The Juno Awards of 2007 were hosted in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada on the weekend ending 1 April 2007. These ceremonies honoured music industry achievements in Canada during most of 2006. The event was well known for a possible tape delay by the CTV television network so the network could syndicate The Amazing Race.
Ceremonies Most winners were announced at the Juno Gala Dinner and Awards ceremony on 31 March. This was a non-televised event conducted at TCU Place. (55.7 KiB) At this event, Tom Jackson received the 2007 Humanitarian Award (46.2 KiB) and Montreal-based music business veteran Donald K. Tarlton received the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award. (45.1 KiB) Gregory Charles, a Quebec-based musician, hosted this gala. (34.2 KiB)
The primary ceremonies of the major awards originated from the Credit Union Centre on 1 April and televised throughout Canada on CTV. Host Nelly Furtado was also the most successful artist this year, winning in five categories: Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, Juno Fan Choice Award, Pop Album of the Year and Single of the Year.
Winners in the following categories were announced during the primary ceremonies:
Album of the Year Group of the Year Juno Fan Choice Award New Artist of the Year R&B/Soul Recording of the Year Rock Album of the Year Single of the Year
Telecast CTV originally planned to provide a tape-delayed broadcast from 22:00 Eastern Daylight Time to accommodate an episode of the American version of The Amazing Race. However, the network relented due to opposition over the late timing, and scheduled the broadcast live from Ontario and eastward (19:00-21:00 Eastern) and tape delayed in western provinces (21:00-23:00 local time in British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, 19:00-21:00 in Alberta). Quickly afterwards, the network made yet another change, allowing Saskatchewan viewers to watch the ceremony live (17:00 Central Standard) in addition to its previously scheduled timeslot.
National ratings for the Juno telecast were measured by BBM Nielsen at 912 000 viewers, an inferior result compared to the 966 000 viewers for Global's broadcast of The Simpsons or the 1.03 million viewers CBC gained from its airing of At Bertram's Hotel, an adaptation of the Agatha Christie mystery.
Nominees and winners Nominees were announced on 6 February 2007.
Artist of the Year
Winner: Nelly Furtado
Other nominees: Gregory Charles Diana Krall Pierre Lapointe Loreena McKennitt
Group of the Year
Winner: Billy Talent
Other nominees: Alexisonfire Hedley Three Days Grace The Tragically Hip
New Artist of the Year
Winner: Tomi Swick
Other nominees: Eva Avila Neverending White Lights Melissa O'Neil Patrick Watson
New Group of the Year
Winner: Mobile
Other nominees: Evans Blue Idle Sons Jets Overhead Stabilo
Jack Richardson Producer of the Year
Winner: Brian Howes, "Trip" (Hedley) and "Lips of an Angel" (Extreme Behavior)
Other nominees: Bob Rock, "In View" and "World Container" (The Tragically Hip) David Foster, "Un Giorno Per Noi (Romeo E Giulietta)" and "Un Dia Llegara" (Josh Groban) Julius "Juice" Butty, "Save Your Scissors" (City and Colour) and "This Could Be Anywhere in the World" (Alexisonfire) k-os, "The Rain" and "Sunday Morning"
Recording Engineer of the Year
Winner: John "Beetle" Bailey, "Rain" (Molly Johnson) and "Sisters of Mercy" (Serena Ryder)
Other nominees: David Travers-Smith, "The Devil's Paintbrush Road" and "Prairie Town" (The Wailin' Jennys) Eric Ratz, "Devil in a Midnight Mass" and "Red Flag" (Billy Talent) L. Stu Young, "Fury" and "3121" (Prince) Sheldon Zaharko, "Back Up on the Horse" (Barney Bentall) and "Unsung" (Jenny Whiteley)
Songwriter of the Year
Winner: Gordie Sampson, "Jesus Take the Wheel", "Words Get in the Way" and "Crybaby"
Other nominees: Sarah Harmer, "I Am Aglow", "Oleander" and "Escarpment Blues" k-os, "Sunday Morning", "The Rain" and "Flypaper" Nickelback, "Far Away", "If Everyone Cared" and "Rockstar" Ron Sexsmith, "All in Good Time", "Never Give Up" and "Hands of Time"
Fan Choice Award
Winner: Nelly Furtado
Other nominees: Michael Bublé Gregory Charles Sarah McLachlan Nickelback
Nominated albums
Album of the Year Winner: Loose, Nelly Furtado
Other nominees: Billy Talent II, Billy Talent Hedley, Hedley I Think of You, Gregory Charles One-X, Three Days Grace
Aboriginal Recording of the Year Winner: Sedzé, Leela Gilday
Other nominees: Blood Red Earth, Susan Aglukark Burn, Jason Burnstick Seeds, Digging Roots Stay Red, Northern Cree
Adult Alternative Album of the Year Winner: The Light That Guides You Home, Jim Cuddy
Other nominees: I'm a Mountain, Sarah Harmer Living with War, Neil Young Time Being, Ron Sexsmith When the Angels Make Contact, Matt Mays
Alternative Album of the Year Winner: Sometimes, City and Colour
Other nominees: Not Saying/Just Saying, Shout Out Out Out Out Return to the Sea, Islands Skelliconnection, Chad VanGaalen Trompe-l'oeil, Malajube
Blues Album of the Year Winner: House of Refuge, Jim Byrnes
Other nominees: Acoustic, David Gogo Colin James & The Little Big Band 3, Colin James Easin' Back To Tennessee, Colin Linden The Way It Feels, Roxanne Potvin
CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year Winner: Chloe Lum and Yannick Desranleau, The Looks (MSTRKRFT)
Other nominees: Alexisonfire, Garnet Armstrong and Erno Rossi, Crisis (Alexisonfire) Tim Domoslai, Treeful of Starling (Hawksley Workman) Julien Mineau and Virginie Parr, Trompe-l'oeil (Malajube) Garnet Armstrong, Simon Paul, Linda Philp and Susan Michalek, World Container (The Tragically Hip)
Children's Album of the Year Winner: My Beautiful World, Jack Grunsky
Other nominees: Dinosaurs, Dragons & Me, Donna & Andy Join the Band, Ken Whiteley Murmel Murmel Munsch!, Robert Munsch Snooze Music, Rick Scott
Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year Winner: Wide-Eyed and Mystified, Downhere
Other nominees: Beauty in the Broken, Starfield Glory, Manafest Pollyanna's Attic, Carolyn Arends Smile, It's The End of the World, Hawk Nelson
Classical Album of the Year (large ensemble) Winner: Mozart: Violin Concerti, James Ehnes and the Mozart Anniversary Orchestra
Other nominees: Mozart: Violin Concerti, Jon Kimura Parker/James Parker/Ian Parker/CBC Radio Orchestra/Mario Bernardi Rhapsodies, Alain Lefèvre and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 "Organ", Philippe Bélanger/Orchestre Métropolitain/Yannick Nézet-Séguin Shostakovich's Circle, I Musici de Montréal
Classical Album of the Year (solo or chamber ensemble) Winner: Piazzolla, Jean-Marie Zeitouni and Les Violons du Roy
Other nominees: Mozart: Complete Piano Trios, The Gryphon Trio Mozart the Mason, Jonathan Crow, Douglas McNabney and Matt Haimovitz On the Threshold of Hope: Chamber Music by Mieczyslaw Weinberg, Artists of the Royal Conservatory Shostakovich: String Quartets 3, 7 & 8, St. Lawrence String Quartet
Classical Album of the Year (vocal or choral performance) Winner: Mozart: Arie e Duetti, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Michael Schade and Russell Braun with the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
Other nominees: Adrianne Pieczonka Sings Wagner and Strauss, Adrianne Pieczonka Extase, Measha Brueggergosman and the Orchestre symphonique de Québec Purcell, Karina Gauvin and Les Boréades Wagner: Arias, Ben Heppner
Francophone Album of the Year Winner: Il était une fois dans l'est, Antoine Gratton
Other nominees: La Coeur dans la tête, Ariane Moffatt Compter les corps, Vulgaires Machins La Forêt des mal-aimés, Pierre Lapointe Trompe-l'oeil, Malajube
Instrumental Album of the Year Winner: Run Neil Run, Sisters Euclid
Other nominees: ...and another thing, Joël Fafard Café Tropical, Johannes Linstead Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light, Bell Orchestre Yours Truly, Natalie MacMaster
International Album of the Year Winner: Taking the Long Way, Dixie Chicks
Other nominees: Ancora, Il Divo Confessions on a Dance Floor, Madonna FutureSex/LoveSounds, Justin Timberlake Stadium Arcadium, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year Winner: From the Heart, Hilario Durán and his Latin Jazz Big Band
Other nominees: At Sea, Ingrid Jensen Hugmars, Hugh Marsh Moment in Time, Richard Underhill Obsession, Kent Sangster
Traditional Jazz Album of the Year Winner: Avenue Standard, Jon Ballantyne
Other nominees: Mnemosyne's March, Mike Murley and The David Braid Quartet Movin' and Groovin, Jake Langley Other Stories, William Carn ZHEN: The David Braid Sextet Live, Volume II, David Braid
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year Winner: From This Moment On, Diana KrallOther nominees:Calling for Rain, Lori Cullen Fight or Flight?, Kellylee Evans Messin' Around, Molly Johnson Start to Move, Elizabeth Shepherd
Pop Album of the Year Winner: Loose, Nelly FurtadoOther nominees:Atlantis: Hymns for Disco, k-os Ghost Stories, Chantal Kreviazuk Stalled Out in the Doorway, Tomi Swick Wintersong, Sarah McLachlan
Rock Album of the Year Winner: Billy Talent II, Billy TalentOther nominees: Chemical City, Sam Roberts Never Hear the End of It, Sloan Tomorrow Starts Today, Mobile World Container, The Tragically Hip
Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Solo) Winner: Yellowjacket, Stephen FearingOther nominees: An Ancient Muse, Loreena McKennitt Milly's Cafe, Fred Eaglesmith We Belong to the Gold Coast, Steve Dawson When We Get There, Lennie Gallant
Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Group) Winner: Bloom, The McDadesOther nominees: Firecracker, The Wailin' Jennys Hello Love, Be Good Tanyas Let's Frolic, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings Migrations, The Dukhs
World Music Album of the Year Winner: Kaba Horo, Lubo AlexandrovOther nominees: African Guitar Summit II, Alpha Ya Ya Diallo, Mighty Popo, Adam Solomon, Pa Joe, Madagascar Slim and Donné Robert Bahiatronica, Monica Freire Coeur vagabond, Bïa The Edge, Mr. Something Something
Nominated releases
Single of the Year Winner: "Promiscuous", Nelly Furtado featuring TimbalandOther nominees: "All I Can Do", Chantal Kreviazuk "Devil in a Midnight Mass", Billy Talent "Pull Me Through", Jim Cuddy "Sunday Morning", k-os
Classical Composition of the Year Winner: "Clere Vénus", Denis GougeonOther nominees: "A Midwinter Night's Dream", Harry Somers "Of Memory and Desire", Harry Somers "Tumbling Strain", Neil Currie "Varley Suite for Solo Violin", Stephen Chatman
Country Recording of the Year Winner: Somebody Wrote Love, George CanyonOther nominees: Big Wheel, Aaron Pritchett Countrified, Emerson Drive Doc Walker, Doc Walker Love & Negotiation, Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Dance Recording of the Year Winner: Sexor, TigaOther nominees: "Airbreak", Danny D "Lift Off", Taras "(Maybe You'll Get) Lucky", The Sound Bluntz The Remix Album, Champion
Music DVD of the Year Winner: Escarpment Blues, Sarah HarmerOther nominees: It's Not Fun. Don't Do It!, Tegan and Sara Try This at Home, Hedley R30, Rush Rock Swings - Live, Paul Anka
R&B/Soul Recording of the Year Winner: mySOUL, jacksoulOther nominees:"Life Less Ordinary", Deesha "Believe", George "Face Behind The Face", Karl Wolf "Been Gone", Keshia Chanté
Rap Recording of the Year Winner: Black Magic, Swollen MembersOther nominees: The Answer, Rich London The Frenzy of Renown, Arabesque Hitch Hikin' Music, Classified Organic Music for a Digital World, DL Incognito
Reggae Recording of the Year Winner: Xrated, KorexionOther nominees: Hard to See, Humble In the Streets, Trinity Chris feat. Blessed Kulcha Connection, Kulcha Connection Survival, Kwesi Selassie
Video of the Year Winner: Dave Pawson and Jonathan Legris, "Bridge to Nowhere" (Sam Roberts)Other nominees:' Sean Michael Turrell, "Devil in a Midnight Mass" (Billy Talent) Floria Sigismondi, "Hurt" (Christina Aguilera) Drew Lightfoot, "Coast Is Clear" (In-Flight Safety)