Juno Awards of 1998

Controversy

Vancouver rap group Rascalz refused their Best Rap Recording award, citing that urban music was hidden in the untelevised Saturday ceremony, rather than being featured during the broadcast of the Sunday evening ceremonies. The band alleged that racism was a factor in the award's scheduling, and for several weeks cultural critics and hip hop musicians debated the issue — some suggested, in fact, that the hip hop award's lack of visibility could be seen as not just a result of Canadian hip hop's poor commercial performance, but also a contributing factor.

The award was moved to the main ceremony for the 1999 awards, where it was again won by Rascalz for their single "Northern Touch".

Best Female Vocalist

Winner: Sarah McLachlan

Other Nominees:

Jann Arden

Terri Clark

Loreena McKennitt

Shania Twain

Best Male Vocalist

Winner: Paul Brandt

Other Nominees:

Bruce Cockburn

John McDermott

Bruno Pelletier

Roch Voisine

Best New Solo Artist

Winner: Holly McNarland

Other Nominees:

Lhasa

Dayna Manning

Amy Sky

Tariq

Group of the Year

Winner: Our Lady Peace

Other Nominees:

Big Sugar

Blue Rodeo

Great Big Sea

The Tea Party

Best New Group

Winner: Leahy

Other Nominees:

Age of Electric

Bran Van 3000

Matthew Good Band

Wide Mouth Mason

Songwriter of the Year

Winner: Sarah McLachlan with Pierre Marchand, "Building A Mystery" by Sarah McLachlan

Other Nominees:

Jann Arden, "Wishing That", "The Sound of", "Ode To A Friend" by Jann Arden

Dean McTaggart, "Dark Horse" (with David Tyson and Amanda Marshall) by Amanda Marshall by Mjila Mason, "Love's Funny That Way" (with David Tyson and Tina Arena) by Wynonna and Tina Arena, "Ma Huitieme Merville" (with David Tyson) by Liane Foly

Odds, "Someone Who's Cool", "Nothing Beautiful", "Suppertime" by Odds

David Tyson, "Dark Horse" (with Dean McTaggart and Amanda Marshall) "Beautiful Goodbye" (with Christopher Ward), "Trust Me This Is Love" (with Dean McTaggart) by Amanda Marshall

Best Country Female Vocalist

Winner: Shania Twain

Other Nominees:

Terri Clark

Beverley Mahood

Shirley Myers

Michelle Wright

Best Country Male Vocalist

Winner: Paul Brandt

Other Nominees:

Julian Austin

Charlie Major

Jason McCoy

Duane Steele

Best Country Group or Duo

Winner: Farmer's Daughter

Other Nominees:

Cindy Church with Ian Tyson

The Cruzeros

Prairie Oyster

Thomas Wade and Wayward

International Achievement Award

Winners:

International Album

Spice Girls

Best Instrumental Artist

Winner: Leahy

Other Nominees:

Jesse Cook

Oscar Lopez

Robert Michaels

Mythos

Best Producer

Winner: Pierre Marchand, "Building A Mystery" by Sarah McLachlan

Other Nominees:

Peter Cardinali and Ian Thomas, "The Way of Things" and "Stuck in Between" by The Boomers

Corey Hart, "Miles to Go (Before I Sleep)" and "Where Is The Love" by Celine Dion

Arnold Lanni, "Superman's Dead" and "Clumsy" by Our Lady Peace

Michael Phillip Wojewoda and Spirit of the West, "Armstrong And The Guys" and "Our Ambassador" by Spirit of the West

Best Recording Engineer

Winner: Michael Phillip Wojewoda, "Armstrong and the Guys" and "Our Ambassador" by Spirit of the West

Other Nominees:

Lenny DeRose, "Shine" and "Pearly White" by Junkhouse

Kevin Doyle, "The Lark in the Clear Air" and "Barbara Allan" by John McDermott

Chad Irschick, "Godspeed" and "Constance" by Ron Hynes

Randy Staub, "Volcano Girls" by Veruca Salt and "The Unforgiven II" by Metallica

Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Winner: David Foster

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

Winner: Sam Feldman

Best Album

Winner: Surfacing, Sarah McLachlan,

Other Nominees:

Creature, Moist

Clumsy, Our Lady Peace

Come On Over, Shania Twain

Kissing Rain, Roch Voisine

Best Children's Album

Winner: Livin' in a Shoe, Judy & David

Other Nominees:

Chickee's on the Run, Heather Bishop

Enchantee, Carmen Campagne

Planet Lenny, Lenny Graf

The Truck I Bought From Moe, Al Simmons

Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble)

Winner: Marc-André Hamelin Plays Franz Liszt, Marc-André Hamelin

Other Nominees:

Bach: The Six Partitas, Angela Hewitt

Grainger: Piano Music, Marc-André Hamelin

Haydn: Four Piano Trios, The Gryphon Trio

La Jongleuse - Salon Pieces and Encores, Janina Fialkowska

Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble)

Winner: Mozart Horn Concertos, James Sommerville, CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi

Other Nominees:

Carnaval Romain, Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, conductor Charles Dutoit

Bizet: Symphony in C, Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, conductor Charles Dutoit

Tabuh-Tabuhan, Music of Colin McPhee, Esprit Orchestra, Alex Pauk

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 4, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste, piano Alexei Lubimov, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

Best Classical Album (Vocal or Choral Performance)

Winner: Soirée française, tenor Michael Schade, baritone Russell Braun, Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Richard Bradshaw

Other Nominees:

Carl Orff: Carmina Burana, F.A.C.E. Treble Choir, choeur de l'Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, conductor Charles Dutoit

The Mystery of Christmas, The Elora Festival Singers, Noel Edison

Palestrina: Missa "Ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la", Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal. Christopher Jackson

Vivaldi: Motets for soprano, Karina Gauvin, Les Chambristes de Ville Marie

Best Album Design

Winner: John Rummen, Crystal Heald, Stephen Chung, Andrew MacNaughtan, Justin Zivojinovich, Songs of a Circling Spirit by Tom Cochrane

Other Nominees:

Carylann Loeppky, Crystal Heald, Karma by Delerium

John Rummen, Dennis Keeley, Surfacing by Sarah McLachlan

Alex Wittholz, Felix Wittholz, Catherine McRae, Kevin Westenberg, Clumsy by Our Lady Peace

Michael Wrycraft, Kurt Swinghammer, Stephen Chung, David Wilcox Greatest Hits Too by David Wilcox

Best Blues Album

Winner: National Steel, Colin James

Other Nominees:

A Big Love, Lester Quitzau

In the Evening, Vann "Piano Man" Walls

No Special Rider, Bill Bourne, Andreas Schuld, Hans Stamer

What Were You Thinking?, The Rockin Highliners

Best Gospel Album

Winner: Romantics & Mystics, Steve Bell

Other Nominees:

Caught Up, Sharon Riley and Faith Chorale

Feel Free, Carolyn Arends

Just Look, Youth Outreach Mass Choir

Speak Lord To Me, Hiram Joseph

Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic)

Winner: Spice, Spice Girls

Other Nominees:

Aquarium, Aqua

Backstreet Boys, Backstreet Boys

Backstreet's Back, Backstreet Boys

Clumsy, Our Lady Peace

Best Mainstream Jazz Album

Winner: In The Mean Time, The Hugh Fraser Quintet

Other Nominees:

As We Are Now, Renee Rosnes

Have Fingers, Will Travel, Oliver Jones

Here On Earth, Ingrid Jensen

Love Scenes, Diana Krall

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

Winner: Metalwood, Metalwood

Other Nominees:

As If, Ted Quinlan

Best of Two Worlds, Stefan Bauer

Inclined, Carol Welsman

Paired Down, Volume One, D.D. Jackson

Best Roots or Traditional Album - Group

Winner: Molinos, The Paperboys

Other Nominees:

Compadres, James Keelaghan & Oscar Lopez

Leahy, Leahy

Play, Great Big Sea

Raw Voice, Wyrd Sisters

Best Roots or Traditional Album - Solo

Winner: Other Songs, Ron Sexsmith

Other Nominees:

Another Morning, J.P. Cormier

Industrial Lullaby, Stephen Fearing

Suas E!, Mary Jane Lamond

Words and Pictures, Bob Snider

Best Alternative Album

Winner: Glee, Bran Van 3000

Other Nominees:

Get Outta Dodge, Huevos Rancheros

Love Story, Copyright

Maybe It's Me, Treble Charger

Stuff, Holly McNarland

Best Selling Francophone Album

Winner: Marie-Michèle Desrosiers chantes les classique de Noël, Marie-Michèle Desrosiers

Other Nominees:

La force de comprendre, Dubmatique

Miserere, Bruno Pelletier

Parle pas si fort, Térez Montcalm

Versions Reno, Ginette Reno

Blockbuster Rock Album of the Year

Winner: Clumsy, Our Lady Peace

Other Nominees:

Creature, Moist

The Devil You Know, Econoline Crush

Smile & Wave, The Headstones

Transmission, The Tea Party

Single of the Year

Winner: "Building a Mystery", Sarah McLachlan

Other Nominees:

"Clumsy", Our Lady Peace

"Dark Horse", Amanda Marshall

"Drinking in L.A.", Bran Van 3000

"The Sound Of", Jann Arden

Best Classical Composition

Winner: "Electra Rising", Malcolm Forsyth

Other Nominees:

"Adieu, Robert Schumann", R. Murray Schafer, The Garden of the Heart

"Gitanjali", R. Murray Schafer, The Garden of the Heart

"Symphony No. 2", Colin McPhee, Tabuh-Tabuhan, Music of Colin McPhee

"Winter Music", Alexina Louie, Tree Line; Music from Canada and Japan

Best Rap Recording

Winner: Cash Crop, Rascalz (refused)

Other Nominees:

"Gotta Get Mine", Infinite featuring Divine Earth Essence

"Just A Second Remix", Choclair

"Krazy World", Ghetto Concept

"Rain Is Gone", Frankenstein

Best R&B/Soul Recording

Winner: "Things Just Ain't The Same", Deborah Cox

Other Nominees:

"Don't Leave Me Hangin", Camille Douglas

"The Thing to Do", Glenn Lewis

Famous, Rich and Beautiful, Philosopher Kings

"How May I Do You", Unique (musician)

Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording

Winner: The Spirit Within, Mishi Donovan

Other Nominees:

Little Island Cree - World Hand Drum Champions, Little Island Cree with Clayton Chief

Necessary, No Reservations

That Side of the Window, Tom Jackson

Walk Away, Fara Palmer

Best Reggae/Calypso Recording

Winner: "Catch De Vibe", Messenjah

Other Nominees:

"Cry For The Children", Jahbeng

"Flex (Dancehall Mix)", Belinda Brady

Justuss, Snow

"Nice & Slow", Leroy Brown

Best Global Album

Winner: La Llorona, Lhasa

Other Nominees:

Arc, Thomas Handy Trio

Chamalongo, Jane Bunnett

Diye, Takadja

Varal, Celso Machado

Best Dance Recording

Winner: "Euphoria (Rabbit in the Moon Mix)", Delerium

Other Nominees:

"The Spell", Ivan

"Angel (Angelic Radio Mix)", Joee

"Move Ya Feet", P.J.

"Universal Dream (Telluric Club Mix)", Temperance (band)

Best Video

Winner: Javier Aguilera, "Gasoline" by Moist

Other Nominees:

Tim Hamilton, "A Little In Love" by Paul Brandt

Lisa Mann, "Elmo" by Holly McNarland

Bill Morrison, "Everything Is Automatic" by Matthew Good Band

Tony Pantages, "Pearly White" by Junkhouse