Juno Awards of 1998

Juno Awards of 1998
Juno Awards of 1998
Date	22 March 1998
Venue	GM Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
Hosted by	Jason Priestley
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBC

The Juno Awards of 1998 were presented in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The primary ceremonies at GM Place before an audience of 10 000 on 22 March 1998.

Actor Jason Priestley of the television series Beverly Hills, 90210 hosted these ceremonies which were televised by CBC. A backstage internet telecast was also introduced for this year.^[1] Performers included Jann Arden, Econoline Crush, Leahy, Sarah McLachlan, Ron Sexsmith, and Shania Twain.

Nominations were announced on 11 February 1998. The previously combined Blues/Gospel category became separate Best Blues Album and Best Gospel Album categories as of this year.

The Canadian Music Hall of Fame welcomed David Foster as its 1998 inductee.

Controversy

Vancouver rap group Rascalz refused their Best Rap Recording award, citing that urban music was hidden in the untelevised Saturday ceremony, rather than being featured during the broadcast of the Sunday evening ceremonies. The band alleged that racism was a factor in the award's scheduling, and for several weeks cultural critics and hip hop musicians debated the issue – some suggested, in fact, that the hip hop award's lack of visibility could be seen as not just a result of Canadian hip hop's poor commercial performance, but also a contributing factor.

The award was moved to the main ceremony for the 1999 awards, where it was again won by Rascalz for their single "Northern Touch".

Jann Arden, "Wishing That", "The Sound of", "Ode to a Friend" by Jann Arden
Dean McTaggart, "Dark Horse" (with David Tyson and Amanda Marshall) by Amanda Marshall by Mjila Mason, "Love's Funny That Way" (with David Tyson and Tina Arena) by Wynonna and Tina Arena, "Ma Huitieme Merville" (with David Tyson) by Liane Foly
Odds, "Someone Who's Cool", "Nothing Beautiful", "Suppertime" by Odds
David Tyson, "Dark Horse" (with Dean McTaggart and Amanda Marshall) "Beautiful Goodbye" (with Christopher Ward), "Trust Me This Is Love" (with Dean McTaggart) by Amanda Marshall

International Album

Spice by Spice Girls

Best Instrumental Artist

Winner: Leahy

Other Nominees:

Best Producer

Winner: Pierre Marchand, "Building A Mystery" by Sarah McLachlan

Other Nominees:

Peter Cardinali and Ian Thomas, "The Way of Things" and "Stuck in Between" by The Boomers
Corey Hart, "Miles to Go (Before I Sleep)" and "Where Is The Love" by Celine Dion
Arnold Lanni, "Superman's Dead" and "Clumsy" by Our Lady Peace
Michael Phillip Wojewoda and Spirit of the West, "Armstrong and the Guys" and "Our Ambassador" by Spirit of the West

Best Recording Engineer

Winner: Michael Phillip Wojewoda, "Armstrong and the Guys" and "Our Ambassador" by Spirit of the West

Other Nominees:

Lenny DeRose, "Shine" and "Pearly White" by Junkhouse
Kevin Doyle, "The Lark in the Clear Air" and "Barbara Allan" by John McDermott
Chad Irschick, "Godspeed" and "Constance" by Ron Hynes
Randy Staub, "Volcano Girls" by Veruca Salt and "The Unforgiven II" by Metallica

Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Winner: David Foster

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

Winner: Sam Feldman

Nominated and winning albums

Best Album

Winner: Surfacing, Sarah McLachlan,

Other Nominees:

Creature, Moist
Clumsy, Our Lady Peace
Come on Over, Shania Twain
Kissing Rain, Roch Voisine

Best Children's Album

Winner: Livin' in a Shoe, Judy & David

Other Nominees:

Chickee's on the Run, Heather Bishop
Enchantee, Carmen Campagne
Planet Lenny, Lenny Graf
The Truck I Bought From Moe, Al Simmons

Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble)

Winner: Marc-André Hamelin Plays Franz Liszt, Marc-André Hamelin

Other Nominees:

Bach: The Six Partitas, Angela Hewitt
Grainger: Piano Music, Marc-André Hamelin
Haydn: Four Piano Trios, The Gryphon Trio
La Jongleuse - Salon Pieces and Encores, Janina Fialkowska

Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble)

Winner: Mozart Horn Concertos, James Sommerville, CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi

Other Nominees:

Carnaval Romain, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit
Bizet: Symphony in C, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit
Tabuh-Tabuhan, Music of Colin McPhee, Esprit Orchestra, Alex Pauk
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 4, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste, piano Alexei Lubimov, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

Best Classical Album (Vocal or Choral Performance)

Winner: Soirée française, tenor Michael Schade, baritone Russell Braun, Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Richard Bradshaw

Other Nominees:

Carl Orff: Carmina Burana, F.A.C.E. Treble Choir, choeur de l'Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, conductor Charles Dutoit
The Mystery of Christmas, The Elora Festival Singers, Noel Edison
Palestrina: Missa "Ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la", Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal. Christopher Jackson
Vivaldi: Motets for soprano, Karina Gauvin, Les Chambristes de Ville Marie

Best Album Design

Winner: John Rummen, Crystal Heald, Stephen Chung, Andrew MacNaughtan, Justin Zivojinovich, Songs of a Circling Spirit by Tom Cochrane

Other Nominees:

Carylann Loeppky, Crystal Heald, Karma by Delerium
John Rummen, Dennis Keeley, Surfacing by Sarah McLachlan
Alex Wittholz, Felix Wittholz, Catherine McRae, Kevin Westenberg, Clumsy by Our Lady Peace
Michael Wrycraft, Kurt Swinghammer, Stephen Chung, David Wilcox Greatest Hits Too by David Wilcox

Best Blues Album

Winner: National Steel, Colin James

Other Nominees:

A Big Love, Lester Quitzau
In the Evening, Vann "Piano Man" Walls
No Special Rider, Bill Bourne, Andreas Schuld, Hans Stamer
What Were You Thinking?, The Rockin Highliners

Best Gospel Album

Winner: Romantics & Mystics, Steve Bell

Other Nominees:

Caught Up, Sharon Riley and Faith Chorale
Feel Free, Carolyn Arends
Just Look, Youth Outreach Mass Choir
Speak Lord To Me, Hiram Joseph

Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic)

Winner: Spice, Spice Girls

Other Nominees:

Best Mainstream Jazz Album

Winner: In The Mean Time, The Hugh Fraser Quintet

Other Nominees:

As We Are Now, Renee Rosnes
Have Fingers, Will Travel, Oliver Jones
Here on Earth, Ingrid Jensen
Love Scenes, Diana Krall

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

Winner: Metalwood, Metalwood

Other Nominees:

As If, Ted Quinlan
Best of Two Worlds, Stefan Bauer
Inclined, Carol Welsman
Paired Down, Volume One, D.D. Jackson

Best Roots or Traditional Album - Group

Winner: Molinos, The Paperboys

Other Nominees:

Compadres, James Keelaghan & Oscar Lopez
Leahy, Leahy
Play, Great Big Sea
Raw Voice, Wyrd Sisters

Best Roots or Traditional Album - Solo

Winner: Other Songs, Ron Sexsmith

Other Nominees:

Another Morning, J. P. Cormier
Industrial Lullaby, Stephen Fearing
Suas E!, Mary Jane Lamond
Words and Pictures, Bob Snider

Best Alternative Album

Winner: Glee, Bran Van 3000

Other Nominees:

Best Selling Francophone Album

Winner: Marie-Michèle Desrosiers chante les classiques de Noël, Marie-Michèle Desrosiers

Other Nominees:

La force de comprendre, Dubmatique
Miserere, Bruno Pelletier
Parle pas si fort, Térez Montcalm
Versions Reno, Ginette Reno

Blockbuster Rock Album of the Year

Winner: Clumsy, Our Lady Peace

Other Nominees:

Nominated and winning releases

Single of the Year

Winner: "Building a Mystery", Sarah McLachlan

Other Nominees:

Best Classical Composition

Winner: "Electra Rising", Malcolm Forsyth

Other Nominees:

"Adieu, Robert Schumann", R. Murray Schafer, The Garden of the Heart
"Gitanjali", R. Murray Schafer, The Garden of the Heart
"Symphony No. 2", Colin McPhee, Tabuh-Tabuhan, Music of Colin McPhee
"Winter Music", Alexina Louie, Tree Line; Music from Canada and Japan

Best Rap Recording

Winner: Cash Crop, Rascalz (refused)

Other Nominees:

"Gotta Get Mine", Infinite featuring Divine Earth Essence
"Just A Second Remix", Choclair
"Krazy World", Ghetto Concept
"Rain Is Gone", Frankenstein

Best R&B/Soul Recording

Winner: "Things Just Ain't The Same", Deborah Cox

Other Nominees:

"Don't Leave Me Hangin", Camille Douglas
"The Thing to Do", Glenn Lewis
Famous, Rich and Beautiful, Philosopher Kings
"How May I Do You", Unique

Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording

Winner: The Spirit Within, Mishi Donovan

Other Nominees:

Little Island Cree - World Hand Drum Champions, Little Island Cree with Clayton Chief
Necessary, No Reservations
That Side of the Window, Tom Jackson
Walk Away, Fara Palmer

Best Reggae/Calypso Recording

Winner: "Catch De Vibe", Messenjah

Other Nominees:

"Cry for the Children", Jahbeng
"Flex (Dancehall Mix)", Belinda Brady
Justuss, Snow
"Nice & Slow", Leroy Brown

Best Global Album

Winner: La Llorona, Lhasa

Other Nominees:

Arc, Thomas Handy Trio
Chamalongo, Jane Bunnett
Diye, Takadja
Varal, Celso Machado

Best Dance Recording

Winner: "Euphoria (Rabbit in the Moon Mix)", Delerium

Other Nominees:

"The Spell", Ivan
"Angel (Angelic Radio Mix)", Joee
"Move Ya Feet", Paul Jacobs
"Universal Dream (Telluric Club Mix)", Temperance

Best Video

Winner: Javier Aguilera, "Gasoline" by Moist

Other Nominees:

Tim Hamilton, "A Little in Love" by Paul Brandt
Lisa Mann, "Elmo" by Holly McNarland
Bill Morrison, "Everything Is Automatic" by Matthew Good Band
Tony Pantages, "Pearly White" by Junkhouse

References

^ "Junos 1998 Cybercast Awards Show an Internet first". Retrieved 8 February 2022.

Gill, Alexandra (12 February 1998). "Boys make gains at Junos / Women still lead overall nominations". The Globe and Mail. pp. C1–C2.
"1998 Juno award nominees". The Vancouver Sun. 21 March 1998. p. C4.
Cernetig, Miro (23 March 1998). "McLachlan caps hot year with four Juno Awards". The Globe and Mail. pp. A1, A15.

External links

[1] "Junos 1998 Cybercast Awards Show an Internet first". Retrieved 8 February 2022.

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v t e Juno Awards
Awards to individuals	Artist of the Year Fan Choice Group of the Year Breakthrough Artist of the Year Breakthrough Group of the Year Producer Recording Engineer Songwriter
Awards for recordings	Album of the Year Adult Alternative Adult Contemporary Alternative Blues Children's Comedy Classical – Large Ensemble Classical – Small Ensemble Classical – Solo Classical Composition CCM/Gospel Contemporary Indigenous Artist Contemporary R&B/Soul Contemporary Roots Country Dance Electronic Francophone Global Music Heavy Metal Instrumental International Jazz – Solo Jazz – Group Jazz – Vocal Pop Rap Album/EP Rap Single Reggae Rock Single of the Year Traditional Indigenous Artist Traditional R&B/Soul Traditional Roots Underground Dance
Awards for technicality	Music DVD Recording Package Video
Discontinued categories	Classical Album of the Year (1977–1985) Classical – Solo or Chamber Ensemble (1985–2021) Classical – Vocal or Choral Performance (1994–2021) Indigenous Artist or Group (1994–2021) Jazz Album (1977–1993) Jazz – Contemporary (1994–2014) Jazz – Traditional (1994–2014) Rap Recording (1991–2021) R&B/Soul Recording (1985–2020) Roots and Traditional Album (1989–1995) Roots & Traditional Album – Solo (1996–2015) Roots & Traditional Album – Group (1996–2015)
Special awards	Canadian Music Hall of Fame Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award Juno Humanitarian Award
Years	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1989¹ 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Leadership	Walt Grealis Stan Klees Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Notes	¹ Due to the rescheduling of the ceremony from late fall to early spring, no ceremony was held in 1988.
See also Music of Canada Polaris Music Prize Much Music Video Awards Félix Awards East Coast Music Awards Western Canadian Music Awards

Controversy

Nominees and winners

International Album

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

Nominated and winning albums

Nominated and winning releases

References

External links