The Juno Awards of 2000 were held in

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, Ontario, Canada during the weekend of 11–12 March 2000. The primary ceremonies were hosted by The Moffatts at the SkyDome (now

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) on 12 March 2000 and broadcast on

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. 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 or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporation, ...

* Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic) * Best Vocal Jazz Album * Canadian Music Hall of Fame A new design for the

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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 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 ...

received five nominations including one as director for Best Video.

Nominees and winners

Best Female Artist

Winner: Chantal Kreviazuk Other Nominees: *

Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...

Lynda Lemay Lynda Lemay (born 25 July 1966 in Portneuf, Quebec) is a Canadian francophone singer-songwriter. Through her mother she is a descendant of Zacharie Cloutier. After winning regional awards in 1989 she went to France and regularly tours in Queb ...

Amanda Marshall Amanda Meta Marshall (born August 29, 1972) is a Canadian pop- rock singer. She has released three studio albums; the first was certified Diamond in Canada, with the latter two certified 3× Platinum and Platinum respectively. She is best known f ...

Best Male Artist

Winner:

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 mor ...

Other Nominees: *

Paul Brandt Paul Rennée Belobersycky (born July 21, 1972), known professionally as Paul Brandt, is a Canadian country music artist. Growing up in Calgary, he was a pediatric RN at the time of his big break. In 1996, he made his mark on the country music c ...

* Choclair *

Tom Cochrane Thomas William Cochrane ( ; born May 14, 1953) is a Canadian musician best known as the frontman for the rock band Red Rider and for his work as a solo singer-songwriter. Cochrane has won eight Juno Awards. He is a member of the Canadian Music ...

* Edwin

Best New Solo Artist

Winner:

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 19 ...

Other Nominees: * Tory Cassis *

Tara Lyn Hart Tara Lyn Hart, born April 11, 1978 in Roblin, Manitoba, Canada, is a Canadian country music singer/songwriter. Biography Tara Lyn Hart has been singing since she was 5 years old. By the time she started junior high school, she was playing 80 ...

* Jorane * Ivana Santilli

Best Group

Winner:

Matthew Good Band Matthew Good Band was a Canadian alternative rock band formed in Coquitlam, British Columbia in 1995. The band consisted of singer-songwriter/guitarist Matthew Good, guitarist/keyboardist Dave Genn, drummer Ian Browne and bassist Geoff Lloyd. ...

Other Nominees: * La Chicane * Moist *

Our Lady Peace Our Lady Peace (sometimes shortened to OLP) is a Canadian rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario in 1992. Led by lead vocalist Raine Maida since its formation, the band currently also features Duncan Coutts on bass, Steve Mazur on guitars, and ...

The Tea Party The Tea Party is a Canadian rock band with industrial rock, blues, progressive rock, and Middle Eastern music influences, dubbed " Moroccan roll" by the media. Active throughout the 1990s and up until 2005, the band re-formed in 2011. The Tea ...

Best New Group

Winner: Sky Other Nominees: *

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* Len * Prozzäk *

Serial Joe Serial Joe was a Canadian band from Newmarket, Ontario which consisted of high school students Ryan Dennis (vocals, guitar), Ryan Stever (guitar), John Davidson (bass guitar), Dan Stadnicki (drums) and Jamie Fulcher (Back Up Vocals) .Glen Nott, "C ...

Best Songwriter

Winner:

Shania Twain Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( , ; née Edwards; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and one of the best-s ...

(co-Songwriter Robert John "Mutt" Lange), "

Man! I Feel Like a Woman! "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain from her third studio album, '' Come On Over'' (1997). Written by Twain and her longtime collaborator and then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who also produced ...

", "

That Don't Impress Me Much "That Don't Impress Me Much" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released in December 1998 as the sixth country single, and seventh single overall, from her third studio album, ''Come On Over'' (1997). It was ...

", " You've Got a Way" Other Nominees: *

, "If You Sleep", "

She's So High "She's So High" is a power pop song written and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Tal Bachman. It was released as a single to North American radio on February 13, 1999, from his self-titled debut album (1999). The song reached number t ...

" *

Bruce Cockburn Bruce Douglas Cockburn ( ; born May 27, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. His song styles range from folk to jazz-influenced rock and his lyrics cover a broad range of topics including human rights, environmental issues, p ...

, "Last Night of the World", "Mango", "Pacing the Cage" *

, "Believe in You" and "If I Didn't Have You" (co-writer Eric Bazilian), "Love Lift Me" (co-writers Eric Bazilian, Randy Cantor, John Bettis) *

, "

So Pure "So Pure" is a song written and produced by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard for Morissette's fourth album, '' Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'' (1998). It was released internationally as the album's third single on June 14, 1999. One line i ...

", " Thank U", " Unsent"

Best Country Female Vocalist

Winner:

Other Nominees: * Lisa Brokop *

Terri Clark Terri Lynn Sauson, known professionally as Terri Clark, born August 5, 1968, is a Canadian country music singer who has had success in both Canada and the United States. Signed to Mercury Records in 1995, she released her self-titled debut that ...

* Patricia Conroy *

Best Country Male Vocalist

Winner:

Other Nominees: * Julian Austin * John Landry * Jamie Warren *

Jim Witter Jim Witter (born November 2, 1964) is a Canadian award-winning country music and Christian music singer/songwriter. Ten of Witter's songs reached the top 10 on Canadian country radio. Biography Jim Witter grew up playing music. In 1982, he pe ...

Best Country Group or Duo

Winner:

The Rankins The Rankin Family (originally known as The Rankins) are a Canadian musical family group from Mabou, Nova Scotia. The group has won many Canadian music awards, including 15 East Coast Music Awards, six Juno Awards, four SOCAN Awards, three Can ...

Other Nominees: * Farmer's Daughter *

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* Prairie Oyster *

The Wilkinsons The Wilkinsons were a Canadian country music trio from Belleville, Ontario. Founded in 1997, the group consisted of lead singer Amanda Wilkinson, her brother Tyler Wilkinson, and their father, Steve Wilkinson. The Wilkinsons achieved success lat ...

International Achievement Award

Winner:

Sarah McLachlan Sarah Ann McLachlan OC OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. As of 2015, she had sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is '' Surfacing'', for which she won two Grammy Awards (ou ...

Best Producer

Winner:

and

Bob Rock Robert Jens Rock (born April 19, 1954) is a Canadian record producer, sound engineer and musician, best known for producing rock bands and music artists such as Metallica, Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, The Tragically Hip, the Cult, ...

, "

" and " If You Sleep" by

Other Nominees: *

Arnold Lanni Arnold David Lanni (born May 4, 1956) is a Canadian record producer and former member of Frōzen Ghōst and Sheriff. He wrote Sheriff's most successful song, " When I'm with You." History Lanni was a founding member of Canadian rock band Sheri ...

, "

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" and " Is Anybody Home?" by

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, "Heaven Coming Down" and "The Messenger" by

Greg Wells Greg Wells is a Canadian musician, record producer, songwriter and audio engineer. Wells has songs on over 130 million albums sold. He has worked with John Legend, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ariana Grande, Jazmine Sullivan, Kid Cudi, Adele, Rufus ...

, "Keep A Lid on Things" and "Get You in the Morning" by

Crash Test Dummies Crash Test Dummies are a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. The band is most identifiable through Brad Roberts (vocals, guitar) and his distinctive bass-baritone voice. The band members have fluctuated over the years, but its best k ...

Michael Phillip Wojewoda Michael Phillip Wojewoda is a Canadian record producer and musician. He has been nominated for eight Juno Awards and has received one for Recording Engineer of the Year and one for Producer of the Year. History Wojewoda began recording bands in ...

, "Puzzle Girl" and "You & Me" by Kim Stockwood

Best Recording Engineer

Winner:

Paul Northfield Paul Northfield is a prolific British record producer and sound engineer, who has worked on albums by bands such as Dream Theater, Queensrÿche, Rush, Porcupine Tree and Suicidal Tendencies. Northfield worked at Advision Studio, London from ...

and Jagori Tanna, "Summertime in the Void" and "When Did You Get Back From Mars?" by I Mother Earth Other Nominees: * Michael Banton-Jones, "Halfway to Heaven" by David Leask * Richard Benoit, "Slow Bombing the World" by Marc Jordan * Lenny DeRose, "Sucks To Be You" by Prozzäk, "Supersex 69" by

The Philosopher Kings The Philosopher Kings are a Canadian band. The band was most commercially successful in the late 1990s and have been nominated for five Juno Awards, winning one in 1996 for "Best New Group". Most of the band members, current and former, have also ...

* John Whynot and Colin Linden, "Last Night of the World" by

, "Lean on Your Peers" by Blackie and the Rodeo Kings

Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Winner: Bruce Fairbairn

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

Winner:

Emile Berliner Emile Berliner (May 20, 1851 – August 3, 1929) originally Emil Berliner, was a German-American inventor. He is best known for inventing the lateral-cut flat disc record (called a "gramophone record" in British and American English) used with a ...

Nominated and winning albums

Best Album Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporation, ...

Winner:

, '' Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'' Other Nominees: * '' Hot Show'', Prozzäk * '' On a Day Like Today'',

* '' These Are Special Times'',

* '' Tuesday's Child'',

Best Blues Album The Grammy Award for Best Blues Album was an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for releasing albums in the blues genre. Honors in sever ...

Winner: '' Gust of Wind'',

Ray Bonneville Raymond J. Bonneville (born October 11, 1948) is a Canadian-born American musician, singer and songwriter. Born in Canada, and raised in the United States, Bonneville is a folk and blues-influenced, song and groove man who is strongly influenced b ...

Other Nominees: * ''Blues Party'', by Chris Whiteley * ''Call It What You Will'', Steve Hill * ''Down in the Groove'', Jack de Keyzer * ''Michael Jerome Browne'', Michael Jerome Browne

Best Children's Album The Grammy Award for Best Children's Album (from 2020: Grammy Award for Best Children's Music Album) is an honor presented since 2012 at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honor ...

Winner: '' Skinnamarink TV'',

Sharon, Lois and Bram Sharon, Lois & Bram (also known as Sharon, Bram & Friends, Sharon & Bram or Sharon & Randi) are a Canadian children's music group founded in Toronto, Ontario, 1978. The group's original lineup consisted of Sharon (née Trostin) Hampson, L ...

Other Nominees: * ''Ants in Your Pants, Volume 1'', Douglas John * ''Les Petites Merveiles de Fanchon'', Fanchon * ''Play On...'', Jam Sandwich * ''Song of the Unicorn'', Susan Hammond's Classical Kids

Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble)

Winner: ''Schumann: String Quartets'', St. Lawrence String Quartet Other Nominees: * ''Bach: Well-Tempered Clarvier, Book 2'',

Angela Hewitt Angela Hewitt, (born July 26, 1958) is a Canadian classical pianist. She is best known for her Bach interpretations. Career Hewitt was born in Ottawa, Ontario, daughter of the Yorkshire-born Godfrey Hewitt (thus she also has British nationality ...

* ''For the End of Time'',

Leila Josefowicz Leila Bronia Josefowicz ( ; born October 20, 1977) is an American-Canadian classical violinist. Biography Josefowicz was born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. When she was a young child her family moved to Los Angeles, California, where she sta ...

* ''Naida Cole'',

Naida Cole Naida Margaret Cole (born October 28, 1974 in Durham, North Carolina, U.S.) is a Canadian-American concert pianist who left a successful career as a recording artist and touring musician in 2007 to pursue medicine, studying at the Warren Alpert Me ...

* ''Rzewiski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated!'', Marc-Andre Hamelin

Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble)

Winner: ''Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque'', Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Other Nominees: * ''Brahms: Two Piano Concertos'',

Anton Kuerti Anton Emil Kuerti, OC (born July 21, 1938) is an Austrian-born Canadian pianist, music teacher, composer, and conductor. He has developed international recognition as a solo pianist.Orchestre Métropolitain The Orchestre Métropolitain (OM) is a symphony orchestra in Montréal, Québec, formed in 1981. It performs primarily in the Montreal Symphony House at Place des Arts but also at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier and Théâtre Maisonneuve. Outside the c ...

* ''Handel: Arias and Dances – Excerpts from Agrippina and Alcina'', Tafelmusik, Karina Gauvin * ''Nights in the Gardens of Spain'',

Angela Cheng Angela Cheng ( zh, 鄭美蓮; born September 9, 1959) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian classical pianist. She has performed internationally as a recitalist and as a guest soloist with orchestras. Cheng is a professor of piano at the Oberlin Conservat ...

, Hans Graf,

Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra is an orchestra based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The orchestra gives the majority of its performances in the Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons. It is also the resident orchestra for the Calgary Opera, ...

* ''Vivaldi: Concerti for Strings'', Les Violons du Roy

Best Classical Album (Vocal or Choral Performance)

Winner: ''German Romantic Opera'',

Ben Heppner Thomas Bernard Heppner (born January 14, 1956) is a Canadian tenor and broadcaster, now retired from singing, who specialized in opera and other classical works for voice. Early life and career Heppner, of Mennonite descent, was born in Mur ...

Other Nominees: * ''Ae Fond Kiss'', Edith Wiens, Rudolph Jansen, Judy Loman * ''Bach: Arias & Oboe d'Amore'', Daniel Taylor * ''

Heavenly Spheres ''Heavenly Spheres'' (L'Harmonie des Sphères) is an a cappella choral album by the Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal under the direction of Christopher Jackson. Recorded in 1998, it features songs from the late 15th to early 16th centu ...

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Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal The Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal is a professional early music vocal ensemble based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. History The group was co-founded in 1974 by the organ and harpsichord players Christopher Jackson, Réjean Poirier and ...

* ''Images de Noel'', Karina Gauvin, Michael McMahon, Nora Shulman

Best Album Design

Winner: Michael Wrycraft (creative director), ''Radio Fusebox'' by

Andy Stochansky Andy Stochansky is a musician and songwriter from Toronto, living in Los Angeles. Early years Born and raised in Toronto, Stochansky began tinkering with the family piano at the age of five. To stop him from making music with anything he could ...

Other Nominees: * Garnet Armstrong, Mark Bartkiw, Amo3ba Corp, Margaret Malandruccolo, '' Blue Green Orange'' by I Mother Earth * Tom Chaggaris, Eve Egoyan, Johnnie Eisen, ''Thetihingsinbeteween'' by Eve Egoyan * Anouk Lessard, Sebastien Toupin, ''Vent Fou'' by Jorane * Catherine Stockhausen, Lee Towndrow, ''

Between the Bridges ''Between the Bridges'' is the fifth album by Canadian rock band Sloan. The album was recorded in six weeks and was released in 1999 on Murderecords. The album continued the band's progression towards 1970s-influenced rock mixed with 1960s and 70 ...

'' by Sloan

Best Gospel Album

Winner: ''Legacy of Hope'', Deborah Klassen Other Nominees: * ''God Only Knows'', by The LaPointes * ''Sheryl Stacey'', by Sheryl Stacey * ''Sinner and the Saint'', by Jon Buller * ''Sweetsalt'', by

Sweetsalt Sweetsalt is a Lithuanian rock band formed in 2006 by lead vocalist Rokas Dobužinskas and lead guitarist Pijus Ganauskas. Soon after bassist Šarūnas Dirsė and drummer Jurgis Cicėnas joined, completing the line-up. The band quickly rose to f ...

Best Instrumental Album

Winner: ''

In My Hands ''In My Hands'' is an album by Natalie MacMaster. It was released in 1999 on Rounder Records. The album won the 2000 Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year. Critical reception ''The Washington Post'' wrote that "Alison Krauss' satiny so ...

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Natalie MacMaster Natalie MacMaster (born June 13, 1972) is a Canadian fiddler from Troy, Inverness County, Nova Scotia who plays Cape Breton fiddle music. MacMaster has toured with the Chieftains, Faith Hill, Carlos Santana, and Alison Krauss, and has recorded ...

Other Nominees: * ''Natural Sleep Inducement'',

David Bradstreet David Bradstreet (born London, England) is a Canadian-based musician. He spent his childhood in Oakville, Ontario and began his music career in the late 1960s. He is best known for his song "Renaissance" ("Let’s Dance That Old Dance Once More") ...

Dan Gibson Dan Gibson (January 19, 1922 in Montreal – March 18, 2006) was a Canadian photographer, cinematographer and sound recordist. During the late 1940s, Dan Gibson took photographs and made nature films, including ''Audubon Wildlife Theatre''. Gibs ...

* ''Piano Cascades'', John Herberman,

* ''The Piper's Legacy'', Rob Crabtree, Oliver Schroer * ''Utopia'', Robert Michaels

Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic)

Winner: ''

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Backstreet Boys Backstreet Boys (often abbreviated as BSB) are an American vocal group consisting of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, and cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson. Lou Pearlman formed the group in 1993 in Orlando, Florida. The ...

Other Nominees: * '' Americana'',

The Offspring The Offspring is an American rock band from Garden Grove, California, formed in 1984. Originally formed under the name Manic Subsidal, the band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Bryan "Dexter" Holland, lead gui ...

* '' ...Baby One More Time,

Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage productio ...

* ''

Ricky Martin Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his discography spanning Latin pop, pop, dance, reggaeton ...

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* '' These Are Special Times'',

Best Traditional Jazz Album – Instrumental

Winner: ''

Deep in a Dream James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 – February 6, 1990) was an American composer. He wrote songs for films, television and theater, and won an Emmy and four Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Life and car ...

'', Pat LaBarbera Other Nominees: * ''Art & Soul'', Renee Rosnes * ''New Horizons'', Bernie Senensky Quintet * ''P.J. Perry & The

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P.J. Perry Paul John Guloien (born December 2, 1941) is a Canadian jazz saxophonist. He has won one Juno award as a solo artist, and one for his work with the Rob McConnell Tentet. Early life Perry was born to saxophonist Paul Guloien, who performed under ...

* ''Time Warp Plays the Music of Duke Ellington'', Time Warp

Best Contemporary Jazz Album – Instrumental

Winner: ''...so far'',

D.D. Jackson Robert Cleanth Kai-Nen "D. D." Jackson (born January 25, 1967) is a Canadian–American jazz pianist and composer. His work as a leader or co-leader appears on 13 CDs. He won the Juno Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album – Instrumental in 20 ...

Other Nominees: * ''Blue Jade'', Joe Sealy and Paul Novotny * ''The Field'', Jeff Johnston * ''Freeflight'', Bob Shaw and Freeflight * ''Puzzle City'', Jean-Pierre Zanella

Best Vocal Jazz Album

Winner: '' When I Look in Your Eyes'',

Diana Krall Diana Jean Krall (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, including over six million in the US. On December 11, 2009, '' Billboard'' maga ...

Other Nominees: * ''How My Heart Sings'', Kate Hammett-Vaughan * ''I've Got Your Number'', Jeri Brown * ''Swing Ladies, Swing!'', Carol Welsman * ''There's Beauty in the Rain'', Karin Plato

Best Roots or Traditional Album – Group

Winner: ''Kings of Love'',

Blackie & The Rodeo Kings Blackie and the Rodeo Kings are a Canadian folk rock–alternative country band with blues and country influences. The band was formed in 1996, in Hamilton, Ontario, by Tom Wilson, Stephen Fearing, and Colin Linden. Career Early Period: 1990 ...

Other Nominees: * ''Encore!'', Barachois * ''The Road to Canso'',

Scruj MacDuhk Scruj MacDuhk was a Juno-nominated Canadian folk music group based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The band included singer-songwriter Ruth Moody, current member of the Wailin' Jennys, and also Clawhammer banjo player/vocalist Leonard Podolak, who went ...

* ''

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Great Big Sea Great Big Sea was a Canadian folk rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year Irish, Scot ...

* ''

Xième ''Xième'' (''Tenth''), like its name in French indicates, is La Bottine Souriante's 10th released album. A studio album released in 1998, it was released in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known a ...

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Best Roots or Traditional Album – Solo

Winner: ''Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu'',

Other Nominees: * ''Gentleman of Leisure'',

Jesse Winchester James Ridout "Jesse" Winchester Jr. (May 17, 1944 – April 11, 2014) was an American-Canadian musician and songwriter. He was born and raised in the southern United States. Opposed to the Vietnam War, he moved to Canada in 1967 to avoid ...

* ''In My Hands'',

* ''Lan Duil'', Mary Jane Lamond * '' Whereabouts'',

Ron Sexsmith Ronald Eldon Sexsmith (born January 8, 1964) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from St. Catharines, Ontario. He was the songwriter of the year at the 2005 Juno Awards. He began releasing recordings of his own material in 1985 at age 21, and has s ...

Best Alternative Album

Winner: '' Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars'', Julie Doiron and Wooden Stars Other Nominees: * '' Clayton Park'',

Thrush Hermit Thrush Hermit was a Canadian alternative rock band active in the 1990s, known for their "highly energetic, humorous, and unpredictable performances," as quoted by Vice News. History Thrush Hermit was formed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1992 by J ...

* '' My Love Is Bold'',

Danko Jones Danko Jones is a Canadian Rock music, hard rock trio from Toronto. The band consists of Danko Jones (musician), Danko Jones (vocals/guitar), John 'JC' Calabrese (bass), and Rich Knox (drums).Tricky Woo * '' You Can't Stop the Bum Rush'', Len

Best Selling Francophone Album

Winner: ''En Catimini'', La Chicane Other Nominees: * ''D'Autres rives'',

Bruno Pelletier Bruno Pelletier (born August 7, 1962) is a Canadian singer. Life Pelletier was born in Charlesbourg, a suburb of Quebec City. In 1983 Pelletier performed in the bands Amanite and Sneak Preview, which sang in English. He later started a group ...

* ''Les Fourmis'', Jean Leloup * ''Live'',

* ''

Notre-Dame de Paris Notre-Dame de Paris (; meaning "Our Lady of Paris"), referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the Seine River), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The cathedral, dedicated to th ...

'', various artists

Best Pop/Adult Album

Winner: '' Colour Moving and Still'', Chantal Kreviazuk Other Nominees: * '' On a Day Like Today'',

* '' Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'',

* ''

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* ''

Taming the Tiger ''Taming the Tiger'' is the sixteenth studio album by the Canadian musician Joni Mitchell. Released on September 29, 1998 through Reprise Records, it is the follow-up to the successful ''Turbulent Indigo'' (1994). The album was, at the time, wid ...

'', Joni Mitchell

Best Rock Album

Winner: '' Beautiful Midnight'',

Other Nominees: * ''

Another Spin Around the Sun ''Another Spin Around the Sun'' is the debut solo album by Canadian alternative rock musician Edwin. It was released on April 27, 1999, in Canada, and July 4, 2000, in the United States. The album marked a musical change in his career from his pr ...

'', Edwin * '' Happiness...Is Not a Fish That You Can Catch'',

* ''

Mercedes 5 and Dime ''Mercedes 5 and Dime'' is the third studio album released by the Canadian alternative rock band Moist. Released in Canada on June 29, 1999, and in the United States a year later, it includes the hits "Breathe" and "Underground". The album debute ...

'', Moist * ''

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Nominated and winning releases

Best Single

Winner: " Bobcaygeon",

The Tragically Hip The Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as the Hip, were a Canadian rock band formed in Kingston, Ontario in 1984, consisting of vocalist Gord Downie, guitarist Paul Langlois, guitarist Rob Baker (known as Bobby Baker until 1994), bassi ...

Other Nominees: * " Heaven Coming Down",

* " Hello Time Bomb",

* " Steal My Sunshine", Len * "Sucks to Be You", Prozzäk

Best Classical Composition

Winner: ''Shattered Night, Shivering Stars'', Alexina Louie Other Nominees: * ''Arc'', Alexina Louie * ''String Quartet No. 1'', Glenn Buhr * ''The Book of Mirrors'', Gary Kulesha * ''Winter Poems'', Glenn Buhr

Best Rap Recording

Winner: '' Ice Cold'', Choclair Other Nominees: * ''Deliverance'',

Citizen Kane ''Citizen Kane'' is a 1941 American drama film produced by, directed by, and starring Orson Welles. He also co-wrote the screenplay with Herman J. Mankiewicz. The picture was Welles' first feature film. ''Citizen Kane'' is frequently cited ...

* '' Global Warning'',

Rascalz Rascalz are a Canadian hip-hop group from Vancouver, British Columbia. The group played a crucial role in the artistic and commercial development of Canadian hip hop as well as specifically for the Westcoast scene in Vancouver popularizing the ...

* ''Money or Love'', Saukrates * ''Don't Wanna Be Your Slave'', Michie Mee with Esthero

Best R&B/Soul Recording

Winner: ''Thinkin' About You'',

2Rude 2rude, birth name Richard Coombs also known as Richard Rude or Richard Rudimental, is a Canadian hip hop and rhythm and blues record producer. He is perhaps most known as a producer of the songs "Thinkin' About You", a collaboration with Snow, ra ...

featuring

Snow Snow comprises individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere An atmosphere () is a layer of gas or layers of gases that envelop a planet, and is held in place by the gravity of the planetary body. A planet ...

, Smoothe tha Hustler, Latoya & Miranda Other Nominees: * ''All My Love'', Michael Clarke * ''Brown'', Ivana Santilli * ''Nodeja'', Nodeja * ''Tha Crab Theory'',

Blacklisted Blacklisting is the action of a group or authority compiling a blacklist (or black list) of people, countries or other entities to be avoided or distrusted as being deemed unacceptable to those making the list. If someone is on a blacklist, t ...

featuring ORA, Taj and Deslisha Thomas

Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording

Winner: ''Falling Down'', Chester Knight and the Wind Other Nominees: * ''Love that Strong'', Elizabeth Hill * ''To Bring Back Yesterday'', Fara Palmer * ''Touch the Earth and Sky'', Vern Cheechoo * ''World Hand Drum Champions '98'', Red Bull

Best Reggae Recording

Winner: ''Heart & Soul'', Lazo Other Nominees: * ''Hard End'', The Luge Sessions * ''Sometimes'', Choices * ''Thanks and Devotion'', Willi Williams * ''What If I Told You'', Andru Branch

Best Global Album

Winner: ''Omnisource'', Madagascar Slim Other Nominees: * ''Bambatulu'', Lilison Di Kinara * ''Entente Cordiale'', Show-Do-Man * ''Firedance'',

Toronto Tabla Ensemble The Toronto Tabla Ensemble (TTE) is a non-profit charitable organization founded by Artistic Director and tabla master Ritesh Das. The performing ensemble has toured Canada coast-to-coast six times, toured Australia in 2006, and India in 2011. ...

* ''Jongo Le'',

Celso Machado Celso Machado (born January 27, 1953) is a Brazilian world music guitarist, percussionist and multi-instrumentalist who lives in Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada. For over forty years he has performed on concert stages throughout Brazil, Weste ...

Best Dance Recording The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording (formerly known as Best Dance Recording) is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists f ...

Winner: "

Silence Silence is the absence of ambient audible sound, the emission of sounds of such low intensity that they do not draw attention to themselves, or the state of having ceased to produce sounds; this latter sense can be extended to apply to the c ...

Delerium Delerium is a Canadian new-age ambient electronic musical duo that formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act Front Line Assembly. Throughout the band’s history, their musical style has encompassed ...

Other Nominees: * "Arriba", Joee * "Dancing in the Key of Love", Temperance * "Over and Over", Emjay * "The Rush Won't Stop", Steve Austin

Best Video

Winner:

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Other Nominees: * Ulf Buddensieck, "Underground" by Moist * Marc Lostracco, "Strange Disease" by Prozzäk * Andrew MacNaughtan, "On the Scene" by

Big Sugar The sugar industry subsumes the production, processing and marketing of sugars (mostly sucrose and fructose). Globally, most sugar is extracted from sugar cane (~80% predominantly in the tropics) and sugar beet (~ 20%, mostly in temperate climate ...

* William Morrison, " Hello Time Bomb" by Matthew Good Band

External links

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References

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