Nine Awards Handed Out in Ceremony In the National Capital Region

OTTAWA-GATINEAU, April 6 /CNW/ - JUNO Award host Shania Twain was thequadruple star of the evening at tonight's The 2003 JUNO Awards telecast,collecting two JUNO Awards (Artist of the Year, JUNO Fan Choice Award) in addition to her hosting and performing duties. Wearing six different outfits drawing inspiration from the logos and colour schemes of all six Canadian NHL teams, Ms. Twain performed "UP!" and "Forever and For Always" from her most recent album UP!

JUNO Awards from the The Top 9 categories were handed out before a capacity crowd at the Corel Centre in Ottawa-Gatineau. The 28 remaining categories were announced at a non-televised event last night. The broadcast, which aired across Canada on CTV, featured performances by Avril Lavigne, Blue Rodeo, Our Lady Peace, Remy Shand, Sam Roberts (with special guest K-OS),
Swollen Members and Tom Cochrane & Red Rider.

Avril Lavigne picked up two awards - Single of the Year ("Complicated") and Album of the Year (Let Go) to add to her two wins from Saturday night - New Artist of the Year and Pop Album of the Year. Ottawa native Alanis Morissette won the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year for "Hands Clean" and
"So Unsexy" from the album, Under Rug Swept. New Group of the Year went to Universal recording artists, Theory Of A
Deadman. Chad Kroeger/Nickelback won Songwriter of the Year for "Hero" from the Spiderman Soundtrack and for "Too Bad" and "How You Remind Me" from the Nickelback album, Silver Side Up. Multi-talented singer/songwriter/producer Remy Shand was a winner for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year while Eminem won
International Album of the Year (The Eminem Show). For a complete list of tonight's winners, please see the attached list.

Tom Cochrane, one of this year's two Canadian Hall of Fame inductees, made a special appearance with his band Red Rider, performing a medley of his hits including, "Boy Inside the Man", "Big League" and "Life is a Highway."

The Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award, which went to Nettwerk Music Group CEO Terry McBride was presented by Winnipeg songstress Chantal Kreviazuk.

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