Juno Awards of 2008

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Juno Awards of 2008
Date5–6 April 2008
VenuePengrowth Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Hosted byRussell Peters
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCTV

The Juno Awards of 2008 were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on the weekend ending 6 April 2008. These ceremonies honoured music industry achievements in Canada in the latter part of 2006 and in most of 2007.

Country performer and multiple Juno Award winner Paul Brandt received the 2008 Humanitarian Award which is now named after CHUM-FM Radio founder, Allan Waters.[1] Moses Znaimer, who led the development of Citytv and MuchMusic, received the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award. Nominations for all remaining categories were announced on 5 February 2008.[2]

Notable among winners was Feist, winning all five awards in her nominated categories, three of which were presented in the televised gala.

Presentations[]

Saturday gala[]

The Saturday gala where most awards are presented occurred at the Telus Convention Centre on 5 April, while the major awards were presented at the Pengrowth Saddledome on Sunday (6 April).[3]

Sunday televised ceremonies[]

Performers appearing on the program included Feist, Finger Eleven, Michael Bublé, Avril Lavigne, Anne Murray, Paul Brandt, Aaron Lines, Gord Bamford, Hedley, Johnny Reid, and Jully Black.[2]

The televised event was broadcast on CTV and hosted by Russell Peters.[4] Peters' monologue was described by Edmonton Sun columnist Bill Harris as "the funniest opening five minutes we've ever seen from an awards-show host."[5] Peters was also cited by Toronto Star entertainment critic Ben Rayner as offering a break from recent years of "iffy emceeing" during the award broadcasts.[6]

The 2008 broadcast attracted CTV's second-highest ratings since the network gained broadcast rights. 1.45 million viewers were measured in 2008 compared to 2.18 million for the 2003 ceremonies.[7]

Jeff Healey, an internationally noted Canadian musician who died the month before the Juno ceremonies, was given a brief tribute mention by members of Blue Rodeo during the televised awards ceremony.[8][9]

I've never actually seen the Juno Awards, to be honest with you, which I guess makes me Canadian.

— Russell Peters, Juno Awards host[6]

Nominees and winners[]

Nominees for the 2008 Juno Awards were announced on 5 February 2008. On 15 February 2008, CARAS indicated that it made a "logistical error" during its nominations voting process, announcing the addition of two new nominations and the replacement of one nomination as follows:[10]

Artist of the Year[]

Winner: Feist

Other nominees:

Group of the Year[]

Winner: Blue Rodeo

Other nominees:

  • Arcade Fire
  • Finger Eleven
  • Hedley
  • Kaïn

New Artist of the Year[]

Winner: Serena Ryder

Other nominees:

New Group of the Year[]

Winner: Wintersleep

Other nominees:

Jack Richardson Producer of the Year[]

Winner: Joni Mitchell, "Hana" and "Bad Dreams"

Other nominees:

  • Kevin Churko, "I Don't Wanna Stop" and "God Bless the Almighty Dollar" (Ozzy Osbourne)
  • Rhys Fulber, "Weak in the Knees" and "Just Another Day" (Serena Ryder)
  • Bob Rock, "Everything" (Michael Bublé) and "Bomb" (Payola$)
  • Skratch Bastid, "Way Back When" and "The Outskirts" (Buck 65)

Recording Engineer of the Year[]

Winner: Kevin Churko, Black Rain (Ozzy Osbourne)

Other nominees:

Songwriter of the Year[]

Winner: Feist, "My Moon My Man", "1234", "I Feel It All"

Other nominees:

  • Daniel Bélanger, "La Fin de l'homme", "Television", "Sports et loisirs"
  • Avril Lavigne, "Girlfriend", "Keep Holding On", "When You're Gone"
  • Joel Plaskett, "Fashionable People", "Nothing More to Say", "Face of the Earth"
  • Rufus Wainwright, "Going to a Town", "Release the Stars", "Do I Disappoint You"

Fan Choice Award[]

Winner: Michael Bublé

Other nominees:

Nominated albums[]

Album of the Year[]

Winner: The Reminder, Feist

Other nominees:

Aboriginal Recording of the Year[]

Winner: , Derek Miller

Other nominees:

Adult Alternative Album of the Year[]

Winner: Small Miracles, Blue Rodeo

Other nominees:

  • Chrome Dreams II, Neil Young
  • Goodbye Blue Monday, Jeremy Fisher
  • No Stranger, Tom Cochrane
  • Release the Stars, Rufus Wainwright

Alternative Album of the Year[]

Winner: Neon Bible, Arcade Fire

Other nominees:

  • Close to Paradise, Patrick Watson
  • The Con, Tegan and Sara
  • LP, Holy Fuck
  • Welcome to the Night Sky, Wintersleep

Blues Album of the Year[]

Winner: , Fathead

Other nominees:

CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year[]

Winner: and François Miron, Neon Bible (Arcade Fire)

Other nominees:

Children's Album of the Year[]

Winner: , Jen Gould

Other nominees:

Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year[]

Winner: Holy God, Brian Doerksen

Other nominees:

  • , Amanda Falk
  • Five Score and Seven Years Ago, Relient K
  • Roots Revolution, Newworldson
  • The Flame in All of Us, Thousand Foot Krutch

Classical Album of the Year (large ensemble)[]

Winner: , James Ehnes, Bramwell Tovey, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Other nominees:

Classical Album of the Year (solo or chamber ensemble)[]

Winner: , Marc-André Hamelin

Other nominees:

Classical Album of the Year (vocal or choral performance)[]

Winner: , Measha Brueggergosman

Other nominees:

Francophone Album of the Year[]

Winner: L'Échec du matériel, Daniel Bélanger

Other nominees:

Instrumental Album of the Year[]

Winner: , Jayme Stone

Other nominees:

International Album of the Year[]

Winner: Good Girl Gone Bad, Rihanna

Other nominees:

  • The Dutchess, Fergie
  • Lost Highway, Bon Jovi
  • Noël, Josh Groban
  • Timbaland Presents Shock Value, Timbaland

Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year[]

Winner: , The Chris Tarry Group

Other nominees:

Traditional Jazz Album of the Year[]

Winner: , Brandi Disterheft

Other nominees:

Vocal Jazz Album of the Year[]

Winner: Make Someone Happy, Sophie Milman

Other nominees:

  • The Very Thought of You, Emilie-Claire Barlow[11]
  • Destination Moon, Deborah Cox
  • Holly Cole, Holly Cole
  • Days Like These, Michael Kaeshammer

Pop Album of the Year[]

Winner: The Reminder, Feist

Other nominees:

Rock Album of the Year[]

Winner: Them vs. You vs. Me, Finger Eleven

Other nominees:

  • Hospital Music, Matthew Good
  • The Lucky Ones, Pride Tiger
  • The Saint Alvia Cartel, The Saint Alvia Cartel
  • Underclass Hero, Sum 41

Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Solo)[]

Winner: , David Francey

Other nominees:

  • The Devil on a Bench in Stanley Park, Justin Rutledge
  • For All Time, Jill Barber
  • Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!, Corb Lund
  • Short Stories, Oh Susanna

Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Group)[]

Winner: Key Principles, Nathan

Other nominees:

World Music Album of the Year[]

Winner: , Alex Cuba

Other nominees:

Nominated releases[]

Single of the Year[]

Winner: "1234", Feist

Other nominees:

Classical Composition of the Year[]

Winner: "", Christos Hatzis

Other nominees:

Country Recording of the Year[]

Winner: Risk, Paul Brandt

Other nominees:

  • Honkytonks and Heartaches, Gord Bamford
  • Kicking Stones, Johnny Reid
  • Life Is Calling My Name, Shane Yellowbird
  • Moments That Matter, Aaron Lines

Dance Recording of the Year[]

Winner: , Billy Newton-Davis vs. Deadmau5

Other nominees:

Music DVD of the Year[]

Winner: 666 Live, Billy Talent

Other nominees:

  • , Danny Michel
  • One Night at the Metropolis, Jesse Cook
  • Nights from the Alhambra, Loreena McKennitt
  • Trinity Revisited, Cowboy Junkies

R&B/Soul Recording of the Year[]

Winner: Revival, Jully Black

Other nominees:

Rap Recording of the Year[]

Winner: The Revolution, Belly

Other nominees:

Reggae Recording of the Year[]

Winner: "Don't Go Pretending", Mikey Dangerous

Other nominees:

Video of the Year[]

Winner: Christopher Mills, "C’mon" (Blue Rodeo)

Other nominees:

Compilation CD[]

A compilation album was released in February 2008

1.My Moon My Man - Feist—2.For The Nights I Can't Remember - Hedley—3.Girlfriend (radio edit) - Avril Lavigne—4.Nothing Special - IllScarlett—5.I Get Around - Dragonette—6.Paralyzer (clean version) - Finger Eleven—7.Tongue Tied - Faber Drive—8.Gate 22 - Pascale Picard—9.Everything - Michael Bublé—10. After Tonight - Justin Nozuka—11. Weak In The Knees - Serena Ryder—12.Born Losers - Matthew Good—13. Weighty Ghost - Wintersleep—14. This Town - Blue Rodeo—15.Walls Fall Down - Bedouin Soundclash—16.Pressure (radio edit) - Belly feat. Ginuwine—17.Seven Day Fool - Jully Black—18.Day Dream Believer - Anne Murray & Nelly Furtado—19.Didn't Even See The Dust - Paul Brandt—20.Dirty Old Man - Neil Young—21.Le Bonheur Au Large - Kaïn

References[]

  1. ^ "CARAS and CTV Announce Paul Brandt as Inaugural Recipient of Allan Waters Humanitarian Award" (PDF). Juno Awards (CARAS). 23 November 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2008.[dead link]
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "First Performers Announced: Feist, Finger Eleven and Michael Bublé to Rock The 2008 JUNO Awards, Sunday, April 6 on CTV". Juno Awards (CARAS). 29 January 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  3. ^ "Juno Awards countdown is underway: Announcing the 2008 Juno Weekend major events and venues" (PDF). Juno Awards (CARAS). 26 November 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
  4. ^ "Vancouver will host Juno Awards in 2009". 12 February 2008.
  5. ^ Harris, Bill (7 April 2008). "Peters pulls it out of the barrel". Edmonton Sun. Archived from the original on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Rayner, Ben (7 April 2008). "Feist is the Junos homecoming queen". Toronto Star. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
  7. ^ "1.45 Million Viewers Make The 2008 JUNO Awards Second Most-Watched Ever on CTV". CTV Television Network. 7 April 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
  8. ^ McCann, Randall J. (9 April 2008). "Letters: Healey deserved greater tribute". Calgary Sun. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
  9. ^ Reid, Bob (8 April 2008). "(Letters) Where was Healey tribute?". Toronto Star. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
  10. ^ CARAS (15 February 2008). "Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Announces Nominee Changes to Three 2008 JUNO Award Categories" (pdf). Retrieved 16 February 2008.[dead link]
  11. ^ :: Emilie-Claire Barlow :: Archived 13 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine

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