Edition of Canadian music award
The Juno Awards of 2006 were held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on the weekend of 31 March to 2 April 2006. These ceremonies honour music industry achievements in Canada during the previous year.
The primary ceremonies were hosted by Pamela Anderson at the Halifax Metro Centre on 2 April and televised on CTV. Buck 65 was the ceremony's introduction and preview announcer. Music artists Bedouin Soundclash, Broken Social Scene, Divine Brown, Hedley, Massari and Nickelback performed songs at these ceremonies. Also performing were the co-winners for the 2006 International Album of the Year, The Black Eyed Peas and Coldplay.
Bryan Adams was the 2006 inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Chris Martin of Coldplay introduced Adams at the primary ceremony.
Michael Bublé won four awards, more than any other individual that year. Besides winning Artist of the Year, his album "It's Time" won in both the Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year categories. His song "Home" from that album was declared Single of the Year.
Awards for most categories were presented on 1 April in a non-televised ceremony at the Halifax World Trade and Convention Centre hosted by Jully Black, with performances by Kardinal Offishall, The Road Hammers and Martha Wainwright. This Saturday gala included the presentation of the Junos' first Humanitarian award to Bruce Cockburn. The Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award was given to True North Records founder Bernie Finkelstein.
International telecast.
The 2006 awards were the first to be televised by broadcasters outside Canada, as seen on the following MTV-related operations:
Controversy.
During the televised ceremony, a commercial aired congratulating Michael Bublé for his Single of the Year victory, half an hour "before" the award was announced.
Both CTV and Warner Music Canada have indicated that they did not, in fact, have advance knowledge that Bublé was the actual winner. As is normal practice, Warner had prepared a number of contingency ads congratulating its artists, to be aired only in the event that the artist in question was actually named a winner. CTV has confirmed that its control room technicians mistakenly aired the Bublé ad in place of another congratulatory announcement.
Host of the show, Pamela Anderson made numerous failed attempts to joke during the show and spoke out against the seal hunt, which elicited loud boos from the audience. Quotes included, "One of my favourite artists couldn't be here tonight; Seal. He was afraid he might get clubbed to death."
Nominees and winners.
Artist of the Year.
Winner: Michael Bublé
Other nominees:
Group of the Year.
Winner: Nickelback
Other nominees:
New Artist of the Year.
Winner: Daniel Powter
Other nominees:
New Group of the Year.
Winner: Bedouin Soundclash
Other nominees:
Jack Richardson Producer of the Year.
Winner: Neil Young: "The Painter" by Neil Young
Other nominees:
Recording Engineer of the Year.
Winner: Vic Florencia: "Everyday is a Holiday" and "Melancholy Melody" by Esthero
Other nominees:
Songwriter of the Year.
Winner: Arcade Fire: "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)" (with Josh Deu), "Rebellion (Lies)", "Wake Up"
Other nominees:
Fan Choice Award.
Winner: Simple Plan
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Nominated albums.
Album of the Year.
Winner: "It’s Time", Michael Bublé
Other nominees:
Aboriginal Recording of the Year.
Winner: "Hometown", Burnt Project 1
Other nominees:
Adult Alternative Album of the Year.
Winner: "Prairie Wind", Neil Young
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Alternative Album of the Year.
Winner: "Broken Social Scene", Broken Social Scene
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Blues Album of the Year.
Winner: "Let It Loose", Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
Other nominees:
CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year.
Winner: "Hipeponymous" by The Tragically Hip: Garnet Armstrong, Rob Baker, Susan Michalek, Will Ruocco
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Children's Album of the Year.
Winner: "Baroque Adventure: The Quest for Arundo Donax", Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
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Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year.
Winner: "Amanda Falk", Amanda Falk
Other nominees:
Classical Album of the Year (large ensemble).
Winner: "Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 5 et 6", Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Bruno Weil
Other nominees:
Classical Album of the Year (solo or chamber ensemble).
Winner: "Albéniz: Iberia", Marc-André Hamelin
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Classical Album of the Year (vocal or choral performance).
Winner: "Viardot-Garcia: Lieder Chansons Canzoni Mazurkas", Isabel Bayrakdarian, Serouj Kradjian
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Francophone Album of the Year.
Winner: "Pages blanches", Jim Corcoran
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International Album of the Year.
Winners (tie): "Monkey Business", The Black Eyed Peas and "X&amp;Y", Coldplay
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Instrumental Album of the Year.
Winner: "Belladonna", Daniel Lanois
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Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year.
Winner: "Radio Guantánamo (Guantánamo Blues Project Vol. 1)", Jane Bunnett
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Traditional Jazz Album of the Year.
Winner: "Ask Me Later", Don Thompson Quartet
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Vocal Jazz Album of the Year.
Winner: "Christmas Songs", Diana Krall
Other nominees:
Pop Album of the Year.
Winner: "It’s Time", Michael Bublé
Other nominees:
Rock Album of the Year.
Winner: "All the Right Reasons", Nickelback
Other nominees:
Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Solo).
Winner: "Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer", Corb Lund
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Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Group).
Winner: "The Duhks", The Duhks
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World Music Album of the Year.
Winner: "Humo de tabaco", Alex Cuba Band
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Nominated releases.
Single of the Year.
Winner: "Home", Michael Bublé
Other nominees:
Classical Composition of the Year.
Winner: "String Quartet No. 1 (The Awakening)", Christos Hatzis
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Country Recording of the Year.
Winner: "The Road Hammers", The Road Hammers
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Dance Recording of the Year.
Winner: "Spanish Fly", Hatiras &amp; Macca featuring Shawna B.
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Music DVD of the Year.
Winner: "Hipeponymous", The Tragically Hip
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R&amp;B/Soul Recording of the Year.
Winner: "Back for More", Shawn Desman
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Rap Recording of the Year.
Winner: "The Dusty Foot Philosopher", K'Naan
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Reggae Recording of the Year.
Winner: "Reggae Time", Blessed
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Video of the Year.
Winner: "Devil’s Eyes" by Buck 65 – producer: Micah Meisner, Rich Terfry
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