2015 JUNO Award Winners

JUNO FAN CHOICE CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE OR SOLOIST(S) WITH Michael Bublé LARGE ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANIMENT MOZART: Piano Concertos Nos. 22 & 24 Angela Hewitt Hyperion*HM SINGLE OF THE YEAR Rude Magic! Sony CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE Schubert: Winterreise Gerald Finley & Julius Drake Hyperion*HM INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR In the Lonely Hour Sam Smith Capitol*Universal CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR Airline Icarus Brian Current AIRLINE ICARUS – COMPLETE OPERA Naxos ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY MUSIC CANADA) Popular Problems Leonard Cohen Columbia*Sony RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR The Legends League Presents: Naturally Born Strangers Naturally Born ARTIST OF THE YEAR Strangers Legend’s League*Independent The Weeknd The Weeknd XO*Universal DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR GROUP OF THE YEAR Sound of A Woman Kiesza Island*Universal Arkells Arkells Music*Universal R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FACTOR, THE GOVERNMENT OF Often The Weeknd The Weeknd XO*Universal CANADA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF CANADIAN HERITAGE [CANADA MUSIC FUND] AND OF CANADA’S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS) REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR Kiesza Island*Universal Welcome the King Exco Levi Kheilstone*Independent

BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FACTOR, THE GOVERNMENT OF ABORIGINAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY ABORIGINAL PEOPLES CANADA THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF CANADIAN HERITAGE [CANADA MUSIC FUND] TELEVISION NETWORK) AND OF CANADA’S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS) Animism Tanya Taga Six Shooter*Universal Magic! Sony ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY SIRIUSXM CANADA) The Raven’s Sun Catherine MacLellan Independent Bahamas “All the Time”, “Bitter Memories”, “Stronger Than That” BAHAMAS IS AFIE – Bahamas Barchords*Universal ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP Let It Lie The Bros. Landreth Independent*Fontana North COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR Lifted Dallas Smith 604*Universal BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY STINGRAY MUSIC) Solo Recordings, Vol. 2 Steve Hill Independent*Outside ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR Bahamas Is Afie Bahamas Barchords*Universal CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OFTHE YEAR VIP Manic Drive Bema Media*David C. Cook ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY LONG & MCQUADE) July Talk July Talk Sleepless*Universal WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS) POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY TD) 500 Years of Night Quique Escamilla Lulaworld*Outside Little Machines Lights Lights Music*Universal JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY SLAIGHT MUSIC) ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY SIRIUSXM CANADA) Adam Messinger “Change Your Life” (co-producer Nasri Atweh) THE NEW High Noon Arkells Arkells Music*Universal CLASSIC – Iggy Azalea Island Def Jam* Universal | “Rude” DON’T KILL THE MAGIC – Magic! Sony VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR Red Diana Panton Diana Panton*eOne RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF AUDIO RECORDING TECHNOLOGY [OIART]) JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO Eric Ratz “Ghosts” GHOSTS – Big Wreck Anthem*Warner | “Satellite Hotel” BLACK Vista Obscura Kirk MacDonald Addo*Conveyor BUFFALO – One Bad Son 604*Universal

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP RECORDING PACKAGE OF THE YEAR Jane Bunnett and Maqueque Jane Bunnett and Maqueque Justin Time*Universal Roberta Hansen (Art Director/Designer/Illustrator), Mike Latschislaw (Photographer) PILGRIMAGE – Steve Bell Signpost*Outside INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR Encuentro Quartango Tangovation VIDEO OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY MUCHFACT, EXCLUSIVELY FUNDED BY BELL MEDIA) FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR Hideaway Kiesza, Blayre Ellestad, Rami Afuni and Ljuba Castot KIESZA Maladie d’amour Jimmy Hunt Dare To Care*D.E.P. Island*Universal

CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR Where In The World Fred Penner The Children’s Group*eOne Our Love Caribou Merge*F.A.B

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR Bartok: Chamber Works for Violin Vol. 3 Z² Devin Townsend Project HevyDevy*eOne James Ehnes Chandos*Naxos ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR Shine On Sarah McLachlan Verve*Universal