JFH News: Essential Music Publishing Congratulates Jason Ingram and Paul Mabury on their FIRST GRAMMY AWARDS

ESSENTIAL MUSIC PUBLISHING CONGRATULATES FIRST-TIME GRAMMY AWARD� WINNING PRODUCERS / SONGWRITERS JASON INGRAM AND PAUL MABURY

NEWS SOURCE: Merge PR
February 12, 2019

NASHVILLE, TENN. (FEBRUARY 12, 2019) - Provident Music Group/Sony Music along with Essential Music Publishing congratulate producers/songwriters Jason Ingram and Paul Mabury on their first career GRAMMY Award wins Sunday night at the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards®. Ingram and Mabury were honored as winners for the Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for "You Say" by Lauren Daigle. This crossover hit is currently No. 6 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart, spent 17 weeks at No. 1 at Billboard Christian Airplay chart and is already RIAA certified Gold.

“It is so gratifying to see Jason and Paul recognized for their hard work and achievement in the writing of the song, 'You Say,' and the production of the album Look Up Child by Lauren Daigle," shares Terry Hemmings, President/CEO, Provident Label Group/Sony Music. "We are honored to be a part of their team and to represent their work and contribution to music.”

Ingram and Mabury were also producers on Daigle's album that was named Best Contemporary Christian Music Album. This is the fifth nomination and first win for Ingram, and it is the second nomination and first win for Mabury.

The Recording Academy held the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards live from Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday. As the only peer-selected music award, the GRAMMY is voted on by the Recording Academy's membership body of music makers, who represent all genres and creative disciplines, including recording artists, songwriters, producers, mixers, and engineers.

Essential Music Publishing is a full-service music publishing company that provides creative development, publishing rights management and administration, licensing, royalty collection and payment on behalf of their award-winning songwriters and catalog administration clients. Since they opened their doors in 2008, Essential Music Publishing has been based in Franklin, Tennessee.

In the past ten years Essential Music Publishing has grown their catalog to over 14,000 copyrights, including more than 65 CCM No. 1 songs as well as three Country No. 1 singles. In addition, Essential Music Publishing has been the recipient of three GMA Dove Award Song of the Year wins. Many Essential Music Publishing writers are also accomplished producers and artists, including GRAMMY recipients Jason Ingram, Paul Mabury, Mark Hall of Casting Crowns, Zach Williams, Jonathan Smith, Chuck Butler, Bryan Fowler as well as GRAMMY nominees Matt Maher, Mia Fieldes and Tauren Wells. For more information, be sure to visit EssentialMusicPublishing.com.

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