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Nova Scotia rapper Classified leads list of nominees for 2021 East Coast Music Awards

Published Tuesday, March 2, 2021 12:51PM AST

Classified, from Enfield, N.S., has eight nominations including Album of the Year, Rap-Hip Hop Recording of the Year and Song of the Year for "Good News." THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

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HALIFAX -- Rapper Classified and singer-songwriter Rose Cousins lead the list of nominees for the 2021 East Coast Music Awards.

Classified, from Enfield, N.S., has eight nominations including Album of the Year, Rap-Hip Hop Recording of the Year and Song of the Year for "Good News."

Halifax-based Cousins has six nominations including Songwriter of the Year, Solo Recording of the Year and Album of the Year for "Bravado."

Beolach, Catherine MacLellan, David Myles, Neon Dreams and Rich Aucoin each have four nominations.

This year's awards lineup features a new category -- African Canadian Artist of the Year -- with Joe Bowden, Keonte Beals, Miokal, Owen O'Sound Lee, Shelley Hamilton and Zamani vying for the honour.

The awards festival week is scheduled for May 5-9 in Sydney, N.S.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 2, 2021.