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
Other Nominees:

Best Male Artist

Winner: Neil Young
Other Nominees:

Best New Solo Artist

Winner: Nelly Furtado
Other Nominees:

Best Group

Winner: Barenaked Ladies
Other Nominees:

Best New Group

Winner: Nickelback
Other Nominees:

Best Songwriter

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

Bryan Adams with Robert "Mutt" Lange, "The [Best of Me (Bryan Adams song)|The Best of Me]"
Darrin O'Brien and Robbie Patterson, "Everybody Wants To Be Like You", "Joke Thing", "Nothin' On Me".
Steven Page and Ed Robertson, "Pinch Me", "Too Little Too Late", "Falling For The First Time"
Blaise Pascal, "Angel Baby", "10 Feet High", "Rush"

Best Country Female Artist

Winner: Terri Clark
Other Nominees:

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
Other Nominees:

Chad Irschick, "One Turn Deserves Another" and "Turn of the Century" both by Susan Aglukark
Arnold Lanni, "Drag You Down" and "First Time" both by Finger Eleven
Jason Levine and James McCollum, "Get Down" by b4-4 and "www.nevergetoveryou" by Prozzäk
Bob Rock, "Spy" and "Just Another Phase" by The Moffatts

Best Recording Engineer

Winner: Jeff Wolpert, "Make It Go Away" and "Romantically Helpless" both by Holly Cole
Other Nominees:

Chad Irschick, "One Turn Deserves Another" and "Stand Up" both by Susan Aglukark
Adam Messinger, "I Wish" and "Drive My Car", both by Cadence
Randy Staub, "Just Another Phase" and "Antifreeze & Aeroplanes" both by The Moffatts
Brian West and Brad Haehnel, "I'm like a Bird" and "Turn off the Light" both by Nelly Furtado

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
Other Nominees:

Best Blues Album

Winner: Love Comin' Down, Sue Foley
Other Nominees:

Conversation with the Blues, Michael Pickett
Neck Bones & Caviar, Mel Brown (guitarist)
Rough Luck, Ray Bonneville
Topless, Big Daddy G

Best Children's Album

Winner: Sing & Dance, Jack Grunsky
Other Nominees:Annie, Annie BrocoliCharlotte Diamond's World, Charlotte DiamondCradle on the Waves, Teresa DoyleStep To It, Norman Foote

Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble)

Winner: Bach: The Six Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin, James Ehnes
Other Nominees:Bach: Goldberg Variations, Angela HewittBeethoven: 32 Piano Sonatas, Robert SilvermanR. Murray Schafer: String Quartets 1-7, Quatuor MolinariInfernal Violins, Angèle Dubeau and La Pieta

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
Other Nominees:Chausson: Poeme, Chantal Juillet, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles DutoitHenry Dutilleux: Orchestral Works, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jukka-Pekka SarasteLiszt: Piano Concerti, Janina Fialkowska, Calgary Philharmonic OrchestraMendelssohn, Glazunov: Violin Concertos, Leila Josefowicz, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles DutoitTelemann: Orchestral Suites, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

Best Classical Album (Vocal or Choral Performance)

Winner: G.F. Handel: Apollo e Dafne Silete Venti, Karina Gauvin, Russell Braun, Les Violons du Roy
Other Nominees:Bach: Motets, Tafelmusik Chamber ChoirBerlioz: l'Enfance du Christ, Choeur et Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, conductor Charles DutoitCoffee Cantata & Peasant Cantato, Tafelmusik, Suzie LeBlanc, Brett Polegato, Nils BrownMillennium Opera Gala, Richard Margison, Michael Schade, Catherine Robbin, Tracy Dahl, Frances Ginzer, Jean Stilwell, Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Best Album Design

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

Bendit Aquin, Yann Gamblin, Sebastien Toupin, Du Coq à l'âme by Lynda Lemay
Tchi, Sebastien Toupin, Anne Vivien, Projet Orange by Projet Orange
Michael Wrycraft, Six Strings North of the Border, Volume 1 by various artists
Martin Tielli, Michael Wrycraft, The Story of Harmelodia by Rheostatics

Best Gospel Album

Winner: Simple Songs, Steve Bell
Other Nominees:Jake, JakeMark Masri, Mark MasriMon Seul Espoir, La Chorale du Conservatoire de Musique ModerneNaked Soul, Kelita Haverland

Best Instrumental Album

Winner: Free Fall, Jesse Cook
Other Nominees:Celtic Devotion, Oliver SchroerFantasia, PavloNatural Massage Therapy, Dan Gibson, Ron Allen, Dr. Lee BartelNatural Relaxation, Dan Gibson, Ron Allen, Dr. Lee Bartel

Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic)

Winner: The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem
Other Nominees:Enrique, Enrique IglesiasHuman Clay, CreedNo Strings Attached, 'N SyncOops!… I Did It Again, Britney Spears

Best Traditional Jazz Album - Instrumental

Winner: Rob McConnell Tentet, Rob McConnell Tentet
Other Nominees:Brad Turner Quartet, Brad TurnerHigher Grounds, Ingrid JensenNew Beginnings, Kirk MacDonaldWay Out East, Alive and Well

Best Contemporary Jazz Album - Instrumental

Winner: Compassion, François Carrier Trio + 1
Other Nominees:Creaton Dream, Michael OcchipintiMetalwood 3, MetalwoodNo Strings Attached, Michael KaeshammerStep and a Half, Knut Haaugsoen

Best Vocal Jazz Album

Winner: Both Sides Now, Joni Mitchell
Other Nominees:Dark Divas, Ranee LeeI Found Love, Denzal SinclaireMolly Johnson, Molly JohnsonThis Is How Men Cry, Marc Jordan

Best Roots or Traditional Album - Group

Winner: Tri-Continental, Tri-Continental
Other Nominees:Postcards, Tom Landa and the PaperboysRacket in the Attic, Barra MacNeilsTractor Parts: Further Adventures in Strang, Zubot and DawsonVDC, La Volée d'Castors

Best Roots or Traditional Album - Solo

Winner: Jenny Whiteley, Jenny Whiteley
Other Nominees:Don Messer's Violin, Frank Leahy and FriendsHush, Jane SiberryLove Is A Truck, Connie KaldorSilver & Gold, Neil Young

Best Alternative Album

Winner: Mass Romantic, The New Pornographers
Other Nominees:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Kid KoalaThe East Infection, RamasutraLeft and Leaving, The WeakerthansMayday, King Cobb Steelie

Best Selling Francophone Album

Winner: Un Grand Noël d'amour, Ginette Reno
Other Nominees:Mieux qu'ici bas, Isabelle BoulayL'opéra du Mendiant, Nicola CicconeScènes d'Amour, Isabelle BoulaySeul, Garou

Best Pop Album

Winner: Maroon, Barenaked Ladies
Other Nominees:Mind on the Moon, SnowSubmodalities, The MoffattsWhoa, Nelly!, Nelly FurtadoYou Were Here, Sarah Harmer

Best Rock Album

Winner: Music @ Work, The Tragically Hip
Other Nominees:Casual Viewin', 54-40The Greyest of Blue Skies, Finger ElevenStew, Wide Mouth MasonWide Awake Bored, Treble Charger

Nominated and winning releases

Best Single

Winner: "I'm like a Bird", Nelly Furtado
Other Nominees:

Best Classical Composition

Winner: From the Diary of Anne Frank, Oskar Morawetz
Other Nominees:Affairs of the Heart, Marjan MozetichLa Cévenole, Paul M. DouglasOnce on a Windy Night, R. Murray SchaferThe Third Piano Concerto, Harry Somers

Best Rap Recording

Winner: Balance, Swollen Members
Other Nominees:

Dim Sum, DJ Serious
Husslin', Kardinal Offishall
"Live Ordeal", BrassMunk
"Money Jane", Baby Blue Soundcrew

Best R&B/Soul Recording

Winner: Sleepless, jacksoul
Other Nominees:A Nu Day, Tamia

"I Will Be Waiting", D-Cru
"If I Ever Lose This Heaven", The Philosopher Kings
"Only Be In Love", Baby Blue Soundcrew featuring Glenn Lewis

Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording

Winner: Nipaiamianan, Florent Vollant
Other Nominees:Figure Love Out, John GracieJourney Home, Mishi DonovanRun As One, C-WeedUnsung Heroes, Susan Aglukark

Best Reggae Recording

Winner: Lenn Hammond, Lenn Hammond
Other Nominees:Dem Need More Love, Tasha TJonah, Jason Wilson and TabarrukLove Is On Your Side, LazoSecret Emotion, Jimmy Reid

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.
Other Nominees:Airtight, Max GrahamIf You Don't Know, TemperanceLook at Us, Sarina ParisWhat You Do, Big Bass featuring Michelle Narine

Best Video

Winner: Rob Heydon, "Alive" by Edwin
Other Nominees:

Micha Dahan, "Drag You Down" by Finger Eleven
William Morrison, "The Future is X-Rated" by Matthew Good Band
William Morrison, "Load Me Up" by Matthew Good Band
Micha Dahan, "Thief" by Our Lady Peace