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The Juno Awards of 2006 were held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on the weekend of 31 March to 2 April 2006. These ceremonies honour music industry achievements in Canada during the previous year.
Contents
- International telecast
- Controversy
- Artist of the Year
- Group of the Year
- New Artist of the Year
- New Group of the Year
- Jack Richardson Producer of the Year
- Recording Engineer of the Year
- Songwriter of the Year
- Fan Choice Award
- Album of the Year
- Aboriginal Recording of the Year
- Adult Alternative Album of the Year
- Alternative Album of the Year
- Blues Album of the Year
- CDDVD Artwork Design of the Year
- Childrens Album of the Year
- Contemporary ChristianGospel Album of the Year
- Classical Album of the Year large ensemble
- Classical Album of the Year solo or chamber ensemble
- Classical Album of the Year vocal or choral performance
- Francophone Album of the Year
- International Album of the Year
- Instrumental Album of the Year
- Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year
- Traditional Jazz Album of the Year
- Vocal Jazz Album of the Year
- Pop Album of the Year
- Rock Album of the Year
- Roots and Traditional Album of the Year Solo
- Roots and Traditional Album of the Year Group
- World Music Album of the Year
- Single of the Year
- Classical Composition of the Year
- Country Recording of the Year
- Dance Recording of the Year
- Music DVD of the Year
- RBSoul Recording of the Year
- Rap Recording of the Year
- Reggae Recording of the Year
- Video of the Year
- References
The primary ceremonies were hosted by Pamela Anderson at the Halifax Metro Centre on 2 April and televised on CTV. Buck 65 was the ceremony's introduction and preview announcer. Music artists Bedouin Soundclash, Broken Social Scene, Divine Brown, Hedley, Massari and Nickelback performed songs at these ceremonies. Also performing were the co-winners for the 2006 International Album of the Year, The Black Eyed Peas and Coldplay.
Bryan Adams was the 2006 inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Chris Martin of Coldplay introduced Adams at the primary ceremony.
Michael Bublé won four awards, more than any other individual that year. Besides winning Artist of the Year, his album It's Time won in both the Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year categories. His song "Home" from that album was declared Single of the Year.
Awards for most categories were presented on 1 April in a non-televised ceremony at the Halifax World Trade and Convention Centre hosted by Jully Black, with performances by Kardinal Offishall, The Road Hammers and Martha Wainwright. This Saturday gala included the presentation of the Junos' first Humanitarian award to Bruce Cockburn. The Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award was given to True North Records founder Bernie Finkelstein.
International telecast
The 2006 awards were the first to be televised by broadcasters outside Canada, as seen on the following MTV-related operations:
Controversy
During the televised ceremony, a commercial aired congratulating Michael Bublé for his Single of the Year victory, half an hour before the award was announced.
Both CTV and Warner Music Canada have indicated that they did not, in fact, have advance knowledge that Bublé was the actual winner. As is normal practice, Warner had prepared a number of contingency ads congratulating its artists, to be aired only in the event that the artist in question was actually named a winner. CTV has confirmed that its control room technicians mistakenly aired the Bublé ad in place of another congratulatory announcement.
Host of the show, Pamela Anderson made numerous failed attempts to joke during the show and spoke out against the seal hunt, which elicited loud boos from the audience. Quotes included, "One of my favourite artists couldn't be here tonight; Seal. He was afraid he might get clubbed to death."
Artist of the Year
Winner: Michael Bublé
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Group of the Year
Winner: Nickelback
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New Artist of the Year
Winner: Daniel Powter
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New Group of the Year
Winner: Bedouin Soundclash
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Jack Richardson Producer of the Year
Winner: Neil Young: “The Painter” by Neil Young
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Recording Engineer of the Year
Winner: Vic Florencia: “Everyday is a Holiday” and “Melancholy Melody” by Esthero
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Songwriter of the Year
Winner: Arcade Fire: “Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)” (with Josh Deu), “Rebellion (Lies)”, “Wake Up”
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Fan Choice Award
Winner: Simple Plan
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Album of the Year
Winner: It’s Time, Michael Bublé
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Aboriginal Recording of the Year
Winner: Hometown, Burnt Project 1
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Adult Alternative Album of the Year
Winner: Prairie Wind, Neil Young
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Alternative Album of the Year
Winner: Broken Social Scene, Broken Social Scene
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Blues Album of the Year
Winner: Let It Loose, Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
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CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year
Winner: Hipeponymous by The Tragically Hip: Garnet Armstrong, Rob Baker, Susan Michalek, Will Ruocco
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Children's Album of the Year
Winner: Baroque Adventure: The Quest for Arundo Donax, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
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Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
Winner: Amanda Falk, Amanda Falk
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Classical Album of the Year (large ensemble)
Winner: Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 5 et 6, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Bruno Weil
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Classical Album of the Year (solo or chamber ensemble)
Winner: Albéniz: Iberia, Marc-André Hamelin
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Classical Album of the Year (vocal or choral performance)
Winner: Viardot-Garcia: Lieder Chansons Canzoni Mazurkas, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Serouj Kradjian
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Francophone Album of the Year
Winner: Pages blanches, Jim Corcoran
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International Album of the Year
Winners (tie): Monkey Business, The Black Eyed Peas and X&Y, Coldplay
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Instrumental Album of the Year
Winner: Belladonna, Daniel Lanois
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Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year
Winner: Radio Guantánamo (Guantánamo Blues Project Vol. 1), Jane Bunnett
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Traditional Jazz Album of the Year
Winner: Ask Me Later, Don Thompson Quartet
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Vocal Jazz Album of the Year
Winner: Christmas Songs, Diana Krall
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Pop Album of the Year
Winner: It’s Time, Michael Bublé
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Rock Album of the Year
Winner: All the Right Reasons, Nickelback
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Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Solo)
Winner: Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer, Corb Lund
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Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Group)
Winner: The Duhks, The Duhks
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World Music Album of the Year
Winner: Humo De Tobacco, Alex Cuba Band
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Single of the Year
Winner: "Home", Michael Bublé
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Classical Composition of the Year
Winner: "String Quartet No. 1 (The Awakening)", Christos Hatzis
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Country Recording of the Year
Winner: The Road Hammers, The Road Hammers
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Dance Recording of the Year
Winner: "Spanish Fly", Hatiras & Macca featuring Shawna B.
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Music DVD of the Year
Winner: Hipeponymous, The Tragically Hip
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R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
Winner: Back for More, Shawn Desman
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Rap Recording of the Year
Winner: The Dusty Foot Philosopher, K'Naan
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Reggae Recording of the Year
Winner: Reggae Time, Blessed
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Video of the Year
Winner: "Devil’s Eyes" by Buck 65 - producer: Micah Meisner, Rich Terfry
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