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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
Word Print Dove Award Finalists
Word Distributed Label Dove Award Finalists
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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