Thanks for the Dance nominated for a 2020 Juno award

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Thanks for the Dance nominated for a 2020 Juno award

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Thanks for the Dance has been nominated for a 2020 Juno award in the Adult Alternative Album of the Year category. The award ceremony is on Sunday, March 15th.
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Thanks Mary!
Such a beautiful album. Hope it wins a Juno!
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Excellent, and totally deserved! Regardless of the outcome of this particular arbitrary contest, in my books, the album is a winner in every respect! I love it to bits!
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Update for this award -
The Junos Announce Virtual 2020 Awards Ceremony
By Brock Thiessen
Published Jun 17, 2020
https://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_ju ... s_ceremony
Following a cancellation earlier this year, the Juno Awards will now finally take place virtually.

Today the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and broadcast partner CBC announced that the 2020 awards ceremony will take place on June 29 during an online event.

The livestream of the ceremony will kick off at 7 p.m. ET and be broadcasted live on CBC Gem, as well as on CBC Music's Facebook, YouTube and Twitter pages. It will also appear on a dedicated Junos Awards website.

Among the nominated artists for the 49th annual awards are Leonard Cohen, Jessie Reyez, NAV, Patrick Watson, PUP, City and Colour, Orville Peck, bülow, Alexandra Stréliski, Shawn Mendes, nêhiyawak and many more.
Adult Alternative Album of the Year
City and Colour - A Pill for Loneliness
Half Moon Run - A Blemish in the Great Light
Iskwē - acākosīk
Leonard Cohen - Thanks for the Dance
Patrick Watson - Wave


And as an aside -
Curt, I thought of you when I saw something in the above Juno link you would most likely be interested in ;-)
And as a bonus, maybe some versions here you haven't yet heard :)
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Thanks Bev!

Fingers crossed for June 29
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yes hoping for a Juno award!
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I haven't watched the awards but I did just now come across this.

2020 Juno Awards Winners List: Find Out Who Came Out On Top
By SHAKIEL MAHJOURI. 22 mins ago
https://etcanada.com/news/662589/2020-j ... ut-on-top/
Adult Alternative Album of the Year
• City and Colour, A Pill for Loneliness
• Leonard Cohen, Thanks for the Dance
• WINNER: Half Moon Run, A Blemish in the Great Light
• iskwē, acākosīk
• Patrick Watson, Wave
Unfortunately, if it is true, it would appear that LC wasn't successful this time :(

.... and sorry to say, further confirmation here - https://www.billboard.com/articles/news ... nners-list
Adult Alternative Album of the Year
A Blemish in the Great Light, Half Moon Run -- WINNER
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Oh, well, I shall simply reiterate what I wrote on the first of February (it seems so long ago...)
LisaLCFan wrote: Sat Feb 01, 2020 9:42 pm Regardless of the outcome of this particular arbitrary contest, in my books, the album is a winner in every respect! I love it to bits!
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