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Shania Twain Nominated for Six Canadian Country Music Awards

Shania Twain has been nominated in six categories for the upcoming Canadian Country Music Awards, according to a statement issued by the CCMA. Twain's fellow Canadian country artists Tara Lyn Hart and Julian Austin have also received six nominations each for the award ceremony, which will take place in Edmonton next month.

Twain herself has been picked in both the Female Artist of the Year and the Chevy Fans' Choice Award categories, while her single, "Rock This Country," has received nods for the Single, Video and Song of the Year categories. Meanwhile, her CD "Come On Over" is up for the Top Selling Album category.

Hart, meanwhile, was nominated in the CCMA categories for Album of the Year for her self-titled debut, as well as Single of the Year, SOCAN Song of the Year and Video of the Year for her song "Stuff That Matters." She is also up for Female Artist of the Year and the Rising Star Award

Austin's six nominations include Male Artist of the Year and Chevy Fans' Choice Award, as well as Album, Single, Song and Video of the Year for the title track from his album "Back in Your Life."

The CCMAs are scheduled to take place on Sept. 11, and will serve as the finale to the Canadian Country Music Week festivities that are set to take place in Edmonton from Sept. 8 through Sept. 11.

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