February
15 , 2006
MEDIA
RELEASE
Bedouin
Soundclash, Broken Social Scene Head
to Halifax to Play The 2006 JUNO Awards, April 2 on CTV
--
Lineup Grows as JUNO Award Nominations Announced --
Toronto,
ON (February 15, 2006) –Indie sensations Bedouin
Soundclash and Broken Social Scene are the latest acts to join
the lineup for The 2006 JUNO Awards
broadcast it was confirmed today by the Canadian Academy of Recording
Arts and Sciences (CARAS) and CTV. The performers were revealed
last night on CTV's eTalk Daily and announced today at The JUNO
Awards nominees media conference in Toronto. The two groups –
both nominated for JUNO Awards today - join previously announced
artists including 2006 Canadian Music Hall of Fame recipient Bryan
Adams, Coldplay, Michael Bublé and Nickelback. The
2006 JUNO Awards will be celebrated over three days
in Halifax, Nova Scotia beginning March 31 and culminating in
The 2006 JUNO Awards telecast on Sunday, April
2 on CTV.
"With
more acts to come, The 2006 JUNO Awards promises to be one of
the memorable broadcasts yet," said Susanne Boyce, CTV's
President of Programming and Chair of the CTV Media Group. "These
two additions complement an already fantastic line-up of artists."
"The
JUNO Awards is proud to showcase such a diverse
line up of performances," said Melanie Berry, President of
CARAS. "Each of these groups has defied genres and pushed
the boundaries of musical expression -- both to critical and commercial
acclaim."
With
a Certified Gold Record and sold-out shows across Canada, Bedouin
Soundclash's popularity is spreading quicker than a brushfire
on a scorching summer day. The power trio formed in 2001 at Queen's
University in Kingston, ON with the goal to forge their own musical
path by creating music that embodies each member's diverse musical
preferences. The result is an innovative fusion of reggae, rock,
punk and soul that has captured the ears of Canadians from coast
to coast. Now based in Montreal, Bedouin Soundclash exploded on
commercial radio in 2005 on the strength of their hit single "When
The Night Feels My Song" from their sophomore album Sounding
a Mosaic (STOMP/Warner). The song soared to Number One on MuchMusic
and was the second most played song on Canadian commercial radio.
Nominated today for both New Group of the Year (sponsored by FACTOR)
and Single of the Year, Bedouin Soundclash's much-anticipated
third album will be released in 2006.
Nominated
today for Alternative Album of the Year for their third, self-titled
album (Arts & Crafts/EMI), indie rock supergroup Broken Social
Scene have been evolving as a musical collective since 2001. Eclectic,
restlessly creative and critically and commercially acclaimed,
Broken Social Scene exploded onto the Canadian music scene with
their second album You Forgot It In People. The album landed on
many music critics' year-end Best-Of lists and garnered an Alternative
Album of the Year JUNO Award for the group in 2003.
The
2006 JUNO Awards, Canada's Music Awards, will be
broadcast in High-Definition and 5.1 Surround Sound on CTV on
Sunday, April 2 from the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, NS.
In April 2005, 1.34 million viewers watched The 2005 JUNO Awards
from Winnipeg on CTV. In all, more than 5.7 million Canadians
tuned in to watch some part of the star-studded show– an
increase of almost half a million viewers compared to the 2004
broadcast - making it once again the most-watched Canadian awards
telecast. CTV began broadcasting The JUNO Awards in 2002 when
it telecast the Awards from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador,
before taking it to Ottawa (2003), Edmonton (2004) and Winnipeg
(2005). The 2007 JUNO Awards will be broadcast from Saskatoon
on CTV.
Sponsors
for The 2006 JUNO Awards include FACTOR,
Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters and the Government of Canada
through the Department of Canadian Heritage's "Canada Music
Fund", Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, the Province
of Nova Scotia, the Halifax Regional Municipality, Events Halifax
and Radio Starmaker Fund. Broadcast sponsors for the event are
General Motors, Pantene Pro-V, Doritos and Nice 'n Easy.
About
CARAS:
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences/L'academie
canadienne des arts et des sciences de l'enregistrement (CARAS)
is a not-for-profit organization created to preserve and enhance
the Canadian music and recording industries and to contribute
toward higher artistic and industry standards. The main focus
of CARAS is the exploration and development of opportunities to
showcase and promote Canadian artists and music through television
vehicles such as the JUNO Awards. For more information on the
35th anniversary JUNO Awards, visit the Canadian Academy of Recording
Arts and Sciences' (CARAS) website at www.junoawards.ca. The
2006 JUNO Awards will air on CTV, on Sunday, April
2nd, 2006.
About
CTV:
CTV, Canada's largest private broadcaster, offers a wide range
of quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming.
It has the number-one national newscast, CTV National News With
Lloyd Robertson, and is the number-one choice for prime-time viewing.
CTV owns 21 conventional television stations across Canada and
has interests in 14 specialty channels, including the number-one
Canadian specialty channel, TSN. CTV is owned by Bell Globemedia,
Canada's premier multi-media company. More information about CTV
may be found on the company website at www.ctv.ca.
Web
Links:
JUNO Awards: www.junoawards.ca
CTV's JUNO Awards website: www.junos.ctv.ca
Bedouin Soundclash Official Site: www.bedouinsoundclash.com
Broken Social Scene Official Site: www.arts-crafts.ca/bss
