# Juno Awards of 2013

The Juno Awards of 2013 honoured Canadian music industry achievements in the latter part of 2011 and in most of 2012. The awards were presented in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, during the weekend of 20–21 April 2013. The main ceremony was hosted by Michael Bublé at the Brandt Centre. The city of Moose Jaw also hosted some supporting events.

## Events

The Juno Cup charity hockey game was held in Moose Jaw at Mosaic Place.
Most awards were presented at a private gala on 20 April at the Credit Union Eventplex.

### Main ceremony performers

The main awards ceremony was held at the Brandt Centre on 21 April and televised on CTV. The following artists performed the setlist below in order during the ceremony:
* Serena Ryder - "Stompa"
* The Sheepdogs - "Feeling Good"
* Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe" and "Tonight I'm Getting Over You"
* The Tenors - "Forever Young"
* Marianas Trench - "Fallout" and "Stutter"
* Michael Bublé - "It's a Beautiful Day"
* Billy Talent - "Stand Up and Run" with Serena Ryder
* Classified - "Inner Ninja" with David Myles
* Hannah Georgas - "Robotic"
* Metric - "Synthetica"
* k.d. lang - "Sing It Loud"
* Michael Bublé - "Home"

## Nominees and winners

Nominees were announced on 19 February 2013. Music journalist Larry Leblanc was this year's Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award recipient.
This year's inductee to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame is k.d. lang.
Tom Cochrane was the year's recipient of the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award, based on the musician's significant support for various charities.
Most awards were announced at the private gala on 20 April.

### People

| Artist of the Year | Group of the Year |
| Leonard Cohen Justin Bieber Deadmau5 Carly Rae Jepsen Johnny Reid | Marianas Trench Billy Talent Metric Rush The Sheepdogs |
| Breakthrough Artist of the Year | Breakthrough Group of the Year |
| The Weeknd Cold Specks Shawn Hook Grimes Kira Isabella | Monster Truck Hey Ocean! The Pack A.D. Walk off the Earth Yukon Blonde |
| Fan Choice Award | Songwriter of the Year |
| Justin Bieber Michael Bublé Leonard Cohen Céline Dion Drake Hedley Carly Rae Jepsen Marianas Trench Metric Nickelback | Leonard Cohen – "Amen", "Going Home" (co-songwriter Patrick Leonard), and "Show Me the Place" (co-songwriter Patrick Leonard) from Old Ideas Arkells – "Michigan Left", "On Paper", "Whistleblower" from Michigan Left Kathleen Edwards – "A Soft Place to Land" (co-songwriter John Roderick), "Chameleon/Comedian", and "Change the Sheets" from Voyageur Hannah Georgas – "Enemies", "Robotic" (co-songwriter Ryan Guldemond), and "Somebody" from Hannah Georgas Afie Jurvanen – "Be My Witness", "Caught Me Thinkin", and "Lost in the Light" from Barchords by Bahamas |
| Producer of the Year | Recording Engineer of the Year |
| James Shaw – "Youth Without Youth" and "Breathing Underwater" from Synthetica by Metric Gavin Brown – "At Transformation" and "About this Map" from Now for Plan A by The Tragically Hip Kevin Churko (co-producer Kane Churko) – "Blood" and "Adrenalize" from Blood by In This Moment Bob Ezrin – "Forever Young" from Lead with Your Heart by The Tenors Josh Ramsay – "Call Me Maybe" from Kiss by Carly Rae Jepsen; "Fallout" from Ever After by Marianas Trench | Kevin Churko (co-engineer Kane Churko) – "Blood" from Blood by In This Moment; "Coming Down" from American Capitalist by Five Finger Death Punch Joby Baker – "Suspiro en Falsete" and "Ruido en el Sistema" from Ruido en el sistema by Alex Cuba Mike Plotnikoff – "Start of Something Good" from Break the Spell by Daughtry; "Breaking Your Heart" from Stronger by Kelly Clarkson Eric Ratz – "Albatross" from Albatross by Big Wreck; "Surprise Surprise" from Dead Silence by Billy Talent Randy Staub "When We Stand Together" from Here and Now by Nickelback; "What You Want" from Evanescence by Evanescence |

### Albums

| Album of the Year | Aboriginal Album of the Year |
| Carly Rae Jepsen, Kiss Justin Bieber, Believe Céline Dion, Sans attendre Hedley, Storms Marianas Trench, Ever After | Crystal Shawanda, Just Like You Don Amero, Heart on My Sleeve Burnt Project 1, The Black List Janet Panic, Samples Donny Parenteau, Bring It On |
| Adult Alternative Album of the Year | Adult Contemporary Album of the Year |
| Serena Ryder, Harmony Bahamas, Barchords The Barr Brothers, The Barr Brothers Kathleen Edwards, Voyageur Royal Wood, We Were Born to Glory | The Tenors, Lead With Your Heart Barlow, Burning Days Adam Cohen, Like a Man Céline Dion, Sans attendre Raylene Rankin, All the Diamonds |
| Alternative Album of the Year | Blues Album of the Year |
| Metric, Synthetica Hannah Georgas, Hannah Georgas Japandroids, Celebration Rock Said the Whale, Little Mountain Stars, The North | Steve Strongman, A Natural Fact Steve Hill, Solo Recordings Volume One Colin James, Fifteen Jack de Keyzer, Electric Love Shakura S'Aida, Time |
| Children's Album of the Year | Classical Album of the Year – Solo or Chamber Ensemble |
| Emilie Mover, The Stella and Sam Album, ft. Emilie Mover Helen Austin, Always Be a Unicorn Jennifer Gasoi, Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well Henri Godon, Chansons pour toutes sorts d’enfants Marlowe & the MiX, One Dancefloor | Amici Chamber Ensemble, Levant Canadian Brass, Canadian Brass Takes Flight James Ehnes, Bartók : Works for Violin and Piano, Vol. 1 Angela Hewitt, Debussy: Solo Piano Music Triple Forte, Ravel, Shostakovich, Ives: Piano Trio |
| Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment | Classical Album of the Year – Vocal or Choral Performance |
| James Ehnes, Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Jan Lisiecki, Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 21 Antonio Peruch, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Logos Futura Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, The Galileo Project Bramwell Tovey/Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Fugitive Colours | Karina Gauvin, Prima Donna Elora Festival Singers, I Saw Eternity Gerald Finley, Schumann: Liederkreis Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Opera Arias Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir, Handel Messiah |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year | Country Album of the Year |
| The City Harmonic, I Have a Dream (It Feels Like Home) Colin Bernard, Hold On Manafest, Fighter Newworldson, Rebel Transmission Thousand Foot Krutch, The End Is Where We Begin | Johnny Reid, Fire It Up Dean Brody, Dirt Chad Brownlee, Love Me or Leave Me Emerson Drive, Roll Dallas Smith, Jumped Right In |
| Electronic Album of the Year | Francophone Album of the Year |
| Grimes, Visions Crystal Castles, (III) Daphni, Jiaolong Purity Ring, Shrines Trust, TRST | Louis-Jean Cormier, Le treizième étage Amylie, Le Royaume Marie-Pierre Arthur, Aux alentours Avec pas d'casque, Astronomie Lisa Leblanc, Lisa Leblanc |
| Instrumental Album of the Year | International Album of the Year |
| Pugs and Crows, Fantastic Pictures Five Alarm Funk, Rock the Sky Ian McDougall, The Very Thought of You Ratchet Orchestra, Hemlock Hugh Sicotte/Jon Ballantyne, Twenty Accident Free Work Days | Mumford & Sons, Babel Maroon 5, Overexposed One Direction, Up All Night Rod Stewart, Merry Christmas, Baby Taylor Swift, Red |
| Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year | Traditional Jazz Album of the Year |
| Joel Miller, Swim Alex Goodman Quintet, Bridges Allison Au Quartet, The Sky Was Pale Blue, Then Grey François Houle 5+1, Genera Rafael Zaldivar, Drawing | Mike Murley, Ed Bickert and Steve Wallace, Test of Time Shirantha Beddage, Identity Brian Dickinson Quartet, Other Places Cory Weeds Quartet, Up a Step Dave Young/Terry Promane Octet, Volume One |
| Vocal Jazz Album of the Year | Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year |
| Emilie-Claire Barlow, Seule ce soir Diana Krall, Glad Rag Doll Diana Panton, Christmas Kiss Elizabeth Shepherd, Rewind Carol Welsman, Journey | Woods of Ypres, Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light Cancer Bats, Dead Set on Living Castle, Blacklands Devin Townsend Project, Epicloud Ex Deo, Caligvla |
| Pop Album of the Year | Rock Album of the Year |
| Carly Rae Jepsen, Kiss Justin Bieber, Believe Victoria Duffield, Shut Up and Dance Nelly Furtado, The Spirit Indestructible Kristina Maria, Tell the World | Rush, Clockwork Angels Big Wreck, Albatross Billy Talent, Dead Silence The Sheepdogs, The Sheepdogs The Tragically Hip, Now for Plan A |
| Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo | Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group |
| Rose Cousins, We Have Made a Spark Annabelle Chvostek, Rise Amelia Curran, Spectators Corb Lund, Cabin Fever Old Man Luedecke, Tender Is the Night | Elliott Brood, Days Into Years Great Lake Swimmers, New Wild Everywhere The Strumbellas, My Father and the Hunter Le Vent du Nord, Tromper le temps The Wooden Sky, Every Child a Daughter, Every Moon a Sun |
| World Music Album of the Year |
| Lorraine Klaasen, Tribute to Miriam Makeba Alex Cuba, Ruido en el Sistema Jaffa Road, Where the Light Gets In Danny Michel, Black Birds Are Dancing Over Me The Souljazz Orchestra, Solidarity |

### Songs and recordings

| Single of the Year | Classical Composition of the Year |
| Carly Rae Jepsen, "Call Me Maybe" Billy Talent, "Viking Death March" Hedley, "Kiss You Inside Out" Serena Ryder, "Stompa" The Sheepdogs, "The Way It Is" | Vivian Fung, "Violin Concerto" Denis Gougeon, "Mutation" Alexina Louie, "Echoes of Time" R. Murray Schafer, "Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello" Howard Shore, The Lord of the Rings Symphony: Six Movements for Orchestra & Chorus |
| Dance Recording of the Year | R&B/Soul Recording of the Year |
| Anjulie, You and I Felix Cartal, "Don’t Turn on the Lights" (featuring Polina) Vita Chambers, "Fix You" Tricky Moreira, "Hello Hello Hello" Dragonette, Bodyparts | The Weeknd, Trilogy Jully Black, "Fugitive" Shawn Desman, "Nobody Does It Like You" Melanie Fiona, "Change the Record" Kreesha Turner, Tropic Electric |
| Rap Recording of the Year | Reggae Recording of the Year |
| Classified, "Inner Ninja" (featuring David Myles) JD Era, No Handouts Rich Kidd/SonReal, The Closers Madchild, Dope Sick Maestro Fresh Wes, Black Tuxedo EP | Exco Levi, "Storms of Life" Ammoye, "Radio" Melanie Durrant, "Made for Love" Makeshift Innocence, "Yours to Keep" Elaine Lil'Bit Shepherd, Move Ya’ |

### Other

| Music DVD of the Year | Recording Package of the Year |
| Bobcaygeon – Andy Keen, Bernie Breen, Patrick Sambrook, Shawn Marino, The Tragically Hip Better Off – Ben Knechtel, Ten Second Epic The Orchestrion Project: Pat Metheny – Pierre Lamoureux, François Lamoureux, Pat Metheny Joe Bonamassa Live from New York: Beacon Theatre – Scot McFadyen, Roy Weisman, Kevin Shirley, Joe Bonamassa KAESHAMMERLIVE! – Tim Martin, W. Tom Berry, Michael Kaeshammer | Synthetica – Metric Justin Broadbent (art director/designer/photographer) Little Mountain – Said the Whale Andy Dixon (art director/designer/photographer), Johnathan Taggart (photographer) À l’aube du printemps – Mes Aïeux Marianne Chevalier and Atelier Tricorne (art directors/designers/photographers) Le Québec est mort, Vive le Québec! – Loco Locass Mathieu Houde (art director), Philippe Allard (designer/photographer), Marie-Pier Daigle (designer) Now for Plan A – The Tragically Hip Susan Michalek and Simon Paul (art directors/designers), Andrew B. Myers (photographer) |
| Video of the Year |
| "HYFR" – Drake Director X, director "Testify" – Alan Doyle Margaret Malandruccolo, director "Fire It Up" – Johnny Reid Margaret Malandruccolo, director "Little Boxes" – Walk off the Earth Sean Wainsteim, director "Little Talks" – Of Monsters and Men WeWereMonkeys (Mihai Wilson, director; Marcella Moser, producer) |

## Compilation album

Warner Music Canada released a compilation album of songs from the year's Juno nominees on 19 March 2013. Sales of the album support the CARAS music education charity MusiCounts.