Juno Awards of 1996

The Juno Awards of 1996, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 10 March 1996 in Hamilton, Ontario at a ceremony in the Copps Coliseum. Anne Murray was the host for the ceremonies, which were broadcast on CBC Television.

Juno Awards of 1996
Date10 March 1996
VenueCopps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario
Hosted byAnne Murray
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBC

Quebec-based independent classical label Analekta Records boycotted the Junos after failing to receive a Juno nomination after attempts for five years. Analekta claimed its sales were twice that of CBC Records.[1]

Several record stores such as CD Plus, HMV, Sunrise and Music World also intended to boycott the Junos because competing music retailer Columbia House had signed on as a Juno advertiser.[2]

Nominations were announced 31 January 1996. Prominent nominees were Alanis Morissette and Shania Twain who had recent internationally successful albums who both won Grammy Awards on 28 February 1996.[3] Alanis Morissette won in five Juno categories, becoming this year's major winner.[4]

Nominees and winners

Levi's Entertainer of the Year

Presented by David Clayton-Thomas, Denny Doherty, John Kay, Domenic Troiano and Zal Yanovsky, this award was chosen by a national poll rather than by Juno organisers CARAS.

Winner: Shania Twain

Other Nominees:

Best Female Vocalist

Presented by Russell DeCarle and Buffy Sainte-Marie.

Winner: Alanis Morissette

Other Nominees:

Best Male Vocalist

Presented by Susan Aglukark and Kim Mitchell.

Winner: Colin James

Other Nominees:

Best New Solo Artist

Winner: Ashley MacIsaac

Other Nominees:

Group of the Year

This award was presented by Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees The Diamonds and The Crew Cuts

Winner: Blue Rodeo

Other Nominees:

Best New Group

Winner: Philosopher Kings

Other Nominees:

Songwriter of the Year

Winner: Alanis Morissette

Other Nominees:

Best Country Female Vocalist

Presented by George Fox and Charlie Major, this award was accepted on Twain's behalf by her sister Carrie-Anne because she was too sick to attend.

Winner: Shania Twain

Other Nominees:

Best Country Male Vocalist

Winner: Charlie Major

Other Nominees:

Best Country Group or Duo

Winner: Prairie Oyster

Other Nominees:

Best Instrumental Artist

Winner: Liona Boyd

Other Nominees:

Best Producer

Winner: Michael Phillip Wojewoda, "End of the World" by The Waltons; "Beaton's Delight" by Ashley MacIsaac

Other Nominees:

Best Recording Engineer

Winner: Chad Irschick, "O Siem" by Susan Aglukark

Other Nominees:

Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Winners: David Clayton-Thomas, Denny Doherty, John Kay, Domenic Troiano, Zal Yanovsky

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

Winner: Ronnie Hawkins

Nominated and winning albums

Best Album

Presented by Deborah Cox and Robbie Robertson.

Winner: Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette

Other Nominees:

Best Children's Album

Winner: Celery Stalks At Midnight, Al Simmons

Other Nominees:

  • Hallelujah Handel!, Susan Hammond, Classical Kids
  • The Keeper, Will Millar
  • Philharmonic Fool, Rick Scott
  • Raffi Radio, Raffi

Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble)

Winner: Alkan: Grande Sonate/Sonatine/ Le Festin d'Esope, piano Marc-Andre Hamelin

Other Nominees:

  • Bach: Violin Concertos, Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik
  • Debussy: Preludes, Livres 1 and 2, piano Francine Kay
  • Quartet for the End of Time, Amici Ensemble with violin Shmuel Askenasi
  • Suite hébraïque, violin Jacques Israelievitch, piano John Greer

Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble)

Winner: Shostakovich: Symphonies 5 & 9, Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, conductor Charles Dutoit

Other Nominees:

Best Classical Album (Vocal or Choral Performance)

Winner: Ben Heppner Sings Richard Strauss, tenor Ben Heppner, The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Davis

Other Nominees:

Best Album Design

Winner: Tom Wilson and Alex Wittholz, Birthday Boy

Other Nominees:

Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic)

Winner: No Need to Argue, The Cranberries

Other Nominees:

Best Blues/Gospel Album

Winner: That River, Jim Byrnes

Other Nominees:

  • Big City Blues, Sue Foley
  • Rites of Passage, Georgette Fry
  • Urban Blues re: Newell, King Biscuit Boy
  • When the Sun Goes Down, The Sidemen

Best Mainstream Jazz Album

Winner: Vernal Fields, Ingrid Jensen

Other Nominees:

  • A Timeless Place, Jeri Brown
  • Basso Continuo, Normand Guilbeault Ensemble
  • From Lush to Lively, Oliver Jones
  • Peace Song, D.D. Jackson

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

Winner: NOJO, Neufeld-Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra

Other Nominees:

  • Frontier Tunes, The Merlin Factor
  • Lucky to be Me, Carol Welsman
  • Rendez-vous Brazil Cuba, Jane Bunnett
  • Touch, Rich Shadrach Lazar and Montuno Police

Best Selling Francophone Album

Winner: D'eux, Celine Dion

Other Nominees:

Rock Album of the Year

Presented by Burton Cummings and Alannah Myles.

Winner: Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette

Other Nominees:

Best Roots or Traditional Album - Group

Winner: Gypsies & Lovers, The Irish Descendants

Other Nominees:

Best Alternative Album

Winner: What Fresh Hell is This?, Art Bergmann

Other Nominees:

Nominated and winning releases

Single of the Year

Winner: "You Oughta Know", Alanis Morissette

Other Nominees:

Best Classical Composition

Winner: Concerto For Violin And Orchestra, Andrew P. MacDonald, David Stewart, Manitoba Chamber Orchestra

Other Nominees:

Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording

Winner: ETSI Shon "Grandfather Song", Jerry Alfred and the Medicine Beat

Other Nominees:

Best Rap Recording

Winner: "E-Z On Tha Motion", Ghetto Concept

Other Nominees:

Best R&B/Soul Recording

Presented by Ronnie Hawkins and Colin James.

Winner: Deborah Cox, Deborah Cox

Other Nominees:

  • Absolute, jacksoul
  • Feel the Good Times, Charlene Smith
  • Memories of the SoulShack Survivors, Bass is Base
  • Philosopher Kings, Philosopher Kings

Best Reggae Recording

Winner: "Now and Forever", Sattalites

Other Nominees:

  • "Real Personal", Tanya Mullings
  • "Si Wi Dem Nuh Know We", Snow
  • "Something Real", Lazo
  • "Waking Up the Dream", Errol Blackwood

Best Global Album

Winner: Music From Africa, Takadja

Other Nominees:

Best Dance Recording

Winner: "A Deeper Shade Of Love (Extended Mix)", Camille

Other Nominees:

  • "Come Into My Life (Extended Mix)", JLM
  • "Get Away (Stonebridge and Nick Nice Club Mix)", Shauna Davis
  • "Never Let You Go (Tempered Club Mix)", Temperance
  • "Take Control (Matrix Airplay Edit)", BKS

Best Video

Presented by Amanda Marshall and The Odds.

Winner: Jeth Weinrich, "Good Mother" by Jann Arden

Other Nominees:

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References
  1. Globe and Mail (6 January 1996). "For the love of music". The Globe and Mail. pp. C1, C2.
  2. Globe and Mail (15 February 1996). "Arts Ink: Coupland's name on U.S author list / Juno boycott". The Globe and Mail. pp. D2.
  3. Canadian Press (1 February 1996). "Juno nominees reflect success of female singers". The Globe and Mail. pp. D2.
  4. Renzetti, Elizabeth (11 March 1996). "You Oughta Know: Morissette sweeps Junos". The Globe and Mail. pp. C1.
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