Nominees who will be vying for Canada’s Music Awards were announced at today’s JUNO Awards media conference held in Toronto at The Fairmont Royal York hotel. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) along with broadcast partner CTV, named this year’s best in the Canadian recording industry, including 2008 Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees, Triumph. CTV also revealed the Host of The 2008 JUNO Awards broadcast, international “comic superstar” Russell Peters.

The nominees in the Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year category are:

• Beautiful
  Amanda Falk
  [Avanté Records]

• Holy God
  Brian Doerksen
  [Integrity Music]

• Roots Revolution
  newworldson
  [Orange Cross Records]

• Five Score And Seven Years Ago
  Relient K
  [Gotee Records]

• The Flame In All Of Us
  Thousand Foot Krutch
  [Tooth & Nail Records]
  

In related nominee news, Josh Groban’s best-selling Christmas project, Noël, was nominated for International Album of the Year.

Risk, Paul Brandt’s latest release, was nominated for Country Recording of the Year. Late last year, CARAS together with CTV announced that Brandt, will be the first to receive the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award in April during The JUNO Awards. The newly named award recognizes an outstanding Canadian artist who has positively enhanced the social fabric of Canada.

Brandt’s incredible commitment and concern for humankind and his vision and execution of events for a variety of humanitarian causes are helping to improve lives in Canada and around the world. He supports numerous organizations and causes including Alberta Children’s Hospital where he once worked, The Alberta Neurofibromatosis Association, the Alberta Torch Run for Special Olympics and the Brandon Cole Memorial Fund which is aimed at raising awareness of youth suicide and bullying. Brandt is also involved with international relief organizations such as World Vision and programs including ‘Turn on the Tap’, which aims to provide safe drinking water to families in the developing world.

Brandt says he’s honoured to be the first recipient of the award and thanked CARAS, CTV and The JUNO Awards for what he calls a “wonderful show of support.” “Music is spiritual. It touches us at the deepest parts of our beings,” said Brandt. “I feel so blessed to be able to use music to raise awareness for organizations like Samaritan’s Purse and its Turn on the Tap program. Music truly can be used as a tool to change the world and save lives.”

Paul’s single, “Didn’t Even See The Dust”, will be part of the Juno Awards 2008 compilation album.

There are 39 JUNO Award categories in total. For a complete list of 2008 JUNO Award nominees, go to www.junoawards.ca.

Broadcast in High-Definition and 5.1 Surround Sound, The 2008 JUNO Awards, Canada’s Music Awards, will air on CTV on Sunday, April 6th from the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. It is the seventh year in a row that The JUNO Awards will air on CTV, the official broadcast partner of the JUNO Awards. Since CTV joined forces with CARAS in 2002, The JUNO Awards have travelled across Canada, bringing a live, electrified stadium show to million of Canadians. Since going live from St. John’s in 2002, CTV has broadcast The JUNO Awards from Ottawa (2003), Edmonton (2004), Winnipeg (2005), Halifax (2006) and Saskatoon (2007).

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 37th annual JUNO Awards, visit the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences’ (CARAS) website at www.junoawards.ca.

Web Links:
Official JUNO Awards website: www.junoawards.ca
CTV’s JUNO Awards website: www.junos.ctv.ca
CARAS website: www.carasonline.ca

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