Juno Awards of 2009


The Juno Awards of 2009 honoured music industry achievements in Canada in the latter part of 2007 and in most of 2008. These ceremonies were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada during the weekend ending 29 March 2009.
Loverboy was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, and Sarah McLachlan received the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award. Long-time broadcast executive Fred Sherratt, a former CHUM Limited executive, received the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award.

Events

Preliminary award-related events began on 26 March 2009. The following day featured a Welcome Reception at the Commodore Ballroom and a Juno Cup ice hockey game at the UBC Thunderbird Arena.
Most awards were announced at a Gala Dinner and Awards which was a restricted-access, non-televised event at Vancouver's Westin Bayshore Hotel on 28 March 2009. The only multiple-category winner at that event was The Stills who won New Group of the Year and Alternative Album of the Year. Kardinal Offishall's single "Dangerous" was awarded Single of the Year, over competition from songs by established major artists such as Michael Bublé, Céline Dion and Nickelback.

Primary ceremonies

The primary awards ceremony on 29 March 2009 was telecast by CTV from General Motors Place and hosted for the second consecutive year by Russell Peters.
Artists performing at the ceremonies broadcast included City and Colour, Nickelback, Sarah McLachlan and Simple Plan. The complete list of performing artists was:
The band Nickelback received five Juno Award nominations, the most of any band or individual artist. Celine Dion and Hedley earned nominations in three categories apiece. Performances have also been scheduled from Simple Plan and Alexisonfire vocalist Dallas Green.
Nominees were announced at a press conference on 5 February 2009. Reporters in attendance expressed an uncertain reaction to the announcement, particularly to the number of nominations given to the critically reviled Nickelback.
The following were the 2009 Juno nominees and winners:

Artist of the Year">Juno Award for Artist of the Year">Artist of the Year

Winner: Sam Roberts
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Winner: Nickelback
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Winner: Lights
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Winner: The Stills
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Winner: Daniel Lanois, "Here Is What Is" and "Not Fighting Anymore"
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Winner: Kevin Churko, "Disappearing" and "The Big Bang"
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Winner: City and Colour, "Waiting...", "Sleeping Sickness", "The Girl"
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Winner: Nickelback
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Album of the Year">Juno Award for Album of the Year">Album of the Year

Winner: Dark Horse, Nickelback
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Winner: Running for the Drum, Buffy Sainte-Marie
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Winner: Is It O.K., Serena Ryder
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Winner: Oceans Will Rise, The Stills
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Winner: Ramblin’ Son, Julian Fauth
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Winner: Anouk Pennel and Stéphane Poirer, En concert dans la forêt des mal-aimés avec l’Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal, Pierre Lapointe
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Winner: Snacktime!, Barenaked Ladies
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Winner: Ending Is Beginning, Downhere
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Winner: ', Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and Kent Nagano
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Winner: Homage, James Ehnes
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Winner: Gloria! Vivaldi’s Angels, Ensemble Caprice
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Winner: Tous les sens, Ariane Moffatt
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Winner: Nostomania, DJ Brace presents The Electric Nosehair Orchestra
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Winner: Viva La Vida, Coldplay
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Winner: Embracing Voices, Jane Bunnett
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Winner: Second Time Around, Oliver Jones
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Winner: Lucky, Molly Johnson
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Winner: Flavors of Entanglement, Alanis Morissette
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Winner: Love at the End of the World, Sam Roberts
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Winner: Proof of Love, Old Man Luedecke
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Winner: Chic Gamine, Chic Gamine
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Winner: Africa to Appalachia, Jayme Stone and Mansa Sissoko
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Single of the Year">Juno Award for Single of the Year">Single of the Year

Winner: "Dangerous", Kardinal Offishall
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Winner: "Flanders Fields Reflections", John Burge
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Winner: Beautiful Life, Doc Walker
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Winner: "Random Album Title", Deadmau5
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Winner: Blue Road
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Winner: The Love Chronicles, Divine Brown
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Winner: Not 4 Sale, Kardinal Offishall
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Winner: "Everything", Humble
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Winner: Anthony Seck, "Honey Honey"
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A compilation album for the awards was released in March 2009