About Matthew West: Matthew West is a five-time GRAMMY® nominee, NSAI’s 2022 Songwriter-Artist of the Year, ASCAP’s 2023 Golden Note Award recipient, and multiple ASCAP Christian Music Songwriter/Artist of the Year winner. He has received an American Music Award, a Billboard Music Award, K-LOVE Fan Awards, GMA Dove Awards, and has been named Billboard’s Hot Christian Songwriter of the Year. A recipient of the Rich Mullins Impact Award, West also received a Primetime Emmy® Award nomination for Original Music & Lyrics for the title track for the feature film “The Heart of Christmas.” Dubbed “one of Christian music’s most prolific singer-songwriters” (Billboard), West has been awarded RIAA Gold and Platinum certifications and notched 30 No. 1 songs combined as an artist and songwriter.
In addition to his recording career, he has co-hosted the K-LOVE Fan Awards seven times and has more than 250 songwriting credits to his name, including cuts by Anne Wilson, Rascal Flatts, Scotty McCreery, Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, Mandisa, Danny Gokey, Casting Crowns, and others. He has 15 studio albums under his belt, the latest released in 2023, a double album - MY STORY YOUR GLORY. Composed of 22 tracks, the first part of the double album, MY STORY embodies the countless stories fans have shared with the songwriter over the years as well as personal experiences, and the second part, YOUR GLORY, marks his first official Gospel worship album. West's most recent single "Don't Stop Praying" released earlier this year marks his biggest streaming single debut in West’s 20-year career.
Adding author to his list of accolades, West has written six books to date: The Story Of Your Life, Forgiveness, Today Is Day One, Hello, My Name Is, The God Who Stays, and the just-released My Story, Your Glory, with another slated to release in later 2024. He is also passionate about providing hope and healing through the power of prayer and story. Along with his father, Pastor Joe West, they founded popwe, a non-profit ministry helping others to craft, share, and live a more meaningful life.
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