Music

Here are the 2013 JUNO Awards nominees

by Tyler Munro

The JUNO Awards are happening on April 21st and this morning the 2013 nominees were announced live via press conference. The results are about what you’d expect with Carly Rae Jepsen leading with 5 nominations, but there are some surprises, too, like how bad the Rap category is, how decent the Metal category is and that Rod Stewart’s Christmas album is considered one of the 5 best choices for International Album of the Year.

Here are the main categories, but head to the JUNO Awards website to see the full list.

Juno Fan Choice Award

Carly Rae Jepsen
Céline Dion
Drake
Hedley
Justin Bieber
Leonard Cohen
Marianas Trench
Metric
Michael Bublé
Nickelback

Album of the Year

Carly Rae Jepsen – Kiss
Céline Dion – Sans Attendre
Hedley – Storms
Justin Bieber – Believe
Marianas Trench – Ever After

Single of the Year

Billy Talent – Viking Death March
Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
Hedley – Kiss You Inside Out
Serena Ryder – Stompa
The Sheepdogs – The Way It Is

International Album of the Year

Maroon 5 – Overexposed
Mumford & Sons – Babel
One Direction – Up All Night
Rod Stewart – Merry Christmas, Baby
Taylor Swift – Red

Artist of the Year

Carly Rae Jepsen
Deadmau5
Johnny Reid
Justin Bieber
Leonard Cohen

Group of the Year

Billy Talent
Marianas Trench
Metric
Rush
The Sheepdogs

Breakthrough Artist of the year

Cold Specks
Elisapie
Grimes
Kira Isabella
The Weeknd

Breakthrough Group

Hey Ocean!
Monster Truck
The Pack a.d.
Walk Off the Earth
Yukon Blonde

Rock Album of the Year

Big Wreck – Albatross
Billy Talent – Dead Silence
Rush – Clockwork Angels
The Sheepdogs – The Sheepdogs
A Tragically Hip – Now for Plan A

Adult Alternative Album of the Year

Bahamas – Barchords
Kathleen Edwards – Voyageur
Royal Wood – We Were Born To Glory
Serena Ryder – Harmony
The Barr Brothers – The Barr Brothers

Alternative Album of the Year

Hannah Georgas – Hannah Georgas
Japandroids – Celebration Rock
Metric – Synthetica
Said the Whale – Little Mountain
Stars – The North

Pop Album of the Year

Carly Rae Jepsen – Kiss
Justin Bieber – Believe
Kristina Maria – Tell the World
Nelly Furtado – The Spirit Indestructible
Victoria Duffield – Shut Up and Dance

Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year

Cancer Bats – Dead Set on Living
Castle – Blacklands
Devin Townsend Project – Epicloud
Ex Deo – Caligvla
Woods of Ypres – Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light