Carly Rae Jepsen at Junos April 1, 2012

This year’s MTV Video Music Awards nominees:  Canadians Drake, Justin Bieber and Carly Rae Jepsen were announced as nominees Tuesday morning. 6 Canadians earned 12 nominations – a massive increase from last year, when Drake and Bieber only got one each. 26-year-old Bieber protégé Carly Rae Jepsen, whose summertime hit Call Me Maybe earned her a shot at Best New Artist. K’Naan and Nelly Furtado shoot for Best Video With a Message with their collaboration Is Anybody Out There? Canada will rock on September 6th at L.A.’s Staples Center. Go red & white!