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Juno Awards of 2008

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Juno Awards of 2008
Date5–6 April 2008
VenuePengrowth Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Hosted byRussell Peters
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCTV
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The Juno Awards of 2008 were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on the weekend ending 6 April 2008. These ceremonies honoured music industry achievements in Canada in the latter part of 2006 and in most of 2007.

Country performer and multiple Juno Award winner Paul Brandt received the 2008 Humanitarian Award which is now named after CHUM-FM Radio founder, Allan Waters.[1] Moses Znaimer, who led the development of Citytv and MuchMusic, received the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award. Nominations for all remaining categories were announced on 5 February 2008.[2]

Notable among winners was Feist, winning all five awards in her nominated categories, three of which were presented in the televised gala.

Presentations

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Saturday gala

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The Saturday gala where most awards are presented occurred at the Telus Convention Centre on 5 April, while the major awards were presented at the Pengrowth Saddledome on Sunday (6 April).[3]

Sunday televised ceremonies

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Performers appearing on the program included Feist, Finger Eleven, Michael Bublé, Avril Lavigne, Anne Murray, Paul Brandt, Aaron Lines, Gord Bamford, Hedley, Johnny Reid, and Jully Black.[2]

The televised event was broadcast on CTV and hosted by Russell Peters.[4] Peters' monologue was described by Edmonton Sun columnist Bill Harris as "the funniest opening five minutes we've ever seen from an awards-show host."[5] Peters was also cited by Toronto Star entertainment critic Ben Rayner as offering a break from recent years of "iffy emceeing" during the award broadcasts.[6]

The 2008 broadcast attracted CTV's second-highest ratings since the network gained broadcast rights. 1.45 million viewers were measured in 2008 compared to 2.18 million for the 2003 ceremonies.[7]

Jeff Healey, an internationally noted Canadian musician who died the month before the Juno ceremonies, was given a brief tribute mention by members of Blue Rodeo during the televised awards ceremony.[8][9]


I've never actually seen the Juno Awards, to be honest with you, which I guess makes me Canadian.

— Russell Peters, Juno Awards host[6]

Nominees and winners

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Nominees for the 2008 Juno Awards were announced on 5 February 2008. On 15 February 2008, CARAS indicated that it made a "logistical error" during its nominations voting process, announcing the addition of two new nominations and the replacement of one nomination as follows:[10]

Winner: Feist

Other nominees:

Winner: Blue Rodeo

Other nominees:

Winner: Serena Ryder

Other nominees:

Winner: Wintersleep

Other nominees:

Winner: Joni Mitchell, "Hana" and "Bad Dreams"

Other nominees:

Winner: Kevin Churko, Black Rain (Ozzy Osbourne)

Other nominees:

Winner: Feist, "My Moon My Man", "1234", "I Feel It All"

Other nominees:

Winner: Michael Bublé

Other nominees:

Nominated albums

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Winner: The Reminder, Feist

Other nominees:

Winner: The Dirty Looks, Derek Miller

Other nominees:

Winner: Small Miracles, Blue Rodeo

Other nominees:

Winner: Neon Bible, Arcade Fire

Other nominees:

Winner: Building Full of Blues, Fathead

Other nominees:

Winner: Tracy Maurice and François Miron, Neon Bible (Arcade Fire)

Other nominees:

  • Felix Wittholz, Situation (Buck 65)
  • Jeff Harrison and Clinton Hussey, Ornamental Eterworld (Vonnegut Dollhouse)
  • John Cook, Mark Burchner and Greg Bennet, Revue: The Best of Paul Reddick
  • Mathieu Houde, Simon Rivest, Catherine Lepage, Mathieu Doyon, 2×2 (Pierre LaPointe)

Winner: Music Soup, Jen Gould

Other nominees:

Winner: Holy God, Brian Doerksen

Other nominees:

Winner: Korngold, Barber & Walton Violin Concertos, James Ehnes, Bramwell Tovey, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Other nominees:

Winner: Alkan Concerto for Solo Piano, Marc-André Hamelin

Other nominees:

Winner: Surprise, Measha Brueggergosman

Other nominees:

  • Buxtehude – Membra Jesu Nostri, Les Voix Baroques
  • Constantinople, The Gryphon Trio
  • Samuel Barber Songs, Gerald Finley
  • Schubert Among Friends, The Aldeburgh Connection

Winner: L'Échec du matériel, Daniel Bélanger

Other nominees:

Winner: The Utmost, Jayme Stone

Other nominees:

Winner: Good Girl Gone Bad, Rihanna

Other nominees:

Winner: Almost Certainly Dreaming, The Chris Tarry Group

Other nominees:

  • Chasing After Light, Michael Occhipinti and Creation Dream
  • Forty Revolutions, David Occhipinti
  • Metaphora, Altered Laws
  • Onward!, Manteca

Winner: Debut, Brandi Disterheft

Other nominees:

Winner: Make Someone Happy, Sophie Milman

Other nominees:

Winner: The Reminder, Feist

Other nominees:

Winner: Them vs. You vs. Me, Finger Eleven

Other nominees:

Winner: Right of Passage, David Francey

Other nominees:

Winner: Key Principles, Nathan

Other nominees:

Winner: Agua Del Pozo, Alex Cuba

Other nominees:

Nominated releases

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Winner: "1234", Feist

Other nominees:

Winner: "Constantinople", Christos Hatzis

Other nominees:

Winner: Risk, Paul Brandt

Other nominees:

Winner: All U Ever Want, Billy Newton-Davis vs. Deadmau5

Other nominees:

Winner: 666 Live, Billy Talent

Other nominees:

Winner: Revival, Jully Black

Other nominees:

Winner: The Revolution, Belly

Other nominees:

Winner: "Don't Go Pretending", Mikey Dangerous

Other nominees:

  • "Don't Go", Korexion
  • "Final Road", Blessed
  • "Music is my Life", Tanya Mullings
  • "Two Chord Skankin'", Lyndon John X

Winner: Christopher Mills, "C’mon" (Blue Rodeo)

Other nominees:

Compilation CD

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A compilation album was released in February 2008

1.My Moon My Man – Feist—2.For The Nights I Can't Remember – Hedley—3.Girlfriend (radio edit) – Avril Lavigne—4.Nothing Special – IllScarlett—5.I Get Around – Dragonette—6.Paralyzer (clean version) – Finger Eleven—7.Tongue Tied – Faber Drive—8.Gate 22 – Pascale Picard—9.Everything – Michael Bublé—10. After Tonight – Justin Nozuka—11. Weak in the Knees – Serena Ryder—12.Born Losers – Matthew Good—13. Weighty Ghost – Wintersleep—14. This Town – Blue Rodeo—15.Walls Fall Down – Bedouin Soundclash—16.Pressure (radio edit) – Belly feat. Ginuwine—17.Seven Day Fool – Jully Black—18.Day Dream Believer – Anne Murray & Nelly Furtado—19.Didn't Even See The Dust – Paul Brandt—20.Dirty Old Man – Neil Young—21.Le Bonheur Au Large – Kaïn

References

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  1. ^ "CARAS and CTV Announce Paul Brandt as Inaugural Recipient of Allan Waters Humanitarian Award" (PDF). Juno Awards (CARAS). 23 November 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2008. [dead link]
  2. ^ a b "First Performers Announced: Feist, Finger Eleven and Michael Bublé to Rock The 2008 JUNO Awards, Sunday, April 6 on CTV". Juno Awards (CARAS). 29 January 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  3. ^ "Juno Awards countdown is underway: Announcing the 2008 Juno Weekend major events and venues" (PDF). Juno Awards (CARAS). 26 November 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  4. ^ "Vancouver will host Juno Awards in 2009". 12 February 2008.
  5. ^ Harris, Bill (7 April 2008). "Peters pulls it out of the barrel". Edmonton Sun. Archived from the original on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
  6. ^ a b Rayner, Ben (7 April 2008). "Feist is the Junos homecoming queen". Toronto Star. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
  7. ^ "1.45 Million Viewers Make The 2008 JUNO Awards Second Most-Watched Ever on CTV". CTV Television Network. 7 April 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
  8. ^ McCann, Randall J. (9 April 2008). "Letters: Healey deserved greater tribute". Calgary Sun.
  9. ^ Reid, Bob (8 April 2008). "(Letters) Where was Healey tribute?". Toronto Star. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
  10. ^ CARAS (15 February 2008). "Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Announces Nominee Changes to Three 2008 JUNO Award Categories" (PDF). Retrieved 16 February 2008. [dead link]
  11. ^ :: Emilie-Claire Barlow :: Archived 13 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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