About The Show
The Junos recognize excellence in the Canadian Music Industry by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Tune in to watch some of your favorite Canadian artists, with a few international stars mixed in.
Host: William Shatner
Date: March 31, 2012
City: Ottawa, Ontario
This Year's Performers
The Nominees
Single Of The Year
International Album Of The Year
Artist Of The Year
Group Of The Year
New Artist Of The Year
New Group Of The Year
Adult Alternative Album Of The Year
Alternative Album Of The Year
Pop Album Of The Year
Rock Album Of The Year
Songwriter Of The Year
Country Album Of The Year
Vocal Jazz Album Of The Year Of The Year
Contemporary Jazz Album Of The Year
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Winner: Phil Dwyer Orchestra
Changing Seasons
- Hilario Duran & Jane Bunnett Cuban Rhapsody
- François Bourassa Quintet Idiosyncrasie
- Colin Stetson New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
- Chris Tarry Rest of the Story
Traditonal Jazz Album Of The Year
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Winner:
David Braid Verge - Oliver Jones Live in Baden
- Mike Murley Septet Still Rollin'
- Kirk MacDonald Orchestra Deep Shadows
- Dave Young Quintet Aspects of Oscar
Instrumental Album Of The Year
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Winner:
Stretch Orchestra Stretch Orchestra - MAZ Télescope
- L Orkestre Des Pas Perdus L'Âge du cuivre
- Colin Stetson New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
- Andrew Collins Cats & Dogs
Francophone Album Of The Year
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Winner: Malajube
La Caverne
- Jérôme Minière Le vrai le faux
- Fred Pellerin C'est un monde
- Coeur de Pirate Blonde
- Catherine Major Le désert des solitudes
Children's Album Of The Year
Classical Album Of The Year, Solo Or Chamber Ensemble
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Winner: Marc Andre Hamelin
Liszt Piano Sonata
- Susan Hoeppner American Flute Masterpieces
- New Orford String Quartet Schubert & Beethoven
- Canadian Brass Brahms On Brass
- Louis Lortie Louis Lortie Plays Liszt
Classical Album Of The Year, Large Ensemble
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Winner:
Alexandre Da Costa, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Daugherty : Fire and Blood - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Orchestre Métropolitain Florent Schmidt- La tragédie de salomé
- Orchestre Métropolitain Bruckner 4, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
- Jean-Guihen Queyras Vivaldi Cello Concertos
- James Ehnes Bartók Voilin Concertos
Classical Album Of The Year, Vocal Or Choral Performance
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Winner:
Jane Archibald, Orchestre Symphonique Bienne, Thomas Rösner Haydn Arias - Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra & Daniel Taylor J.S. Bach: Cantatas 70 & 154; Concerto 1060; Orchestral Suite No. 2
- Orchestre Métropolitain, Giuseppe Pietraroia Marie-Josée Lord, Marie-Josée Lord
- Le Nouvel Opéra Caldara : La Conversione di Clodoveo
- Karina Gauvin, Marie-Nicole Lemieux Handel: Streams of Pleasure
Juno Fan Choice Award
Classical Composition Of The Year
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Winner:
Derek Charke Sepia Fragments - Jeffrey Ryan Fugitive Colours
- Jacques Hétu String Quartet No. 2
- Heather Schmidt Piano Concerto No. 2,
- Ann Southam Glass Houses #5
Rap Recording Of The Year
Dance Recording Of The Year
R&b/soul Recording Of The Year
Regge Recording Of The Year
Aboriginal Album Of The Year
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Winner:
Murray Porter Lived & Life Played - Randy Wood The Gift of Life
- Flying Down Thunder and Rise Ashen One Nation
- Donny Parenteau To Whom It May Concern
- Bruthers of Different Muthers Speakers of Tomorrow
Roots & Traditional Album Of The Year, Solo
Roots & Traditional Album Of The Year, Group
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Winner: Wailin' Jennys
Bright Morning Stars
- Twilight Hotel When The Wolves Go Blind
- Once Row Upon Row Of The People We Know
- Deep Dark Woods The Place I Left Behind
- The Good Lovelies Let the Rain Fall
Blues Album Of The Year
Contemporary Christian/gospel Album Of The Year
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Winner: Downhere
On The Altar of Love
- Sky Terminal Don't Close Your Eyes
- Kellie Loder Imperfections & Directions
- Jon Bauer Forevermore
- Hawk Nelson Crazy Love
Worls Music Album Of The Year
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Winner: Kiran Ahluwalia
Aam Zameen : common ground
- Socalled Sleepover
- Azam Ali From Night to the Edge of Day
- Aline Morales Flores, Tambores e Amores
- Aboulaye Kone et Bolo Kan Afo Gné
Producer Of The Year
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Winner:
Hedley, Nickelback Brian Howes - Drake Noah "40" Shebib
- k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang k.d. lang
- Shania Twain, Michael Buble David Foster
- Jann Arden Bob Rock
Recording Engineer Of The Year
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Winner:
Michael Kaeshammer, Laila Biali George Seara - Paisley Jura Michael Phillip Wojewoda
- Sarah Slean Jeff Wolpert
- Jim Cuddy Chris Shreenan-Dyck
- The Wailin' Jennys, Oh Susanna David Travers-Smith
Recording Package Of The Year
Video Of The Year
Music Dvd Of The Year
Electronic Album Of The Year
Metal/hard Music Album Of The Year
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Winner: Ken Mode
Venerable
- F--k The Facts Die Miserable
- Devin Townsend Deconstruction
- Cauldron Burning Fortune
- Anvil Juggernaut of Justice
Walt Grealis Lifetime Achievement Award
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Winner:
Gary Slaight