Kardinal Offishall

Jann Arden, Kardinal Offishall among presenters

CTV.ca News Staff

Indie sensation Feist, vocal goddess Jann Arden and hip hop legend Kardinal Offishall are just some of the talented Canadian artists who will present at this year's Juno Awards in Halifax.

Born in Amherst, N.S., raised in Calgary, and living in Toronto (before her move to Paris), Feist is no stranger to Canada's great landscape.

The talented singer-songwriter-guitarist took home two Junos last year for best new artist and best alternative album for her 2004 record, Let It Die. This year, in addition to presenting a Juno, she is also nominated for single of the year for "Inside Out."

Critically acclaimed songstress, Jann Arden is doing double duty as a presenter and a nominee. Her self-titled album is nominated for pop album of the year and she is also nominated for the producer of the year for her song, "Willing to Fall Down."

Toronto's most celebrated MC, Kardinal Offishall, will also have to balance the challenge being a presenter and a nominee. His latest album, Fire And Glory is up for the rap recording of the year Juno Award.

The final star-studded list of Juno presenters, unveiled Wednesday, includes many more Juno nominated musicians.

A total of 18 artists and personalities will present seven Juno Awards - airing on April 2 at 7 p.m. on CTV.

Other Juno Award presenters include k-os, Jully Black, Hot Hot Heat, Joel Plaskett, Kalan Porter, Rex Goudie, Great Big Sea's Alan Doyle and Bob Hallett and many more.

Hosted by 2006 Canada's Walk of Fame inductee Pamela Anderson, the two-hour broadcast also includes performances by top Canadian and international artists.

The broadcast will feature performances by Bedouin Soundclash, Black Eyed Peas, Broken Social Scene, 2006 Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee Bryan Adams, Buck 65, Coldplay, Divine Brown, Hedley, Massari, Michael Bublé and Nickelback.

This year's winners will be anybody's guess with such talented nominees.

Leading the way with a total of six nods for the 35th Annual Juno Awards are multi-platinum rock icons Nickelback.

Michael Bublé and jazz Queen Diana Krall tied for the second most nominations with five each.

Nominated for three Juno Awards each are Montreal's Arcade Fire, first-time nominee Kalan Porter, rock icon Neil Young and Canada's internationally-acclaimed Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.

The complete list of confirmed Juno presenters are:

• Feist
• Great Big Sea's Alan Doyle and Bob Hallett,
• Hot Hot Heat
• Jann Arden
• Joel Plaskett
• Jully Black
• Kalan Porter
• Kardinal Offishall
• k-os
• Luke Doucet
• Martha Wainwright
• Rex Goudie
• The Road Hammers' Jason McCoy
• Skye Sweetnam
• Sophie Milman
• Newfoundland's Brad Gushue, skip of the gold-medal winning Canadian Olympic Men's Curling Team
• Canadian Idol winner Melissa O'Neil

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