Arcade Fire and Jessie Reyez are the leading nominees for this yearB次元官网网址檚 Juno Awards in Vancouver.
Arcade Fire is in the running for best group, single, album and alternative album.
Toronto-born Reyez is nominated for best R&B/soul recording, best music video, breakthrough artist of the year and the Juno Fan Choice award.
The late Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie, the Arkells, Ruth B and Hedley have three nominations apiece.
The Juno Awards will be hosted by pop crooner Michael Buble and airs March 25 on CBC-TV.
Performers are set to include Reyez, Daniel Caeser and Hedley, while a tribute to Downie is also planned.
During TuesdayB次元官网网址檚 announcement, Junos president Allan Reid acknowledged criticisms that the Canadian music industry suffers from a lack of female representation.
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He said CARAS is working to open up technical career paths for women in the industry and better support artist development.
ReyezB次元官网网址檚 debut B次元官网网址淜iddoB次元官网网址� was released last April and led to nominations for best new Canadian artist and fan fave video at the iHeartRadio Much Music B次元官网网址 Awards. She closed the year with a performance on the CBCB次元官网网址檚 New YearB次元官网网址檚 Eve broadcast.
Last month she was featured by her label Universal Music Group at a pre-Grammys showcase in New York with other artists including Luis Fonsi, Logic, Migos, Julia Michaels and Kacey Musgraves.
HereB次元官网网址檚 a look at the nominees in some of the top categories:
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
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B次元官网网址淓verything NowB次元官网网址� by Arcade Fire
B次元官网网址淜nocking at the DoorB次元官网网址� by the Arkells
B次元官网网址淭hereB次元官网网址檚 Nothing HoldinB次元官网网址� Me BackB次元官网网址� by Shawn Mendes
B次元官网网址淚 Feel It ComingB次元官网网址� by the Weeknd
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
B次元官网网址淓verything NowB次元官网网址� by Arcade Fire
B次元官网网址淣obody But MeB次元官网网址� by Michael Buble
B次元官网网址淩evivalB次元官网网址� by Johnny Reid
B次元官网网址淪afe HavenB次元官网网址� by Ruth B
B次元官网网址淣owB次元官网网址� by Shania Twain
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Daniel Caesar
Gord Downie
Lights
Ruth B
Shania Twain
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Alvvays
Arcade Fire
Broken Social Scene
Hedley
A Tribe Called Red
B次元官网网址� With files from The Associated Press
David Friend, The Canadian Press
