2018 JUNO Award Winners
SINGLE OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY LIVE NATION CANADA) FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back Shawn Mendes Paloma Daniel Bélanger Audiogram*Sony Island*Universal CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR Hear the Music Fred Penner Linus*IDLA DAMN. Kendrick Lamar Interscope*Universal CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR (PRESENTED WITH APPLE MUSIC) CHAMBER A Tribe Called Red Pirates Blend*Sony Chopin Recital 3 Janina Fialkowska ATMA*Naxos
BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE (SPONSORED BY FACTOR, THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA, AND CANADA’S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS) ENSEMBLE The Beaches Universal Chopin: Works for Piano & Orchestra Jan Lisiecki with NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (PRESENTED BY SOCAN) Deutsche Grammaphon*Universal Gord Downie & Kevin Drew “A Natural”, “Introduce Yerself”, “The North” CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR INTRODUCE YERSELF – Gord Downie CHORAL Arts & Crafts*Universal Crazy Girl Crazy Barbara Hannigan with Ludwig Orchestra Alpha*Naxos COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR Game On James Barker Band Universal CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR My Name is Amanda Todd Jocelyn Morlock ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR Analekta*Select Introduce Yerself Gord Downie Arts & Crafts*Universal DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR Closer ft. Laurell Nick Fiorucci Hi- ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY Bias*Independent LONG & MCQUADE) Antisocialites Alvvays Royal Mountain*Universal REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR Greater Kirk Diamond Independent POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR Skin & Earth Lights Lights*Universal INDIGENOUS MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY APTN) ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR Medicine Songs Buffy Sainte-Marie Young Beauties and Fools The Glorious Sons True North*IDLA Black Box*Universal CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR YEAR Turn Up The Quiet Diana Krall Verve*Universal Bone on Bone Bruce Cockburn True North*IDLA
JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR Root Structure Mike Downes Addo Illusion & Doubt The Dead South Curve*eOne
JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR The North David Braid, Mike Murley, Anders Time to Roll MonkeyJunk Stony Plain*Warner Mogensen & Johnny Aman Addo CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR OF THE YEAR Stubborn Persistent Illusions Do Make Say Think First Day of My Life The Color Independent Constellation*Outside
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2018 JUNO Award Winners
WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR HUMANITARIAN AWARD Where the Galleon Sank Kobo Town Gary Slaight Stonetree*Independent INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Arcade Fire Diana Krall “L-O-V-E”, “Night and Day” (co- producer Tommy Lipuma) TURN UP THE QUIET – WALT GREALIS SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Diana Krall Verve*Universal AWARD Denise Donlon RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Riley Bell “Get You ft. Kali Uchis”, “We Find Love” FREUDIAN – Daniel Caesar Golden Child*Independent
ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR Marianne Collins (Art Director & Illustrator), Ian Ilavsky (Designer), Steve Farmer (Photographer) – STUBBORN PERSISTENT ILLUSIONS Do Make Say Think Constellation*Outside
VIDEO OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY STINGRAY MUSIC) Venus Fly ft. Janelle Monáe Grimes (Claire Boucher) Grimes Crystal Math*Universal
ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR Mass Manipulation Rezz Mau5trap*Kobalt
METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR Voice of the Void Anciients Seasons of Mist*Sony
ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR Nobody But Me Michael Bublé Reprise*Warner
COMEDY ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY SIRIUSXM CANADA) I Wanted To Be A Dinosaur Ivan Decker Independent
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