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Grimes, Justin Beiber, Metric, Leonard Cohen, The Weeknd, Crystal Castles and Drake among the 2013 Juno nominees

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Names like Grimes, Stars, Woods of Ypres (RIP), Crystal Castles, Metric and Leonard Cohen sit side-by-side with names like Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jebsen, Celine Dion and Drake as part of the 2013 nominees for the Juno Awards, Canada’s answer to the Grammys.

“Electronic Album of the Year” nominee Grimes is most likely stoked to be named in the company of some of her favorite artists of 2011 (namely, Beiber & Taylor Swift). Her competition in that category is pretty stiff: Purity Ring, TRUST, Crystal Castles and Daphni. Meanwhile, I’m guessing Justin Bieber is stoked to not be mentioned anywhere near his arch enemy Patrick Carney, even though Carney has backed off a bit and is now known as himself again on Twitter.

The 2013 Juno Awards will be given out on April 21. Nominee list below…

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JUNO FAN CHOICE AWARD
Carly Rae Jepsen
Céline Dion
Drake
Hedley
Justin Bieber
Leonard Cohen
Marianas
Metric
Michael Bublé
Nickelback

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Billy Talent- “Viking Death March”
Carly Rae Jepsen “Call Me Maybe”
Hedley “Kiss You Inside Out”
Serena Ryder “Stompa”
The Sheepdogs “The Way It Is”

INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Maroon 5 – Overexposed
Mumford & Sons – Babel
One Direction -Up All Night
Rod Stewart – Merry Christmas, Baby
Taylor Swift – Red

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Carly Rae Jepsen – Kiss
Céline Dion – Sans Attendre
Hedley – Storms
Justin Bieber – Believe
Marianas Trench – Ever After

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Carly Rae Jepsen
Deadmau5
Johnny Reid
Justin Bieber
Leonard Cohen

GROUP OF THE YEAR
Billy Talent
Marianas Trench
Metric
Rush
The Sheepdogs

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Cold Specks
Elisapie
Grimes
Kira Isabella
The Weeknd

BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR
Hey Ocean!
Monster Truck
The Pack a.d.
Walk Off the Earth
Yukon Blonde

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Afie Jurvanen
Arkells Universal
Hannah Georgas
Kathleen Edwards
Leonard Cohen

COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Chad Brownlee – Love Me Or Leave Me
Dallas Smith – Jumped Right In
Dean Brody – Dirt
Emerson Drive – Roll
Johnny Reid – Fire It Up

ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Bahamas – Barchords
Kathleen Edwards – Voyageur
Royal Wood – We Were Born To Glory
Serena Ryder – Harmony
The Barr Brothers – The Barr Brothers

ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Hannah Georgas – Hannah Georgas
Japandroids – Celebration Rock
Metric – Synthetica
Said The Whale – Little Mountain
Stars – The North

POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Carly Rae Jepsen – Kiss
Justin Bieber – Believe
Kristina Maria – Tell The World
Nelly Furtado – The Spirit Indestructible
Victoria Duffield – Shut Up and Dance

ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Big Wreck – Albatross
Billy Talent – Dead Silence
Rush – Clockwork Angels
The Sheepdogs – The Sheepdogs
The Tragically Hip – Now For Plan A

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Carol Welsman – Journey
Diana Krall – Glad Rag Doll
Diana Panton – Christmas Kiss
Elizabeth Shepherd – Rewind
Emilie-Claire Barlow – Seule ce Soir

CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Alex Goodman Quintet – Bridges
Allison Au Quartet – The Sky Was Pale Blue, Then Grey
François Houle 5+1 – Genera
Joel Miller – Swim
Rafael Zaldivar – Drawing

TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Brian Dickinson Quartet – Other Places
Cory Weeds Quartet – Up A Step
Dave Young/Terry Promane Octet – Volume One
Murley, Brickert & Wallace – Test of Time
Shirantha Beddage – Identity

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Five Alarm Funk- Rock The Sky
Hugh Sicotte/Jon Ballantyne – Twenty Accident Free Work Days
Ian McDougall Ten Mile – The Very Thought Of You
Pugs & Crows – Fantastic Pictures
Ratchet Orchestra – Hemlock

FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Amylie – Le Royaume
Avec pas d’casque – Astronomie
Lisa Leblanc – Lisa Leblanc
Louis-Jean Cormier – Le treizième étage
Marie-Pierre Arthur – Aux alentours

CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Emilie Mover – The Stella and Sam Album, ft. Emilie Mover
Helen Austin – Always Be A Unicron
Henri Godon – Chansons pour toutes sorts d’enfants
Jennifer Gasoi – Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well
Marlowe & the MiX – One Dancefloor

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Amici Chamber Ensemble – Levant
Angela Hewitt – Debussy: Solo Piano Music
Canadian Brass – Canadian Brass Takes Flight
James Ehnes – Bartók : Works for Violin and Piano, Vol. 1
Triple Forte – Ravel, Shostakovich, Ives: Piano Trio

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE OR SOLOIST(S) WITH LARGE ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANIMENT
Antonio Peruch/Edmonton Symphony Orchestra – Logos Futura
Bramwell Tovey/Vancouver Symphony Orchestra – Fugitive Colours
James Ehnes – Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Jan Lisiecki Deutsche – Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 21
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra – The Galileo Project

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Elora Festival Singers – I Saw Eternity
Gerald Finley – Schumann: Liederkreis
Karina Gauvin – Prima Donna
Marie-Nicole Lemieux – Opera Arias
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir – Handel Messiah

CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Alexina Louie Analekta*Select
Echoes of Time
Denis Gougeon ATMA*Naxos
Mutation
Howard Shore Howe*Harmonia Mundi
The Lord of the Rings Symphony: Six Movements for Orchestra & Chorus
R. Murray Schafer Centrediscs*Naxos
Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello
Vivian Fung Naxos
Violin Concerto

RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Classified- Inner Ninja ft. David Myles
JD Era – No Handouts
Madchild – Dope Sick
Maestro Fresh Wes – Black Tuxedo
Rich Kidd/SonReal – The Closers

DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Anjulie – You and I
Dragonette – Bodyparts
Felix Cartal – Don’t Turn On The Lights ft. Polina
Tricky Moreira – Hello Hello Hello
Vita Chambers – Fix You

R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Jully Black – Fugitive
Kreesha Turner – Tropic Electric
Melanie Fiona – Change the Record
Shawn Desman – Nobody Does It Like You
The Weeknd – Trilogy

REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Ammoye Flava – Radio
Elaine Lil’Bit Shepherd – Move Ya’
Exco Levi – Storms of Life
Makeshift Innocence – Yours To Keep
Melanie Durrant – Made For Love

ABORIGINAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
BURNT-Project 1 – The Black List
Crystal Shawanda – Just Like You
Don Amero – Heart On My Sleeve
Donny Parenteau – Bring It On
Janet Panic – Samples

ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
Amelia Curran – Spectators
Annabelle Chvostek – Rise
Corb Lund – Cabin Fever
Old Man Luedecke – Tender Is The Night
Rose Cousins – We Have Made A Spark

ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
Elliott BROOD – Days Into Years
Great Lake Swimmers – New Wild Everywhere
Le Vent du Nord – Tromper le temps
The Strumbellas – My Father and The Hunter
The Wooden Sky – Every Child A Daughter, Every Moon A Sun

BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Colin James – FIFTEEN
Jack de Keyzer – Electric Love
Shakura S’Aida – Time
Steve Hill – Solo Recordings Volume One
Steve Strongman – A Natural Fact

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Colin Bernard – Hold On
Manafest – Fighter
Newworldson – Rebel Transmission
The City Harmonic – I Have A Dream (It Feels Like Home)
Thousand Foot Krutch – The End Is Where We Begin

WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Alex Cuba – Ruido en el Sistema
Danny Michel – Black Birds Are Dancing Over Me
Jaffa Road – Where The Light Gets In
Lorraine Klaasen – Tribute to Miriam Makeba
The Souljazz Orchestra – Solidarity

JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Bob Ezrin
Gavin Brown
James Shaw
Josh Ramsay
Kevin Churko

RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Eric Ratz
Joby Baker
Kevin Churko
Mike Plotnikoff
Randy Staub

RECORDING PACKAGE OF THE YEAR
Little Mountain – SAID THE WHALE
Synthetica – METRIC
À l’aube du printemps – MES AÏEUX
Vive le Québec! – LOCO LOCASS
Now For Plan A – THE TRAGICALLY HIP

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
HYFR – DRAKE
Testify – ALAN DOYLE
Fire It Up – JOHNNY REID
Little Boxes – WALK OFF THE EARTH
Little Talks – OF MONSTERS AND MEN

MUSIC DVD OF THE YEAR
Andy Keen, Bernie Breen, Patrick Sambrook, Shawn Marino, The Tragically Hip Universal
Bobcaygeon
Ben Knechtel, Ten Second Epic Blackbox
Better Off
Pierre Lamoureux, François Lamoureux, Pat Metheny Eagle Rock*Universal
The Orchestrion Project: Pat Metheny
Scot McFadyen, Roy Weisman, Joe Bonamassa J&R Adventures
Joe Bonamassa Live From New York: Beacon Theatre
Tim Martin, W. Tom Berry, Michael Kaeshammer Alert*Universal
KAESHAMMERLIVE!

ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Crystal Castles – (III)
Daphni – Jiaolong
Grimes – Visions
Purity Ring – Shrines
Trust – TRST

METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Cancer Bats – Dead Set On Living
Castle – Blacklands
Devin Townsend Project – Epicloud
Ex Deo – Caligvla
Woods of Ypres – Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light

ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Adam Cohen – Like A Man
Barlow – Burning Days
Céline Dion – Sans Attendre
Raylene Rankin – All The Diamonds
The Tenors – Lead With Your Heart

CANADIAN MUSIC HALL OF FAME
k.d. Lang

WALT GREALIS SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Larry LeBlanc