NASHVILLE, TN (CCMA/ www.ccma.cc) - The Christian Country
Music Association announces the following nominees in each award category for the 10th Annual Christian Country
Music Association Awards Show to be held Thursday, November 4 beginning at 7 p.m. at the historic Ryman Auditorium. The Christian Country
Music Association, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, is dedicated to bringing music lovers around the world music with a positive message.
'This year's award nominees are some of the most dynamic artists in the entire music industry today. They are perfect ambassadors of the Christian Country Music Association because their music personifies our strong messages of faith, family and country,' says Gene Higgins, President of the Christian Country Music Association. 'Not only are these artists outstanding musicians, songwriters and performers, but their bodies of work continue to lift the spirits of all who come in contact with it.'
The 10th Annual Christian Country Music Association Awards Show will be hosted this year by MCA recording artist Josh Turner and Lisa Ryan of the 700 Club who is making her fourth appearance as co-host. The awards show will be broadcast live on Great American Country (GAC) and will be shown in encore presentations on its syndicated affiliates. The Awards Show is the crowning moment of the Christian Country Convention, a four-day gathering featuring seminars, talent showcases, fun and fellowship.
Gene Higgins as well as the award nominees are available for interviews either in person or by phone by contacting American Blackguard at 615-599-4032. For more information on the 10th Annual Christian Country Music Association Award Show or the Christian Country Music Association visit their website at www.CCMA.cc or call 615-742-9210.
Award Show Nominees:
Entertainer of the Year
Clifton Jansky
Del Way
Dennis Agajanian
Fox Brothers
Marty Raybon
Male Vocalist of the Year
Clifton Jansky
Del Way
Marty Raybon
Mike Hammock
Mike Manuel
Female Vocalist of the Year
Dottie Rambo
Jeanie Kay Truesdale
Melanie Walker
Paula Slow
Stella Parton
Vocal Duo of the Year
Branded
Calvary Cowboys
Margo Smith & Holly
Twice Robin
Young Harmony
Vocal Group of the Year
Alabama Crossmen
Carpenter's Tools
CrossCountry
Fox Brothers
Jeff Treece Band
Trio of the Year
Babcocks
Smith, White, & Fairchild
Last Light Band
McKaylis
Mere Image
Song of the Year
If Can You Hear Me Now, Clifton Jansky
I Can Only Imagine, Jeff Carson
Long Black Train, Josh Turner
Help Pour Out The Rain, Buddy Jewell
Raise Him Up, Randy Travis
Songwriter of the Year
Buddy Jewell
Clifton Jansky
Del Way
Josh Turner
Mike Hammock
(Award will go to songwriter)
Mainstream Country Artist of the Year
Buddy Jewell
Josh Turner
Marty Raybon
Oak Ridge Boys
Randy Travis
New Artist of the Year
Alabama Crossmen
Brian Bennett
Tommy Brandt
Jana Brooke
Robert Martin
Chunky Nelms
Musician of the Year
Alexi
Dennis Agajanian
Music City Brass
Rory Hoffman
Sonya Isaacs
Comedy Act of the Year
Chondra Pierce
Frankie Punkintown
Jeff Treece Band
Mark Lowery
Roy Fox & Fox Brothers
Radio Personality of the Year
Bobby Lynn, WNAH
Dean Long, WGMA
Fred Bacher, WTVY
Mark Hunter, WGNV
Rodney Allen, WCRR
Radio Station of the Year
KCFO-Tulsa, OK
WCRR- Rural Retreat, VA
WGMA- Spindale, NC
WNAH- Nashville, TN
WTVY- Dothan, AL
Video of the Year
Help Pour Out The Rain, Buddy Jewell
I Love You This Much, Jimmy Wayne
Letters From Home, John Michael Montgomery
Long Black Train, Josh Turner
Pioneer Award
Jimmy Snow
Ken Holloway
Lynn Fox of Fox Brothers
Randy Travis
Stella Parton
Youth In Music Award
Amber Morgan
Corey Brooks
Jana Brooke
Krystal Miller
McKaylis
Music Evangelist of the Year
Clifton Jansky
Del Way
LaVerne Tripp
Lawrence Bishop
Mike Hammock
Living Legend Award
LIVING LEGEND HAS BEEN DETERMINED
