Jesusfreakhideout.com Music News, December 2011: CURB RECORDS ARTIST/FOUR-TIME GMA FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR, NATALIE GRANT NOMINATED FOR 2012 GRAMMY AWARD

CURB RECORDS ARTIST/FOUR-TIME GMA FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR, NATALIE GRANT NOMINATED FOR 2012 GRAMMY AWARD

Grant receives 54th Annual Grammy Awards nomination for her performance of "Alive" from the Music Inspired By The Story project

NEWS SOURCE: Rogers & Cowan
December 1, 2011

(Nashville, TN) - Powerhouse vocalist, social activist & and four-time GMA Female Vocalist of the Year, Natalie Grant, was nominated for a 54th Annual Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance, for her stellar presentation of "Alive" (Mary Magdalene), from: Music Inspired By The Story [WOW Joint Venture/EMI CMG/Curb].

For the fourth year, nominations for the annual GRAMMY Awards were announced on primetime television as part of "The GRAMMY® Nominations Concert Live!! - Countdown To Music's Biggest Night®," a one-hour special broadcast live on CBS from Nokia Theatre at L.A. LIVE. "What a dream to be nominated for a Grammy," says Grant. "But the sweetest part is that it's for the performance of the song "Alive," which my husband co-wrote and co-produced, so this is extra special for me."

Throughout the world, Natalie Grant is known for her breathtaking vocal abilities, her heart-gripping lyrics, stirring performances and her fearless work to help victims of human trafficking. Over her career, Grant has gained prominence as a major contemporary Christian singer and songwriter, breaking out in an unprecedented way with chart-topping songs and hit records, headlining multiple nationwide tours, appearing at major women's events and has been positioned continually as Christian music's top female artist. She was awarded the Gospel Music Association's Female Vocalist of the Year four times and remains one of the most loved and recognized and respected voices in the industry.

Grant recently released her eighth album, Love Revolution, on Curb Records and will release new music in 2012. Please visit http://www.nataliegrant.com for more information.

(Music Inspired By) THE STORY is an unparalleled project from the best-known artists in Christian music. The CD is produced by Brown Bannister & Bernie Herms and includes a stellar line-up of artists across all major labels, as collaboration between EMI CMG, Provident, & Word. Grant embarks this week on the nationwide THE STORY Tour, with Max Lucado, Randy Frazee, an all-star musical cast and stunning multimedia visuals. Grant will perform "Alive" every night on the tour to packed-out crowds across the country. The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on "GRAMMY Sunday," Feb. 12, 2012, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 - 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). For updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter and Facebook: www.twitter.com/thegrammys, www.facebook.com/thegrammys. For a complete nominations list, please visit www.grammy.com.

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