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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”




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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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