Roch Voisine was the host for the ceremonies, which were taped that afternoon for broadcast that evening on CBC Television.
Reggae also received its own category, after years of being included under banners such as "world beat" or mixed with calypso.
[1] His son Leonard George sought a legal injunction to prevent the award from being presented at the Juno Awards ceremony at all,[2] and a final compromise revising Red Sky's nomination to reflect the album instead of the song was announced on the morning of the ceremony.
However, Juno organisers CARAS was demanding substantial funding from the Winnipeg committee attempting to host the awards.
Atlantic group The Rankin Family was the major winner in 1994, winning awards in four categories including Entertainer of the Year.