FACTOR Hits Home Run In Juno Sweepstakes
The not-for-profit, funded by private broadcasters and a federal grant, has financially assisted a long list of Canadian acts that include The Weeknd, Arcade Fire, k.d. lang, Blue Rodeo and Sarah McLachlan in early days when scratching together the cash to launch a tour, a new recording or promote themselves at a festival was a daunting task.
By FYI Staff
Canada’s musicians and affiliated record labels owe a lot to Duncan McKie and his team at the Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings (FACTOR). The not-for-profit, funded by private broadcasters and a federal grant, has financially assisted a long list of Canadian acts that include The Weeknd, Arcade Fire, k.d. lang, Blue Rodeo and Sarah McLachlan in early days when scratching together the cash to launch a tour, a new recording or promote themselves at a festival was a daunting task.
This year, FACTOR has contributed to a long list of nominees nominated for a Juno Award. Hats off to the organization, and best of luck to all the contenders. Below is a partial list of FACTOR-funded artist nominees.
Artist of the Year Presented by Apple Music
Ruth B
Shania Twain
Gord Downie
Daniel Caesar
Lights
Group of the Year Presented by Apple Music
A Tribe Called Red
Arcade Fire
Alvvays
Broken Social Scene
Breakthrough Artist of the Year Sponsored by FACTOR, the Government of Canada, and Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters
Jessie Reyez
NAV
Virginia to Vegas
Allan Rayman
Charlotte Cardin
Breakthrough Group of the Year Sponsored by FACTOR, the Government of Canada, and Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters
James Barker Band
The Beaches
The Dead South
The Franklin Electric
The Jerry Cans
Songwriter of the YearPresented by SOCAN
“Chosen”, “Grace” – co-sngwriter Mark Erelli, “White Flag” – co-songwriter KS Rhoads NATURAL CONCLUSION – Rose Cousins
Rose Cousinso
“21 Days” – co-songwriters Simon Wilcox, Thomas 'Tawgs' Salter, Michael J. Wise, Ron Lopata, “It’s Kinda Complicated” – co-songwriters Thomas 'Tawgs' Salter, Todd Clark, Ron Lopata, “PDA” – co-songwriters Simon Wilcox, Thomas 'Tawgs' Salter, Ron Lopata HÔTEL DE VILLE – Scott Helman
Scott Helman
“Come Back for Me”, “Watershed”, “Try” WATERSHED – Amelia Curran
Amelia Curran
“A Natural”, “Introduce Yerself”, “The North” INTRODUCE YERSELF – Gord Downie
Gord Downie & Kevin Drew
“Main Girl”, “Paradise Motion”, “The Kids” MAIN GIRL – Charlotte Cardin
Charlotte Cardin
Adult Alternative Album of the Year
Twin Solitude (MPN)
Leif Vollebekk
New Mistakes
Terra Lightfoot
Sincerely, Future Pollution
Timber Timbre
Panther In The Dollhouse
Whitehorse
Introduce Yerself
Gord Downie
Alternative Album of the Year Sponsored by Long & McQuade
Life After Youth
Land of Talk
Retribution
Tanya Tagaq
Everything Now
Arcade Fire
Wide Open
Weaves
Antisocialites
Alvvays
Rock Album of the Year
Feed The Machine
Nickelback
Young Beauties and Fools
The Glorious Sons
Wake Up Call
Theory
Grace Street
Big Wreck
Outrage! Is Now
Death From Above
Vocal Jazz Album of the Year
Come On
Kellylee Evans
Old School Yule!
Matt Dusk
No Filter
Michael Kaeshammer
With a Twist
Bria Skonberg
Turn Up the Quiet
Diana Krall
Jazz Album of the Year: Solo
Contumbao
Hilario Durán
Root Structure
Mike Downes
Ralph Bowen
Ralph Bowen
The Tide Turns
Brad Cheeseman
Rich in Symbols
Chet Doxas
Instrumental Album of the Year
Cuphead
Kristofer Maddigan
Hapax
Oktopus
Peregrine Falls
Peregrine Falls
Stubborn Persistent Illusions
Do Make Say Think
Sweat
Five Alarm Funk
Classical Composition of the Year
Phi, Caelestis
Andrew Staniland
Breathe
James Rolfe
My Name is Amanda Todd
Jocelyn Morlock
The Shaman
Vincent Ho
Cœur à Cœur
Alice Ping Yee Ho
Rap Recording of the YearPresented by Stingray Music
Coach Fresh ???
Maestro Fresh Wes
001: Experiments
Lou Phelps
Shooters
Tory Lanez
Mumble Rap
Belly
Lil Mont from the Ave
Clairmont The Second
R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
Foreign Water
Jahkoy
Kiddo
Jessie Reyez
Human
Jhyve
Unbound 01
Keshia Chanté
Freudian
Daniel Caesar
Reggae Recording of the Year
Greater
Kirk Diamond
Love How You Whine
Kreesha Turner & K’Coneil
The Light
Ammoye
Hold Up Slow Down
Blessed
Neva Judge
Eyesus
Contemporary Roots Album of the Year
Inuusiq
The Jerry Cans
The Weather Station
The Weather Station
Watershed
Amelia Curran
Bone on Bone
Bruce Cockburn
Medicine Songs
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Traditional Roots Album of the Year
Jayme Stone’s Folklife
Jayme Stone
What We Leave Behind
The East Pointers
Illusion & Doubt
The Dead South
The Willow Collection
Cassie and Maggie
Rove
Còig
Blues Album of the Year
Time to Roll
MonkeyJunk
No Time Like Now
Steve Strongman
Big City, Back Country Blues
Williams, Wayne and Isaak
Better the Devil You Know
Big Dave McLean
Something I’ve Done
Downchild
Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
We Are Free
Jon Neufeld
These Are The Days
Love & The Outcome (lots of LP)
Stones
Manafest
Echoes
Matt Maher
First Day of My Life
The Color
World Music Album of the Year
A New Tradition Vol. 2: Return of the KUISi
Beny Esguerra and New Tradition
Where the Galleon Sank
Kobo Town
Meter
Autorickshaw
La Migra
Battle of Santiago
Femme
Briga
Album Artwork of the Year
COCONUT CHRISTMAS – The Lost Fingers
Geneviève Lapointe (Art Director), Martin Tremblay (Photographer)
MECHANICS OF DOMINION – Esmerine
Jean-Sébastien Denis (Art Director & Illustrator), Ian Ilavsky (Designer), Guy L'Heureux (Photographer)
FREUDIAN – Daniel Caesar
Keavan Yazdani (Art Director & Photographer), Sean Brown (Designer), Eric Lachance (Illustrator)
STUBBORN PERSISTENT ILLUSIONS -- Do Make Think Say
Marianne Collins (Art Director & Illustrator), Ian Ilavsky (Designer), Steve Farmer (Photographer)
EVERYTHING NOW – Arcade Fire
Catherine Lepage & Simon Rivest (Art Directors)
Video of the Year
LEAVING THE TABLE - Leonard Cohen
Christopher Mills
THE DRUGS - Mother Mother
Emma Higgins
VENUS FLY - Grimes
Grimes (Claire Boucher)
GATEKEEPER - Jessie Reyez
Peter Huang
KNOCKING AT THE DOOR - Arkells
Shane Cunningham & Mark Myers
Electronic Album of the Year
Music To Draw To: Satellite
Kid Koala ft. Emilíana Torrini
Mass Manipulation
Rezz
Tenderness
Blue Hawaii
Someone Else
CRi
Two Hearts
Dabin
Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year
II: Vanishing
Longhouse
Strange Peace
Metz
Striker
Striker
Voice of the Void
Anciients
Relentless Mutation
Archspire
Adult Contemporary Album of the Year
Revival
Johnny Reid
Nobody But Me
Michael Bublé
The Grand Hustle
Nuela Charles
Christmas Together
The Tenors
Rooted
Alysha Brilla
