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The Juno Awards of 2011 honoured Canadian music industry achievements in the latter part of 2009 and in most of 2010. The awards were presented in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, during the weekend of 26 and 27 March 2011. A week of related events began on 21 March 2011. This occasion marked 40 years since the 1971 Juno Awards, the first year the ceremonies were conducted by that name.[1]
| Juno Awards of 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26–27 March 2011 |
| Venue | Air Canada Centre, Toronto |
| Hosted by | Drake |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CTV |
The primary ceremony on 27 March was televised nationally by CTV. Deane Cameron, president of EMI Music Canada since 1988, was designated the 2011 recipient of the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award.[2] Shania Twain was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.[3] Neil Young was presented with the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award for his work in such causes as Farm Aid.[4]
Drake received six nominations. Arcade Fire earned five nods. Broken Social Scene, Justin Bieber and Hedley each received four nominations. Johnny Reid and Sarah McLachlan each earned two nods. Die Mannequin and Neil Young received two nominations.
Most awards were announced at a private gala dinner on 26 March 2011 at Exhibition Place's Allstream Centre.[5][6] Rap musician and actor Drake hosted the primary awards ceremony from the Air Canada Centre the next evening.[7]
A new trophy design was introduced for the 2011 awards, consisting of a laser engraving of Shirley Elford's Juno spiral figure encased within a transparent block. Elford had created individual trophies since the 2000 awards, but was unable to continue this work due to cancer.[8]
Other events during the Juno week include:[5]
The following artists performed at the main ceremony:[10]
– * – these artists appeared in a tribute of the Junos' 40th anniversary
Nominations for the various award categories were announced on 1 February 2011.[11] Most awards were announced at the private 26 March gala, with eight categories announced the following day on the main televised ceremony.[12]
Winner: Justin Bieber
Other nominees:
Winner: Neil Young
Other nominees:
Winner: Arcade Fire
Other nominees:
Winner: Meaghan Smith
Other nominees:
Winner: Said the Whale
Other nominees:
Winner: Daniel Lanois, "Hitchhiker" (Neil Young, Le Noise); "I Believe in You" (Black Dub, Black Dub)
Other nominees:
Winner: Kevin Churko, "Let It Die", "Life Won’t Wait" (Ozzy Osbourne, Scream)
Other nominees:
Winner: Arcade Fire, "Ready To Start", "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)", "We Used To Wait"; all from The Suburbs
Other nominees:
Winner: The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
Other nominees:
Other nominees:
Winner: Le Noise, Neil Young
Other nominees:
Winner: The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
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Winner: Everywhere West, Jim Byrnes
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Winner: Proud Like a Mountain, Peter Lenton
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Winner: Beethoven: Piano Trios Op. 70 No. 1, Ghost & No. 2: Op 11, Gryphon Trio
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Winner: Mozart: Scott and Lara St. John/The Knights, Scott and Lara St. John
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Winner: Great Operatic Arias, Gerald Finley
Other nominees:
Winner: Love & the Lack Thereof, Greg Sczebel
Other nominees:
Winner: A Place Called Love, Johnny Reid
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Other nominees:
Winner: Les Chemins de verre, Karkwa
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Winner: Continent & Western, Fond of Tigers
Other nominees:
Winner: Teenage Dream, Katy Perry
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Winner: Treelines, Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra
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Winner: Our First Set, John MacLeod's Rex Hotel Orchestra
Other nominees:
Winner: Nina, Kellylee Evans
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Winner: My World 2.0, Justin Bieber
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Other nominees:
Winner: Vancouver, Matthew Good
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Winner: My Hands Are on Fire and Other Love Songs, Old Man Luedecke
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Winner: La part du feu, Le Vent du Nord
Other nominees:
Winner: Aksil, Élage Diouf
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Winner: "Wavin' Flag", Young Artists for Haiti
Other nominees:
Winner: "Duo For Violin And Piano", R. Murray Schafer (album, Wild Bird)
Other nominees:
Winner: "Sofi Needs a Ladder", Deadmau5
Other nominees:
Winner: "Stars", Quanteisha
Other nominees:
Winner: "Likkle But Mi Tallawah", Elaine Lil'Bit Sheppard
Other nominees:
Winner: Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (Rush), Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn, Pegi Cecconi, Shelley Nott, Noah Segal, John Virant
Other nominees:
Winner: Elisabeth Chicoine, Jimmy Collins, Robyn Kotyk, Joe McKay, Justin Peroff, Charles Spearin: Forgiveness Rock Record (vinyl box set), Broken Social Scene
Other nominees:
Winner: "Kyle Davison, Perfect", Hedley
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A compilation album featuring selected Juno nominees was released on 8 March 2011 by EMI Music Canada. Sales of the album support the CARAS music education charity MusiCounts. The artists and track listing is as follows:[13]
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