Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year explained

The Juno Award for "Dance Recording of the Year" has been awarded since 1990, as recognition each year for the best dance music recording by an artist from Canada. Due to the relatively single-oriented nature of the dance genre, the award is most commonly presented for an individual single or a remix, although it may also be presented for a full album.

At the Juno Awards of 2021, it was announced that a new category for Underground Dance Single of the Year will be created alongside the existing category, and presented for the first time at the Juno Awards of 2022.[1]

Winners

Best Dance Recording (1990 – 2002)

YearWinnerSongNomineesRef.
1990Kon Kan"I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden)"
1991Jane Child"Don't Wanna Fall In Love (Knife Feel Good Mix)"
  • Candi & The Backbeat, "The World Keeps on Turning"
  • Celine Dion, "Unison"
  • John James, "I Wanna Know"
  • Kon Kan, Puss 'n Boots (These Boots are Made for Walkin')

|align="center"||-! scope="row"|1992|Bootsauce|"Everyone's a Winner (Chocolate Movement Mix)"|

  • Candi & The Backbeat, "Good Together (Wicked Mix)"
  • Love & Sas, "I Don't Need Yo Kiss (The 12 Inch Mix)"
  • Debbie Johnson, "I'll Respect You (Club Mix)"
  • Alanis, "Too Hot (Hott Shot Mix)"

|align="center"||-! scope="row"|1993|Celine Dion|"Love Can Move Mountains (Club Mix)"|

  • Banned in the UK, "C'mon and Get My Love (House Techno Remix)"
  • Love & Sas, "Don't Stop Now (Prohibition Club Mix)"
  • Lisa Lougheed, "Love Vibe (Love Vibe Club Mix)"
  • Lisa Lougheed, "World Love (Lisa Love House Mix)"

|align="center"||-! scope="row"|1994|Red Light featuring David Gordon|"Thankful (Raw Club Mix)"|

|align="center"||-! scope="row"|1995|Capital Sound|"Higher Love (Club Mix)"|

|align="center"||-! scope="row"|1996|Camille|"A Deeper Shade of Love (Extended Mix)"|

  • JLM, "Come Into My Life (Extended Mix)"
  • Shauna Davis, "Get Away (Stonebridge and Nick Nice Club Mix)"
  • Temperance, "Never Let You Go (Tempered Club Mix)"
  • BKS, "Take Control (Matrix Airplay Edit)"

|align="center"||-! scope="row"|1997|BKS|"Astroplane (City of Love Mix)"|

  • Laya, "All My Dreams (Don't Ever Leave) (Extended Skywalkers Mix)"
  • Temperance, "Forever Young (Tempered Club Mix)"
  • Paul Jacobs, "Happy Days"
  • Emjay, "In Your Arms"

|align="center"||-! scope="row"|1998|Delerium|"Euphoria (Rabbit in the Moon Mix)"|

  • Ivan, "The Spell"
  • Joee, "Angel (Angelic Radio Mix)"
  • Paul Jacobs, "Move Ya Feet"
  • Temperance, "Universal Dream (Telluric Club Mix)"

|align="center"||-! scope="row"|1999|Love Inc.|"Broken Bones"|

|align="center"||-! scope="row"|2000|Delerium|"Silence"|

  • Joee, Arriba
  • Temperance, Dancing in the Key of Love
  • Emjay, Over and Over,
  • Steve Austin, The Rush Won't Stop

|align="center"||-! scope="row"|2001|Love Inc.|"Into the Night"|

|align="center"||-! scope="row"|2002|Hatiras|"Spaced Invader"|

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Dance Recording of the Year (2003 - Present)

YearWinnerAlbumNomineesRef.
2003The Sound Bluntz"Billie Jean"
2004The Sound Bluntz"Something About You"
2005Widelife with Simone Denny"All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)"
  • Aluna, "All of My Life"
  • DJ's Rule, "Feel Love"
  • Original 3, "Ghetto Love (Extended Original Version)"
  • Hatiras, "Money Shot"
2006Hatiras & Macca featuring Shawna B"Spanish Fly"
  • Skunk, "Hot Box Da",
  • M1, "Robopop"
  • Boza, "She’s Looking Good"
  • Ray Charles vs Dio, "Walkin & Talkin"
2007TigaSexor
2008Deadmau5"All U Ever Want"
2009Deadmau5Random Album Title
2010Deadmau5For Lack of a Better Name
2011Deadmau5"Sofi Needs a Ladder"
2012Martin Solveig and Dragonette"Hello"
2013Anjulie"You and I"
2014Armin van Buuren and Trevor Guthrie"This Is What It Feels Like"
2015KieszaSound of a Woman
2016Keys N KratesSave Me
2017Bit FunkOff The Ground
2018Nick Fiorucci feat. Laurell"Closer" [2]
2019Loud Luxury"Body" [3]
2020Felix Cartal and Lights"Love Me" [4]
2021KaytranadaBubba [5]
2022Kaytranada"Caution" [6]
2023Rêve"Ctrl + Alt + Del" [7]
2024Felix Cartal and Karen Harding"Need Your Love" [8]

References

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.coastreporter.net/the-mix/juno-awards-to-announce-new-category-for-underground-dance-single-of-the-year-3844395 "Juno Awards to announce new category for underground dance single of the year"
  2. http://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/junos-news/arcade-fire-and-daniel-caesar-lead-2018-juno-award-nominations-1.4520940 "Arcade Fire and Daniel Caesar lead 2018 Juno Award nominations"
  3. https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/shawn-mendes-and-the-weeknd-lead-the-2019-juno-nominations-1.4992669 "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations"
  4. Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
  5. Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021.
  6. https://sorstu.ca/gala-des-prix-juno-2022-charlotte-cardin-devance-justin-bieber-et-the-weeknd-dans-les-nominations/ "Gala des prix JUNO 2022 | Charlotte Cardin devance Justin Bieber et The Weeknd dans les nominations!"
  7. Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.
  8. https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/juno-awards-2024-full-list-winners-1.7149545 "Junos 2024: full list of winners"