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       Junos 2016 nominees has announced! 
       By: SimpsonsFan2000 Date: February 2, 2016, 12:13 pm
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       Calgary will be host city for 2016 Juno festivities March
       28-April 3.
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       R&B star The Weeknd, seen at the 2015 Juno Awards, is the lead
       contender for this year's edition, earning six nominations.
       (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press)
       [hr]
       The Weeknd, Drake and Justin Bieber — the three Canadian acts
       who have dominated the music charts at home and abroad for
       months — are leading the race for the 2016 Juno Awards.
       The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS)
       revealed the latest musicians up for Canada's most prominent
       music honour, with contenders in more than 40 categories, in
       Toronto Tuesday morning.
       Toronto R&B star The Weeknd heads the list with six nominations,
       including artist and songwriter of the year as well as album of
       the year for Beauty Behind the Madness. The singer, whose real
       name is Abel Tesfaye, was also among the lead contenders for the
       Grammy Awards being handed out in Los Angeles on Feb. 15.
       Right behind him is Toronto rapper and former collaborator Drake
       and Stratford, Ont., pop phenom Justin Bieber, who earned five
       nods each.
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       Teen singer-songwriter Alessia Cara, who shot to fame with her
       song Here, is among the top Juno nominees. She will vie in four
       categories, including for the Juno Fan Choice Award and single
       of the year. (Universal Music Canada)
       [hr]
       Two newcomers to the scene who also shot to fame over the past
       year — singer-songwriter Alessia Cara and digital video
       sensation Shawn Mendes — earned four nominations each.
       Other top nominees include music legend Buffy Sainte-Marie,
       singer-songwriter City and Colour, songwriter Tobias Jesso Jr.
       and pop troupe Walk Off the Earth.
       Select nominees include:
       Artist of the year:
       [list]
       [li]City and Colour[/li]
       [li]Drake[/li]
       [li]Justin Bieber[/li]
       [li]Shawn Mendas[/li]
       [li]The Weeknd[/li]
       [/list]
       Album:
       [list]
       [li]If You're Reading This It's Too Late, Drake[/li]
       [li]A Paradis City, Jean Leloup[/li]
       [li]Purpose, Justin Bieber[/li]
       [li]Handwritten, Shawn Mendes[/li]
       [li]Beauty Behind the Madness, The Weeknd[/li][/list]
       Single:
       [list][li]Here, Alessia Cara[/li]
       [li]Hotline Bling, Drake[/li]
       [li]What Do You Mean?, Justin Bieber[/li]
       [li]Clothes Off, Ria Mae[/li]
       [li]Can't Feel My Face, The Weeknd[/li][/list]
       Juno Fan Choice award:
       [list][li]Alessia Cara[/li]
       [li]Carly Rae Jepsen[/li]
       [li]Coeur de Pirate[/li]
       [li]Dean Brody[/li]
       [li]Drake[/li]
       [li]Justin Bieber[/li]
       [li]Shawn Hook[/li]
       [li]Shawn Mendes[/li]
       [li]Walk Off the Earth[/li][/list]
       Group:
       [list][li]Hedley[/li]
       [li]Marianas Trench[/li]
       [li]Metric[/li]
       [li]Three Days Grace[/li]
       [li]Walk Off the Earth[/li][/list]
       Songwritter:
       [list][li]Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd)[/li]
       [li]Béatrice Martin (Coeur de Pirate)[/li]
       [li]Buffy Sainte-Marie[/li]
       [li]Dallas Green (City and Colour)[/li]
       [li]Tobias Jesso Jr.[/li][/list]
       Breakthough artist:
       [list][li]Alessia Cara[/li]
       [li]Coleman Hell[/li]
       [li]Francesco Yates[/li]
       [li]Scott Helman[/li]
       [li]Tobias Jesso Jr.[/li][/list]
       International album
       [list][li]25, Adele[/li]
       [li]Hozier, Hozier[/li]
       [li]Title, Meghan Trainor[/li]
       [li]Four, One Direction[/li]
       [li]Dream Your Life Away, Vance Joy[/li][/list]
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       Singer-songwriter Burton Cummings will be inducted into the
       Canadian Music Hall of Fame as a solo artist. (Donald
       Weber/Getty Images)
       [hr]
       Over the past year, Canadian artists were a dominant force in
       North American music, with The Weeknd, Drake and Bieber
       delighting fans and regularly topping the charts, Mendes moving
       from social media attraction to real-life star and teen singer
       Cara earning praise from music critics and celebrities.
       Cara was previously announced as a performer at the upcoming
       gala. Organizers added to the lineup today, with Dean Brody,
       Bryan Adams, The Weeknd and Mendes also set to take the stage.
       The 2016 Juno Awards take place in Calgary, with a week of
       JunoFest celebrations set for March 28 through April 3.
       [list][li]Burton Cummings to be inducted in Canadian Music Hall
       of Fame as solo artist[/li]
       [li]Rosalie Trombley, legendary radio hitmaker, to be honoured
       at Junos[/li][/list]
       The 45th annual Juno Awards broadcast takes place Sunday, April
       3 at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
       The televised ceremony will include a tribute to
       singer-songwriter Burton Cummings, who will be inducted into the
       Canadian Music Hall of Fame for his solo career.
       From CBC News.[/list]
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