Juno_Awards_of_1996
The Juno Awards of 1996, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 10 March 1996 in Hamilton, Ontario at a ceremony in the Copps Coliseum. Anne Murray was the host for the ceremonies, which were broadcast on CBC Television.
| Juno Awards of 1996 | ||||
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| Date | 10 March 1996 | |||
| Venue | Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario | |||
| Hosted by | Anne Murray | |||
| Television/radio coverage | ||||
| Network | CBC | |||
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Quebec-based independent classical label Analekta Records boycotted the Junos after failing to receive a Juno nomination after attempts for five years. Analekta claimed its sales were twice that of CBC Records.[1]
Several record stores such as CD Plus, HMV, Sunrise and Music World also intended to boycott the Junos because competing music retailer Columbia House had signed on as a Juno advertiser.[2]
Nominations were announced 31 January 1996. Prominent nominees were Alanis Morissette and Shania Twain who had recent internationally successful albums who both won Grammy Awards on 28 February 1996.[3] Alanis Morissette won in five Juno categories, becoming this year's major winner.[4]
Levi's Entertainer of the Year
Presented by David Clayton-Thomas, Denny Doherty, John Kay, Domenic Troiano and Zal Yanovsky, this award was chosen by a national poll rather than by Juno organisers CARAS.
Winner: Shania Twain
Other Nominees:
Best Female Vocalist
Presented by Russell DeCarle and Buffy Sainte-Marie.
Winner: Alanis Morissette
Other Nominees:
Best Male Vocalist
Presented by Susan Aglukark and Kim Mitchell.
Winner: Colin James
Other Nominees:
Best New Solo Artist
Winner: Ashley MacIsaac
Other Nominees:
Group of the Year
This award was presented by Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees The Diamonds and The Crew Cuts
Winner: Blue Rodeo
Other Nominees:
Best New Group
Winner: Philosopher Kings
Other Nominees:
Songwriter of the Year
Winner: Alanis Morissette
Other Nominees:
Best Country Female Vocalist
Presented by George Fox and Charlie Major, this award was accepted on Twain's behalf by her sister Carrie-Anne because she was too sick to attend.
Winner: Shania Twain
Other Nominees:
Best Country Male Vocalist
Winner: Charlie Major
Other Nominees:
Best Country Group or Duo
Winner: Prairie Oyster
Other Nominees:
Best Instrumental Artist
Winner: Liona Boyd
Other Nominees:
- Richard Abel
- George Amatino
- Hennie Bekker
- André Gagnon
Best Producer
Winner: Michael Phillip Wojewoda, "End of the World" by The Waltons; "Beaton's Delight" by Ashley MacIsaac
Other Nominees:
- Bryan Adams with co-producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange, "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman" by Bryan Adams
- David Foster (with co-producer Madonna), "You'll See (Something to Remember)" by Madonna; "I Can Love You Like That (And the Music Speaks)" by All-4-One
- Chad Irschick, "O Siem" by Susan Aglukark
- David Tyson, "Beautiful Goodbye" and "Birmingham" by Amanda Marshall
Best Recording Engineer
Winner: Chad Irschick, "O Siem" by Susan Aglukark
Other Nominees:
- Lenny DeRose, "Faith" and "Their Lights" by Crash Vegas
- Kevin Doyle, "Here, There and Everywhere" by John McDermott
- Rob Heany, "Alegria" by Cirque du Soleil
- Ian Terry, "The Way You Look Tonight" by Oliver Jones and "Canon" by D.D. Jackson
Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Winners: David Clayton-Thomas, Denny Doherty, John Kay, Domenic Troiano, Zal Yanovsky
Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award
Winner: Ronnie Hawkins
Best Album
Presented by Deborah Cox and Robbie Robertson.
Winner: Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette
Other Nominees:
Best Children's Album
Winner: Celery Stalks At Midnight, Al Simmons
Other Nominees:
- Hallelujah Handel!, Susan Hammond, Classical Kids
- The Keeper, Will Millar
- Philharmonic Fool, Rick Scott
- Raffi Radio, Raffi
Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble)
Winner: Alkan: Grande Sonate/Sonatine/ Le Festin d'Esope, piano Marc-Andre Hamelin
Other Nominees:
- Bach: Violin Concertos, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik
- Debussy: Preludes, Livres 1 and 2, piano Francine Kay
- Quartet for the End of Time, Amici Ensemble with violin Shmuel Askenasi
- Suite hébraïque, violin Jacques Israelievitch, piano John Greer
Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble)
Winner: Shostakovich: Symphonies 5 & 9, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit
Other Nominees:
- Debussy: Children's Corner, Montreal Symphony Orchestra
- Mendelssohn: Symphonies 1 and 5, Hebrides Overture, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
- Purcell: Ayres for the Theatre, Tafelmusik
- Tchaikovsky and Sibelius: Violin Concertos, Leila Josefowicz, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Best Classical Album (Vocal or Choral Performance)
Winner: Ben Heppner Sings Richard Strauss, tenor Ben Heppner, The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Davis
Other Nominees:
- Great Tenor Arias, Ben Heppner, Munich Radio Orchestra
- Healey Willan: An Apostrophe to the Heavenly Hosts, Vancouver Chamber Choir
- J.S. Bach: Secular Cantatas, Vol. 1, Dorothea Röschmann, Hugues Saint-Gelais, Kevin McMillan, Les Violons du Roy
- Ravel: L'enfant et les sortileges, Sheherazade, Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Choir
Best Album Design
Winner: Tom Wilson and Alex Wittholz, Birthday Boy
Other Nominees:
- David Andoff, Derek Shapton, Hi, How Are You Today? by Ashley MacIsaac
- David Andoff, Paul van Dongen, Tara McVicar, Bootsauce by Bootsauce
- Steven R. Gilmore, Anthony Artiaga, Good Weird Feeling, Odds
- Kathi Prosser, Peter Horvath, Dragonfly by Mae Moore
Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic)
Winner: No Need to Argue, The Cranberries
Other Nominees:
Best Blues/Gospel Album
Winner: That River, Jim Byrnes
Other Nominees:
- Big City Blues, Sue Foley
- Rites of Passage, Georgette Fry
- Urban Blues re: Newell, King Biscuit Boy
- When the Sun Goes Down, The Sidemen
Best Mainstream Jazz Album
Winner: Vernal Fields, Ingrid Jensen
Other Nominees:
- A Timeless Place, Jeri Brown
- Basso Continuo, Normand Guilbeault Ensemble
- From Lush to Lively, Oliver Jones
- Peace Song, D.D. Jackson
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
Winner: NOJO, Neufeld-Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra
Other Nominees:
- Frontier Tunes, The Merlin Factor
- Lucky to be Me, Carol Welsman
- Rendez-vous Brazil Cuba, Jane Bunnett
- Touch, Rich Shadrach Lazar and Montuno Police
Best Selling Francophone Album
Winner: D'eux, Celine Dion
Other Nominees:
- Beau dommage, Beau Dommage
- Bohemienne, Marjo
- Carpe diem, Lara Fabian
- C'est la vie, Mario Pelchat
Rock Album of the Year
Presented by Burton Cummings and Alannah Myles.
Winner: Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette
Other Nominees:
Best Roots or Traditional Album - Group
Winner: Gypsies & Lovers, The Irish Descendants
Other Nominees:
- Inside the Dreaming, The Wyrd Sisters
- Late As Usual, The Paperboys
- Night Visions, Orealis
- Up, Great Big Sea
Best Roots or Traditional Album - Solo
Winner: Ashley MacIsaac, Hi™ How Are You Today?
Other Nominees:
- Susan Crowe, This Far From Home
- James Keelaghan, A Recent Future
- Danielle Martineau, Autrement
- Laura Smith, B'tween the Earth and My Soul
Best Alternative Album
Winner: What Fresh Hell is This?, Art Bergmann
Other Nominees:
- Fluke, Rusty
- Kombinator, The Inbreds
- Mock Up, Scale Down, The Super Friendz
- Somebody Spoke, Hardship Post
Single of the Year
Winner: "You Oughta Know", Alanis Morissette
Other Nominees:
Best Classical Composition
Winner: Concerto For Violin And Orchestra, Andrew P. MacDonald, David Stewart, Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
Other Nominees:
- "I Think That I Shall Never See...", Chan Ka Nin for Amici
- "Music for Heaven and Earth", Alexina Louie for Esprit Orchestra
- "Piano Concerto", Glenn Buhr for Christina Petrowksa, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
- "Touchings", Harry Freedman for Nexus, The Esprit Orchestra
Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording
Winner: ETSI Shon "Grandfather Song", Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat
Other Nominees:
- Dancing Around the World, Red Bull
- Message, Wapistan
- Sacred Ground, Jess Lee
- This Child, Susan Aglukark
Best Rap Recording
Winner: "E-Z On Tha Motion", Ghetto Concept
Other Nominees:
- "Drama", Da Grassroots with Elemental
- "The Legacy", UBAD
- "Still Caught Up", Saukrates
- "360 Degrees", Cipher
Best R&B/Soul Recording
Presented by Ronnie Hawkins and Colin James.
Winner: Deborah Cox, Deborah Cox
Other Nominees:
- Absolute, jacksoul
- Feel the Good Times, Charlene Smith
- Memories of the SoulShack Survivors, Bass is Base
- Philosopher Kings, Philosopher Kings
Best Reggae Recording
Winner: "Now and Forever", Sattalites
Other Nominees:
Best Global Album
Winner: Music From Africa, Takadja
Other Nominees:
- Alegria, Cirque du Soleil
- Jmpn For Joy, Punjabi by Nature
- Vamo a Pambicha, Papo Ross and Orquesta Pambiche
- When Ahab Met Moishe, The Angstones
Best Dance Recording
Winner: "A Deeper Shade Of Love (Extended Mix)", Camille
Other Nominees:
- "Come Into My Life (Extended Mix)", JLM
- "Get Away (Stonebridge and Nick Nice Club Mix)", Shauna Davis
- "Never Let You Go (Tempered Club Mix)", Temperance
- "Take Control (Matrix Airplay Edit)", BKS
Best Video
Presented by Amanda Marshall and The Odds.
Winner: Jeth Weinrich, "Good Mother" by Jann Arden
Other Nominees:
- Alain DesRochers, "O Siem" by Susan Aglukark
- Tim Hamilton, "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" by Crash Test Dummies
- Stephen Scott, "Freedom" by Colin James
- Curtis Wehrfritz, "Sister Awake" by The Tea Party
- Globe and Mail (6 January 1996). "For the love of music". The Globe and Mail. pp. C1, C2.
- Globe and Mail (15 February 1996). "Arts Ink: Coupland's name on U.S author list / Juno boycott". The Globe and Mail. pp. D2.
- Canadian Press (1 February 1996). "Juno nominees reflect success of female singers". The Globe and Mail. pp. D2.
- Renzetti, Elizabeth (11 March 1996). "You Oughta Know: Morissette sweeps Junos". The Globe and Mail. pp. C1.