Juno Awards 2007

So the Juno Awards are on tonight (for those who don't know... Canada's version of the Grammys. A music awards show.) and I decided I'd try my hand at making a few predictions. I've never been right in the past, but what they hey, might as well give it a shot.

Here goes:

Fan Choice Award Nominees:

Gregory Charles
Michael Bublé
Nelly Furtado
Nickelback
Sarah McLachlan

Prediction: Nelly Furtado. She's pretty popular this year, while the fame of Michael and Nickelback have really died down since last year, and the demographic of Sarah and Gregory will not be the same as the group of people voting for the award.

Hopeful: I'd rather see Sarah McLachlan win.


SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Devil In A Midnight Mass - Billy Talent
All I Can Do - Chantal Kreviazuk
Pull Me Through - Jim Cuddy
Sunday Morning - k-os
Promiscuous feat. Timbaland - Nelly Furtado

Prediction: Promiscuous (unfortunately... but such a huge song.)

Hopeful: All I Can Do is a great song with a great message. The CD version is better than the version released to radio.


INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Taking The Long Way - Dixie Chicks
Ancora - Il Divo
FutureSex/LoveSounds - Justin Timberlake
Confessions On A Dance Floor - Madonna
Stadium Arcadium - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Prediction: Dixie Chicks, because most Canadians seem to enjoy their anti-Bush stand.

Hopeful: Haven't heard any of the albums in entirety, but I guess Dixie Chicks or Chili Peppers.


ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Billy Talent II - Billy Talent
I Think of You - Gregory Charles
Hedley - Hedley
Loose - Nelly Furtado
ONE-X - Three Days Grace

Prediction: Nelly again. Gregory's fame is centered mostly in Quebec, and the others are rock albums which have pretty much reached the height of their popularity mid-last year.

Hopeful: Anything but Nelly? haha. The Three Days Grace album is pretty good, but the songs get pretty annoying after a while. Hedley's is good, but too many of the songs sound exactly the same. Billy Talent has that problem too, but it's better, so I'll go with BT.


ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Diana Krall
Gregory Charles
Loreena McKennitt
Nelly Furtado
Pierre Lapointe

Prediction: Who else but Nelly? Your average pop music fan hasn't even heard of the others.

Hopeful: I'd love to see someone timeless like Loreena win.


GROUP OF THE YEAR
Alexisonfire
Billy Talent
Hedley
The Tragically Hip
Three Days Grace

Prediction: Billy Talent or Three Days Grace.

Hopeful: I don't really care. Most of these were already nominated for album of the year, they'll be nominated again for rock album of the year, so as long as they spread the awards out between them, I'm fine. I'll say the Hip for this one, since they've proven greater career longevity.


NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Eva Avila
Melissa O’Neil
Neverending White Lights
Patrick Watson
Tomi Swick

Prediction: Tomi Swick. He's got all the right stuff so far.

Hopeful: As everyone knows my infatuation with Canadian Idol, I'll have to say Melissa. (definitely not Eva though, Idol or not.)


NEW GROUP OF THE YEAR
Evans Blue
Idle Sons
Jets Overhead
Mobile
Stabilo

Prediction: Mobile or Stabilo

Hopeful: Mobile or Stabilo

That was part 1. I'll do part 2 later... probably once the results are out, but I'll pretend I don't know them.

Later.