The Juno Awards of 2001 were held in Hamilton, Ontario Canada during the weekend of 3–4 March 2001.
The primary ceremonies were hosted by Rick Mercer at Copps Coliseum on 4 March 2001 and broadcast on CBC Television. Performers during the telecast included: Deborah Cox, Nelly Furtado, The Guess Who, Jacksoul, Michie Mee, The Moffatts and Treble Charger.
Nominations were announced 24 January 2001. Nelly Furtado received five nominations and won four of these.
The 2001 awards were the last Junos broadcast on CBC Television until 2018. From 2002 to 2017, the awards would move to CTV. Up to 2001, every primary Juno ceremony had been aired on the CBC since the first Juno telecast in 1975.
Nominees and winners
Best Female Artist Winner: Jann Arden
Other Nominees: Isabelle Boulay Terri Clark Lara Fabian Lynda Lemay
Best Male Artist Winner: Neil Young
Other Nominees: Nicola Ciccone Jesse Cook Sylvain Cossette Snow
Best New Solo Artist Winner: Nelly Furtado
Other Nominees: J. Englishman Adam Gregory Sarah Harmer Amanda Stott
Best Group Winner: Barenaked Ladies
Other Nominees: Blue Rodeo The Moffatts soulDecision The Tragically Hip
Best New Group Winner: Nickelback
Other Nominees: b4-4 Kittie Sum 41 Templar
Best Songwriter Winner: Nelly Furtado, "Turn Off The Light", "I'm Like A Bird", "...On the Radio (Remember the Days)"
Other Nominees: Bryan Adams with Robert "Mutt" Lange, "The Best of Me" Darrin O'Brien and Robbie Patterson, "Everybody Wants To Be Like You" (co-writers Glenn Marais and Shawn Moltke), "Joke Thing" (co-writers Mark Jackson), "Nothin' On Me" (co-writers Michael Tucker and Dave Greenberg). Steven Page and Ed Robertson (Barenaked Ladies), "Pinch Me", "Too Little Too Late", "Falling For The First Time" Blaise Pascal, "Angel Baby" (co-writer Roy Salmond), "10 Feet High" (co-writer Rob Laidlaw), "Rush" (co-writer Stan Meissner)
Best Country Female Artist Winner: Terri Clark
Other Nominees: Tara Lyn Hart Carolyn Dawn Johnson Shania Twain Michelle Wright
Best Country Male Artist Winner: Paul Brandt
Other Nominees: Julian Austin Chris Cummings Adam Gregory Jason McCoy
Best Country Group or Duo Winner: The Wilkinsons
Other Nominees: Farmer's Daughter The Johner Brothers Lace Prairie Oyster
Best Producer Winner: Gerald Eaton, Brian West and Nelly Furtado, "I'm like a Bird" and "Turn off the Light" both by Nelly Furtado
Other Nominees: Chad Irschick, "One Turn Deserves Another" and "Turn of the Century" both by Susan Aglukark Arnold Lanni, "Drag You Down" and "First Time" both by Finger Eleven Jason Levine and James Bryan McCollum, "Get Down" by b4-4 and "www.nevergetoveryou" by Prozzäk Bob Rock, "Spy" and "Just Another Phase" by The Moffatts
Best Recording Engineer Winner: Jeff Wolpert, "Make It Go Away" and "Romantically Helpless" both by Holly Cole
Other Nominees: Chad Irschick, "One Turn Deserves Another" and "Stand Up" both by Susan Aglukark Adam Messinger, "I Wish" and "Drive My Car", both by Cadence Randy Staub, "Just Another Phase" and "Antifreeze & Aeroplanes" both by The Moffatts Brian West and Brad Haehnel, "I'm like a Bird" and "Turn off the Light" both by Nelly Furtado
Canadian Music Hall of Fame Winner: Bruce Cockburn
Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award Winner: Daniel Caudeiron
Nominated and winning albums
Best Album Winner: Maroon, Barenaked Ladies
Other Nominees: Beautiful Midnight, Matthew Good Band Music @ Work, The Tragically Hip No One Does It Better, soulDecision Happiness...Is Not A Fish That You Can Catch, Our Lady Peace
Best Blues Album Winner: Love Comin' Down, Sue Foley
Other Nominees: Conversation with the Blues, Michael Pickett Neck Bones & Caviar, Mel Brown (guitarist) Rough Luck, Ray Bonneville Topless, Big Daddy G
Best Children's Album Winner: Sing & Dance, Jack Grunsky
Other Nominees: Annie, Annie Brocoli Charlotte Diamond's World, Charlotte Diamond Cradle on the Waves, Teresa Doyle Step To It, Norman Foote
Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble) Winner: Bach: The Six Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin, James Ehnes
Other Nominees: Bach: Goldberg Variations, Angela Hewitt Beethoven: 32 Piano Sonatas, Robert Silverman R. Murray Schafer: String Quartets 1-7, Quatuor Molinari Infernal Violins, Angèle Dubeau and La Pieta
Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment) Winner: Sibelius: Lemminkainen Suite, Night Ride and Sunrise, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Other Nominees: Chausson: Poeme, Chantal Juillet, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit Henry Dutilleux: Orchestral Works, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste Liszt: Piano Concerti, Janina Fialkowska, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Mendelssohn, Glazunov: Violin Concertos, Leila Josefowicz, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit Telemann: Orchestral Suites, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Best Classical Album (Vocal or Choral Performance) Winner: G.F. Handel: Apollo e Dafne Silete Venti, Karina Gauvin, Russell Braun, Les Violons du Roy
Other Nominees: Bach: Motets, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir Berlioz: l'Enfance du Christ, Choeur et Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, conductor Charles Dutoit Coffee Cantata & Peasant Cantato, Tafelmusik, Suzie LeBlanc, Brett Polegato, Nils Brown Millennium Opera Gala, Richard Margison, Michael Schade, Catherine Robbin, Tracy Dahl, Frances Ginzer, Jean Stilwell, Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Best Album Design Winner: Stuart Chatwood, James St. Laurent, Margaret Malandruccolo, Antoine Moonen, Nik Sarros, Tangents: The Tea Party Collection by The Tea Party Other Nominees: Bendit Aquin, Yann Gamblin, Sebastien Toupin, Du Coq à l'âme by Lynda Lemay Tchi, Sebastien Toupin, Anne Vivien, Projet Orange by Projet Orange Michael Wrycraft, Six Strings North of the Border, Volume 1 by various artists Martin Tielli, Michael Wrycraft, The Story of Harmelodia by Rheostatics
Best Gospel Album Winner: Simple Songs, Steve Bell
Other Nominees: Jake, Jake Mark Masri, Mark Masri Mon Seul Espoir, La Chorale du Conservatoire de Musique Moderne Naked Soul, Kelita Haverland
Best Instrumental Album Winner: Free Fall, Jesse Cook
Other Nominees: Celtic Devotion, Oliver Schroer Fantasia, Pavlo Natural Massage Therapy, Dan Gibson, Ron Allen, Dr. Lee Bartel Natural Relaxation, Dan Gibson, Ron Allen, Dr. Lee Bartel
Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic) Winner: The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem
Other Nominees: Enrique, Enrique Iglesias Human Clay, Creed No Strings Attached, 'N Sync Oops!… I Did It Again, Britney Spears
Best Traditional Jazz Album - Instrumental Winner: Rob McConnell Tentet, Rob McConnell Tentet
Other Nominees: Brad Turner Quartet, Brad Turner Higher Grounds, Ingrid Jensen New Beginnings, Kirk MacDonald Way Out East, Alive and Well
Best Contemporary Jazz Album - Instrumental Winner: Compassion, François Carrier Trio + 1
Other Nominees: Creaton Dream, Michael Occhipinti Metalwood 3, Metalwood No Strings Attached, Michael Kaeshammer Step and a Half, Knut Haaugsoen
Best Vocal Jazz Album Winner: Both Sides Now, Joni Mitchell
Other Nominees: Dark Divas, Ranee Lee I Found Love, Denzal Sinclaire Molly Johnson, Molly Johnson This Is How Men Cry, Marc Jordan
Best Roots or Traditional Album - Group Winner: Tri-Continental, Tri-Continental (Bill Bourne, Lester Quitzau, Madagascar Slim)
Other Nominees: Postcards, Tom Landa and the Paperboys Racket in the Attic, Barra MacNeils Tractor Parts: Further Adventures in Strang, Zubot and Dawson VDC, La Volée d'Castors
Best Roots or Traditional Album - Solo Winner: Jenny Whiteley, Jenny Whiteley
Other Nominees: Don Messer's Violin, Frank Leahy and Friends Hush, Jane Siberry Love Is A Truck, Connie Kaldor Silver & Gold, Neil Young
Best Alternative Album Winner: Mass Romantic, The New Pornographers
Other Nominees: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Kid Koala The East Infection, Ramasutra Left and Leaving, The Weakerthans Mayday, King Cobb Steelie
Best Selling Francophone Album Winner: Un Grand Noël d'amour, Ginette Reno
Other Nominees: Mieux qu'ici bas, Isabelle Boulay L'opéra du Mendiant, Nicola Ciccone Scènes d'Amour, Isabelle Boulay Seul, Garou
Best Pop Album Winner: Maroon, Barenaked Ladies
Other Nominees: Mind on the Moon, Snow Submodalities, The Moffatts Whoa, Nelly!, Nelly Furtado You Were Here, Sarah Harmer
Best Rock Album Winner: Music @ Work, The Tragically Hip
Other Nominees: Casual Viewin', 54-40 The Greyest of Blue Skies, Finger Eleven Stew, Wide Mouth Mason Wide Awake Bored, Treble Charger
Nominated and winning releases
Best Single Winner: "I'm like a Bird", Nelly Furtado
Other Nominees: "American Psycho", Treble Charger "Can't Stop", Jacksoul "Faded", soulDecision "Pinch Me", Barenaked Ladies
Best Classical Composition Winner: From the Diary of Anne Frank, Oskar Morawetz
Other Nominees: Affairs of the Heart, Marjan Mozetich La Cévenole, Paul M. Douglas Once on a Windy Night, R. Murray Schafer The Third Piano Concerto, Harry Somers
Best Rap Recording Winner: Balance, Swollen Members
Other Nominees: Dim Sum, DJ Serious Husslin', Kardinal Offishall "Live Ordeal", BrassMunk "Money Jane", Baby Blue Soundcrew (featuring Kardinal Offishall, Sean Paul, Jully Black)
Best R&B/Soul Recording Winner: Sleepless, jacksoul
Other Nominees: A Nu Day, Tamia "I Will Be Waiting", D-Cru "If I Ever Lose This Heaven", The Philosopher Kings "Only Be In Love", Baby Blue Soundcrew featuring Glenn Lewis
Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording Winner: Nipaiamianan, Florent Vollant
Other Nominees: Figure Love Out, John Gracie Journey Home, Mishi Donovan Run As One, C-Weed Unsung Heroes, Susan Aglukark
Best Reggae Recording Winner: Lenn Hammond, Lenn Hammond
Other Nominees: Dem Need More Love, Tasha T Jonah, Jason Wilson and Tabarruk Love Is On Your Side, Lazo Secret Emotion, Jimmy Reid
Best Global Album Winner: Ritmo + Soul, Jane Bunnett and the Spirits of Havana
Other Nominees: Dancing on Water, Finjan Esprit, Quartango Free Fall, Jesse Cook Morumba Cubana, Puentes Brothers
Best Dance Recording Winner: Into the Night, Love Inc.
Other Nominees: Airtight, Max Graham If You Don't Know, Temperance Look at Us, Sarina Paris What You Do, Big Bass featuring Michelle Narine
Best Video Winner: Rob Heydon, "Alive" by Edwin
Other Nominees: Micha Dahan, "Drag You Down" by Finger Eleven William Morrison, "The Future is X-Rated" by Matthew Good Band William Morrison, "Load Me Up" by Matthew Good Band Micha Dahan, "Thief" by Our Lady Peace
References
External links Juno Awards site