Juno Awards of 2001


The Juno Awards of 2001 were held in Hamilton, Ontario Canada during the weekend of 3–4 March 2001.
The primary ceremonies were hosted by Rick Mercer at Copps Coliseum on 4 March 2001 and broadcast on CBC Television. Performers during the
telecast included: Deborah Cox, Nelly Furtado,
The Guess Who, Jacksoul, Michie Mee,
The Moffatts and Treble Charger.
Nominations were announced 24 January 2001. Nelly Furtado received five nominations and won four of these.
The 2001 awards were the last Junos broadcast on CBC Television until 2018. From 2002 to 2017, the awards would move to CTV. Up to 2001, every primary Juno ceremony had been aired on the CBC since the first Juno telecast in 1975.

Nominees and winners

Best Female Artist

Winner: Jann Arden
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Best Male Artist

Winner: Neil Young
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Best New Solo Artist

Winner: Nelly Furtado
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Best Group

Winner: Barenaked Ladies
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Best New Group

Winner: Nickelback
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Best Songwriter

Winner: Nelly Furtado, "Turn Off The Light", "I'm Like A Bird", "...[On the Radio (Remember the Days)]"
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Best Country Female Artist

Winner: Terri Clark
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Best Country Male Artist

Winner: Paul Brandt
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Best Country Group or Duo

Winner: The Wilkinsons
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Best Producer

Winner: Gerald Eaton, Brian West and Nelly Furtado, "I'm like a Bird" and "Turn off the Light" both by Nelly Furtado
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Best Recording Engineer

Winner: Jeff Wolpert, "Make It Go Away" and "Romantically Helpless" both by Holly Cole
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Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Winner: Bruce Cockburn

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

Winner: Daniel Caudeiron

Nominated and winning albums

Best Album

Winner: Maroon, Barenaked Ladies
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Best Blues Album

Winner: Love Comin' Down, Sue Foley
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Best Children's Album

Winner: Sing & Dance, Jack Grunsky
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Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble)

Winner: Bach: The Six Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin, James Ehnes
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Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment)

Winner: Sibelius: Lemminkainen Suite, Night Ride and Sunrise, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste
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Best Classical Album (Vocal or Choral Performance)

Winner: G.F. Handel: Apollo e Dafne Silete Venti, Karina Gauvin, Russell Braun, Les Violons du Roy
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Best Album Design

Winner: Stuart Chatwood, James St. Laurent, Margaret Malandruccolo, Antoine Moonen, Nik Sarros, Tangents: The Tea Party Collection by The Tea Party
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Best Gospel Album

Winner: Simple Songs, Steve Bell
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Best Instrumental Album

Winner: Free Fall, Jesse Cook
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Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic)

Winner: The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem
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Best Traditional Jazz Album - Instrumental

Winner: Rob McConnell Tentet, Rob McConnell Tentet
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Best Contemporary Jazz Album - Instrumental

Winner: Compassion, François Carrier Trio + 1
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Best Vocal Jazz Album

Winner: Both Sides Now, Joni Mitchell
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Best Roots or Traditional Album - Group

Winner: Tri-Continental, Tri-Continental
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Best Roots or Traditional Album - Solo

Winner: Jenny Whiteley, Jenny Whiteley
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Best Alternative Album

Winner: Mass Romantic, The New Pornographers
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Best Selling Francophone Album

Winner: Un Grand Noël d'amour, Ginette Reno
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Best Pop Album

Winner: Maroon, Barenaked Ladies
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Best Rock Album

Winner: Music @ Work, The Tragically Hip
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Nominated and winning releases

Best Single

Winner: "I'm like a Bird", Nelly Furtado
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Best Classical Composition

Winner: From the Diary of Anne Frank, Oskar Morawetz
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Best Rap Recording

Winner: Balance, Swollen Members
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Best R&B/Soul Recording

Winner: Sleepless, jacksoul
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Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording

Winner: Nipaiamianan, Florent Vollant
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Best Reggae Recording

Winner: Lenn Hammond, Lenn Hammond
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Best Global Album

Winner: Ritmo + Soul, Jane Bunnett and the Spirits of Havana
Other Nominees:
  • Dancing on Water, Finjan
  • Esprit, Quartango
  • Free Fall, Jesse Cook
  • Morumba Cubana, Puentes Brothers

Best Dance Recording

Winner: Into the Night, Love Inc.
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Best Video

Winner: Rob Heydon, "Alive" by Edwin
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