Calgary artists net 6 Juno nominations

CBC News | Posted: February 2, 2016 10:53 PM | Last Updated: March 30, 2016

Calgary's musicians are commanding national and international attention

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Caption: AM Static is the Calgary-based duo of Chris Austman and Nils Mikkelsen is nominated for Electronic Album of The Year: A Life Well Lived. (Photo: Jessica Wittman)

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Calgary musicians are well represented on this year's list of Juno Award nominees.

They include beloved long-established artists like Jann Arden and Paul Brandt, as well as relative newcomers like electronic duo AM Static and post-punk band Viet Cong.

The 45th annual Juno Awards broadcast takes place Sunday, April 3 at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Here's the hometown roundup:

AM Static for Electronic Album of The Year: A Life Well Lived

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Jann Arden for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year: A Jann Arden Christmas

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Caption: Jann Arden (CBC)

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BRAIDS for Alternative Album of The Year: Deep In The Iris

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Caption: BRAIDS is a Montreal-based band originally from Calgary. Members are (L to R) Austin Tufts, Raphaelle Standell, and Taylor Smith. (CBC)

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Paul Brandt for Country Album of the Year: Frontier

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Al Muirhead for Jazz Album of The Year (Solo): It's About Time

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Caption: Al Muirhead (www.almuirhead.com)

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Viet Cong for Alternative Album of The Year: Viet Cong (self-titled album)

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Caption: Calgary-based post-punk band Viet Cong is Matt Flegel, Mike Wallace, Scott Munro and Daniel Christiansen. (www.jagjaguwar.com)

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Calgary artists net 6 Juno nominations

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