MuchFACT funded artists receive 76 Juno Nominations!
The 2012 Juno Award ceremony is fast approaching, and MuchFACT is pleased to announce that 76 MuchFACT supported artists have been nominated for awards. The MuchFACT funded 2012 Juno Award nominees are:
JUNO FAN CHOICE AWARD
Arcade Fire Sonovox*F>A>B
City and Colour Dine Alone*Universal
Ginette Reno Melon Miel*Sélect
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
City and Colour Dine Alone*Universal
Fragile Bird
The Sheepdogs Warner
I Don’t Know
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
City and Colour Dine Alone*Universal
Feist Arts&Crafts*EMI
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Arkells Arkells Music*Universal
Down With Webster Universal
Sam Roberts Band Universal
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FACTOR AND RADIO STARMAKER FUND)
Alyssa Reid Wax*Warner
Dan Mangan Arts&Crafts*EMI
Diamond Rings Secret City*EMI
JRDN Kuya*Fontana North
Lindi Ortega Last Gang*Universal
NEW GROUP OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FACTOR AND RADIO STARMAKER FUND
Hey Rosetta! Sonic*Warner
Mother Mother Last Gang*Universal
The Rural Alberta Advantage Paper Bag*Fontana North
The Sheepdogs Warner
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY SIRIUSXM CANADA)
Dallas Green Dine Alone*Universal | Publisher: Cobalt
“Fragile Bird”, “We Found Each Other”, “Weightless” LITTLE HELL – City and Colour
Dan Mangan Arts&Crafts*EMI | Publisher: Dan Mangan Music
“About As Helpful As You Can Be Without Being Any Help At All”, “Post-War Blues”, “Oh Fortune” OH FORTUNE – Dan Mangan
Feist Arts&Crafts*EMI | Publishers: Universal Music MBG Ltd., Heavy Sheet Music / Warner Chappell
“How Come You Never Go There”, “Graveyard” – co-songwriters Mocky & Chilly Gonzales, “The Circle Married The Line” – co-songwriters Mike Little & Chris Byrne METALS – Feist
Jim Cuddy Warner | Publisher: Buried Crow Music
“Everyone Watched The Wedding”, “Skyscraper Soul”, “Watch Yourself Go Down” SKYSCRAPER SOUL – Jim Cuddy
Ron Sexsmith Warner | Publisher: Ronboy Rhymes/Sony ATV Music Publishing (SOCAN)
“Get In Line”, “Believe It When I See It”, “Middle of Love” LONG PLAYER LATE BLOOMER – Ron Sexsmith
COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Jimmy Rankin Song Dog*Fontana North
Forget About the World
ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Cuff The Duke Paper Bag*Fontana North
Morning Comes
Feist Arts&Crafts*EMI
Metals
Jenn Grant Six Shooter*Warner
Honeymoon Punch
Jim Cuddy Warner
Skyscraper Soul
Ron Sexsmith Warner
Long Player Late Bloomer
ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY LONG & MCQUADE)
Dan Mangan Arts & Crafts*EMI
Oh Fortune
Destroyer Merge*F>A>B
Kaputt
Fucked Up Matador*Sélect
David Comes To Life
Timber Timbre Arts&Crafts*EMI
Creep On Creepin’ On
POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Down With Webster Universal
Time To Win Vol. II
Lights Lights Music*Universal
Siberia
Marianas Trench 604*Universal
Ever After
ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY RECORDING ARTISTS' COLLECTING SOCIETY - A DIVISION OF ACTRA)
Arkells Arkells Music*Universal
Michigan Left
Matthew Good Universal
Lights of Endangered Species
Sam Roberts Band Universal
Collider
Sloan Outside
The Double Cross
The Sheepdogs Warner
Learn & Burn
VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sophie Milman eOne
In The Moonlight
The Nylons Linus*Universal
Skin Tight
FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Coeur de Pirate Gross Boîte*Sélect
Blonde
Jérôme Minière La Tribu*DEP
Le vrai le faux
Malajube Dare To Care*Sélect
La caverne
RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Classified Half Life*Sony Music
Handshakes and Middle Fingers
D-Sisive URBNET* Fontana North
Jonestown 2: Jimmy Go Bye Bye
Kardinal Offishall Black Stone Colleagues* Universal
Anywhere (Ol’ Time Killin’ Part.2)
Swollen Members Battle Axe/Suburban Noize*eOne
Daggermouth
DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Mia Martina CP*EMI
Devotion
R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
JRDN Kuya*Fontana North
IAMJRDN
Jully Black Universal
Set it Off ft. Kardinal Offishall
Karl Wolf Lone Wolf*Universal
Ghetto Love ft. Kardinal Offishall
ABORIGINAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY ABORIGINAL PEOPLES TELEVISION NETWORK)
Murray Porter Independent
Songs Lived & Life Played
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
Bruce Cockburn True North*Universal
Small Source of Comfort
Lindi Ortega Last Gang*Universal
Little Red Boots
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
The Deep Dark Woods Six Shooter*Warner
The Place I Left Behind
The Wailin’ Jennys True North*Universal
Bright Morning Stars
WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS)
Socalled Dare To Care*Sélect
Sleepover
JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY SLAIGHT MUSIC)
k.d. lang
(co-producer Joe Pisapia) “I Confess” | “Sugar Buzz” SING IT LOUD – k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang
RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Chris Shreenan-Dyck
(co-engineer Tim Vesely) “Everyone Watched The Wedding” | “Watch Yourself Go” SKYSCRAPER SOUL – Jim Cuddy
David Travers-Smith
“All The Stars” (co-engineer Mark Howard) – BRIGHT MORNING STARS – The Wailin’ Jennys | “Soon The Birds” SOON THE BIRDS – Oh Susanna
George Seara
“A Little Bit of Love” KAESHAMMER – Michael Kaeshammer | “Let Go” TRACING LIGHT – Laila Biali
Jeff Wolpert
“You’re Not Alone” | “Cosmic Ballet” SEA – Sarah Slean
RECORDING PACKAGE OF THE YEAR
Jannie McInnes (Art Director), Robyn Kotyk, Graydon Sheppard, Sammy Rawal, Petra Cuschieri (Designers), Heather Goodchild (Illustrator) Arts&Crafts*EMI
Metals, FEIST
Kirsten Gauthier, Anthony Swaneveld (Art Directors), Anthony Swaneveld (Designer), Steve Dunk (Illustrator – Font), Janet Kimber (Photographer) Independent
Get Yourself Home LAURA REPO
Taylor Kirk (Art Director/Photographer), Robyn Kotyk (Designer), Nina Nielsen (Photographer) Arts & Crafts*EMI
Creep On Creepin’ On TIMBER TIMBRE
VIDEO OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY MUCHFACT, EXCLUSIVELY FUNDED BY BELL MEDIA)
John JP Poliquin Last Gang*Universal
The Stand - MOTHER MOTHER
Jon Busby Arts&Crafts*EMI
Rows of Houses - DAN MANGAN
Jose Lourenco Paper Bag*Fontana North
Stamp - THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE
Michael Maxxis Royal Mountain*Arts&Crafts/EMI
Good Day At The Races -HOLLERADO
Mike Roberts Outside
Rumbleseat - THE SADIES
MUSIC DVD OF THE YEAR
Anthony Seck, Jannie McInnes, Chip Sutherland Arts&Crafts
Feist: Look At What The Light Did Now - FEIST
Elinor Svobodo/Salazar, Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, Piers Henwood, Nick Blasko Warner Bros*Warner
Tegan and Sara: Get Along - TEGAN AND SARA
Best of luck to all the nominees! The 2012 Juno Awards takes place in Ottawa, Ontario on Sunday April 1, 2012.
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