Here are the categories and last night's Juno winners:
Hmmm.... Every time I see a list like this, I'm reminded why I much prefer to make music rather than work in the "music business".
JUNO Fan Choice Award
Presented by Pepsi
Winner: Nickelback EMI
Category 2
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Winner: Dangerous Kardinal Offishall Kon Live*Universal
Category 3
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Viva La Vida Coldplay Capitol*EMI
Category 4
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Canadian Recording Industry Association
Winner: Dark Horse Nickelback EMI
Category 5
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Winner: Sam Roberts Universal
Category 6
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Winner: Nickelback EMI
Category 7
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by FACTOR and Canada´s Private Radio Broadcasters
Winner: Lights Underground Operations*Universal
Category 8
NEW GROUP OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by FACTOR and Canada´s Private Radio Broadcasters
Winner: The Stills Arts & Crafts*EMI
Category 9
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by SIRIUS Satellite Radio
Winner: Dallas Green "Waiting..." | "Sleeping Sickness" | "The Girl" BRING ME YOUR LOVE - City and Colour Dine Alone*Universal
Category 10
COUNTRY RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Winner: Beautiful Life Doc Walker Open Road*Universal
Category 11
ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Galaxie, Rising Stars Program of the CBC
Winner: is it o.k Serena Ryder EMI
Category 12
ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Oceans Will Rise The Stills Arts & Crafts*EMI
Category 13
POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by 91.7 The Bounce FM
Winner: Flavors of Entanglement Alanis Morissette Maverick*Warner
Category 14
ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Love At The End Of The World Sam Roberts Universal
Category 15
VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Lucky Molly Johnson A440*Universal
Category 16
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Embracing Voices Jane Bunnett EMI
Category 17
TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Second Time Around Oliver Jones Justin Time*Fusion III
Category 18
INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Nostomania DJ Brace presents The Electric Nosehair Orchestra Balanced Records
Category 19
FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Tous les sens Ariane Moffatt Audiogram*Select
Category 20
CHILDREN´S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Snacktime! Barenaked Ladies Desperation*Warner
Category 21
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Winner: Homage James Ehnes ONYX*SRI
Category 22
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE OR SOLOIST(S) WITH LARGE ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANIMENT
Winner: Beethoven: Ideals Of The French Revolution
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal/Kent Nagano Analekta*Select
Category 23
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Winner: Gloria! Vivaldis Angels Ensemble Caprice Analekta*Select
Category 24
CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Winner: Flanders Fields Reflections John Burge FLANDERS FIELDS REFLECTIONS Marquis*EMI
Category 25
RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Winner: Not 4 Sale Kardinal Offishall Kon Live*Universal
Category 26
DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Energy 101.5 FM
Winner: Random Album Title Deadmau5 Ultra*EMI
Category 27
R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Winner: The Love Chronicles Divine Brown WEA*Warner
Category 28
REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Winner: Everything Humble Palm of Gold Records
Category 29
ABORIGINAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
Winner: Running For The Drum Buffy Sainte-Marie Gypsy Boy*EMI
Category 30
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
Winner: Proof Of Love Old Man Luedecke Black Hen*Fontana North
Category 31
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
Winner: Chic Gamine Chic Gamine Independent
Category 32
BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Ramblin Son Julian Fauth Electro-Fi*Outside
Category 33
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Ending Is Beginning Downhere Centricity*David C. Cook
Category 34
WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Canada Council For The Arts
Winner: Africa To Appalachia Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko Independent*Outside
Category 35
JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Daniel LanoisHere Is What Is | Not Fighting Anymore HERE IS WHAT IS Daniel Lanois
Red Floor* Fontana North
Category 36
RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Kevin Churko Disappearing | The Big Bang U-CATASTROPHE Simon Collins Razor & Tie*Sony
Category 37
CD/DVD ARTWORK DESIGN OF THE YEAR
Winner: Anouk Pennel (Director/Designer); Stéphane Poirier (Illustrator)
En concert dans la forêt des mal-aimés avec lOrchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal PIERRE LAPOINTE
Independent*Select
Category 38
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by VideoFACT
Winner: Honey Honey Anthony Seck FEIST Arts & Crafts*EMI
Category 39
MUSIC DVD OF THE YEAR
Winner: Blue Road Christopher Mills, Geoff McLean BLUE RODEO WEA*Warner
Hmmm.... Every time I see a list like this, I'm reminded why I much prefer to make music rather than work in the "music business".