City and Colour, Dan Mangan, Drake, Feist, Hedley and Nickelback lead the list of 2012 Juno Awards nominees with four nominations each as announced today by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS). The annual awards (Canada’s version of the Grammys) will be held on April 1, 2012 with William Shatner serving as host.
Hedley, Nickelback, Blue Rodeo, City and Colour, deadmau5 and Feist have been announced as performers at this year’s event.
2012 JUNO AWARD NOMINEES
JUNO FAN CHOICE AWARD
Arcade Fire
Avril Lavigne
City and Colour
Deadmau5
Drake
Ginette Reno
Hedleyl
Justin Bieber
Michael Bublé
Nickelback
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
City and Colour – “Fragile Bird”
Hedley – “Invincible”
Johnny Reid – “Let’s Go Higher”
Nickelback – “When We Stand Together”
The Sheepdogs – “I Don’t Know”
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY HMV CANADA)
Adele – 21
Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
Lady Gaga – Born This Way
LMFAO – Sorry For Party Rocking
Rihanna – Loud
ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY MUSIC CANADA)
Avril Lavigne – Goodbye Lullabye
Drake – Take Care
Justin Bieber – Under the Mistletoe
Michael Bublé – Christmas
Nickelback – Here And Now
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
City and Colour
Deadmau5
Drake
Feist
Michael Bublé
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Arkells
Down With Webster
Hedley
Nickelback
Sam Roberts Band
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FACTOR AND RADIO STARMAKER FUND)
Alyssa Reid
Dan Mangan
Diamond Rings
JRDN
Lindi Ortega
NEW GROUP OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FACTOR AND RADIO STARMAKER FUND)
Braid
Hey Rosetta!
Mother Mother
The Rural Alberta Advantage
The Sheepdogs
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY SIRIUSXM CANADA)
Dallas Green – “Fragile Bird”, “We Found Each Other”, “Weightless” LITTLE HELL – City and Colour
Dan Mangan – “About As Helpful As You Can Be Without Being Any Help At All”, “Post-War Blues”, “Oh Fortune” OH FORTUNE – Dan Mangan
Feist – “How Come You Never Go There”, “Graveyard” – co-songwriters Mocky & Chilly Gonzales, “The Circle Married The Line” METALS – Feist
Jim Cuddy – “Everyone Watched The Wedding”, “Skyscraper Soul”, “Watch Yourself Go Down” SKYSCRAPER SOUL – Jim Cuddy
Ron Sexsmith – “Get In Line”, “Believe It When I See It”, “Middle of Love” LONG PLAYER LATE BLOOMER – Ron Sexsmith
COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Doc Walker – 16 & 1
High Valley – High Valley
Jason McCoy – Everything
Jimmy Rankin – Forget About the World
Terri Clark – Roots and Wings
ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Cuff The Duke – Morning Comes
Feist – Metals
Jenn Grant – Honeymoon Punch
Jim Cuddy – Skyscraper Soul
Ron Sexsmith – Long Player Late Bloomer
ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY LONG & MCQUADE)
Braids – Native Speaker
Dan Mangan – Oh Fortune
Destroyer – Kaputt
Fucked Up – David Comes To Life
Timber Timbre – Creep On Creepin’ On
POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Avril Lavigne – Goodbye Lullaby
Down With Webster – Time To Win Vol. II
Hedley – Storms
Lights – Siberia
Marianas Trench – Ever After
ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY RECORDING ARTISTS’ COLLECTING SOCIETY – A DIVISION OF ACTRA)
Arkells – Michigan Left
Matthew Good – Lights of Endangered Species
Sam Roberts Band – Collider
Sloan – The Double Cross
The Sheepdogs – Learn & Burn
VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Diana Panton – To Brazil With Love
Fern Lindzon – Two Kites
Sonia Johnson – Le carré de nos amours
Sophie Milman – In The Moonlight
The Nylons – Skin Tight
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Chris Tarry – Rest of the Story
Colin Stetson – New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
François Bourassa Quartet – Idiosyncrasie
Hilario Duran & Jane Bunnett – Cuban Rhapsody
Phil Dwyer Orchestra feat. Mark Fewer – Changing Seasons
TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Dave Young Quintet – Aspects of Oscar
David Braid – Verge
Kirk MacDonald Orchestra – Deep Shadows
Mike Murley Septet – Still Rollin’
Oliver Jones – Live In Baden
INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Andrew Collins – Cats & Dogs
Colin Stetson – New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
L’Orkestre des Pas Perdus – L’Âge du cuivre
MAZ – Télescope
Stretch Orchestra – Stretch Orchestra
FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Catherine Major – Le désert des solitudes
Coeur de Pirate – Blonde
Fred Pellerin – C’est un monde
Jérôme Minière – Le vrai le faux
Malajube – La caverne
CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Bobs & Lolo – Connecting the Dots
Charlie Hope – Songs, Stories and Friends: Let’s Go Play!
Eddie Douglas – Sleepy Sky Lullaby
Music with BRIAN – Everyone
Vocal Paint – My Butterfly/A Capella Lullabies
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Canadian Brass – Brahms On Brass
Louis Lortie – Louis Lortie Plays Liszt
Marc-André Hamelin – Liszt Piano Sonata
New Orford String Quartet – Schubert & Beethoven
Susan Hoeppner – American Flute Masterpieces
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE OR SOLOIST(S) WITH LARGE ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANIMENT
Alexandre Da Costa/Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal – Daugherty : Fire and Blood
James Ehnes – Bartók Voilin Concertos
Jean-Guihen Queyras – Vivaldi Cello Concertos
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Orchestre Métropolitain – Bruckner 4
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Orchestre Métropolitain – Florent Schmidt- La tragédie de salomé
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Jane Archibald; Orchestre Symphonique Bienne; Thomas Rösner – Haydn Arias
Karina Gauvin – Marie-Nicole Lemieux – Handel: Streams of Pleasure
Le Nouvel Opéra – Caldara : La Conversione di Clodoveo
Marie-Josée Lord; Orchestre Métropolitain; Giuseppe Pietraroia – Marie-Josée Lord
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra & Daniel Taylor – J.S. Bach: Cantatas 70 & 154; Concerto 1060; Orchestral Suite No. 2
CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Ann Southam – “Glass Houses #5”
Derek Charke – “Sepia Fragments”
Heather Schmidt – “Piano Concerto No. 2”
Jacques Hétu – “String Quartet No. 2”
Jeffrey Ryan – “Fugitive Colours”
RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Classified – Handshakes and Middle Fingers
D-Sisive – Jonestown 2: Jimmy Go Bye Bye
Drake – Take Care
Kardinal Offishall – Anywhere (Ol’ Time Killin’ Part.2)
Swollen Members – Daggermouth
For the rest of the nominees, visit http://junoawards.ca/nominees-winners/.
—Posted by Rebecca Murray
