[Junos] Coldplay Tied For Best International Album

Neil Young and Nickelback were among the early Juno winners, each snagging two trophies yesterday at a private industry dinner.

Alberta rockers Nickelback, who spent the afternoon signing autographs for thousands of frenzied fans at an event at Pier 21, were named group of the year.

As expected, superstars Coldplay and Black Eyed Peas - who are scheduled to play during tonight's broadcast (7 p.m., CTV, Cable 2) - won awards. They tied for best international album.

More on this hereWinners from the first of two Juno Awards nights in Halifax:

International album: Tied between X&Y, Coldplay and Monkey Business, Black Eyed Peas

Group: Nickelback

Instrumental album: Belladonna, Daniel Lanois

Pop album: It's Time, Michael Buble

Rock album: All the Right Reasons, Nickelback

New artist: Daniel Powter

Country recording: The Road Hammers, The Road Hammers

Adult alternative album: Prairie Wind, Neil Young

Rap recording: The Dusty Foot Philosopher, K'Naan

Vocal jazz album: Christmas Songs, Diana Krall

Contemporary jazz album: Radio Guantanamo, Jane Bunnett

Traditional jazz album: Ask Me Later, Don Thompson Quartet.

Francophone album: Pages blanches, Jim Corcoran

Children's album: Baroque Adventure: The Quest for Arundo Donax, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

Classical album: solo or chamber ensemble: Albeniz: Iberia, Marc-Andre Hamelin

Classical album: large ensemble or soloist with large ensemble accompaniment: Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 et 6, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

Classical album: vocal or choral performance: Viardot-Garcia: Lieder Chansons Canzoni Mazurkas, Isabel Bayrakdarian

Classical composition: String Quartet No. 1 (The Awakening), Christos Hatzis

Dance recording: Spanish Fly, Hatira & Macca featuring Shawna B

R&B/soul recording: Back for More, Shawn Desman

Reggae recording: Reggae Time, Blessed

Aboriginal recording: Hometown, Burnt Project 1

Roots and traditional album: solo: Hair in My Eyes Like A Highland Steer, Corb Lund

Roots and traditional album: group: The Duhks, The Duhks.

Blues album: Let It Loose, Kenny 'Blues Boss' Wayne

Contemporary Christian/gospel album: Amanda Falk, Amanda Falk

World music album: Humo De Tabaco, Alex Cuba Band

Producer: Neil Young, The Painter, Prairie Wind

Recording engineer: Vic Florencia, Everyday is a Holiday/Melancholy Melody, Wikked Lil Grrrls, Esthero

CD/DVD artwork design: Rob Baker, Garnet Armstrong, Susan Michalek, Will Ruocco for Hipeponymous, The Tragically Hip

Video: Devil's Eye, Micah Meisner, Rich Terfry for Buck 65

Music DVD: Hipeponymous, The Tragically Hip