GMA Announces Nominees for 50th Annual GMA Dove Awards, October 15 in Nashville
August 14, 2019 The Gospel Music Association (GMA) announced today the nominees for the 50th Annual GMA Dove Awards, revealed exclusively on Facebook 'Live' with the help of Natalie Grant, Jekalyn Carr and Karen Peck. This historic celebration will take place on Tuesday, October 15 in Nashville, Tennessee. Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) will exclusively air the show on Sunday, October 20, 8 p.m. EST / 5 p.m. PST. Voting for the final winners will run August 21 through August 28.
Lauren Daigle leads artist nominations with six, followed by for KING & COUNTRY and Kirk Franklin with five. Crowder, Phil Wickham, Tasha Cobbs Leonard and TobyMac each honored with four nods. Top nominated writer/producer Wayne Haun scored 10 nominations. View the full list of nominees...
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Jesusfreakhideout.com Releases "Songs We've Been Trying To Tell You About (And Others We Haven't), Volume Eight"
Wilder Woods
Wilder Woods
Release Date: August 9, 2019
Needing only the slightest of introductions, NEEDTOBREATHE’s lead singer Bear Rineheart has decided to treat listeners to a side project under the moniker Wilder Woods. This solo venture is named after his two sons; Wilder and Woods Rineheart, and gives him an outlet to pursue a different musical direction than the norm. Everything on his self-titled debut is based around his terrific, raspy voice. Taking a chance at going at it alone, he has never sounded more confident, or as cool as he does as the singular focus. These songs personify a sway and swagger we have yet to hear from him up until this point. Whereas his day job focuses on an Americana, Folk/Alternative sound, this foray allows him to tap into some classic soul and R&B vibes, mixing the danceable and organic with the skill that only a sly music veteran could pull off so flawlessly...
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Skillet
Victorious
Release Date: August 2, 2019
Almost as if heralding the closing stretch of the summer season, longtime Christian rock band Skillet is prepped to release their 10th studio album, Victorious. Ever since 2003’s Collide, the band has continued this chain of melodramatic album titles which, while once amusing, has since grown somewhat heavy-handed. Embodying the unbridled power of teenage angst, Victorious wields several quality melodies and some skillful instrumentation, yet finds its metaphorical flag knocked to ground when compared alongside the band’s earlier material...
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Finalists Announced for BET's "Sunday Best"
Lauren Talley
Lauren Talley
Kane Adams
John Lucas
Various Artists 
