 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. cÃ©line dion, received four nominations; billy talent, our lady peace and sam roberts each received three; avril lavigne, barenaked ladies, christina aguilera, lillix, michael bublÃ©, 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. ==nominees and winners== the following lists the nominees and winners for most of the awards. ===juno fan choice award=== winner: nickelback other nominees: *cÃ©line dion *avril lavigne *sarah mclachlan *shania twain ===artist of the year=== winner: sam roberts (universal) other nominees: *shawn desman (vik/uomo/bmg) *cÃ©line dion (columbia/sony) *nelly furtado (dreamworks/universal) *sarah mclachlan (nettwerk/emi) ===group of the year=== winner: nickelback (emi) other nominees: *barenaked ladies (reprise/warner) *finger eleven (wind-up/sony) *la chicane (dkdd/fusion 3) *our lady peace (columbia/sony) ===new artist of the year=== winner: michael bublÃ© (warner bros./warner) other nominees: *barlow (epic/sony) *kazzer (epic/sony) *danny michel (maplemusic/universal) *kinnie starr (maplemusic/universal) ===new group of the year=== winner: billy talent (atlantic/warner) other nominees: *the dears (maplemusic/universal) *lillix (maverick/warner) *three days grace (jive/zomba/bmg) *the trews (bumstead/sony) ===songwriter of the year=== winner: sarah mclachlan, pierre marchand, âworld on fireâ/âfallenâ/âstupidâ, afterglow - sarah mclachlan (nettwerk/emi) other nominees: *kathleen edwards, âsix oâclock newsâ/âhockey skatesâ/âmercuryâ, failer - kathleen edwards (maplemusic/universal) *nelly furtado, gerald eaton/brian west/trevor horn/anne dudley/malcolm mclaren/gerald eaton/brian west âsaturdaysâ/âpowerless (say what y
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