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NICKELBACK leads this year's 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards nominations, with five nods including the big one: Video of the Year.
But wait, they're -- gasp! -- tied for first place. Could there really be an exception to Nickelback's all-out dominance of Canadian awards shows (See: 2009 Junos)? Toronto-based R&B newcomer Danny Fernandes is also leading the race with five nominations, including Video of the Year and UR Fave New Artist of the Year.

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Chad Kroeger of Nickelback at the band's show at the MTS Centre.
Other multiple nominees include Vancouver pop-punks Marianas Trench (four nods), and hip-hop artist k-os, Bedouin Soundclash, alt-rockers the Midway State, post-grunge band Theory of a Deadman and Nova Scotia MC Classified with three nods apiece.
The awards show takes place in Toronto on Sunday, June 21.
Double nominees -- and provokers of early onset female puberty -- the Jonas Brothers are already set to co-host the annual bash, which will feature a performance from their fellow fans'-choice nominee for favourite international video, Lady Gaga.
Go to winnipegfreepress.com for the full list of nominees.
-- Canwest News Service
2009 MMVAs Nomination List
Video Of The Year
Artist: Danny Fernandes
Song: Private Dancer
Label: CP Records/Fontana North
Director: Renlogik
Artist: k-os
Song: 4, 3, 2, 1
Label: Crown Loyalist Records/Universal Music
Director: Drew Lightfoot, k-os
Artist: Marianas Trench
Song: Cross My Heart
Label: 604 Records/Universal Music
Director: Colin Minihan
Artist: Nickelback
Song: Gotta Be Somebody
Label: EMI
Director: Nigel Dick
Artist: The Stills
Song: Being Here
Label: Arts & Crafts/EMI
Director: Teqtonik
Director Of The Year
Artist: Bedouin Soundclash
Song: Until We Burn In The Sun (The Kids Just Want A Love Song)
Label: Dine Alone/Universal Music
Director: Michael Maxxis
Artist: Classified
Song: Anybody Listening
Label: Half Life Records/Sony Music
Director: harv
Artist: Danny Fernandes
Song: Fantasy
Label: CP Records/Fontana North
Director: RT!
Artist: Marianas Trench
Song: Cross My Heart
Label: 604 Records/Universal Music
Director: Colin Minihan
Artist: Theory Of A Deadman
Song: All Or Nothing
Label: 604 Records/EMI)
Director: Davin Black
Pop Video Of The Year
Artist: Danny Fernandes
Song: Private Dancer
Label: CP Records/Fontana North
Director: Renlogik
Artist: Elise Estrada
Song: Crash And Burn
Label: RockSTAR/E-1 Music
Director: Ali Visanji
Artist: Karl Wolf
Song: Africa
Label: EMI
Director: Ted Wallach
Artist: Lights
Song: Drive My Soul
Label: Underground Operations/Universal Music
Director: Sean Michael Turrell
Artist: Shiloh
Song: Operator (A Girl Like Me)
Label: Universal Music
Director: Aaron A.
MuchLOUD Rock Video Of The Year
Artist: Inward Eye
Song: Shame
Label: J Records/Sony Music
Director: Remy M. Larochelle
Artist: Marianas Trench
Song: Cross My Heart
Label: 604 Records/Universal Music
Director: Colin Minihan
Artist: Nickelback
Song: Gotta Be Somebody
Label: EMI
Director: Nigel Dick
Artist: Ten Second Epic
Song: Life Times
Label: Black Box/Fontana North
Director: Colin Minihan, Cody Fennell
Artist: Theory Of A Deadman
Song: All Or Nothing
Label: 604 Records/EMI
Director: Davin Black
MuchVIBE Hip Hop Video Of The Year
Artist: Classified
Song: Anybody Listening
Label: Half Life Records/Sony Music
Director: harv
Artist: Famous
Song: Ain't No Use
Label: Wannbe Famous? Records/E1 Music
Director: David F. Mewa
Artist: JB f. Ghetto Flex
Song: Move Your Body
Label: GCP Rec. Corp./Fontana North
Director: Cazhhmere
Artist: k-os
Song: 4, 3, 2, 1
Label: Crown Loyalist Records/Universal Music
Director: Drew Lightfoot, k-os
Artist: Shad
Song: The Old Prince Still Lives At Home
Label: Black Box/Fontana North
Director: Justin Broadbent
VideoFACT Indie Video Of The Year
Artist: Bedouin Soundclash
Song: Until We Burn In The Sun (The Kids Just Want A Love Song)
Label: Dine Alone/Universal Music
Director: Michael Maxxis
Artist: Metric
Song: Gimme Sympathy
Label: Last Gang/Universal Music
Director: Frank Borin
Artist: Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains
Song: Who Do We Care For?
Label: Outside Music
Director: Graydon Sheppard
Artist: Shad
Song: The Old Prince Still Lives At Home
Label: Black Box/Fontana North
Director: Justin Broadbent
Artist: The Midway State
Song: Never Again
Label: Remedy Music/EMI
Director: Frank Borin, Fuzz de Grandpre
Post Production Of The Year
Artist: Classified
Song: Anybody Listening
Label: Half Life Records/Sony Music
Director: harv
Artist: Mobile
Song: The Killer
Label: Universal Music
Director: Felix And Paul
Artist: Nickelback
Song: Gotta Be Somebody
Label: EMI
Director: Nigel Dick
Artist: The New Cities
Song: Dead End Countdown
Label: Sony Music
Director: JoDeb
Artist: The Stills
Song: Being Here
Label: Arts & Crafts/EMI
Director: Teqtonik
Cinematographer Of The Year
Artist: Bedouin Soundclash
Song: Until We Burn In The Sun (The Kids Just Want A Love Song)
Label: Dine Alone/Universal Music
Director: Michael Maxxis
Artist: Elise Estrada
Song: Crash And Burn
Label: RockSTAR/E1 Music
Director: Ali Visanji
Artist: k-os
Song: 4, 3, 2, 1
Label: Crown Loyalist Records/Universal Music
Director: Drew Lightfoot, k-os
Artist: The Midway State
Song: Change For You
Label: Remedy Music/EMI
Director: Frank Borin, Patrick Langlois
Artist: Theory Of A Deadman
Song: All Or Nothing
Label: 604 Records/EMI
Director: Davin Black
International Video Of The Year -- Artist
Artist: Beyonce
Song: Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Label: Columbia/Sony Music
Director: Jake Nava
Artist: Britney Spears
Song: Womanizer
Label: Zomba/Sony Music
Director: Joseph Kahn
Artist: Kanye West
Song: Heartless
Label: Roc-A-Fella/Universal Music
Director: Hype Williams
Artist: Katy Perry
Song: Hot N Cold
Label: Capitol/EMI
Directors: Alan Ferguson
Artist: Kevin Rudolf f. Lil' Wayne
Song: Let It Rock
Label: Cash Money/Universal Music
Director: Justin Francis
Artist: Kelly Clarkson
Song: My Life Would Suck Without You
Label: RCA/Sony Music
Director: Wayne Isham
Artist: Lady Gaga
Song: Poker Face
Label: Cherrytree/Universal Music
Director: Ray Kay
Artist: Lil' Wayne
Song: A Milli
Label: Cash Money/Universal Music
Director: Dayo, Dwayne Carter, Jeff Panzer
Artist: Miley Cyrus
Song: The Climb
Label: Walt Disney Records/Universal Music
Directors: Matthew Rolston
Artist: T.I. f. Rihanna
Song: Live Your Life
Label: Atlantic/Warner Music
Directors: Anthony Mandler
International Video Of The Year - Group
Artist: Coldplay
Song: Viva La Vida
Label: Parlophone/EMI
Director: Hype Williams
Artist: Green Day
Song: Know Your Enemy
Label: Warner Bros./Warner Music
Director: Mathew Cullen
Artist: Jonas Brothers
Song: Lovebug
Label: Hollywood Records/Universal Music
Director: Philip Andelman
Artist: Kings Of Leon
Song: Sex On Fire
Label: Sony Music
Director: Sophie Muller
Artist: Metro Station
Song: Shake It
Label: Red Ink
Director: Josh Forbes
Artist: MGMT
Song: Electric Feel
Label: Red Ink/Sony Music
Director: Ray Tintori
Artist: Pussycat Dolls
Song: I Hate This Part
Label: Interscope/Universal Music
Directors: Joseph Kahn
Artist: Rise Against
Song: Re-Education (Through Labor)
Label: DGC/Universal Music
Director: Kevin Kerslake
Artist: The Black Eyed Peas
Song: Boom Boom Pow
Label: Interscope/Universal Music
Director: Matthew Cullen, Mark Kudsi
Artist: The Killers
Song: Human
Label: Island/Universal Music
Director: Daniel Drysdale
International Video Of The Year By A Canadian -- Artist or Group
Artist: Billy Talent
Song: Rusted From The Rain
Label: Warner Music
Director: Wayne Isham
Artist: K'Naan f. Chubb Rock
Song: ABC's
Label: Octoscope/Universal Music
Director: Marcus Raboy
Artist: Kardinal Offishall f. Akon
Song: Dangerous
Label: Kon Live/Universal Music
Director: Gil Green
Artist: Kreesha Turner
Song: Don't Call Me Baby
Label: EMI
Director: Sanaa Hamri
Artist: Nickelback
Song: If Today Was Your Last Day
Label: EMI
Director: Nigel Dick
UR FAVE Video Of The Year (Formerly named People's Choice Award)
Artist: Danny Fernandes
Song: Fantasy
Label: CP Records/Fontana North
Director: RT!
Artist: Kardinal Offishall f. Akon
Song: Dangerous
Label: Kon Live/Universal Music
Director: Gil Green
Artist: Marianas Trench
Song: Cross My Heart
Label: 604 Records/Universal Music
Director: Colin Minihan
Artist: Nickelback
Song: Gotta Be Somebody
Label: EMI
Director: Nigel Dick
Artist: Simple Plan
Song: Save You
Label: Atlantic/Warner Music
Director: Frank Borin
UR FAVE International Video Of The Year (Formerly named People's Choice Award)
Artist: Jonas Brothers
Song: Burnin' Up
Label: Hollywood Records/Universal Music
Director: Brendan Malloy, Tim Wheeler
Artist: Katy Perry
Song: I Kissed A Girl
Label: Capitol/EMI
Director: Kinga Burza
Artist: Lady Gaga
Song: Poker Face
Label: Cherrytree/Universal Music
Director: Ray Kay
Artist: Lil' Wayne
Song: A Milli
Label: Cash Money/Universal Music
Director: Dayo, Dwayne Carter, Jeff Panzer
Artist: Britney Spears
Song: Womanizer
Label: Zomba/Sony Music
Director: Joseph Kahn
UR FAVE New Artist Of The Year (Formerly named People's Choice Award)
Artist: Danny Fernandes
Song: Fantasy
Label: CP Records/Fontana North
Director: RT!
Artist: Lights
Song: Drive My Soul
Label: Underground Operations/Universal Music
Director: Sean Michael Turrell
Artist: Shiloh
Song: Goodbye, You Suck
Label: Universal Music
Director: Aaron A.
Artist: The Midway State
Song: Never Again
Label: Remedy Music/EMI
Director: Frank Borin, Fuzz de Grandpre
Artist: Karl Wolf
Song: Africa
Label: EMI
Director: Ted Wallach
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