{"id":158122,"date":"2018-03-25T03:29:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-25T07:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=158122"},"modified":"2018-03-25T03:29:22","modified_gmt":"2018-03-25T07:29:22","slug":"gord-downie-and-diana-krall-win-two-awards-each-at-non-televised-juno-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/03\/25\/gord-downie-and-diana-krall-win-two-awards-each-at-non-televised-juno-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"Gord Downie and Diana Krall win two awards each at non televised Juno gala"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gord Downie and Diana Krall both emerged double winners at Saturday’s Juno Awards pre-telecast ceremony in a night that carried a number of political and social undercurrents. (Photo<\/a>: Diana Krall\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

VANCOUVER \u2014 Gord Downie and Diana Krall both emerged double winners at Saturday’s Juno Awards pre-telecast ceremony in a night that carried a number of political and social undercurrents.<\/p>\n

Some musicians took time to recognize the huge protests against gun violence in the United States earlier in the day, which captured headlines and left some musicians voicing their support.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want to give a shout out to all of our brothers and sisters down South that are protesting today \u2014 protesting gun laws,\u201d said Arcade Fire’s Win Butler as he accepted the international achievement award.<\/p>\n

\u201cCanada is a beautiful example of how it doesn’t have to be like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Downie’s brother Mike spoke about awareness of Indigenous issues as he accepted a win for \u201cIntroduce Yerself,\u201d the final album of the Tragically Hip frontman. Gord Downie also shared a songwriter win for the album.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere’s a ribbon of Indigeneity running right down the middle of our flag,\u201d Mike said while standing alongside his brother Patrick.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis country’s changing, and it’s changing for the better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Krall came away with two awards for her album \u201cTurn Up the Quiet.\u201d She scored vocal jazz album and the producer of the year award.<\/p>\n

Denise Donlon, a former MuchMusic VJ in the 1980s, received the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award for a career that also honoured her years as a record industry executive.<\/p>\n

In her speech she addressed the lack of female representation in the music industry. She finished by calling on men in the audience to rise from their chairs as a symbolic commitment of support for more women in music.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really did feel like we’re actually starting to move the needle a little bit on this,\u201d Donlon said afterwards, acknowledging the idea was partly inspired by Frances McDormand’s rousing Oscar speech on \u201cinclusion riders.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other winners included Michael Buble, who hosts the televised Junos show on Sunday. He took home adult contemporary album for \u201cNobody But Me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shawn Mendes hit \u201cThere’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back\u201d won single of the year, though he was absent from the event.<\/p>\n

Ivan Decker became the first comedy album winner in 33 years with \u201cI Wanted to Be a Dinosaur.\u201d The prize was last given in 1984 to Bob and Doug McKenzie \u2014 a pair of beer swigging hosers played by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously Bob and Doug were too good, they were just going to have to give it to them every year,\u201d Decker said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast time it was given away I wasn’t even born.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fred Penner snagged children’s album of the year for \u201cHear the Music,\u201d his collaborative project that features appearances by Canadian artists including Basia Bulat and Ron Sexsmith.<\/p>\n

Kendrick Lamar scored the international album of the year award for \u201cDamn,\u201d after the rapper lost to Bruno Mars a couple months ago at the Grammys. The point wasn’t lost on Arcade Fire’s Butler who brought it up on stage and in the media room.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just wanted to say that I’m really happy Kendrick won too,\u201d Butler said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was (expletive) that he lost at the Grammys.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sunday night’s televised show will hand out the remaining awards, including album, group and breakthrough artist as well as country album of the year.<\/p>\n

Viewers can also vote for the Juno Fan Choice Award on the Juno Fan Choice website.<\/p>\n

The show airs on CBC and streams through the CBC Music website.<\/p>\n

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