Juno Awards of 1983


The Juno Awards of 1983, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 5 April 1983 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by Burton Cummings and Alan Thicke at the Harbour Castle Hilton in the Metropolitan Ballroom.
Western Canadian artists have proven to be a major force in the music industry in the 1980s with 1983 Juno winners such as Bryan Adams, Loverboy and the Payola$.

Awards ceremony

The Juno ceremonies were broadcast as a two-hour special on CBC Television from 7pm Eastern Time. Interest in the telecast was growing substantially, with 3.2 million viewers in 1982, and 4.4 million for this year's edition.
During their opening co-hosts Cummings and Thicke introduced the Compact Disc to the viewing audience, likely the first introduction to the new media for many people. Columbia Records had just released their first ever batch of titles on CD about one month before the broadcast. As Cummings recalled: "Alan held up Toto IV, and it was also the first time I held one in my hand. I don't think Alan had seen one before that night... It felt like 'show and tell' and it was pretty cool for that to happen on national TV."
Payola$ were the top band this year with three awards including "Most Promising Group" and "Best Selling Single" for "Eyes of a Stranger". Bob Rock was absent and so band-mate Paul Hyde accepted their awards. For the "Most Promising Group" award he remarked "Somebody told us that to get this award is the kiss-off. Nobody's going to kiss us off."
Loverboy continued their winning streak by taking both the "Group of the Year" and "Album of the Year" awards for the second year in a row, this time for their sophomore effort Get Lucky. Other repeat winners for the same awards from the 1982 Juno's included Liona Boyd, Anne Murray and The Good Brothers.
British-Canadian musician Bryan Adams won his first ever Juno award but was unable to accept it in person as he was touring in the U.S., so his manager Bruce Allen accepted it on his behalf.
The "Canadian Music Hall of Fame" award was posthumously given to Glenn Gould who had died the previous year. Gould's award was presented by then Governor General Edward Schreyer and accepted by Gould's former manager John Roberts. Gould was also nominated twice in the same category for "Best Classical Album" and won this award for his 1981 re-recording of Bach: The Goldberg Variations.

Nominees and winners

Similar to the 1981 Juno's, the category for "Best Comedy Album" was not awarded this year.

Female Vocalist of the Year">Juno Award for Artist of the Year">Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Carole Pope
Other nominees:

Male Vocalist of the Year">Juno Award for Artist of the Year">Male Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Bryan Adams
Other nominees:

Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year">Juno Award for New Artist of the Year">Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Lydia Taylor
Other nominees:

Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year">Juno Award for New Artist of the Year">Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Kim Mitchell
Other nominees:

Group of the Year">Juno Award for Group of the Year">Group of the Year

Winner: Loverboy
Other nominees:

Most Promising Group of the Year">Juno Award for New Group of the Year">Most Promising Group of the Year

Winner: Payola$
Other nominees:

Composer of the Year">Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year">Composer of the Year

Winner: Bob Rock and Paul Hyde, "Eyes of a Stranger" by the Payolas
Other nominees:

Country Female Vocalist of the Year">Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year">Country Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Anne Murray
Other nominees:

Country Male Vocalist of the Year">Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year">Country Male Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Eddie Eastman
Other nominees:

Country Group or Duo of the Year">Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year">Country Group or Duo of the Year

Winner: The Good Brothers
Other nominees:

[Juno Award for [Instrumental Album of the Year|Instrumental Artist of the Year]]

Winner: Liona Boyd
Other nominees:

[Jack Richardson [Producer of the Year Award|Producer of the Year]]

Winner: Bill Henderson and Brian MacLeod, "Whatcha Gonna Do" and "Secret Information" by Chilliwack
Other nominees:

Recording Engineer of the Year">Juno Award for Recording Engineer of the Year">Recording Engineer of the Year

Winner: Bob Rock, No Stranger to Danger by the Payola$
Other nominees:

[Canadian Music Hall of Fame]

Winner: Glenn Gould

Nominated and winning albums

Album of the Year">Juno Award for Album of the Year">Album of the Year

Winner: Get Lucky, Loverboy
Other nominees:Aldo Nova, Aldo NovaChristmas Wishes, Anne MurraySignals, RushTurn it Loud, Headpins

Best Album Graphics">Juno Award for CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year">Best Album Graphics

Winner: Dean Motter, Metal on Metal by Anvil
Other nominees:

[Juno Award for [Children's Album of the Year|Best Children's Album]]

Winner: When You Dream a Dream, Bob Schneider
Other nominees:Jim and Rosalie... At the Music Factory, Jim and RosalieJunior Jug Band, Chris Whiteley and Ken WhiteleyValdy's Kids' Record, ValdyWake Up Mr Dressup!, Ernie Coombs

Album of the Year - Solo or Chamber Ensemble|Best Classical Album of the Year]]

Winner: Bach: The Goldberg Variations, Glenn Gould
Other nominees:Haydn: The Six Last Sonatas - Glenn GouldRavel: Bolero, La Valse, Rapsodie Espagnole, Alborada Del Gracioso - Montreal Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Charles DutoitStravinsky: The Firebird 1910 Version - Toronto Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Kazuyoshi AkiyamaStrauss: Till Eulenspiegel, Salome's Dance, Death and Transfiguration - Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Kazuyoshi Akiyama

International Album of the Year">Juno Award for International Album of the Year">International Album of the Year

Winner: Business As Usual, Men at Work
Other nominees:4, ForeignerFreeze Frame, The J. Geils BandHooked on Classics, Louis Clark & Royal Philharmonic OrchestraPhysical, Olivia Newton-John

Best Jazz Album">Juno Award for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year">Best Jazz Album

Winner: I Didn't Know About You, Fraser MacPherson and Oliver Gannon
Other nominees:Bells - Don Thompson and Rob PiltchBlues Tales in Time - Paul CramSometime in Another Life - Peter Leitch and George McFetridgeTime Warp - Time Warp

Nominated and winning releases

Best Selling Single">Juno Award for Single of the Year">Best Selling Single

Winner: "Eyes of a Stranger", Payolas
Other nominees:

International Single of the Year">Juno Award for Best Selling Single">International Single of the Year

Winner: "Eye of the Tiger", Survivor
Other nominees: