Avril Lavigne
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Avril
Lavigne, Our Lady Peace, Sam Roberts,
Remy Shand and Swollen Members to Perform on
2003 JUNO Awards Telecast
Musical
Stars Join Host Shania Twain as the First Announced Performers for the
32nd Annual JUNO Awards
To be Broadcast by CTV on Sunday, April 6
TORONTO, February 12, 2003 - The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and
Sciences (CARAS) along with CTV announced today that Avril Lavigne, Our
Lady Peace, Sam Roberts, Remy Shand and Swollen Members will perform on
the 2003 JUNO Awards Telecast from the Corel Centre in Ottawa- Gatineau
on Sunday, April 6 at 8 p.m. (ET). They join Shania Twain, who in addition
to hosting, is also scheduled to perform. Additional performers will be
announced at a later date.
JUNO newcomer Avril Lavigne is nominated in six categories, including Single of the Year, Album of the Year, New Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Pop Album of the Year and in a JUNO first, the inaugural JUNO Fan Choice Award (presented by Doritos). She has sold over 10 million copies of her debut CD, Let Go, powered by three consecutive #1 Top 40 singles. Her first North American tour kicks off in Toronto in April.
Three-time JUNO Award winners Our Lady Peace are nominated in four categories for Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Group of the Year and Rock Album of the Year. Producer Bob Rock and recording engineer Randy Staub also picked-up nominations for their work on "Somewhere Out There" (B. Rock and R. Staub) and "Innocent" (R. Staub) from the band's CD, Gravity.
Singer/songwriter/producer Remy Shand also earned four JUNO Award nominations, including Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, R&B/Soul Recording of the Year and Jack Richardson Producer of the Year. His debut CD, The Way I Feel, made history by entering the Canadian SoundScan charts in the #1 position, a first for a Canadian artist's debut album. Produced, arranged, written and performed by Shand in his home studio, the record is certified Platinum in Canada and has sold over 700,000 copies worldwide.
Sam Roberts is nominated for Single of the Year and New Artist of the Year. He had a huge radio hit with the song, "Brother Down" from the mini-album, The Inhuman Condition (Maple Music Recordings) and has been recently signed to Universal Music.
Two-time JUNO Award-winning rap artists, Swollen Members, also captured two nominations, including Group of the Year and Rap Recording of the Year. Their latest album, Monsters in the Closet, features guest artist and long-time friend Nelly Furtado along with Def Jam recording artist Saukrates.
The 2003 JUNO Awards Telecast is produced by Toronto's Insight Productions in association with CTV. John Brunton is Executive Producer.
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.
About
CTV:
CTV, Canada's largest private broadcaster, offers a wide range of quality
news, sports, information, and entertainment programming. It boasts the
number-one national newscast, CTV 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 15 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 Web site at www.ctv.ca.
Web
Links:
JUNO Awards: http://www.juno-awards.ca
CTV's JUNO Awards Web site: http://junos.ctv.ca
Shania Twain: http://www.shaniatwain.com
Avril Lavigne: http://www.avril-lavigne.com
Our Lady Peace: http://www.ourladypeace.com
Sam Roberts: http://www.samrobertsband.com
Remy Shand: http://www.remyshand.com
Swollen Members: http://www.battleaxerecords.com
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