Juno Awards of 1991

The Juno Awards of 1991, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 3 March 1991 in Vancouver, British Columbia at a ceremony in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Paul Shaffer was the host for the ceremonies, which were broadcast on CBC Television.

This was the first time the award ceremonies were hosted away from Toronto. A category for rap music also made its debut at these 1991 awards.

Canadian Entertainer of the Year
Winner: The Tragically Hip

Other Nominees:
 * The Jeff Healey Band
 * Colin James
 * Kim Mitchell
 * Alannah Myles

Best Female Vocalist
Winner: Celine Dion

Other Nominees:
 * Lee Aaron
 * Rita MacNeil
 * Anne Murray
 * Candy Pennella

Best Male Vocalist
Winner: Colin James

Other Nominees:
 * Gowan
 * Paul Janz
 * Maestro Fresh-Wes
 * Neil Young

Most Promising Female Vocalist
Winner: Sue Medley

Other Nominees:
 * Jane Child
 * Holly Cole
 * Patricia Conroy
 * Mae Moore
 * Lorraine Segato

Most Promising Male Vocalist
Winner: Andy Curran

Other Nominees:
 * Danny Brooks
 * John James
 * Kenny MacLean
 * Francis Martin
 * Bob Wiseman

Group of the Year
Winner: Blue Rodeo

Other Nominees:
 * Cowboy Junkies
 * The Jeff Healey Band
 * The Northern Pikes
 * Rush

Most Promising Group
Winner: Leslie Spit Treeo

Other Nominees:
 * Bootsauce
 * Crash Vegas
 * National Velvet
 * Spirit of the West

Songwriter of the Year
Winner: David Tyson

Other Nominees:
 * Jane Child
 * Leonard Cohen
 * Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor
 * Daniel Lanois
 * Eddie Schwartz

Best Country Female Vocalist
Winner: Rita MacNeil

Other Nominees:
 * Carroll Baker
 * Patricia Conroy
 * Anne Murray
 * Michelle Wright

Best Country Male Vocalist
Winner: George Fox

Other Nominees:
 * Tommy Hunter
 * David Hutchins
 * Larry Mercey
 * Tim Taylor

Best Country Group or Duo
Winner: Prairie Oyster

Other Nominees:
 * The Good Brothers
 * Colleen Peterson and Gilles Godard
 * Kimberley Richards and J.K. Gulley
 * Sylvia Tyson and Tom Russell

Best Instrumental Artist
Winner: Ofra Harnoy

Other Nominees:
 * Exchange
 * Michael Jones
 * Moe Koffman
 * Ian Tamblyn

International Entertainer of the Year
Winner: The Rolling Stones

Other Nominees:
 * Aerosmith
 * Phil Collins
 * Madonna
 * Sinéad O'Connor

Best Producer
Winner: David Tyson, Baby, It's Tonight; Don't Hold Back Your Love

Other Nominees:
 * Jane Child
 * Bruce Fairbairn
 * David Foster
 * Declan O'Doherty
 * Gino Vannelli and Joe Vannelli

Best Recording Engineer
Winner: Gino/Joe Vannelli, The Time Of Day; Sunset On LA

Other Nominees:
 * Kevin Doyle
 * Noel Golden
 * Tom Henderson and Peter Moore
 * Fraser Hill and Rick Hutt
 * Mike Jones

Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Winner: Leonard Cohen

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award
Winner: Mel Shaw, CARAS founder

Best Album
Winner: Unison, Celine Dion

Other Nominees:
 * Bodyrock, Lee Aaron
 * Les B.B., Les B.B.
 * Hell to Pay, The Jeff Healey Band
 * Home I'll Be, Rita MacNeil

Best Children's Album
Winner: Mozart's Magic Fantasy, Susan Hammond

Other Nominees:
 * Une voix pour les enfants (A Voice for the Children), Carmen Campagne
 * Yes I Can, Sandra Beech
 * The Season - A Family Christmas Celebration, Fred Penner
 * Sing A to Z, Sharon, Lois and Bram

Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble)
Winner: R. Murray Schafer: Five String Quartets, The Orford String Quartet

Other Nominees:
 * Beethoven: 15 Variations and Fugue and Other Works, Louis Lortie
 * Beethoven Quartets Volume II, IV, V, The Orford String Quartet
 * Mozart Piano Quartets, Jane Coop and members of The Orford String Quartet
 * 20th Century Guitar Works, Norbert Kraft

Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble)
Winner: Debussy: Images, Nocturnes, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit

Other Nominees:
 * Debussy la mer, Jeux, Prélude a l'apres-midi d'un faune, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit
 * Music on Hebrew Themes, I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra, conductor Yull Turovsky
 * Ravel Piano Concertos, Louis Lortie piano and London Symphony Orchestra
 * Schumann Symphony No. 3 and Konzertstück, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Mario Bernardi
 * Zelenka Missa del Filii, Tafelmusik Orchestra

Best Album Design
Winner: Robert Lebeuf, Sue Medley by Sue Medley

Other Nominees:
 * François Blais, Motion by Motion
 * John W. Stewart, The Brown Album by Bootsauce
 * Hugh Syme, Snow in June by The Northern Pikes
 * Hugh Syme, Oceanview Motel by Mae Moore

International Album of the Year
Winner: Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, MC Hammer

Other Nominees:
 * AC/DC, The Razors Edge
 * Phil Collins, ...But Seriously
 * New Kids on the Block, Step by Step
 * Sinéad O'Connor, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Best Jazz Album
Winner: Two Sides, Mike Murley

Other Nominees:
 * The Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra, Dave McMurdo
 * Oscar Peterson Live, Oscar Peterson
 * Renee Rosnes, Renee Rosnes
 * Time Warp Live at George's Jazz Room, Time Warp

Best Hard Rock/Metal Album
Winner: Presto, Rush

Other Nominees:
 * Andy Curran, Andy Curran
 * Bodyrock, Lee Aaron
 * Dirty Weapons, Killer Dwarfs
 * Nothingface, Voivod

Best Roots & Traditional Album
Winner: Dance and Celebrate by Bill Bourne and Alan MacLeod

Other Nominees:
 * Acoustic Blues, Jackson Delta
 * Jubilation III - Glory Train, Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir
 * One Job Town, Grievous Angels
 * Weather Out the Storm, Figgy Duff

Single of the Year
Winner: "Just Came Back", Colin James

Other Nominees:
 * "Let Your Backbone Slide", Maestro Fresh-Wes
 * "More Than Words Can Say", Alias
 * "She Ain't Pretty", The Northern Pikes
 * "So Listen", MCJ and Cool G

Best Classical Composition
Winner: String Quartet No.5 - 'Rosalind', R. Murray Schafer

Other Nominees:
 * Aviravirmayedhi, Glenn Buhr
 * Cappriccio-Concertante, Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté
 * Chaconne, Michael Colgrass
 * La Cri de Merlin, R. Murray Schafer

Best Dance Recording
Winner: "Don't Wanna Fall In Love" (Knife Feel Good Mix), Jane Child

Other Nominees:
 * The World Keeps on Turning, Candi & The Backbeat
 * Unison, Celine Dion
 * I Wanna Know, John James
 * Puss 'n Boots (These Boots are Made for Walkin ' , Kon Kan

International Single of the Year
Winner: "Vogue", Madonna

Other Nominees:
 * "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)", Soul II Soul
 * "Lambada", Kaoma
 * "Step by Step", New Kids on the Block
 * "Unskinny Bop", Poison

Best R&B/Soul Recording
Winner: Dance to the Music (Work Your Body), Simply Majestic featuring B. Kool

Other Nominees:
 * Can't Repress the Cause, Dance Appeal
 * So Listen, MCJ and Cool G
 * Jamaican Funk, Michie Mee and L.A. Luv
 * Take Me Like I Am, Spunkadelic

Rap Recording of the Year
Winner: Symphony in Effect by Maestro Fresh-Wes

Other Nominees:
 * Dance to the Music, Simply Majestic with B-Kool
 * So Listen, MCJ and Cool G
 * Take Me Like I Am, Spunkadelic
 * Wash Your Face in My Sink, Dream Warriors

Best Reggae/Calypso Recording
Winner: Soldiers We Are All, Jayson & Friends

Other Nominees:
 * Broken Arrow, Mojah
 * Eyes Like Fire, Leroy Sibbles
 * Rock and Sway, Messenjah
 * Wild Jockey, Jackie Mittoo

Best Video
Winner: Joel Goldberg, "Drop The Needle" by Maestro Fresh-Wes

Other Nominees:
 * Don Allan, "I Am a Wild Party" by Kim Mitchell
 * Don Allan, "I Wanna Know" by John James
 * Ron Berti, "She Ain't Pretty" by The Northern Pikes
 * Joel Goldberg, "Let Your Backbone Slide" by Maestro Fresh-Wes