Juno Awards of 2004
| Juno Awards of 2004 | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 4, 2004 |
| Venue | Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta |
| Hosted by | Alanis Morissette |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CTV |
The Juno Awards of 2004 were presented on April 4, 2004 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and were hosted by Alanis Morissette.
Singer-songwriters Nelly Furtado, Sarah McLachlan, and Nickelback led the nominations with five nominations each. Céline Dion, received four nominations; Billy Talent, Our Lady Peace and Sam Roberts each received three; Avril Lavigne, Barenaked Ladies, Christina Aguilera, Lillix, Michael Bublé, R. Murray Schafer, Shania Twain, and Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra got two nominations each.
Producer/musician Bob Ezrin is this year's inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Walt Grealis, who founded in 1970 what became the Juno Awards, will posthumously receive the award that bears his name, the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award.
Nominees and winners
The following lists the nominees and winners for most of the awards.
Juno Fan Choice Award
Winner: Nickelback
Other Nominees:
Artist of the Year
Winner: Sam Roberts (Universal)
Other Nominees:
- Shawn Desman (ViK/Uomo/BMG)
- Céline Dion (Columbia/Sony)
- Nelly Furtado (DreamWorks/Universal)
- Sarah McLachlan (Nettwerk/EMI)
Group of the Year
Winner: Nickelback (EMI)
Other Nominees:
- Barenaked Ladies (Reprise/Warner)
- Finger Eleven (Wind-Up/Sony)
- La Chicane (DKDD/Fusion 3)
- Our Lady Peace (Columbia/Sony)
New Artist of the Year
Winner: Michael Bublé (Warner Bros./Warner)
Other Nominees:
- Barlow (Epic/Sony)
- Kazzer (Epic/Sony)
- Danny Michel (MapleMusic/Universal)
- Kinnie Starr (MapleMusic/Universal)
New Group of the Year
Winner: Billy Talent (Atlantic/Warner)
Other Nominees:
- The Dears (MapleMusic/Universal)
- Lillix (Maverick/Warner)
- Three Days Grace (Jive/Zomba/BMG)
- The Trews (Bumstead/Sony)
Songwriter of the Year
Winner: Sarah McLachlan, Pierre Marchand, "World on Fire"/"Fallen"/"Stupid", Afterglow – Sarah McLachlan (Nettwerk/EMI)
Other Nominees:
- Kathleen Edwards, "Six O'clock News"/"Hockey Skates"/"Mercury", Failer – Kathleen Edwards (MapleMusic/Universal)
- Nelly Furtado, Gerald Eaton/Brian West/Trevor Horn/Anne Dudley/Malcolm McLaren/Gerald Eaton/Brian West "Saturdays"/"Powerless (Say What You Want)"/"Childhood Dreams", Folklore – Nelly Furtado (DreamWorks/Universal)
- Ron Sexsmith, "You Were There"/"On A Whim"/"Someway Somehow", Rarities – Ron Sexsmith (Linus/Warner)
- Hawksley Workman, "Anger As Beauty"/"We Will Still Need A Song"/"Smoke Baby", Lover/Fighter – Hawksley Workman (Universal)
Jack Richardson Producer of the Year
Winner: Gavin Brown, "Try Honesty" – Billy Talent & "I Hate Everything About You" – Three Days Grace
Other Nominees:
- Malcolm Burn, "Here I Am" / "I Will Dream" – Emmylou Harris
- Joao Carvalho, "Into Your Hideout" – Pilate
- Daniel Lanois, "Falling at Your Feet" / "Sometimes" – Daniel Lanois
- Pierre Marchand, "World on Fire" – Sarah McLachlan
Nominated and winning albums
International Album of the Year
Winner: Get Rich Or Die Tryin', 50 Cent (Interscope/Universal)
Other Nominees:
- Stripped, Christina Aguilera (RCA/BMG)
- Metamorphosis, Hilary Duff (Disney/Universal)
- Fallen, Evanescence (Wind-Up/Sony)
- It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook, Rod Stewart (J/BMG)
Francophone Album of the Year
Winner: Wilfred Le Bouthillier, Wilfred Le Bouthillier (Musicor)
Other Nominees:
- 1 Fille: 4 Types, Céline Dion (Sony)
- Reviens, Garou (Sony)
- Don Juan – Un musical de Félix Gray, Jean-François Breau/Marie-Eve Janvier/Mario Pelchat/Claude Léveillée/Philippe Berghella/Cassiopée/Cindy Daniel/Chico Castillo (Guy Cloutier/Communications Select)
- Maudit Bordel, Marie-Chantal Toupin (Tox/DEP)
Album of the Year
Winner: We Were Born In A Flame, Sam Roberts (Universal)
Other Nominees:
- Michael Bublé, Michael Bublé (Warner Bros./Warner)
- One Heart, Céline Dion (Columbia/Sony)
- Folklore, Nelly Furtado (DreamWorks/Universal)
- Afterglow, Sarah McLachlan (Nettwerk/EMI)
- The Long Road, Nickelback (EMI)
Aboriginal Recording of the Year
Winner: Big Feeling, Susan Aglukark (EMI)
Other Nominees:
- The Avenue, Burnt Project 1 (Sunshine)
- Mother Earth, Eagle & Hawk (Arbor)
- Ketwam, Sandy Scofield (Kokum/Festival)
- In Honour of Percy Dreaver, Whitefish Jrs. (Sweetgrass)
Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
Winner: Jill Paquette, Jill Paquette
Other Nominees:
- Shine Like Stars, Bec Abbot
- Forward To Forever, Jody Cross
- So Much For Substitutes, downhere
- Forgiveness, Jim Witter
Country Recording of the Year
Winner: Up!, Shania Twain (Mercury/Universal)
Other Nominees:
- Pain to Kill, Terri Clark (Mercury/Universal)
- Everyone Aboard, Doc Walker (Open Road/Universal)
- Free, Brad Johner (Sceptre/Royalty)
- Living Out Loud, Aaron Lines (RCA/BMG)
R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
Winner: The Master Plan, In Essence (Vik Recordings)
Other Nominees:
- Back For More, Glenn Lewis (featuring Kardinal Offishall) (Epic Records)
- Officially Missing You, Tamia (Elektra)
- X-Quisite, X-Quisite ()
- Pimpin' Life, Big Black Lincoln ()
Rap Recording of the Year
Winner: Flagrant, Choclair (Sextant/EMI)
Other Nominees:
- Dark Sunrise, BrassMunk (54th/EMI)
- Welcome To Planet IRS, IRS (WhatChuWant/Universal)
- Tom Strokes Presents the ClasSix Plus Six, Mr. Roam (Choice Cut/Outside)
- Natural Progression, Sweatshop Union (Battleaxe/Nettwerk/EMI)
Pop Album of the Year
Winner: Afterglow, Sarah McLachlan (Nettwerk/EMI)
Other Nominees:
- Everything To Everyone, Barenaked Ladies (Reprise/Warner)
- Barlow, Barlow (Epic/Sony)
- Folklore, Nelly Furtado (DreamWorks/Universal)
- Falling Uphill, Lillix (Maverick/Warner)
Rock Album of the Year
Winner: We Were Born In A Flame, Sam Roberts (Universal)
Other Nominees:
- Billy Talent, Billy Talent (Atlantic/Warner)
- We Sweat Blood, Danko Jones (Danko Jones/Universal)
- The Long Road, Nickelback (EMI)
- Does This Look Infected?, Sum 41 (Aquarius/EMI)
Alternative Album of the Year
Winner: Talkin' Honky Blues, Buck 65 (WEA/Warner)
Other Nominees:
- Shine A Light, The Constantines (Three Gut/Outside)
- Truthfully, Truthfully, Joel Plaskett Emergency (MapleMusic/Universal)
- Heart, Stars (Paper Bag/Universal)
- Reconstruction Site, The Weakerthans (Epitaph/FAB)
Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo
Winner: Skating Rink, David Francey (Laker/Festival)
Other Nominees:
- You've Never Seen Everything, Bruce Cockburn (TrueNorth/Universal)
- Book of Days, Susan Crowe (Corvus/Festival)
- Blueprint, Natalie MacMaster (ViK/BMG)
- Oh Susanna, Oh Susanna (Nettwerk/EMI)
Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group
Winner: Maudite Moisson, Le Vent du Nord (Borealis/Festival)
Other Nominees:
- BARK, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings (True North/Universal)
- J'ai jamais tant ri, La Bottine Souriante (Mille-Pattes/DEP)
- The Creaking Tree String Quartet, Creaking Tree String Quartet (S.Y.T.E./Festival)
- Blue Drag, Pierre Schryer Band (New Canadian/Festival)
Album Design of the Year
Winner: Garnet Armstrong/Susan Michalek (Director/Designer); Andrew MacNaughtan (Photographer), Love Is The Only Soldier, Jann Arden
Other Nominees:
- Benjamin Fong (Director/Designer/Illustrator); Janet Kimber (Photographer), Handmade, Jimmy Rankin
- Jenn McIntyre (Director/Designer/Illustrator); Ingram Barss/Jenn McIntyre (Photographer), Talkin' Honky Blues, Buck 65
- Megan Oldfield (Director/Designer); Jon Claytor (Illustrator); Richard Beland (Photographer), Battle of the Nudes, Gord Downie
- Michael Wrycraft (Director/Designer/Illustrator); Kevin Kelly, Jubilee, Harry Manx & Kevin Breit
Children's Album of the Year
Winner: A Duck In New York City, Connie Kaldor
Other Nominees:
- Like A Flower To The Sun, Jack Grunsky
- Sing Out Summer Fun, Mary Lambert
- Dodo la planète do – Dream songs night songs 2, Pelican Music Project
- The Children of Lir, Loretto Reid
Nominated and winning releases
Single of the Year
Winner: "Powerless (Say What You Want)", Nelly Furtado (DreamWorks/Universal)
Other Nominees:
- "Try Honesty", Billy Talent (Atlantic/Warner)
- "Someday", Nickelback (EMI)
- "Innocent", Our Lady Peace (Columbia/Sony)
- "Happy Baby", Shaye (EMI)
Video of the Year
Winner: Floria Sigismondi, "Fighter", Christina Aguilera
Other Nominees:
- Don Allan, "Heaven Only Knows", K-os
- Maxime Giroux, "Into Your Hideout", Pilate
- Christopher Mills, "Stars And Sons", Broken Social Scene
- Floria Sigismondi, "Untitled", Sigur Rós
Music DVD of the Year
Winner: Andrew MacNaughtan/Daniel Catullo/Allan Weinrib/Pegi Cecconi/Ray Danniels, Rush in Rio, Rush
Other Nominees:
- Hamish Hamilton/Done And Dusted, In My World, Avril Lavigne
- Alanis Morissette (Director/Producer), Feast on Scraps, Alanis Morissette
- Rafael Ouellet/Marc Lostracco, Our Lady Peace Live, Our Lady Peace
- Chuck Comeau/Patrick Langlois, A Big Package For You 1999–2003, Simple Plan
External links
- Juno Awards site, accessed August 8, 2006
- CTV Press Release: Junos 2004, accessed August 8, 2006