Jesusfreakhideout.com Music News, February 2011: WORD ENTERTAINMENT CLAIMS 39 DOVE AWARD NOMINATIONS

WORD ENTERTAINMENT CLAIMS 39 DOVE AWARD NOMINATIONS

Chris August receives five Dove Award nods including an additional praise as songwriter for “Song of the Year” for his hit “Starry Night”

Francesca Battistelli receives four nods including an additional praise as songwriter for “Song of the Year” for her hit “Beautiful Beautiful”

NEWS SOURCE: Warner Music Nashville
February 17, 2011

Nashville, TN – (February 17, 2011) – Word Entertainment, Warner Music Group’s Christian music division, is adding to their 60th Anniversary celebration with 39 Dove Award nominations at this year’s 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards. With the collaborative accomplishments of all Word Entertainment entities (which include Word Distributed Labels, Word Label Group, Word Music Publishing and Word Print), the company continues to prove its elite status as a reigning force in the industry during this milestone year. Among the 39 nominations, this is Francesca Battistelli’s second “Artist of the Year” nod and this marks Chris August’s first ever Dove Award nomination.

“We are so proud of the entire Word Entertainment family and the hard work, artistry and creativity of each individual to help make these nominations possible,” said Rod Riley, President and CEO of Word Entertainment. “What a great way to kick-off our 60th anniversary year!”

The 42nd Annual Dove Awards show will be taped live at 7:00 PM (EST) at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA, on April 20th and broadcast on The Gospel Music Channel (GMC) on Sunday, April 24th at 8:00 PM (EST).

Word Label Group / Word Music Publishing Dove Award Finalists

Song of the Year: “Beautiful Beautiful” – Francesca Battistelli

Song of the Year: “Starry Night” – Chris August

Male Vocalist of the Year: Chris August

Female Vocalist of the Year: Francesca Battistelli

Group of the Year: Sidewalk Prophets

Group of the Year: NEEDTOBREATHE

Artist of the Year: Francesca Battistelli

New Artist of the Year: Chris August

Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year: “Walking on the Stars” – Group 1 Crew

Rock Recorded Song of the Year: “Anchor” – Satellites & Sirens

Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year: “Something Beautiful” – NEEDTOBREATHE

Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year: “Beautiful Beautiful” – Francesca Battistelli

Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year: “Starry Night” – Chris August

Country Recorded Song of the Year: “There Is Nothing Greater Than Grace” – Point of Grace

Worship Song of the Year: “How Great Is The Love” – Meredith Andrews

Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year: Outta Space Love – Group 1 Crew

Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year: Satellites & Sirens – Satellites & Sirens

Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year: No Far Away, Chris August

Country Album of the Year: No Changin’ Us – Point of Grace

Children’s Music Album of the Year: The Real Thing – pureNRG

Christmas Album of the Year: Home for the Holidays – Point of Grace

Praise & Worship Album of the Year: As Long As It Takes – Meredith Andrews

Producer of the Year: Ian Eskelin

Word Print Dove Award Finalists

Musical of the Year: As Sure As My Redeemer Lives…So Shall I – Robert Sterling, Tony Wood

Musical of the Year: The Star Still Shines – Cliff Duren, Nan Allen

Choral Collection of the Year: Big Mighty God – Lari Goss, Russell Mauldin

Choral Collection of the Year: Declare Your Name – Carol Cymbala (Orchestrated by Chris MacDonald)

Word Distributed Label Dove Award Finalists

Song of the Year: “Let the Waters Rise” – MIKESCHAIR (Curb Records)

Female Vocalist of the Year: Natalie Grant (Curb Records)

Group of the Year: MIKESCHAIR (Curb Records)

Artist of the Year: Natalie Grant (Curb Records)

New Artist of the Year: No Other Name (Curb Records)

Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year: “Beautiful Things” – Gungor (Brash Music)

Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year: “Straight to the Heart” – MIKESCHAIR (Curb Records)

Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year: “Keep Changing the World” – MIKESCHAIR (Curb Records)

Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year: “You Deliver Me” – Selah (Curb Records)

Inspirational Album of the Year: The Edge of the Divine – Sandi Patty (Stylos Records)

Children’s Music Album of the Year: Veggie Tales: Here I Am To Worship – Featuring Natalie Grant & Aaron Shust (Big Idea)

Special Event Album of the Year: Sweetpea’s Songs for Girls – VeggieTales (Big Idea)

For more information please visit, www.WordLabelGroup.com.

About Word Entertainment
A leader in the music industry, Word Entertainment, a Warner/Curb company, is a unique, comprehensive entertainment company comprised of multi-faceted artist service departments including publishing, merchandising, booking, and online initiatives. Word Entertainment represents some of the top names and brands in music, including Meredith Andrews, Chris August, BarlowGirl, Francesca Battistelli, Big Daddy Weave, Group 1 Crew, Point Of Grace, Mark Schultz, Sidewalk Prophets and Chris Sligh and is home to 25 LIVE, Word Distribution, Word Print, Word Music Publishing and Word Label Group’s Word Records and Fervent Records.

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