TORONTO, Canada (Juno Awards Website) -
Sarah McLachlan.
Nelly Furtado.
Celine Dion. Nickelback. There were few surprises Wednesday when this year's batch of Juno nominees were announced.
Canada's largest exports took the highest number of nods with McLachlan and Furtado leading the pack with five each. The multimillion-selling singers were followed by Dion and Nickelback with four apiece, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced.
McLachlan's nominations include fan choice, album, artist and songwriter of the year. Her CD Afterglow is also up for pop album of the year. Furtado's include best single for Powerless and best artist.
Tied at three are Billy Talent, Our Lady Peace and Sam Roberts. Avril Lavigne, Barenaked Ladies, Michael Buble and Shania Twain each received two.
The winners will be announced during a live broadcast April 4 from Edmonton's Rexall Place.
Christina Aguilera, 50 Cent, Hilary Duff, Evanescence and Rod Stewart will compete for best international album. Group of the year contenders are Nickelback, Barenaked Ladies, Finger Eleven, La Chicane and Our Lady Peace.
There are 38 categories in all. A new one was added this year for best music DVD. Albums released between Sept. 1, 2002, and Nov. 26, 2003, are eligible.
A partial list of 2004 Juno nominations by category:
Single of the year - Try Honesty, Billy Talent; Powerless (Say What You Want), Nelly Furtado; Someday, Nickelback; Innocent, Our Lady Peace; Happy Baby, Shaye
Juno fan choice award - Celine Dion, Avril Lavigne, Sarah McLachlan, Nickelback, Shania Twain.
International album of the year - Get Rich Or Die Tryin', 50 Cent; Stripped, Christina Aguilera; Metamorphosis, Hilary Duff; Fallen, Evanescence; It Had To Be You...The Great All American Songbook, Rod Stewart
Francophone album of the year - Wilfred Le Bouthillier, Wilfred Le Bouthillier; 1 Fille: 4 Types, Celine Dion; Reviens, Garou; Don Juan, Un musical de Felix Gray, Jean Francois Breau/Marie-Eve Janvier/Philippe Berghella/Cindy Daniel/Claude Leveille/Mario; Pelchat/Chico; Maudit Bordel, Marie Chantal Toupin.
Album of the year - Michael Buble, Michael Buble; One Heart, Celine Dion; Folklore, Nelly Furtado; Afterglow, Sarah McLachlan; We Were Born in a Flame, Sam Roberts.
Artist of the year - Shawn Desman, Celine Dion, Nelly Furtado, Sarah McLachlan, Sam Roberts.
Group of the year - Barenaked Ladies, Finger Eleven, La Chicane, Nickelback, Our Lady Peace
New artist of the year - Barlow, Michael Buble, Kazzer, Danny Michel, Kinnie Starr.
New group of the year - Billy Talent, The Dears, Lillix, Three Days Grace, The Trews
Songwriter of the year - Kathleen Edwards, Six O'clock News, Hockey Skates, Mercury; Nelly Furtado, Saturdays, (with Gerald Eaton/Brian West/Trevor Horn/Anne Dudley/Malcolm McLaren) Powerless (Say What You Want), (with Gerald Eaton/Brian West) Childhood Dreams; Sarah McLachlan, (with Pierre Marchand) World on Fire, Fallen, Stupid; Ron Sexsmith, You Were There, On a Whim, Someway Somehow; Hawksley Workman, Anger As Beauty, We Will Still Need a Song, Smoke Baby.
Country recording of the year - Pain To Kill, Terri Clark; Everyone Aboard, Doc Walker; Free, Brad Johner; Living Out, Loud; Up!, Shania Twain.
Rap recording of the year - Dark Sunrise, BrassMunk; Flagrant, Choclair; Welcome To Planet IRS, IRS; Tom Stokes Presents the ClasSix Plus Six, Mr. Roam, Natural Progression, Sweatshop Union.
Pop album of the year - Everything To Everyone, Barenaked Ladies; Barlow, Barlow; Folklore, Nelly Furtado; Falling Uphill, Lillix; Afterglow, Sarah McLachlan.
Rock album of the year - Billy Talent, Billy Talent; We Sweat Blood, Danko Jones; The Long Road, Nickelback; We Were Born in a Flame, Sam Roberts; Does This Look Infected?, Sum 41.
Vocal jazz album - Firm Roots, Jeri Brown; Shade, Holly Cole; Maple Groove, Ranee Lee; Denzal Sinclaire, Denzal Sinclaire; The Language of Love, Carol Welsman.
Traditional jazz album - Lost in the Stars, Guido Basso; Duologue, Mike Murray, David Occhipinti; One Take, One Take; Cafe Varze Jazz, Sandro Dominelli Quintet; Standards, John Stetch.
Classical album, large ensemble - Concertos: Music of Jacques Hetu, Andre Laplante, CBC Radio, Mario Bernardi; Concertos: Matthieu, Addinsell, Gershwin, Alain Lefevre and Quebec Symphony Orchestra; Bach Orchestral Suites, Tafelmusic Baroque Orchestra; Nino Rota: La Strada, Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Orchestre Metropolitain du Grand Montreal.
Classical album, vocal - Azulao, Isabel Bayrakdarian, James Parker, Chants d'Auvergne, Karina Gauvin, Raffi Armenian, Canadian Chamber Ensemble; Ideale: Songs of Paolo Tosti, Ben Heppner; Handel: Love Duets, Suzie LeBlanc, Daniel Taylor, Arion Ensemble, Stephen Stubbs; Chants Sacres et Profanes, Tafelmusic Chamber Choir and Ivars Taurins.
