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Juno Award For Pop Album Of The Year
The Juno Award for "Pop Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1999, as recognition each year for the best pop album in Canada. The category was first named as Best Pop Album but it changed to Best Pop/Adult Album in 2000, the following year it returned to be Best Pop Album from 2001 to 2002, finally in 2003 was changed to Pop Album of the Year and has remained that way since then. Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ... has won the most awards in this category, with 3 wins. Recipients References {{DEFAULTSORT:Juno Award For Pop Album Of The Year Pop Album Pop music awards Awards established in 1999 1999 establishments in Canada Album awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juno Award
The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame are also inducted as part of the awards ceremonies. The Juno Awards are often referred to as the Canadian equivalent of the Brit Awards in the United Kingdom or the Grammy Awards given in the United States. Members of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), or a panel of experts, depending on the award, choose the award winners. However, sales figures are the sole basis for determining the winners of nine of the forty-two categories like Album of the Year or Artist of the Year. CARAS members determine the nominees for Single of the Year, Artist and Group of the Year. A judge vote by experts in the relevant genre, determines the nominees for the remaining categories. The names of the judges remain confidential. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jann Arden
Jann Arden (born Jann Arden Anne Richards; March 27, 1962) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actress. She is famous for her signature ballads, " Could I Be Your Girl" and " Insensitive", which is her biggest hit to date. Early life and education Jann Arden was born in Calgary and moved as a child to Springbank, Alberta, where she attended Springbank Community High School. Her father was a construction contractor and her mother was a dental assistant. She is the middle child of three children. Arden grew up in a troubled family dynamic. Her father was an abusive alcoholic. Her brother was convicted of first-degree murder and was incarcerated in Alberta in 1992. After she graduated high school, Arden settled in Vancouver and sang with a series of bar bands. With these bands, she would sing cover songs of Led Zeppelin, Tina Turner, and Billie Holiday in a variety of locations including lounges, bars and ski resorts. During this time, she had attempted to launch a solo singi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joni Mitchell
Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell ( Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American musician, producer, and painter. Among the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her starkly personal lyrics and unconventional compositions, which grew to incorporate pop and jazz influences. She has received many accolades, including ten Grammy Awards and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. '' Rolling Stone'' called her "one of the greatest songwriters ever", and AllMusic has stated, "When the dust settles, Joni Mitchell may stand as the most important and influential female recording artist of the late 20th century". Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and throughout western Canada, before moving on to the nightclubs of Toronto, Ontario. She moved to the United States and began touring in 1965. Some of her original songs ("Urge for Going", " Chelsea Morning", " Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tal Bachman (album)
''Tal Bachman'' is the debut album from Canadian singer-songwriter Tal Bachman. It contains the 1999 hit single "She's So High", which peaked at #1 on the Adult Top 40 Chart and No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. Critical reception Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes, "Living up to the legend of Randy Bachman might not be as overwhelming as living up to the legacy of John Lennon, but Tal Bachman does something neither Julian nor Sean Lennon did -- he made a debut album that has nothing to do whatsoever with his father's music." Track listing Personnel * Tal Bachman – rhythm guitar, lap steel guitar, piano, lead and background vocals * Lance Porter – drums * Chris Wyse – bass * Buck Johnson – Wurlitzer, B3, Moog, background vocals Production * Bob Rock – mixing, producer * Tal Bachman – mixing, producer, orchestral arrangements * Brian Joseph Dobbs – engineer * Mike Gillies – additional engineering * George Marino – mastering * Paul Buckmaster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tal Bachman
Talmage Charles Robert Bachman (born August 13, 1970) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his 1999 hit, "She's So High", a pop rock tune from his self-titled 1999 album that led to a BMI award. Musical career 1999–2000: Debut album Bachman got his musical break when executives at EMI Music Publishing in New York City heard a demo tape, and aided him in securing a record deal with Columbia Records. Bob Rock (of Metallica, Aerosmith, Mötley Crüe, and Skid Row fame) signed on to co-produce his debut album. His first album, ''Tal Bachman'', featured what would eventually become his hit single, "She's So High", which reached No. 1 on three different radio formats in Canada. The song became a multi-format Top 10 hit in the United States and internationally, earning BMI's "Song of the Year" award. The album earned Bachman two Juno awards in Canada, and much media exposure, including appearances on ''The Tonight Show'' with Jay Leno, MTV, MuchMu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
''Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'' is the fourth studio album and second internationally released album by singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released by Maverick Records in the United States on November 3, 1998. The album was positively received by critics and performed well commercially, breaking the record for album sales in its first week by a female artist. The first single from the album, " Thank U", reached the top 20 of the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Morissette promoted the album with worldwide touring. Inspired from her trip to India over late 1996 and early 1997, the album cover contains phrases from five precepts, a basic code of ethics of the followers of Buddhism. Background Morissette wrote " Thank U" and "Baba" after her trip to India in 1997. The protagonist of "Baba" goes on a spiritual pilgrimage to India where she encounters a guru who, like many spiritual teachers in India, is referred to as "Baba". The word "Baba" means "father" in the Hindi language. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette ( ; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting, Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s with two dance-pop albums. In 1995, she released '' Jagged Little Pill'', an alternative rock-oriented album with elements of post-grunge, which sold more than 33 million copies globally and is her most critically acclaimed work to date. It earned her the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1996 and has been made into a rock musical of the same name in 2017, which earned fifteen Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical. The album was also listed in the 2003 and 2020 editions of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Guide. The lead single, "You Oughta Know", was also included at #103 in their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. A highly anticipated, more experimental follow-up, electronic-infused album, '' Supposed Former Infatuat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On A Day Like Today (album)
''On a Day Like Today'' is the eighth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, released on October 27, 1998. Singles " On a Day Like Today" was the first single released. It reached number thirteen in the UK and number one on the Canadian Singles Chart. Follow-up single " When You're Gone", featuring Melanie C, reached number three in the UK, and was in the top-ten for ten weeks, while peaking at number eleven in Canada. "Cloud Number Nine" reached number six in the UK and number seven in Canada. Critical reception ''On a Day Like Today'' received mixed reviews from critics. Writing for ''Entertainment Weekly'', Tom Lanham gave the album a B+ rating, stating that "Adams started searching for that perfect balance of mature grace and useful guitar grind". However, William Ruhlmann of AllMusic gave the album two-out-of-five stars, claiming that "Adams simply had no contemporary audience left, and this was not the record to rebuild his career. It was defiantly bere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Adams
Bryan Guy Adams (born 5 November 1959) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and photographer. He has been cited as one of the best-selling music artists of all time, and is estimated to have sold between 75 million and more than 100 million records and singles worldwide. Adams was the most played artist on Canadian radio in the 2010s and has had 25 top-15 singles in Canada and a dozen or more in each of the US, UK, and Australia. Adams joined his first band at age 15, and at age 20 his eponymous debut album was released. He rose to fame in North America with the 1983 top ten album '' Cuts Like a Knife'', featuring its title track and the ballad " Straight From the Heart", his first US top ten hit. His 1984 Canadian and US number one album, ''Reckless'' (which became the first album by a Canadian to be certified diamond in Canada), made him a global star with tracks like " Run to You" and " Summer of '69", both top ten hits in the US and Canada, and the pow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colour Moving And Still
''Colour Moving and Still'' is the second studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk. It was released on October 5, 1999, by Columbia Records. A special edition of the album is also available with a bonus disc. An edition of the album released in Taiwan includes all of the tracks of the album, as well as all of the tracks on the bonus disc released on one disc. Track listing All songs written by Chantal Kreviazuk, with co-writers as shown. #"Blue" – 4:58 #"Dear Life" (Kreviazuk, Raine Maida) – 3:29 #"Until We Die" – 3:55 #"Souls" – 5:09 #"Before You" (Kreviazuk, Jay Joyce) – 3:53 #"M" – 4:00 #"Soul Searching" – 3:26 #"Far Away" (Kreviazuk, Chris Burke-Gaffney) – 3:49 #"Eve" – 3:46 #"Little Things" (Kreviazuk, Maida) – 4:35 Bonus disc #" Leaving on a Jet Plane" (John Denver) – 4:40 #*featured on the soundtrack for the movie '' Armageddon'' #" Feels Like Home" (Randy Newman) – 4:40 #*featured on the soundtrack for the television show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chantal Kreviazuk
Chantal Jennifer Kreviazuk (; born May 18, 1974) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, composer, and pianist. Born in Winnipeg, she played music from a young age before signing with Columbia Records in the 1990s. Her debut studio album, '' Under These Rocks and Stones'', was first released in Canada in 1996 and saw commercial success before being issued in the United States the following year to critical praise. Kreviazuk released two more studio albums with the Columbia label, '' Colour Moving and Still'' (1999) and ''What If It All Means Something'' (2002), both of which brought moderate commercial success worldwide. She signed with Sony BMG for her fourth album, '' Ghost Stories'' (2006), which reached number two on the Canadian Albums Chart. Since 2003, Kreviazuk has co-written and composed numerous songs for other artists as well as film soundtracks, and has appeared in several Canadian independent and short films. Her fifth album, '' Plain Jane'', was released by Canadian indepe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juno Awards Of 2000
The Juno Awards of 2000 were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the weekend of 11–12 March 2000. The primary ceremonies were hosted by The Moffatts at the SkyDome (now Rogers Centre) on 12 March 2000 and broadcast on CBC Television. This marked the first year that the award ceremonies were divided over two days, with non-televised award categories presented on 11 March. The following award categories were nationally televised: * Best Female Artist * Best Male Artist * Best Country Male Vocalist * Best Group * Best New Group * Best Songwriter *Best Album * Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic) * Best Vocal Jazz Album * Canadian Music Hall of Fame A new design for the Juno Award statuettes was created by artist Shirley Elford and introduced at this year's awards. Nominations were announced 2 February 2000 in Toronto at the Glenn Gould Studio. Alanis Morissette received five nominations including one as director for Best Video. Nominees and winners Best Female Arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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