Nelly Furtado, Dixie Chicks Win Top Juno Awards

Nelly Furtado

NELLY FURTADO was named Artist of the Year SUNDAY night at the JUNO AWARDS in SASKATOON. She also won for Pop Album of the Year for "Loose." The DIXIE CHICKS' "Taking The Long Way" was named International Album of the Year.

Other winners included:

New Group of the Year: MOBILE
Songwriter of the Year: GORDIE SAMPSON
Country Recording of the Year: "Somebody Wrote Love" (GEORGE CANYON)
Rap Recording of the Year: "Black Magic" (SWOLLEN MEMBERS)
Adult Alternative Album of the Year: "The Light That Guides You Home" (JIM CUDDY)
Alternative Album of the Year: "Sometimes" (CITY AND COLOUR)
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year: "From This Moment On" (DIANA KRALL)
Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year: "From the Heart" (HILARIO DURAN AND HIS LATIN JAZZ BIG BAND)
Traditional Jazz Album of the Year: "Avenue Standard" (JON BALLANTYNE)
Instrumental Album of the Year: "Run Neil Run" (SISTERS EUCLID)
Children's Album of the Year: "My Beautiful World" (JACK GRUNSKY)
Dance Recording of the Year: "Sexor" (TIGA)
Reggae Recording of the Year: "Xrated" (KOREXION)
Roots & Traditional Album of the Year, Solo: "Yellowjacket" (STEPHEN FEARING)
Roots & Traditional Album of the Year, Group: "Bloom" (THE MCDADES)
Blues Album of the Year: "House of Refuge" (JIM BYRNES)
Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year: "Wide-Eyed and Mystified" (DOWNHERE)
World Music Album of the Year: "Kaba Horo" (LUBO ALEXANDROV)
Jack Richardson Producer of the Year: BRIAN HOWES

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