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Nelly Furtado, Barenaked Ladies, Moffatts, soulDecision Among Juno Nominees
By: Canadian Press
January 24th 2001 2:16pm
TORONTO (CP) - The belly-button baring and the barenaked are the top nominees for this year's Juno awards. Newcomer Nelly Furtado and veterans the Barenaked Ladies racked up five Juno nominations apiece Wednesday, topping a list that spanned the history of the Canadian music industry from old-timer Neil Young to teenagers the Moffatts. The diversity in the lineup of stars, from rap to pop to folk, is particularly appropriate considering that this is the 30th anniversary of the Junos, said academy president Daisy Falle. "This is certainly different from the original awards, where I am told the catering was sandwiches made by Mrs. Klees - (Juno co-founder) Stan Klees' mother," Falle said. "And as Anne Murray likes to tell it, all the winners rode home together on the subway." This year's festivities, to be held March 4 at Hamilton's Copps Coliseum, will be hosted by This Hour Has 22 Minutes star Rick Mercer. "Unless something happens with my restraining order on Nelly Furtado, in which case I may be hosting by satellite," Mercer quipped in a pre-recorded video message. Furtado, 22, blasted on to the Canadian music scene in October with the hit song I'm Like A Bird from the album Whoa, Nelly! and has gathered praise from international critics as well. The album got mentioned in year-end polls by TIME and Entertainment Weekly and Rolling Stone's annual "look back at the year that was" in music. The Victoria native has also appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and as a musical guest on the comedy show Saturday Night Live. Furtado is slated to perform at the Juno gala in Hamilton on March 4. Nominations for the 2001 awards, presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, were announced at the CBC's downtown Glenn Gould studio. Furtado was nominated for best single for I'm Like a Bird, best new solo artist, best songwriter and best pop album. Her songs were also nominated in best producer and best recording engineer categories. The Barenaked Ladies, who rose to the top ranks of international pop in 1998 with their chart-busting single One Week, were also nominated in five categories: best single for Pinch Me, best album and best pop album for Maroon, best group and a best songwriter nod for frontmen Ed Robertson and Steve Page. Vancouver's Matthew Good Band, who scored big at last year's Junos, is contesting the best album category with fellow rockers Our Lady Peace, the Barenaked Ladies and the Tragically Hip, as well as pop group soulDecision. "We're definitely happy," said soulDecision's Trevor Guthrie, a Vancouver native. The group's accomplishment in being triple nominees - best single, best album and best group - in their first Juno awards was eclipsed only by Furtado's five. "For us it's like, we've been writing producing and recording for seven years and it feels like we're finally being acknowledged for the work that we've been doing, so we're definitely grateful." SoulDecision will also perform during the gala. Besides Furtado, the Barenaked Ladies and soulDecision, best single nominees were Treble Charger for American Psycho and Jacksoul for Can't Stop. Jann Arden returns as a contender for best female artist, as does country singer Terri Clark. They were nominated alongside Isabelle Boulay, Lara Fabian and Lynda Lemay. Best male artist will pit a diverse group of talents: rock superstar Young against pop singer/rapper Snow, Montreal singer/songwriter Sylvain Cossette, flamenco-folk guitarist Jesse Cook and Quebec chanteur Nicola Ciccone. Best group will be fought out among Blue Rodeo, the Moffatts, soulDecision and the Tragically Hip. In the best country group category, perennial Juno nominees Prairie Oyster are up against the Grammy-nominated Wilkinsons, all-female trios Lace and Farmer's Daughter, and the Johner Brothers. - Nominations in top categories for the 2001 Junos: Best single - American Psycho, Treble Charter; Can't Stop, jacksoul; Faded, soulDecision; I'm Like a Bird, Nelly Furtado; Pinch Me, Barenaked Ladies. Best selling album (Foreign or domestic) - Enrique, Enrique Iglesias; Human Clay, Creed; The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem; No Strings Attached, 'N Sync; Oops! . . .I Did It Again, Britney Spears. Best selling francophone album - Mieux qui'ici bas, Isabelle Boulay; L'opera du Mendiant, Nicola Ciccone; Scenes d'Amour, Isabelle Boulay; Seul, Garou; Un Grand Noel d'amour, Ginette Reno. Best album - Beautiful Midnight, Matthew Good Band; Happiness. . .Is Not a Fish That You Can Catch, Our Lady Peace; Maroon, Barenaked Ladies; Music (at) Work, The Tragically Hip; No One Does It Better, soulDecision. Best female artist - Jann Arden, Isabelle Boulay, Terri Clark, Lara Fabian, Lynda Lemay. Best male artist - Nicola Ciccone, Jesse Cook, Sylvain Cossette, Snow, Neil Young. Best group - Barenaked Ladies, Blue Rodeo, The Moffats, soulDecision, The Tragically Hip. Best new solo artist - j. Englishman, Nelly Furtado, Adam Gregory, Sarah Harmer, Amanda Stott. Best new group - b4-4, Kittie, Nickelback, Sum 41, Templar. Best country female artist - Terri Clark, Tara Lyn Hart, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Shania Twain, Michelle Wright. Best country male artist - Julian Austin, Paul Brandt, Chris Cummings, Adam Gregory, Jason McCoy. Best country group or duo - Farmer's Daughter, The Johner Brothers, Lace, Prairie Oyster, The Wilkinsons. Best pop album - Maroon, Barenaked Ladies; Mind on the Moon, Snow; Submodalities, The Moffats; Whoa, Nelly!, Nelly Furtado; You Were Here, Sarah Harmer. Best rock album - Casual Viewin', 54-40; The Greyest of Blue Skies, finger eleven; Music (at) Work, The Tragically Hip; Stew, Wide Mouth Mason; Wide Awake Bored, Treble Charger. Best instrumental album - Celtic Devotion, Oliver Schroer; Fantasia, Pavlo; Free Fall, Jesse Cook; Natural Massage Therapy, Dan Gibson, Ron Allen and Dr. Lee Bartel; Natural Relaxation, Dan Gibson, Ron Allen and Dr. Lee Bartel. Best rap recording: Balance, Swollen Members; Dim Sum, DJ Serious; Husslin', Kardinal Offishal; Live Ordeal, Brass Munk; Money Jane, Baby Blue Soundcrew. Best alternative album: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Kid Koala; The East Infection, Ramasutra; Left and Leaving, The Weakerthans; Mass Romantic, The New Pornographers; Mayday, King Cobb Steelie. Best video: Alive, Rob Heydon (Edwin); Drag You Down (Micha Dahan) finger eleven; The Future Is X-Rated, William Morrison (Matthew Good Band); Load Me Up, William Morrison (Matthew Good Band); Thief, Micha Dahan (Our Lady Peace).
© The Canadian Press, 2001
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