Juno shortlist: A world where Avril Lavigne can still get on a shortlist

The shortlist for the Juno awards has been revealed. The fan's choice category looks more like a 'can you think of a Canadian act' round in Pointless. I'm surprised Rush aren't on there:

JUNO FAN CHOICE AWARD

Arcade Fire

Avril Lavigne

City and Colour

Deadmau5

Drake

Ginette Reno

Hedley

Justin Bieber

Michael Bublé

Nickelback


SINGLE OF THE YEAR

City and Colour
Fragile Bird

Hedley Universal
Invincible

Johnny Reid
Let's Go Higher

Nickelback
When We Stand Together

The Sheepdogs
I Don't Know


INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Coldplay
Mylo Xyloto

Lady Gaga
Born This Way

LMFAO
Sorry For Party Rocking

Rihanna
Loud


ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Avril Lavigne
Goodbye Lullabye

Drake
Take Care

Justin Bieber
Under the Mistletoe

Michael Bublé
Christmas

Nickelback
Here And Now


ARTIST OF THE YEAR
City and Colour
Deadmau5
Drake
Feist
Michael Bublé


GROUP OF THE YEAR
Arkells
Down With Webster
Hedley
Nickelback
Sam Roberts Band


NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Alyssa Reid
Dan Mangan
Diamond Rings
JRDN
Lindi Ortega


NEW GROUP OF THE YEAR

Braids
Hey Rosetta!
Mother Mother
The Rural Alberta Advantage
The Sheepdogs


SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Dallas Green
Dan Mangan
Feist
Jim Cuddy
Ron Sexsmith


COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Doc Walker
16 & 1

High Valley
High Valley

Jason McCoy
Everything

Jimmy Rankin
Forget About the World

Terri Clark
Roots and Wings


ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Cuff The Duke
Morning Comes

Feist
Metals

Jenn Grant
Honeymoon Punch

Jim Cuddy
Skyscraper Soul

Ron Sexsmith
Long Player Late Bloomer


ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Braids, Native Speaker

Dan Mangan, Oh Fortune

Destroyer, Kaputt

F***ed Up, David Comes To Life

Timber Timbre, Creep On Creepin On


POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Avril Lavigne, Goodbye Lullaby

Down With Webster, Time To Win Vol. II

Hedley, Storms

Lights, Siberia

Marianas Trench, Ever After


ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Arkells, Michigan Left

Matthew Good, Lights of Endangered Species

Sam Roberts Band, Collider

Sloan, The Double Cross

The Sheepdogs, Learn & Burn


VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Diana Panton, To Brazil With Love

Fern Lindzon, Two Kites

Sonia Johnson, Le carré de nos amours

Sophie Milman, In The Moonlight

The Nylons, Skin Tight


CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Chris Tarry, Rest of the Story

Colin Stetson, New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges

François Bourassa Quartet, Idiosyncrasie

Hilario Duran & Jane Bunnett, Cuban Rhapsody

Phil Dwyer Orchestra feat. Mark Fewer, Changing Seasons


TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Dave Young Quintet, Aspects of Oscar

David Braid, Verge

Kirk MacDonald Orchestra, Deep Shadows

Mike Murley Septet, Still Rollin

Oliver Jones, Live In Baden


INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Andrew Collins, Cats & Dogs

Colin Stetson, New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges

L'Orkestre des Pas Perdus, L¹Âge du cuivre

Stretch Orchestra, Stretch Orchestra


FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Catherine Major, Le désert des solitudes

Coeur de Pirate, Blonde

Fred Pellerin, C¹est un monde

Jérôme Minière, Le vrai le faux

Malajube, La caverne



CHILDREN'S ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Bobs & Lolo, Connecting the Dots

Charlie Hope, Songs, Stories and Friends: Let's Go Play!

Eddie Douglas, Sleepy Sky Lullaby

Music with BRIAN, Everyone

Vocal Paint, My Butterfly/A Capella Lullabies


CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

Canadian Brass, Brahms On Brass

Louis Lortie, Louis Lortie Plays Liszt

Marc-André Hamelin, Liszt Piano Sonata

New Orford String Quartet, Schubert & Beethoven

Susan Hoeppner, American Flute Masterpieces


CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE OR SOLOIST(S) WITH LARGE

ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANIMENT

Alexandre Da Costa/Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Daugherty : Fire and Blood

James Ehnes Chandos, Bartók Voilin Concertos

Jean-Guihen Queyras, Vivaldi Cello Concertos

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Orchestre Métropolitain, Bruckner 4

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Orchestre Métropolitain, Florent Schmidt- La tragédie de salomé


CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE

Jane Archibald;

Orchestre Symphonique Bienne; Thomas Rösner ATMA*Naxos

Haydn Arias

Karina Gauvin - Marie-Nicole Lemieux Naive*Naxos

Handel: Streams of Pleasure



Le Nouvel Opéra ATMA*Naxos

Caldara : La Conversione di Clodoveo

Marie-Josée Lord; Orchestre Métropolitain; Giuseppe Pietraroia ATMA*Naxos

Marie-Josée Lord

Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra & Daniel Taylor Analekta*Sélect

J.S. Bach: Cantatas 70 & 154; Concerto 1060; Orchestral Suite No. 2



CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR

Ann Southam, Glass Houses #5

Derek Charke, Sepia Fragments

Heather Schmidt, Piano Concerto No. 2

Jacques Hétu, String Quartet No. 2

Jeffrey Ryan, Fugitive Colours



RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Classified, Handshakes and Middle Fingers

D-Sisive, Jonestown 2: Jimmy Go Bye Bye

Drake, Take Care

Kardinal Offishall, Anywhere (Ol¹ Time Killin¹ Part.2)

Swollen Members, Daggermouth



DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Anjulie, Brand New Chick

Deadmau5, Aural Psynapse

Duck Sauce, Barbara Streisand

Martin Solveig & Dragonette, Hello

Mia Martina, Devotion


R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR

JRDN, IAMJRDN

Jully Black, Set it Off ft. Kardinal Offishall

Karl Wolf Lone Wolf, Ghetto Love ft. Kardinal Offishall

Melanie Fiona, Gone And Never Coming Back

Robin Thicke, Pretty Lil Heart ft. Lil Wayne


ABORIGINAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Bruthers of Different Muthers, Speakers of Tomorrow

Donny Parenteau, To Whom It May Concern

Flying Down Thunder and Rise Ashen Balanced, One Nation

Murray Porter, Songs Lived & Life Played

Randy Wood, The Gift of Life


ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO

Bruce Cockburn, Small Source of Comfort

Craig Cardiff, Floods & Fires

Dave Gunning, A Tribute To John Allan Cameron

David Francey, Late Edition

Lindi Ortega, Little Red Boots


ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP

Good Lovelies, Let The Rain Fall

The Deep Dark Woods, The Place I Left Behind

The Once Borealis, Row Upon Row Of The People We Know

The Wailin' Jennys, Bright Morning Stars

Twilight Hotel, When The Wolves Go Blind


BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Bill Johnson, Still Blue

David Gogo, Soul Bender

Harrison Kennedy, Shame The Devil

MonkeyJunk, To Behold

Suzie Vinnick, Me + Mabel


CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Downhere Centricity, On The Altar of Love

Hawk Nelson, Crazy Love

Jon Bauer, Forevermore

Kellie Loder, Imperfections & Directions

Sky Terminal, Don't Close Your Eyes

WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Aboulaye Kone et Bolo Kan, Afo Gné

Aline Morales, Flores, Tambores e Amores

Azam Ali, From Night To The Edge Of Day

Kiran Ahluwalia, Aam Zameen : common ground

Socalled, Sleepover

JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Bob Rock

Brian Howes

David Foster

Noah Shebib

RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR

Chris Shreenan-Dyck

David Travers-Smith

George Seara

Jeff Wolpert

Michael Phillip Wojewoda


VIDEO OF THE YEAR

John JP Poliquin - The Stand - MOTHER MOTHER

Jon Busby - Rows of Houses - DAN MANGAN

Jose Lourenco - Stamp - THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE

Michael Maxxis - Good Day At The Races -HOLLERADO

Mike Roberts - Rumbleseat - THE SADIES

ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Arthur Oskan, A Little More Than Everything

Austra, Feel It Break

Azari & III, Azari & III

Junior Boys, It¹s All True

Tim Hecker, Ravendeath, 1972

METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Anvil, Juggernaut of Justice

Cauldron Earache, Burning Fortune

Devin Townsend Project, Deconstruction

F**k The Facts, Die Miserable

Juno Awards: Canada gives prizes

Who knew there was a still a land where working on a Dolores O'Riordan record would see you win a prize, rather than be detained in a secure unit?

The Canadian version of the Grammys, the Junos, were passed out this weekend. Actually, I say like the Grammys - it's hard to picture them giving proper, non-genre prizes to K'naan and Metric.

Here are the winners:

UNO FAN CHOICE AWARD
Presented By Pepsi
Winner
Michael Bublé

Reprise*Warner

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SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Winner
Haven’t Met You Yet
Michael Bublé

Reprise*Warner

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INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
Only By The Night
Kings Of Leon

RCA*Sony

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ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Canadian Recording Industry Association
Winner
Crazy Love
Michael Bublé

Reprise*Warner

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ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Winner
K’naan

A&M/Octone*Universal

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GROUP OF THE YEAR
Winner
Metric

Last Gang*Universal

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NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

(SPONSORED BY FACTOR AND CANADA’S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS)
Winner
Drake

Aspire*Universal

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NEW GROUP OF THE YEAR

(SPONSORED BY FACTOR AND CANADA’S PRIVATE RADIO BROADCASTERS)
Winner
Arkells

Dine Alone*Universal

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SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

(SPONSORED BY SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO)
Winner
K’Naan
“Wavin Flag” – co-songwriters B. Mars, P. Lawrence & J. Daval | “Take A Minute”, “If Rap Gets Jealous” – co-songwriters G. Eaton & B. West
TROUBADOUR – K’Naan

A&M/Octone*Universal

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COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
Dance With Me
Johnny Reid

Open Road*Universal

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ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

(SPONSORED BY GALAXIE, YOUR MUSICAL UNIVERSE)
Winner
Three
Joel Plaskett

MapleMusic*Universal

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ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

(SPONSORED BY LONG & MCQUADE)
Winner
Fantasies
Metric

Last Gang*Universal


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POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
Crazy Love
Michael Bublé

Reprise*Warner

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ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
III
Billy Talent

WEA*Warner

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VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
Ranee Lee Lives Upstairs
Ranee Lee

Justin Time*EMI

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CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
The Happiness Project
Charles Spearin

Arts & Crafts*EMI

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TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
It’s About Time
Terry Clarke

Blue Music

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INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
As Seen Through The Windows
Bell Orchestre

Arts & Crafts*EMI

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FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
Les sentinelles dorment
Andrea Lindsay

GSI Musique*Select

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CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
Love My New Shirt
Norman Foote

Inarow Records

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CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Winner
Joel Quarrington: Garden Scene
Joel Quarrington

Analekta*Select

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CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE OR SOLOIST(S) WITH LARGE ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANIMENT
Winner
Mathieu, Shostakovich, Mendelssohn: Concertino & Concertos
Alain Lefèvre & London Mozart Players

Analekta*Select

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CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Winner
Adrianne Pieczonka sings Puccini
Adrianne Pieczonka

Orfeo*SRI

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CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Winner
Lament In The Trampled Garden
Marjan Mozetich LAMENT IN THE TRAMPLED GARDEN

Centrediscs*CMC

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RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Winner
So Far Gone
Drake

Aspire*Universal

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DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Winner
For Lack Of A Better Name
Deadmau5

Ultra*EMI

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R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Winner
Lonesome Highway
jacksoul

Sony

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REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Winner
Gonna Be Alright
Dubmatix ft. Prince Blanco

7 Arts

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ABORIGINAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

(SPONSORED BY ABORIGINAL PEOPLES TELEVISION NETWORK)
Winner
We Are
Digging Roots

Odeimin*Outside

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ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
Winner
Hunter, Hunter
Amelia Curran

Six Shooter*Warner

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ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
Winner
Good Lovelies
Good Lovelies

Independent*Fontana North

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BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
The Corktown Sessions
Jack de Keyzer

Blue Star*Indiepool

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CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner
Where’s Our Revolution
Matt Brouwer

Black Shoe*Fontana North

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WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR

(SPONSORED BY CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS)
Winner
Comfortably Mine
Dominic Mancuso

Independent

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JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Winner
Bob Rock
“Haven’t Met You Yet” | “Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes)” – CRAZY LOVE – Michael Bublé

Reprise*Warner

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RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Winner
Dan Brodbeck
“Apple Of My Eye” | "Be Careful" NO BAGGAGE – Dolores O’Riordan

Zoë/Rounder*Universal

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RECORDING PACKAGE OF THE YEAR
Winner
Martin Bernard (Art Director); Stéphane Cocke (Photographer); Thomas Csano (Designer/Illustrator)
Beats on Canvas BEATS ON CANVAS

BOC Records

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VIDEO OF THE YEAR

(SPONSORED BY MUCHFACT)
Winner
Little Bit Of Red
Marc Ricciardelli SERENA RYDER

EMI

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MUSIC DVD OF THE YEAR
Winner
Iron Maiden Flight 666
Sam Dunn, Scott McFadyen Rod Smallwood, Stefan Demetriou, Andy Taylor IRON MAIDEN

EMI

But for Michael Buble, all of us might have loved to daydream about moving to Canada.

Oh, yes, the Junos...

We knew we'd forget the second half of the Junos. This is the revised list of winners, including part two of the prizegiving:

ABORIGINAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR - Derek Miller THE DIRTY LOOKS
ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR - Blue Rodeo SMALL MIRACLES
ALBUM OF THE YEA) - Feist THE REMINDER
ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR - Arcade Fire NEON BIBLE
ARTIST OF THE YEAR - Feist
BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR - FATHEAD BUILDING FULL OF BLUES
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE - Measha Brueggergosman
COUNTRY RECORDING OF THE YEAR - Paul Brandt RISK
FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR - Daniel Bélanger L'ÉCHEC DU MATÉRIEL
GROUP OF THE YEAR - Blue Rodeo
ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR - Finger Eleven THEM VS. YOU VS. ME
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR - Feist
JUNO FAN CHOICE AWARD - Michael Bublé
POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR - Feist THE REMINDER

Junos split in two

It must be hard for the Junos, trying to attract attention to Canada's music scene while knowing they never quite pack the cultural punch of the Grammys. Given the hill they set themselves to climb, it's impressive they've decided to stack the odds even more against themselves by splitting the event across two nights. Perhaps the thinking is that it makes them harder to miss. "Surely they'll notice if there's two ceremonies?"

It doesn't work.

Anyway, last night, Feist won, and she's expected to tonight.

Prizes:
Blue Rodeo "Small Miracles" - adult alternative album of the year
Serena Ryder - new artist of the year
Arcade Fire "Neon Bible"- alternative album of the year
Feist - artist of the year
Feist - songwriter of the year.
Belly - best rap recording of the year.
Nathan "Key Principles" - roots and traditional album of the year.
Jully Black "Revival" - best soul and R&B recording.
Blue Rodeo "C'mon" - best video
Arcade Fire "Neon Bible" - best album artwork

Perhaps if they lost a few of the lamer categories, they could get it done in one night.

Junos: Canadian awards not given out quietly

This weekend, Canada's big music awards, the Junos, were distributed - not without controversy. Like, proper controv, not former-punk-band-turned-car-advertisters throwing water at former-socialists-turned... whatever the hell Prescott is these days.

One winner, Tomi Swick, attacked the organisers for arranging the award shows in a way which effectively excluded underage fans - although, of course, the Brits don't even bother to let the people who actually buy the artists in, except as a grudging few to dress the main TV event. And even then, they're wedged behind professional cheerleaders.

More interestingly, K-Os got the hump. The Canadian rapper had been persuaded to appear - the bait of five nominations helping here - only to discover he was going home empty handed. K-Os responded by changing the lyrics of his performance to call the show "propaganda" - although he didn't actually suggest what sort of propaganda it was.

In favour of Nelly Furtado, perhaps - she had also been nominated for five awards; she won them all. Curiously, she was also presenting the programme. If she'd been given a broom, she could have done the entire thing without the need for other people getting involved. (Only 917,000 Canadian viewers tuned in for the event; we're sure they could have been given the night off, too, without much effort.)

The winners in full, then:
Artist Nelly Furtado
Album Loose, Nelly Furtado
Single Promiscuous, Nelly Furtado
Group Billy Talent
New Group Mobile
New Artist Tomi Swick
Songwriter Gordie Sampson
Fan Choice Nelly Furtado
International Album Taking the Long Way, Dixie Chicks
Country Recording Somebody Wrote Love, George Canyon
Rap Recording Black Magic, Swollen Members
Adult Alternative Album The Light that Guides You Home, Jim Cuddy
Alternative Album Sometimes, City and Colour
Pop Album Loose, Nelly Furtado
Vocal Jazz Album From This Moment On, Diana Krall
Francophone Album Il était une fois dans l'est, Antoine Gratton
Classical Album: Vocal/Choral Mozart: Arie e Duetti, I. Bayrakdarian, M. Schade, R. Braun, Canadian Opera Company
Aboriginal Recording Sedzé, Leela Gilday
Blues Album House of Refuge, Jim Byrnes
World Music Album Kaba Horo, Lubo Alexandrov