Nominees announced yesterday for the annual Juno Awards, to be celebrated April 3 in Winnipeg:
1. Single of the year:
River Below, Billy Talent; One Thing, Finger Eleven; Crabbuckit, k-os; Not Ready to Go, The Trews; Party For Two, Shania Twain with Mark McGrath.
2. Fan choice award:
Diana Krall; Avril Lavigne; Sarah McLachlan; Marie-Elaine Thibert; Shania Twain.
3. International album of the year:
Encore, Eminem; American Idiot, Green Day; Feels Like Home, Norah Jones; How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2; Confessions, Usher.
4. Francophone album of the year:
Écoute-moi donc, Dany Bedar; Audrey De Montigny, Audrey; J't'aime tout court, Nicola Ciccone; Marie-Elaine Thibert, Marie-Elaine Thibert; Gros Mammouth Album Turbo, Les Trois Accords.
5. Album of the year:
Billy Talent, Billy Talent; Miracle, Celine Dion; The Girl In The Other Room, Diana Krall; Under My Skin, Avril Lavigne; Still Not Getting Any, Simple Plan.
6. Artist of the year:
Bryan Adams; Celine Dion; Diana Krall; k.d. lang; Avril Lavigne.
7. Group of the year:
Billy Talent; Great Big Sea; Simple Plan; Sum 41; The Tragically Hip.
8. Instrumental album of the year:
A Warrior's Journey, Longhouse; Mi Destino/My Destiny, Oscar Lopez; Celtic Reverie, Loretto Reid & Dan Gibson Solitudes; Rest & Relaxation, Montgomery Smith; Mediterranean Nights, Vehkavaara & Piltch.
9. Pop album of the year:
Miracle, Celine Dion; Fefe Dobson, Fefe Dobson; Under My Skin, Avril Lavigne; Home, Ryan Malcolm; Still Not Getting Any, Simple Plan.
10. Rock album of the year:
Elocation, Default; Chuck, Sum 41; Seven Circles, The Tea Party; Come Again, Thornley; In Between Evolution, The Tragically Hip.
11. New artist of the year:
Keshia Chanté; Fefe Dobson; Matt Dusk; Feist; Matt Mays.
12. New group of the year:
Alexisonfire; Death From Above 1979; The Marble Index; Thornley; The Waking Eyes.
13. Songwriter of the year:
Buck 65 for Wicked and Weird, 463, Sore; Marc Jordan for Let's Waste Some Time, Shot Down My Heart, Tears of Hercules; Avril Lavigne for Don't Tell Me, My Happy Ending, Nobody's Home; Gordie Sampson for Sunburn, Paris, You (Or Somebody Like You); Ron Sexsmith for Whatever It Takes, Not About to Lose, Hard Bargain.
14. Country recording of the year:
This Time Around, Paul Brandt; One Good Friend, George Canyon; Girls Lie Too, Terri Clark; Dress Rehearsal, Carolyn Dawn Johnson; Party For Two, Shania Twain with Billy Currington.
15. Adult alternative album of the year:
All Of Our Names, Sarah Harmer; Matt Mays, Matt Mays; Retriever, Ron Sexsmith; Day One, Sarah Slean; Want Two, Rufus Wainwright.
16. Rap recording of the year:
F.A.M.E., Concise Shoreline; Life's a Collection Of Experiences, DL Incognito; Joyful Rebellion, k-os; Bang Bang, Kardinal Offishall; Say Something, Kyprios.
17. Alternative album of the year:
Funeral The Arcade Fire; Let It Die, Feist; Now, More Than Ever, Jim Guthrie; The Slow Wonder, A.C. Newman; Set Yourself on Fire, Stars.
18: Vocal jazz album of the year:
That's For Me, Susie Arioli Band featuring Jordan Officer; Eclipse, Kate Hammett-Vaughan Quintet; Make Believe Ballroom, Marc Jordan; The Girl In The Other Room, Diana Krall; Open Your Eyes, Dione Taylor.