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There was no denying the crazy success generated in 2014 by Taylor Swift.
Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran and One Direction - they all continued making headlines (the good kind). Swift made history as "Blank Space" replaced "Shake It Off " on Billboard's Top 100; she was t he only f emale to ever accomplish this. Her newest album.1989, sold more than one million copies its first week. And there was clearly something about the British. One Direction had the highest grossing tour. raking in $131.5 million in just the first six months of 2014. Fellow Brits Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran were big winners during awards season. Smith took home f our Grammys and a Juno for International Album of the Year for In the Lonely Hour Finally, Ed Sheeran won numerous awards, namely People's Choice Favorite Male Artist, Favorite Album for X, Teen Choice Male Artist and MTV VMAs Best Male Video for "Sing" with Pharrell Williams.
KIESZA The 26-year-old "Sound of a Woman· singer had a successful night at the Juno Awards in March. She won Breakthrough Artist of the Year as well as two other Junos at the pre-telecast ceremony
in Hamilton, Ontario. MAGICI The pop reggae group from Toronto won a Juno Award for Single of the Year for their hit song "Rude." ALANIS MORISSETTE The iconic Ottawa-born singer performed at the 2015 Juno Awards. where she was also inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in March.
MICHAEL BUBLE The Canadian singer and songwriter was a no- show at the 2015 Juno Awards, but still managed to win the Juno Fan Choice Award - the only nomination he received. LEONARD COHEN The 80-year-old singer beat out Nickleback for the Juno Album of the Year Award for his album Popular Problems. Not only did he win over Nickleback and their album. No Fixed Address. but other competitive big talents like Bobby Bazini's Where I Belong, Hedley's Wild Life, and Serge Fiori's self-titled album.