Juno Awards of 2008

The Juno Awards of 2008 were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on the weekend ending 6 April 2008. These ceremonies honoured music industry achievements in Canada in the latter part of 2006 and in most of 2007.
Country performer and multiple Juno Award winner Paul Brandt received the 2008 Humanitarian Award which is now named after CHUM-FM Radio founder, Allan Waters. Moses Znaimer, who led the development of Citytv and MuchMusic, received the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award. Nominations for all remaining categories were announced on 5 February 2008.
Notable among winners was Feist, winning all five awards in her nominated categories, three of which were presented in the televised gala.

Presentations

Saturday gala

The Saturday gala where most awards are presented occurred at the Telus Convention Centre on 5 April, while the major awards were presented at the Pengrowth Saddledome on Sunday.

Sunday televised ceremonies

Performers appearing on the program included Feist, Finger Eleven, Michael Bublé, Avril Lavigne, Anne Murray, Paul Brandt, Aaron Lines, Gord Bamford, Hedley, Johnny Reid, and Jully Black.
The televised event was broadcast on CTV and hosted by Russell Peters. Peters' monologue was described by Edmonton Sun columnist Bill Harris as "the funniest opening five minutes we've ever seen from an awards-show host." Peters was also cited by Toronto Star entertainment critic Ben Rayner as offering a break from recent years of "iffy emceeing" during the award broadcasts.
The 2008 broadcast attracted CTV's second-highest ratings since the network gained broadcast rights. 1.45 million viewers were measured in 2008 compared to 2.18 million for the 2003 ceremonies.
Jeff Healey, an internationally noted Canadian musician who died the month before the Juno ceremonies, was given a brief tribute mention by members of Blue Rodeo during the televised awards ceremony.
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Nominees and winners

Nominees for the 2008 Juno Awards were announced on 5 February 2008. On 15 February 2008, CARAS indicated that it made a "logistical error" during its nominations voting process, announcing the addition of two new nominations and the replacement of one nomination as follows:

Album of the Year: Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends, Anne Murray
New Artist of the Year: Jill Barber
Rap Recording of the Year: Memoirs of a Playbwoy, JDiggz; "Fall From Paradise" by Classified was disqualified because the song appeared on the album Hitch Hikin' Music which was previously nominated for the 2007 awards.

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

Winner: Feist
Other nominees:

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

Winner: Blue Rodeo
Other nominees:

New Artist of the Year">Juno Award for New Artist of the Year">New Artist of the Year

Winner: Serena Ryder
Other nominees:

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

Winner: Wintersleep
Other nominees:

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

Winner: Joni Mitchell, "Hana" and "Bad Dreams"
Other nominees:

Kevin Churko, "I Don't Wanna Stop" and "God Bless the Almighty Dollar"
Rhys Fulber, "Weak in the Knees" and "Just Another Day"
Bob Rock, "Everything" and "Bomb"
Skratch Bastid, "Way Back When" and "The Outskirts"

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

Winner: Kevin Churko, Black Rain
Other nominees:

John Bailey, Make Someone Happy
Richard Chycki, Snakes & Arrows and Are You Listening?
George Seara, Holly Cole
Jeff Wolpert, ''Onward!''

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

Winner: Feist, "My Moon My Man", "1234", "I Feel It All"
Other nominees:

Daniel Bélanger, "La Fin de l'homme", "Television", "Sports et loisirs"
Avril Lavigne, "Girlfriend", "Keep Holding On", "When You're Gone"
Joel Plaskett, "Fashionable People", "Nothing More to Say", "Face of the Earth"
Rufus Wainwright, "Going to a Town", "Release the Stars", "Do I Disappoint You"

Fan Choice Award">Juno Fan Choice Award">Fan Choice Award

Winner: Michael Bublé
Other nominees:

Nominated albums

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

Winner: The Reminder, Feist
Other nominees:

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

Winner: The Dirty Looks, Derek Miller
Other nominees:

Home and Native Land, Little Hawk
Nikawiy Askiy, Sandy Scofield
Phoenix], Fara Palmer
What It Takes, Donny Parenteau

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

Winner: Small Miracles, Blue Rodeo
Other nominees:

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

Winner: Neon Bible, Arcade Fire
Other nominees:

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

Winner: Building Full of Blues, Fathead
Other nominees:

Blues Thing, Jack de Keyzer
High Country Blues, Harrison Kennedy
Junction City, Little Miss Higgins
A Lesson I've Learned, The Johnny Max Band

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

Winner: Tracy Maurice and François Miron, Neon Bible
Other nominees:

Felix Wittholz, Situation
Jeff Harrison and Clinton Hussey, Ornamental Eterworld
John Cook, Mark Burchner and Greg Bennet, Revue: The Best of Paul Reddick
Mathieu Houde, Simon Rivest, Catherine Lepage, Mathieu Doyon, ''2×2''

Children's Album of the Year">Juno Award for Children's Album of the Year">Children's Album of the Year

Winner: Music Soup, Jen Gould
Other nominees:

Gonna Keep Dancing, Eddie Douglas
This is Daniel Cook: Here We Are, This is Daniel Cook
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Windsor Symphony Orchestra
Superstars, The Doodlebops

Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year">Juno Award for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year">Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year

Winner: Holy God, Brian Doerksen
Other nominees:Beautiful, Amanda FalkFive Score and Seven Years Ago, Relient KRoots Revolution, NewworldsonThe Flame in All of Us, Thousand Foot Krutch

[Juno Award for Classical [Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment|Classical Album of the Year (large ensemble)]]

Winner: Korngold, Barber & Walton Violin Concertos, James Ehnes, Bramwell Tovey, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Other nominees:Elgar Violin Concertos, James Ehnes, Andrew Davis and the Philharmonia OrchestraLa Mer, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Orchestre MétropolitainVivaldi: L’estro armonico, Tafelmusik Baroque OrchestraWater Music, Les Violons du Roy

Classical Album of the Year (solo or chamber ensemble)">Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Solo or Chamber Ensemble">Classical Album of the Year (solo or chamber ensemble)

Winner: Alkan Concerto for Solo Piano, Marc-André Hamelin
Other nominees:After Reading Shakespeare, Matt HaimovitzBach Cello Suites, Jean-Guihen QueyrasRameau Keyboard Suites, Angela HewittShostakovich: Complete Works for Piano Trio/Silvestrov: Postlude DSCH, The Gryphon Trio

Classical Album of the Year (vocal or choral performance)">Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Vocal or Choral Performance">Classical Album of the Year (vocal or choral performance)

Winner: Surprise, Measha Brueggergosman
Other nominees:Buxtehude – Membra Jesu Nostri, Les Voix BaroquesConstantinople, The Gryphon TrioSamuel Barber Songs, Gerald FinleySchubert Among Friends, The Aldeburgh Connection

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

Winner: L'Échec du matériel, Daniel Bélanger
Other nominees:D'elles, Céline DionL'homme qui me ressemble, Damien RobitailleDe retour à la source, Isabelle BoulayVers à soi, Jorane

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

Winner: The Utmost, Jayme Stone
Other nominees:Foley Room, Amon TobinJalopy, Joey WrightKensington Suite, Richard UnderhillSnake Road, Bob Lanois

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

Winner: Good Girl Gone Bad, Rihanna
Other nominees:

The Dutchess, Fergie
Lost Highway, Bon Jovi
Noël, Josh Groban
Timbaland Presents Shock Value, Timbaland

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

Winner: Almost Certainly Dreaming, The Chris Tarry Group
Other nominees:Chasing After Light, Michael Occhipinti and Creation DreamForty Revolutions, David OcchipintiMetaphora, Altered LawsOnward!, Manteca

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

Winner: Debut, Brandi Disterheft
Other nominees:Brubeck Braid: twotet/deuxtet, David Braid, Matt BrubeckCode Breaking, Tara DavidsonFoundations, Jodi Proznick QuartetLive Jazz Legends, Oliver Jones, PJ Perry, Ian MacDougall, Terry Clarke, Michel Donato

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

Winner: Make Someone Happy, Sophie Milman
Other nominees:

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

Winner: The Reminder, Feist
Other nominees:Call Me Irresponsible, Michael BubléAnne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends, Anne MurrayStreet Gospels, Bedouin SoundclashTaking Chances, Celine Dion

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

Winner: Them vs. You vs. Me, Finger Eleven
Other nominees:Hospital Music, Matthew GoodThe Lucky Ones, Pride TigerThe Saint Alvia Cartel, The Saint Alvia CartelUnderclass Hero, Sum 41

Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Solo)">Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo">Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Solo)

Winner: Right of Passage, David Francey
Other nominees:The Devil on a Bench in Stanley Park, Justin RutledgeFor All Time, Jill BarberHorse Soldier! Horse Soldier!, Corb LundShort Stories, Oh Susanna

Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Group)">Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group">Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Group)

Winner: Key Principles, Nathan
Other nominees:¿Buddy, Where You Been?, Compadres: James Keelaghan and Oscar LopezIn Good We Trust, Harry Manx and Kevin BreitNew Seasons, The SadiesStellar Jays, John Reischman and The Jaybirds

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

Winner: Agua Del Pozo, Alex Cuba
Other nominees:Frontiers, Jesse CookJogo da Vida, Celso MachadoSo the Journey Goes, AutorickshawWanderlust, Kiran Ahluwalia

Nominated releases

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

Winner: "1234", Feist
Other nominees:

Classical Composition of the Year">Juno Award for Classical Composition of the Year">Classical Composition of the Year

Winner: "Constantinople", Christos Hatzis
Other nominees:

"A Child’s Cry From Izieu", Oskar Morawetz
"Letters From Mignon", R. Murray Schafer
"Quantum Mechanics", Jeffrey Ryan
"This Isn’t Silence", Brian Current

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

Winner: Risk, Paul Brandt
Other nominees:Honkytonks and Heartaches, Gord BamfordKicking Stones, Johnny ReidLife Is Calling My Name, Shane YellowbirdMoments That Matter, Aaron Lines

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

Winner: All U Ever Want, Billy Newton-Davis vs. Deadmau5
Other nominees:After Hours, Melleefresh vs. Deadmau5Every Time You Move, Nick FiorucciFancy Footwork, ChromeoPoppin' Beats, Hatiras

Music DVD of the Year">Juno Award for Music DVD of the Year">Music DVD of the Year

Winner: 666 Live, Billy Talent
Other nominees:Danny Michel and The Black Tornados, Danny MichelOne Night at the Metropolis, Jesse CookNights from the Alhambra, Loreena McKennittTrinity Revisited, Cowboy Junkies

R&B/Soul Recording of the Year">Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year">R&B/Soul Recording of the Year

Winner: Revival, Jully Black
Other nominees:The Birth of Cornelius, CorneilleGoldrush, Ebrahim2U, Keshia ChantéWe Can All Be Free, God Made Me Funky

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

Winner: The Revolution, Belly
Other nominees:The Fewturistic, BrassMunkMemoirs of a Playbwoy, JDiggzPort Authority, Marco PoloThe Old Prince, Shad

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

Winner: "Don't Go Pretending", Mikey Dangerous
Other nominees:

"Don't Go", Korexion
"Final Road", Blessed
"Music is my Life", Tanya Mullings
"Two Chord Skankin'", Lyndon John X

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

Winner: Christopher Mills, "C’mon"
Other nominees:

Kyle Davison, "Shake Tramp"
Vincent Morriset, "Neon Bible"
Marc Ricciardelli, "Walls Fall Down"
Sean Wainsteim, "Cheer It On"

Compilation CD

A compilation album was released in February 2008
1.My Moon My Man – Feist—2.For The Nights I Can't Remember – Hedley—3.Girlfriend – Avril Lavigne—4.Nothing Special – IllScarlett—5.I Get Around – Dragonette—6.Paralyzer – Finger Eleven—7.Tongue Tied – Faber Drive—8.Gate 22 – Pascale Picard—9.Everything – Michael Bublé—10. After Tonight – Justin Nozuka—11. Weak in the Knees – Serena Ryder—12.Born Losers – Matthew Good—13. Weighty Ghost – Wintersleep—14. This Town – Blue Rodeo—15.Walls Fall Down – Bedouin Soundclash—16.Pressure – Belly feat. Ginuwine—17.Seven Day Fool – Jully Black—18.Day Dream Believer – Anne Murray & Nelly Furtado—19.Didn't Even See The Dust – Paul Brandt—20.Dirty Old Man – Neil Young—21.Le Bonheur Au Large – Kaïn