GOOD LUCK! Local 2019 Juno Nominees

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 Rock 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.



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.



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).



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.



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

• Jack de Keyzer: Checkmate
• Myles Goodwyn: Myles Goodwyn and Friends of the Blues (ft Jack de Keyzer)
• Colin James: Miles To Go (ft Jesse O'Brien)
• Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar: Run To Me
• Sue Foley: The Ice Queen

Rock Album 

• The Trews: Civilianaires
• Arkells: Rally Cry
• Monster Truck: True Rockers
• The Sheepdogs: Changing Colours
• Three Days Grace: Outsider

Group

• Arkells
• Chromeo
• Metric
• The Sheepdogs
• Three Days Grace

Producer

• Eric Ratz (Arkells)
• David Foster and Michael Bublé
• Greg Wells
• Mike Wise
• Thomas D'Arcy

Album Artwork

• RALLY CRY – Arkells
• LEFT TO OUR OWN DEVICES – Jack Pine and The Fire
• CROSSWORLDS – Joshua Van Tassel
• BLOOD – Rhye
• VIENS AVEC MOI – Les Hôtesses d'Hilaire

Adult Contemporary Album

• Whitehorse: A Whitehorse Winter Classic
• Jann Arden: These Are The Days
• Michael Bublé: Love
• Molly Johnson: Meaning To Tell Ya
• Nuela Charles: Distant Danger

Country Album

• Tim Hicks: New Tattoo
• The Reklaws: Feels Like That
• Brett Kissel: We Were That Song
• Jess Moskaluke: A Small Town Christmas
• Meghan Patrick: Country Music Made Me Do It

Vocal Jazz Album

• Diana Panton: solstice/equinox
• Diana Krall and Tony Bennett: Love Is Here To Stay
• Holly Cole: Holly
• Jodi Proznick ft. Laila Biali: Sun Songs
• Laila Biali: Laila Biali

Instrumental Album

• Kevin Breit: Johnny Goldtooth and The Chevy Casanovas
• Aerialists: Group Manoeuvre
• Gordon Grdina: China Cloud
• The Fretless: Live from the Art Farm
• Toninato / Thiessen: The Space Between Us

Classical Album (Vocal or Choral)

• Elmer Iseler Singers featuring Patricia O’Callaghan: David Braid: Corona Divinae Misericordiae
• Barbara Hannigan with Reinbert De Leeuw: Vienna: Fin de siècle
• Choeur de l’Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal with Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Conducted by Kent Nagano with Guest Soloists: Bernstein: A Quiet Place
• Joyce El-Khoury: Écho
• Miriam Khalil: Ayre: Live

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

Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories

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