistry Of Common Life – Fucked Up
Parc Avenue – Plants and Animals
Oceans Will Rise – The Stills
POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY 91.7 THE BOUNCE)
Flavors of Entanglement – Alanis Morissette
No Sleep At All – Creature
Wake Up And Say Goodbye – David Usher
Passion – Kreesha Turner
Holes – The Midway State
ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Terminal Romance – Matt Mays & El Torpedo
Fortress Protest – The Hero Underground
Love At The End Of The World – Sam Roberts
Parallel Play – Sloan
No Time For Later – The Trews
VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
If the Moon Turns Green… – Diana Panton
Parkdale – Elizabeth Shepherd
Lucky – Molly Johnson
Ella…Of Thee I Swing – Nikki Yanofsky
Ima – Yvette Tollar
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Existential Detective – Barry Romberg’s Random Access Large Ensemble
Rasstones – François Bourassa Quartet
Embracing Voices – Jane Bunnett
The Sicilian Jazz Project – Michael Occhipinti
A Bend In The River – Roberto Occhipinti
TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Small Wonder – Brad Turner Quartet
Solo – Chris Donnelly
For Kenny Wheeler – Don Thompson Quartet
TV Trio – John Stetch
Second Time Around – Oliver Jones
INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Nostomania – DJ Brace presents The Electric Nosehair Orchestra
The Soundtrack – The Creaking Tree String Quartet
The Furniture Moves – Underneath Inhabitants
Telescope – Steve Dawson
Auk/Blood – Tanya Tagaq
FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Tous les sens – Ariane Moffatt
L’arbre aux parfums – Caracol
Coeur de pirate – Coeur de pirate
Le volume du vent – Karkwa
Tradarnac – Swing
CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Snacktime! – Barenaked Ladies
FiddleFire! – Chris McKhool
Oui! – Gregg LeRock
Catchy Tune – Jack Grunsky
The Kerplunks – The Kerplunks
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Schumann: Sonata in F# Minor & Humoreske – Angela Hewitt
Haydn: Six Sonatas for Piano – Anton Kuerti
Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues opus 87 – David Jalbert
Homage – James Ehnes
Schubert: Complete Piano Trios – The Gryphon Trio
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE OR SOLOIST(S) WITH LARGE ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANIMENT
Bruckner: Symphonie Nº 9 Orchestre – Métropolitain du Grand Montréal /Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Beethoven: Ideals Of The French Revolution – Orchestre symphonique de Montréal/Kent Nagano
Bach: Métamorphoses – Orchestre symphonique de Québec/Yoav Talmi
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 – Tafelmusik/Bruno Weil
Haydn: Symphonies 62, 107 & 108 – Toronto Chamber Orchestra/Kevin Mallon
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE
The Voice of Bach – Daniel Taylor
Gloria! – Vivaldi’s Angels Ensemble Caprice
Schumann: Dichterliebe & other Heine Settings – Gerald Finley
Handel: Arias – Karina Gauvin
Bach and the Liturgical Year – Shannon Mercer/Luc Beauséjour
CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Manhattan Music – Bramwell Tovey – MANHATTAN MUSIC
Flanders Fields Reflections – John Burge – FLANDERS FIELDS REFLECTIONS
Song of Songs – Sid Robinovitch SEFARÁD
From The Dark Reaches T. – Patrick Carrabré FIREBRAND
Notes Towards A Poem That Can Never Be Written – Timothy Corlis NOTES TOWARDS
RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
A Captured Moment In Time – DL Incognito
The Book – D-Sisive
I Rap Now – Famous
Not 4 Sale – Kardinal Offishall
Point Blank – Point Blank
DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY ENERGY 101.5)
Everything’s Gonna Be Alright – James Doman
Get Blahsted – Hatiras & MC Flipside
Move For Me – Deadmau5 vs. Kaskade
Random Album Title – Deadmau5
Yes We Can – House Music United
R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
The Love Chronicles – Divine Brown
The Promise – Deborah Cox
Elise Estrada – Elise Estrada
TONY – Ivana Santilli
Money – Zaki Ibrahim
REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Jah Lift Me Up – Blessed
Renegade Rocker – Dubmatix
Everything – Humble
The Peacemaker’s Chauffeur – Jason Wilson
Truth Will Reveal – Souljah Fyah
ABORIGINAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY ABORIGINAL PEOPLES TELEVISION NETWORK)
First Law Of The Land – Billy Joe Green
Running For The Drum – Buffy Sainte-Marie
Auk/Blood – Tanya Tagaq
The World (And Everything In It) – Team Rezofficial
No Lies – Tracy Bone
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
Tinderbox – Fred Eaglesmith
Ghost Notes – Matthew Barber
The Contradictor – Ndidi Onukwulu
Proof Of Love – Old Man Luedecke
Happy Here – Suzie Vinnick
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
Chic Gamine – Chic Gamine
Fast Paced World – The Duhks
Mountain Meadows – Elliott BROOD
XOK NQ – Arbuckle
Highway Prayer – Twilight Hotel
BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Get Way Back – A Tribute To Percy Mayfield – Amos Garrett
Acoustic Blues – Got ‘Em From The Bottom – Big Dave McLean
Love & Sound – Garrett Mason
Mess Of Blues – Jeff Healey
Ramblin’ Son – Julian Fauth
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Colors And Sounds – Article One
Ending Is Beginning – Downhere
Roar Of Heaven – Life Support
Salvation Station – newworldson
I Will Go – Starfield
WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS)
Shivaboom – Eccodek
The Art Of The Early Egyptian – Qanun George Dimitri Sawa
Africa To Appalachia – Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko
Contrabanda – Lubo & Kaba Horo
Cairo to Toronto – Maryem & Ernie Tollar
JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
David Foster
Daniel Lanois
k.d. lang
Nickelback & Joey Moi (co-producer Mutt Lange)
Stuart Brawley
RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Joey Moi “Gotta Be Somebody” | “Never Gonna Be Alone” DARK HORSE – Nickelback EMI
John “Beetle” Bailey
Kevin Churko
Mike Fraser
Randy Staub
CD/DVD ARTWORK DESIGN OF THE YEAR
Anouk Pennel (Director/Designer); Stéphane Poirer (Illustrator)
Phoebe Greenberg (Director); George Fok (Designer), Daniel Fortin (Illustrator) Leda & St. Jacques, Productions l’Éloi (Photographer)
John Cook (Director); Kelly Ferguson (Designer); John James Audubon (Illustrator); Koko Bonaparte (Photographer)
Mark Sasso (Director/Designer); Casey Laforet (Designer)
Dallas Wehrle (Director); Robyn Kotyk (Director/Designer); Alex vs. Alex (Photographer)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY VIDEOFACT)
Honey Honey – Anthony Seck FEIST
Going On – Wendy Morgan GNARLES BARKLEY
Blond Kryptonite – Davin Black SAINT ALVIA
Detroit ’67 – Dave Pawsey SAM ROBERTS
Them Kids – Dave Pawsey SAM ROBERTS
MUSIC DVD OF THE YEAR
Blue Road – Christopher Mills, Geoff McLean BLUE RODEO
A MultiMedia Life – Joan Prowse Gilles Paquin BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE
Live In Las Vegas – A New Day – Jean Lamoureux Julie Snyder CÉLINE DION
Here Is What Is – Adam Vollick, Adam Samuels DANIEL LANOIS
It All Started With A Red Stripe – Alex Liu, Greg Benedetto, Kenny Bridges, George Stroumboulopoulos MONEEN
