2011 Juno Awards nominations were released Tuesday morning and include many of earbuds & ticket stubs favourites including Hannah Georgas for best new artist and songwriter of the year; Arcade Fire and Broken Social Scene going head to head for group of the year and alternative album of the year; Karkwa and Radio Radio duking it out for Francophone album of the year; Shad is up for rap/hip-hop album of the year, against Drake, and many, many more. Other notable nominees include Basia Bulat, Chromeo, Caribou, Hollerado, Said the Whale, Royal Wood, Luke Doucet, D-Sisive... The entire list of nominees can be found here.
The live broadcast will be happening Sunday, March 27. Arcade Fire and Broken Social Scene will perform live, amongst others. Drake hosts.