# Juno Awards of 2004

The Juno Awards of 2004 were presented on April 4, 2004, at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and were hosted by Alanis Morissette.
Singer-songwriters Nelly Furtado, Sarah McLachlan, and Nickelback led the nominations with five nominations each. Céline Dion, received four nominations; Billy Talent, Our Lady Peace and Sam Roberts each received three; Avril Lavigne, Barenaked Ladies, Christina Aguilera, Lillix, Michael Bublé, R. Murray Schafer, Shania Twain, and Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra got two nominations each.
Producer/musician Bob Ezrin is this year's inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Walt Grealis, who founded in 1970 what became the Juno Awards, will posthumously receive the award that bears his name, the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award.

## People

| Artist of the Year | Group of the Year |
| Sam Roberts Shawn Desman Céline Dion Nelly Furtado Sarah McLachlan | Nickelback Barenaked Ladies La Chicane Finger Eleven Our Lady Peace |
| New Artist of the Year | New Group of the Year |
| Michael Bublé Barlow Kazzer Danny Michel Kinnie Starr | Billy Talent The Dears Lillix Three Days Grace The Trews |
| Fan Choice Award | Songwriter of the Year |
| Nickelback Céline Dion Avril Lavigne Sarah McLachlan Shania Twain | Sarah McLachlan and Pierre Marchand, "World on Fire"/"Fallen"/"Stupid" — Afterglow, Sarah McLachlan Kathleen Edwards, "Six O'clock News"/"Hockey Skates"/"Mercury" — Failer, Kathleen Edwards Nelly Furtado, Gerald Eaton/Brian West/Trevor Horn/Anne Dudley/Malcolm McLaren/Gerald Eaton/Brian West "Saturdays"/"Powerless (Say What You Want)"/"Childhood Dreams" — Folklore, Nelly Furtado Ron Sexsmith, "You Were There"/"On A Whim"/"Someway Somehow" — Rarities, Ron Sexsmith Hawksley Workman, "Anger As Beauty"/"We Will Still Need a Song"/"Smoke Baby" — Lover/Fighter, Hawksley Workman |
| Producer of the Year | Recording Engineer of the Year |
| Gavin Brown — Billy Talent, "Try Honesty" and Three Days Grace, "I Hate Everything About You" Malcolm Burn — Emmylou Harris, "Here I Am" / "I Will Dream" Joao Carvalho — Pilate, "Into Your Hideout" Daniel Lanois — Daniel Lanois, "Falling at Your Feet" / "Sometimes" Pierre Marchand — Sarah McLachlan, "World on Fire" | Mike Haas, Dylan Heming and Jeff Wolpert — Holly Cole, "Heat Wave" and "Something Cool" Claude Champagne — La Bottine Souriante, "Paye la traite" and "De tido à Ti-douard" Warne Livesey — Matthew Good, "Weapon" and "In a World Called Catastrophe" Dean Maher — Trapt, "Headstrong" and "Echo" Adam Samuels — Daniel Lanois, "Sometimes" and "Transmitter" |

## Albums

| Album of the Year | Alternative Album of the Year |
| Sam Roberts, We Were Born in a Flame Michael Bublé, Michael Bublé Céline Dion, One Heart Nelly Furtado, Folklore Sarah McLachlan, Afterglow Nickelback, The Long Road | Buck 65, Talkin' Honky Blues Constantines, Shine a Light Joel Plaskett Emergency, Truthfully Truthfully Stars, Heart The Weakerthans, Reconstruction Site |
| Blues Album of the Year | Children's Album of the Year |
| Morgan Davis, Painkiller Ray Bonneville, Roll it Down Harrison Kennedy, Sweet Taste Harry Manx and Kevin Breit, Jubilee The Rockit 88 Band, Too Much Fun | Connie Kaldor, A Duck in New York City Jack Grunsky,Like a Flower to the Sun Mary Lambert, Sing Out Summer Fun Pelican Music Project, Dodo la planète do – Dream songs night songs 2 Loretto Reid, The Children of Lir |
| Classical Album of the Year – Solo or Chamber Ensemble | Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment |
| Gryphon Trio, Murphy, Chan, Hatzis, Kulesha: Canadian Premieres Angela Hewitt, Francois Couperin: Keyboard Music-1 L'Ensemble des Ideés heureuses, Graupner Cantatem Sonate, Ouverture: Instrumental and Vocal Music, Vol 2 Marc-André Hamelin, Szymanowski: The Complete Mazurkas Pinchas Zukerman, Amanda Forsyth, Jane Logan, Kimball Sykes, Jethro Marks, Donnie Deacon and Jessica Linnebach, Mozart*Zukerman | André Laplante, Christopher Millard, Robert Cram, Joaquin Valdepenas, CBC Radio Orchestra, Mario Bernardi, Concertos: Music of Jacques Hétu Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Bach Orchestral Suites Alain Lefèvre and the Quebec Symphony Orchestra, Concertos: Matthieu, Addinsell, Gershwin Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra with Jeanne Lamon, Mozart Noir Yannick Nézet-Séguin with the Orchestra Métropolitain, Nino Rota: La Strada |
| Classical Album of the Year – Vocal or Choral Performance | Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year |
| Isabel Bayrakdarian, James Parker, Cello Ensemble, Azulão Karina Gauvin, Raffi Armenian and the Canadian Chamber Ensemble, Chants d'Auvergne Ben Heppner, Ideale: Songs of Paolo Tosti Suzie LeBlanc, Daniel Taylor, Arion Ensemble and Stephen Stubbs, Handel: Love Duets Tafelmusik Chamber Choir and Ivars Taurins, Chants sacrés et profanes | Jill Paquette, Jill Paquette Bec Abbot, Shine Like Stars Jody Cross, Forward to Forever downhere, So Much for Substitutes Jim Witter, Forgiveness |
| Country Album of the Year | Francophone Album of the Year |
| Shania Twain, Up! Terri Clark, Pain to Kill Doc Walker, Everyone Aboard Brad Johner, Free Aaron Lines, Living Out Loud | Wilfred Le Bouthillier, Wilfred Le Bouthillier Céline Dion, 1 fille & 4 types Garou, Reviens Jean-François Breau/Marie-Eve Janvier/Mario Pelchat/Claude Léveillée/Philippe Berghella/Cassiopée/Cindy Daniel/Chico Castillo, Don Juan – Un musical de Félix Gray Marie-Chantal Toupin, Maudit Bordel |
| Instrumental Album of the Year | International Album of the Year |
| I Sorenti, Italian Love Songs Richard Abel, Romance George Carlaw, Stress Less The Covingtons, Country Christmas Michel Cusson, Un homme et son péché | 50 Cent, Get Rich Or Die Tryin' Christina Aguilera, Stripped Hilary Duff, Metamorphosis Evanescence, Fallen Rod Stewart, It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook |
| Jazz Album of the Year – Contemporary | Jazz Album of the Year – Traditional |
| Great Uncles of the Revolution, Blow the House Down François Bourassa Quartet, Indefinite Time D. D. Jackson, Suite for New York Michael Kaeshammer, Strut Metalwood, Chronic | Guido Basso, Lost in the Stars Mike Murley and David Occhipinti, Duologue One Take, One Take, Vol. 1 Sandro Dominelli Quintet, Café Varzé Jazz John Stetch, Standards |
| Vocal Jazz Album of the Year | Aboriginal Music Album of the Year |
| Holly Cole, Shade Jeri Brown, Firm Roots Ranee Lee, Maple Groove Denzal Sinclaire, Denzal Sinclaire Carol Welsman, The Language of Love | Susan Aglukark, Big Feeling Burnt Project 1, The Avenue Eagle & Hawk, Mother Earth Sandy Scofield, Ketwam Whitefish Jrs., In Honour of Percy Dreaver |
| Pop Album of the Year | Rock Album of the Year |
| Sarah McLachlan, Afterglow Barenaked Ladies, Everything to Everyone Barlow, Barlow Nelly Furtado, Folklore Lillix, Falling Uphill | Sam Roberts, We Were Born in a Flame Billy Talent, Billy Talent Danko Jones, We Sweat Blood Nickelback, The Long Road Sum 41, Does This Look Infected? |
| Roots & Traditional Album of the Year - Group | Roots & Traditional Album of the Year - Solo |
| Le Vent du Nord, Maudite Moisson Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, BARK La Bottine Souriante, J'ai jamais tant ri Creaking Tree String Quartet, The Creaking Tree String Quartet Pierre Schryer Band, Blue Drag | David Francey, Skating Rink Bruce Cockburn, You've Never Seen Everything Susan Crowe, Book of Days Natalie MacMaster, Blueprint Oh Susanna, Oh Susanna |
| World Music Album of the Year |
| Kiran Ahluwalia, Beyond Boundaries Jesse Cook, Nomad Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band, Sweet Return Intakto, Intakto Lhasa, The Living Road |

## Songs and recordings

| Single of the Year | Classical Composition of the Year |
| Nelly Furtado, "Powerless (Say What You Want)" Billy Talent, "Try Honesty" Nickelback, "Someday" Our Lady Peace, "Innocent" Shaye, "Happy Baby" | R. Murray Schafer, "String Quartet No. 8 (Schafer)" Norma Beecroft, "Amplified String Quartet with Tape" Christos Hatzis, "Everlasting Light" Jacques Hétu, "Piano Concerto No. 2" R. Murray Schafer, "Credo" |
| Dance Recording of the Year | R&B/Soul Recording of the Year |
| The Sound Bluntz, "Something About You" Audrey, "I Know" Delerium, Chimera MC Mario, "All That I Like" Original 3, "Give You Love" | In Essence, The Master Plan Big Black Lincoln, Pimpin' Life Glenn Lewis feat. Kardinal Offishall, Back for More Tamia, Officially Missing You X-Quisite, X-Quisite |
| Rap Recording of the Year | Reggae Recording of the Year |
| Choclair, Flagrant BrassMunk, Dark Sunrise IRS, Welcome To Planet IRS Mr. Roam, Tom Strokes Presents the ClasSix Plus Six Sweatshop Union, Natural Progression | Leroy Brown, "Rent A Tile" Blessed, "Smile" Dezzie, "Tease Me" Carl Henry, "Homie's Girl" Nana McLean, "Nana's Medley, Part 2" |

## Other

| Album Design of the Year | Music DVD of the Year |
| Garnet Armstrong, Susan Michalek (director/designer); Andrew MacNaughtan (photographer) — Jann Arden, Love Is the Only Soldier Benjamin Fong (director/designer/illustrator); Janet Kimber (photographer) — Jimmy Rankin, Handmade Jenn McIntyre (director/designer/illustrator); Ingram Barss/Jenn McIntyre (photographer) — Buck 65, Talkin' Honky Blues Megan Oldfield (director/designer); Jon Claytor (illustrator); Richard Beland (photographer) — Gord Downie, Battle of the Nudes Michael Wrycraft (director/designer/illustrator); Kevin Kelly — Harry Manx and Kevin Breit, Jubilee | Andrew MacNaughtan, Daniel Catullo, Allan Weinrib, Pegi Cecconi and Ray Danniels — Rush in Rio, Rush Hamish Hamilton with Done and Dusted — In My World, Avril Lavigne Alanis Morissette — Feast on Scraps, Alanis Morissette Rafaël Ouellet and Marc Lostracco — Our Lady Peace Live, Our Lady Peace Chuck Comeau and Patrick Langlois — A Big Package For You 1999–2003, Simple Plan |
| Video of the Year |
| Floria Sigismondi — "Fighter", Christina Aguilera Don Allan — "Heaven Only Knows", K-os Maxime Giroux — "Into Your Hideout", Pilate Christopher Mills — "Stars and Sons", Broken Social Scene Floria Sigismondi — "Untitled", Sigur Rós |