The Juno Awards of 2009 honoured music industry achievements in Canada in the latter part of 2007 and in most of 2008. These ceremonies were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada during the weekend ending 29 March 2009.[1][2]

Juno Awards of 2009
Date28–29 March 2009
VenueGeneral Motors Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
Hosted byRussell Peters
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCTV
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Loverboy was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, and Sarah McLachlan received the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award.[3] Long-time broadcast executive Fred Sherratt, a former CHUM Limited executive, received the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award.[4]

Events edit

Preliminary award-related events began on 26 March 2009. The following day featured a Welcome Reception at the Commodore Ballroom and a Juno Cup ice hockey game at the UBC Thunderbird Arena.[5]

Most awards were announced at a Gala Dinner and Awards which was a restricted-access, non-televised event at Vancouver's Westin Bayshore Hotel on 28 March 2009. The only multiple-category winner at that event was The Stills who won New Group of the Year and Alternative Album of the Year (Oceans Will Rise). Kardinal Offishall's single "Dangerous" was awarded Single of the Year, over competition from songs by established major artists such as Michael Bublé, Céline Dion and Nickelback.[6]

Primary ceremonies edit

 
Loverboy, inductees of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, at the 2009 Juno Awards ceremony

The primary awards ceremony on 29 March 2009 was telecast by CTV from General Motors Place and hosted for the second consecutive year by Russell Peters.[1][7][8]

Artists performing at the ceremonies broadcast included City and Colour, Nickelback, Sarah McLachlan and Simple Plan.[9] The complete list of performing artists was:[10]

Nominees and winners edit

The band Nickelback received five Juno Award nominations, the most of any band or individual artist. Celine Dion and Hedley earned nominations in three categories apiece.[11] Performances have also been scheduled from Simple Plan and Alexisonfire vocalist Dallas Green (performing as City and Colour).[12]

Nominees were announced at a press conference on 5 February 2009. Reporters in attendance expressed an uncertain reaction to the announcement, particularly to the number of nominations given to the critically reviled Nickelback.[13]

The following were the 2009 Juno nominees and winners:[11]

Artist of the Year edit

Winner: Sam Roberts

Other Nominees:

Group of the Year edit

Winner: Nickelback

Other Nominees:

New Artist of the Year edit

Winner: Lights

Other Nominees:

New Group of the Year edit

Winner: The Stills

Other nominees:

Jack Richardson Producer of the Year edit

Winner: Daniel Lanois, "Here Is What Is" and "Not Fighting Anymore" (Daniel Lanois)

Other nominees:

Recording Engineer of the Year edit

Winner: Kevin Churko, "Disappearing" and "The Big Bang" (Simon Collins)

Other nominees:

Songwriter of the Year edit

Winner: City and Colour, "Waiting...", "Sleeping Sickness", "The Girl"

Other nominees:

Fan Choice Award edit

Winner: Nickelback

Other nominees:

Nominated albums edit

Album of the Year edit

Winner: Dark Horse, Nickelback

Other nominees:

Aboriginal Recording of the Year edit

Winner: Running for the Drum, Buffy Sainte-Marie

Other nominees:

Adult Alternative Album of the Year edit

Winner: Is It O.K., Serena Ryder

Other nominees:

Alternative Album of the Year edit

Winner: Oceans Will Rise, The Stills

Other nominees:

Blues Album of the Year edit

Winner: Ramblin' Son, Julian Fauth

Other nominees:

CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year edit

Winner: Anouk Pennel and Stéphane Poirer, En concert dans la forêt des mal-aimés avec l'Orchestre Métropolitain, Pierre Lapointe

Other nominees:

Children's Album of the Year edit

Winner: Snacktime!, Barenaked Ladies

Other nominees:

Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year edit

Winner: Ending Is Beginning, Downhere

Other nominees:

Classical Album of the Year (large ensemble) edit

Winner: Beethoven: Ideals Of The French Revolution, Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Kent Nagano

Other nominees:

Classical Album of the Year (solo or chamber ensemble) edit

Winner: Homage, James Ehnes

Other nominees:

  • Haydn: Six Sonatas for Piano, Anton Kuerti
  • Schubert: Complete Piano Trios, The Gryphon Trio
  • Schumann: Sonata in F#Minor & Humoreske, Angela Hewitt
  • Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues opus 87, David Jalbert

Classical Album of the Year (vocal or choral performance) edit

Winner: Gloria! Vivaldi's Angels, Ensemble Caprice

Other nominees:

Francophone Album of the Year edit

Winner: Tous les sens, Ariane Moffatt

Other nominees:

Instrumental Album of the Year edit

Winner: Nostomania, DJ Brace presents The Electric Nosehair Orchestra

Other nominees:

International Album of the Year edit

Winner: Viva La Vida, Coldplay

Other nominees:

Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year edit

Winner: Embracing Voices, Jane Bunnett

Other nominees:

  • A Bend in the River, Roberto Occhipinti
  • Existential Detective, Barry Romberg's Random Access Large Ensemble
  • Rasstones, François Bourassa Quartet
  • The Sicilian Jazz Project, Michael Occhipinti

Traditional Jazz Album of the Year edit

Winner: Second Time Around, Oliver Jones

Other nominees:

Vocal Jazz Album of the Year edit

Winner: Lucky, Molly Johnson

Other nominees:

Pop Album of the Year edit

Winner: Flavors of Entanglement, Alanis Morissette

Other nominees:

Rock Album of the Year edit

Winner: Love at the End of the World, Sam Roberts

Other nominees:

Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Solo) edit

Winner: Proof of Love, Old Man Luedecke

Other nominees:

Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Group) edit

Winner: Chic Gamine, Chic Gamine

Other nominees:

World Music Album of the Year edit

Winner: Africa to Appalachia, Jayme Stone and Mansa Sissoko

Other nominees:

  • The Art of the Early Egyptian Qanun, George Dimitri Sawa
  • Cairo to Toronto, Maryem & Ernie Tollar
  • Contrabanda, Lubo and Kaba Horo
  • Shivaboom, Eccodek

Nominated releases edit

Single of the Year edit

Winner: "Dangerous", Kardinal Offishall

Other nominees:

Classical Composition of the Year edit

Winner: "Flanders Fields Reflections", John Burge

Other nominees:

Country Recording of the Year edit

Winner: Beautiful Life, Doc Walker

Other nominees:

Dance Recording of the Year edit

Winner: "Random Album Title", Deadmau5

Other nominees:

Music DVD of the Year edit

Winner: Blue Road (Blue Rodeo)

Other nominees:

R&B/Soul Recording of the Year edit

Winner: The Love Chronicles, Divine Brown

Other nominees:

Rap Recording of the Year edit

Winner: Not 4 Sale, Kardinal Offishall

Other Nominees:

Reggae Recording of the Year edit

Winner: "Everything", Humble

Other nominees:

Video of the Year edit

Winner: Anthony Seck, "Honey Honey" (Feist)

Other nominees:

Compilation CD edit

A compilation album for the awards was released in March 2009

References edit

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  2. ^ "Juno Awards gala to hit Vancouver in 2009". CBC News. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Sarah McLachlan, Loverboy to be honoured at Junos". CBC News. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Fred Sherratt Receives the 2009 Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award" (PDF). CARAS. 2 December 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2009.[dead link]
  5. ^ "2009 Juno Awards weekend events". Junoawards.ca. Retrieved 29 April 2017.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Field wide open after bulk of Juno Awards handed out at private ceremony". The Canadian Press. 28 March 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  7. ^ "The 2009 JUNO Awards to be Broadcast at Vancouver's General Motors Place" (PDF). CARAS/CTV. 9 September 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2008.[dead link]
  8. ^ "Double Trouble! Russell Peters Makes Triumphant Return to Host The 2009 JUNO Awards, March 29 on CTV" (PDF). CARAS/CTV. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2008.[dead link]
  9. ^ "Ready to Rock – City and Colour, Nickelback and Simple Plan set to Perform at the 2009 Juno Awards" (PDF). CARAS/CTV. 3 February 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
  10. ^ "The Official Performers for the 2009 Juno Awards". Upvenue.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Nickelback on top with five Juno Award nominations" (PDF). CARAS. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.[dead link]
  12. ^ "Cancer Bats, Guns N'Roses, and Metallica for Canadian awards". Idiomag.com. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  13. ^ Farquharson, Vanessa (5 February 2009). "Debate over Nickelback rages on". Regina Leader-Post. Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2009.

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