Starbucks fave and allegedly swoonworthy singer-songwriter Feist was the big winner at last night’s Juno Awards–you know, the Grammys of Canada?–sweeping the Single of the Year, Album of the Year, and Pop Album Year categories and taking home the awards for Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year as well. But the fans were not having any of it, handing Michael Bublé his only award of the night through voting on the Juno Web site. Yeah, you tell them what side of the smooth-music coin you like, people of Canada! Full list of winners–which is absent of the words “Avril,” “Lavigne,” and “Celine,” but does have Finger Eleven and Ozzy Osbourne–after the jump.
Single: “1234,” Feist
Album: The Reminder, Feist
Pop album: The Reminder, Feist
Group: Blue Rodeo
New group: Wintersleep
Country recording: Paul Brandt
Juno fan choice award: Michael Bublé
International album: Good Girl Gone Bad, Rihanna
Artist: Feist
New artist: Serena Ryder
Songwriter: Feist
Adult alternative album: Small Miracles, Blue Rodeo
Alternative album: Neon Bible, Arcade Fire
Rock album: Them vs. You vs. Me, Finger Eleven
Vocal jazz album: Make Someone Happy, Sophie Milman
Contemporary jazz album: Almost Certainly Dreaming, The Chris Tarry Group
Traditional jazz album: Debut, Brandi Disterheft
Instrumental album: The Utmost, Jayme Stone
Francophone album: L’échec du matériel, Daniel Bélanger
Children’s album: Music Soup, Jen Gould
Classical album, Solo or chamber ensemble: Alkan Concerto for Solo Piano, Marc-André Hamelin
Classical album, Large ensemble or soloist(s) with large ensemble: Korngold, Barber & Walton Violin Concertos, James Ehnes, Bramwell Tovey, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Classical album, vocal or choral performance: Surprise, Measha Brueggergosman
Classical composition: Constantinople, Christos Hatzis
Rap recording: The Revolution, Belly
Dance recording: All U Ever Want, Billy Newton-Davis vs. Deadmau5
R&B/soul recording: Revival, Jully Black
Reggae recording Don’t Go Pretending, Mikey Dangerous
Aboriginal recording The Dirty Looks, Derek Miller
Roots & traditional album, solo: Right of Passage, David Francey
Roots & traditional album, group: Key Principles, Nathan
Blues album: Building Full of Blues, Fathead
Contemporary Christian/gospel album: Holy God, Brian Doerksen
World music album: Agua Del Pozo, Alex Cuba
Jack Richardson producer of the year: Joni Mitchell, Shine by Joni Mitchell
Recording engineer: Kevin Churko, Black Rain by Ozzy Osborne
CD/DVD artwork design: Neon Bible, Arcade Fire
Video: “C’mon,” Blue Rodeo
Music DVD: 666 Live, Billy Talent
High five for Feist [Globe and Mail]
[Photo: AP]
“Rap recording: The Revolution, Belly”
They have rap music in Canada?
Robin Sparkles wuz robbed.
Serena Ryder is much better than that song would suggest. She’s been around for quite a while, but just started getting recognition with her newest album, which is not her best. Listen to Hiding Place on her MySpace and try to dig up stuff from Unlikely Emergency or her first live EP. So good!
Diablo Cody is pissed.
Well, at least Anne Murray didn’t win anything this time. Also, while I like Leslie Feist well enough, I was a little surprised by the Songwriter of the Year nod since she’s at best a co-writer (”1234″, “My Moon My Man”) and sometimes only an interpreter (”Secret Heart”, “Inside and Out”) on many of her better-known songs.
Oh cool - that song “1,2,3,4″ won — everybody sing it with me!
“One, two, three, four….nahhh nahhh nahhh nuh nahhhh nuh nuh”…
Memorable lyrics for the ages, I tell ya.
So, Maura, who’s Serena Ryder? Is she anything? And was Juno at the Junos? And Blue Rodeo is pop americana—that is SO canadian. Polite, ya know….
I think Dragonette should have won Best New Artist. Just me? Cool.
dragonette, or maybe the choir practice.
also, joni mitchell producer of the year? yiggh.
@Oldboy: here’s serena ryder’s ‘weak in the knees.’ keywords on this video include ‘the l word’ and ‘degrassi’ and ‘one tree hill.’ also, this song is not as good as swv’s ‘weak.’
I am embarrassed to be Canadian with that list!
The Junos have always been out of touch….
Best songwriter in Canada is Carl Newman…
Period.
@tigerpop: And I want to know when Tanya Donelly started rapping!