Nickelback hope to repeat their 2006 best group winNickelback are leading the field with five nominations for this year's Junos - Canada's top music awards.
They are up for awards including group of the year, which they won in 2006, and best album for Dark Horse.
Singer-songwriter Sam Roberts has four nods while rock band Hedley and veteran singer Celine Dion have three each.
Winners will be announced at the 38th Juno awards show on 28 March at General Motors Place, Vancouver, presented by comedian Russell Peters.
Nominees are chosen on the basis of sales and votes from the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
Nickelback are also nominated for single of the year for Gotta Be Somebody, and the fan choice award.
Joey Moi, who produced some of the tracks on Dark Horse, is up for best producer.
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Roberts is up for artist of the year and rock album of the year for Love At The End Of The World.
He has also been nominated twice for video of the year - for Detroit '67 and Them Kids.
Both Celine Dion, who has won more than 20 Junos, and Hedley are up for the fan choice award.
Dion, 40, is also up for single of the year for Taking Chances and music DVD for Live In Las Vegas - A New Day.
Hedley, whose singer Jacob Hoggard appeared as a contestant in Canadian Idol in 2004, are also up for album of the year for Famous Last Words and songwriters of the year.
Other big Canadian stars nominated include Michal Buble, KD Lang and Bryan Adams.
Last year, pop star Feist won five prizes, including album of the year for The Reminder.
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