Nominees for the 2008 Juno Awards, Canada's primary music honours, were announced in Toronto on Tuesday. Celine Dion received nominations in six categories. Five nominations apiece were given to Michael Bublé, Feist and Avril Lavigne, who also happen to be previously scheduled performers at the Juno ceremonies.

Dion last appeared at the Junos in 1999, when she took home five trophies and announced she was taking time off to start a family. Now she's back after a successful Las Vegas stint, challenging fellow Canadian artists Avril Lavigne, Fiest and Michael Buble, each of whom earned five nominations.

Rock band Triumph will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the Juno awards ceremony, to be held in Calgary on 6th April. Russell Peters will host the ceremonies which will be televised by CTV television.

Avril Lavigne, Feist, Michael Buble and Quebec City singer-songwriter Pascale Picard will shoot it out with Dion for best artist honors, while Lavigne, Dion, Feist and Buble are in a four-way fight for best album.