March
22, 2006
Press
Release
Some
of Canada's Brightest Music Stars Confirmed as Presenters on
The 2006 JUNO Awards, Sunday, April 2 on CTV
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Feist, Jann Arden and Kardinal Offishall lead long list of homegrown
talent presenting Canada's Music Awards in Halifax --
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Toronto, ON (March 22, 2006) – The Canadian
Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) together with CTV
announced today the complete star-studded list of presenters slated
to appear on The 2006 JUNO Awards broadcast,
airing Sunday, April 2 across Canada at 7
p.m. (8 p.m. AT) on CTV. The two-hour broadcast will
be preceded by the 30-minute red carpet special eTalk
Daily at the JUNOS at 6:30 p.m.
on CTV.
A
total of 18 artists and personalities will present seven JUNO
Awards during the CTV broadcast, along with the induction of rock
music icon Bryan Adams into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Confirmed
presenters include nominees Feist, Great Big
Sea's Alan Doyle and Bob Hallett,
Hot Hot Heat, Jann Arden, Joel Plaskett, Jully Black,
Kalan Porter, Kardinal Offishall, K-OS, Luke Doucet, Martha Wainwright,
Rex Goudie, Sophie Milman, The Road Hammers' Jason
McCoy and Skye Sweetnam. Newfoundland's
Brad Gushue, skip of the Gold Medal winning Canadian
Olympic Men's Curling Team and Canadian Idol winner Melissa
O'Neil will also present awards. Finally, the winner
of the Doritos Ultimate Fan contest will bestow the JUNO Fan Choice
Award presented by Doritos.
Leading
the way with a total of six nods for the 35th Annual JUNO Awards
are multi-platinum rock icons Nickelback. Michael
Bublé and jazz Queen Diana Krall
tied for the second most nominations with five each. Nominated
for three JUNO Awards each are Montreal's Arcade Fire,
first-time nominee Kalan Porter, rock icon Neil
Young and Canada's internationally-acclaimed Tafelmusik
Baroque Orchestra.
Hosted
by international superstar and 2006 Canada's Walk of Fame inductee
Pamela Anderson, The 2006 JUNO Awards
features performances by Bedouin Soundclash,
Black Eyed Peas, Broken Social Scene,
2006 Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee Bryan Adams,
Buck 65, Coldplay, Divine Brown, Hedley, Massari, Michael Bublé
and Nickelback.
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”, the Province
of Nova Scotia, the Halifax Regional Municipality, Events Halifax
and Radio Starmaker Fund. roadcast sponsors for the event are
General Motors, Pantene Pro-V, Doritos, and Nice 'n Easy. B
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 annual JUNO Awards, visit the Canadian Academy of Recording
Arts and Sciences' (CARAS) website at www.junoawards.ca. The 2006
JUNO Awards will air live 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
