2013 JUNO Award Nominees

JUNO Fan Choice Award

-Carly Rae Jepsen
-Céline Dion
-Drake
-Hedley
-Justin Bieber
-Leonard Cohen
-Marianas Trench
-Metric
-Michael Bublé
-Nickelback

Single of the Year

-Billy Talent - Viking Death March
-Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
-Hedley - Kiss You Inside Out
-Serena Ryder - Stompa
-The Sheepdogs - The Way It Is

International Album of the Year

-Maroon 5 - Overexposed
-Mumford & Sons - Babel
-One Direction - Up All Night
-Rod Stewart - Merry Christmas, Baby
-Taylor Swift - Red

Album of the Year

-Carly Rae Jepsen - Kiss
-Céline Dion - Sans Attendre
-Hedley - Storms
-Justin Bieber - Believe
-Marianas Trench - Ever After

Artist of the Year

-Carly Rae Jepsen  
-Deadmau5
-Johnny Reid
-Justin Bieber
-Leonard Cohen

Group of the Year

-Billy Talent
-Marianas Trench
-Metric
-Rush
-The Sheepdogs

Breakthrough Artist of the Year

-Cold Specks
-Elisapie
-Grimes
-Kira Isabella
-The Weeknd

Breakthrough Group of the Year

-Hey Ocean!
-Monster Truck
-The Pack a.d.
-Walk Off the Earth
-Yukon Blonde

Songwriter of the Year

-Afie Jurvanen  -“Be My Witness”, “Caught Me Thinkin”, “Lost in the Light” BARCHORDS – Bahamas
-Arkells - “Michigan Left”, “On Paper”, “Whistleblower" MICHIGAN LEFT – Arkells
-Hannah Georgas - “Enemies”, “Robotic” – co-songwriter Ryan Guldemond, “Somebody” – HANNAH GEORGAS – Hannah Georgas
-Kathleen Edwards - “A Soft Place to Land”– co-songwriter John Roderick, “Chameleon/Comedian”, “Change the Sheets” VOYAGEUR – Kathleen Edwards
-Leonard Cohen - “Amen”, “Going Home”– co-songwriter Patrick Leonard, “Show Me the Place” – co-songwriter Patrick Leonard OLD IDEAS – Leonard Cohen

Country Album of the Year

-Chad Brownlee - Love Me Or Leave Me
-Dallas Smith- Jumped Right In
-Dean Brody - Dirt
-Emerson Drive - Roll
Johnny Reid - Fire It Up

Adult Alternative Album of the Year

-Bahamas - Barchords
-Kathleen Edwards - Voyageur
-Royal Wood - We Were Born To Glory
-Serena Ryder - Harmony
-The Barr Brothers - The Barr Brothers

Alternative Album of the Year

-Hannah Georgas - Hannah Georgas
-Japandroids - Celebration Rock
-Metric - Synthetica
-Said The Whale - Little Mountain
-Stars - The North

Pop Album of the Year

-Carly Rae Jepsen - Kiss
-Justin Bieber - Believe
-Kristina Maria - Tell The World
-Nelly Furtado - The Spirit Indestructible
-Victoria Duffield - Shut Up and Dance

Rock Album of the Year

-Big Wreck - Albatross
-Billy Talent - Dead Silence
-Rush - Clockwork Angels
-The Sheepdogs - The Sheepdogs
-The Tragically Hip - Now For Plan A

Vocal Jazz Album of the Year

-Carol Welsman - Journey
-Diana Krall - Glad Rag Doll
-Diana Panton - Christmas Kiss
-Elizabeth Shepherd - Rewind
-Emilie-Claire Barlow - Seule ce Soir

Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year

-Alex Goodman Quintet - Bridges
-Allison Au Quartet - The Sky Was Pale Blue, Then Grey
-François Houle - Genera
-Joel Miller - Swim
-Rafael Zaldivar - Drawing

Traditional Jazz Album of the Year

-Brian Dickinson Quartet - Other Places
-Cory Weeds Quartet - Up A Step
-Dave Young/Terry Promane Octet - Volume One
-Murley, Brickert & Wallace - Test of Time
-Shirantha Beddage - Identity

Instrumental Album of the Year

-Five Alarm Funk -  Rock The Sky
-Hugh Sicotte/Jon Ballantyne - Twenty Accident Free Work Days
-Ian McDougall - The Very Thought Of You
-Pugs & Crows - Fantastic Pictures
-Ratchet Orchestra - Hemlock

Francophone Album of the Year

-Amylie -Le Royaume
-Avec pas d’casque - Astronomie
-Lisa Leblanc - Lisa Leblanc
-Louis-Jean Cormier - Le treizième étage
-Marie-Pierre Arthur - Aux alentours

Children's Album of the Year

-Emilie Mover - The Stella and Sam Album, ft. Emilie Mover
-Helen Austin - Always Be A Unicron
-Henri Godon - Chansons pour toutes sorts d’enfants
-Jennifer Gasoi - Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well
-Marlowe & the MiX - One Dancefloor

Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber Ensemble

-Amici Chamber Ensemble - Levant
-Angela Hewitt - Debussy: Solo Piano Music
-Canadian Brass - Canadian Brass Takes Flight
-James Ehnes - Bartók : Works for Violin and Piano, Vol. 1
-Triple Forte - Ravel, Shostakovich, Ives: Piano Trio

Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment

-Antonio Peruch/Edmonton Symphony Orchestra - Logos Futura
-Bramwell Tovey/Vancouver Symphony Orchestra - Fugitive Colours
-James Ehnes - Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
-Jan Lisiecki Deutsche - Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 21
-Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra - The Galileo Project

Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral Performance

-Elora Festival Singers - I Saw Eternity
-Gerald Finley - Schumann: Liederkreis
-Karina Gauvin - Prima Donna
-Marie-Nicole Lemieux - Opera Arias
-Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir - Handel Messiah

Classical Composition of the Year

-Alexina Louie - Echoes of Time
-Denis Gougeon - Mutation
-Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings Symphony: Six Movements for Orchestra & Chorus
-R. Murray Schafer - Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello
-Vivian Fung - Violin Concerto

Rap Recording of the Year

-Classified - Inner Ninja ft. David Myles
-JD Era - No Handouts
-Madchild - Dope Sick
-Maestro Fresh Wes - Black Tuxedo
-Rich Kidd/SonReal - The Closers

Dance Recording of the Year

-Anjulie - You and I
-Dragonette - Bodyparts
-Felix Cartal - Don’t Turn On The Lights ft. Polina
-Tricky Moreira - Hello Hello Hello
-Vita Chambers - Fix You

R&B/Soul Recording of the Year

-Jully Black - Fugitive
-Kreesha Turner - Tropic Electric
-Melanie Fiona - Change the Record
-Shawn Desman - Nobody Does It Like You
-The Weeknd - Trilogy

Reggae Recording of the Year

-Ammoye Flava - Radio
-Elaine Lil’Bit Shepherd - Move Ya’
-Exco Levi - Storms of Life
-Makeshift Innocence - Yours To Keep
-Melanie Durrant - Made For Love

Aboriginal Album of the Year

-BURNT-Project 1 - The Black List
-Crystal Shawanda - Just Like You
-Don Amero - Heart On My Sleeve
-Donny Parenteau - Bring It On
-Janet Panic - Samples

Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo

-Amelia Curran - Spectators
-Annabelle Chvostek - Rise
-Corb Lund - Cabin Fever
-Old Man Luedecke - Tender Is The Night
-Rose Cousins - We Have Made A Spark

Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group

-Elliott BROOD - Days Into Years
-Great Lake Swimmers - New Wild Everywhere
-Le Vent du Nord - Tromper le temps
-The Strumbellas - My Father and The Hunter
-The Wooden Sky -Every Child A Daughter, Every Moon A Sun

Blues Album of the Year

-Colin James - FIFTEEN
-Jack de Keyzer - Electric Love
-Shakura S’Aida - Time
-Steve Hill - Solo Recordings Volume One
-Steve Strongman - A Natural Fact

Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year

-Colin Bernard - Hold On
-Manafest - Fighter
- Newworldson - Rebel Transmission
-The City Harmonic - I Have A Dream (It Feels Like Home)
-Thousand Foot Krutch - The End Is Where We Begin

World Music Album of the Year

-Alex Cuba - Ruido en el Sistema
-Danny Michel - Black Birds Are Dancing Over Me
-Jaffa Road - Where The Light Gets In
-Lorraine Klaasen - Tribute to Miriam Makeba
-The Souljazz - Solidarity

Jack Richardson Producer of the Year (sponsored by Slaight Music)

-Bob Ezrin - “Forever Young” LEAD WITH YOUR HEART – The Tenors
-Gavin Brown - “At Transformation”, “About this Map” NOW FOR PLAN A – The Tragically Hip
-James Shaw - “Youth Without Youth”, “Breathing Underwater” SYNTHETICA – Metric
-Josh Ramsay - “Call Me Maybe” KISS – Carly Rae Jepsen | “Fallout” EVER AFTER – Marianas Trench
-Kevin Churko (co-producer Kane Churko) - “Blood”, “Adrenalize” BLOOD – In This Moment

Recording Engineer of the Year

-Eric Ratz - “Albatross” ALBATROSS – Big Wreck | “Surprise Surprise” DEAD SILENCE – Billy Talent
-Joby Baker - “Suspiro en Falsete”, “Ruido en el Sistema” – RUIDO EN EL SISTEMA – Alex Cuba
-Kevin Churko (co-engineer Kane Churko)- “Blood” BLOOD – In This Moment | “Coming Down” AMERICAN CAPITALIST – Five Finger Death Punch
-Mike Plotnikoff - “Start of Something Good” BREAK THE SPELL – Daughtry | “Breaking Your Heart” STRONGER – Kelly Clarkson
-Randy Staub - “When We Stand Together” HERE AND NOW – Nickelback | “What You Want” EVANESCENCE – Evanescence

Recording Package of the Year

-Andy Dixon (Art Director/Designer/Photographer), Johnathan Taggart (Photograper) - Little Mountain - SAID THE WHALE
-Justin Broadbent (Art Director/Designer/Photographer) - Synthetica - METRIC
-Marianne Chevalier and Atelier Tricorne (Art Directors/Designers/Photographers) - À l’aube du printemps - MES AÏEUX
- Mathieu Houde (Art Director), Philippe Allard (Designer/Photographer), Marie-Pier Daigle (Designer) -
Vive le Québec! - LOCO LOCASS
- Susan Michalek and Simon Paul (Art Directors/Designers), Andrew B. Myers (Photographer) Universal
Now For Plan A - THE TRAGICALLY HIP

 Video of the Year

-Director X - HYFR - DRAKE
-Margaret Malandruccolo - Testify - ALAN DOYLE
-Margaret Malandruccolo - Fire It Up - JOHNNY REID
-Sean Wainsteim - Little Boxes - WALK OFF THE EARTH
-WeWereMonkeys - Little Talks - OF MONSTERS AND MEN

Music DVD of the Year

-Andy Keen, Bernie Breen, Patrick Sambrook, Shawn Marino, The Tragically Hip - Bobcaygeon
-Ben Knechtel, Ten Second Epic Blackbox - Better Off
-Pierre Lamoureux, François Lamoureux, Pat Metheny  - The Orchestrion Project: Pat Metheny
-Scot McFadyen, Roy Weisman, Joe Bonamassa J&R Adventures - Joe Bonamassa Live From New York: Beacon Theatre
-Tim Martin, W. Tom Berry, Michael - KAESHAMMERLIVE!

Electronic Album of the Year

-Crystal Castles - (III)
-Daphni - Jiaolong
-Grimes - Visions
-Purity Ring - Shrines
-Trust - TRST

Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year

-Cancer Bats - Dead Set On Living
-Castle - Blacklands
-Devin Townsend - Epicloud
-Ex Deo - Caligvla
-Woods of Ypres - Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light

Adult Contemporary Album of the Year

-Adam Cohen - Like A Man
-Barlow - Burning Days
-Céline Dion - Sans Attendre
-Raylene Rankin - All The Diamonds
-The Tenors - Lead With Your Heart

Canadian Music Hall of Fame

- k.d. Lang

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

-Larry LeBlanc