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Indie Rockers Metric Confirmed as Performers on CTV’s Broadcast of THE 2013 JUNO AWARDS, April 21

– will also join forces on stage with – – THE 2013 JUNO AWARDS air Sunday, April 21 from Regina’s Brandt Centre – – Tickets currently available through www.ticketmaster.ca –

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TORONTO (April 8, 2013) – CTV and The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced today that indie rock group and JUNO nominees Metric will take the stage for CTV’s live broadcast of THE 2013 JUNO AWARDS. The ninth performer confirmed, Metric joins previously announced acts Billy Talent, Carly Rae Jepsen, Hannah Georgas, k.d. lang, Marianas Trench, host Michael Bublé, Serena Ryder, and The Sheepdogs. The members of Metric and their newest have collectively earned five JUNO Awards nominations this year, including JUNO Fan Choice Award (presented by TD Bank Group), Group of the Year and Alternative Album of the Year (sponsored by Long & McQuade). For their contributions to Synthetica, Metric lead guitarist and producer is also nominated for Jack Richardson Producer of the Year (sponsored by Slaight Music) and art director and designer Justin Broadbent is nominated for Recording Package of the Year.

**Media Note** – Photos of THE 2013 JUNO AWARDS performers are available at www.bellmediapr.ca and www.junoawards.ca.

"It's been an epic year for Metric and we are so honoured to have been nominated for a total of five JUNOS!” said . “We poured our hearts into Synthetica both in the studio and on the road, so it means the world to us to be included in this year's celebration of Canadian artists. We'll be heading to Saskatchewan straight from Coachella and bringing our very best to the stage in Regina. Looking forward to a memorable night of music!"

Also announced today is a very special collaboration between three-time winner Serena Ryder and Toronto rockers Billy Talent. Ryder will take to the stage to perform with Billy Talent on the band’s latest single, “Stand Up and Run.” Ryder is nominated for Single of the Year and Adult Alternative Album of the Year. Billy Talent is nominated for Single of the Year, Group of the Year, and Rock Album of the Year (sponsored by the Musicians' Rights Organization Canada).

In the late 2000s, when many bands were being strangled by the industry's power structure, Metric undid all their business entanglements and started their own company, Metric Music International (MMI). Metric has always strived to make their own music, their own way and on their own terms. They released their first full length album, Old World Underground, Where Are You Now in 2003, and it saw the band nominated for their first JUNO Award for Alternative Album Of The Year. They followed with in 2005, which racked up another JUNO nomination in 2006 for Alternative Album Of The Year as well as a nomination. Metric’s fourth studio album, Fantasies was shortlisted for 2009 Polaris Prize and secured the band JUNO Award wins for Alternative Album of the Year and Group of the Year in 2010. They released their latest album, Synthetica in June of 2012. The album's lead single, Youth Without Youth broke records in radio in Canada, debuting at #1 and staying there for more than 16 weeks. Metric recently took home a Canadian Screen Award win for their work on David Cronenbergs's Cosmopolis soundtrack. They contributed the lead single to the film Scott Pilgrim vs The World and wrote the Grammy®-nominated theme song for Twilight Saga: Eclipse. They have toured internationally and will be playing back-to-back weekends at Coachella prior to JUNO weekend.

Tickets are currently on sale for THE 2013 JUNO AWARDS. Tickets range from $59 to $189 (plus taxes and service charges) and are available through the Evraz Place Box Office, by phone at 1-855-985-5000, and online at www.ticketmaster.ca.

Additional JUNO AWARDS broadcast details will be announced in the coming weeks.

THE 2013 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 Ed Robinson for CARAS. Lindsay Cox is Supervising Producer. Corrie Coe is Senior Vice- President, Independent Production. Mike Cosentino is Senior Vice President, Programming, CTV Networks. Phil King is President, CTV Programming and Sports.

Broadcast sponsors of THE 2013 JUNO AWARDS are Chevrolet, Garnier, TD Bank Group, and Virgin Mobile.

Sponsors of the THE 2013 JUNO AWARDS include FACTOR, Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters and The Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage’s “Canada Music Fund,” Radio Starmaker Fund, the Province of Saskatchewan, PotashCorp, the City of Regina, the Regina Hotel Association, the City of Moose Jaw, and TD.

About CARAS The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences/L'académie 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 ongoing opportunities to showcase and promote Canadian artists and music through vehicles such as The JUNO Awards and other year-round initiatives. For more information on the 42nd Annual JUNO Awards or The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences' (CARAS) website please visit www.junoawards.ca or www.carasonline.ca.

About Bell Media Independent Production Bell Media has commissioned and co-produced some of Canada’s most-watched and most- acclaimed original programming, while working with the best Canadian independent producers in the country. Hit CTV series include ratings success stories SAVING HOPE and THE LISTENER, and the recently concluded game changer FLASHPOINT. New for 2013 on CTV are the drama series MOTIVE and PLAYED (working title), relationship comedy SATISFACTION, multi-cam office comedy SPUN OUT, and THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, a Canadian-produced, complementary version of the hit international series. Among the scripted series on Bell Media specialty channels are the two-time Emmy®-nominated hit DEGRASSI, ORPHAN BLACK, and the upcoming drama BITTEN. In total, Bell Media ordered 26 new original Canadian series in 2012, and put 35 scripted projects into development.

About CTV CTV is Canada's #1 private broadcaster. Featuring a wide range of quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming, CTV has been Canada’s most-watched television network for the past 10 years in a row. CTV is a division of Bell Media, Canada’s premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio and digital. Bell Media is owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company. More information about CTV can be found on the network’s website at ctv.ca.

Web Links: Official JUNO Awards website: www.junoawards.ca CTV’s JUNO Awards website: www.junos.ctv.ca CARAS website: www.carasonline.ca CTV website: www.ctv.ca

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For more information on THE 2013 JUNO AWARDS on CTV, contact:

Nicola Krishna, 416.384.5276 or [email protected] Mary Costa, 416.384.7702 or [email protected]

For more information on CARAS and THE 2013 JUNO AWARDS, contact: Adrienne Kakoullis, 416.628.5610 or [email protected]