INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sentimental Strings Bobby Creed & His Orchestra aka Roberto Occhipinti Somerset
Belladonna Daniel Lanois Epitaph
Christmas Serenity George Carlaw aka Yuri Sazonoff Somerset
Rainy Days and Mondays Nancy Walker Somerset
Balance Tomas Hamilton aka Charles T. Cozens Somerset
POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Boom Desjardins Boom Desjardins
Jann Arden Jann Arden
219 Days Kalan Porter
It's Time Michael Bublé
These Old Charms Theresa Sokyrka
ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Hedley Hedley
Jonas Jonas
All The Right Reasons Nickelback
Healthy In Paranoid Times Our Lady Peace
Gasoline Theory Of A Deadman
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FACTOR)
Daniel Powter
Divine Brown
Jonas Déjà Musique
Martha Wainwright
Skye Sweetnam
NEW GROUP OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY FACTOR)
Bedouin Soundclash
Boys Night Out
Hedley
Pocket Dwellers
Silverstein Victory
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY SOCAN)
Arcade Fire
"Wake Up" | "Rebellion (Lies)" | "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)" - Josh Deu
FUNERAL - Arcade Fire Merge*FAB
Joel Plaskett
"Happen Now" | "Natural Disaster" | "Lying on a Beach"**LA DE DA - Joel Plaskett MapleMusic*Universal
Kathleen Edwards
"In State | "Copied Keys"**"Back to Me" - Colin Cripps
BACK TO ME - Kathleen Edwards MapleMusic*Universal
Neil Young
"The Painter" | "When God Made Me" | "Prairie Wind"**PRAIRIE WIND - Neil Young Reprise*Warner
Ronald Eldon Sexsmith
"Listen" | "One Less Shadow" | "Lemonade Stand"**DESTINATION UNKNOWN - Sexsmith & Kerr Ronboy Rhymes*Warner
COUNTRY RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Waitin' On The Wonderful Aaron Lines
Amanda Wilkinson Amanda Wilkinson
Hey, Do You Know Me Lisa Brokop
Life Goes On Terri Clark
T he Road Hammers The Road Hammers
ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Are You Ready Blue Rodeo
Back To Me Kathleen Edwards
Ex-Girlfriends Low Millions Manhattan
Broken (and other rogue states) Luke Doucet
Prairie Wind Neil Young
RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Boy-Cott-In The Industry Classified
It's Called Life Eternia
Fire & Glory Kardinal Offishall
The Dusty Foot Philosopher K'Naan
United We Fall Sweatshop Union Battle
ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Broken Social Scene Broken Social Scene
Elevator Hot Hot Heat
Live It Out Metric
So Jealous Tegan & Sara
Twin Cinema The New Pornographers
VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Twenty For One Cadence
Christmas Songs Diana Krall
Rock Swings Paul Anka
Just You, Just Me Ranee Lee Justin
Sophie Milman Sophie Milman
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Shurum Burum Jazz Circus David Buchbinder
Encuentro en la Habana Hilario Duran & Perspectiva
Radio Guantánamo (Guantánamo Blues Project Vol. 1) Jane Bunnett
One Take: Volume Two Marc Rogers, Robi Botos, Phil Dwyer, Terri Lyne Carrington
Yemaya Roberto Occhipinti
TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Mainly Mingus Dave Young Quintet
Ask Me Later Don Thompson Quartet
In a Sentimental Mood Ian McDougall
Time Flies P.J. Perry Justin
Let Me Tell You About My Day Phil Dwyer with Alan Jones and Rodney Whitaker
FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Le trashy saloon Anik Jean
Hors de tout doute France D'Amour
Pages blanches Jim Corcoran
Garde la tête haute Senaya
Sur le fil Stéphanie Lapointe
CHILDREN'S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
A Butterfly In Time CMSM Concert Theatre Productions CMSM Concert Theatre Productions
Happy All of the Time Jake Jake
The Fabulous Song Michelle Campagne & Davy Gallant The Secret Mountain
Canada Needs You (Volume One) Mike Ford MapleMusic
Baroque Adventure: The Quest for Arundo Donax Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Magic Horn Canadian Brass Opening Day
Folklore Denise Djokic & David Jalbert Endeavor
J.S. Bach: Sonates pour violon et clavecin, Vol. 1 James Ehnes & Luc Beauséjour
Albéniz: Iberia Marc-André Hamelin Hyperion
Awakening St. Lawrence String Quartet
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE OR SOLOIST(S) WITH LARGE ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANIMENT
Freitas Branco: Violin Concerto Alexandre Da Costa - Extremadura Symphony Orchestra - Jesús Amigo XXI-21*SRI
J.S. Bach: Keyboard Concertos Vol. 1 Angela Hewitt - Australian Chamber Orchestra - Richard Tognetti Hyperion*SRI
Brahms: Concertos pour piano et oeuvres pour piano seul Anton Kuerti - Orchestra Métropolitain du Grand Montréal - Joseph Rescigno Analekta*Select/Naxos
Concerti Virtuosi Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra - Jeanne Lamon Analekta*Select/Naxos
Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 5 et 6 Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra - Bruno Weil Analekta*Select/Naxos
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Viardot-Garcia: Lieder Chansons Canzoni Mazurkas Isabel Bayrakdarian - Serouj Kradjian Analekta*Select/Naxos
Hyver Karina Gauvin/Les Boréades - Francis Colpron ATMA*SRI
Scarlatti: Stabat Mater Emma Kirkby, Daniel Taylor - Theatre of Early Music ATMA*SRI
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin Michael Schade & Malcolm Martineau CBC Records*Universal
Schubert: Winterreise Russell Braun, Carolyn Maule CBC Records*Universal
CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Illuminations Brian Cherney
OVATION 4 CBC Records
Our Finest Hour Chan Ka Nin
MAJESTIC FLAIR CBC Records*Universal
String Quartet No. 1 (The Awakening) Christos Hatzis
AWAKENING EMI
Illuminations Peter Togni
THE HEART HAS ITS REASONS Warner Classics
Symphony for Strings Robert Turner
OVATION 4 CBC Records
DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
She's Looking Good Boza Modified
Hot Box Da Skunk Blow Media
Spanish Fly Hatiras & Macca feat. Shawna B. Blow Media
Robopop M1 Reinvent Music*DEP/Universal
Walkin & Talkin Ray Charles vs DIO Caliber*Nervous
R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
The Naughty Song Cory Lee Sextant
Divine Brown Divine Brown Blacksmith*Universal
This Is Me Jully Black Jully Black Entertainment*Universal
Massari Massari Capital Prophet*MapleNationwide/Universal
Back For More Shawn Desman Uomo/SONY BMG
REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Reggae Time Blessed Explorer*Universal
Hot Gal feat. Rally Bop Carl Henry CeSoul*DEP/Universal
River of Healing Jah Beng Kornerstone
Mind & Body, Sold Odel Ohm Grown Records*Universal
Live Up Truths and Rights Big Wig Productions
ABORIGINAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Rattle & Drum Asani Arbor*EMI
Muskrat Blues and Rock & Roll Billy Joe Green Thunderboy
Hometown Burnt Project 1 Sunshine
Life Is… Eagle & Hawk Eagle & Hawk
Sinaa tagaq tagaq
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
Hair In My Eyes Like A Highland Steer Corb Lund Stony Plain*Warner
Mantras For Madmen Harry Manx Dog My Cat*Fusion III
Songs From The Gravel Road Ian Tyson Stony Plain*Warner
Love Sweet Love Lynn Miles True North*Universal
Récidive Yves Lambert La Prûche Libre*Fusion III
ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
Ambassador Elliott Brood Six Shooter*Warner
Malins Plaisirs Genticorum Roues et Archets*Fusion III
The Hard & The Easy Great Big Sea WEA*Warner
Destination Unknown Sexsmith & Kerr Ronboy Rhymes*Warner
The Duhks The Duhks Sugarhill*Fusion III
BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Voice + Story Harrison Kennedy Black & Tan
Songs of Vice and Sorrow Julian Fauth Electro-Fi*Festival
Let It Loose Kenny 'Blues Boss' Wayne Electro-Fi*Festival
Villanelle Paul Reddick NorthernBlues*Festival
The Gas and the Clutch The Perpetrators Perps*Festival
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Amanda Falk Amanda Falk Avante*CMC
Livin' for Something Janelle Life-Vision*CMC
In This Time Patricia Shirley Sereniti*CMC
MMHMM Relient K Capitol/Gotee*CMC/EMI
The Art of Breaking Thousand Foot Krutch Tooth & Nail*CMC/EMI
WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Fusion Adham Shaikh Sonicturtle
Humo De Tabaco Alex Cuba Band Universal
Djama Alpha Yaya Diallo Jericho Beach*Festival
Capivara Celso Machado Surucuà Art*Festival
Gaïa Gaïa Jajou*Select
JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
David Foster "Home" | "Feeling Good" IT'S TIME - Michael Bublé 143/Reprise*Warner
Gggarth Richardson "Gunnin" | "Villain" HEDLEY - Hedley Universal
Jann Arden/Russell Broom "Where No One Knows Me" | "Willing To Fall Down"**JANN ARDEN - Jann Arden Universal
Neil Young "The Painter" PRAIRIE WIND - Neil Young Reprise*Warner
Nickelback (co-producer Joey Moi) "Photograph" | "Animals" ALL THE RIGHT REASONS - Nickelback EMI
RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Adam Messinger & Dylan Bell "Dry Cleaner from Des Moines" | "Sittin' In the Cellar"**TWENTY FOR ONE - Cadence Cadence
Denis Tougas "Oleander" I AM A MOUNTAIN - Sarah Harmer Cold Snap*Universal
"Independent Thief" BACK TO ME - Kathleen Edwards MapleMusic*Universal
Randy Staub "Angels Losing Sleep" HEALTHY IN PARANOID TIMES - Our Lady Peace SONY BMG
"Animals" ALL THE RIGHT REASONS - Nickelback EMI
Russell Broom "Where No One Knows Me" JANN ARDEN - Jann Arden Universal
"God Bless The American Housewife" Music From and Inspired by Desperate Housewives - SHeDaisy Hollywood Records*Universal
Vic Florencia "Everyday is a Holiday" | "Melancholy Melody" WIKKED LIL GRRRLS - Esthero
Reprise*Warner
CD/DVD ARTWORK DESIGN OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY EVER-REDDY PACKAGING)
Seth (Director/Designer/Illustrator)
A Story-Gram From Vinyl Café Inc. STUART MCLEAN Vinyl Café*Outside
Louise Upperton (Director/Designer); Christopher Mills, Kevin Drew, Justin Peroff (Illustrators)
Broken Social Scene BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE Arts & Crafts*EMI
Rob Baker (Director/Illustrator); Garnet Armstrong (Director/Designer); Susan Michalek (Designer); Will Ruocco (Illustrator)
Hipeponymous THE TRAGICALLY HIP Universal
Matthew Good (Director); Garnet Armstrong (Director/Designer); Ivan Otis (Photographer)
In A Coma: 1995 - 2005 MATTHEW GOOD Universal
James Mejia/Jud Haynes (Director/Designer/Illustrator)
2005 Album WINTERSLEEP Dependent*Outside
VIDEO OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY VIDEOFACT)
Bom Bom Bom Floria Sigismondi LIVING THINGS Zomba*SONY BMG
Devil's Eyes Micah Meisner & Rich Terfry BUCK 65 WEA*Warner
Con Toda Palabra Ralph Dfouni & Brigitte Henry LHASA DE SELA Audiogram*Select
Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) Plates Animation ARCADE FIRE Merge*FAB
Rebellion (Lies) Chris Grismer ARCADE FIRE Merge*FAB
MUSIC DVD OF THE YEAR
À la station C Mathieu Houde, Ariane Moffatt, Dominic Laurence Paul Pagé ARIANE MOFFATT Audiogram*Select
LIVE 8 - Toronto Michael Watt Rob Brooks VARIOUS ARTISTS EMI
Hipeponymous Pierre Lamoureux/Christopher Mills Gord Downie/Allan Reid/Shawn Marino
THE TRAGICALLY HIP Universal
Live At The Montréal Jazz Festival Pierre Seguin Luc Châtelain DIANA KRALL Verve*Universal
¿Publicity Stunt? The Love Movement K-OS Virgin*EMI