Canadian Pop Star Nelly Furtado Heads Into The Juno Awards With Two Big Wins

Juno host Nelly Furtado walked away with awards for artist and pop album of the year at Saturday’s Juno Gala Awards Ceremony.  

Furtado will be vying for three more tonight for best album, best single and the fan choice award.

Alternative rockers Alexisonfire, solo acoustic artist City and Colour, and hip-hop star k-os are among those set to take the stage at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon.

Furtado was the only artist to come out a multiple winner at the ceremony.

Other winners included Diana Krall for best vocal jazz album and music veteran Jim Cuddy, who took best adult alternative album, beating out Neil Young and Ron Sexsmith.

Nova Scotia’s Gordie Sampson took home the songwriter of the year award for his work on country tunes including Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus Take the Wheel.”

Sarah Harmer, Gregory Charles, Malajube and Hedley are vying for three awards each.

Billy Talent and k-os join Furtado in leading with five nominations. 
  
Winners from Saturday night’s Juno gala are:

International Album of the Year: “Taking the Long Way” (Dixie Chicks)

Artist of the Year: Nelly Furtado

New Group of the Year: Mobile

Songwriter of the Year: Gordie Sampson

Country Recording of the Year: “Somebody Wrote Love” (George Canyon)

Rap Recording of the Year: “Black Magic” (Swollen Members)

Adult Alternative Album of the Year: “The Light That Guides You Home” (Jim Cuddy)

Alternative Album of the Year: “Sometimes” (City and Colour)

Pop Album of the Year: “Loose” (Nelly Furtado)

Vocal Jazz Album of the Year: “From This Moment On” (Diana Krall)

Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year: “From the Heart” (Hilario Duran and His Latin Jazz Big Band)

Traditional Jazz Album of the Year: “Avenue Standard” (Jon Ballantyne)

Instrumental Album of the Year: “Run Neil Run” (Sisters Euclid)

Francophone Album of the Year: “Il etait une fois dans l’est” (Antoine Gratton)

Children’s Album of the Year: “My Beautiful World” (Jack Grunsky).

Classical Album of the Year, Solo or Chamber Ensemble: “Piazzolla” (Les Violons du Roy/ Jean-Marie Zeitouni)

Classical Album of the Year, Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) With Large Ensemble Accompaniment: “Mozart: Violin Concerti” (James Ehnes, Mozart Anniversary Orchestra)

Classical Album of the Year, Vocal or Choral Performance: “Mozart: Arie e Duetti” (Isabel Bayrakdarian, Michael Schade, Russell Braun, Canadian Opera Company Orchestra/ Richard Bradshaw)

Classical Composition of the Year: “Clere Venus” (Denis Gougeon)

Dance Recording of the Year: “Sexor” (Tiga)

Reggae Recording of the Year: “Xrated” (Korexion)

Aboriginal Recording of the Year: “Sedze” (Leela Gilday)

Roots & Traditional Album of the Year, Solo: “Yellowjacket” (Stephen Fearing).

Roots & Traditional Album of the Year, Group: “Bloom” (The McDades)

Blues Album of the Year: “House of Refuge” (Jim Byrnes)

Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year: “Wide-Eyed and Mystified” (Downhere)

World Music Album of the Year: “Kaba Horo” (Lubo Alexandrov)

Jack Richardson Producer of the Year: Brian Howes

Recording Engineer of the Year: John “Beetle” Bailey

CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year: Chloe Lum & Yannick Desranleau for Seripop

Video of the Year: “Bridge to Nowhere” (Duplex)

Music DVD of the Year: “Escarpment Blues” (Andy Keen, Sarah Harmer, Patrick Sambrook)

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