Whether it's Rock, Blues, Classical, Country or any other genre, Hamilton (and the surrounding areas) are well represented in the
2019 Juno nominees list . On March 16-17, 2019 in London, the awards will be handed out and hopefully a few of our local musical heroes will bring home some hardware.
The R
ock Album of the Year category alone has three Hammertown bands:
The Arkells ,
Monster Truck and
The Trews . The Arkells are also up for
Group of the Year, Producer of the Year and Album Artwork of the Year.
VIDEO
Links: The Trews , More Trews Stories , Video above courtesy of THE TREWS
As for
Blues Album of the Year , Hamilton Bluesman
Jack de Keyzer is one of the nominees and is also a guest on another nominated recording:
Myles Goodwyn: Friends of the Blues . Steeltown artists
Jesse O'Brien and
Steve Pelletier work on the nominated
Colin James album
Miles To Go .
VIDEO
Links: Jack de Keyzer , More Jack de Keyzer Stories , More Robert Jordan Covers/Stories , Video above courtesy of Jack de Keyzer
Other Hamilton musicians up for Junos include
Whitehorse (
Adult Contemporary Album of the Year), Diana Panton (Vocal Jazz Album of the Year) and
David Braid (
Classical Album, Vocal or Choral, of the Year ).
VIDEO
Links: Diana Panton , More Diana Panton Stories , Video above courtesy of Diana Panton - Topic
St. Catharines Country superstar
Tim Hicks and and
the Reklaws from Cambridge are both in the running for
Country Album of the Year . Elora's
Kevin Breit is also nominated for
Instrumental Album of the Year.
VIDEO
Links: Kevin Breit , More Kevin Breit Stories , Video above courtesy of Stony Plain Records
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!
Here's a complete list of nominees.
Blues Album
Rock Album
Group
Producer
Album Artwork
Adult Contemporary Album
Country Album
Vocal Jazz Album
Instrumental Album
Classical Album (Vocal or Choral)
Fan Choice
Alessia Cara
Avril Lavigne
bülow
Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine
KILLY
Loud Luxury
NAV
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
Tory Lanez
Single
Alessia Cara: Growing Pains
bülow: Not A Love Song
Loud Luxury: Body
Shawn Mendes: In My Blood
The Weeknd/Kendrick Lamar: Pray For Me
International Album
Camila Cabello: Camila
Cardi B: Invasion of Privacy
Maroon 5: Red Pill Blues
Post Malone: beerbongs and bentleys
Travis Scott: ASTROWORLD
Album
Hubert Lenoir: Darlène
Jann Arden: These Are The Days
Shawn Mendes: Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd: My Dear Melancholy
Three Days Grace: Outsider
Artist
Alessia Cara
Michael Bublé
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
Tory Lanez
Breakthrough Artist
bülow
grandson
Johnny Orlando
KILLY
Meghan Patrick
Breakthrough Group
88Glam
Dizzy
Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine
Loud Luxury
The Washboard Union
Songwriter
Bahamas
Donovan Woods
Frank Dukes
Jessie Reyez
Shawn Mendes
Adult Alternative Album
Bahamas: Earthtones
Dan Mangan: More Or Less
Gabrielle Shonk: Gabrielle Shonk
Rhye: Blood
The Barr Brothers: Queens Of The Breakers
Alternative Album
Destroyer: ken
Dizzy: Baby Teeth
Fucked Up: Dose Your Dreams
Tokyo Police Club: TPC
U.S. Girls: In A Poem Unlimited
Pop Album
bülow: Damaged
Chromeo: Head Over Heels
Hubert Lenoir: Darlène
Shawn Mendes: Shawn Mendes
Tyler Shaw: Intuition
Jazz Album (Solo)
Alexis BaroL Sandstorm
Alison Young: So Here We Are
Larnell Lewis: In the Moment
Renee Rosnes: Beloved of the Sky
Robi Botos: Old Soul
Jazz Album (Group)
Allison Au Quartet: Wander Wonder
Andrew Rathbun Large Ensemble: Atwood Suites
Andy Milne and Dapp Theory: The Seasons of Being
Liebman/Murley Quartet: Live at U of T
Quinsin Nachoff's FLUX: Path of Totality
Francophone Album
Cœur de pirate: en cas de tempête, ce jardin sera fermé
Hubert Lenoir: Darlène
Loud: Une année record
Philippe Brach: Le silence des troupeaux
Tire le coyote: Désherbage
Children's Album
Beppie: Let's Go Bananas
Ginalina: It Takes a Village
Raffi: Dog on the Floor
Sonshine and Broccoli: It's Cool To Be Kind
Splash'N Boots: You, Me and the Sea
Classical Album (Solo or Chamber)
Andrew Wan and Richard-Hamelin: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 6, 7, 8
Angela Hewitt; Scarlatti: Sonatas Vol.2
Blake Pouliot with Hsin-I Huang: Ravel and Debussy: Sonates
Gryphon Trio: The End of Flowers: Works by Clarke and Ravel
Marc-André Hamelin: Schubert: Piano Sonata in B Flat Major D.960; Four Impromptus D.935
Classical Album (Large Ensemble)
Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra/Orchestre du Centre National Des Arts du Canada conducted by Alexander Shelley: New Worlds/Nouveaux Mondes
James Ehnes with Seattle Symphony and Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Newton Howard and Kernis: Violin Concertos; Tovey: Stream of Limelight
Louis Lortie with BBC Philharmonic: Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2 and 4
Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arthur Post with Gryphon Trio: Into the Wonder
Toronto Symphony Orchestra conducted by Peter Oundjian featuring Louis Lortie, Sarah Jeffrey, and Teng Li: Vaughan Williams
Classical Composition
Ana Sokolović: Golden Slumbers Kiss your Eyes
Bekah Simms: Granitic
Cassandra Miller: About Bach
Nicole Lizée: Katana of Choice
Vincent Ho: Arctic Symphony
Rap Recording
88Glam: 88GLAM RELOADED
Belly: IMMIGRANT
KILLY: Surrender Your Soul
NAV: RECKLESS
Tory Lanez: LoVE me NOw
Dance Recording
AZARI: Gotasoul
Dzeko and Tiësto: Jackie Chan (ft. Preme and Post Malone)
Jacques Greene: Avatar Beach
Keys N Krates: CURA
Loud Luxury: Body
RnB/Soul Recording
Anders: Twos
Black Atlass: Pain and Pleasure
Charlotte Day Wilson: Stone Woman
Jessie Reyez: Being Human In Public
The Weeknd: My Dear Melancholy
Reggae Recording
Blessed:Money Don't Grow on Trees
Chelsea Stewart: Genesis
Dubmatix: Sly and Robbie meet Dubmatix – Overdubbed
Exco Levi: Narrative
Kafinal ft. Queen Ifrica: Talk Or No Talk
Indigenous Music Album
Elisapie: The Ballad of the Runaway Girl
Jeremy Dutcher: Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
Leonard Sumner: Standing in the Light
Northern Cree: Nitisanak - Brothers and Sister
Snotty Nose Rez Kids: The Average Savage
Contemporary Roots Album
AHI: In Our Time
Donovan Woods: Both Ways
Kaia Kater: Grenades
Megan Nash: Seeker
The Deep Dark Woods: Yarrow
Traditional Roots Album
David Francey" The Broken Heart of Everything
Pharis and Jason Romero: Sweet Old Religion
The Slocan Ramblers: Queen City Jubilee
The Wailin' Jennys: Fifteen
Vishtèn: Horizons
Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album
Brian Doerksen: Grateful
LOVECOLLIDE: Tired Of Basic
Manic Drive: Into the Wild
Tim Neufeld and The Glory Boys: The Buffalo Roadshow
Warren Dean Flandez: Speak
World Music Album
Ayrad: Zoubida
Boogát: San Cristóbal Baile Inn
Emmanuel Jal and Nyaruach: Naath
Telmary y Habana Sana: Fuerza Arara
Wesli: Rapadou Kreyol
Recording Engineer
Ben Kaplan
Jason Dufour
Robbie Lackritz
Shawn Everett
Steve Bays
Video
No Depression -- Bahamas
Places -- Alaskan Tapes
Powerless -- Classified
Hang Ups -- Scott Helman
Have A Nice Day - SonReal
Electronic Album
Ekali: Crystal Eyes
Felix Cartal: Next Season
iamhill: Give It a Rest
Milk and Bone: Deception Bay
REZZ: Certain Kind of Magic
Metal/Hard Music Album
Beyond Creation: Algorythm
Cancer Bats: The Spark That Moves
KEN Mode: Loved
Kobra And The Lotus: Prevail II
Voivod: The Wake
Comedy Album
Chanty Marostica: The CHANTY Show
Dave Merheje: Good Friend Bad Grammar
Debra DiGiovanni: Lady Jazz
Mayce Galoni: Awkwarder
Pat Thornton: Chicken!
Misc
Canadian Music Hall of Fame: Corey Hart
Humanitarian Award : David Foster
Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award: Duff Roman
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