Juno Awards of 2001

Best Female Artist

Winner: Jann Arden

Other Nominees:

Isabelle Boulay

Terri Clark

Lara Fabian

Lynda Lemay

Best Male Artist

Winner: Neil Young

Other Nominees:

Nicola Ciccone

Jesse Cook

Sylvain Cossette

Snow

Best New Solo Artist

Winner: Nelly Furtado

Other Nominees:

J. Englishman

Adam Gregory

Sarah Harmer

Amanda Stott

Best Group

Winner: Barenaked Ladies

Other Nominees:

Blue Rodeo

The Moffatts

soulDecision

The Tragically Hip

Best New Group

Winner: Nickelback

Other Nominees:

Aaron Berc

b4-4

Kittie

Sum 41

Templar

Best Songwriter

Winner: Nelly Furtado, "Turn Off The Light", "I'm Like A Bird", "...On the Radio (Remember the Days)"

Other Nominees:

Bryan Adams with Robert "Mutt" Lange, "The Best of Me"

Darrin O'Brien and Robbie Patterson, "Everybody Wants To Be Like You" (co-writers Glenn Marais and Shawn Moltke), "Joke Thing" (co-writers Mark Jackson), "Nothin' On Me" (co-writers Michael Tucker and Dave Greenberg).

Steven Page and Ed Robertson (Barenaked Ladies), "Pinch Me", "Too Little Too Late", "Falling For The First Time"

Blaise Pascal, "Angel Baby" (co-writer Roy Salmond), "10 Feet High" (co-writer Rob Laidlaw), "Rush" (co-writer Stan Meissner)

Best Country Female Artist

Winner: Terri Clark

Other Nominees:

Tara Lyn Hart

Carolyn Dawn Johnson

Shania Twain

Michelle Wright

Best Country Male Artist

Winner: Paul Brandt

Other Nominees:

Julian Austin

Chris Cummings

Adam Gregory

Jason McCoy

Best Country Group or Duo

Winner: The Wilkinsons

Other Nominees:

Farmer's Daughter

The Johner Brothers

Lace

Prairie Oyster

Best Producer

Winner: Gerald Eaton, Brian West and Nelly Furtado, "I'm like a Bird" and "Turn off the Light" both by Nelly Furtado

Other Nominees:

Chad Irschick, "One Turn Deserves Another" and "Turn of the Century" both by Susan Aglukark

Arnold Lanni, "Drag You Down" and "First Time" both by Finger Eleven

Jason Levine and James McCollum, "Get Down" by b4-4 and "www.nevergetoveryou" by Prozzäk

Bob Rock, "Spy" and "Just Another Phase" by The Moffatts

Best Recording Engineer

Winner: Jeff Wolpert, "Make It Go Away" and "Romantically Helpless" both by Holly Cole

Other Nominees:

Chad Irschick, "One Turn Deserves Another" and "Stand Up" both by Susan Aglukark

Adam Messinger, "I Wish" and "Drive My Car", both by Cadence

Randy Staub, "Just Another Phase" and "Antifreeze & Aeroplanes" both by The Moffatts

Brian West and Brad Haehnel, "I'm like a Bird" and "Turn off the Light" both by Nelly Furtado

Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Winner: Bruce Cockburn

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

Winner: Daniel Caudeiron

Best Album

Winner: Maroon, Barenaked Ladies

Other Nominees:

Beautiful Midnight, Matthew Good Band

Music @ Work, The Tragically Hip

No One Does It Better, soulDecision

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

Best Blues Album

Winner: Love Comin' Down, Sue Foley

Other Nominees:

Conversation with the Blues, Michael Pickett

Neck Bones & Caviar, Mel Brown (guitarist)

Rough Luck, Ray Bonneville

Topless, Big Daddy G

Best Children's Album

Winner: Sing & Dance, Jack Grunsky

Other Nominees:

Annie, Annie Brocoli

Charlotte Diamond's World, Charlotte Diamond

Cradle on the Waves, Teresa Doyle

Step To It, Norman Foote

Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble)

Winner: Bach: The Six Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin, James Ehnes

Other Nominees:

Bach: Goldberg Variations, Angela Hewitt

Beethoven: 32 Piano Sonatas, Robert Silverman

R. Murray Schafer: String Quartets 1-7, Quatuor Molinari

Infernal Violins, Angèle Dubeau and La Pieta

Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment)

Winner: Sibelius: Lemminkainen Suite, Night Ride and Sunrise, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste

Other Nominees:

Chausson: Poeme, Chantal Juillet, Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, conductor Charles Dutoit

Henry Dutilleux: Orchestral Works, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste

Liszt: Piano Concerti, Janina Fialkowska, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

Mendelssohn, Glazunov: Violin Concertos, Leila Josefowicz, Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, conductor Charles Dutoit

Telemann: Orchestral Suites, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

Best Classical Album (Vocal or Choral Performance)

Winner: G.F. Handel: Apollo e Dafne Silete Venti, Karina Gauvin, Russell Braun, Les Violons Du Roy

Other Nominees:

Bach: Motets, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir

Berlioz: l'Enfance du Christ, Choeur et Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, conductor Charles Dutoit

Coffee Cantata & Peasant Cantato, Tafelmusik, Suzie LeBlanc, Brett Polegato, Nils Brown

Millennium Opera Gala, Richard Margison, Michael Schade, Catherine Robbin, Tracy Dahl, Frances Ginzer, Jean Stilwell, Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Best Album Design

Winner: Stuart Chatwood, James St. Laurent, Margaret Malandruccolo, Antoine Moonen, Nick Sarros, Tangents: The Tea Party Collection by The Tea Party Other Nominees:

Bendit Aquin, Yann Gamblin, Sebastien Toupin, Du Coq à l'âme by Lynda Lemay

Tchi, Sebastien Toupin, Anne Vivien, Projet Orange by Projet Orange

Michael Wrycraft, Six Strings North of the Border, Volume 1 by various artists

Martin Tielli, Michael Wrycraft, The Story of Harmelodia by Rheostatics

Best Gospel Album

Winner: Simple Songs, Steve Bell

Other Nominees:

Jake, Jake

Mark Masri, Mark Masri

Mon Seul Espoir, La Chorale du Conservatoire de Musique Moderne

Naked Soul, Kelita

Best Instrumental Album

Winner: Free Fall, Jesse Cook

Other Nominees:

Celtic Devotion, Oliver Schroer

Fantasia, Pavlo

Natural Massage Therapy, Dan Gibson, Ron Allen, Dr. Lee Bartel

Natural Relaxation, Dan Gibson, Ron Allen, Dr. Lee Bartel

Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic)

Winner: The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem

Other Nominees:

Enrique, Enrique Iglesias

Human Clay, Creed

No Strings Attached, 'N Sync

Oops!… I Did It Again, Britney Spears

Best Traditional Jazz Album - Instrumental

Winner: Rob McConnell Tentet, Rob McConnell Tentet

Other Nominees:

Brad Turner Quartet, Brad Turner

Higher Grounds, Ingrid Jensen

New Beginnings, Kirk MacDonald

Way Out East, Alive and Well

Best Contemporary Jazz Album - Instrumental

Winner: Compassion, François Carrier Trio + 1

Other Nominees:

Creaton Dream, Michael Occhipinti

Metalwood 3, Metalwood

No Strings Attached, Michael Kaeshammer

Step and a Half, Knut Haaugsoen

Best Vocal Jazz Album

Winner: Both Sides Now, Joni Mitchell

Other Nominees:

Dark Divas, Ranee Lee

I Found Love, Denzal Sinclaire

Molly Johnson, Molly Johnson

This Is How Men Cry, Marc Jordan

Best Roots or Traditional Album - Group

Winner: Tri-Continental, Tri-Continental: Bill Bourne, Lester Quitzau, Madagascar Slim

Other Nominees:

Postcards, Tom Landa and the Paperboys

Racket in the Attic, Barra MacNeils

Tractor Parts: Further Adventures in Strang, Zubot and Dawson

VDC, La Volée d'Castors

Best Roots or Traditional Album - Solo

Winner: Jenny Whiteley, Jenny Whiteley

Other Nominees:

Don Messer's Violin, Frank Leahy and Friends

Hush, Jane Siberry

Love Is A Truck, Connie Kaldor

Silver & Gold, Neil Young

Best Alternative Album

Winner: Mass Romantic, The New Pornographers

Other Nominees:

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Kid Koala

The East Infection, Ramasutra

Left and Leaving, The Weakerthans

Mayday, King Cobb Steelie

Best Selling Francophone Album

Winner: Un Grand Noël d'amour, Ginette Reno

Other Nominees:

Mieux qu'ici bas, Isabelle Boulay

L'opéra du Mendiant, Nicola Ciccone

Scènes d'Amour, Isabelle Boulay

Seul, Garou

Best Pop Album

Winner: Maroon, Barenaked Ladies

Other Nominees:

Mind on the Moon, Snow

Submodalities, The Moffatts

Whoa, Nelly!, Nelly Furtado

You Were Here, Sarah Harmer

Best Rock Album

Winner: Music @ Work, The Tragically Hip

Other Nominees:

Casual Viewin', 54-40

The Greyest of Blue Skies, Finger Eleven

Stew, Wide Mouth Mason

Wide Awake Bored, Treble Charger

Best Single

Winner: "I'm like a Bird", Nelly Furtado

Other Nominees:

"American Psycho", Treble Charger

"Can't Stop", Jacksoul

"Faded", soulDecision

"Pinch Me", Barenaked Ladies

Best Classical Composition

Winner: From the Diary of Anne Frank, Oskar Morawetz

Other Nominees:

Affairs of the Heart, Marjan Mozetich

La Cévenole, Paul M. Douglas

Once On A Windy Night, R. Murray Schafer

The Third Piano Concerto, Harry Somers

Best Rap Recording

Winner: Balance, Swollen Members

Other Nominees:

Dim Sum, DJ Serious

Husslin', Kardinal Offishall

"Live Ordeal", BrassMunk

"Money Jane", Baby Blue Soundcrew (featuring Kardinal Offishall, Sean Paul, Jully Black)

Best R&B/Soul Recording

Winner: Sleepless, jacksoul

Other Nominees:

A Nu Day, Tamia

"I Will Be Waiting", D-Cru

"If I Ever Lose This Heaven", The Philosopher Kings

"Only Be In Love", Baby Blue Soundcrew featuring Glenn Lewis

Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording

Winner: Nipaiamianan, Florent Vollant

Other Nominees:

Figure Love Out, John Gracie

Journey Home, Mishi Donovan

Run As One, C-Weed

Unsung Heroes, Susan Aglukark

Best Reggae Recording

Winner: Lenn Hammond, Lenn Hammond

Other Nominees:

Dem Need More Love, Tasha T

Jonah, Jason Wilson and Tabarruk

Love Is On Your Side, Lazo

Secret Emotion, Jimmy Reid

Best Global Album

Winner: Ritmo + Soul, Jane Bunnett and the Spirits of Havana

Other Nominees:

Dancing on Water, Finjan

Esprit, Quartango

Free Fall, Jesse Cook

Morumba Cubana, Puentes Brothers

Best Dance Recording

Winner: Into the Night, Love Inc.

Other Nominees:

Airtight, Max Graham

If You Don't Know, Temperance

Look At Us, Sarina Paris

What You Do, Big Bass featuring Michelle Narine

Best Video

Winner: Rob Heydon, "Alive" by Edwin

Other Nominees:

Micha Dahan, "Drag You Down" by Finger Eleven

William Morrison, "The Future is X-Rated" by Matthew Good Band

William Morrison, "Load Me Up" by Matthew Good Band

Micha Dahan, "Thief" by Our Lady Peace