THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OF THE JUNO AWARDS.

Saturday March 26th 2011 was the gala at the Allstream Center where 32 of the awards were given out and the rest televised on Sunday 27th March 2011. I attended the gala as a CARAS member. Below are the full list of winners.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Suburbs, Arcade Fire

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Neil Young

GROUP OF THE YEAR
Arcade Fire

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Meaghan Smith

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Arcade Fire

POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
My World 2.0, Justin Bieber

JUNO FAN CHOICE AWARD
Justin Bieber

RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
TSOL, Shad

ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Suburbs, Arcade Fire

INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Teenage Dream, Katy Perry

NEW GROUP OF THE YEAR
Said The Whale, Hidden Pony

COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
A Place Called Love, Johnny Reid

ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Le Noise, Neil Young

ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Vancouver, Matthew Good

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Nina, Kellylee Evans

CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Treelines, Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra

TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Our First Set, John MacLeod’s Rex Hotel Orchestra

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Continent & Western, Fond of Tigers

FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Les chemins de verre, Karkwa

CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Proud Like a Mountain, Peter Lenton

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Beethoven: Piano Trios Op. 70 No. 1, Ghost & No. 2: Op 11, Gryphon Trio

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE OR SOLOIST(S) WITH LARGE ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANIMENT
Mozart, Scott and Lara St. John/The Knights Lara St. John

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Great Operatic Arias, Gerald Finley

CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Duo For Violin And Piano, R. Murray Schafer

DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Sofi Needs a Ladder, Deadmau5

R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Stars, Quanteisha

REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Likkle But Mi Tallawah, Elaine Lil’Bit Shepherd D’Maestro

ABORIGINAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
CerAmony, CerAmony

ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
My Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs, Old Man Luedecke

ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
La part du feu, Le Vent du Nord

BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Everywhere West, Jim Byrnes

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Love & the Lack Thereof, Greg Sczebel

WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Aksil, Élage Diouf

JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Daniel Lanois for Hitchhiker (Le Noise, Neil Young) / I Believe in You (Black Dub, Black Dub)

RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Kevin Churko for Let It Die / Life Won’t Wait (Scream, Ozzy Osbourne)

RECORDING PACKAGE OF THE YEAR
Justin Peroff, Charles Spearin, Robyn Kotyk & Joe McKay (Art Directors/Designers); Jimmy Collins & Elisabeth Chicoine (Photographers), Forgiveness Rock Record Vinyl Box Set (Broken Social Scene)

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Perfect, Kyle Davison (Hedley)

MUSIC DVD OF THE YEAR
Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage, Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn, Pegi Cecconi, Noah Segal, Shelley Nott, John Virant

ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Swim, Caribou