The Juno Awards of 2009 honoured music industry achievements in Canada in the latter part of 2007 and in most of 2008. These ceremonies were held in

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, Canada during the weekend ending 29 March 2009.

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was inducted into the

Canadian Music Hall of Fame The Canadian Music Hall of Fame was established in 1978 by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) to honour Canadian musicians for their lifetime achievements in music. The award presentation is held each year as part of the ...

, and

Sarah McLachlan Sarah Ann McLachlan OC OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. As of 2015, she had sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is '' Surfacing'', for which she won two Grammy Awards (ou ...

received the

Allan Waters Humanitarian Award The Humanitarian Award (formerly the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award) is awarded by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) to Canadian musicians who have made significant humanitarian efforts. Since 2006, it is given annually ev ...

. Long-time broadcast executive Fred Sherratt, a former

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executive, received the

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award The Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award is awarded by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to "individuals who have contributed to the growth and development of the Canadian music industry." It is given annually every Juno Awards ...

Events

Preliminary award-related events began on 26 March 2009. The following day featured a Welcome Reception at the

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and a

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game at the

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. Most awards were announced at a Gala Dinner and Awards which was a restricted-access, non-televised event at Vancouver's Westin Bayshore Hotel on 28 March 2009. The only multiple-category winner at that event was

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who won New Group of the Year and Alternative Album of the Year (''

Oceans Will Rise ''Oceans Will Rise'' is the third and final album by Montreal indie rock band the Stills, released August 19, 2008. In late 2007, Toronto-based record label Arts & Crafts signed the band to a worldwide recording deal. Once again working with ...

''). Kardinal Offishall's single " Dangerous" was awarded Single of the Year, over competition from songs by established major artists such as Michael Bublé, Céline Dion and Nickelback.

Primary ceremonies

The primary awards ceremony on 29 March 2009 was telecast by

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from

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and hosted for the second consecutive year by

Russell Peters Russell Dominic Peters (born September 29, 1970) is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and producer. He began performing in Toronto in 1989 and won a Gemini Award in 2008. In 2013, he was number three on ''Forbes'' list of the world's highe ...

. Artists performing at the ceremonies broadcast included

City and Colour Dallas Michael John Albert Green (born September 29, 1980) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who records under the name City and Colour. He is also known for his contributions as a singer, rhythm guitarist and songwr ...

Nickelback Nickelback is a Canadian Rock music, rock band formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta. It is composed of guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan Peake, bassist Mike Kroeger, and drummer Daniel Adai ...

and Simple Plan. The complete list of performing artists was: *

Bryan Adams Bryan Guy Adams (born 5 November 1959) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and photographer. He has been cited as one of the best-selling music artists of all time, and is estimated to have sold between 75 million and mor ...

Crystal Shawanda Crystal Shawanda (born July 26, 1983) is a Canadian blues and country music artist. CMT documented her rise to fame in the six-part series ''Crystal: Living the Dream'', which was broadcast in February 2008. Signed to RCA Nashville in 2007, she ...

Divine Brown Divine Brown (born September 9, 1974), previously known as Divine Earth Essence, is a Canadian Juno Award-winning R&B and soul singer and theatre performer. Early life Brown was born in Toronto, Ontario to Jamaican parents. She first began h ...

* Eccodek *

Great Big Sea Great Big Sea was a Canadian folk rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year Irish, Scot ...

Hawksley Workman Hawksley Workman (Born Ryan Corrigan, March 4, 1975) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who has garnered critical acclaim for his blend of cabaret pop and glam rock. Workman has released eleven full-length albums throughout his career. A mul ...

Kathleen Edwards Kathleen Edwards (born July 11, 1978
) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. Her 2002 debut album, '' Nickelback Nickelback is a Canadian Rock music, rock band formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta. It is composed of guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan Peake, bassist Mike Kroeger, and drummer Daniel Adai ...

* Sam Roberts *

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* Simple Plan *

Nominees and winners

The band

received five Juno Award nominations, the most of any band or individual artist.

Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...

and Hedley earned nominations in three categories apiece. Performances have also been scheduled from Simple Plan and

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vocalist

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(performing as

). Nominees were announced at a press conference on 5 February 2009. Reporters in attendance expressed an uncertain reaction to the announcement, particularly to the number of nominations given to the critically reviled Nickelback. The following were the 2009 Juno nominees and winners:

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Winner: Sam Roberts Other Nominees: *

(

) *

k.d. lang Kathryn Dawn Lang (born November 2, 1961), known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Lang has won Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances. Hits include the son ...

Group of the Year The Juno Award for Group of the Year has been awarded annually since 1970 in recognition of the best musical group or band in Canada. It is presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS). The five nominees in the category a ...

Winner:

Other Nominees: *

* Simple Plan *

Tokyo Police Club Tokyo Police Club is an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2005, it consists of vocalist and bassist Dave Monks, keyboardist Graham Wright, guitarist Josh Hook, and drummer Greg Alsop. The band found early success with the ...

The Trews The Trews are a Canadian rock band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, bassist Jack Syperek, and drummer Chris Gormley. The band is currently based in Hamilton, Ontario. From th ...

New Artist of the Year

Winner:

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Other Nominees: *

Jessie Farrell Jessie Farrell is a Canadian country music singer. At the 2007 Canadian Country Music Awards, Farrell was nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year and the Chevy Rising Star Award. Farrell's first country album, '' Nothing Fancy'', was releas ...

Kreesha Turner Kreesha Turner (born June 10, 1985) is a Canadian recording artist and songwriter, born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Raised in both Canada and Jamaica, she began her musical career after a successful audition with Virgin Records. She signed a re ...

Nikki Yanofsky Nicole Rachel "Nikki" Yanofsky (born February 8, 1994) is a Canadian jazz-pop singer from Montreal, Quebec. She sang the CTV Olympic broadcast theme song, " I Believe", which was also the theme song of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. She also p ...

New Group of the Year

Winner:

Other nominees: *

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Cancer Bats Cancer Bats is a Canadian hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario. To date, they have released seven studio albums and six extended plays; with their most recent LP, ''Psychic Jailbreak'', having been released on 15 April 2022. The band is cur ...

Crystal Castles Crystal Castles was a Canadian electronic music group formed in 2006 in Toronto, Ontario, formed by songwriter-producer Ethan Kath and singer-songwriter Alice Glass, who later left and was replaced by Edith Frances. Crystal Castles were known ...

Plants and Animals Plants and Animals are a Canadian indie-rock band from Montreal (featuring two members originally from Nova Scotia) which comprises guitarist-vocalists Warren Spicer and Nic Basque and drummer-vocalist Matthew Woody Woodley. The trio began playin ...

Jack Richardson Producer of the Year The Juno Award for "Producer of the Year" has been awarded since 1975, as recognition each year for the best record producer in Canada. It was renamed the "Jack Richardson Producer of the Year" award in 2003, after Jack Richardson who was a noted ...

Winner:

Daniel Lanois Daniel Roland Lanois ( , ; born September 19, 1951) is a Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He has produced albums by artists including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Robbie Robertson, Emmylou Harris, Willi ...

, "Here Is What Is" and "Not Fighting Anymore" (Daniel Lanois) Other nominees: *Stuart Brawley, "Don’t Stop Now" and "Falling" (

Emmy Rossum Emmanuelle Grey Rossum (born September 12, 1986) is an American actress, director, and singer. She is known for her portrayal of Fiona Gallagher in the television series '' Shameless'' (2011–2019). Since the mid-2010s, she has also directed ...

) *

David Foster David Walter Foster (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian musician, composer, arranger, record producer and music executive who chaired Verve Records from 2012 to 2016. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His music career spans mor ...

, "A Change Is Gonna Come" (

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), "Silent Night" (

Josh Groban Joshua Winslow Groban (born February 27, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum, and he was charted in 2007 as the number-one best selling artist in the United States, wi ...

) *

, "I Dream of Spring" and "Coming Home" (

) *

and

Joey Moi Joey Moi is a Canadian record producer, audio engineer, mixer, songwriter, and musician. He is known for his work with the rock groups Nickelback and My Darkest Days, and country music acts Chris Lane, Dallas Smith, Florida Georgia Line, Jake Ow ...

(co-producer

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), "Gotta Be Somebody" and "Something in Your Mouth" (Nickelback)

Recording Engineer of the Year

Winner:

Kevin Churko Kevin Gregory Churko (born 19 January 1968) is a Canadian record producer, sound engineer and musician best known for his work with artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Papa Roach, Hinder, Modern Science (band), Modern Science, Five Finger Death Punc ...

, "Disappearing" and "The Big Bang" (

Simon Collins Simon Philip Nando Collins (born 14 September 1976) is a British-Canadian drummer and the former lead vocalist of the progressive rock band Sound of Contact. Collins is the son of English drummer and singer Phil Collins and Collins' first wi ...

) Other nominees: * John "Beetle" Bailey, "Lucky" and "If I Were A Bell" (

Molly Johnson Margaret Leslie "Molly" Johnson, OC is a Canadian Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter of pop and jazz. Biography Johnson began as a child performer, receiving formal training from the National Ballet School and the Banff School of Fine Arts. ...

) * Mike Fraser, "Rock N' Roll Train" ( AC/DC), "Them Kids" ( Sam Roberts) *

, "Gotta Be Somebody" and "Never Gonna Be Alone" (Nickelback) *

Randy Staub Randy Staub is a Canadian recording engineer. He has been nominated for the Juno Awards' " Recording Engineer of the Year" award 12 times. He won in 2002 for the songs " How You Remind Me" and "Too Bad" by Nickelback Nickelback is a Cana ...

, "Something in Your Mouth" (Nickelback)

Songwriter of the Year

Winner:

, "Waiting...", "Sleeping Sickness", "The Girl" Other nominees: *Nathan Ferraro, "Never Again", "Change For You", "Unaware" (

The Midway State The Midway State is a Canadian alternative rock band from Collingwood and Wasaga Beach, Ontario, signed to Remedy Records for North America and to Universal Publishing for the world outside. They debuted with ''Holes'' in 2008, followed by ''Par ...

) * Hedley, "Old School", "For The Nights I Can’t Remember" (with

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), "Never Too Late" (with

Greig Nori Greig Andrew Nori (born November 21, 1962) is a producer and musician from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and is well known as the frontman, co-lead vocalist and guitarist of the pop punk band Treble Charger. In the late 1990s, he began working as ...

) ( Hedley) *

Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette ( ; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting, Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s with two ...

, "Underneath", "Not As We", "In Praise of the Vulnerable Man" (

) *

Gordie Sampson Gordon Francis Sampson (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and producer from Big Pond, Nova Scotia. Beginning his career as a performer on his hometown island of Cape Breton, both in bands and on his own, Sampson has gone on ...

, "When I Said I Would" (

Whitney Duncan Whitney Duncan (born August 3, 1984) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She finished as the fifth place finalist on the fifth season of ''Nashville Star.'' She has released one studio album and has charted on the U.S. Hot Count ...

), "Just A Dream" (

Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer. She rose to prominence after winning the fourth season of ''American Idol'' in 2005. Her single " Inside Your Heaven" made her the only country artist to debut atop the ''Bil ...

), "Davey Jones" (

)

Fan Choice Award

Winner:

Other nominees: *

Céline Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...

* Feist * Hedley *

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Nominated albums

Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to: Awards * ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia * Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK * Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US * Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA * Lati ...

Winner: ''

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'',

Other nominees: *''

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'', Hedley *'' Lost in the 80's'',

*''70’s Volume 2'',

Sylvain Cossette Sylvain Cossette (born May 8, 1963) is a French-Canadian singer from Grand-Mère, Quebec (located in the Mauricie region). He was a founding member of the Quebec-based English-language band Paradox in 1984 before becoming a French-language solo a ...

*'' Simple Plan'', Simple Plan

Aboriginal Recording of the Year

Winner: ''

Running for the Drum ''Running for the Drum'' is the fourteenth studio album by Buffy Sainte-Marie, released in 2008. One of Sainte-Marie's more successful albums, it spawned one single with "No No Keshagesh". Sainte-Marie also rewrote two verses of "America The Beaut ...

'',

Buffy Sainte-Marie Buffy Sainte-Marie, (born Beverly Sainte-Marie, February 20, 1941) is an Indigenous Canadian-American ( Piapot Cree Nation) singer-songwriter, musician, composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist. While working in these ...

Other nominees: *''

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'',

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*''First Law of the Land'',

Billy Joe Green Billy Joe Green is an Anishinaabe rock and blues musician from Canada.Eugene Chadbourne"Billy Joe Green" ''Allmusic''. He is most noted as a three-time Juno Award nominee for Indigenous Music Album of the Year, receiving nominations at the Juno Awa ...

*''No Lies (album), No Lies'', Tracy Bone *''The World (And Everything In It)'',

Team Rezofficial Team Rezofficial was a Canadian aboriginal hip hop group (primarily Cree from First Nations surrounding Hobbema, Alberta). Founded by former members of War Party, the group included musicians Karmen "Hellnback" Omeasoo, Drezus (Jeremiah Man ...

Adult Alternative Album of the Year

Winner: ''

Is It O.K. ''Is It O.K.'' is the third major label album by Canadian singer-songwriter Serena Ryder. The album was released on November 11, 2008, in Canada. The singles for this album are "Little Bit of Red", "All for Love", and "What I Wanna Know". The a ...

'',

Other nominees: *''

Asking for Flowers ''Asking for Flowers'' is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards. The album was released March 4, 2008, and was well received by critics, similarly to her first two albums released under Zoë Records, ''Failer'' an ...

'',

Kathleen Edwards Kathleen Edwards (born July 11, 1978
) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. Her 2002 debut album, '' The Baroness'',

Sarah Slean Sarah Hope Slean (born June 21, 1977) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, composer and musician. She has released eleven albums to date (including EPs and live albums). She is also a poet, visual artist, and occasional actress. Career Major recordi ...

*''

Between the Beautifuls ''Between the Beautifuls'' is a studio album by Canadian musician Hawksley Workman released on 29 January 2008. The new album was announced along with a track listing on Workman's official website. The first single off the album is "Piano Blink", ...

'',

*''

Exit Strategy of the Soul ''Exit Strategy of the Soul'' is the title of the eleventh studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith. Track listing All songs by Ronald Eldon Sexsmith except when specified. #"Spiritude" (instrumental) – 1:32 #"This Is How I Kno ...

'',

Ron Sexsmith Ronald Eldon Sexsmith (born January 8, 1964) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from St. Catharines, Ontario. He was the songwriter of the year at the 2005 Juno Awards. He began releasing recordings of his own material in 1985 at age 21, and has s ...

Alternative Album of the Year Alternative or alternate may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * Alternative (Kamen Rider), Alternative (''Kamen Rider''), a character in the Japanese TV series ''Kamen Rider Ryuki'' * The Alternative (film), ''The Alternative'' (film), a 19 ...

Winner: ''

'',

Other nominees: *''

The Chemistry of Common Life ''The Chemistry of Common Life'' is the second full-length studio album by Canadian hardcore punk band Fucked Up. It was released on October 7, 2008 on Matador Records in CD and double LP formats and on Welfare Records in Reel-to-reel Audio ...

'',

Fucked Up Fucked Up is a Canadian hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2001. The band consists of Damian Abraham (vocals), Mike Haliechuk (guitar, vocals), Josh Zucker (guitar), Sandy Miranda (bass), and Jonah Falco (drums, vocals). From ...

*''

In the Future ''In the Future'' is the second album by Black Mountain, which was released January 21, 2008. It follows their eponymous debut album which was released in 2005. A "limited edition" of the album was released on the same day with three bonus trac ...

'',

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*''

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'',

*''

Soft Airplane ''Soft Airplane'' is the third album by Chad VanGaalen, released in 2008 on Flemish Eye and Sub Pop. It was VanGaalen's first album to consist entirely of songs newly recorded for the album; his prior releases compiled tracks from a library of ...

'',

Chad VanGaalen Chad VanGaalen (born 1977) is a Canadian musician and artist from Calgary, Alberta. Career ''Infiniheart'' Following a few scattered independent releases, done mostly on homemade CDs with hand-drawn art, VanGaalen released '' Infiniheart'' (200 ...

Blues Album of the Year

Winner: ''Ramblin’ Son'',

Julian Fauth Julian Fauth is a Canadian blues pianist, singer and songwriter. He has collaborated on record with Harmonica Shah, Curley Bridges, Fruteland Jackson, Finis Tasby, and David Rotundo. Fauth has recorded four solo albums for Electro-Fi Records; hi ...

Other nominees: *''Acoustic Blues: Got 'Em from the Bottom'',

Big Dave McLean Big Dave McLean (born August 23, 1952) is a Canadian blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer and songwriter. A veteran performer, his work has had an influence on many western Canadian blues musicians, including Colin James and Wide Mouth Mason. No ...

*''Get Way Back: A Tribute to Percy Mayfield'',

Amos Garrett Amos Garrett (born November 26, 1941) is an American-Canadian blues and blues-rock musician, guitarist, singer, composer, and musical arranger. He has written instructional books about music and guitar. Garrett holds dual citizenship and was ra ...

*''Love & Sound'', Garrett Mason *'' Mess of Blues'',

Jeff Healey Norman Jeffrey Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) was a Canadian blues, rock and jazz singer, guitarist, and songwriter who attained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s. He reached No. 5 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart with " A ...

CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year

Winner: Anouk Pennel and Stéphane Poirer, ''En concert dans la forêt des mal-aimés avec l’Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal'',

Pierre Lapointe Pierre Lapointe (born 23 May 1981) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His work largely follows in the tradition of French chanson, though he is influenced by modern pop music. Defining himself as a "popular singer", he has built an egocentric pe ...

Other nominees: * John Cook, Kelly Ferguson,

John James Audubon John James Audubon (born Jean-Jacques Rabin; April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was an American self-trained artist, naturalist, and ornithologist. His combined interests in art and ornithology turned into a plan to make a complete pictoria ...

, Koko Bonaparte, ''Sugarbird'',

Paul Reddick Paul Reddick is a Canadian blues singer, songwriter and harmonica player. He was the founder of the group The Sidemen, active from 1990 until the early 2000s. History Born in Toronto, Ontario,Larry LeblancProfile of Paul ReddickBlues Art Journa ...

* Phoebe Greenberg, George Fok, Daniel Fortin, Leda & St. Jacques, Productions l’Éloi, ''

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'',

Slim Williams Clyde Charles "Slim" Williams (January 14, 1881 – October 9, 1974) was a promoter of the Alaska Highway in the 1930s. Born in California, Willams had first arrived in Alaska in 1900 at the age of 19, looking for adventure. He spent the next thre ...

* Mark Sasso, Casey Laforet, ''Mountain Meadows'',

Elliott Brood Elliott Brood (often stylized as Elliott BROOD) is a Canadian three-piece, alternative country band formed in 2002 in Toronto, consisting of Mark Sasso on lead vocals, guitar, banjo, ukulele, harmonica, and kazoo, Casey Laforet on guitar, lead vo ...

Dallas Wehrle Constantines is an indie rock band from Guelph, Ontario, Canada. History Constantines was formed in 1999 by vocalist and guitarist Bryan Webb, drummer Doug MacGregor and guitarist Paul Bright, all of whom had played together in the emo band Sho ...

, Robyn Kotyk, Alex vs. Alex, ''Kensington Heights'',

Constantines Constantines is an indie rock band from Guelph, Ontario, Canada. History Constantines was formed in 1999 by vocalist and guitarist Bryan Webb, drummer Doug MacGregor and guitarist Paul Bright, all of whom had played together in the emo band Shou ...

Children's Album of the Year

Winner: ''

Snacktime! ''Snacktime!'' is a children's-themed studio album by Canadian band Barenaked Ladies released on May 6, 2008 by Desperation Records. A companion book was written with artwork by multi-instrumentalist Kevin Hearn, who also contributed artwork for ...

'',

Barenaked Ladies Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian rock band formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario. The band developed a following in Canada, with their Barenaked Ladies (EP), self-titled 1991 cassette becoming the first independent release to be certified gold i ...

Other nominees: *''Catchy Tune'',

Jack Grunsky Jack Grunsky (born July 1, 1945) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Grunsky's musical career has spanned two continents. More than three decades of recording and touring have earned him a wide following from both adult and children's audiences. ...

*''FiddleFire!'',

Chris McKhool Chris McKhool (born November 18, 1968) is a Canadian violinist, producer, guitarist, composer, and singer-songwriter. He has received numerous awards for his work, including four JUNO Award nominations and four Canadian Folk Music Awards for his ...

*''

The Kerplunks The Kerplunks are a Canadian children's music group based on Gabriola Island, BC. This group was formed in 2006, releasing their first self-titled album in 2007. The Kerplunks have been nominated for multiple Juno Awards and won multiple Pare ...

'',

*''Oui!'', Gregg LeRock

Juno Award for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year, Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year

Winner: ''Ending is Beginning (album), Ending Is Beginning'', Downhere Other nominees: *''Colors and Sounds'', Article One (band), Article One *''I Will Go'', Starfield (band), Starfield *''Roar of Heaven'', Life Support *''Salvation Station'', newworldson

Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year - Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment, Classical Album of the Year (large ensemble)

Winner: ''Beethoven: Ideals Of The French Revolution'', Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and Kent Nagano Other nominees: *''Bach: Métamorphoses'', Orchestre symphonique de Québec and Yoav Talmi *''Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8'', Tafelmusik and Bruno Weil *''Bruckner: Symphonie No 9'', Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal and Yannick Nézet-Séguin *''Haydn: Symphonies 62, 107 & 108'', Toronto Chamber Orchestra and Kevin Mallon

Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year - Solo or Chamber Ensemble, Classical Album of the Year (solo or chamber ensemble)

Winner: ''Homage'', James Ehnes Other nominees: *''Haydn: Six Sonatas for Piano'', Anton Kuerti *''Schubert: Complete Piano Trios'', The Gryphon Trio *''Schumann: Sonata in F#Minor & Humoreske'', Angela Hewitt *''Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues opus 87'', David Jalbert (pianist), David Jalbert

Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year - Vocal or Choral Performance, Classical Album of the Year (vocal or choral performance)

Winner: ''Gloria! Vivaldi’s Angels'', Ensemble Caprice Other nominees: *''Bach and the Liturgical Year'', Shannon Mercer and Luc Beauséjour *''Handel: Arias'', Karina Gauvin *''Schumann: Dichterliebe & other Heine Settings'', Gerald Finley *''The Voice of Bach'', Daniel Taylor (countertenor), Daniel Taylor

Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year, Francophone Album of the Year

Winner: ''Tous les sens'', Ariane Moffatt Other nominees: *''L’arbre aux parfums'', Caracol *''Cœur de pirate (album), Cœur de pirate'', Cœur de pirate *''Tradarnac'', Swing (Canadian band), Swing *''Le volume du vent'', Karkwa

Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year, Instrumental Album of the Year

Winner: ''Nostomania'', DJ Brace presents The Electric Nosehair Orchestra Other nominees: *''

'',

*''The Furniture Moves Underneath'', Inhabitants *''The Soundtrack'', Creaking Tree String Quartet *''Telescope'', Steve Dawson

Juno Award for International Album of the Year, International Album of the Year

Winner: ''Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Viva La Vida'', Coldplay Other nominees: *''Black Ice (album), Black Ice'', AC/DC *''Chinese Democracy'', Guns N’ Roses *''Death Magnetic'', Metallica *''Sleep Through the Static'', Jack Johnson (musician), Jack Johnson

Juno Award for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year, Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year

Winner: ''Embracing Voices'', Jane Bunnett Other nominees: *''A Bend in the River'', Roberto Occhipinti *''Existential Detective'', Barry Romberg’s Random Access Large Ensemble *''Rasstones'', François Bourassa Quartet *''The Sicilian Jazz Project'', Michael Occhipinti

Juno Award for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year, Traditional Jazz Album of the Year

Winner: ''Second Time Around'', Oliver Jones (pianist), Oliver Jones Other nominees: *''For Kenny Wheeler'', Don Thompson (musician), Don Thompson Quartet *''Small Wonder'', Brad Turner (musician), Brad Turner Quartet *''Solo'', Chris Donnelly *''TV Trio'', John Stetch

Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year, Vocal Jazz Album of the Year

Winner: ''Lucky'',

Other nominees: *''Ella...Of Thee I Swing'',

*''If the Moon Turns Green...'', Diana Panton *''Ima (Yvette Tollar album), Ima'', Yvette Tollar *''Parkdale'', Elizabeth Shepherd

Juno Award for Pop Album of the Year, Pop Album of the Year

Winner: ''Flavors of Entanglement'',

Other nominees: *''Holes'',

*''No Sleep at All (Creature album), No Sleep at All'', Creature (band), Creature *''Passion (Kreesha Turner album), Passion'',

*''Wake Up and Say Goodbye'', David Usher

Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year, Rock Album of the Year

Winner: ''Love at the End of the World'', Sam Roberts Other nominees: *''Fortress (Protest the Hero album), Fortress'', Protest The Hero *''No Time for Later'',

*''Parallel Play'', Sloan (band), Sloan *''Terminal Romance'', Matt Mays & El Torpedo

Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year - Solo, Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Solo)

Winner: ''Proof of Love'', Old Man Luedecke Other nominees: *''The Contradictor'', Ndidi Onukwulu *''Ghost Notes'', Matthew Barber *''Happy Here'', Suzie Vinnick *''Tinderbox'', Fred Eaglesmith

Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year - Group, Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Group)

Winner: ''Chic Gamine'', Chic Gamine Other nominees: * ''Fast Paced World'', The Duhks * ''Highway Prayer'', Twilight Hotel * ''Mountain Meadows (album), Mountain Meadows'',

* ''XOK'', NQ Arbuckle

Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year, World Music Album of the Year

Winner: ''Africa to Appalachia'', Jayme Stone and Mansa Sissoko Other nominees: * ''The Art of the Early Egyptian Qanun'', George Dimitri Sawa * ''Cairo to Toronto'', Maryem Tollar, Maryem & Ernie Tollar * ''Contrabanda'', Lubo and Kaba Horo * ''Shivaboom'', Eccodek

Nominated releases

Single of the Year

Winner: " Dangerous", Kardinal Offishall Other nominees: * "Gotta Be Somebody",

* "Lay It on the Line (Divine Brown song), Lay It on the Line",

* "Lost (Michael Bublé song), Lost", Michael Bublé * "Taking Chances (Celine Dion song), Taking Chances",

Juno Award for Classical Composition of the Year, Classical Composition of the Year

Winner: "Flanders Fields Reflections", John Burge Other nominees: * "From the Dark Reaches", Pat Carrabré, T. Patrick Carrabré * "Manhattan Music", Bramwell Tovey * "Notes Towards A Poem That Can Never Be Written", Timothy Corlis * "Song of Songs", Sid Robinovitch

Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year, Country Recording of the Year

Winner: ''Beautiful Life (Doc Walker album), Beautiful Life'', Doc Walker Other nominees: * ''Chasing the Sun (Tara Oram album), Chasing the Sun'', Tara Oram * ''Dawn of a New Day (Crystal Shawanda album), Dawn of a New Day'',

* ''Thankful (Aaron Pritchett album), Thankful'', Aaron Pritchett * ''What I Do (George Canyon album), What I Do'', George Canyon

Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year, Dance Recording of the Year

Winner: "Random Album Title", Deadmau5 Other nominees: * "Everything’s Gonna Be Alright", James Doman * "Get Blahsted", Hatiras and MC Flipside * "Move For Me", Deadmau5 vs. Kaskade * "Yes We Can", House Music United

Juno Award for Music DVD of the Year, Music DVD of the Year

Winner: ''Blue Road'' (Blue Rodeo) Other nominees: *''Here Is What Is'' (

) *''It All Started With A Red Stripe'' (Moneen) *''Live in Las Vegas - A New Day...'' (

) *''A MultiMedia Life'' (

)

Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year, R&B/Soul Recording of the Year

Winner: ''The Love Chronicles'', Divine Brown (singer), Divine Brown Other nominees: *''Elise Estrada (album), Elise Estrada'', Elise Estrada *''Money'', Zaki Ibrahim *''The Promise (Deborah Cox album), The Promise'', Deborah Cox *''TONY'', Ivana Santilli

Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year, Rap Recording of the Year

Winner: ''Not 4 Sale (Kardinal Offishall album), Not 4 Sale'', Kardinal Offishall Other Nominees: *''A Captured Moment in Time'', DL Incognito *''The Book (D-Sisive EP), The Book'', D-Sisive *''I Rap Now'', Famous (rapper), Famous *''Point Blank (2008 album), Point Blank'', Point Blank (hip hop group), Point Blank

Juno Award for Reggae Recording of the Year, Reggae Recording of the Year

Winner: "Everything", Humble Other nominees: *"Jah Lift Me Up", Blessed (musician), Blessed *"Renegade Rocker", Dubmatix *"The Peacemaker’s Chauffeur", Jason Wilson (musician), Jason Wilson *"Truth Will Reveal", Souljah Fyah

Juno Award for Video of the Year, Video of the Year

Winner: Anthony Seck, "Honey Honey" ( Feist) Other nominees: * Davin Black, "Blond Kryptonite" (Saint Alvia) * Wendy Morgan, "Going On" (Gnarls Barkley) * Dave Pawsey, "Detroit '67" ( Sam Roberts) * Dave Pawsey, "Them Kids" ( Sam Roberts)

Compilation CD

A compilation album for the awards was released in March 2009

References

External links

Juno Awards official site

Vancouver Host Committee for the 2009 Juno Awards (Music From Sea To Sky)
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