NICKELBACK SCORES A HAT TRICK ON CTV’S BROADCAST OF THE 2009 JUNO AWARDS It was a night full of surprise performances, special appearances by Canadian music royalty and celebration of 2009 JUNO Award winners

–  Vancouver’s own Michael Bublé and Sarah McLachlan, Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, k.d lang, Hedley, Nickelback, Serena Ryder, City and Colour and Simple Plan all expected to grace the red carpet –

-- Presenters include music superstars Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, Feist, k.d. lang and many more -- -- Michael Bublé and Vancouver 2010 Olympians to make appearances -- – Additional block of tickets on sale at Ticketmaster.ca – – Broadcast categories confirmed as performance details leaked –

– Special guests Hawksley Workman and members of Eccodek to perform with Great Big Sea – – Additional block of tickets goes on sale at Ticketmaster.ca –

Toronto, ON (March 5, 2009) – As revealed last night on ETALK, CTV and The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) confirmed today that 18-time JUNO Award-winner and Grammy Award-winner Bryan Adams, East coast folk rock band Great Big Sea and Kathleen Edwards, a four-time JUNO Award-nominated alternative country singer-songwriter, are the final artists slated to perform live on CTV’s broadcast of THE 2009 JUNO AWARDS on Sunday, March 29. Rocking out with Great Big Sea are two-time JUNO Award-winner Hawksley Workman along with members of the global groove collective and first-time JUNO Award nominees, Eccodek.