HAMILTON, Ontario – The night of the 2001 Juno Awards belonged to Nelly Furtado, Bruce Cockburn and Barenaked Ladies.
Furtado won four of the five Junos she was nominated for, including best single (I’m Like a Bird); best producer, along with Gerald Eaton and Brian West, (I’m Like a Bird and Turn Out the Light); best new solo artist and best songwriter.
Barenaked Ladies collected three awards. They won in the best album, best group and best pop album categories.
Canada’s most popular rock band of the ’90s — The Tragically Hip — won best rock album for their latest effort, Music@Work.
Toronto singer-songwriter-activist Bruce Cockburn’s induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame culminated the event. Cockburn has won 11 Junos for his 25 albums after 31 years in the biz and 20 gold and platinum records to call his own.
Cockburn’s induction was celebrated with performances by Barenaked Ladies, live from Prince George via satellite, Sarah Harmer, Terri Clark and Jann Arden.
Both Joni Mitchell and Neil Young won awards in their respective categories, although neither artist attended the ceremony.
Best Single: Nelly Furtado – I’m Like A Bird
Best Selling Album (Foreign Or Domestic): Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP
Best Selling Francophone Album: Ginette Reno – Un Grand Noël d’amour
Best Album: Barenaked Ladies – Maroon
Best Female Artist: Jann Arden
Best Male Artist: Neil Young
Best Group: Barenaked Ladies
Best Instrumental Album: Jesse Cook – Free Fall
Best New Solo Artist: Nelly Furtado
Best New Group: Nickelback
Best Songwriter: Nelly Furtado – Turn Off The Light; I’m Like A Bird; …on the radio (remember the days) (Nelly Furtado)
Best Country Female Artist: Terri Clark
Best Country Male Artist: Paul Brandt
Best Country Group or Duo: The Wilkinsons
Best Pop Album:
Barenaked Ladies – Maroon
Best Rock Album: The Tragically Hip – Music@Work
Best Vocal Jazz Album: Joni Mitchell – Both Sides Now
Best Contemporary Jazz Album – Instrumental: François Carrier Trio + 1 – Compassion
Best Traditional Jazz Album – Instrumental: Rob McConnell Tentet – Rob McConnell Tentet
Best Children’s Album: Jack Grunsky – Sing & Dance
Best Classical Album: Solo or Chamber Ensemble: James Ehnes – Bach: The Six Sonatas & Partitas For Solo Violin
Best Classical Album: Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment: Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor) – Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite; Night Ride And Sunrise
Best Classical Album – Vocal or Choral Performance: Karina Gauvin; Russell Braun; Les Violons Du Roy – G.F. Handel: Apollo e Dafne Silete Venti
Best Classical Composition: Oskar Morawetz – From The Diary Of Anne Frank
Best Alternative Album: The New Pornographers – Mass Romantic
Best Dance Recording: Love Inc. – Into The Night
Best R&B/Soul Recording: jacksoul – Sleepless
Best Rap Recording: Swollen Members – Balance
Best Reggae Recording: Lenn Hammond – Lenn Hammond
Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording: Florent Vollant – Nipaiamianan
Best Roots & Traditional Album – Solo: Jenny Whiteley – Jenny Whiteley
Best Roots & Traditional Album – Group: Tri-Continental; Bill Bourne, Lester Quitzau, Madagascar Slim – Tri-Continental
Best Blues Album: Sue Foley – Love Comin’ Down
Best Gospel Album: Steve Bell – Simple Songs
Best Global Album: Jane Bunnett And The Spirits Of Havana – Ritmo + Soul
Best Producer: Gerald Eaton/Brian West/Nelly Furtado (for Nelly Furtado) – I’m Like A Bird; Turn Off The Light
Best Recording Engineer: Jeff Wolpert (for Holly Cole) – Make It Go Away; Romantically Helpless
Best Album Design: Stuart Chatwood (Creative Director); Antoine Moonen (Graphic Artist); James St. Laurent/Margaret Malandruccolo; Nik Sarros (Photographers) – Tangents: The Tea Party Collection
Best Video: Rob Heydon (for Edwin) – Alive
