When superstar dance DJ deadmau5 arrived to announce the Juno nominations at Toronto's Design Exchange on Tuesday, February 3 in his trademark mouse-head helmet, it was a clear sign: the fashion is going to be, um, eclectic at the 2012 Junos. With scruffy dudes with guitars City and Colour, Dan Mangan, Hedley and Nickelback tied with Feist and Drake for a leading four nominations, fans of red carpet glamour will be looking to some of this year’s new faces.
Edmonton-born Best New Artist nominee Alyssa Reid, 18, is considering the younger looks of Sherri Hill, a frequent fave of Selena Gomez. Meanwhile, Dance Recording of the Year nominee Mia Martina is going with a one-woman institution. “I saw a really beautiful Diane Von Furstenberg gown,” she says. “It’s gorgeous. Long, black, slit, sexy, but classic.”
The Junos take place in Ottawa on April 1. The full list of nominees is listed at www.junoawards.ca, but here are a few categories to watch:
JUNO FAN CHOICE AWARD
Arcade Fire
Avril Lavigne
City and Colour
Deadmau5
Drake
Ginette Reno
Hedley
Justin Bieber
Michael Bublé
Nickelback
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
City and Colour “Fragile Bird”
Hedley “Invincible”
Johnny Reid “Let’s Go Higher”
Nickelback “When We Stand Together”
The Sheepdogs “I Don’t Know”
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Adele, 21
Coldplay, Mylo Xyloto
Lady Gaga, Born This Way
LMFAO, Sorry For Party Rocking
Rihanna, Loud
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Avril Lavigne, Goodbye Lullabye
Drake, Take Care
Justin Bieber, Under the Mistletoe
Michael Bublé, Christmas
Nickelback, Here And Now
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
City and Colour
Deadmau5
Drake
Feist
Michael Bublé
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Arkells
Down With Webster
Hedley
Nickelback
Sam Roberts Band
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Alyssa Reid
Dan Mangan
Diamond Rings
JRDN
Lindi Ortega
DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Anjulie, “Brand New Chick”
Deadmau5, “Aural Psynapse”
Duck Sauce, “Barbara Streisand”
Martin Solveig & Dragonette, “Hello”
Mia Martina, “Devotion”