There are only a couple of days left before music fans everywhere find out who the nominees are for the 2012 JUNO Awards!

Tuesday, February 7 marks the long-anticipated date of our annual Nominee Press Conference, held in Toronto.

Nominees from all 41 categories will be announced, and we will be tweeting live from the event beginning at 10:30am (EST) to make sure our dedicated fans and followers share in the excitement!

Follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/TheJUNOAwards or Like our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/TheJUNOAwards to stay in tune to live updates!

Saturday, February 4 will be the first of two nights of celebration at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto! Presented by OMDC, join The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS)/The JUNO Awards and Exclaim! Media as some of the best pop, punk, and hip-hop acts turn up the volume in preparation for the 2012 JUNO Awards!

We’re inviting music fans everywhere to get ready for a rockin’ night of performances by both upcoming and established musicians!  Watch, dance, and sing along as the best in pop/rock, punk, and hip-hop perform!  Look forward to seeing The Elwins with members of Broken Social Scene, Ohbijou, Rural Alberta Advantage, Sloan and Tokyo Police Club. The Sadies with members of Burning Love, Career Suicide, The Curse and Fucked Up will also grace the stage for your entertainment, alongside slides from Don Pyle’s photo memoir, Trouble in the Camera Club!  Hip-hop karaoke features Numeric, Dalia, and More or Les with special appearances by music icons Michee Mee, Choclair, and D-Sisive, just to name a few!

If this one night of premier entertainment leaves you craving more, don’t worry—we’ve got you covered!  CARAS/The JUNO Awards and North by Northeast (NXNE) are holding a second concert on Saturday, March 3 featuring Arkells, The Beauties, and The Order of Good Cheer!  Stay tuned as more performers will be announced.

Help us foster homegrown Canadian talent and support MusiCounts,Canada’s music education charity associated with CARAS by purchasing a ticket to these events—both are certain to be nights to remember!

Tickets for the JUNO Concert Series are priced at $20 and are now on sale for both shows. They can be purchased in advance at ticketmaster.ca or by phoning (416) 870-8000. They can also be acquired in person at The Horseshoe Tavern (370 Queen St. W), Soundscapes (572 College St. W) and Rotate This (801 Queen St. W), or online at maplemusic.com.

RSVP to this event on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/events/219137994843481/.

Legendary and much celebrated Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen releases his new album, “Old Ideas” today.

Cohen’s outstanding musical career and many literary achievements serve as inspiration to artists and fans alike.  Over the years, he has won four JUNO Awards and been nominated 14 times in various categories.

Cohen was inducted to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1991.

Visit http://www.leonardcohen.com for more info on “Old Ideas” and let us know your thoughts on Twitter!  Follow us at http://www.twitter.com/TheJUNOAwards.  We’d love to hear from you!

Toronto, ON (January 24, 2012) – The JUNO Concert Series returns for two nights of collaborative Canadian
magic at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto. On February 4, The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and
Sciences (CARAS) and Exclaim! Media bring together a must-see lineup of up-and-coming and established
artists performing Canadian songs across the pop, punk and hip-hop spectrum. This will be followed by a
second concert at the Horseshoe Tavern on March 3, produced by North by Northeast (NXNE). Both events
are presented by the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC).

The day you’ve been waiting for is almost here!

Tickets to The 2012 JUNO Awards go on sale Friday, February 10 at 10:00am (EST)

Music fans everywhere will be able to purchase their tickets to our 41^st Annual Broadcast from Scotiabank Place on Sunday, April 1, 2012 in Ottawa!

Canada’s Capital Region will be filled with a diverse array of talented artists, including performances by JUNO Award winners, City and Colour, deadmau5, Feist, and the 2012 Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees, Blue Rodeo.

With more performer announcements on the way, and the release of our full list of JUNO Award nominees just around the corner (Tuesday, February 7), The 2012 JUNO Awards will be a night to remember!

Tickets will be priced at $213.57, $145.77, $111.87 and $62.15 (plus service fees) and can be purchased at Scotiabank Place Box Office, The Sens Store locations at Carlingwood Mall and Place D’Orleans, Ottawa Sports Experts, Les Galeries de Hull; by phoning (613) 599-FANS (3267), (toll free) at 877-788-FANS (3267) or online at www.capitaltickets.ca

The 2012 JUNO Awards are already looking like a promising night with the first four performers announced on Wednesday morning. 2012 Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees, Blue Rodeo, will be on hand not only to be honoured for this milestone, but they will also be performing!

Joining Blue Rodeo (11 JUNO Awards) will be City & Colour (1 JUNO Award), deadmau5 (4 JUNO Awards) and Feist (8 JUNO Awards)! Any of these artists on their own would be an amazing show and we get to see the four of them in one night! And we’re not even done announcing all of the performers yet! Stay tuned for more broadcast announcements in the coming months.

The four acts announced so far truly display the incredible success and diversity that Canada boasts. The 2012 JUNO Awards already has something for everyone and this isn’t even a full line-up yet!

The announcement comes just days before a one day advanced ticket sale through Capital Tickets for The 2012 JUNO Awards broadcast at Scotiabank Place! Music fans can purchase their tickets by phoning (613) 599-FANS (3267), (toll free) at 877-788-FANS (3267) or online at www.capitaltickets.ca.

Get excited, Ottawa, this is going to be a night to remember!

Toronto, ON (December 14, 2011) – CTV and The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced today the first round of artists confirmed to perform on CTV’s broadcast of THE 2012 JUNO AWARDS on Sunday, April 1 from Scotiabank Place in Ottawa. Announced to take the stage in 2012 is an eclectic group of musicians who showcase the manifold of talent present in the Canadian music industry. This exciting announcement comes just in time for a special one-day-only Holiday JUNO ticket pre-sale Friday, December 16 at 10 a.m. (ET), available through www.capitaltickets.ca or by phone at 613-599-3267 or 877-788-3267.