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The nominees have been announced for the 2008 Juno Awards (which are the Canadian equivalent of the Grammys). Listed below are a selection of the nominations. For a full list of nominees, visit: http://www.junoawards.ca/08_nominees.php

The Juno Awards will air on April 6 on CTV, and will be hosted by Russell Peters.

Aboriginal Recording of the Year
Derek Miller – The Dirty Looks
Donny Parenteau – What it Takes
Fara Palmer – Phoenix
Little Hawk – Home and Native Land
Sandy Scofield – Nikawiy Askiy

Adult Alternative Album of the Year
Blue Rodeo – Small Miracles
Jeremy Fisher – Goodbye Blue Monday
Neil Young – Chrome Dreams II
Rufus Wainwright – Release the Stars
Tom Cochrane – No Stranger

Album of the Year
Avril Lavigne – The Best Damn Thing
Celine Dion – D’elles
Celine Dion – Taking Chances
Feist – The Reminder
Michael Buble – Call Me Irresponsible

Alternative Album of the Year
Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
Holy Fuck – LP
Patrick Watson – Close to Paradise
Tegan and Sara – The Con
Wintersleep – Welcome to the Night Sky

Artist of the Year
Avril Lavigne
Celine Dion
Feist
Michael Buble
Pascale Picard

Blues Album of the Year
Fathead – Building Full of Blues
Harrison Kennedy – High Country Blues
Jack de Keyzer – Blues Thing
Little Miss Higgins – Junction City
The Johnny Max Band – A Lesson I’ve Learned

Children’s Album of the Year
Daniel Cook and Friends – This is Daniel Cook. Here We Are!
Eddie Douglas – Gonna Keep Dancing
Jen Gould – Music Soup
The Doodlebops – Superstars
Windsor Symphony Orchestra – Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf

Contemporary Christian / Gospel Album of the Year
Amanda Falk – Beautiful
Brian Doerksen – Holy God
Newworldson – Roots Revolution
Relient K – Five Score and Seven Years Ago
Thousand Foot Krutch – The Flame in All of Us

Country Recording of the Year
Aaron Lines – Moments That Matter
Gord Bamford – Honkytonks and Heartaches
Johnny Reid – Kicking Stones
Paul Brandt – Risk
Shane Yellowbird – Life is Calling My Name

Dance Recording of the Year
Billy Newton Davis vs. Deadmau5 – All You Ever Want
Chromeo – Fancy Footwork
Hatiras – Poppin’ Beats
Melleefresh vs. Deadmau5 – After Hours
Nick Fiorucci – Every Time You Move

Francophone Album of the Year
Celine Dion – D’elles
Damien Robitaille – L’homme Qui Me Ressemble
Daniel Belanger – L’echec Du Materiel
Isabelle Boulay – De Retour a La Source
Jorane – Vers a Soi

Group of the Year
Arcade Fire
Blue Rodeo
Finger Eleven
Hedley
Kain

International Album of the Year
Bon Jovi – Lost Highway
Fergie – The Dutchess
Josh Groban – Noel
Rihanna – Good Girl Gone Bad
Timbaland – Timbaland Presents Shock Value

New Artist of the Year
Belly
Jeremy Fisher
Justin Nozuka
Serena Ryder
Suzie McNeil

New Group of the Year
Dragonette
Faber Drive
illScarlett
State of Shock
Wintersleep

Pop Album of the Year
Anne Murray – Duets: Friends & Legends
Bedouin Soundclash – Street Gospels
Celine Dion – Taking Chances
Feist – The Reminder
Michael Buble – Call Me Irresponsible

R&B / Soul Recording of the Year
Corneille – The Birth of Cornelius
Ebrahim – Ebrahim
God Made Me Funky – We Can All be Free
Jully Black – Revival
Keshia Chante – 2U

Rap Recording of the Year
Belly – The Revolution
Brassmunk – The Fewturistic
Classified – Fall From Paradise
Marco Polo – Port Authority
Shad – The Old Prince

Rock Album of the Year
Finger Eleven – Them vs. You vs. Me
Matthew Good – Hospital Music
Pride Tiger – The Lucky Ones
Sum 41 – Underclass Hero
The Saint Alvia Cartel – The Saint Alvia Cartel

Single of the Year
Avril Lavigne – “Girlfriend”
Feist – “1234″
Finger Eleven – “Paralyzer”
Jully Black – “Seven Day Fool”
Michael Buble – “Everything”