Drake, Bieber add star power to Junos
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TORONTO — Just blocks from where throngs of tweens were lining up to see Justin Bieber visit MuchMusic headquarters on Tuesday, Canada’s second-most famous pop-culture export, Drake, became the most nominated artist at the 40th annual Juno Awards.
Drake, a.k.a. former Degrassi star Aubrey Drake Graham, who is also hosting the show at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre on March 27, led all artists with six nominations, including album of the year for Thank Me Later and rap recording of the year, where he’ll face off against such artists as D-Sisive and Shad. The rapper was followed by Broken Social Scene, Johnny Reid, Arcade Fire, Hedley and Bieber, who were all nominated in four categories.
“Justin Bieber’s only a kid, but it’s cool that he’s made so much happen,” said Bobby Bazini, 20, who was nominated for two Junos, and will compete against Bieber for pop album of the year. “I love Arcade Fire and I’m glad they’re nominated, but the person I most want to meet is Neil Young.”
Young will be presented with the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award at the ceremony, and is also nominated for artist of the year and for adult alternative album of the year, where he will compete against artists such as Sarah Harmer, Luke Doucet and Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub.
“I love Hedley,” said Dean Brody, who’s nominated for country album of the year, where he will compete against Deric Ruttan, Johnny Reid, Gord Bamford and Carolyn Dawn Johnson. “You watch the Juno awards as a kid, but you don’t ever think you’ll get the chance to be on that stage. For me, it feels like an honour to be part of the club.”
Broken Social Scene, Arcade Fire, Hedley, Down With Webster and Johnny Reid will all be performing at this year’s show. (Tickets go on sale this Saturday).
Other nominees include Basia Bulat, Bazini, Caribou, Hannah Georgas and Meaghan Smith for best new artist and Nikki Yanofsky, Laila Biali, Kellylee Evans, Jeff Healey and Emilie-Claire Barlow for jazz album of the year. “I think it’s a kick-ass record,” said Barlow, who is nominated for her first Juno award. “It’s pretty rewarding when other people feel the same way.”
Bieber, who was in Toronto to promote his new film Never Say Never, will take on Drake and another Canadian music veteran, Michael Bublé, for the Juno fan choice award. Other contenders for that honour include Hedley and Johnny Reid.
Nine-time Juno-winner Sarah McLachlan is also nominated for three awards — in the categories of artist of the year, songwriter of the year and pop album of the year.
— Postmedia News
