EMI Music Canada and its associated labels had a strong showing in nominations for the upcoming JUNO Awards, Canada’s highest musical honor, to be held Sunday, April 18th.

In addition, EMI Music’s recent signing, Johnny Reid, is up for an impressive four awards (from a project prior to his EMI relationship) and is already confirmed to perform on the show.  Nominees from the EMI Music family include:

JUNO FAN CHOICE AWARD:

- Nickelback

- Johnny Reid

ARTIST OF THE YEAR:

- Johnny Reid

ALBUM OF THE YEAR:

- Johnny Reid – Dance With Me

ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR:

- Nickelback – Dark Horse

COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR:

- Terri Clark – The Long Way Home

- Johnny Reid – Dance With Me

R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR:

- Jarvis Church – The Long Way Home

DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR:

- Deadmau5 – For Lack Of A Better Name (Ultra/EMI)

ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR:

- Amy Millan – Masters of the Burial (Arts & Crafts/EMI)

MUSIC DVD OF THE YEAR:

- Iron Maiden Flight 666…Sam Dunn, Scott McFadyen, Rod Smallwood, Stefan Demetriou, Andy Taylor

VIDEO OF THE YEAR:
- Serena Ryder – Little Bit Of Red…Marc Ricciardelli – Director

- The Most Serene Republic – Heavens To Purgatory…Ben Steiger-Levine (Arts & Crafts/EMI)

- Land of Talk – It’s Okay…WeWereMonkeys – Director (Secret City/EMI)

WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR:

- Alex Cuba - Alex Cuba (Caracol/EMI)

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR:

- Thousand Foot Krutch – Welcome To The Masquerade (Tooth & Nail/EMI)

- FM Static – Dear Diary (Tooth & Nail/EMI)

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR:

- Ranee Lee – Ranee Lee Lives Upstairs (Justin Time/EMI)

CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR:

- Charles Spearin – The Happiness Project (Arts & Crafts/EMI)

TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR:

- Oliver Jones and Hank Jones – Pleased To Meet You (Justin Time/EMI)

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR:

- Bell Orchestre – As Seen Through The Windows (Arts & Crafts/EMI)

RECORDING PACKAGE OF THE YEAR:

- Patrick Watson – Wooden Arms…Thomas Csano – Art Director/Designer. Alex Mclean – Illustrator (Secret City/EMI)

- Amy Millan – Masters Of The Burial…Rachelle Dupere – Art Director, Derek Henderson – Photographer, Evan Kaminsky – Designer (Arts & Crafts/EMI)

JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR:

- Kevin Churko – “The Dream” – The Dream – In This Moment (Century/EMI)