Date 25 March 1974 | Hosted by George Wilson | |
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The Juno Awards of 1974, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 25 March 1974 in Toronto at a ceremony at the Inn on the Park's Centennial ballroom hosted by George Wilson of CFRB radio's Starlight Serenade programme.
Contents
- Best Female Vocalist
- Best Male Vocalist
- Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year
- Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year
- Best Group
- Most Promising Group of the Year
- Best Songwriter
- Best Country Female Artist
- Best Country Male Artist
- Best Country Group or Duo
- Folk Singer of the Year
- Best Independent Record Company of the Year
- Contemporary Album of the Year
- Pop Music Album of the Year
- Country Album of the Year
- Folk Album of the Year
- Best Single Contemporary or Pop
- Best Single Country and Folk
- References
No television broadcasts had yet been planned for the Junos, prompting the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) to plan an April 1974 ceremony entitled the Maple Music Awards. Amid some music industry criticism over the proposed competition of awards ceremonies, CRIA backed down from its own ceremonies in February 1974, about a month after the Maple Music Awards were announced. However, this situation forced Juno Awards founder Walt Grealis to prepare for television coverage of the 1975 Juno Awards.
Best Female Vocalist
Winner: Anne Murray
Other nominees:
Best Male Vocalist
Winner: Terry Jacks
Other nominees:
Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Cathy Young
Other nominees:
There were a total of six nominees announced in this category, compared with the normal five nominees in other categories. No explanation for this situation was indicated.
Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Ian Thomas
Other nominees:
Best Group
Winner: Lighthouse
Other nominees:
Most Promising Group of the Year
Winner: Bachman–Turner Overdrive
Other nominees:
Best Songwriter
Winner: Murray McLauchlan, "Farmer's Song"
Other nominees:
Best Country Female Artist
Winner: Shirley Eikhard
Other nominees:
Best Country Male Artist
Winner: Stompin' Tom Connors
Other nominees:
Best Country Group or Duo
Winner: The Mercey Brothers
Other nominees:
Folk Singer of the Year
Winner: Gordon Lightfoot
Other nominees:
Best Independent Record Company of the Year
Winner: True North Records
Other nominees:
Contemporary Album of the Year
Winner: Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Bachman–Turner Overdrive
Other nominees:
Pop Music Album of the Year
Winner: Danny's Song, Anne Murray
Other nominees:
Country Album of the Year
Winner: To It and At It, Stompin' Tom Connors
Other nominees:
Folk Album of the Year
Winner: Old Dan's Records, Gordon Lightfoot
Other nominees:
Best Single (Contemporary or Pop)
Winner: "Seasons in the Sun", Terry Jacks
Other nominees:
Best Single (Country and Folk)
Winner: "Farmer's Song", Murray McLauchlan
Other nominees: