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]
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]
Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee Shania Twain at the 2011 Juno Awards
Events
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]
– * – these artists appeared in a tribute of the Junos' 40th anniversary
Nominees and winners
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:Arcade Fire, "Ready To Start", "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)", "We Used To Wait"; all from The Suburbs
Other nominees:
Drake, "Fireworks" (written with M. Samuels), "Over" (written with N. Shebib, M. Samuels, C. Kalla, A.Cook), "Show Me A Good Time" (written with K. West, J. Bhasker, E. Wilson); all from Thank Me Later
Hannah Georgas, "Chit Chat", "The Deep End" (written with Robbie Driscoll), "Lovers Breakdown"; all from This Is Good
Sarah McLachlan, "Forgiveness" (written with Pierre Marchand), "Illusions of Bliss", "Loving You Is Easy"; all from Laws of Illusion
Royal Wood, "On Top of Your Love", "Tonight I Will Be Your Guide", "Waiting"; all from The Waiting
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]
Juno Awards of 2000, the most recent previous time the awards were held in Toronto
References
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^"Dean Cameron, President of EMI Music Canada to receive Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award". CARAS. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
^"Shania to join Canadian Music Hall of Fame". CBC News. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
^"'A Heart of Gold' Neil Young to be honoured with the 2011 Allan Waters Humanitarian Award" (PDF). CARAS. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
^ a b"2011 JUNO Awards and 40th Anniversary Event Listings". CARAS. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
^"2011 Juno Award nominations announced". CARAS. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
^Sterdan, Darryl (1 December 2010). "Drake to host 2011 Juno Awards". Winnipeg Sun. QMI Agency. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
^Rockingham, Graham (27 October 2010). "Juno redesign incorporates local artist's iconic original". Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
^"Juno Hoops". Retrieved 5 March 2011.
^"Final performance details announced for CTV broadcast of the 2011 Juno Awards". CARAS. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
^"2011 Juno Awards nominations announced". CARAS. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
^"32 Juno Award winners are crowned! Canada's music elite gather to celebrate 40 years of the Juno Awards". CARAS. 25 March 2011. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
^"EMI Music Canada to release the 2011 Juno Awards compilation album" (PDF). EMI Music Canada. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.