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The 2009 Junos will be held in Vancouver on March 29. The Junos will be hosted by Russell Peters.

2009 JUNO AWARD NOMINEES:

JUNO Fan Choice Award (Presented by Pepsi)
Celine Dion
Feist
Hedley
Nickelback
The Lost Fingers

Single of the Year
Celine Dion “Taking Chances”
Divine Brown “Lay It On the Line”
Kardinal Offishall “Dangerous”
Michael Bublé “Lost”
Nickelback “Gotta Be Somebody”

Artist of the Year
Bryan Adams
City and Colour
k.d. lang
Sam Roberts
Serena Ryder

Group of the Year
Great Big Sea
Nickelback
Simple Plan
The Trews
Tokyo Police Club

New Artist of the Year
Crystal Shawanda
Jessie Farrell
Kreesha Turner
Lights
Nikki Yanofsky

New Group of the Year
Beast
Cancer Bats
Crystal Castles
Plants and Animals
The Stills

Songwriter of the Year
Alanis Morissette
City and Colour
Gordie Sampson
Hedley
The Midway State

Adult Alternative Album of the Year
Hawksley Workman Between the Beautifuls
Kathleen Edwards Asking For Flowers
Ron Sexsmith Exit Strategy Of The Soul
Sarah Slean The Baroness
Serena Ryder is it ok

Alternative Album of the Year
Black Mountain In The Future
Chad VanGaalen Soft Airplane
Fucked Up The Chemistry Of Common Life
Plants and Animals Parc Avenue
The Stills Oceans Will Rise

Rap Recording of the Year
DL Incognito A Captured Moment In Time
D-Sisive The Book
Famous I Rap Now
Kardinal Offishall Not 4 Sale
Point Blank Point Blank

Feist was the “big” winner at last Sunday Juno Awards!

. Juno Fan Choice Award — Michael Buble
. Single of the Year — 1234, Feist
. Album of the Year — The Reminder, Feist
. New Group of the Year — Wintersleep
. Group of the Year –Blue Rodeo
. Country Recording of the Year — Risk, Paul Brandt
. Pop Album of the Year — The Reminder, Feist
. International Album of the Year – Rihanna
. Artist of the Year — Feist
. New Artist of the Year — Serena Ryder
. Songwriter of the Year — Feist
. Adult Alternative Album of the Year – Blue Rodeo
. Alternative Album of the Year – Arcade Fired
. Rock Album of the Year — Them Vs You Vs Me — Finger Eleven
. Vocal Jazz Album of the Year – Sophie Milman
. Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year – The Chris Tarry Group
. Traditional Jazz Album of the Year — Debut – Brandi Disterheft
. Instrumental Album of the Year — The Utmost — Jayme Stone
. Francophone Album of the Year — L’echec du material — Daniel Belanger
. Children’s Album of the Year — Music Soup — Jen Gould
. Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber Ensemble — Alkan Concerto for Solo Piano — Marc-Andre Hamelin
. Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) With Large Ensemble Accompaniment — Korngold, Barber Walton Violin Concertos — James Ehnes, Bramwell Tovey, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
. Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral Performance -
. Classical Composition of the Year — Constantinople — Christos Hatzis
. Rap Recording of the Year — The Revolution — Belly
. Dance Recording of the Year — All U Ever Want — Billy Newton-Davis Vs. Deadmau5 . R&B/Soul Recording of the Year — Revival — Jully Black
. Reggae Recording of the Year — Don’t Go Pretending – Mikey Dangerous
. Aboriginal Recording of the Year — The Dirty Looks – Derek Miller
. Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo — Right of Passage — David Francey
. Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group — Key Principles — Nathan
. Blues Album of the Year — Building Full of Blues — FATHEAD
. Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year — Holy God — Brian Doerksen
. World Music Album of the Year — Agua Del Pozo — Alex Cuba
. Jack Richardson Producer of the Year — Joni Mitchell — Hana/Bad Dreams – Shine
. Recording Engineer of the Year — Kevin Churko — I Don’t Wanna Stop/God Bless The Almighty Dollar — Black Rain – Ozzy Osbourne
. CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year — Tracy Maurice (Director/Designer) and Francois Miron Neon Bible — Arcade Fire
. Video of the Year — C’mon — Christopher Mills (Director) – Blue Rodeo
. Music DVD of the Year — 666 Live — Pierre & Francois Lamoureux, Billy Talent, Pierre Tremblay, Steve Blair — Billy Talent