Juno Awards of 2012


The Juno Awards of 2012 honoured Canadian music industry achievements in the latter part of 2010 and in most of 2011. The awards were presented in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada during the weekend of 31 March and 1 April 2012. A week of related events began on 26 March 2012.
Blue Rodeo was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Broadcast executive Gary Slaight was designated the 2012 recipient of the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award.

Bidding

Ottawa's bid for the awards became known in March 2011 when it was revealed the province of Ontario allocated $100,000 in funding towards the city's 2012 Juno Awards bid. The bid was jointly supported by the city, the province and the National Capital Commission. Ottawa hosted the awards on one other occasion, in 2003.
Montreal was also considered as a 2012 host city. There was a bid from Victoria, British Columbia for the 2013 awards which was since granted to Regina. Victoria then planned a bid for 2014.

Events

The Juno Cup charity hockey game between a team of musicians and a team of former National Hockey League players was held at Nepean Sportsplex on 30 March.
Winners of most award categories were announced at a private gala on 31 March at the Ottawa Convention Centre.
On 1 April, prior to the main ceremony, Dan Mangan hosted a songwriters' event at Centrepointe Theatre featuring Kiran Ahluwalia, Terri Clark, David Francey, Max Kerman of Arkells, Kardinall Offishall and Lindi Ortega.

Main ceremony performers

hosted the main ceremony at Scotiabank Place.
The following artists performed:

Nominees and winners

Nominations for the various award categories were announced on 7 February 2012. Most awards were announced at the private gala on 31 March. The remaining eight categories were announced the following day on the main televised ceremony. Two Christmas holiday albums were nominated for the Album of the Year award: Christmas by Michael Bublé and Under the Mistletoe by Justin Bieber. A Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year category was introduced for the 2012 awards.

People

Juno Fan Choice Award

Justin Bieber

Artist of the Year

Feist

Group of the Year

Arkells

New Artist of the Year

Dan Mangan

New Group of the Year

The Sheepdogs

Jack Richardson Producer of the Year

Brian Howes

Recording Engineer of the Year

George Seara

Songwriter of the Year

Dallas Green, "Fragile Bird", "We Found Each Other" and "Weightless"
  • Jim Cuddy, "Everyone Watched the Wedding", "Skyscraper Soul" and "Watch Yourself Go Down"
  • Feist, "How Come You Never Go There", "Graveyard" and "The Circle Married the Line"
  • Dan Mangan, "About as Helpful As You Can Be Without Being Any Help at All", "Post-War Blues" and "Oh Fortune"
  • Ron Sexsmith, "Get in Line", "Believe it When I See It" and "Middle of Love"

Allan Waters Humanitarian Award

Albums

Album of the Year

Michael Bublé, Christmas

Aboriginal Album of the Year

Murray Porter, Songs Lived and Life Played

Adult Alternative Album of the Year

Feist, Metals

Alternative Album of the Year

Dan Mangan, Oh Fortune

Blues Album of the Year

MonkeyJunk, To Behold

Children's Album of the Year

Charlie Hope, Songs, Stories and Friends: Let's Go Play!
  • Bobs & Lolo, Connecting the Dots
  • Eddie Douglas, Sleepy Sky Lullaby
  • Music with Brian, Everyone
  • Vocal Paint, ''My Butterfly/A Cappella Lullabies''

Classical Album of the Year (solo or chamber ensemble)

Marc-André Hamelin, Liszt Piano Sonata

Classical Album of the Year (large ensemble)

Alexandre Da Costa with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Daugherty: Fire and Blood

Classical Album of the Year (vocal or choral performance)

Jane Archibald with the Orchestre Symphonique Bienne, Haydn Arias

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Downhere, On the Altar of Love

Country Album of the Year

Terri Clark, Roots and Wings

Electronic Album of the Year

Tim Hecker, Ravedeath, 1972

Francophone Album of the Year

Malajube, La caverne

Instrumental Album of the Year

Stretch Orchestra, Stretch Orchestra

International Album of the Year

Adele, 21

Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year

Phil Dwyer Orchestra feat. Mark Fewer, Changing Seasons

Traditional Jazz Album of the Year

David Braid, Verge

Vocal Jazz Album of the Year

Sonia Johnson, Le Carré de nos amours

Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year

KEN mode, Venerable

Pop Album of the Year

Hedley, Storms

Rap Recording of the Year

Drake, Take Care

Rock Album of the Year

The Sheepdogs, Learn & Burn

Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (solo)

Bruce Cockburn, Small Source of Comfort

Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (group)

The Wailin' Jennys, Bright Morning Stars

World Music Album of the Year

Kiran Ahluwalia, Aam Zameen: Common Ground
  • Azam Ali, From Night to the Edge of Day
  • Aboulaye Kone and Bolo Kan, Afo Gné
  • Aline Morales, Flores, Tambores e Amores
  • Socalled, ''Sleepover''

Songs

Single of the Year

The Sheepdogs, "I Don't Know"

Classical Composition of the Year

Derek Charke, "Sepia Fragments"

Dance Recording of the Year

Martin Solveig and Dragonette, "Hello"

R&B/Soul Recording of the Year

Melanie Fiona, "Gone and Never Coming Back"

Reggae Recording of the Year

Exco Levi, "Bleaching Shop"
  • Jay Douglas, "Lover's Paradise"
  • Dubmatix, "Seeds of Love & Life"
  • Tanya Mullings, "Rescue Me"
  • Steele, "Woman"

Other

Music DVD of the Year

Feist: Look at What the Light Did Now

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Winner: Jeff Harrison and Kim Ridgewell for Rest of the Story

Video of the Year

Mike Roberts

Compilation album

Universal Music Canada released a compilation album of songs from the year's Juno nominees on 13 March 2012. It debuted on the Canadian Albums Chart at number 32.