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The Juno Awards of 1998 were presented in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The primary ceremonies at GM Place before an audience of 10 000 on 22 March 1998.

Actor Jason Priestly of the television series Beverly Hills 90210 hosted these ceremonies which were televised by CBC. A backstage internet telecast was also introduced for this year. Performers included Jann Arden, Leahy, Sarah McLachlan, Our Lady Peace and, Shania Twain.

Nominations were announced on 11 February 1998. The previously combined Blues/Gospel category became separate Best Blues Album and Best Gospel Album categories as of this year.

The Canadian Music Hall of Fame welcomed David Foster as its 1998 inductee.

Contents 1 Controversy 2 Nominees and winners 2.1 Best Female Vocalist 2.2 Best Male Vocalist 2.3 Best New Solo Artist 2.4 Group of the Year 2.5 Best New Group 2.6 Songwriter of the Year 2.7 Best Country Female Vocalist 2.8 Best Country Male Vocalist 2.9 Best Country Group or Duo 2.10 International Achievement Award 2.11 Best Instrumental Artist 2.12 Best Producer 2.13 Best Recording Engineer 2.14 Canadian Music Hall of Fame 2.15 Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award 3 Nominated and winning albums 3.1 Best Album 3.2 Best Children's Album 3.3 Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble) 3.4 Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble) 3.5 Best Classical Album (Vocal or Choral Performance) 3.6 Best Album Design 3.7 Best Blues Album 3.8 Best Gospel Album 3.9 Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic) 3.10 Best Mainstream Jazz Album 3.11 Best Contemporary Jazz Album 3.12 Best Roots or Traditional Album - Group 3.13 Best Roots or Traditional Album - Solo 3.14 Best Alternative Album 3.15 Best Selling Francophone Album 3.16 Blockbuster Rock Album of the Year 4 Nominated and winning releases 4.1 Single of the Year 4.2 Best Classical Composition 4.3 Best Rap Recording 4.4 Best R&B/Soul Recording 4.5 Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording 4.6 Best Reggae/Calypso Recording 4.7 Best Global Album 4.8 Best Dance Recording 4.9 Best Video 5 References 6 External links

Vancouver rap group Rascalz refused their Best Rap Recording award, citing that urban music was hidden in the untelevised Saturday ceremony, rather than being featured during the broadcast of the Sunday evening ceremonies. The band alleged that racism was a factor in the award's scheduling, and for several weeks cultural critics and hip hop musicians debated the issue — some suggested, in fact, that the hip hop award's lack of visibility could be seen as not just a result of Canadian hip hop's poor commercial performance, but also a contributing factor.

The award was moved to the main ceremony for the 1999 awards, where it was again won by Rascalz for their single "Northern Touch".

Winner: Sarah McLachlan

Other Nominees:

• Jann Arden
• Terri Clark
• Loreena McKennitt
• Shania Twain

Winner: Paul Brandt

Other Nominees:

• Bruce Cockburn
• John McDermott
• Bruno Pelletier
• Roch Voisine

Winner: Holly McNarland

Other Nominees:

• Lhasa
• Dayna Manning
• Amy Sky
• Tariq

Winner: Our Lady Peace

Other Nominees:

• Big Sugar
• Blue Rodeo
• Great Big Sea
• The Tea Party

Winner: Leahy

Other Nominees:

• Age of Electric
• Bran Van 3000
• Matthew Good Band
• Wide Mouth Mason

Winner: Sarah McLachlan with Pierre Marchand, "Building A Mystery" by Sarah McLachlan

Other Nominees:

• Jann Arden, "Wishing That", "The Sound of", "Ode To A Friend" by Jann Arden
• Dean McTaggart, "Dark Horse" (with David Tyson and Amanda Marshall) by Amanda Marshall by Mjila Mason, "Love's Funny That Way" (with David Tyson and Tina Arena) by Wynonna and Tina Arena, "Ma Huitieme Merville" (with David Tyson) by Liane Foly
• Odds, "Someone Who's Cool", "Nothing Beautiful", "Suppertime" by Odds
• David Tyson, "Dark Horse" (with Dean McTaggart and Amanda Marshall) "Beautiful Goodbye" (with Christopher Ward), "Trust Me This Is Love" (with Dean McTaggart) by Amanda Marshall

Winner: Shania Twain

Other Nominees:

• Terri Clark
• Beverley Mahood
• Shirley Myers
• Michelle Wright

Winner: Paul Brandt

Other Nominees:

• Julian Austin
• Charlie Major
• Jason McCoy
• Duane Steele

Winner: Farmer's Daughter

Other Nominees:

• Cindy Church with Ian Tyson
• The Cruzeros
• Prairie Oyster
• Thomas Wade and Wayward (band)

Winners:

Winner: Leahy

Other Nominees:

• Jesse Cook
• Oscar Lopez
• Robert Michaels
• Mythos

Winner: Pierre Marchand, "Building A Mystery" by Sarah McLachlan

Other Nominees:

• Peter Cardinali and Ian Thomas, "The Way of Things" and "Stuck in Between" by The Boomers
• Corey Hart, "Miles to Go (Before I Sleep)" and "Where Is The Love" by Celine Dion
• Arnold Lanni, "Superman's Dead" and "Clumsy" by Our Lady Peace
• Michael Philip Wojewoda and Spirit of the West, "Armstrong And The Guys" and "Our Ambassador" by Spirit of the West

Winner: Michael Phillip Wojewoda, "Armstrong and the Guys" and "Our Ambassador" by Spirit of the West

Other Nominees:

• Lenny DeRose, "Shine" and "Pearly White" by Junkhouse
• Kevin Doyle, "The Lark in the Clear Air" and "Barbara Allan" by John McDermott
• Chad Irschick, "Godspeed" and "Constance" by Ron Hynes
• Randy Staub, "Volcano Girls" by Veruca Salt and "The Unforgiven II" by Metallica

Winner: David Foster

Winner: Sam Feldman

Winner: Surfacing, Sarah McLachlan,

Other Nominees:

• Creature, Moist
• Clumsy, Our Lady Peace
• Come On Over, Shania Twain
• Kissing Rain, Roch Voisine

Winner: Livin' in a Shoe, Judy & David

Other Nominees:

• Chickee's on the Run, Heather Bishop
• Enchantee, Carmen Campagne
• Planet Lenny, Lenny Graf
• The Truck I Bought From Moe, Al Simmons

Winner: Marc-André Hamelin Plays Franz Liszt, Marc-André Hamelin

Other Nominees:

• Bach: The Six Partitas, Angela Hewitt
• Grainger: Piano Music, Marc-André Hamelin
• Haydn: Four Piano Trios, The Gryphon Trio
• La Jongleuse - Salon Pieces and Encores, Janina Fialkowska

Winner: Mozart Horn Concertos, James Sommerville, CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi

Other Nominees:

• Carnaval Romain, Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, conductor Charles Dutoit
• Bizet: Symphony in C, Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, conductor Charles Dutoit
• Tabuh-Tabuhan, Music of Colin McPhee, Esprit Orchetra, Alex Pauk
• Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 4, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste, piano Alexei Lubimov, The Toronto Mendelsson Choir

Winner: Soirée française, tenor Michael Schade, baritone Russel Braun, Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Richard Bradshaw

Other Nominees:

• Carl Orff: Carmina Burana, F.A.C.E. Treble Choir, choeur de l'Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, conductor Charles Dutoit
• The Mystery of Christmas, The Elora Festival Singers, Noel Edison
• Palestrina: Missa "Ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la", Le choeur du Studio de musique ancienne de Montreal. Christopher Jackson
• Vivaldi: Motets for soprano, Karina Gauvin, Les Chambristes de Ville Marie

Winner: John Rummen, Crystal Heald, Stephen Chung, Andrew MacNaughtan, Justin Zivojinovich, Songs of a Circling Spirit by Tom Cochrane

Other Nominees:

• Carylann Loeppky, Crystal Heald, Karma by Delerium
• John Rummen, Dennis Keeley, Surfacing by Sarah McLachlan
• Alex Wittholz, Felix Wittholz, Catherine McRae, Kevin Westenberg, Clumsy by Our Lady Peace
• Michael Wrycraft, Kurt Swinghammer, Stephen Chung, David Wilcox Greatest Hits Too by David Wilcox

Winner: National Steel, Colin James

Other Nominees:

• A Big Love, Lester Quitzau
• In the Evening, Vann "Piano Man" Walls
• No Special Rider, Bill Bourne, Andreas Schuld, Hans Stamer
• What Were You Thinking?, The Rockin Highliners

Winner: Romantics & Mystics, Steve Bell

Other Nominees:

• Caught Up, Sharon Riley and Faith Chorale
• Feel Free, Carolyn Arends
• Just Look, Youth Outreach Mass Choir
• Speak Lord To Me, Hiram Joseph

Winner: Spice, Spice Girls

Other Nominees:

• Aquarium, Aqua
• Backstreet Boys, Backstreet Boys
• Backstreet's Back, Backstreet Boys
• Clumsy, Our Lady Peace

Winner: In The Mean Time, The Hugh Fraser Quintet

Other Nominees:

• As We Are Now, Renee Rosnes
• Have Fingers, Will Travel, Oliver Jones
• Here On Earth, Ingrid Jensen
• Love Scenes, Diana Krall

Winner: Metalwood, Metalwood

Other Nominees:

• As If, Ted Quinlan
• Best of Two Worlds, Stefan Bauer
• Inclined, Carol Welsman
• Paired Down, Volume One, D.D. Jackson

Winner: Molinos, The Paperboys

Other Nominees:

• Compadres, James Keelaghan & Oscar Lopez
• Leahy, Leahy
• Play, Great Big Sea
• Raw Voice, Wyrd Sisters

Winner: Other Songs, Ron Sexsmith

Other Nominees:

• Another Morning, J.P. Cormier
• Industrial Lullaby, Stephen Fearing
• Suas E!, Mary Jane Lamond
• Words and Pictures, Bob Snider

Winner: Glee, Bran Van 3000

Other Nominees:

• Get Outta Dodge, Huevos Rancheros
• Love Story, Copyright
• Maybe It's Me, Treble Charger
• Stuff, Holly McNarland

Winner: Marie Michèle Desrosiers chantes les classique de Noël, Marie Michèle Desrosiers

Other Nominees:

• La force de comprendre, Dubmatique
• Miserere, Bruno Pelletier
• Parle pas si forte, Terez Montcalm
• Versions Reno, Ginette Reno

Winner: Clumsy, Our Lady Peace

Other Nominees:

• Creature, Moist
• The Devil You Know, Econoline Crush
• Smile & Wave, The Headstones
• Transmission, The Tea Party

Winner: "Building a Mystery", Sarah McLachlan

Other Nominees:

• "Clumsy", Our Lady Peace
• "Dark Horse", Amanda Marshall
• "Drinking in L.A.", Bran Van 3000
• "The Sound Of", Jann Arden

Winner: "Electra Rising", Malcolm Forsyth

Other Nominees:

• "Adieu, Robert Schumann", R. Murray Schafer, The Garden of the Heart
• "Gitanjali", R. Murray Schafer, The Garden of the Heart
• "Symphony No. 2", Colin McPhee, Tabuh-Tabuhan, Music of Colin McPhee
• "Winter Music", Alexina Louie, Tree Line; Music from Canada and Japan

Winner: Cash Crop, Rascalz

Other Nominees:

• "Gotta Get Mine", Infinite featuring Divine Earth Essence
• "Just A Second Remix", Choclair
• "Krazy World", Ghetto Concept
• "Rain Is Gone", Frankenstein

Winner: "Things Just Ain't The Same", Deborah Cox

Other Nominees:

• "Don't Leave Me Hangin", Camille Douglas
• "The Thing To Do", Glenn Lewis
• "Famous, Rich and Beautiful", Philosopher Kings
• "How May I Do You", Unique (musician)

Winner: The Spirit Within, Mishi Donovan

Other Nominees:

• Little Island Cree - World Hand Drum Champions, Little Island Cree with Clayton Chief
• Necessary, No Reservations
• That Side of the Window, Tom Jackson
• Walk Away, Fara

Winner: "Catch De Vibe", Messenjah

Other Nominees:

• "Cry For The Children", Jahbeng
• "Flex (Dancehall Mix)", Belinda
• Justuss, Snow
• "Nice & Slow", Leroy Brown

Winner: La Llorona, Lhasa

Other Nominees:

• Arc, Thomas Handy Trio
• Chamalongo, Jane Bunnett
• Diye, Takadja
• Varal, Celso Machado

Winner: "Euphoria (Rabbit in the Moon Mix)", Delerium

Other Nominees:

• "The Spell", Ivan
• "Angel (Angelic Radio Mix)", Joee
• "Move Ya Feet", P.J.
• "Universal Dream (Telluric Club Mix)", Temperance (band)

Winner: Javier Aguilera, "Gasoline" by Moist

Other Nominees:

• Tim Hamilton, "A Little In Love" by Paul Brandt
• Lisa Mann, "Elmo" by Holly McNarland
• Bill Morrison, "Everything is Automatic" by Matthew Good Band
• Tony Pantages, "Pearly White" by Junkhouse

• Gill, Alexandra. "Boys make gains at Junos / Women still lead overall nominations", The Globe and Mail, 12 February 1998, pp. C1-C2.
• "1998 Juno award nominees", The Vancouver Sun, 21 March 1998, p. C4.
• Cernetig, Miro. "McLachlan caps hot year with four Juno Awards", The Globe and Mail, 23 March 1998, pp. A1,A15.

• Insinc news release: Junos an Internet first
• Juno Awards site