Juno Awards of 1999


The Juno Awards of 1999 honouring Canadian music industry achievements were held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The primary ceremonies at Copps Coliseum on 7 March 1999 were broadcast by CBC Television and hosted by Mike Bullard.
Nominations were announced 27 January 1999 from the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto.
CBC technicians under the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada were on strike in early 1999. However, the union chose not to picket the Juno Awards broadcast.
Luc Plamondon was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

Nominees and winners

Best Female Vocalist

Winner: Celine Dion
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Best Male Vocalist

Winner: Jim Cuddy
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Best New Solo Artist

Winner: Melanie Doane
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Best Group

Winner: Barenaked Ladies
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Best New Group

Winner: Johnny Favourite Swing Orchestra
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Best Songwriter

Winner: Bryan Adams, "On a Day Like Today" with Phil Thornalley, "When You're Gone" with Eliot Kennedy
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Best Country Female Vocalist

Winner: Shania Twain
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Best Country Male Vocalist

Winner: Paul Brandt
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Best Country Group or Duo

Winner: Leahy
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International Achievement Award

Winner: Celine Dion

Best Producer

Winner: Colin James "Let's Shout" and "C'mon With The C'mon"
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Best Recording Engineer

Winner: Kevin Doyle, "Stanstill" by various artists and "Soul On Soul" by Amy Sky
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Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Winner: Luc Plamondon

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

Winner: Allan Waters

Nominated and winning albums

Best Album

Winner: Let's Talk About Love, Celine Dion
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Best Alternative Album

Winner: Rufus Wainwright, Rufus Wainwright
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Best Blues Album

Winner: Blues Weather, Fathead
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Best Children's Album

Winner: Mozart's Magnificent Voyage, Susan Hammond's Classical Kids
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Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble)

Winner: Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier - Book 1, Angela Hewitt
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Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble)

Winner: Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks, Tafelmusik, Jeanne Lamon
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Best Classical Album (Vocal or Choral Performance)

Winner: Songs of Travel, Gerald Finley and Stephen Ralls
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Best Album Design

Winner: Andrew McLachlan, Rob Baker, Brock Ostrom, Bernard Clark, David Ajax, Phantom Power by The Tragically Hip
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Best Gospel Album

Winner: Life Is, Sharon Riley and Faith Chorale
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Best Selling Francophone Album

Winner: S'il suffisait d'aimer, Celine Dion
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Best Instrumental Album

Winner: My Roots Are Showing, Natalie MacMaster
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Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic)

Winner: Let's Talk About Love, Céline Dion
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Best Mainstream Jazz Album

Winner: The Atlantic Sessions, Kirk MacDonald
Other Nominees:Cactus, François BourassaInner Urge, Dave Young TrioKenny and Sonny Live at the Montreal Bistro, The Kenny Wheeler, Sonny Greenwich QuintetSiren's Song, Kenny Wheeler, Norma Winstone, John Taylor and the Maritime Jazz Orchestra

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

Winner: Metalwood 2, Metalwood
Other Nominees:Cruel Yet Fair, Hard Rubber OrchestraIn the Vernacular: The Music of John Carter, François HouleRoad Stories, Phil DwyerYou Are Here, Neufeld-Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra

Best Roots or Traditional Album - Group

Winner: The McGarrigle Hour, Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Other Nominees:Heartbreak Hill, Heartbreak HillMatapat, Bourque, Bernard et LepageReturn of the Wanderer, Puirt a BaroqueStrang, Zubot & Dawson

Best Roots or Traditional Album - Solo

Winner: Heartstrings, Willie P. Bennett
Other Nominees:Crazy Old Man, Roy ForbesMy Roots Are Showing, Natalie MacMasterSally's Dream, Bill BourneStones, Gordie Sampson

Best Pop Album

Winner: Stunt, Barenaked Ladies
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Best Rock Album

Winner: Phantom Power, The Tragically Hip
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Nominated and winning releases

Best Single

Winner: "One Week", Barenaked Ladies
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Best Classical Composition

Winner: "Concerto For Wind Orchestra", Colin McPhee
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Best Rap Recording

Winner: Northern Touch by Rascalz featuring Choclair, Kardinal Offishall, Thrust, and Checkmate
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Best R&B/Soul Recording

Winner: One Wish by Deborah Cox
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Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording

Winner: Contact from the Underworld of Redboy, Robbie Robertson
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Best Reggae/Calypso Recording

Winner: Vision, Frankie Wilmot
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  • Chains and Shackles, Inspector Lenny
  • Glorious Ride, Lazah Current
  • The Original, DJ Ray
  • The Way I Feel, Mystics

Best Global Album

Winner: The Message, Alpha Yaya Diallo
Other Nominees:Endless, Silk Road MusicKarsilama, KarsilamaPor El Sol, Diego Marulanda & PacandeVertigo, Jesse Cook

Best Dance Recording

Winner: Broken Bones, Love Inc.
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Best Video

Winner: Javier Aguilera, "Forestfire" by David Usher
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