TORONTO - Down With Webster, Fefe Dobson and Shawn Desman each nabbed four nods as nominations for the MuchMusic Video Awards were announced Tuesday.

Toronto rapper JDiggz and pop-R&B crooner Danny Fernandes received three nominations apiece for the June 19 bash.

The show will be co-hosted by MuchMusic VJs and teen star Selena Gomez, who received two nominations.

"This is huge," said Down With Webster's Cam Hunter when interviewed live on MuchMusic following the announcement. "We're on fire right now."

Other Canadians to receive two nominees included Arcade Fire, Abandon All Ships, Drake, Justin Bieber and Metric, while Americans Britney Spears, Eminem, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars also took two nods apiece.

Mars -- who had seven nominations at this year's Grammy Awards, second only to Eminem -- is among the acts booked to perform at this year's MMVAs street bash, along with Lady Gaga, the Black Keys and twice-nominated pop-punk princess Avril Lavigne.

The 26-year-old Lavigne made a splash at the show way back in 2003 when she mooned the crowd with the letters "MMVA" scrawled across her backside.

Almost all of the evening's most-nominated artists will compete for best video, with Dobson, Desman, Down With Webster and Fernandes getting nods alongside former "So You Think You Can Dance" contestant Blake McGrath for the award.

There will be some fresh blood at this year's show, too. First-time nominees include Neverest, JRDN, P. Reign, Candy Coated Killahz and Shad, the London, Ont., rapper who beat Drake in the category of best rap recording at this year's Juno Awards.

Eighteen-year-old Edmonton-born singer Alyssa Reid, nominated for pop video of the year, struggled to find the words to describe her excitement when interviewed on MuchMusic.

"This is a big moment for me," she said. "I'm shaking. Thank you so much."

Passes to the typically raucous MMVAs are always a hot ticket.

In recent years, excited tweens have lined up around the block at Much's Toronto headquarters to secure entry to the show. Wristbands this year will be given away on June 10.