The 2007 JUNO Award, Canada’s Music Awards, will be held on Sunday, April 1st from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Canada). The Juno Award are awards of achievement presented to Canadian musical artists and bands; they could be considered the transnational counterpart to the United States’ Grammy Awards.

JUNO FAN CHOICE AWARD (PRESENTED BY DORITOS)
Gregory Charles Les Disques NBW*SONY BMG
Michael Bublé 143/Reprise*Warner
Nelly Furtado Geffen*Universal
Nickelback EMI
Sarah McLachlan Nettwerk*SONY BMG

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Devil In A Midnight Mass Billy Talent Atlantic/WEA*Warner
All I Can Do Chantal Kreviazuk SONY BMG
Pull Me Through Jim Cuddy WEA*Warner
Sunday Morning k-os EMI
Promiscuous feat. Timbaland Nelly Furtado Geffen*Universal

INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Taking The Long Way Dixie Chicks SONY BMG
Ancora Il Divo SONY BMG
FutureSex/LoveSounds Justin Timberlake SONY BMG
Confessions On A Dance Floor Madonna Warner Bros*Warner
Stadium Arcadium Red Hot Chili Peppers Warner Bros*Warner

ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY CRIA)
Billy Talent II Billy Talent Atlantic/WEA*Warner
I Think of You Gregory Charles Les Disques NBW*SONY BMG
Hedley Hedley Universal
Loose Nelly Furtado Geffen*Universal
ONE-X Three Days Grace Zomba*SONY BMG

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Diana Krall Verve*Universal
Gregory Charles Les Disques NBW*SONY BMG
Loreena McKennitt Quinlan Road*Universal
Nelly Furtado Geffen*Universal
Pierre Lapointe Audiogram*Select

GROUP OF THE YEAR
Alexisonfire Distort*Universal
Billy Talent Atlantic/WEA*Warner
Hedley Universal
The Tragically Hip The Tragically Hip*Universal
Three Days Grace Zomba*SONY BMG

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FACTOR AND CANADA’S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS) Eva Avila SONY BMG Melissa O’Neil SONY BMG Neverending White Lights Ocean*Fontana North Patrick Watson Secret City*Fusion III Tomi Swick WEA*Warner

NEW GROUP OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FACTOR AND CANADA’S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS)
Evans Blue Hollywood*Universal
Idle Sons EMI
Jets Overhead Microgroove*Warner
Mobile M&B*Universal
Stabilo EMI

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Gordie Sampson
“Jesus, Take the Wheel” - Brett James/Hillary Lindsay SOME HEARTS - Carrie Underwood Arista*SONY BMG
“Words Get In The Way” - Troy Verges/Aimee Mayo DANGEROUS MAN - Trace Adkins Capitol Nashville*EMI
“Crybaby” - Carolyn Dawn Johnson/Troy Verges LOVE & NEGOTIATION - Carolyn Dawn Johnson Angeline*Universal k-os “Sunday Morning” | “The Rain” | “FlyPaper” ATLANTIS : HYMNS FOR DISCO - k-os EMI Nickelback “Far Away | “If Everyone Cared” | “Rockstar” ALL THE RIGHT REASONS - Nickelback EMI Ron Sexsmith “All In Good Time” | “Never Give Up” | “Hands Of Time” TIME BEING- Ron Sexsmith WEA*Warner Sarah Harmer “I Am Aglow” | “Oleander” | “Escarpment Blues” I’M A MOUNTAIN - Sarah Harmer Cold Snap*Universal

COUNTRY RECORDING OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO)
Big Wheel Aaron Pritchett OPM*Fusion III
Love & Negotiation Carolyn Dawn Johnson Angeline*Universal
Doc Walker Doc Walker Open Road*Universal
Countrified Emerson Drive Midas Nashville*Navarre
Somebody Wrote Love George Canyon Reiny Dawg*Universal

RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
The Frenzy Of Renown Arabesque Sin Nombre*Fontana North
Hitch Hikin’ Music Classified URBNET*Fontana North
Organic Music For A Digital World DL Incognito URBNET*Fontana North
The Answer Rich London feat. Shantall SoulClap*Universal
Black Magic Swollen Members Swollen Members Music*Universal

ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Light That Guides You Home Jim Cuddy WEA*Warner
When The Angels Make Contact Matt Mays Sonic*Warner
Living With War Neil Young Reprise*Warner
Time Being Ron Sexsmith WEA*Warner
I’m A Mountain Sarah Harmer ColdSnap*Universal

ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Skelliconnection Chad VanGaalen Flemish Eye*Outside
Sometimes City and Colour Dine Alone*Universal
Return To The Sea Islands Equator*EMI
Trompe-l’Oeil Malajube Dare To Care*Outside
Not Saying/Just Saying Shout Out Out Out Out Normals Welcome*Warner

POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Ghost Stories Chantal Kreviazuk SONY BMG
Atlantis: Hymns For Disco k-os EMI
Loose Nelly Furtado Geffen*Universal
Wintersong Sarah McLachlan Nettwerk*SONY BMG
Stalled Out In The Doorway Tomi Swick WEA*Warner

ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Billy Talent II Billy Talent Atlantic/WEA*Warner
Tomorrow Starts Today Mobile M&B*Universal
Chemical City Sam Roberts Secret Brain*Universal
Never Hear The End Of It Sloan murderecords*SONY BMG
World Container The Tragically Hip The Tragically Hip*Universal

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
From This Moment On Diana Krall Verve*Universal
Start To Move Elizabeth Shepherd Do Right Music*Outside
Fight or Flight? Kellylee Evans ENLIVEN! Media*Festival
Calling For Rain Lori Cullen Independent*Fontana North
Messin’ Around Molly Johnson Anthem*Universal

CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
From the Heart Hilario Duran and His Latin Jazz Big Band Alma*Universal
Hugmars Hugh Marsh Cool Papa Music*Independent
At Sea Ingrid Jensen ArtistShare
Obsession Kent Sangster Sangster Music*Spirit River
Moment In Time Richard Underhill Stubby*Outside

TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
ZHEN: The David Braid Sextet Live, Volume II David Braid Independent
Movin’ & Groovin’ Jake Langley Alma*Universal
Avenue Standard Jon Ballantyne Real Artist Works*CD Baby
Mnemosyne’s March Mike Murley/David Braid Quartet Cornerstone*Festival
Other Stories William Carn Independent

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY GALAXIE - CBC’S CONTINUOUS MUSIC NETWORK)
Recording a Tape the Colour of Light Bell Orchestre Sanctuary*EMI
...and another thing... Joёl Fafard Bayard Island*Festival
Café Tropical Johannes Linstead Earthscape Media*Trend Music
Yours Truly Natalie MacMaster Foreign Media Group*KOCH
Run Neil Run Sisters Euclid NorthernBlues*Festival

FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Il était une fois dans l’est Antoine Gratton Tacca*Select
Le coeur dans la tête Ariane Moffatt Audiogram*Select
Trompe-l’Oeil Malajube Dare To Care*Outside
La forêt des mal-aimés Pierre Lapointe Audiogram*Select
Compter les corps Vulgaires Machins Indica*Outside

CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Dinosaurs, Dragons and Me Donna & Andy Red Castle Publishing*CD Baby
My Beautiful World Jack Grunsky Casablanca Kids*EMI
Join The Band Ken Whiteley Merriweather*Fire The Imagination
Snooze Music Rick Scott Jester*Festival
Murmel Murmel Munsch! Robert Munsch The Children’s Group*KOCH

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
On The Threshold of Hope: Chamber Music by Mieczyslaw Weinberg Artists of the Royal Conservatory SONY BMG
Mozart the Mason Jonathan Crow, Douglas McNabney, Matt Haimovitz Oxingale*KOCH
Piazzolla Les Violons du Roy/Jean-Marie Zeitouni Atma*SRI Shostakovich: String Quartets 3, 7 & 8 St Lawrence String Quartet EMI
Mozart: Complete Piano Trios The Gryphon Trio Analekta*Select

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE OR SOLOIST(S) WITH LARGE
ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANIMENT
Rhapsodies Orchestre symphonique de Montréal/Alain Lefèvre Analekta*Select
Shostakovich’s Circle I Musici de Montréal Analekta*Select
Mozart: Violin Concerti James Ehnes, Mozart Anniversary Orchestra CBC Records*Universal
Mozart: Piano Concerti Jon Kimura Parker, James Parker, Ian Parker, CBC Radio Orchestra/Mario Bernardi CBC Records*SRI
Saint-Saëns: Symphony no. 3 “Organ” Philippe Bélanger, Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal/Yannick Nézet-Séguin Atma*SRI

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Adrianne Pieczonka Sings Wagner and Strauss Adrianne Pieczonka, Münchner Rundfúnk Orchester/Ulf Schirmer ORFEO*Gilmore
Wagner: Arias Ben Heppner, Staatskapelle Dresden/Peter Schneider Deutsche Grammophon*Universal Mozart: Arie e Duetti Isabel Bayrakdarian, Michael Schade, Russell Braun, Canadian Opera Company Orchestra/Richard Bradshaw CBC Records*Universal
Purcell Karina Gauvin; Les Boréades/Francis Colpron Atma*SRI
Extase Measha Brueggergosman, Orchestre symphonique de Québec/Yoav Talmi CBC Records*Universal

CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Clere Vénus Denis Gougeon À L’AVENTURE! Centrediscs*Fusion III
A Midwinter Night’s Dream Harry Somers A MIDWINTER NIGHT’S DREAM Centrediscs*CMC
Of Memory and Desire Harry Somers CANADIAN COMPOSERS PORTRAITS: HARRY SOMERS Centrediscs*Fusion III
Tumbling Strain Neil Currie PASSIONSCAPE Independent*CMC
Varley Suite for Solo Violin Stephen Chatman VANCOUVER VISIONS Centrediscs*Fusion III

DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Airbreak Danny D Show Stopping*Universal
The Remix Album DJ Champion Saboteur*Outside
(Maybe You’ll Get) Lucky Sound Bluntz Awesome*EMI
Lift Off Taras Hi-Bias*KOCH
Sexor Tiga Last Gang*Universal

R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Life Less Ordinary Deesha Rauk Star Entertainment
Believe George HC*Fontana North
mySOUL jacksoul SONY BMG
Face Behind The Face Karl Wolf LW*Fontana North
Been Gone Keshia Chanté SONY BMG

REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Hard To See Humble Soundcheck Records
Xrated Korexion Kornerstone*Kornerstore
Monte le son Kulcha Connection SubSonik*Independent
Survival Kwesi Selassie Independent
In The Streets Trinity Chris feat. Blessed Startinlineup Records

ABORIGINAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Seeds Digging Roots Jericho Beach*Festival
Burn Jason Burnstick Independent
Sedzé Leela Gilday Diva Sound*Festival
Stay Red Northern Cree Canyon*Festival
Blood Red Earth Susan Aglukark Aglukark Entertainment*Arbor

ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
Milly’s Cafe Fred J. Eaglesmith A Major Label*Outside
When We Get There Lennie Gallant Revenant*Fontana North
An Ancient Muse Loreena McKennitt Quinlan Road*Universal
Yellowjacket Stephen Fearing True North*Universal
We Belong To The Gold Coast Steve Dawson Black Hen*KOCH

ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
Let’s Frolic Blackie and the Rodeo Kings True North*Universal
Hello Love The Be Good Tanyas Nettwerk*SONY BMG
Migrations The Duhks Sugar Hill*Fusion III
Bloom The McDades Free Radio Records
Firecracker The Wailin’ Jennys Jericho Beach*Festival

BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Colin James & The Little Big Band 3 Colin James MapleMusic*Universal
Easin’ Back To Tennessee Colin Linden True North*Universal
Acoustic David Gogo Cordova Bay*Fontana North
House Of Refuge Jim Byrnes Black Hen*KOCH
The Way It Feels Roxanne Potvin Alert*Universal

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Pollyanna’s Attic Carolyn Arends 2B*Signpost
Wide-Eyed And Mystified Downhere Centricity*Warner/CMC
Smile, It’s The End Of The World Hawk Nelson Tooth & Nail*EMI/CMC
Glory Manafest Audiophoria*CMC
Beauty In The Broken Starfield Sparrow*EMI/CMC

WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY THE CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS)
African Guitar Summit II Alpha Ya Ya Diallo, Mighty Popo, Adam Solomon, Pa Joe, Madagascar Slim, Donné Roberts, Kofi Ackah, Naby Camara, Theo Boakye, Muna Mingole & Oumou Soumare CBC Records*Universal
Coeur Vagabond Bia Audiogram*Select
Kaba Horo Lubo Alexandrov Justin Time*Fusion III
Bahiatronica Monica Freire Audiogram*Select
The Edge Mr. Something Something World *Festival

JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Bob Rock “In View” | “World Container” WORLD CONTAINER - The Tragically Hip The Tragically Hip*Universal
Brian Howes “Trip” HEDLEY - Hedley Universal | “Lips Of An Angel” EXTREME BEHAVIOR - Hinder Universal
David Foster “Un Giorno Per Noi (Romeo E Giulietta)” | “Un Dia Llegara” AWAKE - Josh Groban Reprise*Warner
Julius Butty (co-producer Dallas Green) “Save Your Scissors” SOMETIMES - City and Colour Dine
Alone*Universal | (co-producer Alexisonfire) “This Could Be Anywhere In The World” CRISIS - Alexisonfire Distort*Universal
k-os “The Rain” | “Sunday Morning” ATLANTIS: HYMNS FOR DISCO - k-os EMI

RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
David Travers-Smith “The Devil’s Paintbrush Road” | “Prairie Town” FIRECRACKER - The Wailin’ Jennys Jericho Beach*Festival
Eric Ratz “Devil In A Midnight Mass” | “Red Flag” BILLY TALENT II - Billy Talent Atlantic/WEA*Warner
John “Beetle” Bailey “Rain” MESSIN’ AROUND - Molly Johnson Anthem*Universal | “Sisters of Mercy” IF YOUR MEMORY SERVES YOU WELL - Serena Ryder EMI
L. Stu Young “3121” | “Fury” 3121 - Prince NPG*Universal Sheldon Zaharko “Back Up On The Horse” GIFT HORSE - Barney Bentall True North*Universal | “Unsung” DEAR - Jenny Whiteley Black Hen*KOCH

CD/DVD ARTWORK DESIGN OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY EVER-REDDY PACKAGING)
Alexisonfire (Director); Garnet Armstrong (Designer); Erno Rossi/Various (Photographer)
Crisis Ltd. Edition ALEXISONFIRE Distort*Universal
Chloe Lum & Yannick Desranleau for Seripop (Director/Designer/Illustrator/Photographer)
The Looks MSTRKRFT Last Gang*Universal Tim Domoslai (Director/Illustrator); Susan Michalek (Designer)
Treeful Of Starling HAWKSLEY WORKMAN Universal
Julien Mineau & Virginie Parr (Director/Designer)
Trompe-l’Oeil MALAJUBE Dare To Care*Outside
Garnet Armstrong (Director/Designer); Simon Paul (Designer/Illustrator); Linda Philp, Susan Michalek (Illustrator)
World Container THE TRAGICALLY HIP The Tragically Hip*Universal

VIDEO OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY VIDEOFACT)
Devil In A Midnight Mass Sean Michael Turrell BILLY TALENT Atlantic/WEA*Warner
Hurt Floria Sigismondi & Christina Aguilera CHRISTINA AGUILERA RCA*SONY BMG
Coast Is Clear Drew Lightfoot IN-FLIGHT SAFETY Dead Daisy*Outside
ElectriK HeaT : The Seekwill The Love Movement feat. k-os, Micah Meisner & Zeb Roc K-OS EMI
Bridge To Nowhere Duplex (aka Dave Pawsey and Jonathan Legris) SAM ROBERTS Secret Brain*Universal

MUSIC DVD OF THE YEAR
Try This At Home Hedley, Shawn Marino/Allan Reid/Darren Gilmore HEDLEY Universal
Rock Swings - Live @ The Montreal Jazz Festival Mario Rouleau, Luc Chatelain, Alain Simard & Pierre L. Touchette PAUL ANKA Paul Anka Productions*Universal R30 Pierre Lamoureux, Pegi Cecconi, Ray Danniels, Allan Weinrib RUSH Anthem*Universal
Escarpment Blues Andy Keen, Sarah Harmer, Patrick Sambrook SARAH HARMER Cold Snap*Universal
“It’s Not Fun. Don’t Do It!” Alex Coletti, Tegan Quin/Sara Quin TEGAN AND SARA Superclose/MapleMusic*Universal