The CIMA and MusicOntario team was in Hamilton for the 2015 JUNO Awards this weekend, celebrating excellence in Canadian music! First and foremost, we’d like to give a shoutout to the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), the city of Hamilton and the Hamilton JUNO Host Committee – whose chair is CIMA board member Tim Potocic (President, Co-Owner of Sonic Unyon Records) – for their hard work in making the 2015 JUNO Awards, JUNOfest 2015 and all of the associated events a massive success!
When the nominees for the 2015 JUNO Awards were unveiled, we were pleased to see that 35 CIMA member companies represented artists who had received one (or more) nominations in a bunch of different categories.
On that note, we’d like to congratulate and highlight the achievements of the 12 CIMA member companies who saw their artists win JUNO Awards this weekend!
604 Records:
Country Album of the Year: Dallas Smith, Lifted
Addo Records:
Jazz Album of the Year (Solo): Kirk MacDonald, Vista Obscura
Anthem Entertainment:
Recording Engineer of the Year: Eric Ratz (“Ghosts” by Big Wreck)
Conveyor Canada:
Jazz Album of the Year (Solo): Kirk MacDonald, Vista Obscura
Dine Alone Records:
Group of the Year: Arkells
Rock Album of the Year: Arkells, High Noon
eOne Entertainment:
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year: Diana Panton, Red
Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year: Devin Townsend Project, Z2
Children’s Album of the Year: Fred Penner, Where In The World
Fontana North:
Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: The Bros. Landreth, Let It Lie
Justin Time Records:
Jazz Album of the Year (Group): Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, Jane Bunnett and Maqueque
Last Gang Entertainment:
Pop Album of the Year: LIGHTS, Little Machines
Outside Music:
Blues Album of the Year: Steve Hill, Solo Recordings Vol. 2
World Music Album of the Year: Quique Escamilla, 500 Years of Night
Six Shooter Records:
Aboriginal Album of the Year: Tanya Tagaq, Animism
The Children’s Group:
Children’s Album of the Year: Fred Penner, Where In The World
For a full list of the winners, please click here.