Nominees for this year's East Coast Music Awards were announced this week. Aboriginal Artist of the Year will go to either:
City Natives - Voltron
Kam Speech - EST1996
Pillorikput Inuit - Inuktitut Arias for All Seasons
Tristan Grant - TG-17
City Natives were also niminated for Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year and will be performing at the awards ceremony on April 14 in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
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