Junos: Grammys, but with Maple Syrup

As a practical neighbor to the ceremonies, I figured I ought to give a recap of the Juno Awards, which is of course the Canadian version of the Grammys. Hosted in God-knows-how-old-it-is St. John’s, NL, Canada, the so-called “Eastern Tip of North America,” the event lasted for a week, finishing up with the nationally televised ceremony.  The night started off with a bang as hip-hop group, Classified, walked through a very crowed George Street, and performed O Canada. Kiddo and I of course heard the event both on our television and through an open window as it happened. Awesome opening, guys!

Now for the list of the awards. If when you think of Canadian Music, you think Michael Bublé, that stands to reason; the dude came off with an arm-full of trophies. There were many awards given out during the ceremonies, many of which that were handed outside of the televised event including my new addiction, Deadmau5 (Best dance Album). Anyway, for your enjoyment, here’s the complete list of the 2010 Juno Awards.

JUNO FAN CHOICE AWARD
Presented By Pepsi
Winner
Michael Bublé
Reprise*Warner

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Winner
Haven’t Met You Yet
Michael Bublé
Reprise*Warner

INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
Only By The Night
Kings Of Leon
RCA*Sony

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Canadian Recording Industry Association
Winner
Crazy Love
Michael Bublé
Reprise*Warner

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Winner
K’naan
A&M/Octone*Universal

GROUP OF THE YEAR
Winner
Metric
Last Gang*Universal

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(SPONSORED BY FACTOR AND CANADA’S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS)
Winner
Drake
Aspire*Universal

NEW GROUP OF THE YEAR
(SPONSORED BY FACTOR AND CANADA’S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS)
Winner
Arkells
Dine Alone*Universal

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
(SPONSORED BY SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO)
Winner
K’Naan
“Wavin Flag” – co-songwriters B. Mars, P. Lawrence & J. Daval | “Take A Minute”, “If Rap Gets Jealous” – co-songwriters G. Eaton & B. West
TROUBADOUR – K’Naan
A&M/Octone*Universal

COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
Dance With Me
Johnny Reid
Open Road*Universal

ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(SPONSORED BY GALAXIE, YOUR MUSICAL UNIVERSE)
Winner
Three
Joel Plaskett
MapleMusic*Universal

ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(SPONSORED BY LONG & MCQUADE)
Winner
Fantasies
Metric
Last Gang*Universal

POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
Crazy Love
Michael Bublé
Reprise*Warner

ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
III
Billy Talent
WEA*Warner

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
Ranee Lee Lives Upstairs
Ranee Lee
Justin Time*EMI

CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
The Happiness Project
Charles Spearin
Arts & Crafts*EMI

TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
It’s About Time
Terry Clarke
Blue Music

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
As Seen Through The Windows
Bell Orchestre
Arts & Crafts*EMI

FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
Les sentinelles dorment
Andrea Lindsay
GSI Musique*Select

CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
Love My New Shirt
Norman Foote
Inarow Records

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Winner
Joel Quarrington: Garden Scene
Joel Quarrington
Analekta*Select

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE OR SOLOIST(S) WITH LARGE ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANIMENT
Winner
Mathieu, Shostakovich, Mendelssohn: Concertino & Concertos
Alain Lefèvre & London Mozart Players
Analekta*Select

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Winner
Adrianne Pieczonka sings Puccini
Adrianne Pieczonka
Orfeo*SRI

CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Winner
Lament In The Trampled Garden
Marjan Mozetich LAMENT IN THE TRAMPLED GARDEN
Centrediscs*CMC

RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Winner
So Far Gone
Drake
Aspire*Universal

ANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Winner
For Lack Of A Better Name
Deadmau5
Ultra*EMI

R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Winner
Lonesome Highway
jacksoul
Sony

REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Winner
Gonna Be Alright
Dubmatix ft. Prince Blanco
7 Arts

ABORIGINAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(SPONSORED BY ABORIGINAL PEOPLES TELEVISION NETWORK)
Winner
We Are
Digging Roots
Odeimin*Outside

ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
Winner
Hunter, Hunter
Amelia Curran
Six Shooter*Warner

ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
Winner
Good Lovelies
Good Lovelies
Independent*Fontana North

BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
The Corktown Sessions
Jack de Keyzer
Blue Star*Indiepool

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
Where’s Our Revolution
Matt Brouwer
Black Shoe*Fontana North

WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(SPONSORED BY CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS)
Winner
Comfortably Mine
Dominic Mancuso
Independent

JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Winner
Bob Rock
“Haven’t Met You Yet” | “Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes)” – CRAZY LOVE – Michael Bublé
Reprise*Warner

RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Winner
Dan Brodbeck
“Apple Of My Eye” | “Be Careful” NO BAGGAGE – Dolores O’Riordan
Zoë/Rounder*Universal

RECORDING PACKAGE OF THE YEAR
Winner
Martin Bernard (Art Director); Stéphane Cocke (Photographer); Thomas Csano (Designer/Illustrator)
Beats on Canvas BEATS ON CANVAS
BOC Records

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
(SPONSORED BY MUCHFACT)
Winner
Little Bit Of Red
Marc Ricciardelli SERENA RYDER
EMI

MUSIC DVD OF THE YEAR
Winner
Iron Maiden Flight 666
Sam Dunn, Scott McFadyen Rod Smallwood, Stefan Demetriou, Andy Taylor IRON MAIDEN
EMI

At the end of the ceremonies, there was much celebration on the streets, during which Deadmau5 was seen wandering around the bars with his giant mouse-head on, Classified dropped more tunes, and Damhnait Doyle and Kim Stockwood, official George Street hosts, wrapped up the outside events. Happy 2010 Junos, everyone. It’s now 6:00am Newfoundland Time, and I think I still hear the Juno traffic passing me by.  Maybe if I’m lucky I can float around the Sheraton Hotel and score some Justin Beiber merch–errrr, I mean some autographs from the performers….