2012 JUNO Award Nominations

The nominations for the 2012 Juno Awards were announced this morning. I know a lot of people in this country do not care for these awards, but I do. There is SO much amazing Canadian talent, and they deserve to be honoured! I will never stop supporting our awesome homegrown talent! 

I was so happy to hear that hosting this years show will be none other than Captain Kirk himself, the one and only, William Shatner! Very cool!  

Blue Rodeo will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, and will perform alongside Sarah McLachlan. They also announced this morning that Nickelback and Hedley have been added to the April 1st CTV broadcast of the 2012 JUNO Awards. They join previously announced performers Feist, Deadmau5 and City and Colour. More performers will be announced in the coming weeks.

The nominees for the 2012 JUNO Awards are:

Artist of the Year 

City and Colour

Deadmau5

Drake

Michael Bublé

Feist

New Artist of the Year
Alyssa Reid

Dan Mangan

Diamond Rings

JRDN

Lindi Ortega

New Group of the Year

Braids Flemish

Hey Rosetta!

Mother Mother

The Rural Alberta Advantage

The Sheepdogs 

Album of the Year

Avril Lavigne - Goodbye Lullabye

Drake - Take Care

Justin Bieber - Under the Mistletoe

Michael Bublé - Christmas

Nickelback- Here And Now 

Single of the Year 

City and Colour - Fragile Bird

Hedley - Invincible

Johnny Reid - Let’s Go Higher

Nickelback - When We Stand Together

The Sheepdogs - I Don’t Know 

International Artist of the Year 

Adele - 21

Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto

Lady Gaga - Born This Way

LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rocking

Rihanna Island - Loud

Juno Fan Choice Award 

Arcade Fire

Avril Lavigne 

City and Colour

Deadmau5

Drake

Ginette Reno

Hedley

Justin Bieber

Michael Bublé

Nickelback

Pop Album of the Year

Avril Lavigne - Goodbye Lullaby

Down With Webster - Time To Win Vol. II

Hedley - Storms

Lights Lights - Siberia

Marianas Trench - Ever After 

Rock Album of the Year 

Arkells Arkells - Michigan Left

Matthew Good - Lights of Endangered Species

Sam Roberts Band - Collider

Sloan - The Double Cross

The Sheepdogs - Learn & Burn 

The full list of nominees can be found here.