Nominations for the 2009 Juno Awards were unveiled Tuesday, with Nickelback receiving five nods to lead the field.

The band will contend in the fan choice, best group, producer (with Joey Moi), single (”Gotta Be Somebody”) and album (”Dark Horse”) categories.

The other nominees vying for best album are Hedley (”Famous Last Words”), Simple Plan (”Simple Plan”), Sylvain Cosette (”70’s Volume 2″) and The Lost Fingers (”Lost in the 80’s”).

Close behind Nickelback was Sam Roberts with four nods, including artist of the year and a double nomination for best video (”Detroit ‘67″ and “Them Kids,” both by Dave Pawsey).

Hedley and Celine Dion are also multiple-award nominees, scoring three each.

A complete list of nominees can be found on the Juno website here.

As previusly reported, Sarah McLachlan will receive the Allan Waters Humantarian Awards and perform at the awards ceremony. Newly announced performers include Nickleback, City and Colour and Simple Plan, with more to be revealed in the coming weeks.

The Juno Awards, with returning host Russell Peters, will take place March 29 in Vancouver.






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