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Juno Awards 2012: Drake Loses Best Album to Michael Buble 'Christmas' Album, Feist Wins Best Artist

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The Juno Awards have made great strides in credibility in recent years, but that may have culminated in last year's Drake-hosted crowning of Arcade Fire. The 2012 Junos took a great big step backwards -- and a curiously unnecessary one -- by overlooking Drake's critical and commercial hit Take Care in favour of awarding Michael Buble's Christmas album.

Perhaps sensing this impending award show trainwreck, both Canadian superstars stayed away from the Junos broadcast in Ottawa. (As did Buble's fellow Christmas album nominee Justin Bieber, though he accepted his Juno Fan Choice Award, presented by new protégé Carly Rae Jepsen, via taped message.)

Drake's loss to a Christmas album is as egregious as Kanye West not being nominated for a best album Grammy for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Up against two holiday records and a pair of critical failures from Nickelback and Avril Lavigne, it shouldn't have been a contest. Buble's Christmas album is really good for what it is, but what it is is a freaking Christmas album. It's hardly an artistic achievement on the level of Drake's Take Care.

As an aghast Deadmau5 said backstage, "Really? Was it any good? I mean, it better be one hell of a Christmas album."

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anultimategift

i was extremely disappointed. The one band that deserved it all was not even given one award?? Nickelback def. by far the best. The majority of entertainers didn't win.The ones that did counldn't be there, wghat does that tell you. I probably won't watch the Juno's again.

April 03 2012 at 12:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dialm4mry

A good record is a good record. Who gives a crap if it is a Christmas record..at least it is good music. RAP is NOT music. Give me a break with this garbage!!

April 02 2012 at 1:35 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
cynthklein

Seriously one biased article. Stop the Nickleback bashing. And seriously Kayne West? (and what has he got to do with the Junos anyway?) The guy is a total a$$ and therefore deserves to be nominated for absolutely nothing, ever. Obviously the author of this article is a rap fan, but guess what, not everyone else in the universe is. However, I agree that a Christmas album should not have won. That does not mean is should have gone to Drake. Avril & Nickleback were also good choices.

April 02 2012 at 12:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kozy Mel

Uhhhh, correction .......... Nickelback are NOT "Vancouver rockers".or even from B.C.!!

Nickelback are THE ROCKERS FROM EAST CENTRAL ALBERTA!!

The last thing I noted Vancouver was famous for was, well INFAMOUS is the correct word ..... do I really need to go there?

Hanna rules!

April 02 2012 at 1:45 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply