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February 20, 2010, Saturday
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JARS of Clay, Skillet, Jason Crabb and Matt Maher are up for six Dove Awards, the gospel and Christian music awards, while producer Bernie Herms leads all nominees with eight.
Producers and songwriters Wayne Haun and Jason Ingram were next with seven when nominations were announced yesterday in Nashville, Tennessee, by the Gospel Music Association. The 41st annual Dove Awards will be held on April 21 at the Grand Ole Opry House.
Jars of Clay, Skillet and Crabb are artist of the year nominees, along with Casting Crowns, Francesca Battistelli, Mary Mary and TobyMac.
"Well, I don't know how that happened," said Crabb, a four-time winner with The Crabb Family. "I'm really humbled by the whole experience."
Casting Crowns, a five-time winner of group of the year, again leads that field along with Jars of Clay, Skillet, Gaither Vocal Band, Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir, Needtobreathe and Tenth Avenue North, last year's new artist award winner.
Natalie Grant returns in the female vocalist category, which she has won four times in a row, and 2009 male vocalist winner Brandon Heath is nominated again.
Heath said: "I've really had time to think about what does it mean to be a male vocalist. It's not necessarily about singing. It's about representing something, and I think being a voice for the voiceless. I've always thought of myself as a songwriter, so being nominated as a vocalist is kind of humorous but also I take it in stride and with great honor."
Herms, who won producer of the year in 2009, is up for that award again. He's joined by Haun, an 11-time winner looking for his first major individual award, and Ingram, who won two Dove Awards in 2009, including best song.
Producers and songwriters Wayne Haun and Jason Ingram were next with seven when nominations were announced yesterday in Nashville, Tennessee, by the Gospel Music Association. The 41st annual Dove Awards will be held on April 21 at the Grand Ole Opry House.
Jars of Clay, Skillet and Crabb are artist of the year nominees, along with Casting Crowns, Francesca Battistelli, Mary Mary and TobyMac.
"Well, I don't know how that happened," said Crabb, a four-time winner with The Crabb Family. "I'm really humbled by the whole experience."
Casting Crowns, a five-time winner of group of the year, again leads that field along with Jars of Clay, Skillet, Gaither Vocal Band, Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir, Needtobreathe and Tenth Avenue North, last year's new artist award winner.
Natalie Grant returns in the female vocalist category, which she has won four times in a row, and 2009 male vocalist winner Brandon Heath is nominated again.
Heath said: "I've really had time to think about what does it mean to be a male vocalist. It's not necessarily about singing. It's about representing something, and I think being a voice for the voiceless. I've always thought of myself as a songwriter, so being nominated as a vocalist is kind of humorous but also I take it in stride and with great honor."
Herms, who won producer of the year in 2009, is up for that award again. He's joined by Haun, an 11-time winner looking for his first major individual award, and Ingram, who won two Dove Awards in 2009, including best song.
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