“Juno Week” 2013 starts April 15 in Regina and with the nominees just announced, we’ve gathered up our favourites to get you versed in the contemporary Canadian music scene. Or, at least, the scene that was radio-friendly.
Roots and Traditional Album of the Year: Group – The Strumbellas
[youtube width=”640″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im4QdVc4NEA[/youtube]
Breakthrough Group of the Year – The Pack a.d.
[youtube width=”640″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbwM9a_kPaE[/youtube]
Breakthrough Group of the Year – Yukon Blonde
[youtube width=”640″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f178KH15T5M[/youtube]
Breakthrough Artist of the Year – The Weeknd
[youtube width=”640″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1OTWCd40bc[/youtube]
Group of the Year – Rush
[youtube width=”640″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcFGrWjOX0E[/youtube]
Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year – Leonard Cohen
[youtube width=”640″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQlLWnbco_I[/youtube]
Artist of the Year – Deadmau5
[youtube width=”640″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiUAq4aVTjY[/youtube]
Single of the Year and Group of the Year – The Sheepdogs
[youtube width=”640″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmG1Qjs7FpE[/youtube]
Rock Album of the Year – The Tragically Hip
[youtube width=”640″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pSZMzVOcSs[/youtube]
Rock Album of the Year – Big Wreck
[youtube width=”640″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zisyWP5U6Po[/youtube]
Roots and Traditional Album of the Year: Solo – Corb Lund
[youtube width=”640″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uASQgLwaIs[/youtube]
Best Song for the Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders to lip-sync to – Carley Rae Jepson
[youtube width=”640″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIfbghHdG1s[/youtube]