Juno Awards of 2004

Juno Awards of 2004
Juno Awards of 2004
Date	April 4, 2004
Venue	Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Hosted by	Alanis Morissette
Television/radio coverage
Network	CTV

The Juno Awards of 2004 were presented on April 4, 2004 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and were hosted by Alanis Morissette.

Singer-songwriters Nelly Furtado, Sarah McLachlan, and Nickelback led the nominations with five nominations each. Céline Dion, received four nominations; Billy Talent, Our Lady Peace and Sam Roberts each received three; Avril Lavigne, Barenaked Ladies, Christina Aguilera, Lillix, Michael Bublé, R. Murray Schafer, Shania Twain, and Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra got two nominations each.

Producer/musician Bob Ezrin is this year's inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Walt Grealis, who founded in 1970 what became the Juno Awards, will posthumously receive the award that bears his name, the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award.

Nominees and winners

The following lists the nominees and winners for most of the awards.

Juno Fan Choice Award

Winner: Nickelback

Other Nominees:

Artist of the Year

Winner: Sam Roberts (Universal)

Other Nominees:

Shawn Desman (ViK/Uomo/BMG)
Céline Dion (Columbia/Sony)
Nelly Furtado (DreamWorks/Universal)
Sarah McLachlan (Nettwerk/EMI)

Group of the Year

Winner: Nickelback (EMI)

Other Nominees:

Barenaked Ladies (Reprise/Warner)
Finger Eleven (Wind-Up/Sony)
La Chicane (DKDD/Fusion 3)
Our Lady Peace (Columbia/Sony)

New Artist of the Year

Winner: Michael Bublé (Warner Bros./Warner)

Other Nominees:

Barlow (Epic/Sony)
Kazzer (Epic/Sony)
Danny Michel (MapleMusic/Universal)
Kinnie Starr (MapleMusic/Universal)

New Group of the Year

Winner: Billy Talent (Atlantic/Warner)

Other Nominees:

The Dears (MapleMusic/Universal)
Lillix (Maverick/Warner)
Three Days Grace (Jive/Zomba/BMG)
The Trews (Bumstead/Sony)

Songwriter of the Year

Winner: Sarah McLachlan, Pierre Marchand, "World on Fire"/"Fallen"/"Stupid", Afterglow – Sarah McLachlan (Nettwerk/EMI)

Other Nominees:

Kathleen Edwards, "Six O'clock News"/"Hockey Skates"/"Mercury", Failer – Kathleen Edwards (MapleMusic/Universal)
Nelly Furtado, Gerald Eaton/Brian West/Trevor Horn/Anne Dudley/Malcolm McLaren/Gerald Eaton/Brian West "Saturdays"/"Powerless (Say What You Want)"/"Childhood Dreams", Folklore – Nelly Furtado (DreamWorks/Universal)
Ron Sexsmith, "You Were There"/"On A Whim"/"Someway Somehow", Rarities – Ron Sexsmith (Linus/Warner)
Hawksley Workman, "Anger As Beauty"/"We Will Still Need A Song"/"Smoke Baby", Lover/Fighter – Hawksley Workman (Universal)

Jack Richardson Producer of the Year

Winner: Gavin Brown, "Try Honesty" – Billy Talent & "I Hate Everything About You" – Three Days Grace

Other Nominees:

Malcolm Burn, "Here I Am" / "I Will Dream" – Emmylou Harris
Joao Carvalho, "Into Your Hideout" – Pilate
Daniel Lanois, "Falling at Your Feet" / "Sometimes" – Daniel Lanois
Pierre Marchand, "World on Fire" – Sarah McLachlan

Nominated and winning albums

Album of the Year	Alternative Album of the Year
Sam Roberts, We Were Born in a Flame Michael Bublé, Michael Bublé Céline Dion, One Heart Nelly Furtado, Folklore Sarah McLachlan, Afterglow Nickelback, The Long Road	Buck 65, Talkin' Honky Blues Constantines, Shine a Light Joel Plaskett Emergency, Truthfully Truthfully Stars, Heart The Weakerthans, Reconstruction Site
Blues Album of the Year	Children's Album of the Year
Morgan Davis, Painkiller Ray Bonneville, Roll it Down Harrison Kennedy, Sweet Taste Harry Manx and Kevin Breit, Jubilee The Rockit 88 Band, Too Much Fun	Connie Kaldor, A Duck in New York City Jack Grunsky,Like a Flower to the Sun Mary Lambert, Sing Out Summer Fun Pelican Music Project, Dodo la planète do – Dream songs night songs 2 Loretto Reid, The Children of Lir
Classical Album of the Year – Solo or Chamber Ensemble	Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment

Classical Album of the Year – Vocal or Choral Performance	Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year

Country Album of the Year	Electronic Album of the Year

Francophone Album of the Year	Indigenous Music Album of the Year

Instrumental Album of the Year	International Album of the Year

Jazz Album of the Year – Solo	Jazz Album of the Year – Group

Vocal Jazz Album of the Year	Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year
Holly Cole, Shade Jeri Brown, Firm Roots Ranee Lee, Maple Groove Denzal Sinclaire, Denzal Sinclaire Carol Welsman, The Language of Love
Pop Album of the Year	Rock Album of the Year
Sarah McLachlan, Afterglow Barenaked Ladies, Everything to Everyone Barlow, Barlow Nelly Furtado, Folklore Lillix, Falling Uphill	Sam Roberts, We Were Born in a Flame Billy Talent, Billy Talent Danko Jones, We Sweat Blood Nickelback, The Long Road Sum 41, Does This Look Infected?
Roots & Traditional Album of the Year - Group	Roots & Traditional Album of the Year - Solo
Le Vent du Nord, Maudite Moisson Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, BARK La Bottine Souriante, J'ai jamais tant ri Creaking Tree String Quartet, The Creaking Tree String Quartet Pierre Schryer Band, Blue Drag	David Francey, Skating Rink Bruce Cockburn, You've Never Seen Everything Susan Crowe, Book of Days Natalie MacMaster, Blueprint Oh Susanna, Oh Susanna
World Music Album of the Year