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Let the madness begin: Juno Nominees were announced in Toronto today.
From the release:
Leading all categories with a total of six JUNO Award nominations is Michael Bublé. Following the hugely successful release of CRAZY LOVE, his first studio album in over two years, Bublé will contend for the JUNO Fan Choice Award (presented by Pepsi), Single of the Year for “Haven’t Met You Yet,” Album of the Year (sponsored by Canadian Recording Industry Association), Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year (sponsored by SIRIUS Satellite Radio) and Pop Album of the Year.
Other front-lining nominees are: Billy Talent, Blue Rodeo, Drake, Johnny Reid, Justin Bieber, and Metric. Check out the Official Site for a full list.
Winners will be declared at the JUNO Gala Dinner & Awards on Saturday, April 17 to be held at the St. John’s Convention Centre, as well as at THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS broadcast on CTV on Sunday, April 18 at Mile One Centre in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Tickets to THE 2010 JUNO AWARDS go on sale starting this Saturday, March 6 at 12:00 PM (NDT). Prices are $49.00, $99.00 and $189.00 (plus taxes and surcharges) and can be purchased at the Mile One Centre Box Office; by phoning (709) 576-7657 or 1-800-361-4595 (toll free) or online at www.admission.com.
As we roll inexorably toward the glitz and glamor of the Junos, ABM|Online will be on the ground, sussing business angles out of the Artise. Any help is, well, helpful – so if you’ve got a hot tip, a story idea, or a strong opinion – drop me a line.
Today, I popped into O’Brien’s Music Store, “The oldest store on the oldest street in the oldest city in North America”, for to see what Mr. Gordon O’Brien thought of this whole “Junos” thing.
ABM: So what do you think? Are the Junos going to be good for business? GO: Sure. There are a lot of musicians coming to town, they’ll be buying supplies (picks, strings and straps) and their instruments might need adjustment if they take a couple knocks on the plane. Some musicians won’t bother bringing instruments, they’d sooner rent sometimes, so we’ll be doing that.
ABM: Are you doing anything special to get ready then? GO: Nope. But we’ll be keeping lots of accessory stock on hand, like I was saying. CD sales should also be very brisk — people hearing someone play and wanting to purchase their music.
ABM: How about businesses outside of your own? GO: Well it should be good, shouldn’t it. People will be bringing a lot of new money — everyone will be busy — call it a boost to a normally quiet time of year.
ABM: And it probably wouldn’t be a bad time to be a local musician… GO: It’ll be great exposure for all the local musicians. Industry people, promoters, marketers, distributors, they’ll be looking for new outlets. Over all it’s the exposure that’s the bottom line — the Industry is coming to them. ABM: There’s only one Newfoundlander nominated, Amelia Curran — any thoughts? GO: I can’t say much, but we do sell her product, and lots of it. She’s a great singer and songwriter.
If you don’t know her, here’s a video of Amelia Curran. If you like what you see, head over to her website, where you can find more videos, and even download her new single.
