CARAS celebrated the class of 2009 JUNO Award winners at a Saturday night Juno Gala Dinner & Awards in Vancouver, BC. The non-televised gala event attended by more than 1,200 music industry guests and nominees honoured 32 new Juno Award winners in advance of the seven remaining award to be given out tonight at GM Place.
A double win went to indie-rockers and first-time Juno winners The Stills, whoreceived trophies for New Group of the Year (sponsored by FACTOR and Canada’sPrivate Radio Broadcasters), and Alternative Album of the Year, for Oceans Will Rise.R&B songstress Divine Brown also received her first Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recordingof the Year for The Love Chronicles; while Canada’s rap superstar Kardinal Offishall wonthe for Single of the Year for the hit collaboration “Dangerous” with American
hip hop singer Akon – complete winners list below.
Serena Ryder received the win for Adult Alternative Album of the Year (sponsored by
Galaxie, Rising Stars Program of the CBC), making it her second award to-date
following her debut success and 08 win for New Artist of the Year (sponsored by FACTOR
and Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters).
Other Juno Award wins of the evening included: Alanis Morissette (Pop Album of
the Year) sponsored by 91.7 The Bounce; Buffy Sainte-Marie (Aboriginal Album of the
Year) sponsored by Aboriginal Peoples Television Network; Doc Walker (Country Recording of the Year); Humble (Reggae Recording of the Year); Molly Johnson (Vocal Jazz Album of the Year); and Sam Roberts (Rock Album of the Year).
Alongside the Awards and a stellar line-up of performances by Award nominees, two
distinctive honours were also bestowed. Broadcasting pioneer Fred Sherratt received the
Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award presented to him by former CityLine host, MarilynDenis.
Sherratt is perhaps best known as the former Vice Chair and Chief Operating Officer of
CHUM Limited and is credited for helping to build the organization into one of Canada’s
leading media conglomerates.
Sarah McLachlan, who is celebrating the 20-year anniversary of her music career and who has eight JUNO Awards to her name, adds one more as she received the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award. The Award, named after CHUM Ltd. founder Allan Waters and made possible by funding from the CTV/CHUM benefits package, recognizes her outstanding contributions to charities and organizations at home and internationally.
Included in the gala dinner awards show were performances by first-time nominees, Beast, Elise Estrada, Nikki Yanofsky, Steve Dawson, The Gryphon Trio and The Trews.
2009 JUNO GALA DINNER & AWARDS WINNERS:
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Dangerous Kardinal Offishall Kon Live*Universal
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Viva La Vida Coldplay Capitol*EMI
NEW GROUP OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FACTOR AND CANADA’S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS)
The Stills Arts & Crafts*EMI
COUNTRY RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Beautiful Life Doc Walker Open Road*Universal
ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY GALAXIE, RISING STARS PROGRAM OF THE CBC) is it o.k Serena Ryder EMI
ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
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
ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Love At The End Of The World Sam Roberts Universal
VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Lucky Molly Johnson A440*Universal
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Embracing Voices Jane Bunnett EMI
TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Second Time Around Oliver Jones Justin Time*Fusion III
INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Nostomania DJ Brace presents The Electric Nosehair Orchestra Balanced Records
FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Tous les sens Ariane Moffatt Audiogram*Select
CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Snacktime! Barenaked Ladies Desperation*Warner
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Homage James Ehnes ONYX*SRI
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE OR SOLOIST(S) WITH LARGE ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANIMENT
Beethoven: Ideals Of The French Revolution Orchestre symphonique de Montréal/Kent
Nagano Analekta*Select
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Gloria! Vivaldi’s Angels Ensemble Caprice Analekta*Select
CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Flanders Fields Reflections John Burge FLANDERS FIELDS REFLECTIONS Marquis*EMI
R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
The Love Chronicles Divine Brown WEA*Warner
DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY ENERGY 101.5)
Random Album Title Deadmau5 Ultra*EMI
REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Everything Humble Palm of Gold Records
ABORIGINAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY (APTM)
Running For The Drum Buffy Sainte-Marie Gypsy Boy*EMI
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
Proof Of Love Old Man Luedecke Black Hen*Fontana North
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
Chic Gamine Chic Gamine Independent
BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Ramblin’ Son Julian Fauth Electro-Fi*Outside
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Ending Is Beginning Downhere Centricity*David C. Cook
WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS)
Africa To Appalachia Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko Independent*Outside
JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Daniel Lanois “Here Is What Is” | “Not Fighting Anymore” HERE IS WHAT IS – Daniel Lanois – Red Floor* Fontana North
RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Kevin Churko “Disappearing” | “The Big Bang” U-CATASTROPHE – Simon Collins Razor & Tie*Sony
CD/DVD ARTWORK DESIGN OF THE YEAR
Anouk Pennel (Director/Designer); Stéphane Poirier (Illustrator)
En concert dans la forêt des mal-aimés avec l’Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal
PIERRE LAPOINTE Independent*Select
VIDEO OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY VIDEOFACT)
Honey Honey Anthony Seck FEIST Arts & Crafts*EMI
MUSIC DVD OF THE YEAR
Blue Road Christopher Mills, Geoff McLean BLUE RODEO WEA*Warner
