The Canadian version of the Grammy Awards, the Junos, announced their nominations on Tuesday, and some of our favorites scored nods – like Feist, Chromeo, Rufus Wainwright, Michael Buble and Celine Dion.
Oh, yeah, Avril Lavigne was nominated too.
Click here for the full list of nominees!
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JUNO FAN CHOICE AWARD (PRESENTED BY DORITOS)
Avril Lavigne J/RCA*SONY BMG
Celine Dion SONY BMG
Claude Dubois Zone 3*Select
Michael Bublé Reprise*Warner
Nelly Furtado Geffen*Universal
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Girlfriend Avril Lavigne J/RCA*SONY BMG
1234 Feist Arts&Crafts*EMI
Paralyzer Finger Eleven Wind-Up*Warner
Seven Day Fool Jully Black Jully Black Entertainment*Universal
Everything Michael Bublé Reprise*Warner
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Lost Highway Bon Jovi Island*Universal
The Dutchess Fergie Interscope*Universal
Noël Josh Groban Reprise*Warner
Good Girl Gone Bad Rihanna Def Jam*Universal
Timbaland Presents Shock Value Timbaland Def Jam*Universal
ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY CRIA)
The Best Damn Thing Avril Lavigne J/RCA*SONY BMG
D’elles Céline Dion SONY BMG
Taking Chances Celine Dion SONY BMG
The Reminder Feist Arts&Crafts*EMI
Call Me Irresponsible Michael Bublé Reprise*Warner
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Avril Lavigne J/RCA*SONY BMG
Celine Dion SONY BMG
Feist Arts&Crafts*EMI
Michael Bublé Reprise*Warner
Pascale Picard Zone 3*DEP/Universal
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Arcade Fire Merge*FAB
Blue Rodeo WEA*Warner
Finger Eleven Wind-Up*Warner
Hedley Universal
Kaïn Disques Passeport*DEP
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FACTOR AND CANADA’S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS)
Belly CP*Fontana North
Jeremy Fisher Aquarius*EMI
Justin Nozuka Coalition*Warner
Serena Ryder EMI
Suzie McNeil Curve*Universal
NEW GROUP OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FACTOR AND CANADA’S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS)
Dragonette Mercury*Universal
Faber Drive 604*Universal
illScarlett SONY BMG
State of Shock Cordova Bay*Fontana North
Wintersleep Labwork*Sonic Unyon/EMI
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Avril Lavigne
“Girlfriend” | “Keep Holding On” – Lukasz Gottwald
“When You’re Gone” – Butch Walker
THE BEST DAMN THING – Avril Lavigne J/RCA*SONY BMG
Daniel Bélanger
“La Fin de l’Homme” | “Télévision” | “Sports et Loisirs”
L’ÉCHEC DU MATÉRIEL – Daniel Bélanger Audiogram*Select
Feist
“My Moon My Man” | “1234” | “I Feel It All”
THE REMINDER – Feist Arts&Crafts*EMI
Joel Plaskett
“Fashionable People” | “Nothing More To Say” | “Face Of The Earth”
ASHTRAY ROCK – Joel Plaskett Emergency MapleMusic*Universal
Rufus Wainwright
“Going To A Town” | “Release The Stars” | “Do I Disappoint You”
RELEASE THE STARS Rufus Wainwright Geffen*Universal
COUNTRY RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Moments That Matter Aaron Lines Outside The Lines*Fontana North
Honkytonks And Heartaches Gord Bamford Royalty Records
Kicking Stones Johnny Reid Open Road*Universal
Risk Paul Brandt Brand-T*Universal
Life Is Calling My Name Shane Yellowbird 306 Records*Navarre
ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Small Miracles Blue Rodeo WEA*Warner
Goodbye Blue Monday Jeremy Fisher Aquarius*EMI
Chrome Dreams II Neil Young Reprise*Warner
Release The Stars Rufus Wainwright Geffen*Universal
No Stranger Tom Cochrane Sky Is Falling*Universal
ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Neon Bible Arcade Fire Merge*FAB
LP Holy Fuck Young Turks*Select
Close To Paradise Patrick Watson Secret City*Fusion III
The Con Tegan and Sara MapleMusic*Fontana North
Welcome To The Night Sky Wintersleep Labwork*Sonic Unyon/EMI
POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Duets: Friends & Legends Anne Murray EMI
Street Gospels Bedouin Soundclash Dine Alone*Universal
Taking Chances Celine Dion SONY BMG
The Reminder Feist Arts&Crafts*EMI
Call Me Irresponsible Michael Bublé Reprise*Warner
ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Them Vs. You Vs. Me Finger Eleven Wind-Up*Warner
Hospital Music Matthew Good Universal
The Lucky Ones Pride Tiger EMI
Underclass Hero Sum 41 Aquarius*EMI
The Saint Alvia Cartel The Saint Alvia Cartel Stomp*Warner
VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Destination Moon Deborah Cox Decca*Universal
The Very Thought of You Emilie-Claire Barlow Empress*Fusion III
Holly Cole Holly Cole Alert*Universal
Days Like These Michael Kaeshammer Alert*Univeral
Make Someone Happy Sophie Milman Linus*Universal
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Metaphora Altered Laws Artist Jazz*Festival
Forty Revolutions David Occhipinti Occdav*Festival
Onward! Manteca M*Fusion III
Chasing After Light Michael Occhipinti and Creation Dream True North*Universal
Almost Certainly Dreaming The Chris Tarry Group Nineteen Eight*Festival
TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Debut Brandi Disterheft Superfan*Festival
Brubeck Braid: twotet/deuxtet David Braid/Matt Brubeck Independent
Foundations Jodi Proznick Quartet Cellar Live*Festival
Live Jazz Legends Oliver Jones, PJ Perry, Ian MacDougall, Terry Clarke, Michel Donato, CBC*Universal
Code Breaking Tara Davidson Independent
INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Foley Room Amon Tobin Ninja Tune*Outside
Snake Road Bob Lanois Cordova Bay*Fontana North
The Utmost Jayme Stone Independent*Festival
Jalopy Joey Wright Black Hen*KOCH
Kensington Suite Richard Underhill Stubby*Outside
FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
D’elles Céline Dion SONY BMG
L’homme qui me ressemble Damien Robitaille Audiogram*Select
L’échec du matériel Daniel Bélanger Audiogram*Select
De retour à la source Isabelle Boulay Audiogram*Select
Vers à soi Jorane Tacca*Select
CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
This is Daniel Cook. Here We Are! Daniel Cook and Friends The Children’s Group*KOCH
Gonna Keep Dancing Eddie Douglas Fat Flea Music
Music Soup Jen Gould Independent
Superstars The Doodlebops Cookie Jar Ent.*Universal
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf Windsor Symphony Orchestra Independent
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Rameau Keyboard Suites Angela Hewitt Hyperion*SRI
Bach Cello Suites Jean-Guihen Queyras Harmonia Mundi*SRI
Alkan Concerto for Solo Piano Marc-André Hamelin Hyperion*SRI
After Reading Shakespeare Matt Haimovitz Oxingale*KOCH
Shostakovich: Complete Works for Piano Trio/Silvestrov: Postlude DSCH The Gryphon Trio Analekta*Select
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE OR SOLOIST(S) WITH LARGE ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANIMENT
Elgar Violin Concertos James Ehnes, Andrew Davis, Philharmonia Orchestra Onyx*SRI
Korngold, Barber & Walton Violin Concertos James Ehnes, Bramwell Tovey, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra CBC*Universal
Water Music Les Violons du Roy ATMA Classique*SRI
Vivaldi: L’estro armonico Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Analekta*Select
La Mer Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal ATMA Classique*SRI
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Samuel Barber Songs Gerald Finley Hyperion*SRI
Buxtehude – Membra Jesu Nostri Les Voix Baroques ATMA Classique*SRI
Suprise Measha Brueggergosman Deutsche Grammophon*Universal
Schubert Among Friends The Alderburgh Connection Marquis*EMI
Constantinople The Gryphon Trio Analekta*Select
CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
This Isn’t Silence Brian Current THIS ISN’T SILENCE Centrediscs*Fusion III
Constantinople Christos Hatzis CONSTANTINOPLE Analekta*Select
Quantum Mechanics Jeffrey Ryan QUANTUM MECHANICS Centrediscs*Fusion III
Letters From Mignon R. Murray Schafer LETTERS FROM MIGNON ATMA Classique*SRI
A Child’s Cry From Izieu Oskar Morawetz A CHILD’S CRY FROM IZIEU Centrediscs*Fusion III
RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY 91.7 THE BOUNCE)
The Revolution Belly CP*Fontana North
The FEWturistic Brassmunk EMI
Fall From Paradise Classified Halflife*EMI
Port Authority Marco Polo Soulspazm/Rawkus*red ink
The Old Prince Shad Black Box*Fontana North
DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR (Sponsored by Galaxie – CBC’s Continuous Music Network)
All U Ever Want Billy Newton-Davis vs. Deadmau5 Play Records
Fancy Footwork Chromeo Last Gang*Universal
Poppin’ Beats Hatiras Blow Media
After Hours Melleefresh vs. Deadmau5 Play Records
Every Time You Move Nick Fiorucci Hi-Bias*KOCH
R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO)
The Birth of Cornelius Corneille DEJA*Warner
Ebrahim Ebrahim Independent
We Can All Be Free God Made Me Funky New EmPire*Fontana North
Revival Jully Black Jully Black Ent.*Universal
2U Keshia Chanté SONY BMG
REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Final Road Blessed Explorer*Universal
Don’t Go Korexion Kornerstone*Kornerstore
Two Chord Skankin’ LJX Independent
Don’t Go Pretending Mikey Dangerous Independent
Music Is My Life Tanya Mullings VP Records
ABORIGINAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
The Dirty Looks Derek Miller Arbor*EMI
What It Takes Donny Parenteau Icon*Fontana North
Phoenix Fara Palmer Independent*CD Baby
Home And Native Land Little Hawk Ojiji Music
Nikawiy Askiy Sandy Scofield Arbor*EMI
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! Corb Lund Stony Plain*Warner
Right Of Passage David Francey Laker*Festival
For All Time Jill Barber Baudelaire/Dependent*Outside
The Devil On A Bench In Stanley Park Justin Rutledge Six Shooter*Warner
Short Stories Oh Susanna Outside
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
¿Buddy, Where You Been? Compadres – James Keelaghan & Oscar Lopez Celtino*Fusion III
In Good We Trust Harry Manx & Kevin Breit Stony Plain*Warner
Stellar Jays John Reischman & The Jaybirds Corvus*Festival
Key Principles Nathan Nettwerk*SONY BMG
New Seasons The Sadies Outside
BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Building Full Of Blues FATHEAD Electro-Fi*Festival
High Country Blues Harrison Kennedy Electro-Fi*Festival
Blues Thing Jack de Keyzer blue star*SRI
Junction City Little Miss Higgins Independent*Festival
A Lesson I’ve Learned The Johnny Max Band Pour Soul*CD Baby
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Beautiful Amanda Falk Avante*CMC
Holy God Brian Doerksen Integrity Music
Roots Revolution Newworldson Orange Cross*CMC
Five Score and Seven Years Ago Relient K gotee*EMI
The Flame In All of Us Thousand Foot Krutch Tooth & Nail*EMI
WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY THE CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS)
Agua Del Pozo Alex Cuba Caracol*Festival
So The Journey Goes Autorickshaw Tala-Wallah*Festival
Jogo Da Vida Celso Machado CBC Records*Universal
Frontiers Jesse Cook EMI
Wanderlust Kiran Ahluwalia Time Square*Fusion III
JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Bob Rock “Everything” – CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE – Michael Bublé Reprise*Warner | “Bomb” – LANGFORD – PART ONE Payola$ EMI
Joni Mitchell “Hana” | “Bad Dreams” SHINE – Joni Mitchell Hear Music/Concord*Universal
Kevin Churko (co-producer Ozzy Osbourne) “I Don’t Wanna Stop” | “God Bless The Almighty Dollar” BLACK RAIN – Ozzy Osbourne Epic*SONY BMG
Rhys Fulber “Weak In The Knees” | “Just Another Day” IF YOUR MEMORY SERVES YOU WELL – Serena Ryder EMI
Skratch Bastid “Way Back When” | “The Outskirts” SITUATION – Buck 65 WEA*Warner
RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
George Seara “The House Is Haunted By The Echo of Your Last Goodbye” HOLLY COLE – Holly Cole Alert*Universal
Jeff Wolpert “P2” | “The Other One” ONWARD! – Manteca M*Fusion III
John “Beetle” Bailey “Something In The Air Between Us” MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY – Sophie Milman Linus*Universal | “I’m On Fire” IN GOOD WE TRUST – Harry Manx & Kevin Breit Stony Plain*Warner
Kevin Churko “I Don’t Wanna Stop” | “God Bless The Almighty Dollar” BLACK RAIN – Ozzy Osbourne Epic*SONY BMG
Richard Chycki “Far Cry” SNAKES AND ARROWS – Rush Anthem*Universal | “Ordinary Day” ARE YOU LISTENING – Dolores O’Riordan Sanctuary
CD/DVD ARTWORK DESIGN OF THE YEAR
Felix Wittholz (Director/Designer/Illustrator)
Situation BUCK 65 WEA*Warner
Jeff Harrison (Director/Designer/Illustrator); Clinton Hussey (Photographer)
Ornamental Etherworld VONNEGUT DOLLHOUSE Independent
John Cook (Director/Photographer); Mark Buchner (Director/Designer); Greg Bennett (Photographer)
Revue: The Best of Paul Reddick PAUL REDDICK NorthernBlues*Festival
Mathieu Houde (Director); Simon Rivest (Designer); Catherine Lepage (Designer/Illustrator); Mathieu Doyon (Photographer)
2X2 PIERRE LAPOINTE Audiogram*Select
Tracy Maurice (Director/Designer); François Miron (Photographer)
Neon Bible ARCADE FIRE Merge*FAB
VIDEO OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY VIDEOFACT)
Neon Bible Vincent Morriset ARCADE FIRE Merge*FAB
Walls Fall Down Marc Ricciardelli BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH Dine Alone*Universal
C’mon Christopher Mills BLUE RODEO Warner
Shaketramp Kyle Davison MARIANAS TRENCH 604*Universal
Cheer It On Sean Wainsteim TOKYO POLICE CLUB Paper Bag*Universal
MUSIC DVD OF THE YEAR
666 Live Pierre & François Lamoureaux, Billy Talent, Pierre Tremblay, Steve Blair BILLY TALENT WEA*Warner
Trinity Revisited Pierre & François Lamoureaux COWBOY JUNKIES Strobosonic/Latent*Warner
Danny Michel & The Black Tornados Thomas Kelp, Danny Michel DANNY MICHEL MapleMusic*Fontana North
One Night At The Metropolis Pierre Séguin, Jesse Cook, Darrell Gilmour JESSE COOK EMI
Nights From The Alhambra Julia Knowles, Loreena McKennitt LOREENA MCKENNITT Quinlan Road*Universal
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