The Juno Awards of 2006 were held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on the weekend of 31 March to 2 April 2006. These ceremonies honour music industry achievements in Canada during the previous year.

Juno Awards of 2006
Date1–2 April 2006
VenueHalifax Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Hosted byPamela Anderson
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCTV
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The primary ceremonies were hosted by Pamela Anderson at the Halifax Metro Centre on 2 April and televised on CTV. Buck 65 was the ceremony's introduction and preview announcer. Music artists Bedouin Soundclash, Broken Social Scene, Divine Brown, Hedley, Massari and Nickelback performed songs at these ceremonies. Also performing were the co-winners for the 2006 International Album of the Year, The Black Eyed Peas and Coldplay.

Bryan Adams was the 2006 inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Chris Martin of Coldplay introduced Adams at the primary ceremony.

Michael Bublé won four awards, more than any other individual that year. Besides winning Artist of the Year, his album It's Time won in both the Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year categories. His song "Home" from that album was declared Single of the Year.

Awards for most categories were presented on 1 April in a non-televised ceremony at the Halifax World Trade and Convention Centre hosted by Jully Black, with performances by Kardinal Offishall, The Road Hammers and Martha Wainwright. This Saturday gala included the presentation of the Junos' first Humanitarian award to Bruce Cockburn. The Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award was given to True North Records founder Bernie Finkelstein.

International telecast

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The 2006 awards were the first to be televised by broadcasters outside Canada, as seen on the following MTV-related operations:[1]

Controversy

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During the televised ceremony, a commercial aired congratulating Michael Bublé for his Single of the Year victory, half an hour before the award was announced.[2]

Both CTV and Warner Music Canada have indicated that they did not, in fact, have advance knowledge that Bublé was the actual winner. As is normal practice, Warner had prepared a number of contingency ads congratulating its artists, to be aired only in the event that the artist in question was actually named a winner. CTV has confirmed that its control room technicians mistakenly aired the Bublé ad in place of another congratulatory announcement.[citation needed]

Host of the show, Pamela Anderson made numerous failed attempts to joke during the show and spoke out against the seal hunt, which elicited loud boos from the audience. Quotes included, "One of my favourite artists couldn't be here tonight; Seal. He was afraid he might get clubbed to death."[3]

Nominees and winners

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Winner: Michael Bublé

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Winner: Nickelback

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Skye Sweetnam at the 2006 Juno Awards

Winner: Daniel Powter

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Winner: Bedouin Soundclash

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Winner: Neil Young: "The Painter" by Neil Young

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Winner: Vic Florencia: "Everyday is a Holiday" and "Melancholy Melody" by Esthero

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Winner: Arcade Fire: "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)" (with Josh Deu), "Rebellion (Lies)", "Wake Up"

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Winner: Simple Plan

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Nominated albums

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Winner: It’s Time, Michael Bublé

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Winner: Hometown, Burnt Project 1

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Winner: Prairie Wind, Neil Young

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Winner: Broken Social Scene, Broken Social Scene

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Winner: Let It Loose, Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne

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Winner: Hipeponymous by The Tragically Hip: Garnet Armstrong, Rob Baker, Susan Michalek, Will Ruocco

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  • Broken Social Scene by Broken Social Scene: Kevin Drew, Christopher Mills, Justin Peroff, Louise Upperton
  • In A Coma: 1995–2005 by Matthew Good: Garnet Armstrong, Matthew Good, Ivan Otis
  • A Story-Gram From Vinyl Café Inc. by Stuart McLean: Seth
  • 2005 Album by Wintersleep: Jud Haynes, James Mejia

Winner: Baroque Adventure: The Quest for Arundo Donax, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

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  • A Butterfly in Time, CMSM Concert Theatre Productions
  • Canada Needs You (Volume One), Mike Ford
  • The Fabulous Song, Michelle Campagne and Davy Gallant
  • Happy All of the Time, Jake

Winner: Amanda Falk, Amanda Falk

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Winner: Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 5 et 6, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Bruno Weil

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Winner: Albéniz: Iberia, Marc-André Hamelin

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Winner: Viardot-Garcia: Lieder Chansons Canzoni Mazurkas, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Serouj Kradjian

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Winner: Pages blanches, Jim Corcoran

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Winners (tie): Monkey Business, The Black Eyed Peas and X&Y, Coldplay

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Instrumental Album of the Year

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Winner: Belladonna, Daniel Lanois

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  • Balance, Tomas Hamilton aka Charles T. Cozens
  • Christmas Serenity, George Carlaw aka Yuri Sazonoff
  • Rainy Days and Mondays, Nancy Walker
  • Sentimental Strings, Bobby Creed & His Orchestra aka Roberto Occhipinti

Winner: Radio Guantánamo (Guantánamo Blues Project Vol. 1), Jane Bunnett

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Winner: Ask Me Later, Don Thompson Quartet

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Winner: Christmas Songs, Diana Krall

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Winner: It’s Time, Michael Bublé

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Winner: All the Right Reasons, Nickelback

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Winner: Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer, Corb Lund

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Winner: The Duhks, The Duhks

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Winner: Humo de tabaco, Alex Cuba Band

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Nominated releases

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Winner: "Home", Michael Bublé

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Winner: "String Quartet No. 1 (The Awakening)", Christos Hatzis

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Winner: The Road Hammers, The Road Hammers

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Winner: "Spanish Fly", Hatiras & Macca featuring Shawna B.

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  • "Hot Box", Da Skunk
  • "Robopop", M1
  • "She’s Looking Good", Boza
  • "Walkin & Talkin", Ray Charles vs Dio

Winner: Hipeponymous, The Tragically Hip

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Winner: Back for More, Shawn Desman

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Winner: The Dusty Foot Philosopher, K'Naan

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Winner: Reggae Time, Blessed

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  • Hot Gal featuring Rally Bop, Carl Henry
  • Live Up, Truths and Rights
  • Mind & Body Sold, Odel
  • River of Healing, Jah Beng

Winner: "Devil’s Eyes" by Buck 65 – producer: Micah Meisner, Rich Terfry

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References

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  1. ^ "Juno Awards to be broadcast around the world". CTV. 30 March 2006. Archived from the original on 14 August 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  2. ^ "CTV glitch led to early ad boasting Juno win for Bublé". CBC News. 4 April 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  3. ^ McKinnon, Matthew (14 December 2006). "Kick out the jams / 2006: the year in music". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
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