For Immediate Release 2016JTST0047-000512 April 4, 2016 NEWS YOU CAN USE B.C. celebrates Juno award winners and nominees VICTORIA British Columbia s dynamic music industry had a strong showing at the 45th annual Juno awards on Sunday evening in Calgary. B.C. s talented musicians were nominated for more than 30 Juno Awards. Husband and wife duo Pharis and Jason Romero of Horsefly took home the Juno for Traditional Roots Album of the Year for their release, A Wanderer I ll Stay. David Pimental of Port Moody, professionally known as Pomo, won the Juno for Electronic Album of the Year for The Other Day and Kamloops-born Dan Bremnes album, Where the Light Is, won the Juno for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year. Dean Brody, originally from Jaffray, performed at the Juno awards show and won Country Album of the Year for Gypsy Road. Dear Rouge, a Vancouverbased electronic pop group, also performed last night and took home the Juno for Breakthrough Group of the Year. Some of the other British Columbian artists who were nominated for Junos included Carly Rae Jepsen and Shawn Hook for Juno Fan Choice Award, Hedley and Marianas Trench for Group of the Year, Alex Cuba for World Music Album of the Year and Diana Krall for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year. Newcomer Tobias Jesso Jr. of North Vancouver was also up for three nominations, including Breakthrough Artist of the Year, Adult Alternative Album of the Year and Songwriter of the Year for the smash hit When We Were Young, which was co-written with Adele. B.C. has the third-largest concentration of independent labels, sound recording studios and other music businesses in Canada and has produced an impressive number of stars with international audiences. B.C. also has a reputation in the music business for its top recording studios. B.C. s music industry also delivers significant tourism benefits through visitor spending on concerts, music festivals, food and beverages, hotel accommodations and local attractions. In February 2016, the Province announced a $15-million grant to support the creation of a BC Music Fund to grow and promote the music industry. Administered by Creative BC, the fund will strengthen the dynamic music sector by stimulating foreign direct investment, enhancing music tourism, stimulating the creation and retention of jobs and encouraging increased activity in regional centres. Creative BC is an independent not-for-profit agency created in 2013 to build the capacity of B.C. s creative sector. Quote: Shirley Bond, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training, and Minister Responsible for
Labour Congratulations to the B.C. nominees and winners for tremendous achievements at this year s Juno Awards! Talented musicians like these contribute to the cultural fabric of our province and demonstrate the creativity we have here in B.C. Learn More: Creative BC: http://www.creativebc.com BC Creative Economy: http://www.gov.bc.ca/creativeeconomy BC Jobs Plan: www.bcjobsplan.ca A backgrounder follows. Media Contact: Media Relations and Responsible for Labour 250 387-2799 Connect with the Province of B.C. at: www.gov.bc.ca/connect
For Immediate Release 2016JTST0047-000512 April 4, 2016 BACKGROUNDER B.C. Juno Award Nominees 2016 JUNO FAN CHOICE AWARD Carly Rae Jepsen 604/Universal Dean Brody Open Road/Universal Shawn Hook Kreative Soul/Universal GROUP OF THE YEAR Hedley Universal Marianas Trench 604/Universal BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR Tobias Jesso Jr. Arts & Crafts/Universal BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR Dear Rouge Universal (Juno WINNER) SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR Tobias Jesso Jr. When We Were Young: 25 Adele XL/Sony Alive: Sia RCA/Sony Without You: GOON Tobias Jesso Jr., Arts & Crafts/Universal COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR Gypsy Road Dean Brody Open Road/Universal (Juno WINNER) ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR Goon Tobias Jesso Jr. Arts & Crafts/Universal ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR Poison Season Destroyer Merge/F.A.B. POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR Hello Hedley Universal ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Get Up Bryan Adams Badams/Universal Chaotic Neutral Matthew Good Warner VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR Live from the Cellar Dan Brubeck Quartet Blue Forest This Bitter Earth Jaclyn Guillou Independent Some Version of the Truth Tara Kannangara Independent JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP Over My Head The Brad Turner Quartet Groundhog/Independent CHILDREN S ALBUM OF THE YEAR Dirty Feet Bobs & LoLo KidsWerk/Sony Forest Friends Nature Club Album Ginalina Independent RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR For The Town SonReal Black Box/Universal DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR Be Right There Sleepy Tom & Diplo Mad Decent CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR Indian Ocean Frazey Ford Nettwerk/Sony TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR A Wanderer I ll Stay Pharis and Jason Romero Borealis/eOne (Juno WINNER) BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR Vicksburg Call David Gogo Cordova Bay/Fontana CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR Where The Light Is Dan Bremnes Sparrow/Universal/David C. Cook (Juno WINNER) WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR Healer Alex Cuba Caracol/Fontana North RECORDING PACKAGE OF THE YEAR Cam Dales (Art Director/Designer), Ben Clarkson (Art Director/Illustrator) - CLUB MEDS Dan Mangan + Blacksmith - Arts & Crafts/Universal VIDEO OF THE YEAR Peter Huang For the Town SONREAL Black Box/Universal
ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR Concubine Concubine Independent Noontide Humans Hybridity/Select The Other Day Pomo HW&W/Sony (Juno WINNER) ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR Wallflower Diana Krall Verve/Universal Under One Sky The Tenors Tenors Music/Universal Media Contact: Media Relations and Responsible for Labour 250 387-2799 Connect with the Province of B.C. at: www.gov.bc.ca/connect