TECHNOLOGY RULES AT CTV: THE 40TH JUNO AWARDS DIGITAL MEDIA ROOM AND RED CARPET SHOW.

Above and below are the workings of the CTV Digital Press Room. Our intern Sasha aka Kalmplex ran the show this time around. Click screen shots to enlarge.

Deadmau5 being viewed LIVE by the use of the digital press room

2010 Junos with Music Director KJ and I in the press room. Now a reporter can simply stream the action in here with CTV digital technology

2011 40th JUNO awards at the ACC

With Artist of the Year Neil Young

With dance artist Chach and E-Talk's Lainey

This year I was not available for all segments of the JUNOS broadcast day. I attended the red carpet show with a music PR client and nominee and left later to cover the press room in the digital world. The digital media room is a relatively new technology CTV began using in 2010. It was first used at the 39th JUNOS in St John, New Foundland and is designed for Journalists who could not travel to the venue or get a media pass in time for the rush. Everyone is accomodated.

My first experience using it was during the 2010 MMVA's (MuchMusic Video Awards) where I wanted to "watch" the show live outside and blog the press room at the same time. The MMVA's as most of you know are an outdoors award show. CTV issues the media outlet a username and password and the reporter logs in the instance the first celebrity comes back there with a trophy and address the media. With a good clean high speed internet connection you can see the whole press room aka "backstage" streamed LIVE. A reporter can then file their stories without even physically being there.

Our intern at HipHossip who worked with me this year, Sasha aka "Kalmplex" said

"Covering the 2011 Junos this year for the first time in the digital media room was quite an enjoyable experience. Getting to hear Arcade Fire, Neil Young, Robbie Robertson, K'naan and Shania Twain talk about their wins and upcoming projects was great. Shania gave us some zingers with "Canada I love our bush", to Deadmau5 talking about how he's already remixed Rebecca Black's song "Friday". Randy Bachman talked about how being in Canada could benefit other countries like holding a Canada Day concert and splitting the proceeds between Haiti and Japan. It was an insightful look at what's next in store for Canadian music and maybe even a comedy circuit if they got bored with their music careers."

Kalmplex for HipHossip.com

The MMVA's 2011 is next and knowing that the Video Music awards are outdoors, I plan to be in the press room in and out and Kalmplex outside with the digital room connection at the pub across the street while blogging some of the action outside. Technology is awesome today and CTV sure uses it well. We are the leading music blog in Canada according to VH1, MTV USA and BET and we roll with CTV technology. HipHossip since it's inception in October 2007 has covered 3 JUNOS, and 3 MMVA's.

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

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Eternia, Tonya P, Toya Alexis and me

Rap icons Michie Mee, Maestro Fresh and me

Kardinal Offishall and me

The dynamic Canadian Tenors

We are celebrating BIG in Canada as this weekend is the 40th JUNO awards and it's a one week event ending with one hell of a 3 day weekend. Concerts, receptions, today the 30 day award gala and tommorow the red carpet with the rest 10 televised awards with lots of performances all hosted by DRAKE.

As you already know I am also a Music Publicist and one of my client is a nominee. Tonya P, Best Reggae recording so I am on location tweeting on her page and on our FB page which is where to be for all pictures LIVE. Go there now!!!

Special thanks to everyone at CARAS and CTV. Go to our FB page and read Drake's exclusive interview about his 2.5 hour hosting duties...Also join us on Twitter...

The 2011 JUNO AWARD WELCOME RECEPTION 3/25/11 AT THE FAIRMONT HOTEL.

YOUR VOTE COUNTS: VOTE GOR THE JUNO FAN CHOICE NOW.

Hello World, since award season has now ended in the US, it's Canada's turn and the JUNOS is the Canadian Music Awards. It's time for the Fan Choice Awards. Enter your vote now. One vote per person pls and read the rules....The 40th JUNOS are gonna be off the chain as in AWESOME! Better follow all activities on Twitter. Below is KJ last year in St John by the sign. It's already a year already!!! The JUNO week begins March 21st -27th (the day of the TV broadcast) hosted by Rapper Drake.

If you are under the age of majority in your province or territory of residence, you must have a parent or legal guardian consent to your participation.The top five Canadian albums with the greatest sales are the nominees for this category. Sales are calculated based on digital and physical sales from the previous calendar year (January 1st, 2010 to December 31st, 2010).All results will be tabulated by the Official Ballot Accountants of the 2011 JUNO Awards – PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP.

JUNO WEBSITE (Bookmark for all events opened to the public)

All logos are trademarks of CARAS (Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences) and the JUNOS.

THE JUNO AWARDS (CANADA'S MUSIC AWARDS LIST OF PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED)

KJ and Down with Webster minus Marty

CTV and The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced today the first round of artists confirmed to perform on CTV’s broadcast of THE 2011 JUNO AWARDS on Sunday, March 27. The exciting group of world-class performers reflect the diverse nature of Canada ’s musical landscape, spanning multiple genres from indie rock to pop. Tickets to THE 2011 JUNO AWARDS go on sale starting this Saturday, February 5 at 10am (ET).

Taking the stage to help celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the JUNO Awards are:

- Internationally acclaimed band, Arcade Fire (5 nominations)
- Indie rock collective, Broken Social Scene (4 nominations)
- Genre-bending band, Down With Webster (2 nominations)
- Six time platinum pop rockers, Hedley (4 nominations)
- Acclaimed multi-platinum soulful artist, Johnny Reid (4 nominations)

“Generations of Canadians have grown up with The JUNO Awards. Now 40 years later, CTV remains uniquely proud to be partnered with such a tremendous force as our beloved Canadian artists,” said Susanne Boyce , President, Creative, Content, and Channels, CTV Inc. “On March 27, CTV will present its 10th JUNO AWARDS, a broadcast spectacle befitting our incomparable music industry. We can’t wait for the magic to begin!”

“This powerhouse group of artists cross a variety of genres and will provide a once in a lifetime experience for fans,“ said Melanie Berry, President & CEO of CARAS/The JUNO Awards & MusicCounts. “It’s shaping up to be a stellar sampling of Canadian musical excellence on THE 2011 JUNO AWARDS stage!”

Ticket prices for THE 2011 JUNO AWARDS are $213.75, $112.00, $62.25 (includes HST) plus additional service fees and can be purchased through Ticketmasterwww.ticketmaster.ca or by phone at 1-855-985-5000.

This year marks the tenth year in a row that THE JUNO AWARDS will air on CTV, the Official Broadcast partner of the JUNO Awards. Broadcast in high definition and 5.1 surround sound, THE 2011 JUNO AWARDS, Canada ’s Music Awards, airs Sunday, March 27 on CTV from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto , hosted by Canadian superstar recording artist Drake. Since CTV joined forces with CARAS in 2002, The JUNO Awards have travelled across Canada , bringing a live, electrified stadium show to millions of Canadians. CTV has broadcast THE JUNO AWARDS from St. John’s (2002), Ottawa (2003), Edmonton (2004), Winnipeg (2005), Halifax (2006), Saskatoon (2007), Calgary (2008), Vancouver (2009) and back to St. John’s (2010).

Web Links:
Official JUNO Awards website: www.junoawards.ca
CTV's JUNO Awards website: www.junos.ctv.ca
CARAS website: www.carasonline.ca
CTV website: www.ctv.ca

For performers bios, please go to the artists’ official websites:

Arcade Fire: www.arcadefire.com
Broken Social Scene: www.brokensocialscene.ca
Down With Webster: www.downwithwebster.com
Hedley: www.hedleyonline.com
Johnny Reid: www.johnnyreid.com

Twitter:
@arcadefire
@bssmusic
@DOWNWITHWEBSTER
@Hedleyonline
@JohnnyReid

HERE COMES THE HISTORICAL 40TH JUNO AWARDS IN TORONTO, CANADA WITH DRAKE LEADING WITH SIX NOMINATIONS.

Toronto's TONYA Pis a Best Reggae recording nominee

The wait is over and the race is on! The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) today announced the 2011 JUNO Award nominees who will vie for the nation's highest music honour in Toronto, ON, where 40th Anniversary celebrations of the JUNO Awards will take place. Rapper Drake, who was also announced as the Host of THE 2011 JUNO AWARDS broadcast on CTV, is up for six nominations, as he and the other nominees get set for JUNO Week, March 21-27.

Winners will be declared at the JUNO Gala Dinner & Awards on Saturday, March 26, as well as THE 2011 JUNO AWARDS broadcast on CTV on Sunday, March 27 at the Air Canada Centre.Tickets to THE 2011 JUNO AWARDS go on sale starting this Saturday, February 5 at 10:00 am (EST). Prices are $213.75, $112.00, $62.25 (includes HST) plus additional service fees and can be purchased through Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.ca or by phone at 1-855-985-5000. Also announced today, performers slated for Canada's biggest night in music include 2011 JUNO Award nominees Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Down With Webster, Hedley and Johnny Reid. More performers will be announced soon.

To view a complete list of 2011 JUNO Award nominees, bios and hometown information go to www.junoawards.ca.Drake has multiple opportunities to follow up his two 2010 JUNO Award wins with nominations forAlbum of the Year (sponsored by Canadian Recording Industry Association); JUNO Fan Choice(presented by Live Nation); Artist of the Year; Songwriter of the Year (sponsored by SIRIUS Satellite Radio); Rap Recording of the Year and Single of the Year for his club hit "Find Your Love."2010 certainly proved to be the year for anthems in the Single of the Year category.

Joining Drake is fellow rapper Classified with "Oh Canada;" Hedley ("Perfect"); kd lang ("Hallelujah" Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010) and Young Artists for Haiti's rerecording of K'NAAN's "Wavin' Flag."Album of the Year (sponsored by Canadian Recording Industry Association) nominees includeTHANK ME LATER (Drake); THE SHOW MUST GO (Hedley); A PLACE CALLED LOVE (Johnny Reid);MY WORLD 2.0 (Justin Bieber); and THE SUBURBS (Arcade Fire).Indie rock band Arcade Fire earned an additional four nominations including Group of the Year;Songwriter of the Year (sponsored By SIRIUS Satellite Radio); Alternative Album of the Year(sponsored by Long & McQuade) and Jack Richardson Producer of the Year (sponsored by Slaight Music). The album's art directors also received a 2011 JUNO Award nomination for Recording Package of the Year.

Receiving four JUNO Awards nominations each: Indie rock movement, Broken Social Scene[Group of the Year, Alternative Album of the Year, Video of the Year (sponsored by VEVO) andMusic DVD of the Year]; Pop-rockers Hedley [JUNO Fan Choice (presented by Live Nation);Single of the Year for "Perfect"; Album of the Year (sponsored by CRIA); Video of the Year(sponsored by VEVO)]; multi-platinum singer-songwriter Johnny Reid [JUNO Fan Choice(presented by Live Nation); Album of the Year (sponsored by CRIA); Artist of the Year; Country Album of the Year (sponsored by Country Style)]; and global pop phenom Justin Bieber [JUNO Fan Choice (presented by Live Nation); Album of the Year (sponsored by CRIA); Artist of the Year; Pop Album of the Year (sponsored by Recording Artists' Collecting Society – A Division of ACTRA)].

In celebration of the JUNO Awards 40th Anniversary, a new Electronic Album of the Year category was introduced for 2011. Artists who will make history as the first-ever nominees in this category include Caribou for his album SWIM, Chilly Gonzales (IVORY TOWERS), Crystal Castles (II),Holy Fuck (LATIN) and Poirier (RUNNING HIGH).There are 82 first-time JUNO Awards nominees in 2011. Basia Bulat, Bobby Bazini, Caribou,Hannah Georgas and Meaghan Smith share the New Artist of the Year category; while New Group of the Year nominees include: Die Mannequin, Hollerado, Misteur Valaire, My Darkest Days and Said The Whale. (Both categories are sponsored by FACTOR and Radio Starmaker Fund).

Nine-time JUNO Award winner Sarah McLachlan is nominated for three JUNO Awards this year in the categories of Artist of the Year; Songwriter of the Year (sponsored by SIRIUS Satellite Radio) and Pop Album of the Year (sponsored by Recording Artists' Collecting Society – A Division of ACTRA).Montréal rockers and 2010 Polaris Music Prize winners, Karkwa, received JUNO Award nods forAlternative Album of the Year (sponsored by Long & McQuade) and Francophone Album of the Year.Neil Young, who will be honoured with the 2011 Allan Waters Humanitarian Award, is nominated for Artist of the Year and Adult Alternative Album of the Year (sponsored by Galaxie, Your Musical Universe).

Sponsors of the 2011 JUNO Awards include FACTOR, Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters and The Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage's "Canada Music Fund," Radio Starmaker Fund, Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC), The City of Toronto, Tourism Toronto, Aeroplan and funding partner Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund.Broadcast sponsors of THE 2011 JUNO AWARDS are Chevrolet, Garnier, and Rogers.

About CARAS:
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences/L'académie canadienne des arts et des sciences de l'enregistrement (CARAS) is a not-for-profit organization created to preserve and enhance the Canadian music and recording industries and to contribute toward higher artistic and industry standards. The main focus of CARAS is the exploration and development of opportunities to showcase and promote Canadian artists and music through vehicles such as The JUNO Awards. For more information on the 40th Annual JUNO Awards or The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences' (CARAS) website please visit www.junoawards.ca or www.carasonline.ca.

About CTV:
CTV, Canada's Olympic Network, is also Canada's largest private broadcaster. Featuring a wide range of quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming, CTV is Canada's most-watched television network. CTV Inc. also owns radio stations across the country and owns or has interests in leading national specialty channels, featuring news, sports, factual, arts, entertainment, music, youth and fashion programming. Official broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and London 2012 Games of the Olympiad, CTV Inc. is owned by CTVglobemedia Inc., Canada's premier multi-media company, which also owns Canada's national newspaper, The Globe and Mail. More information about CTV may be found on the network's website at www.ctv.ca.

COMPLETE LIST OF THE 40TH JUNO AWARDS NOMINEES (CANADA'S MUSIC AWARDS)

The complete list of 2011 JUNO AWARDS NOMINEES:
JUNO FAN CHOICE AWARD (PRESENTED BY LIVE NATION)
Drake Cash Money*Universal
Hedley Universal
Johnny Reid Johnny Mac*EMI
Justin Bieber Island Def Jam*Universal
Michael Bublé WEA*Warner

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Oh Canada Classified HalfLife*Sony
Find Your Love Drake Cash Money*Universal
Perfect Hedley Universal
Hallelujah Vancouver Winter 2010 kd lang Nonesuch*Warner
Wavin' Flag Young Artists for Haiti Universal

INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Recovery Eminem Interscope*Universal
Teenage Dream Katy Perry Capitol*EMI
Animal Ke$ha RCA*Sony
Need You Now Lady Antebellum Capitol Nashville*EMI
Speak Now Taylor Swift Big Machine/Open Road*Universal

ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY CANADIAN RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION)
The Suburbs Arcade Fire Sonovox*F.A.B.
Thank Me Later Drake Cash Money*Universal
The Show Must Go Hedley Universal
A Place Called Love Johnny Reid Johnny Mac*EMI
My World 2.0 Justin Bieber Island Def Jam*Universal

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Drake Cash Money*Universal
Johnny Reid Johnny Mac*EMI
Justin Bieber Island Def Jam*Universal
Neil Young Reprise*Warner
Sarah McLachlan Nettwerk*Sony

GROUP OF THE YEAR
Arcade Fire Sonovox*F.A.B.
Broken Social Scene Arts & Crafts*EMI
Down With Webster Universal Motown*Universal
Great Big Sea WEA*Warner
Three Days Grace Jive*Sony

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FACTOR AND RADIO STARMAKER FUND)
Basia Bulat Secret City*EMI
Bobby Bazini Mungo Park* Sélect
Caribou Merge*F.A.B.
Hannah Georgas Hidden Pony*EMI
Meaghan Smith Sire/WEA*Warner

NEW GROUP OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FACTOR AND RADIO STARMAKER FUND)
Die Mannequin WEA*Warner
Hollerado Royal Mountain*Arts & Crafts/EMI
Misteur Valaire Mr. Label*Outside/Select
My Darkest Days 604*Universal
Said The Whale Hidden Pony*EMI

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO)
Arcade Fire
"Ready To Start" | "We Used To Wait" | "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)"
THE SUBURBS – Arcade Fire Sonovox*F.A.B.*Arcade Fire Music
Drake
"Fireworks"- co-songwriter M. Samuels | "Over"- co-songwriters N. Shebib, M. Samuels, C. Kalla & A. Cook | "Show Me A Good Time"- co-songwriters K. West, J. Bhasker & E. Wilson
THANK ME LATER – Drake Cash Money*Universal*EMI Music Publishing
Hannah Georgas
"Chit Chat" | "The Deep End" – co-songwriter Robbie Driscoll | "Lovers Breakdown"
THIS IS GOOD – Hannah Georgas Hidden Pony Records*EMI*Beetle Bomb Music
Royal Wood
"Waiting" | "On Top Of Your Love" | "Tonight I Will Be Your Guide"
THE WAITING – Royal Wood MapleMusic*Universal* MapleMusic Publishing
Sarah McLachlan
"Illusions of Bliss" | "Forgiveness"- co-songwriter Pierre Marchand | "Loving You Is Easy"
LAWS OF ILLUSION – Sarah McLachlan Nettwerk*Sony*Tyde Music

COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY COUNTRY STYLE)
Love Rules Carolyn Dawn Johnson Dancing Lily/Road Angel*Universal
Trail in Life Dean Brody Open Road*Universal
Sunshine Deric Ruttan Black T*EMI
Day Job Gord Bamford Cache Ent.*Royalty
A Place Called Love Johnny Reid Johnny Mac*EMI

ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY GALAXIE, YOUR MUSICAL UNIVERSE)
Black Dub Black Dub Jive*Sony
You I Wind Land and Sea Justin Nozuka Coalition*Warner
Steel City Trawler Luke Doucet And The White Falcon Six Shooter*Warner
Le Noise Neil Young Reprise*Warner
Oh Little Fire Sarah Harmer Cold Snap*Universal


ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY LONG & MCQUADE)
The Suburbs Arcade Fire Sonovox*F.A.B.
Forgiveness Rock Record Broken Social Scene Arts & Crafts*EMI
Les chemins de verre Karkwa Audiogram*Select
Heartland Owen Pallett For Great Justice*Sonic Unyon
Champ Tokyo Police Club Dine Alone*UniversalPOP


ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY RECORDING ARTISTS' COLLECTING SOCIETY – A DIVISION OF ACTRA)
Better in Time Bobby Bazini Mungo Park* Select
Time to Win Vol. 1 Down With Webster Universal Motown*Universal
Can'T keEp A SecrEt Faber Drive 604*Universal
My World 2.0 Justin Bieber Island Def Jam*Universal
Laws of Illusion Sarah McLachlan Nettwerk*Sony

ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones Cancer Bats Distort*Universal
Fino + Bleed Die Mannequin WEA*Warner
Life Turns Electric Finger Eleven Wax/Wind-Up*Warner
Population: Declining Hail the Villain WEA*Warner
Vancouver Matthew Good Universal


VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY CRYSTAL SENSATIONS)
The Beat Goes On Emilie-Claire Barlow Empress*eOne Music
Last Call Jeff Healey Stony Plain*Warner
Nina Kellylee Evans Plus Loin*SRI
Tracing Light Laila Biali Independent
Nikki Nikki Yanofsky Decca*Universal

CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY WORLD VISION ARTIST ASSOCIATES)
Ricochet Adrean Farrugia Independent
Big Sky Chet Doxas Justin Time*EMI
Treelines Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra Justin Time*EMI
Next Exit Kelly Jefferson Quartet Cellar Live
Jerusalem Trilogy Matt Herskowitz Justin Time*EMI

TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Re: Visions, Works for Jazz Orchestra Earl MacDonald Death Defying
Hieronymus Félix Stüssi 5 & Ray Anderson Effendi*Select
Our First Set John MacLeod's Rex Hotel Orchestra Exquisite
Songbook Vol.2 Kirk MacDonald Quartet Addo
Drum Lore Owen Howard Brooklyn Jazz Underground*BJUR

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Spirit Dance David Braid & Canadian Brass Opening Day*Universal
Continent & Western Fond of Tigers Drip Audio*Fontana North
Room of Wonders Jayme Stone Independent*Outside
Sundogs The Creaking Tree String Quartet Independent*Outside
Rising Sun The Souljazz Orchestra Strut*RED

FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Brun Bernard Adamus Grosse Boîte*Select
Nous Daniel Bélanger Audiogram*Select
Silence Fred Pellerin Disques Tempête*DEP
Les chemins de verre Karkwa Audiogram*Select
Belmundo Regal Radio Radio Bonsound* Select

CHILDREN'S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Encore Gregg LeRock Grafton
The Little Blue Doggy Michelle Campagne The Secret Mountain*Universal
Proud Like a Mountain Peter Lenton Two Heartbeats
Number 3 The Kerplunks Independent*Pacific Music/Warner
Power to the Little People The Monkey Bunch Tri-Pop*Fire The ImaginationCLASSICAL


ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Armenian Chamber Music Amici Ensemble ATMA*Naxos
Anton Kuerti : Schumann Anton Kuerti DOREMI*Allegro
Beethoven : Piano Trios Op. 70 No. 1, Ghost & No. 2: Op 11 Gryphon Trio Analekta* Select
Marc-André Hamelin- Études Marc-André Hamelin Hyperion*SRI
Bach : Six Suites for Solo Cello Winona Zelenka Marquis

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE OR SOLOIST(S) WITH LARGE ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANIMENT
Arvo Pärt : Portrait Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà Analekta* Select
James Ehnes, Mendelssohn Violin Concerto James Ehnes Onyx*SRI
Chopin Piano Concertos Janina Fialkowska and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra under Bramwell Tovey ATMA*Naxos
Mozart: Scott and Lara St. John/The Knights Lara St. John Ancalagon*Allegro
Bonbons Les Violons du Roy under Bernard Labadie ATMA*Naxos


CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Salsa baroque Ensemble Caprice Analekta* Select
Great Operatic Arias Gerald Finley Hyperion*SRI
Britten - Les Illuminations Karina Gauvin ATMA*Naxos
Night and Dreams Measha Brueggergosman Deutsche Grammophon*Universal
Into Light musica intima ATMA*Naxos


CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Last Dance Clark Ross PIANO ATLANTICA Centrediscs*CMC
Exaudi Jocelyn Morlock INTO LIGHT ATMA*Naxos
Piano Concerto Larysa Kuzmenko 3 CONCERTI Centrediscs*CMC
Quomodo Sedet Sola Civita (How doth the city sit solitary) Peter-Anthony TogniLEMENTATIO JEREMIAE PROPHETAE ECM*Universal
Duo For Violin And Piano R. Murray Schafer WILD BIRD Centrediscs*CMC

RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Thank Me Later Drake Cash Money*Universal
Vaudeville D-Sisive URBNET* Fontana North
At Last Eternia & MoSS Fat Beats*eOne
Treat of the Day Ghettosocks Droppin' Science*Independent
TSOL Shad Black Box*Fontana North

DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Business Casual Chromeo Last Gang*Universal
Sofi Needs a Ladder Deadmau5 Ultra*EMI
Fixin' To Thrill Dragonette Universal
Table Dancer Keshia Chanté Tanjola*Univeral
Stereo Love Mia Martina & Edward Maya CP*EMI

R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Nightlife Karl Wolf Lone Wolf*EMI
Test Drive Keshia Chanté Tanjola*Universal
Stars Quanteisha Benjamin Tanjola*Independent
So Much Raghav ft. Kardinal Offishall Cordova Bay*Fontana North
Come True SILVER (aka Solitair) ft. Kardinal Offishall Independent

REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
System Shakedown Dubmatix Renegade Rocker* Fontana North/Universal
Likkle But Mi Tallawah Elaine Lil'Bit Shepherd D'Maestro Music*Independent
Brighter Days Lyndon John X (LJX) Independent
Million Chance Tony Anthony Phylan*Sound Quake
Don't Wanna Go Tonya P Independent

ABORIGINAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY ABORIGINAL PEOPLES TELEVISION NETWORK)
CerAmony CerAmony Independent
Derek Miller with Double Trouble Derek Miller Independent
The Great Unknown Eagle & Hawk Rising Sun
The Black Star Joey Stylez Stressed Street*Fontana North/Universal
Vigilance Little Hawk Ojiji

ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
Love Songs for the Last Twenty Del Barber Independent
The Early Widows Justin Rutledge Six Shooter*Warner
Fall For Beauty Lynn Miles High Romance*True North
My Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs Old Man Luedecke Black Hen*Fontana North
The Garden Ruth Moody Red House*Outside


ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
City City Chic Gamine Independent*Select
Girls from the North Country- Dala Live in Concert Dala Campus*Universal
La part du feu Le Vent du Nord Borealis*Universal
Sundogs The Creaking Tree String Quartet Independent*Outside
That's the State I'm In The Marigolds Independent*Outside

BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Where's The Blues Taking Me FATHEAD Electro-Fi*Outside
Bread And Buddha Harry Manx Dog My Cat*SRI
Everywhere West Jim Byrnes Black Hen*Fontana North
It's A Long Road The Johnny Max Band Pour Soul*Independent
The Sojourners The Sojourners Black Hen*Fontana North

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Clarity Article One Independent*David C. Cook
Love & the Lack Thereof Greg Sczebel Soultone*Fontana North
The Chase Manafest Manafest*Fontana North
Newworldson Newworldson InPop* David C. Cook/EMI
The Saving One Starfield Sparrow*David C. Cook/EMI

WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS)
Aksil Élage Diouf Tacca*Unidisc
The Rumba Foundation Jesse Cook Coach House*EMI
Gakondo Mighty Popo Tamba*Independent
Supermagique Pacifika Six Degrees*Universal
Soy Panamericano Roberto López Project Curura*Select

JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY SLAIGHT MUSIC)
Arcade Fire (co-producer Markus Dravs) "Ready To Start" | "We Used To Wait – THE SUBURBS –Arcade Fire Sonovox*F.A.B.
Brian Howes "Cha-Ching" | "Perfect" – THE SHOW MUST GO – Hedley Universal
Daniel Lanois "Hitchhiker" LE NOISE -Neil Young Reprise*Warner | "I Believe in You" BLACK DUB –Black Dub Jive*Sony
David Foster "Bring Me To Life" BELIEVE- Katherine Jenkins Warner Bros. UK*Warner| "Secret" COMMITMENT – Seal Reprise/143*Warner
Gavin Brown & Sarah Harmer "Captive" | "New Loneliness" OH LITTLE FIRE – Sarah HarmerCold Snap*Universal

RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
David Travers-Smith "Cold Outside" THE GARDEN-Ruth Moody Red House*Outside| "Vinicius" ROOM OF WONDERS – Jayme Stone Independent*Outside
Jeff Wolpert "On A Bright May Morning" THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY – Loreena McKennitt Quinlan Road*Universal | "Midnight Train to Georgia" SOUL BALLADS – David Clayton-Thomas Antoinette*Universal
Kevin Churko "Let It Die" | "Life Won't Wait" SCREAM – Ozzy Osbourne Epic*Sony
Lenny De Rose "Captive" | "Late Bloomers" OH LITTLE FIRE – Sarah Harmer Cold Snap*Universal
Mike Plotnikoff "What Do You Got?" GREATEST HITS: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION – Bon JoviIsland*Universal | "Break" LIFE STARTS NOW – Three Days Grace Jive*Sony


RECORDING PACKAGE OF THE YEAR
Corri-Lynn Tetz (Art Director) Cloak and Cipher LAND OF TALK Land of Talk*Secret City/EMI
Graeme Patterson (Art Director) New Inheritors WINTERSLEEP EMI
James Mejia (Art Director/Designer/Illustrator) Mutant Message BY DIVINE RIGHT Hand Drawn Dracula*Outside
Justin Peroff, Robyn Kotyk & Joe McKay (Art Directors/Designers); Jimmy Collins & Elisabeth Chicoine (Photographers)
Forgiveness Rock Record Vinyl Box Set BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE Arts & Crafts*EMI
Vincent Morisset (Art Director) Caroline Robert (Designer); Gabriel Jones (Photographer)
The Suburbs ARCADE FIRE Sonovox*F.A.B.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY VEVO)
Perfect Kyle Davison HEDLEY Universal
Saint Veronika Michael Maxxis BILLY TALENT WEA*Warner
Chargez! Benjamin Lussier ARIEL Tacca*Unidisc
Collect Call Christopher Mills METRIC Last Gang*Universal
Forced to Love Adam Makarenko & Alan Poon (Makapoon) BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE Arts & Crafts*EMIMUSIC DVD OF THE YEAR
Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn, Pegi Cecconi, Noah Segal, Shelley Nott, John Virant RUSH Alliance
This Movie is Broken Bruce McDonald Dany M. Chiasson, Niv Fichman, Noah Segal, Amy Paquette BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE Shadow Shows/Rhombus Media/Arts & Crafts*Alliance
The Lost Tapes Christopher Mills Nick Blasko, Geoff McLean, Christopher Mills BUCK 65WEA*Warner
Céline-Tournée Mondiale Taking Chances Le Spectacle Jean Lamoureux, Julie Snyder CÉLINE DION Columbia*Sony
The Virtual Haydn Jeremy Tusz, Tom Beghin, Martha De Francisco, Wieslaw Woszczyk TOM BEGHIN Naxos


ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Swim Caribou Merge*F.A.B.
Ivory Towers Chilly Gonzales Arts & Crafts*EMI
Crystal Castles (II) Crystal Castles Last Gang*Universal
Latin Holy Fuck Lights Music*Universal
Running High Poirier Ninja Tune*Outside

The 2011 JUNO Award Nominees to be Announced Live on CTV News Channel, CTV.ca and CP24, on Feb. 1st 2011

KJ with veteran rock group April Wine, last years Hall of Fame Juno inductees.

CTV News Channel, CTV.ca, and CP24 bring Canadians exclusive coverage of the 2011 JUNO Award nominees press conference on Tuesday, February 1 at 10:30 a.m. ET. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) will announce this year’s nominees and jointly with CTV reveal the first artists to perform during the live broadcast of THE 2011 JUNO AWARDS on CTV.

ETALK co-anchor Tanya Kim hosts the event live from The Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto, ON . Later that night, ETALK, the #1 source for everything JUNO Awards, will have coverage from the press conference. This year marks the 40th Anniversary of the JUNO Awards, and the 10th Anniversary of THE JUNO AWARDS broadcast on CTV. THE 2011 JUNO AWARDS, hosted by Toronto native Drake, airs live from Toronto ’s Air Canada Centre, on Sunday, March 27 on CTV.

NEIL YOUNG TO GET JUNO AWARD FOR PHILANTROPY.

Neil Young is being honoured for his heart of gold.The Juno Awards have announced the 65-year-old as the 2011 recipient of the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award.Young will receive the award during this year’s Juno Awards, which will be held in Toronto on March 27. In 1985, Young co-founded Farm Aid, a benefit concert to help keep family farmers on their land. The concert celebrated its 25th anniversary last year, having raised more than $37 million since its inception.

Young and his wife, Pegi Young, also founded the Bridge School, an organization and school dedicated to educating children with speech and physical impairments.Two of Young’s three children have been diagnosed with cerebral palsy.Young’s latest album, Le Noise, has been certified gold in Canada since its September release and earned three nominations at the upcoming Grammy Awards. Toronto rapper Drake will host this year’s Juno Awards broadcast. Nominations will be announced on Tuesday. Previous winners of the Allan Waters award include Sarah McLachlan, Bryan Adams and Bruce Cockburn.

Source: The Canadian Press

BREAKING NEWS: DYNAMIC CANADIAN RAPPER DRAKE WILL BE HOSTING THE ICONIC 40TH JUNOS IN TORONTO MARCH 2011.

A decade after he got his start on the network, superstar recording artist Drake is coming home to CTV as host of THE 2011 JUNO AWARDS, ETALK revealed tonight. The announcement from CTV and The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) was made just hours before Drake was nominated for four 2011 Grammy Awards®. The Toronto native returns to his hometown to host the 40th Anniversary of Canada’s Music Awards, and CTV’s 10th Anniversary broadcast, airing live from the Air Canada Centre on Sunday, March 27, 2011.

Tickets for THE 2011 JUNO AWARDS broadcast go on sale Saturday, February 5, 2011 through all Ticketmaster outlets.At 24, Drake becomes one of the youngest-ever hosts of THE JUNO AWARDS. Since getting his start on CTV in 2001, Drake, a.k.a Aubrey Graham, has gone on to take the music world by storm over the past few years, becoming one of the fastest rising newcomers ever in hip-hop. At last year’s JUNO Awards in St. John’s, NL, Drake brought down the house when he joined fellow Canadian pop phenom Justin Bieber on stage, and later took home two awards for Rap Recording Artist of the Year and New Artist of the Year.

Nominations for the 2011 JUNO Awards will be announced on Tuesday, February 1, 2011."I am beyond honoured to be hosting this monumental JUNO Awards in the greatest city on Earth,” said Drake. “I want to bring a youthful energy to the show and encourage people to be excited about what Canadian music has to offer. See you all at the show."