Juno nominees include seven Nova Scotians
Five Nova Scotia artists picked up Juno award nominations Tuesday at the nominee press conference held at the legendary Danforth Music Hall in Toronto.
Winners will be announced in March
Seven Nova Scotia artists picked up Juno nominations Tuesday at the nominee press conference held at the legendary Danforth Music Hall in Toronto.
Sarah McLachlan, a Halifax native now living in B.C., picked up two nominations for artist of the year and adult contemporary album of the year.
Here's what the other Nova Scotians are in the running for:
- Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year: Chelsea Amber, Introducing Chelsea Amber.
- Electronic Album of the Year: Ryan Hemsworth, Alone for the First Time.
- Songwriter of the Year: Jenn Grant.
- Songwriter of the Year: Henry "Cirkut" Walter.
- Adult Alternative Album of the Year: Jenn Grant, Compostela.
- R&B/Soul Recording of the Year: JRDN.
- Breakthrough Group of the Year: Alvvays (including Nova Scotia's Molly Rankin).
- Alternative Album of the Year: Alvvays, Alvvays.
- Roots/Traditional Album of the Year (Group): Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, South (including Nova Scotian Stephen Fearing).
James Hill, a Vancouver native who has been living in Brookfield in Colchester County for several years, is nominated in the solo roots/traditional album of the year category for The Old Silo.
The 2015 Juno award week will take place in Hamilton, Ont., from March 9 to March 15.
The 44th annual Juno Awards will be handed out during the gala on March 15 at the FirstOntario Centre.