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Furtado, k-os, Talent top Juno nods
By Jim Welte - MP3.com
February 7, 2007 at 03:16:00 PM | more stories by this author

Canadian music awards, which take place April 1 in Saskatchewan, unveil nominations.

Nelly Furtado might be a busy woman on the night of June 1.

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The pop singer is set to host the Junos, Canada's music awards, and today she earned five Juno nominations, tied with Toronto rapper k-os and rock band Billy Talent for most in the field.

Furtado, who will host the Junos on April 1 from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, was nominated for best single, best album, and in the Fan Choice Award category, where she will compete against Canadian stalwarts like Nickelback, Sarah McLachlan, Michael Buble, and Gregory Charles.

Rapper k-os earned nominations for best songwriter, best pop album for Atlantis: Hymns for Disco, and best single for "Sunday Morning."

Rockers Billy Talent also earned a best-single nomination for "Devil in a Midnight Mass" from their sophomore album Billy Talent II, which grabbed a nod for best album.

The nominations were announced in Toronto by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, organizers of the 2007 Juno Awards.

The Junos will be handed out during a live telecast on the CTV network.


Select 2007 Juno award nominees:

Juno Fan Choice Award:

Gregory Charles

Michael Buble

Nelly Furtado

Nickelback

Sarah McLachlan


Single of the Year:

Billy Talant - "Devil in a Midnight Mass"

Chantal Kreviazuk - "All I Can Do"

Jim Cuddy - "Pull Me Through"

k-os - "Sunday Morning"

Nelly Furtado - "Promiscuous"


International Album of the Year:

Dixie Chicks - Taking the Long Way

Il Divo - Ancora

Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds

Madonna - Confessions on a Dance Floor

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium


Album of the Year:

Billy Talent - Billy Talent II

Gregory Charles - I Think of You

Nelly Furtado - Loose

Hedley - Hedley

Three Days Grace - One-X


Artist of the Year:

Diana Krall

Gregory Charles

Loreena McKennitt

Nelly Furtado

Pierre Lapointe


Group of the Year:

Alexisonfire

Billy Talent

Hedley

The Tragically Hip

Three Days Grace

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Many celebs who host award shows usually get nominated too. Probably one of the reasons why their hosting in the first place.
Posted 02/08/2007 7:02am
Sandro909
Nelly Furtado is hosting, and she's nominated for stuff too? That's gotta be awkward...
Posted 02/07/2007 4:05pm
DFan17902
k-os pwns.
Posted 02/07/2007 3:54pm
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