Music: {allcanada} Drake, Bieber lead Juno charge

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It's a boys club this year at the Juno Awards.

Toronto rapper Drake, teen pop sensation Justin Bieber and country-soul crooner Johnny Reid led the charge Tuesday morning when nominations were announced in Toronto.

Drake has the most noms, with six — including album of the year for Thank Me Later, single of the year for Find Your Love, and artist of the year. He was previously announced as host of the March 27 awards ceremony at the Air Canada Centre in his Toronto hometown. CTV will televise it.

Bieber, Reid, The Arcade Fire, Toronto indie rockers Broken Social Scene and B.C. Pop-rock group Hedley all received four nominations apiece. Bieber is up for album of the year for My World 2.0, and artist of the year.

Other artist-of-the-year nominees include Reid, Sarah McLachlan and Neil Young.

Montreal rockers The Arcade Fire are up for album of the year and group of the year, and were announced as performers at the ceremony. Broken Social Scene, Hedley, Down with Webster and Reid will also perform.

Tickets for the awards show go on sale Saturday at TicketMaster.

Coincidentally, or perhaps not, the 16-year-old Bieber was expected in Toronto later on Tuesday to chat up his first feature documentary, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, which hits theatres on Feb. 11. He did not attend the Junos news conference.

Bieber has been making big publicity appearances so far this year. He was a presenter at the Golden Globes a few weeks ago, talked to Jay Leno on The Tonight Show last week and appeared on the Today Show Monday morning, and on David Letterman's Late Show on Monday night.

The Stratford, Ont., native also is in the running for two Grammy Awards on Feb. 13, as best new artist and best male pop vocal album for My World 2.0. As well, he was the big winner at November's American Music Awards, picking up four trophies including artist of the year.

On hand to read yesterday's nominations at the Fairmont Royal Hotel in Toronto were Reid, Montreal band (and 2010 Polaris Prize winners) Karkwa, members of Toronto indie rock band Broken Social Scene and R&B star Keshia Chante.

In total, Juno nominations in 40 categories were revealed.

Previously announced honourees this year include Shania Twain, who will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall Of Fame, and Young, who is getting the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award.

The complete list of 2011 Juno Awards nominees

JUNO FAN CHOICE AWARD (PRESENTED BY LIVE NATION)
Drake Cash Money*Universal
Hedley Universal
Johnny Reid Johnny Mac*EMI
Justin Bieber Island Def Jam*Universal
Michael Bublé WEA*Warner

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Oh Canada Classified HalfLife*Sony
Find Your Love Drake Cash Money*Universal
Perfect Hedley Universal
Hallelujah Vancouver Winter 2010 kd lang Nonesuch*Warner
Wavin' Flag Young Artists for Haiti Universal

INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Recovery Eminem Interscope*Universal
Teenage Dream Katy Perry Capitol*EMI
Animal Ke$ha RCA*Sony
Need You Now Lady Antebellum Capitol Nashville*EMI
Speak Now Taylor Swift Big Machine/Open Road*Universal

ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY CANADIAN RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION)
The Suburbs Arcade Fire Sonovox*F.A.B.
Thank Me Later Drake Cash Money*Universal
The Show Must Go Hedley Universal
A Place Called Love Johnny Reid Johnny Mac*EMI
My World 2.0 Justin Bieber Island Def Jam*Universal

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Drake Cash Money*Universal
Johnny Reid Johnny Mac*EMI
Justin Bieber Island Def Jam*Universal
Neil Young Reprise*Warner
Sarah McLachlan Nettwerk*Sony

GROUP OF THE YEAR
Arcade Fire Sonovox*F.A.B.
Broken Social Scene Arts & Crafts*EMI
Down With Webster Universal Motown*Universal
Great Big Sea WEA*Warner
Three Days Grace Jive*Sony

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Basia Bulat Secret City*EMI
Bobby Bazini Mungo Park* Sélect
Caribou Merge*F.A.B.
Hannah Georgas Hidden Pony*EMI
Meaghan Smith Sire/WEA*Warner

NEW GROUP OF THE YEAR
Die Mannequin WEA*Warner
Hollerado Royal Mountain*Arts & Crafts/EMI
Misteur Valaire Mr. Label*Outside/Select
My Darkest Days 604*Universal
Said The Whale Hidden Pony*EMI

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Arcade Fire
Drake
Hannah Georgas
Royal Wood
Sarah McLachlan

COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Love Rules Carolyn Dawn Johnson Dancing Lily/Road Angel*Universal
Trail in Life Dean Brody Open Road*Universal
Sunshine Deric Ruttan Black T*EMI
Day Job Gord Bamford Cache Ent.*Royalty
A Place Called Love Johnny Reid Johnny Mac*EMI

ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Black Dub Black Dub Jive*Sony
You I Wind Land and Sea Justin Nozuka Coalition*Warner
Steel City Trawler Luke Doucet And The White Falcon Six Shooter*Warner
Le Noise Neil Young Reprise*Warner
Oh Little Fire Sarah Harmer Cold Snap*Universal

ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Suburbs Arcade Fire Sonovox*F.A.B.
Forgiveness Rock Record Broken Social Scene Arts & Crafts*EMI
Les chemins de verre Karkwa Audiogram*Select
Heartland Owen Pallett For Great Justice*Sonic Unyon
Champ Tokyo Police Club Dine Alone*Universal

POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Better in Time Bobby Bazini Mungo Park* Select
Time to Win Vol. 1 Down With Webster Universal Motown*Universal
Can'T keEp A SecrEt Faber Drive 604*Universal
My World 2.0 Justin Bieber Island Def Jam*Universal
Laws of Illusion Sarah McLachlan Nettwerk*Sony

ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones Cancer Bats Distort*Universal
Fino + Bleed Die Mannequin WEA*Warner
Life Turns Electric Finger Eleven Wax/Wind-Up*Warner
Population: Declining Hail the Villain WEA*Warner
Vancouver Matthew Good Universal

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Beat Goes On Emilie-Claire Barlow Empress*eOne Music
Last Call Jeff Healey Stony Plain*Warner
Nina Kellylee Evans Plus Loin*SRI
Tracing Light Laila Biali Independent
Nikki Nikki Yanofsky Decca*Universal

CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Ricochet Adrean Farrugia Independent
Big Sky Chet Doxas Justin Time*EMI
Treelines Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra Justin Time*EMI
Next Exit Kelly Jefferson Quartet Cellar Live
Jerusalem Trilogy Matt Herskowitz Justin Time*EMI

TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Re: Visions, Works for Jazz Orchestra Earl MacDonald Death Defying
Hieronymus Félix Stüssi 5 & Ray Anderson Effendi*Select
Our First Set John MacLeod's Rex Hotel Orchestra Exquisite
Songbook Vol.2 Kirk MacDonald Quartet Addo
Drum Lore Owen Howard Brooklyn Jazz Underground*BJUR

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Spirit Dance David Braid & Canadian Brass Opening Day*Universal
Continent & Western Fond of Tigers Drip Audio*Fontana North
Room of Wonders Jayme Stone Independent*Outside
Sundogs The Creaking Tree String Quartet Independent*Outside
Rising Sun The Souljazz Orchestra Strut*RED

FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Brun Bernard Adamus Grosse Boîte*Select
Nous Daniel Bélanger Audiogram*Select
Silence Fred Pellerin Disques Tempête*DEP
Les chemins de verre Karkwa Audiogram*Select
Belmundo Regal Radio Radio Bonsound* Select

CHILDREN'S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Encore Gregg LeRock Grafton
The Little Blue Doggy Michelle Campagne The Secret Mountain*Universal
Proud Like a Mountain Peter Lenton Two Heartbeats
Number 3 The Kerplunks Independent*Pacific Music/Warner
Power to the Little People The Monkey Bunch Tri-Pop*Fire The Imagination

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Armenian Chamber Music Amici Ensemble ATMA*Naxos
Anton Kuerti : Schumann Anton Kuerti DOREMI*Allegro
Beethoven : Piano Trios Op. 70 No. 1, Ghost & No. 2: Op 11 Gryphon Trio Analekta* Select
Marc-Andre Hamelin- Études Marc-André Hamelin Hyperion*SRI
Bach : Six Suites for Solo Cello Winona Zelenka Marquis

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE OR SOLOIST(S) WITH LARGE ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANIMENT
Arvo Part : Portrait Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà Analekta* Select
James Ehnes, Mendelssohn Violin Concerto James Ehnes Onyx*SRI
Chopin Piano Concertos Janina Fialkowska and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra under Bramwell Tovey
ATMA*Naxos
Mozart: Scott and Lara St. John/The Knights Lara St. John Ancalagon*Allegro
Bonbons Les Violons du Roy under Bernard Labadie ATMA*Naxos

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Salsa baroque Ensemble Caprice Analekta* Select
Great Operatic Arias Gerald Finley Hyperion*SRI
Britten - Les Illuminations Karina Gauvin ATMA*Naxos
Night and Dreams Measha Brueggergosman Deutsche Grammophon*Universal
Into Light musica intima ATMA*Naxos

CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Last Dance Clark Ross PIANO ATLANTICA Centrediscs*CMC
Exaudi Jocelyn Morlock INTO LIGHT ATMA*Naxos
Piano Concerto Larysa Kuzmenko 3 CONCERTI Centrediscs*CMC
Quomodo Sedet Sola Civita (How doth the city sit solitary) Peter-Anthony Togni LEMENTATIO
JEREMIAE PROPHETAE ECM*Universal
Duo For Violin And Piano R. Murray Schafer WILD BIRD Centrediscs*CMC

RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Thank Me Later Drake Cash Money*Universal
Vaudeville D-Sisive URBNET* Fontana North
At Last Eternia & MoSS Fat Beats*eOne
Treat of the Day Ghettosocks Droppin' Science*Independent
TSOL Shad Black Box*Fontana North

DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Business Casual Chromeo Last Gang*Universal
Sofi Needs a Ladder Deadmau5 Ultra*EMI
Fixin' To Thrill Dragonette Universal
Table Dancer Keshia Chanté Tanjola*Univeral
Stereo Love Mia Martina & Edward Maya CP*EMI

R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Nightlife Karl Wolf Lone Wolf*EMI
Test Drive Keshia Chanté Tanjola*Univeral
Stars Quanteisha Benjamin Tanjola*Independent
So Much Raghav ft. Kardinal Offishall Cordova Bay*Fontana North
Come True SILVER (aka Solitair) ft. Kardinal Offishall Independent

REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
System Shakedown Dubmatix Renegade Rocker* Fontana North/Universal
Likkle But Mi Tallawah Elaine Lil'Bit Shepherd D'Maestro Music*Independent
Brighter Days Lyndon John X (LJX) Independent
Million Chance Tony Anthony Phylan*Sound Quake
Don't Wanna Go Tonya P Independent

ABORIGINAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
CerAmony CerAmony Independent
Derek Miller with Double Trouble Derek Miller Independent
The Great Unknown Eagle & Hawk Rising Sun
The Black Star Joey Stylez Stressed Street*Fontana North/Universal
Vigilance Little Hawk Ojiji

ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
Love Songs for the Last Twenty Del Barber Independent
The Early Widows Justin Rutledge Six Shooter*Warner
Fall For Beauty Lynn Miles High Romance*True North
My Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs Old Man Luedecke Black Hen*Fontana North
The Garden Ruth Moody Red House*Outside

ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
City City Chic Gamine Independent*Select
Girls from the North Country- Dala Live in Concert Dala Campus*Universal
La part du feu Le Vent du Nord Borealis*Universal
Sundogs The Creaking Tree String Quartet Independent*Outside
That's the State I'm In The Marigolds Independent*Outside

BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Where's The Blues Taking Me FATHEAD Electro-Fi*Outside
Bread And Buddha Harry Manx Dog My Cat*SRI
Everywhere West Jim Byrnes Black Hen*Fontana North
It's A Long Road The Johnny Max Band Pour Soul*Independent
The Sojourners The Sojourners Black Hen*Fontana North

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Clarity Article One Independent*David C. Cook
Love & the Lack Thereof Greg Sczebel Soultone*Fontana North
The Chase Manafest Manafest*Fontana North
Newworldson Newworldson InPop* David C. Cook/EMI
The Saving One Starfield Sparrow*David C. Cook/EMI

WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Aksil Élage Diouf Tacca*Unidisc
The Rumba Foundation Jesse Cook Coach House*EMI
Gakondo Mighty Popo Tamba*Independent
Supermagique Pacifika Six Degrees*Universal
Soy Panamericano Roberto López Project Curura*Select

JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Arcade Fire (co-producer Markus Dravs) "Ready To Start" | "We Used To Wait – THE SUBURBS – Arcade
Fire Sonovox*F.A.B.
Brian Howes "Cha-Ching" | "Perfect" – THE SHOW MUST GO – Hedley Universal
Daniel Lanois "Hitchhiker" LE NOISE -Neil Young Reprise*Warner | "I Believe in You" BLACK DUB – Black
Dub Jive*Sony
David Foster "Bring Me To Life" BELIEVE- Katherine Jenkins Warner Bros. UK*Warner| "Secret"
COMMITMENT – Seal Reprise/143*Warner
Gavin Brown & Sarah Harmer "Captive" | "New Loneliness" OH LITTLE FIRE – Sarah Harmer Cold
Snap*Universal

RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
David Travers-Smith "Cold Outside" THE GARDEN-Ruth Moody Red House*Outside| "Vinicius" ROOM OF WONDERS – Jayme Stone Independent*Outside
Jeff Wolpert "On A Bright May Morning" THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY – Loreena McKennitt Quinlan Road*Universal | "Midnight Train to Georgia" SOUL BALLADS – David Clayton-Thomas Antoinette*Universal
Kevin Churko "Let It Die" | "Life Won't Wait" SCREAM – Ozzy Osbourne Epic*Sony
Lenny De Rose "Captive" | "Late Bloomers" OH LITTLE FIRE – Sarah Harmer Cold Snap*Universal
Mike Plotnikoff "What Do You Got?" GREATEST HITS: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION – Bon Jovi Island*Universal | "Break" LIFE STARTS NOW – Three Days Grace Jive*Sony

RECORDING PACKAGE OF THE YEAR
Corri-Lynn Tetz (Art Director) Cloak and Cipher LAND OF TALK Land of Talk*Secret City/EMI
Graeme Patterson (Art Director) New Inheritors WINTERSLEEP EMI
James Mejia (Art Director/Designer/Illustrator) Mutant Message BY DIVINE RIGHT Hand Drawn
Dracula*Outside
Justin Peroff, Robyn Kotyk & Joe McKay (Art Directors/Designers); Jimmy Collins & Elisabeth
Chicoine (Photographers)
Forgiveness Rock Record Vinyl Box Set BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE Arts & Crafts*EMI
Vincent Morisset (Art Director) Caroline Robert (Designer); Gabriel Jones (Photographer)
The Suburbs ARCADE FIRE Sonovox*F.A.B.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR (SPONSORED BY VEVO)
Perfect Kyle Davison HEDLEY Universal
Saint Veronika Michael Maxxis BILLY TALENT WEA*Warner
Chargez! Benjamin Lussier ARIEL Tacca*Unidisc
Collect Call Christopher Mills METRIC Last Gang*Universal
Forced to Love Adam Makarenko & Alan Poon (Makapoon) BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE Arts & Crafts*EMI

MUSIC DVD OF THE YEAR
Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn, Pegi Cecconi, Noah Segal, Shelley Nott, John Virant RUSH Alliance
This Movie is Broken Bruce McDonald Dany M. Chiasson, Niv Fichman, Noah Segal, Amy Paquette BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE Shadow Shows/Rhombus Media/Arts & Crafts*Alliance
The Lost Tapes Christopher Mills Nick Blasko, Geoff McLean, Christopher Mills BUCK 65 WEA*Warner
Celine-Tournee Mondiale Taking Chances Le Spectacle Jean Lamoureux, Julie Snyder CELINE DION Columbia*Sony
The Virtual Haydn Jeremy Tusz, Tom Beghin, Martha De Francisco, Wieslaw Woszczyk TOM BEGHIN Naxos

ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Swim Caribou Merge*F.A.B.
Ivory Towers Chilly Gonzales Arts & Crafts*EMI
Crystal Castles (II) Crystal Castles Last Gang*Universal
Latin Holy Fuck Lights Music*Universal
Running High Poirier Ninja Tune*Outside