Juno Awards of 2000

Best Female Artist

Winner: Chantal Kreviazuk

Other Nominees:

Celine Dion

Lynda Lemay

Amanda Marshall

Alanis Morissette

Best Male Artist

Winner: Bryan Adams

Other Nominees:

Paul Brandt

Choclair

Tom Cochrane

Edwin

Best New Solo Artist

Winner: Tal Bachman

Other Nominees:

Tory Cassis

Tara Lyn Hart

Jorane

Ivana Santilli

Best Group

Winner: Matthew Good Band

Other Nominees:

La Chicane

Moist

Our Lady Peace

The Tea Party

Best New Group

Winner: Sky

Other Nominees:

Gob

Len

Prozzäk

Serial Joe

Best Songwriter

Winner: Shania Twain (co-Songwriter Robert John "Mutt" Lange), "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!", "That Don't Impress Me Much", "You've Got a Way"

Other Nominees:

Tal Bachman, "If You Sleep", "She's So High"

Bruce Cockburn, "Last Night of the World", "Mango", "Pacing the Cage"

Amanda Marshall, "Believe in You" and "If I Didn't Have You" (co-writer Eric Bazilian), "Love Lift Me" (co-writers Eric Bazilian, Randy Cantor, John Bettis)

Alanis Morissette, "So Pure", "Thank U", "Unsent"

Best Country Female Vocalist

Winner: Shania Twain

Other Nominees:

Lisa Brokop

Terri Clark

Patricia Conroy

Tara Lyn Hart

Best Country Male Vocalist

Winner: Paul Brandt

Other Nominees:

Julian Austin

John Landry

Jamie Warren

Jim Witter

Best Country Group or Duo

Winner: The Rankins

Other Nominees:

Farmer's Daughter

Lace

Prairie Oyster

The Wilkinsons

International Achievement Award

Winner: Sarah McLachlan

Best Producer

Winner: Tal Bachman and Bob Rock, "She's So High" and "If You Sleep" by Tal Bachman

Other Nominees:

Arnold Lanni, "One Man Army" and "Is Anybody Home?" by Our Lady Peace

Jeff Martin, "Heaven Coming Down" and "The Messenger" by The Tea Party

Greg Wells, "Keep A Lid On Things" and "Get You In the Morning" by Crash Test Dummies

Michael Phillip Wojewoda, "Puzzle Girl" and "You & Me" by Kim Stockwood

Best Recording Engineer

Winner: Paul Northfield and Jagori Tanna, "Summertime In The Void" and "When Did You Get Back From Mars?" by I Mother Earth

Other Nominees:

Michael Banton-Jones, "Halfway to Heaven" by David Leask

Richard Benoit, "Slow Bombing the World" by Marc Jordan

Lenny DeRose, "Sucks To Be You" by Prozzäk, "Supersex 69" by The Philosopher Kings

John Whynot and Colin Linden, "Last Night of the World" by Bruce Cockburn, "Lean on Your Peers" by Blackie and the Rodeo Kings

Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Winner: Bruce Fairbairn

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

Winner: Emile Berliner

Best Album

Winner: Alanis Morissette, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie

Other Nominees:

Hot Show, Prozzäk

On a Day Like Today, Bryan Adams

These Are Special Times, Celine Dion

Tuesday's Child, Amanda Marshall

Best Blues Album

Winner: Gust Of Wind, Ray Bonneville

Other Nominees:

Blues Party, by Chris Whiteley

Call It What You Will, Steve Hill

Down in the Groove, Jack de Keyzer

Michael Jerome Browne, Michael Jerome Browne

Best Children's Album

Winner: Skinnamarink TV, Sharon, Lois and Bram

Other Nominees:

Ants In Your Pants, Volume 1, Douglas John

Les Petites Merveiles de Fanchon, Fanchon

Play On..., Jam Sandwich

Song of the Unicorn, Susan Hammond's Classical Kids

Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble)

Winner: Schumann: String Quartets, St. Lawrence String Quartet

Other Nominees:

Bach: Well-Tempered Clarvier, Book 2, Angela Hewitt

For the End of Time, Leila Josefowicz

Naida Cole, Naida Cole

Rzewiski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated!, Marc-Andre Hamelin

Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble)

Winner: Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal

Other Nominees:

Brahms: Two Piano Concertos, Anton Kuerti, Orchestre Métropolitain

Handel: Arias and Dances – Excerpts from Agrippina and Alcina, Tafelmusik, Karina Gauvin

Nights in the Gardenss of Spain, Angela Cheng, Hans Graf, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

Vivaldi: Concerti for Strings, Les Violons du Roy

Best Classical Album (Vocal or Choral Performance)

Winner: German Romantic Opera, Ben Heppner

Other Nominees:

Ae Fond Kiss, Edith Wiens, Rudolph Jansen, Judy Loman

Bach: Arias & Oboe d'Amore, Daniel Taylor

Heavenly Spheres, Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal

Images de Noel, Karina Gauvin, Michael McMahon, Nora Shulman

Best Album Design

Winner: Michael Wrycraft (creative director), Radio Fusebox by Andy Stochansky

Other Nominees:

Garnet Armstrong, Mark Bartkiw, Amo3ba Corp, Margaret Malandruccolo, Blue Green Orange by I Mother Earth

Tom Chaggaris, Eve Egoyan, Johnnie Eisen, Thetihingsinbeteween by Eve Egoyan

Anouk Lessard, Sebastien Toupin, Vent Fou by Jorane

Catherine Stockhausen, Lee Towndrow, Between the Bridges by Sloan

Best Gospel Album

Winner: Legacy Of Hope, Deborah Klassen

Other Nominees:

God Only Knows, by The LaPointes

Sheryl Stacey, by Sheryl Stacey

Sinner and the Saint, by Jon Buller

Sweetsalt, by Sweetsalt

Best Instrumental Album

Winner: In My Hands, Natalie MacMaster

Other Nominees:

Natural Sleep Inducement, David Bradstreet, Dan Gibson

Piano Cascades, John Herberman, Dan Gibson

The Piper's Legacy, Rob Crabtree, Oliver Schroer

Utopia, Robert Michaels

Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic)

Winner: Millennium, Backstreet Boys

Other Nominees:

Americana, The Offspring

...Baby One More Time, Britney Spears

Ricky Martin, Ricky Martin

These Are Special Times, Celine Dion

Best Traditional Jazz Album – Instrumental

Winner: Deep In A Dream, Pat LaBarbera

Other Nominees:

Art & Soul, Renee Rosnes

New Horizons, Bernie Senensky Quintet

P.J. Perry & The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, P.J. Perry

Time Warp Plays the Music of Duke Ellington, Time Warp

Best Contemporary Jazz Album – Instrumental

Winner: ...so far, D.D. Jackson

Other Nominees:

Blue Jade, Joe Sealy and Paul Novotny

The Field, Jeff Johnston

Freeflight, Bob Shaw and Freeflight

Puzzle City, Jean-Pierre Zanella

Best Vocal Jazz Album

Winner: When I Look In Your Eyes, Diana Krall

Other Nominees:

How My Heart Sings, Kate Hammett-Vaughan

I've Got Your Number, Jeri Brown

Swing Ladies, Swing!, Carol Welsman

There's Beauty in the Rain, Karin Plato

Best Roots or Traditional Album – Group

Winner: Kings of Love, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings

Other Nominees:

Encore!, Barachois

The Road to Canso, Scruj MacDuhk

Turn, Great Big Sea

Xième, La Bottine Souriante

Best Roots or Traditional Album – Solo

Winner: Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu, Bruce Cockburn

Other Nominees:

Gentleman of Leisure, Jesse Winchester

In My Hands, Natalie MacMaster

Lan Duil, Mary Jane Lamond

Whereabouts, Ron Sexsmith

Best Alternative Album

Winner: Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars, Julie Doiron and Wooden Stars

Other Nominees:

Clayton Park, Thrush Hermit

My Love Is Bold, Danko Jones

Sometimes I Cry, Tricky Woo

You Can't Stop the Bum Rush, Len

Best Selling Francophone Album

Winner: En Catimini, La Chicane

Other Nominees:

D'Autres rives, Bruno Pelletier

Les Fourmis, Jean Leloup

Live, Lynda Lemay

Notre-Dame de Paris, various artists

Best Pop/Adult Album

Winner: Colour Moving and Still, Chantal Kreviazuk

Other Nominees:

On a Day Like Today, Bryan Adams

Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, Alanis Morissette

Tal Bachman, Tal Bachman

Taming the Tiger, Joni Mitchell

Best Rock Album

Winner: Beautiful Midnight, Matthew Good Band

Other Nominees:

Another Spin Around the Sun, Edwin

Happiness...Is Not a Fish That You Can Catch, Our Lady Peace

Mercedes 5 and Dime, Moist

Triptych, The Tea Party

Best Single

Winner: "Bobcaygeon", The Tragically Hip

Other Nominees:

"Heaven Coming Down", The Tea Party

"Hello Time Bomb", Matthew Good Band

"Steal My Sunshine", Len

"Sucks to Be You", Prozzäk

Best Classical Composition

Winner: Shattered Night, Shivering Stars, Alexina Louie

Other Nominees:

Arc, Alexina Louie

String Quartet No. 1, Glen Buhr

The Book of Mirrors, Gary Kuleshha

Winter Poems, Glen Buhr

Best Rap Recording

Winner: Ice Cold, Choclair

Other Nominees:

Deliverance, Citizen Kane

Global Warning, Rascalz

Money or Love, Saukrates

Don't Wanna Be Your Slave, Michie Mee with Esthero

Best R&B/Soul Recording

Winner: Thinkin' About You, 2Rude featuring Latoya & Miranda

Other Nominees:

All My Love, Michael Clarke

Brown, Ivana Santilli

Nodeja, Nodeja

Tha Crab Theory, Blacklisted featuring ORA, Taj and Deslisha Thomas

Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording

Winner: Falling Down, Chester Knight and the Wind

Other Nominees:

Love that Strong, Elizabeth Hill

To Bring Back Yesterday, Fara Palmer

Touch the Earth and Sky, Vern Cheechoo

World Hand Drum Champions '98, Red Bull

Best Reggae Recording

Winner: Heart & Soul (Lazo album), Lazo

Other Nominees:

Hard End, The Luge Sessions

Sometimes, Choices

Thanks and Devotion, Willi Williams

What If I Told You, Andru Branch

Best Global Album

Winner: Omnisource, Madagascar Slim

Other Nominees:

Bambatulu, Lilison Di Kinara

Entente Cordiale, Show-Do-Man

Firedance, Toronto Tabla Ensemble

Jongo Le, Celso Machado

Best Dance Recording

Winner: Silence, Delerium

Other Nominees:

Arriba, Joee

Dancing in the Key of Love, Temperance

Over and Over, Emjay

The Rush Won't Stop, Steve Austin

Best Video

Winner: Alanis Morissette, "So Pure" by Alanis Morissette

Other Nominees:

Ulf Buddensieck, "Underground" by Moist

Marc Lostracco, "Strange Disease" by Prozzäk

Andrew MacNaughtan, "On the Scene" by Big Sugar

William Morrison, "Hello Time Bomb" by Matthew Good Band