The Junos will be announced at the awards presentation in Hamilton, ONT. March 15.
JUNO FAN CHOICE AWARD (PRESENTED BY TD)
Arcade Fire Arcade Fire Music*Universal
Bobby Bazini Universal
Drake Cash Money*Universal
Hedley Universal
Leonard Cohen Columbia*Sony
Magic! Sony
Michael Bublé Reprise*Warner
Nickelback Nickelback II Productions*Universal
Serge Fiori GSI*eOne
You+Me RCA*Sony
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Hold On, We’re Going Home Drake ft. Majid Jordan Cash Money*Universal
Crazy for You Hedley Universal
Hideaway Kiesza Island*Universal
Rude Magic! Sony
We’re All in This Together Sam Roberts Band Secret Brain*Universal
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
PRISM Katy Perry Capitol*Universal
Pure Heroine Lorde Universal
Midnight Memories One Direction Sony
In the Lonely Hour Sam Smith Capitol*Universal
1989 Taylor Swift Big Machine*Universal
ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY MUSIC CANADA)
Where I Belong Bobby Bazini Universal
Wild Life Hedley Universal
Popular Problems Leonard Cohen Columbia*Sony
No Fixed Address Nickelback Nickelback II Productions*Universal
Serge Fiori Serge Fiori GSI*eOne
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bryan Adams Badman*Universal
Deadmau5 Mau5trap*Universal
Leonard Cohen Columbia*Sony
Sarah McLachlan Verve*Universal
The Weeknd The Weeknd XO*Universal
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Arkells Arkells Music*Universal
Chromeo Last Gang*Universal
Mother Mother Mother Mother Music*Universal
Nickelback Nickelback II Productions*Universal
You+Me RCA*Sony
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FACTOR AND RADIO STARMAKER FUND)
Glenn Morrison Robbins Entertainment*Sony
Jess Moskaluke MDM*Universal
Kiesza Island*Universal
Mac DeMarco Captured Tracks*Outside
Shawn Mendes Island*Universal
BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FACTOR AND RADIO STARMAKER FUND)
Adventure Club BMG Rights*Sony
Alvvays Royal Mountain*Universal
Magic! Sony
USS Coalition*Warner
Zeds Dead Mad Decent*Ultra
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY SIRIUSXM CANADA)
Bahamas
“All the Time”, “Bitter Memories”, “Stronger Than That”
BAHAMAS IS AFIE – Bahamas Barchords*Universal
Catherine MacLellan
“Jack’s Song”, “Tell Me Luella”, “The Raven’s Sun”
THE RAVEN’S SUN – Catherine MacLellan Independent
Henry “Cirkut” Walter
“Birthday” – co-songwriters Katy Perry, Luke Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee
“Dark Horse ft. Juicy J” - co-songwriters Katy Perry, Jordan Houston, Luke Gottwald, Sarah Hudson, Max
Martin
PRISM – Katy Perry Capitol*Universal
“Wild Wild Love” – co-songwriters Armando C. Pérez, Luke Gottwald, Michael Everett, Max Martin,
Ammar Malik, Alexander Castillo Vasquez
GLOBALIZATION – Pitbull Mr. 305/Polo Grounds/RCA*Sony
Jenn Grant
“Bring Me a Rose”, “No One’s Gonna Love You (Quite Like I Do)”, “Trailer Park”
COMPOSTELA – Jenn Grant Outside
Magic!
“Don’t Kill the Magic” – co-songwriter Adam Messinger, “Let Your Hair Down”, “Rude” – co-songwriter
Adam Messinger
DON’T KILL THE MAGIC – Magic! Sony
COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Lifted Dallas Smith 604*Universal
Light Up The Night Jess Moskaluke MDM*Universal
Caffeine & Big Dreams Kira Isabella Sony
MacKenzie Porter Mackenzie Porter Road Angel*Warner
Wheels The Road Hammers Open Road*Universal
ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Bahamas Is Afie Bahamas Barchords*Universal
Compostela Jenn Grant Outside
The Lemon Squeeze Jeremy Fisher Hidden Pony*Universal
Popular Problems Leonard Cohen Columbia*Sony
Sleeping Operator The Barr Brothers Secret City*Universal
ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY LONG & MCQUADE)
Alvvays Alvvays Royal Mountain*Universal
Shrink Dust Chad VanGaalen Flemish Eye*Outside
July Talk July Talk Sleepless*Universal
Animism Tanya Tagaq Six Shooter*Universal
Hot Dreams Timber Timbre Arts & Crafts*Universal
POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY TD)
Avril Lavigne Avril Lavigne Epic*Sony
Party For Your Life Down With Webster Down With Webster Entertainment*Universal
Little Machines Lights Lights Music*Universal
Don’t Kill The Magic Magic! Sony
Little Secret Nikki Yanofsky A440*Universal
ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY SIRIUSXM CANADA)
High Noon Arkells Arkells Music*Universal
Ghost Big Wreck Anthem*Warner
Lo-Fantasy Sam Roberts Band Secret Brain*Universal
The Union The Glorious Sons Black Box*Universal
Between Illness and Migration Your Favorite Enemies Hopeful Tragedy*D.E.P.
VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Angela Galuppo Angela Galuppo Justin Time*Universal
Red Diana Panton Diana Panton*eOne
The Signal Elizabeth Shepherd Linus*eOne
Counting Dreams Julie Crochetière Vega*D.E.P.
Because of Billie Molly Johnson Molly Johnson*Universal
JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
Zoetrope Jim Head Independent
Vista Obscura Kirk MacDonald Addo*Conveyor
LA Bootleg 1984 Lenny Breau Linus*eOne
La vie commence ici Marianne Trudel Justin Time*Universal
Drum Lore Vol. 2 – More Lore Owen Howard Brooklyn Jazz Underground*Independent
JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
Bristles Andrew Downing, Jim Lewis & David Occhipinti Independent
Bobby Rice Latin Jazz Big Band: X-Treme Latin Jazz Bobby Rice Addo*Conveyor
Fishs Eddy Brian Dickinson Trio Addo*Conveyor
Jane Bunnett and Maqueque Jane Bunnett and Maqueque Justin Time*Universal
The Where Myriad3 Addo*Conveyor
INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Great Wall of China Canadian Brass Linus*eOne
Flesh and Machine Daniel Lanois Anti*F.A.B.
Off With the Cuffs John Stetch Addo*Conveyor
Encuentro Quartango Tangovation
Symphony! Sultans of String Independent*Red River
FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Maladie d’amour Jimmy Hunt Dare To Care*D.E.P.
L’alchimie des monstres Klô Pelgag Coyote*D.E.P.
Ornithologie, la nuit Philippe B Bonsound*Select
Valse 333 Sagot Simone*Select
Serge Fiori Serge Fiori GSI*eOne
CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Wave Your Antlers Bobs & LoLo Nettwerk*Sony
Where In The World Fred Penner The Children’s Group*eOne
Le chat botté LuLu et le Matou Independent
Love Bug Raffi Troubadour*Universal
Happy Times Splash'N Boots Independent
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Blanc Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà Analekta*Select
Akoka: Reframing Olivier Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time David Krakauer, Matt Haimovitz,
Socalled, Jonathan Crow & Geoffrey Burleson Oxingale*S.R.I.
Bartok: Chamber Works for Violin Vol. 3 James Ehnes Chandos*Naxos
Prokofiev: Sonates & Mélodies Jonathan Crow & Paul Stewart ATMA*Naxos
Ysaÿe Sonatas for Solo Violin Karl Stobbe Avie
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE OR SOLOIST(S) WITH LARGE
ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANIMENT
MOZART: Piano Concertos Nos. 22 & 24 Angela Hewitt Hyperion*HM
Khachaturian/Shostakovich James Ehnes Onyx*HM
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 7, Departure - Utopia Orchestre symphonique de Montréal & Kent Nagano
Analekta*Select
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Peter Oundjian Chandos*Naxos
Bruckner 3 Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Orchestre Métropolitain ATMA*Naxos
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Schubert: Winterreise Gerald Finley & Julius Drake Hyperion*HM
Handel & Porpora: The London Years Julie Boulianne, Clavecin en concert & Luc Beauséjour
Analekta*Select
Mozart: Opera & Concert Arias Karina Gauvin, Les Violons du Roy & Bernard Labadie Audiogram*Select
Terra Tremuit Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal ATMA*Naxos
The Heart's Refuge Theatre of Early Music, Schola Cantorum & Daniel Taylor Analekta*Select
CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Glistening Pianos Alice Ping Yee Ho GLISTENING PIANOS Centrediscs*Naxos
Airline Icarus Brian Current AIRLINE ICARUS – COMPLETE OPERA Naxos
Magister Ludi Gordon Fitzell MAGISTER LUDI Centrediscs*Naxos
Sextet, OP. 71 Jacques Hétu COMPLETE CHAMBER WORKS FOR STRINGS Naxos
Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, Piano and Orchestra John Estacio A CONCERT FOR NEW YORK
Independent
RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
PA2: The Director’s Cut Marco Polo Soulspazm*Independent
The Legends League Presents: Naturally Born Strangers Naturally Born Strangers Legends
League*Independent
Dear America P Reign RCA*Sony
Amani Saukrates Culvert*Universal
Stigmata Tre Mission Last Gang*Universal
DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Calling All Heroes Adventure Club BMG Rights*Sony
White Women Chromeo Last Gang*Universal
Goodbye Glenn Morrison Robbins Entertainment*Sony
Sound Of A Woman Kiesza Island*Universal
Soundwave Trevor Guthrie Interscope*Sony
R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Dirty Laundry Ben Stevenson Culvert*Universal
Got To Have It jacksoul Megawatt*Sony
JRDN JRDN Kuya*Fontana North
Four Seasons Melanie Durrant Independent
Often The Weeknd The Weeknd XO*Universal
REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Welcome the King Exco Levi Kheilstone*Independent
Love Inna Wi Heart Kirk Diamond ft. Bob da Builda Don Dem/Galang*Independent
Wake Up Mikey Dangerous Dub Avenue*D.E.P.
Hold On Till I Die Steele Mobs*Independent
Real Talk Tasha T RasVibe*VP
ABORIGINAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY ABORIGINAL PEOPLES TELEVISION NETWORK)
The Whole World’s Got the Blues Crystal Shawanda New Sun*Fontana North
For The Light Digging Roots Sugar Bush*Outside
Heart of the People Leela Gilday Diva Sound*Outside
Animism Tanya Tagaq Six Shooter*Universal
The (Post) Mistress Tomson Highway Independent
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
They Promised You Mercy Amelia Curran Six Shooter*Universal
The Raven’s Sun Catherine MacLellan Independent
Prairieography Del Barber True North*eOne
The Old Silo James Hill Borealis*eOne
Weightless Matt Andersen True North*eOne
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
South Blackie and The Rodeo Kings File Under: Music*Outside
Work and Love Elliott Brood Paper Bag*Outside
Let It Lie The Bros. Landreth Independent*Fontana North
Jubilee The Deep Dark Woods Six Shooter*Universal
Departures The Once Nettwerk*Sony
BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY STINGRAY MUSIC)
Belmont Boulevard JW-Jones Blind Pig/Stony Plain*Warner
Solo Recordings, Vol. 2 Steve Hill Independent*Outside
Let Me Prove It To You Steve Strongman Independent*Sonic Unyon
Wicked The 24th Street Wailers Independent
A Real Fine Mess The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer Tonic*Fontana North
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Introducing Chelsea Amber Chelsea Amber Independent*David C. Cook
Analog Love in Digital Times Drew Brown Independent
The Moment Manafest Manafest Productions*Fontana North
VIP Manic Drive Bema Media*David C. Cook
The Joy Tim Neufeld Independent*David C. Cook
WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS)
Ayrad Ayrad CFM*Select
Singing in Tongues Eccodek Black Swan/Big Mind*Outside
The Key Emmanuel Jal Gatwitch*Universal
Le dernier empereur bantou Pierre Kwenders Bonsound*Select
500 Years of Night Quique Escamilla Lulaworld*Outside
JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY SLAIGHT MUSIC)
Adam Messinger “Change Your Life” (co-producer Nasri Atweh) THE NEW CLASSIC – Iggy Azalea
Island Def Jam*Universal | “Rude” DON’T KILL THE MAGIC – Magic! Sony
Eric Ratz “Ghosts” GHOSTS – Big Wreck Anthem*Warner | “Leather Jacket” – HIGH NOON – Arkells
Arkells Music*Universal
Gavin Brown “I Am Machine” – Three Days Grace RCA*Sony | “Reaper Man” VERY GOOD BAD THING
– Mother Mother Mother Mother Music*Universal
Jesse Zubot “Caribou”, “Uja” ANIMISM – Tanya Tagaq Six Shooter*Universal
Thomas “Tawgs” Salter “Soundwave”– Trevor Guthrie Interscope*Sony | “Up We Go” LITTLE
MACHINES – Lights Lights Music*Universal
RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF AUDIO
RECORDING TECHNOLOGY [OIART])
Eric Ratz “Ghosts” GHOSTS – Big Wreck Anthem*Warner | “Satellite Hotel” BLACK BUFFALO – One
Bad Son 604*Universal
George Seara “Got To Have It”, “Whole Day” GREATEST HITS – jacksoul Megawatt*Sony
Jeremy Darby “Mosaic”, “Nomad’s Arrival” MANDALA – Monsoon Independent
John “Beetle” Bailey “Any Day Now” JUST PASSING THROUGH – The Breithaupt Brothers
Alma*Universal | “Fine and Mellow” BECAUSE OF BILLIE – Molly Johnson Molly Johnson*Universal
Lenny Derose “I Am Machine” – Three Days Grace RCA*Sony | “Reaper Man” VERY GOOD BAD
THING – Mother Mother Mother Mother Music*Universal
RECORDING PACKAGE OF THE YEAR
Alex Durlak (Art Director/Designer), Jeff McMurrich and Bry Webb (Art Directors) FREE WILL – Bry
Webb Idée Fixe*Outside
Caroline Blanchette (Art Director) WONDERS OF THE WORLD – The Lost Fingers Tandem*Sony
Menno Versteeg (Art Director), Zack Mykula (Designer), Jason Bartell (Illustrator), Yoshi Cooper
(Photographer) PUP – PUP Royal Mountain*Universal
Roberta Hansen (Art Director/Designer/Illustrator), Mike Latschislaw (Photographer)
PILGRIMAGE – Steve Bell Signpost*Outside
Taylor Kirk (Art Director/Designer/Photographer), Robyn Kotyk (Designer), Laura Margaret
Ramsay (Photographer) HOT DREAMS – Timber Timbre Arts & Crafts*Universal
VIDEO OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY MUCHFACT, EXCLUSIVELY FUNDED BY BELL MEDIA)
Preach Dane Collison SONREAL Black Box*Universal
Lost You Grandson & Son ZEDS DEAD FT. TWIN SHADOW Mad Decent*Ultra
Guilt Trip Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux and Chandler Levack PUP Royal Mountain*Universal
Hideaway Kiesza, Blayre Ellestad, Rami Afuni and Ljuba Castot KIESZA Island*Universal
Not Up To Me Natalie Rae Robison KANDLE Dare to Care*D.E.P
ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Our Love Caribou Merge*F.A.B
While (1<2) Deadmau5 Mau5trap*Universal
Right From Real Lydia Ainsworth Arbutus*F.A.B.
EX Plastikman Mute*Warner
Alone For The First Time Ryan Hemsworth Last Gang*Universal
METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
ZÇ Devin Townsend Project HevyDevy*eOne
Waiting for the End to Come Kataklysm Nuclear Blast*Sony
Brotherhood of the Ram Shooting Guns RidingEasy*Pre-Rock
Negative Qualities Single Mothers Dine Alone*Universal
Chasing the Dream Skull Fist NoiseArt*Fontana North
ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Womyn Alysha Brilla Sunny Jam*Independent
Everything Almost Jann Arden Universal
Trauma: Chansons de la série télé (saison no. 5) Coeur de pirate Dare to Care*D.E.P.
Dark Swing Ndidi Universal
Shine On Sarah McLachlan Verve*Universal