Five More Performers Announced for THE 2009 JUNO AWARDS, March 29 on CTV

       - Divine Brown, Sam Roberts, Serena Ryder, Crystal Shawanda and
      The Stills strike a chord in already stacked performers line up -

    TORONTO, March 3 /CNW/ - We can't stop this thing we started! Rock, pop,
R&B, and country are rolling into Vancouver and are ready to bring down the
house. As announced last night on ETALK, CTV and The Canadian Academy of
Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) confirmed today five additional acts
performing in CTV's broadcast of THE 2009 JUNO AWARDS. The artists, all 2009
nominees, include the soulful Divine Brown; singer-songwriter and four-time
JUNO Award-winner Sam Roberts; JUNO Award-winning songstress Serena Ryder;
indie-rockers The Stills; and upcoming country music star Crystal Shawanda.
Comic superstar Russell Peters, who won a 2008 Gemini Award as host last year,
once again helms THE 2009 JUNO AWARDS, airing live from Vancouver's General
Motors Place on Sunday, March 29 at 9 p.m. ET on CTV.

    Today's announcement brings the number of artists confirmed for THE 2009
JUNO AWARDS broadcast on CTV up to nine star-studded performers, with more to
come. The five acts join previously announced artists Sarah McLachlan,
Nickelback, City and Colour and Simple Plan.

    (xx)Media Note(xx) Download photos of 2009 JUNO AWARDS performers at
www.ctvmedia.ca.

    "These internationally recognized musicians represent such diverse styles
of music, offering something for just about everyone," said Susanne Boyce,
President, Creative, Content and Channels, CTV Inc.

    "THE 2009 JUNO AWARDS promises to be one of the most exciting ever," said
Melanie Berry, President of CARAS. "With such a gathering of creative talent,
it has all the elements of those special 'JUNO Award moments' in the making
and sure to be many surprises in store."

    About Divine Brown
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    Nominated for two 2009 JUNO Awards, Divine Brown is set to light up the
stage on this year's JUNO Awards show. Fresh off a Canadian tour, the Canadian
rhythm and blues singer is being recognized this year for her album The Love
Chronicles, with nods for Single of the Year "Lay It On The Line" and R&B/Soul
Recording of the Year.

    About Sam Roberts
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    Four-time JUNO Award winner Sam Roberts has been nominated for four more
JUNO Awards this year to celebrate his most recent album, Love at the End of
the World. This album was named the top selling album in Canada upon its
release in May 2008. Sam Roberts is looking to lock down a win for Artist of
the Year, Rock Album of the Year and Video of the Year (2 nominations)
(sponsored by VideoFACT). The band is currently on a North American tour, with
multiple dates sold out in both Canada and the United States.

    About Serena Ryder
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    Also rocking out at the awards this year is 2008 JUNO Awards' New Artist
of the Year (sponsored by FACTOR and Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters)
recipient Serena Ryder. Nominated for two more JUNO Awards this year for
Artist of the Year and Adult Alternative Album of the Year (sponsored by
Galaxie, Rising Stars Program of the CBC), Ryder has been winning over
audiences since her debut in 1999. Her most recent album, is it o.k., was
released in November 2008. Hot off a critically acclaimed U.S. tour, where she
has been met with open arms with Billboard even naming her one of Canada's
"most promising" acts, she is about to embark on her much anticipated
cross-Canada tour.

    About Crystal Shawanda
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    Crystal Shawanda is a first-time JUNO Award nominee this year, hoping to
bring home the win for New Artist of the Year (sponsored by FACTOR and
Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters) and Country Album of the Year. Releasing
her first album in June 2008, Dawn of a New Day soared to No.2 on the Canadian
Country Albums chart and reached the No.16 spot on the Billboard Top Country
Albums chart. Shawanda cleaned up at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards,
taking home five awards, and then moved on to claim three more awards at the
Aboriginal Peoples Choice Awards in 2008.

    About The Stills
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    The Stills are nominated for two JUNO Awards this year, New Group of the
Year (sponsored by FACTOR and Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters) and
Alternative Album of the Year for Oceans Will Rise. Hailing from Montréal, The
Stills will complete an Australian tour before arriving in Vancouver to
perform on The 2009 JUNO Awards show. The band will continue to tour western
Canada following The JUNO Awards and are slated to play on the main stage at
Edgefest this coming June. This past summer the band opened for Paul McCartney
in Québec City to a crowd of over 270,000 people, gathered to celebrate the
city's 400th anniversary.

    In addition to Russell Peters' win for best host a the 2008 Gemini 
Awards, THE 2008 JUNO AWARDS took home two more wins including Best Music,
Variety Program or Series in 2008, crediting John Brunton, Melanie Berry,
Barbara Bowlby, Stephen Stohn and Louise Wood, and Best Production Design or
Art Direction in a Non-Fiction Program or Series, recognizing Peter Faragher
for his work.

    Broadcast in high definition and 5.1 surround sound and hosted by Russell
Peters, THE 2009 JUNO AWARDS, Canada's Music Awards, will air on CTV on
Sunday, March 29 from General Motors Place in Vancouver. It is the eighth year
in a row that The JUNO Awards are airing on CTV, the Official Broadcast
partner of The JUNO Awards.

    Since CTV joined forces with CARAS in 2002, The JUNO Awards have traveled
across Canada, bringing a live, electrified stadium show to millions of
Canadians. CTV has broadcast The JUNO Awards from St. John's (2002), Ottawa
(2003), Edmonton (2004), Winnipeg (2005), Halifax (2006), Saskatoon (2007) and
Calgary (2008). The 2010 JUNO Awards will be broadcast once again from St.
John's, NL.

    THE 2009 JUNO AWARDS is produced by Insight Productions in association
with CTV and The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS).
Executive Producers are John Brunton and Barbara Bowlby for Insight
Productions and Melanie Berry and Stephen Stohn for CARAS. Louise Wood is
Producer and Donna Luke is Supervising Producer. Susanne Boyce is President,
Creative, Content and Channels, CTV Inc. Broadcast sponsors for THE 2009 JUNO
AWARDS are Garnier, Pepsi, Pontiac and Rogers.

    Sponsors of The 2009 JUNO Awards include FACTOR, Canada's Private Radio
Broadcasters and the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian
Heritage's "Canada Music Fund," The Province of British Columbia, The City of
Vancouver, Music BC and Radio Starmaker Fund.

    About CARAS:
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    The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences/L'academie canadienne
des arts et des sciences de l'enregistrement (CARAS) is a not-for-profit
organization created to preserve and enhance the Canadian music and recording
industries and to contribute toward higher artistic and industry standards.
The main focus of CARAS is the exploration and development of opportunities to
showcase and promote Canadian artists and music through vehicles such as The
JUNO Awards. For more information on The 38th Annual JUNO Awards or The
Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) please visit our
websites at www.carasonline.ca and www.junoawards.ca.

    About CTV:
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    CTV, Canada's largest private broadcaster, offers a wide range of quality
news, sports, information, and entertainment programming. It has the
number-one national newscast, CTV NATIONAL NEWS WITH LLOYD ROBERTSON, and is
the number-one choice for prime-time viewing. CTVglobemedia Inc. is Canada's
premier multi-media company which owns CTV Inc. and The Globe and Mail. CTV
Inc. also owns radio stations across the country, and leading national
specialty channels. Other CTVglobemedia investments include an interest in
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd., and in Dome Productions, a North
American leader in the provision of mobile high definition production
facilities. More information about CTV may be found on the company website at
www.ctv.ca.

    Web Links:
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    CTV's JUNO Awards website: www.junos.ctv.ca

    Official JUNO Awards website: www.junoawards.ca

    CARAS website: www.carasonline.ca

    Divine Brown website: www.divinebrown.ca

    Sam Roberts website: www.samrobertsband.com

    Serena Ryder website: www.serenaryder.com

    Crystal Shawanda website: www.myspace.com/crystalshawanda

    The Stills website: www.thestills.net

For further information: about THE 2009 JUNO AWARDS broadcast, contact:
Amanda Rinaldo, CTV Inc., (416) 384-5325 or amanda.rinaldo@ctv.ca; Allie Page,
CTV Inc., (416) 384-4596 or allie.page@ctv.ca; For general information about
The 2009 JUNO Awards, contact: Tiffany Astle, Holmes Creative Communications,
(416) 628-5603 or tastle@hccink.com; Chris McDowall, Holmes Creative
Communications, (416) 628-5648 or tnguyen@hccink.com