Juno Awards of 2001

The Juno Awards of 2001 were held in Hamilton, Ontario Canada during the weekend of 3–4 March 2001.

Juno Awards of 2001
Date3–4 March 2001
VenueCopps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario
Hosted byRick Mercer
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBC

The primary ceremonies were hosted by Rick Mercer at Copps Coliseum on 4 March 2001 and broadcast on CBC Television. Performers during the telecast included: Deborah Cox, Nelly Furtado, The Guess Who, Jacksoul, Michie Mee, The Moffatts and Treble Charger.

Nominations were announced 24 January 2001. Nelly Furtado received five nominations and won four of these.

The 2001 awards were the last Junos broadcast on CBC Television until 2018. From 2002 to 2017, the awards would move to CTV. Up to 2001, every primary Juno ceremony had been aired on the CBC since the first Juno telecast in 1975.

Nominees and winners

Best Female Artist

Winner: Jann Arden

Other Nominees:

Best Male Artist

Winner: Neil Young

Other Nominees:

Best New Solo Artist

Winner: Nelly Furtado

Other Nominees:

Best Group

Winner: Barenaked Ladies

Other Nominees:

Best New Group

Winner: Nickelback

Other Nominees:

Best Songwriter

Winner: Nelly Furtado, "Turn Off The Light", "I'm Like A Bird", "...On the Radio (Remember the Days)"

Other Nominees:

  • Bryan Adams with Robert "Mutt" Lange, "The Best of Me"
  • Darrin O'Brien and Robbie Patterson, "Everybody Wants To Be Like You" (co-writers Glenn Marais and Shawn Moltke), "Joke Thing" (co-writers Mark Jackson), "Nothin' On Me" (co-writers Michael Tucker and Dave Greenberg).
  • Steven Page and Ed Robertson (Barenaked Ladies), "Pinch Me", "Too Little Too Late", "Falling For The First Time"
  • Blaise Pascal, "Angel Baby" (co-writer Roy Salmond), "10 Feet High" (co-writer Rob Laidlaw), "Rush" (co-writer Stan Meissner)

Best Country Female Artist

Winner: Terri Clark

Other Nominees:

Best Country Male Artist

Winner: Paul Brandt

Other Nominees:

  • Julian Austin
  • Chris Cummings
  • Adam Gregory
  • Jason McCoy

Best Country Group or Duo

Winner: The Wilkinsons

Other Nominees:

  • Farmer's Daughter
  • The Johner Brothers
  • Lace
  • Prairie Oyster

Best Producer

Winner: Gerald Eaton, Brian West and Nelly Furtado, "I'm like a Bird" and "Turn off the Light" both by Nelly Furtado

Other Nominees:

  • Chad Irschick, "One Turn Deserves Another" and "Turn of the Century" both by Susan Aglukark
  • Arnold Lanni, "Drag You Down" and "First Time" both by Finger Eleven
  • Jason Levine and James McCollum, "Get Down" by b4-4 and "www.nevergetoveryou" by Prozzäk
  • Bob Rock, "Spy" and "Just Another Phase" by The Moffatts

Best Recording Engineer

Winner: Jeff Wolpert, "Make It Go Away" and "Romantically Helpless" both by Holly Cole

Other Nominees:

  • Chad Irschick, "One Turn Deserves Another" and "Stand Up" both by Susan Aglukark
  • Adam Messinger, "I Wish" and "Drive My Car", both by Cadence
  • Randy Staub, "Just Another Phase" and "Antifreeze & Aeroplanes" both by The Moffatts
  • Brian West and Brad Haehnel, "I'm like a Bird" and "Turn off the Light" both by Nelly Furtado

Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Winner: Bruce Cockburn

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

Winner: Daniel Caudeiron

Nominated and winning albums

Best Album

Winner: Maroon, Barenaked Ladies

Other Nominees:

Best Blues Album

Winner: Love Comin' Down, Sue Foley

Other Nominees:

  • Conversation with the Blues, Michael Pickett
  • Neck Bones & Caviar, Mel Brown (guitarist)
  • Rough Luck, Ray Bonneville
  • Topless, Big Daddy G

Best Children's Album

Winner: Sing & Dance, Jack Grunsky

Other Nominees:

  • Annie, Annie Brocoli
  • Charlotte Diamond's World, Charlotte Diamond
  • Cradle on the Waves, Teresa Doyle
  • Step To It, Norman Foote

Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble)

Winner: Bach: The Six Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin, James Ehnes

Other Nominees:

  • Bach: Goldberg Variations, Angela Hewitt
  • Beethoven: 32 Piano Sonatas, Robert Silverman
  • R. Murray Schafer: String Quartets 1-7, Quatuor Molinari
  • Infernal Violins, Angèle Dubeau and La Pieta

Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment)

Winner: Sibelius: Lemminkainen Suite, Night Ride and Sunrise, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste

Other Nominees:

Best Classical Album (Vocal or Choral Performance)

Winner: G.F. Handel: Apollo e Dafne Silete Venti, Karina Gauvin, Russell Braun, Les Violons du Roy

Other Nominees:

Best Album Design

Winner: Stuart Chatwood, James St. Laurent, Margaret Malandruccolo, Antoine Moonen, Nick Sarros, Tangents: The Tea Party Collection by The Tea Party Other Nominees:

  • Bendit Aquin, Yann Gamblin, Sebastien Toupin, Du Coq à l'âme by Lynda Lemay
  • Tchi, Sebastien Toupin, Anne Vivien, Projet Orange by Projet Orange
  • Michael Wrycraft, Six Strings North of the Border, Volume 1 by various artists
  • Martin Tielli, Michael Wrycraft, The Story of Harmelodia by Rheostatics

Best Gospel Album

Winner: Simple Songs, Steve Bell

Other Nominees:

  • Jake, Jake
  • Mark Masri, Mark Masri
  • Mon Seul Espoir, La Chorale du Conservatoire de Musique Moderne
  • Naked Soul, Kelita Haverland

Best Instrumental Album

Winner: Free Fall, Jesse Cook

Other Nominees:

  • Celtic Devotion, Oliver Schroer
  • Fantasia, Pavlo
  • Natural Massage Therapy, Dan Gibson, Ron Allen, Dr. Lee Bartel
  • Natural Relaxation, Dan Gibson, Ron Allen, Dr. Lee Bartel

Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic)

Winner: The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem

Other Nominees:

Best Traditional Jazz Album - Instrumental

Winner: Rob McConnell Tentet, Rob McConnell Tentet

Other Nominees:

  • Brad Turner Quartet, Brad Turner
  • Higher Grounds, Ingrid Jensen
  • New Beginnings, Kirk MacDonald
  • Way Out East, Alive and Well

Best Contemporary Jazz Album - Instrumental

Winner: Compassion, François Carrier Trio + 1

Other Nominees:

  • Creaton Dream, Michael Occhipinti
  • Metalwood 3, Metalwood
  • No Strings Attached, Michael Kaeshammer
  • Step and a Half, Knut Haaugsoen

Best Vocal Jazz Album

Winner: Both Sides Now, Joni Mitchell

Other Nominees:

  • Dark Divas, Ranee Lee
  • I Found Love, Denzal Sinclaire
  • Molly Johnson, Molly Johnson
  • This Is How Men Cry, Marc Jordan

Best Roots or Traditional Album - Group

Winner: Tri-Continental, Tri-Continental (Bill Bourne, Lester Quitzau, Madagascar Slim)

Other Nominees:

  • Postcards, Tom Landa and the Paperboys
  • Racket in the Attic, Barra MacNeils
  • Tractor Parts: Further Adventures in Strang, Zubot and Dawson
  • VDC, La Volée d'Castors

Best Roots or Traditional Album - Solo

Winner: Jenny Whiteley, Jenny Whiteley

Other Nominees:

Best Alternative Album

Winner: Mass Romantic, The New Pornographers

Other Nominees:

Best Selling Francophone Album

Winner: Un Grand Noël d'amour, Ginette Reno

Other Nominees:

Best Pop Album

Winner: Maroon, Barenaked Ladies

Other Nominees:

Best Rock Album

Winner: Music @ Work, The Tragically Hip

Other Nominees:

Nominated and winning releases

Best Single

Winner: "I'm like a Bird", Nelly Furtado

Other Nominees:

Best Classical Composition

Winner: From the Diary of Anne Frank, Oskar Morawetz

Other Nominees:

  • Affairs of the Heart, Marjan Mozetich
  • La Cévenole, Paul M. Douglas
  • Once on a Windy Night, R. Murray Schafer
  • The Third Piano Concerto, Harry Somers

Best Rap Recording

Winner: Balance, Swollen Members

Other Nominees:

Best R&B/Soul Recording

Winner: Sleepless, jacksoul

Other Nominees:

  • A Nu Day, Tamia
  • "I Will Be Waiting", D-Cru
  • "If I Ever Lose This Heaven", The Philosopher Kings
  • "Only Be In Love", Baby Blue Soundcrew featuring Glenn Lewis

Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording

Winner: Nipaiamianan, Florent Vollant

Other Nominees:

  • Figure Love Out, John Gracie
  • Journey Home, Mishi Donovan
  • Run As One, C-Weed
  • Unsung Heroes, Susan Aglukark

Best Reggae Recording

Winner: Lenn Hammond, Lenn Hammond

Other Nominees:

  • Dem Need More Love, Tasha T
  • Jonah, Jason Wilson and Tabarruk
  • Love Is On Your Side, Lazo
  • Secret Emotion, Jimmy Reid

Best Global Album

Winner: Ritmo + Soul, Jane Bunnett and the Spirits of Havana

Other Nominees:

  • Dancing on Water, Finjan
  • Esprit, Quartango
  • Free Fall, Jesse Cook
  • Morumba Cubana, Puentes Brothers

Best Dance Recording

Winner: Into the Night, Love Inc.

Other Nominees:

  • Airtight, Max Graham
  • If You Don't Know, Temperance
  • Look at Us, Sarina Paris
  • What You Do, Big Bass featuring Michelle Narine

Best Video

Winner: Rob Heydon, "Alive" by Edwin

Other Nominees:

References
  • Everett-Green, Robert (25 January 2001). "Nelly scores five Juno nods". The Globe and Mail. p. R3.
  • Caldwell, Rebecca (5 March 2001). "Furtado takes home four big ones". The Globe and Mail. p. A13.
  • Bliss, Karen (5 March 2001). "Furtado Tops Junos". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2006.
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