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Bieber and Jepsen, who both are talent manager Scooter Braun's wards, nab the most nods in the annual Canadian music awards show.

• Feb 20, 2013

AceShowbiz - Justin Bieber and Carly Rae Jepsen, both under the guidance of talent manager Scooter Braun, dominate the nomination list of the 2013 Juno Awards, earning the most nods with four and five respectively. Both artists are pitted against each other in all the four categories that Bieber was nominated in, with only Jepsen's Single of the Year nod for "Call Me Maybe" putting the "Canadian Idol" alum at the top of the list.

Both Bieber and Jepsen are vying for Artist of the Year as well as the Juno Fan Choice Award. His "Believe" album and her "Kiss" studio effort are both up for Album of the Year and Pop Album of the year honors.

Jepsen along with Canadian rockers Marianas Trench and Billy Talent have been included in the line-up of performers for the event, with many more to be announced in the weeks to come. Marianas Trench is going up against Bieber and Jepsen for the Album of the Year award for their studio set "Ever After", while Billy Talent's "Viking Death March" is among the contenders for Single of the Year together with Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe".

The 2013 Juno Awards, honoring the best in Canadian and international music, will be telecast from the Brandt Center in Regina, Saskatchewan on April 21. Standards crooner and Canada native Michael Buble will host this year's ceremonies. On that night, the Juno Awards will also honor k.d. lang with an induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

2013 Juno Awards Nominees Artist of the Year:

• Carly Rae Jepsen
• Deadmau5
• Johnny Reid
• Justin Bieber
• Leonard Cohen

• Billy Talent
• Marianas Trench
• Metric
• Rush
• The Sheepdogs

• Carly Rae Jepsen - "Kiss"
• Celine Dion - "Sans Attendre"
• Hedley - "Storms"
• Justin Bieber - "Believe"
• Marianas Trench - "Ever After"

• Billy Talent - "Viking Death March"
• Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe"
• Hedley - "Kiss You Inside Out"
• Selena Ryder - "Stompa"
• The Sheepdogs - "The Way It Is"

• Maroon 5 - "Overexposed"
• Mumford & Sons - "Babel"
• One Direction - "Up All Night"
• Rod Stewart - "Merry Christmas, Baby"
• Taylor Swift - "Red"

• Cold Specks
• Elisapie
• Grimes
• Kira Isabella
• The Weekend

• Hey Ocean!
• Monster Truck
• The Pack A.D.
• Walk Off the Earth
• Yukon Blonde

• Carly Rae Jepsen
• Celine Dion
• Drake
• Hedley
• Justin Bieber
• Leonard Cohen
• Marianas Trench
• Michael Buble
• Nickelback

• Carly Rae Jepsen - "Kiss"
• Kristina Maria - "Tell The World"
• Nelly Furtado - "The Spirit Indestructible"
• Justin Bieber - "Believe"
• Victoria Duffield - "Shut Up and Dance"

• Big Wreck - "Albatross"
• Billy Talent - "Dead Silence"
• Rush - "Clockwork Angels"
• The Sheepdogs - "The Sheepdogs"
• The Tragecially Hip - "Now For Plan A"

• Hannah Georgas - "Hannah Georgas"
• Japandroids - "Celebration Rock"
• Metric - "Synthetica"
• Said The Whale - "Little Mountain"
• Stars - "The North"

• Chad Brownlee - "Love Me or Leave Me"
• Dallas Smith - "Jumped Right In"
• Dean Brody - "Dirt"
• Emerson Drive - "Roll"
• Johnny Reid - "Fire It Up"

• Drake - "HYFR"
• Allan Doyle - "Testify"
• Johnny Reid - "Fire It Up"
• Walk Off the Earth - "Little Boxes"
• Of Monsters and Men - "Little Talks"