Throwback Thursday: 2009 Juno Award Winners + Nominees

Original Post: March 29, 2009

Expanded & Updated Post: May 8, 2025

On Sunday, March 29, the 2009 Junos were handed out.

Below is a complete list of winners (bolded and at the top of the category) and nominees.

Local artists are in italics.

Producer of the Year

• Daniel Lanois (Hamilton): "Here Is What Is" and "Not Fighting Anymore" 
  
  
  
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• Stuart Brawley, "Don't Stop Now" and "Falling" (Emmy Rossum)
• David Foster, "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Seal), "Silent Night" (Josh Groban)
• k.d. lang, "I Dream of Spring" and "Coming Home" (k.d. lang)
• Nickelback and Joey Moi (co-producer Mutt Lange), "Gotta Be Somebody" and "Something in Your Mouth" (Nickelback)

Songwriter of the Year

• City and Colour (St. Catharines), "Waiting...", "Sleeping Sickness", "The Girl"
  
  
  
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• Nathan Ferraro, "Never Again", "Change For You", "Unaware" (The Midway State)
• Hedley, "Old School", "For The Nights I Can't Remember" (with Dave Genn), "Never Too Late" (with Greig Nori) (Hedley)
• Alanis Morissette, "Underneath", "Not As We", "In Praise of the Vulnerable Man" (Alanis Morissette)
• Gordie Sampson, "When I Said I Would" (Whitney Duncan), "Just A Dream" (Carrie Underwood), "Davey Jones" (Gordie Sampson)

Dance Recording of the Year

• "Random Album Title", Deadmau5 (Niagara Falls)
  
  
  
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• "Move For Me", Deadmau5 vs. Kaskade
• "Everything's Gonna Be Alright", James Doman
• "Get Blahsted", Hatiras and MC Flipside
• "Yes We Can", House Music United

Music DVD of the Year

• Blue Road (Blue Rodeo) (member from Hamilton)
• Here Is What Is (Daniel Lanois) (Hamilton)
• It All Started With A Red Stripe (Moneen)
• Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... (Céline Dion)
• A MultiMedia Life (Buffy Sainte-Marie)

Children's Album of the Year

• Snacktime!, Barenaked Ladies (member from Grimsby)
• FiddleFire!, Chris McKhool (Burlington)
• Catchy Tune, Jack Grunsky
• The Kerplunks, The Kerplunks
• Oui!, Gregg LeRock

Vocal Jazz Album of the Year

• Lucky, Molly Johnson (Waterloo's John "Beetle" Bailey, producer)
• If the Moon Turns Green..., Diana Panton (Hamilton)
• Ella...Of Thee I Swing, Nikki Yanofsky
• Ima, Yvette Tollar
• Parkdale, Elizabeth Shepherd

Blues Album of the Year

* released on Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)

• Ramblin' Son, Julian Fauth *
• Acoustic Blues: Got 'Em from the Bottom, Big Dave McLean*
• Mess of Blues, Jeff Healey*
• Get Way Back: A Tribute to Percy Mayfield, Amos Garrett
• Love & Sound, Garrett Mason

Artist of the Year

• Sam Roberts
• City and Colour (St. Catharines)
• Bryan Adams
• k.d. lang
• Serena Ryder

Group of the Year

• Nickelback
• The Trews (Hamilton)
• Great Big Sea
• Simple Plan
• Tokyo Police Club

Adult Alternative Album of the Year

• Is It O.K., Serena Ryder
• Asking for Flowers, Kathleen Edwards (Hamilton)
• Exit Strategy of the Soul, Ron Sexsmith (St. Catharines)
• The Baroness, Sarah Slean
• Between the Beautifuls, Hawksley Workman

Recording Engineer of the Year

• Kevin Churko, "Disappearing" and "The Big Bang" (Simon Collins)
• John "Beetle" Bailey (Waterloo), "Lucky" and "If I Were A Bell" (Molly Johnson)
• Mike Fraser, "Rock N' Roll Train" (AC/DC), "Them Kids" (Sam Roberts)
• Joey Moi, "Gotta Be Somebody" and "Never Gonna Be Alone" (Nickelback)
• Randy Staub, "Something in Your Mouth" (Nickelback)

Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year

• Ending Is Beginning, Downhere
• Salvation Station, newworldson (St. Catharines)
• Colors and Sounds, Article One
• I Will Go, Starfield
• Roar of Heaven, Life Support

Rock Album of the Year

• Love at the End of the World, Sam Roberts
• No Time for Later, The Trews (Hamilton)
• Terminal Romance, Matt Mays & El Torpedo (Hamilton)
• Fortress, Protest The Hero
• Parallel Play, Sloan

Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Solo)

• Proof of Love, Old Man Luedecke
• Happy Here, Suzie Vinnick (Vineland)
• Tinderbox, Fred Eaglesmith (Hamilton)
• Ghost Notes, Matthew Barber (Hamilton)
• The Contradictor, Ndidi Onukwulu

Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Group)

• Chic Gamine, Chic Gamine
• Mountain Meadows, Elliott Brood (Hamilton)
• Fast Paced World, The Duhks
• Highway Prayer, Twilight Hotel
• XOK, NQ Arbuckle

Video of the Year

• Anthony Seck, "Honey Honey" (Feist)
  
  
  
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• Davin Black, "Blond Kryptonite" (Saint Alvia) (Burlington)
• Wendy Morgan, "Going On" (Gnarls Barkley)
• Dave Pawsey, "Detroit '67" (Sam Roberts)
• Dave Pawsey, "Them Kids" (Sam Roberts)

New Artist of the Year

• Lights
• Jessie Farrell
• Crystal Shawanda
• Kreesha Turner
• Nikki Yanofsky

New Group of the Year

• The Stills
• Beast
• Cancer Bats
• Crystal Castles
• Plants and Animals

Fan Choice Award

• Nickelback
• Céline Dion
• Feist
• Hedley
• The Lost Fingers

Album of the Year

• Dark Horse, Nickelback
• Famous Last Words, Hedley
• Lost in the 80's, The Lost Fingers
• 70’s Volume 2, Sylvain Cossette
• Simple Plan, Simple Plan

Aboriginal Recording of the Year

• Running for the Drum, Buffy Sainte-Marie (has since been stripped of the award)
• Auk/Blood, Tanya Tagaq
• First Law of the Land, Billy Joe Green
• No Lies (album)|No Lies, Tracy Bone
• The World (And Everything In It), Team Rezofficial

Alternative Album of the Year

• Oceans Will Rise, The Stills
• The Chemistry of Common Life, Fucked Up
• In the Future, Black Mountain
• Parc Avenue, Plants and Animals
• Soft Airplane, Chad VanGaalen

CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year

• Anouk Pennel and Stéphane Poirer, En concert dans la forêt des mal-aimés avec l'Orchestre Métropolitain, Pierre Lapointe
• Mark Sasso, Casey Laforet, Mountain Meadows, Elliott Brood (Hamilton)
• John Cook, Kelly Ferguson, John James Audubon, Koko Bonaparte, Sugarbird, Paul Reddick
• Phoebe Greenberg, George Fok, Daniel Fortin, Leda & St. Jacques, Productions l'Éloi, Pulse of the Planet, Slim Williams
• Dallas Wehrle, Robyn Kotyk, Alex vs. Alex, Kensington Heights, Constantines

Classical Album of the Year (large ensemble)

• Beethoven: Ideals Of The French Revolution, Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Kent Nagano
• Bach: Métamorphoses, Orchestre symphonique de Québec and Yoav Talmi
• Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8, Tafelmusik and Bruno Weil
• Bruckner: Symphonie No 9, Orchestre Métropolitain and Yannick Nézet-Séguin
• Haydn: Symphonies 62, 107 & 108, Toronto Chamber Orchestra and Kevin Mallon

Classical Album of the Year (solo or chamber ensemble)

• Homage, James Ehnes
• 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)

• Gloria! Vivaldi's Angels, Ensemble Caprice
• Bach and the Liturgical Year, Shannon Mercer and Luc Beauséjour
• Handel: Arias, Karina Gauvin
• Schumann: Dichterliebe & other Heine Settings, Gerald Finley
• The Voice of Bach, Daniel Taylor

Francophone Album of the Year

• Tous les sens, Ariane Moffatt
• L'arbre aux parfums, Caracol
• Cœur de pirate, Cœur de pirate
• Tradarnac, Swing
• Le volume du vent, Karkwa

Instrumental Album of the Year

• Nostomania, DJ Brace presents The Electric Nosehair Orchestra
• Auk/Blood, Tanya Tagaq
• The Furniture Moves Underneath, Inhabitants
• The Soundtrack, Creaking Tree String Quartet
• Telescope, Steve Dawson

International Album of the Year

• Viva La Vida, Coldplay
• Black Ice, AC/DC
• Chinese Democracy, Guns N' Roses
• Death Magnetic, Metallica
• Sleep Through the Static, Jack Johnson

Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year

• Embracing Voices, Jane Bunnett
• 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

• Second Time Around, Oliver Jones
• For Kenny Wheeler, Don Thompson Quartet
• Small Wonder, Brad Turner Quartet
• Solo, Chris Donnelly
• TV Trio, John Stetch

Pop Album of the Year

• Flavors of Entanglement, Alanis Morissette
• Holes, The Midway State
• No Sleep at All, Creature
• Passion, Kreesha Turner
• Wake Up and Say Goodbye, David Usher

World Music Album of the Year

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

Single of the Year

• "Dangerous", Kardinal Offishall
• "Gotta Be Somebody", Nickelback
• "Lay It on the Line", Divine Brown
• "Lost", Michael Bublé
• "Taking Chances", Céline Dion

Classical Composition of the Year

• "Flanders Fields Reflections", John Burge
• "From the Dark Reaches", T. Patrick Carrabré
• "Manhattan Music", Bramwell Tovey
• "Notes Towards A Poem That Can Never Be Written", Timothy Corlis
• "Song of Songs", Sid Robinovitch

Country Recording of the Year

• Beautiful Life, Doc Walker
• Chasing the Sun, Tara Oram
• Dawn of a New Day, Crystal Shawanda
• Thankful, Aaron Pritchett
• What I Do, George Canyon

R&B/Soul Recording of the Year

• The Love Chronicles, Divine Brown
• Elise Estrada, Elise Estrada
• Money, Zaki Ibrahim
• The Promise, Deborah Cox
• TONY, Ivana Santilli

Rap Recording of the Year

• Not 4 Sale, Kardinal Offishall
• A Captured Moment in Time, DL Incognito
• The Book, D-Sisive
• I Rap Now, Famous
• Point Blank, Point Blank

Reggae Recording of the Year

• "Everything", Humble
• "Jah Lift Me Up", Blessed
• "Renegade Rocker", Dubmatix
• "The Peacemaker's Chauffeur", Jason Wilson
• "Truth Will Reveal", Souljah Fyah

Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories

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2024 Juno Nominations Including Many Local Artists

As always, there are quite a number of local acts nominated for a Juno this year. We're keeping our fingers crossed for them. The main ceremony will be televised on March 24, 2024.

Below is a video of the official announcement.

Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories, Video above courtesy of CBC Music

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR

• Kit King (Illustrator), Vanessa Heins (Photographer/Photographe) for THE LOVE STILL HELD ME NEAR – City and Colour (St. Catharines)
• Carolyne De Bellefeuille (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Jessica Ledoux (Designer & Illustrator/Concepteur & Illustrateur), Mali Savaria-Ille (Designer & Illustrator/Concepteur & Illustrateur), Veronique Lafortune (Designer & Illustrator/Concepteur & Illustrateur), Leeor Wild (Photographer/Photographe) for INUKTITUT – Elisapie 
• Heather Goodchild (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Colby Richardson (Designer/Concepteur), Colin Fletcher (Illustrator /Illustrateur), Sara Melvin (Photographer/Photographe) for MULTITUDES – Feist 
• Nicolas Lemieux (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Mykaël Nelson (Designer & Illustrator/Concepteur & Illustrateur), Albert Zablit (Photographer/Photographe) for RIOPELLE SYMPHONIQUE – Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal 
• Quinton Nyce (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Brodie Metcalfe (Designer/Concepteur), Davis Graham (Illustrator /Illustrateur), Kaylee Smoke (Photographer/Photographe) for I’M GOOD, HBU? – Snotty Nose Rez Kids 

ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• See You In The Dark by Softcult (Kitchener)
• Here and Now by Aysanabee 
• Dizzy by Dizzy 
• To Learn by Leith Ross 
• Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees by TALK 

BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• Gettin’ Together by Michael Jerome Browne (on Waterdown's Borealis Records)
• SoulFunkn’BLUES by Blackburn Brothers 
• Scream, Holler & Howl by Blue Moon Marquee 
• One Step Closer by Brandon Isaak 
• The Big Bottle of Joy by Matt Andersen 

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN | GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• Glory To God by Brooke Nicholls (Hamilton)
• ALL YE LEPERS by Joshua Leventhal
• Arrow by K-Anthony
• Where I’m Meant to Be by Stirling John
• Alive by Tuzee

CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

• Bekka Ma’iingan by Zoon (Hamilton)
• Here and Now by Aysanabee 
• Scream, Holler & Howl by Blue Moon Marquee
• Inuktitut by Elisapie 
• Revolution by Shawnee Kish

CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• A Light in the Attic by Logan Staats (Brantford)
• The Returner by Allison Russell 
• We Will Never Be The Same by Good Lovelies
• Beyond The Reservoir by Julian Taylor 
• Stand in the Joy by William Prince 

DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR

• I Go Dancing (feat. Ella Henderson - Grimsby) by Frank Walker 
• Eat Your Man by Dom Dolla & Nelly Furtado
• Crew Thang by DVBBS, Jeremih & Sk8 
• Need Your Love by Felix Cartal & Karen Harding 
• Next To You (feat. Kane Brown) by Loud Luxury & DVBBS 

FAN CHOICE 

• Walk off the Earth (Burlington)
• Josh Ross (Waterdown)
• Charlotte Cardin
• Daniel Caesar
• DVBBS
• Karan Aujla 
• Shubh 
• Tate McRae 
• The Weeknd
• ThxSoMch 

GROUP OF THE YEAR 

• Arkells (Hamilton)
• Walk off the Earth (Burlington)
• Loud Luxury 
• Nickelback 
• The Beaches 

METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• Electric Sounds by Danko Jones (on Hamilton's Sonic Unyon)
• As Gomorrah Burns by Cryptopsy 
• Goliath by Kataklysm 
• VOID by KEN mode 
• Morgöth Tales - Voivod 

TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR 

• Reverie by The Red River Ramblers (Halton Hills)
• Sing. Pray. Love. by Joel Wood
• LFS5 by Nimkii & the Niniis 
• Mitòòdebi (For My Relatives) by The Bearhead Sisters 
• Drum Nation by Young Scouts 

TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Paint Horse by Benjamin Dakota Rogers (Brantford)
• Second Hand by James Keelaghan (on Waterdown's Borealis Records)
• The Breath Between by David Francey 
• Roses Jackson by Hollow Mountain 
• Resilience by Morgan Toney

ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• Powder Blue by Begonia 
• Multitudes by Feist 
• Are We Good by Hayden 
• Motewolonuwok by Jeremy Dutcher 
• Revolution by Shawnee Kish 

ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Heavy Lifting by Amanda Marshall 
• I Wish I Was Flawless, I’m Not by BANNERS 
• To Be Loved, Vol. 1 by Josh Sahunta 
• Run Where the Light Calls by Luca Fogale 
• Wildflower by Steph La Rochelle 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Néo-Romance by Alexandra Stréliski 
• 99 Nights by Charlotte Cardin 
• NEVER ENOUGH by Daniel Caesar 
• Mirror by Lauren Spencer Smith
• Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees by TALK

ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

• Charlotte Cardin
• Daniel Caesar
• Lauren Spencer Smith
• Shania Twain 
• Tate McRae

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

• Connor Price 
• Karan Aujla
• LU KALA 
• Shubh
• TALK 

BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR

• Busty and the Bass 
• Crash Adams
• Good Kid 
• Men I Trust
• New West 

CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Big Words by ABC Singsong 
• Going Back: Remembered and Remixed Family Folk Songs, Vol. 1 
• Love-a-By by Splash’N Boots 
• Welcome to the Flea Circus by The Swinging Belles Independent
• Maestro Fresh Wes Presents: Young Maestro Stick To Your Vision For Young Athletes

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (LARGE ENSEMBLE)

• Bekah Simms: Bestiaries Cryptid Ensemble conducted byby Brian Current 
• Maxime Goulet: Symphonie de la tempête de verglas Orchestre classique de Montréal, conducted by Jacques Lacombe 
• Sibelius 3 & 4 Orchestre Métropolitain, conducted byYannick Nézet-Séguin 
• Mahler: Symphony No. 5 Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, conducted by Rafael Payare
• Rachmaninoff: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; Isle of the Dead The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin 

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SMALL ENSEMBLE)

• Mythes by Andrew Armstrong & James Ehnes
• Portrait: Alex Baranowski by Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà 
• Portrait by Cheng² Duo 
• Il Ponte di Leonardo byConstantinople 
• Basta parlare! by Les Barocudas 

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO ARTIST)

• Infinite Voyage by Barbara Hannigan 
• Nielsen: Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 4 by James Ehnes
• Fauré: Nocturnes & Barcarolles by Marc-André Hamelin
• De Hartmann: Cello Concerto by Matt Haimovitz
• mouvance by Suzie LeBlanc 

CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR

• Simulacra by Amy Brandon
• Portrait of an Imaginary Sibling by Dinuk Wijeratne
• …and the Higher Leaves of the Trees Seemed to Shimmer in the Last of the Sunlight’s Lingering Touch of Them… by Emilie Cecilia LeBel
• Shāhīn-nāmeh, for Voice and Orchestra by Iman Habibi 
• Don’t Throw Your Head in Your Hands by Nicole Lizée

COMEDY ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• Life of Leisure by Derek Seguin 
• Never Was by Graham Clark 
• A Lylebility by Kyle Brownrigg 
• Sexiest Fish in the Lake by Laurie Elliott
• SAP by Mae Martin

CONTEMPORARY R&B RECORDING OF THE YEAR

• For the Better by Aqyila
• Never Enough by Daniel Caesar 
• Heartbreak Hill by Jon Vinyl 
• When It Blooms by Nonso Amadi
• FACETS by Shay Lia

COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• The Compass Project – South Album by Brett Kissel 
• Right Round Here by Dean Brody
• Do It Anyway by Jade Eagleson 
• Ahead Of Our Time by James Barker Band 
• Spillin’ My Truth by Tyler Joe Miller 

ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• INFINITY CLUB by Bambii 
• Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees by Harrison 
• Creatures of the Late Afternoon by Kid Koala 
• Synthetic Season 2 by Rich Aucoin 
• No Highs by Tim Hecker 

FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Zayon by FouKi 
• Dans la seconde by Karkwa 
• En concert avec l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (sous la direction du chef Simon Leclerc) by Les Cowboys Fringants & l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
• À boire deboutte by Salebarbes 
• Non conventionnel by Souldia 

GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Donte sann yo by Bel and Quinn 
• Kizavibe by Kizaba 
• SMS for Location Vol. 5 by Moonshine 
• Okantomi by OKAN 
• Soap Box by Waahli

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Néo-Romance by Alexandra Stréliski 
• When we were that what wept for the sea by Colin Stetson
• Calibrating Friction by Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis 
• Fourth Album by Markus Floats 
• Tesseract by Meredith Bates 

INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Gettin’ Old by Luke Combs 
• HEROES & VILLAINS by Metro 
• One Thing At A Time by Morgan Wallen 
• SOS by SZA 
• 1989 (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift 

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (GROUP)

• Migrations by Allison Au with the Migrations Ensemble 
• Septology-The Black Forest Session by Canadian Jazz Collective
• Cry Me A River by Hilario Duran and His Latin Jazz Big Band 
• Recent History by Mike Murley & Mark Eisenman Quartet 
• Convergence Nick Maclean Quartet feat. Brownman Ali Browntasauras/Independent

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO)

• Day Moon by Christine Jensen 
• Walls Made of Glass Gentiane MG TPR*Propagande/A-Train
• Sonic Bouquet by Jocelyn Gould 
• Twelve by Noam Lemish 
• The South Detroit Connection by Russ Macklem 

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR 

• Of Woods and Seas by Alaskan Tapes (Andrew De Zen - Director)
• Demons by  Allison Russell (Ethan Tobman - Director)
• onetwostep (feat. juicelover) by des hume (Jordan Clarke - Director)
• DAMN RIGHT by Snotty Nose Rez Kids (Sterling Larose - Director)
• feral canadian scaredy cat by young friend (Sterling Larose & Zachary Vague  - Directors)

POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• 99 Nights by Charlotte Cardin 
• Mirror by Lauren Spencer Smith 
• Saturn Return by Rêve 
• Queen Of Me by Shania Twain 
• Lost In Translation by Valley

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR 

• Hill Kourkoutis
• Jason Brando, Lubalin, Mathieu Sénéchal & Sam Avant
• Joel Stouffer
• Shawn Everett
• Wondagur

RAP ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR

• bag or die by bbno$ 
• Spin the Globe by Connor Price 
• Crying Crystals by Haviah Mighty 
• KAYTRAMINÉ by KAYTRAMINÉ 
• PANIC by TOBi 

RAP SINGLE OF THE YEAR

• American Nightmare by Belly 
• Spinnin (feat. Bens) by Connor 
• Honey Bun by Haviah Mighty 
• Minimum Wage by Pressa 
• Someone I Knew  by TOBi 

RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR 

• Denis Tougas
• George Seara
• Matty Green
• Serban Ghenea
• Shawn Everett

REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR

• Stir This Thing by Ammoye 
• Feel Like Home by Exco Levi 
• Roots Girl by Jah’Mila
• Dread by Kirk Diamond & Finn
• Rush Dem (feat. 4Korners, Haviah Mighty) by Omega Mighty 

ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Fearless by Crown Lands 
• Formentera II by Metric
• Blame My Ex by The Beaches 
• Pretty Monster by The Blue Stones 
• Glory by The Glorious Sons

SINGLE OF THE YEAR 

• Confetti by Charlotte Cardin
• Always by Daniel Caesar Republic*Universal
• Pretty Girl Era by LU KALA 
• A Little Bit Happy by TALK
• greedy by Tate McRae 

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

• Allison Russell
• Aysanabee
• Charlotte Cardin, Jason Brando & Lubalin
• Nicholas Durocher & Connor Riddell
• William Prince

TRADITIONAL R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR 

• Hello by Aqyila
• Unbreakable by Jhyve
• Where To Find Me by Katie Tupper
• 9 to 5 by Luna Elle
• Real World by RealestK

UNDERGROUND DANCE SINGLE OF THE YEAR

• Call My Name by BLOND:ISH Warner
• Mad Mess by DJ Karaba
• Could Be Wrong by LOSTBOYJAY
• Eclipse by Peach 
• Concorde Groove by Smalltown DJs 

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Songwriter by Alex Bird & Ewen Farncombe
• You’re Alike, You Two by Caity Gyorgy & Mark Limacher 
• Little Bit a’ Love by Denielle Bassels 
• Our Roots Run Deep by Dominique Fils-Aimé 
• Your Requests by Laila Biali 

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Happy First Day of Fall! Videos by Dan Medakovic, Sarah Beatty, City & Colour, Ron Sexsmith & Lori Cullen

Update of 2019 post

Links: Sarah Beatty, More Sarah Beatty Stories, Video above courtesy of Sarah Beatty - Topic

Links: Dan Medakovic, More Dan Medakovic Stories, Video above courtesy of Dan Medakovic



Links: City and Colour, More City and Colour Stories, Video above courtesy of closeyoureyes456



Links: Ron Sexsmith, More Ron Sexsmith Stories, Lori Cullen, Video above courtesy of  Marjolijn

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GOOD LUCK! Local 2020 Juno Nominees

Hopefully, at the next Juno ceremony on March 15, 2020 we'll see a number of local acts winning the coveted awards. There are quite a few nominees from the area.

CLICK HERE FOR THE WINNERS

As always, Hamilton is well represented with Lee Harvey Osmond (Contemporary Roots Album of the Year), Whitehorse (Blues Album of the Year), iskwē (Adult Alternative Album of the Year, Music Video of the Year), Dirty Nil (Rock Album of the Year), Electric Youth (Electric Album of the Year),  Ernesto Cervini (Jazz Album of the Year - Group), Diana Panton (Children's Album of the Year).

The surrounding area also has its share of artists who got the Juno nod: Burlington's Walk off the Earth (Group of the Year, Pop Album of the Year), City and Colour from St. Catharines (Adult Alternative Album of the Year) and Cambridge Country stars the Reklaws (Group of the Year).

Click here for the Hamilton Spectator Story

Below is a complete list of nominees.
Local artists are bolded.

Contemporary Roots Album

• Mohawk by Lee Harvey Osmond 
  
  
  
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• Coyote by Catherine MacLellan 
• Easy Keeper by Del Barber 
• Little Bones by Irish Mythen 
• Passages by Justin Rutledge

Blues Album

• The Northern South Vol. 2 by Whitehorse 
• Pocket Full Of Nothin’ by Big Dave McLean 
• Mad Love by Dawn Tyler Watson
• Hand Me Down Blues by Durham County Poets
• That’s Where It’s At by Michael Jerome Browne 

Adult Alternative Album

• acākosīk by iskwē
• A Pill for Loneliness by City and Colour
• A Blemish in the Great Light ny Half Moon Run
• Thanks for the Dance by Leonard Cohen
• Wave by Patrick Watson 

Music Video

• Little Star  (iskwē)
  
  
  
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• Bun Dem Caraz (Sarahmée) 
• Record Shop Johnny Jansen (Said the Whale) 
• Topographe Jonathan Robert (Corridor) 
• Back Off Le GED (Laurence Nerbonne)

Rock Album

• Master Volume by The Dirty Nil 
• …but for the sun by Big Wreck
• PEOPLESKILLS by Headstones
• Order In Decline by Sum 41 
• A War On Everything by The Glorious Sons

Electric Album

• Memory Emotion by Electric Youth
  
  
  
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• Battle Lines by Bob Moses 
• Dawn Chorus by Jacques Greene 
• A Beat Tape For Your Friends by Keys N Krates 
• Beyond The Senses by REZZ

Jazz Album (Groups)

• Abundance by Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop
  
  
  
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• Undertones by Al Muirhead’s Canadian Quintet 
• Jump Up Brad by Turner Quartet with Guest 
• Trouble in Mind by Dave Young Trio 
• On Firm Ground / Tierra Firme by Jane Bunnett and Maqueque 

Children's Album

• A Cheerful Little Earful by Diana Panton
  
  
  
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• Greatest Hits, Vol. 4 by Big Block Singsong
• It’s GForce by GFORCE 
• This Is Us by Girl Pow-R Canyon Entertainment*Believe
• Sharon, Bram and Friends by Sharon and Bram

Group

• Walk off the Earth
• the Reklaws
  
  
  
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• 88Glam
• Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine
• Loud Luxury 

Pop Album

• HERE WE GO! by Walk Off the Earth 
• The Pains of Growing by Alessia Cara
• Head Above Water by Avril Lavigne
• Crystalline by bülow
• 8:47 by Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine 

Juno Fan Choice

• Alessia Cara
• Ali Gatie
• Avril Lavigne
• bbno$ 
• Justin Bieber 
• Loud Luxury 
• NAV
• Shawn Mendes
• The Weeknd
• Tory Lanez

Single

• Out Of Love by Alessia Cara
• Sweet Little Lies by bülow
• La Di Da by Lennon Stella
• Hang Ups by Scott Helman
• Señorita by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello

International Album

• Thank U, Next vy Ariana Grande
• WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? by Billie Eilish
• No.6 Collaborations Project by Ed Sheeran
• Free Spirit by Khalid
• Hollywood’s Bleeding by Post Malone

Album

• The Pains Of Growing by Alessia Cara
• INSCAPE by Alexandra Stréliski 
• Shine A Light by Bryan Adams
• love by Michael Bublé
• Bad Habits by NAV

Artist

• Alessia Cara
• Bryan Adams
• Jessie Reyez 
• Shawn Mendes
• Tory Lanez

Breakthrough Artist

• Alexandra Stréliski
• Ali Gatie
• bbno$
• Lennon Stella
• Tenille Townes

Breakthrough Group

• Hunter Brothers
• Neon Dreams
• Palaye Royale
• The Blue Stones
• Valley

Songwriter

• Alessia Cara
• bülow
• Patrick Watson
• Tenille Townes
• Tim Baker

Country Album

• V by Aaron Goodvin
• The Fall by Dallas Smith
• Black Sheep by Dean Brody
• State of Mind by Hunter Brothers
• Wild As Me by Meghan Patrick

Alternative Album

• Destroyer by Black Mountain
• Foxwarren by Foxwarren 
• Here Comes The Cowboy by Mac DeMarco 
• Pony by Orville Peck 
• Morbid Stuff by PUP

Vocal Jazz Album

• Nothing Never Happens by Bria Skonberg 
• Stay Tuned! by Dominique Fils-Aimé 
• MONTRÉAL vy Elizabeth Shepherd 
• Wishes by Jazz Affair
• Friday by Monkey House 

Jazz Album (Solo)

• MiGRATIONS by Jacques Kuba Seguin 
• UNSTOPPABLE by Joel Miller 
• Black Sea Suite by John Stetch
• Absolutely Dreaming by Ted Quinlan 
• The Chronicles of Fezziwig by The Mark Kelso Jazz Project

Instrumental Album

• INSCAPE by Alexandra Stréliski
• The Silent Wish by Bill McBirnie with Bernie Senensky 
• Calm and Cents by Kevin Hearn 
• SymphRONica UpfRONt by Ron Davis’ SymphRONica 
• Toothsayer by Tanya Tagaq

Francophone Album

• Après by Fred Pellerin 
• L’étrange pays by Jean Leloup Grosse 
• La nuit des longs couteaux by Koriass 
• La nuit est une panthère by Les Louanges
• Tout ça pour ça by Loud Joy Ride

Classical Album (Solo or Chamber)

• detach by Angela Schwarzkopf 
• Alone and Unalone by Ensemble Paramirabo 
• Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Op. 12 by James Ehnes
• Elles Marina Thibeault and Marie-Ève Scarfone 
• John Zorn: Cat O’Nine Tails, The Dead Man, Memento Mori and Kol Nidre Quatuor Molinari 

Classical Album (Large Ensemble)

• The Bound of our Dreams by Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra/Orchestre du Centre National Des Arts du Canada, conducted by Alexander Shelly 
• Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos by Jan Lisiecki with Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 
• Sibelius 1 by Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin  
• The John Adams Album by Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Kent Nagano 
• Chopin: Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 by Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Kent Nagano feat. Charles Richard-Hamelin 

Classical Album (Vocal or Choral)

• When There Is Peace: An Armistice Oratorio by Chor Leoni Men’s Choir 
• Schubert: Schwanengesang; Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge by Gerald Finley 
• Handel: Dixit Dominus; Bach and Schutz: Motets Ottawa Bach Choir, conducted by Lisette Canton 
• Summer Night by Peter Barrett, Martha Guth, Allyson McHardy, Helen Becqué 
• Schubert: Winterreise by Philippe Sly with Le Chimera Project 

Classical Composition

• Evta by Ana Sokolović ATMA*Naxos
• “Everything Is… Distorted” by Bekah Simms 
• Under Sea, Above Sky by Jared Miller 
• The Coming of Sobs by Rose Bolton 
• Kickin’ It 2.0 by Vincent Ho 

Rap Recording

• 88GLAM2 by  88Glam 
• Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change by Classified 
• Light Path 8 by KILLY 
• Bad Habits by NAV 
• Freaky by Tory Lanez 

Dance Recording

• Love Me by Felix Cartal and Lights 
• Only When It Rains by Frank Walker x Astrid 
• I’m Not Alright by Loud Luxury and Bryce Vine
• Gravity by RALPH 
• We Found Love by Sultan + Shepard x Showtek 

RnB/Soul Recording 

• Black Dove by Amaal 
• CASE STUDY 01 by Daniel Caesar 
• Feel It Too by Jessie Reyez, Tory Lanez and Tainy
• The Gumption by Tanika Charles 
• Chixtape 5 by Tory Lanez 

Reggae Recording 

• Wah Gwaan by Exco Levi 
• Jah Children by Jay Douglas 
• The Warning Track by Lyndon John X 
• Never Broken by Petraa Fearless 
• Another Man by STORRY 

Indigenous Artists or Group

• Stories from a Downtown Apartment by Celeigh Cardinal
• Yellowstone by Digawolf I
• nipiy nêhiyawak 
• Siqinnaarut by Northern Haze 
• ataataga Riit 

Traditional Roots Album

• Once A Day by April Verch 
• By Appointment Or Chance by Miranda Mulholland 
• Sketches by Natalie MacMaster 
• Sugar and Joyby  The Dead South 
• Assiniboine and The Red by The Small Glories

Contemporary Gospel or Christian

• The Heart Of Christmas by Brian Doerksen 
• Pursue by Brooke Nicholls
• Wherever I Go by Dan Bremnes 
• ILL Street Blues by Fresh IE 
• The Advent Of Christmas by Matt Maher 

World Music Album

• BAROKAN Djely by Tapa Disques 
• Sombras by OKAN 
• Africa Without Borders by Okavango African Orchestra
• Risorgimento by Romina Di Gasbarro 
• Galactic Gala by Silla and Rise 

Producer 

• Ben Kaplan
• Derek Hoffman
• Jon Levine
• Michael Wise
• Steve Bays

Recording Engineer

• George Seara
• Jason Dufour
• Ryan Worsley
• Vic Florencia

Album Artwork

• SELECTIONS FROM CUPHEAD by Kristofer Maddigan 
• THE SUPERHERO SUITE by Kevin Hearn and Friends 
• BLOODCRUSH/BLOODMYTH by Ensign Broderick 
• CASE STUDY 01 by Daniel Caesar 
• MALICE, MERCY, GRIEF and WRATH by Belle Plaine 

Metal/Hard Music Album

• Evolution by Kobra And The Lotus
• Martyr by Lindsay Schoolcraft 
• Through A Wall by Single Mothers 
• Play to Win by Striker 
• Orphans by The Agonist

Adult Contemporary Album

• Shine A Light by Bryan Adams
• Unplugged Vol. 1 by Lauren 
• Both Sides by Marc Jordan 
• Melt by Nuela Charles
• Empower by Renée Lamoureux

Comedy Album

• General Anxiety Disorder by Adam Christie 
• Straight White Fail by Jarrett Campbell 
• The Abyss Stares Back by Monty Scott
• Lil Bit of Buddle by Sophie Buddle
• I’m Not Well by Steph Tolev 

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories

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News Roundup (Otis Rush Passes, Ben Kunder, Chelsea Crites, Mount Farewell)

Blues Legend Otis Rush Passes

Social Media Comments

Jack de Keyzer

I had the privilege of working with Otis Rush for a week at Albert's Hall around 1983. One night pre show time we sat head to head in the dressing room and he wanted me to play this line for the song Two Trains Running. He'd play it, I'd copy it (what to my ear sounded 100% right-or as close as you can get ) and he'd look at me and go , "uh uh" He'd show me again, and I'd play it ..."uh uh" 4 times. "uh, uh" Finally he looked at me disparagingly "Ok let's not play that one." Reminded me of the bit in Chuck Berry's Hail Hail Rock'n Roll where he keeps showing Keith Richards the intro to Carol and insisting he's got it wrong! Ha ha. I still loved Otis!

Dan McKinnon

Another legend gone.Otis’ Cold Day in Hell and Right Place, Wrong Time are two masterpieces that stand up against anything that came out of Chicago. On top of being an exceptional guitarist, it was his singing and overall presentation from the sharp clothes and pompadour that had had the biggest impact on me. He will be missed.

Jordan Patterson

It's Another Sad Day For The World of Music & Black Music Culture. The technique and sound that Otis Rush delivered in his singing, songwriting and guitar style. Not only helped shape what we know today as the definitive Chicago Blues sound, but his incredible gifts helped bridge the societal gaps of acceptance between people around the world. What a Serious Loss to the World of Music & Global Acceptance. Rest Comfortably Otis Rush 

Terry Wilkins

When we were rabid teenagers drinking at the fountain of Chess Records in late '60's Sydney Australia one of the most soulful dudes in the pack was Otis Rush. And now Otis Rush had died. RIP to him. He was a badass and I cannot believe that I actually got the honour of playing with him one time way back when. 

Links: Otis Rush, More Otis Rush Stories/Covers, Video above courtesy of Eirek Sandnes

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News

Local

• SOCAN Story on Jeremy Fisher
• Marz Garage Video: Mount Farewell
  
  
  
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• Sept 2018 Issue of Libretto (Hamilton Musicians' Guild)
• Local Polaris Heritage Prize Nominees
• Dirty Nil on CBC's q

CHCH Videos

• Ben Kunder
  
  
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• Chelsea Crites
  
  
  Links: Chelsea Crites, More Chelsea Crites Stories, More CHCH Videos, Video above courtesy of CHCH 
  

Spectator Stories

• Beatles White Album Remix Box Set
• Fergus Hambleton
• Sheepdogs drummer leaves band after cancer diagnosis

FYI Music News

• Juno Master Class Winners
• City and Colour Launches Imprint Under Dine Alone Records

World

• Talkin Blues Podcast w Damhnait Doyle

Passings

• Inspiration for Buddy Holly's Peggy Sue
• Marty Balin (Jefferson Airplane)

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Adventure of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

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CONGRATS! 2018 Junos Winners + Footage of Arkells, BNL Reunion & Downie Tribute

Unfortunately, there were no local winners at the televised portion of the Junos on Sunday, March 25, 2018 in Vancouver. There were a few at the gala on Saturday (click here for more).

The big winner this year was the late Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie, who won 3 Junos. There were also many tributes to him at the ceremony.



Links: Gord Downie, More Tragically Hip Stories, Video above courtesy of GordDownieVideos



Links: Sarah Harmer, More Sarah Harmer Stories, City and Colour, More City and Colour Stories,  Video above courtesy of CBC Music

Hamilton's the Arkells rocked the ceremony as well.



Links: Arkells, More Arkells Stories, Video above courtesy of CBC Music

Here's a complete list of Sunday's winners

• Fan Choice: Shawn Mendes
• Album : Arcade Fire: Everything Now
• Artist: Gord Downie
• Breakthrough Artist: Jessie Reyez
• Rap Recording: Tory Lanez: Shooters
• RnB/Soul Recording: Daniel Caesar: Freudian
• Canadian Music Hall of Fame: Barenaked Ladies
  
  
  
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• Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award: Denise Donlon

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories

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Help Local Artists Win the 2017 No Depression Readers Poll! VOTE! Deadline Dec 15

International Americana online magazine No Depression is holding their annual year-end readers poll (for best album) and a few local artists on on the ballot.

This includes:

• Whitehorse: Panther in the Dollhouse (Hamilton)
  
  
  
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• Blackie and the Rodeo Kings: Kings and Kings (ft Hamilton's Tom Wilson, Guelph's Stephen Fearing and Toronto's Colin Linden)
  
  
  
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• Stephen Fearing: Every Soul's A Sailor (Guelph)
  
  
  
  Links: Stephen Fearing, More Stephen Fearing Stories,  Video above courtesy of muziekpodium bakkeveen

• Ron Sexsmith: The Last Rider (St. Catharines)
  
  
  
  Links: Ron Sexsmith, More Ron Sexsmith Stories, Video above courtesy of Ron Sexsmith

Other Canadians on the ballot include:

• Jim Byrnes: Long Hot Summer Days
• Bruce Cockburn: Bone on Bone (released on Waterdown's True North Records)
• Rose Cousins: Natural Conclusion
• New Pornographers: Whiteout Conditions
• The Wailin' Jennys: Fifteen (released on Waterdown's True North Records)
• Neil Young: Hitchhiker
• Brock Zeman: The Carnival is Back in Town (released on Kitchener's Busted Flat Records)

Acts can also be added to the ballot during the voting process so if there are any artists you'd like recognized, this is your chance!

Click here to vote (you can pick the top ten)

Blast from the Past: 2015 No Depression Nominees

Links: No Depression, More No Depression Stories

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CONGRATS! Local Artists on CBC's Best Cover Song List

Sometimes, a cover song can be a unique take on an existing tune and can have a spirit all it's own.

Recently, CBC Music asked it's listeners and readers what the best cover song of all time was. After tallying the results they unveiled a list of the 20 most popular answers.

Not surprisingly, there were a few local musicians in the bunch.

Hamilton Folk Rockers Whitehorse's amazing version of Bruce Springsteen's I'm on Fire made the list.



Links: Whitehorse, More Whitehorse Stories, More Springsteen Covers/Stories, Video above courtesy of Six Shooter Records

Also included was a cover Adele's Hometown Glory by St. Catharines superstar City and Colour.



Links: City and Colour, More City and Colour Stories, More Adele Covers/Stories, Video above courtesy of Dan Rawkt

The only local artist to be covered on this list is The Band  (a few members are from the Norfolk/Six Nations area).  The legendary Aretha Franklin covers their biggest hit, The Weight.



Links: Aretha Franklin, More Aretha Franklin Stories,  The Band, More Covers/Stories of The Band, Video above courtesy of king689soulclassics

Here's the rest of the list:

• Dixie Chicks: Landslide (Fleetwood Mac)
• Stevie Wonder: We Can Work it Out (Beatles)
• Johnny Cash: Hurt (Nine Inch Nails)
• kd lang: Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
• Barenaked Ladies: Lovers in a Dangerous Time (Bruce Cockburn)
• Travis: Hit Me Baby, One More Time (Britney Spears)
• Jennifer Warnes: Ain't No Cure for Love (Leonard Cohen)
• Sarah MacLachlan: Blue (Joni Mitchell)
• Dolly Parton: Don't Think Twice (Bob Dylan)
• Pearl Jam: Last Kiss (Wayne Cochran)
• The Ataris: Boys of Summer (Don Henley)
• Michael Jackson: Come Together (Beatles)
• Willie Nelson: Just Breathe (Pearl Jam)
• Lior and Serena Ryder: Heart of Gold (Neil Young)
• Holly Cole Trio: I Can See Clearly Now (Jimmy Cliff)
• Bonnie Raitt: Angel from Montgomery (John Prine)
• April Wine: Bad Side of the Moon (Elton John)

Click here for the complete story

Blast from the Past: CBC's Best Canadian Songwriters List

Links: CBC Music, More CBC Lists

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GOOD LUCK! Local Artists on Polaris Long List

The renowned Polaris Music Prize has unveiled their Long List of Canadian Albums for 2016 and quite a few local musicians are on it! 

Hamilton electronic music-makers Junior Boys and Jessy Lanza grace the list. 

Links: Junior Boys, More Junior Boys Stories, Video above courtesy of City Slang



Links: Jessy Lanza, More Jessy Lanza Stories, Video above courtesy of Rodolfo Yuzo

So do St. Catharines Alt-Folk sensation City and Colour and Daniel Romano from Welland.



Links: City and Colour, More City and Colour Stories, Video above courtesy of Monical4



Links: Daniel Romano, More Daniel Romano Stories, Video above courtesy of Blue Jean Pieta

The announcement of the Short List (which will whittle the long one to just the top ten) will be on July 14, 2016.  The prize winner will be awarded at the Polaris Gala (September 19, 2016 at The Carlu in Toronto).

The top candidate will earn $50,000 and the rest of the Short List will receive $3,000.

GOOD LUCK.

Here is the complete Long List.

• Junior Boys: Big Black Coat
• Jessy Lanza: Oh No
• City and Colour: If I Should Go Before You
• Daniel Romano: Mosey
• Art Bergmann: The Apostate
• Justin Bieber: Purpose
• Black Mountain: IV
• Jean-Michel Blais: II
• Basia Bulat: Good Advice
• Daniel Caesar: Pilgrim’s Paradise
• Tanika Charles: Soul Run
• Coeur de pirate: Roses
• Dead Obies: Gesamtkunstwerk
• Destroyer: Poison Season
• Dilly Dally: Sore
• Drake: VIEWS
• Essaie pas: Demain est une autre nuit
• Fred Fortin: Ultramarr
• FOXTROTT: A Taller Us
• Grimes: Art Angels
• Half Moon Run: Sun Leads Me On
• Veda Hille: Love Waves
• Jazz Cartier: Hotel Paranoia
• Carly Rae Jepsen: E•MO•TION
• Kaytranada: 99.90%
• Majid Jordan: Majid Jordan
• Michelle McAdorey: Into Her Future
• Nap Eyes: Thought Rock Fish Scale
• Safia Nolin: Limoilou
• Operators: Blue Wave
• Peaches: Rub
• PUP: The Dream Is Over
• Andy Shauf: The Party
• The Strumbellas: HOPE
• Suuns: Hold/Still
• U.S. Girls: Half Free
• Un Blonde: Good Will Come To You
• The Weeknd: Beauty Behind the Madness
• White Lung: Paradise
• Donovan Woods: Hard Settle, Ain’t Troubled

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winner

Links: Polaris Music Prize, More Polaris Stories

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