Date 26–27 March 2011 | Hosted by Drake | |
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Venue Air Canada Centre, Toronto | ||
The Juno Awards of 2011 honoured Canadian music industry achievements in the latter part of 2009 and in most of 2010. The awards were presented in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, during the weekend of 26 and 27 March 2011. A week of related events began on 21 March 2011. This occasion marked 40 years since the 1971 Juno Awards, the first year the ceremonies were conducted by that name.
Contents
- Events
- Main ceremony performers
- Nominees and winners
- Juno Fan Choice Award
- 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
- Album of the Year
- Aboriginal Album of the Year
- Adult Alternative Album of the Year
- Alternative Album of the Year
- Blues Album of the Year
- Childrens Album of the Year
- Classical Album of the Year solo or chamber ensemble
- Classical Album of the Year large ensemble
- Classical Album of the Year vocal or choral performance
- Contemporary ChristianGospel Album of the Year
- Country Album of the Year
- Electronic Album of the Year
- Francophone Album of the Year
- Instrumental Album of the Year
- International 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
- Rap Recording 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 solo
- Single of the Year
- Classical Composition of the Year
- Dance Recording of the Year
- RBSoul Recording of the Year
- Reggae Recording of the Year
- Music DVD of the Year
- Recording Package of the Year
- Video of the Year
- Compilation album
- References
The primary ceremony on 27 March was televised nationally by CTV. Dean Cameron, president of EMI Music Canada since 1988, was designated the 2011 recipient of the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award. Shania Twain was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Neil Young was presented with the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award for his work in such causes as Farm Aid.
Drake received six nominations. Arcade Fire earned five nods. Broken Social Scene, Justin Bieber and Hedley each received four nominations. Johnny Reid and Sarah McLachlan each earned two nods. Die Mannequin and Neil Young received two nominations.
Events
Most awards were announced at a private gala dinner on 26 March 2011 at Exhibition Place's Allstream Centre. Rap musician and actor Drake hosted the primary awards ceremony from the Air Canada Centre the next evening.
A new trophy design was introduced for the 2011 awards, consisting of a laser engraving of Shirley Elford's Juno spiral figure encased within a transparent block. Elford had created individual trophies since the 2000 awards, but was unable to continue this work due to cancer.
Other events during the Juno week include:
Main ceremony performers
The following artists performed at the main ceremony:
- * - these artists appeared in a tribute of the Junos' 40th anniversary
Nominees and winners
Nominations for the various award categories were announced on 1 February 2011. Most awards were announced at the private 26 March gala, with eight categories announced the following day on the main televised ceremony.
Juno Fan Choice Award
Winner: Justin Bieber
Other nominees:
Artist of the Year
Winner: Neil Young
Other nominees:
Group of the Year
Winner: Arcade Fire
Other nominees:
New Artist of the Year
Winner: Meaghan Smith
Other nominees:
New Group of the Year
Winner: Said the Whale
Other nominees:
Jack Richardson Producer of the Year
Winner: Daniel Lanois, "Hitchhiker" (Neil Young, Le Noise); "I Believe in You" (Black Dub, Black Dub)
Other nominees:
Recording Engineer of the Year
Winner: Kevin Churko, "Let It Die", "Life Won’t Wait" (Ozzy Osbourne, Scream)
Other nominees:
Songwriter of the Year
Winner: Arcade Fire, "Ready To Start", "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)", "We Used To Wait"; all from The Suburbs
Other nominees:
Album of the Year
Winner: The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
Other nominees:
Aboriginal Album of the Year
Winner: CerAmony, CerAmony
Other nominees:
Adult Alternative Album of the Year
Winner: Le Noise, Neil Young
Other nominees:
Alternative Album of the Year
Winner: The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
Other nominees:
Blues Album of the Year
Winner: Everywhere West, Jim Byrnes
Other nominees:
Children's Album of the Year
Winner: Proud Like a Mountain, Peter Lenton
Other nominees:
Classical Album of the Year (solo or chamber ensemble)
Winner: Beethoven: Piano Trios Op. 70 No. 1, Ghost & No. 2: Op 11, Gryphon Trio
Other nominees:
Classical Album of the Year (large ensemble)
Winner: Mozart: Scott and Lara St. John/The Knights, Scott and Lara St. John
Other nominees:
Classical Album of the Year (vocal or choral performance)
Winner: Great Operatic Arias, Gerald Finley
Other nominees:
Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
Winner: Love & the Lack Thereof, Greg Sczebel
Other nominees:
Country Album of the Year
Winner: A Place Called Love, Johnny Reid
Other nominees:
Electronic Album of the Year
Winner: Swim, Caribou
Other nominees:
Francophone Album of the Year
Winner: Les Chemins de verre, Karkwa
Other nominees:
Instrumental Album of the Year
Winner: Continent & Western, Fond of Tigers
Other nominees:
International Album of the Year
Winner: Teenage Dream, Katy Perry
Other nominees:
Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year
Winner: Treelines, Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra
Other nominees:
Traditional Jazz Album of the Year
Winner: Our First Set, John MacLeod’s Rex Hotel Orchestra
Other nominees:
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year
Winner: Nina, Kellylee Evans
Other nominees:
Pop Album of the Year
Winner: My World 2.0, Justin Bieber
Other nominees:
Rap Recording of the Year
Other nominees:
Rock Album of the Year
Winner: Vancouver, Matthew Good
Other nominees:
Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (solo)
Winner: My Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs, Old Man Luedecke
Other nominees:
Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (group)
Winner: La part du feu, Le Vent du Nord
Other nominees:
World Music Album of the Year (solo)
Winner: Aksil, Elage Diouf
Other nominees:
Single of the Year
Winner: "Wavin' Flag", Young Artists for Haiti
Other nominees:
Classical Composition of the Year
Winner: "Duo For Violin And Piano", R. Murray Schafer (album, Wild Bird)
Other nominees:
Dance Recording of the Year
Winner: "Sofi Needs a Ladder", Deadmau5
Other nominees:
R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
Winner: "Stars", Quanteisha
Other nominees:
Reggae Recording of the Year
Winner: "Likkle But Mi Tallawah", Elaine Lil'Bit Sheppard
Other nominees:
Music DVD of the Year
Winner: Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (Rush), Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn, Pegi Cecconi, Shelley Nott, Noah Segal, John Virant
Other nominees:
Recording Package of the Year
Winner: Elisabeth Chicoine, Jimmy Collins, Robyn Kotyk, Joe McKay, Justin Peroff, Charles Spearin: Forgiveness Rock Record (vinyl box set), Broken Social Scene
Other nominees:
Video of the Year
Winner: "Kyle Davison, Perfect", Hedley
Other nominees:
Compilation album
A compilation album featuring selected Juno nominees was released on 8 March 2011 by EMI Music Canada. Sales of the album support the CARAS music education charity MusiCounts. The artists and track listing is as follows:
- "Ready To Start", Arcade Fire
- "All To All", Broken Social Scene
- "Find Your Love", Drake
- "Baby", Justin Bieber with Ludacris
- "Hollywood", Michael Bublé
- "Perfect", Hedley
- "Oh...Canada", Classified
- "The Good Life", Three Days Grace
- "Your Man", Down with Webster
- "Porn Star Dancing" (rock version), My Darkest Days with Zakk Wylde
- "Camilo (The Magician)", Said the Whale
- "Take Back The Fear", Hail the Villain
- "Nothing But A Song", Great Big Sea
- "Let’s Go Higher", Johnny Reid
- "Loving You Is Easy", Sarah McLachlan
- "Walk With Me", Neil Young
- "I Wonder", Bobby Bazini
- "Hallelujah" (new version), k.d. lang
- "Wavin’ Flag", Young Artists For Haiti