The 44th Annual JUNO Awards ceremony took place on 15th March 2015, at FirstOntario Centre, Hamilton, Ontario. The various concerts and events related to the awards began on 9 March 2015. The main ceremony was hosted by Hedley lead singer Jacob Hoggard.
Alanis Morissette is the 2015 inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Rush is the year’s recipient of the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award. The Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award recipient is Ray Danniels of Anthem Records (Rush) and SRO Management.
Michael Buble won Juno Fan Choice Awards 2015. The Juno for Aboriginal Album went to Tanya Tagaq’s Animism, while Jane Bunnett and Maqueque won Jazz Album and Diana Panton won Vocal Jazz Album.
Devin Townsend Project won the award for Metal/ Hard Rock Music Album and Caribou’s Our Love was the winner in the Electronic Album category. The Rap Recording of the Year honor went to Naturally Born Strangers for The Legends League Presents: Naturally Born Strangers.
See full list of winners given below :
44th Annual JUNO Awards |
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| Category | Winners |
|---|---|
| JUNO FAN CHOICE | Michael Buble |
| SINGLE OF THE YEAR | Rude Magic! Sony |
| INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR | In the Lonely Hour Sam Smith Capitol*Universal |
| ALBUM OF THE YEAR | Popular Problems Leonard Cohen Columbia*Sony |
| ARTIST OF THE YEAR | The Weeknd The Weeknd XO*Univers |
| GROUP OF THE YEAR | Arkells Arkells Music*Universal |
| BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR | Kiesza Island*Universal |
| BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR | Magic! Sony |
| SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR | Bahamas “All the Time”,“Bitter Memories”, “Stronger Than That” BAHAMAS IS AFIE–Bahamas Barchords *Universal |
| COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR | Lifted Dallas Smith 604*Universal |
| ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR | Bahamas Is Afie Bahamas Barchords*Universal |
| ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR | July Talk July Talk Sleepless*Universal |
| POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR | Little Machines Lights Lights Music*Universal |
| ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR | High Noon Arkells Arkells Music*Universal |
| VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR | Red Diana Panton Diana Panton*eOne |
| JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR : SOLO | Vista Obscura Kirk MacDonald Addo*Conveyor |
| JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR : GROUP | Jane Bunnett and Maqueque Jane Bunnett and Maqueque Justin Time*Universal |
| INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR | Encuentro Quartango Tangovation |
| FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR | Maladie d’amour Jimmy Hunt Dare To Care*D.E.P |
| CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR | Where In The World Fred Penner The Children’s Group*eOne |
| CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE | James Ehnes Chandos*Naxos |
| CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR | MOZART: Piano Concertos Nos.22 & 24 Angela Hewitt Hyperion*HM |
| CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR | Schubert: Winterreise Gerald Finley & Julius Drake Hyperion*HM |
| CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR | Airline Icarus Brian Current AIRLINE ICARUS – COMPLETE OPERA Naxos |
| RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR | The Legends League Presents: Naturally Born Strangers Naturally Born Strangers Legends League*Independent |
| DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR | Sound of A Woman Kiesza Island *Universal |
| R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR | Often The Weeknd The Weeknd XO*Universal |
| REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR | Welcome the King Exco Levi Kheilstone*Independent |
| ABORIGINAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR | Animism Tanya Taga Six Shooter*Universal |
| ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO | The Raven’s Sun Catherine MacLellan Independent |
| ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP | Let It Lie The Bros. Landreth Independent*Fontana North |
| BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR | Solo Recordings, Vol.2 Steve Hill Independent*Outside |
| CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/ GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR | VIP Manic Drive Bema Media*David C. Cook |
| WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR | 500 Years of Night Quique Escamilla Lulaworld*Outside |
| JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR | Adam Messinger “Change Your Life” (co-producer Nasri Atweh) THE NEW CLASSIC -Iggy Azalea Island Def Jam*Universal |“Rude ”DON’T KILL THE MAGIC –Magic!Sony |
| RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR | Eric Ratz “Ghosts ” GHOSTS–Big Wreck Anthem*Warner | “Satellite Hotel” BLACK BUFFALO–One Bad Son 604*Universal |
| RECORDING PACKAGE OF THE YEAR | Roberta Hansen (Art Director /Designer/Illustrator ) , Mike Latschislaw (Photographer) PILGRIMAGE –Steve Bell Signpost*Outside |
| VIDEO OF THE YEAR | Hideaway Kiesza, Blayre Ellestad, Rami Afuni and Ljuba Castot KIESZA Island *Universal |
| ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR | Our Love Caribou Merge*F.A.B |
| METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR | Z² Devin Townsend Project HevyDevy*eOne |
| ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR | Shine On Sarah McLachlan Verve *Universal |
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