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2009 Diamond Awards Top 10 Posted
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Apr 7th, 2009 |
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SGN Scoops has placed their top 10 Diamond Awards ballot online, here.
While the Singing News Fan Awards ballot is the only one I pay close attention to, it only takes 3-5 minutes to vote in most of the other online polls, so I usually slip over and do it. I did find a number of categories on this one where...
5th Annual SGM Fan Awards announced
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Mar 23rd, 2009 |
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Last week, Christian Voice Magazine presented the 5th Annual SGM Fan Awards at the SGM FanFair in Pigeon Forge, TN.
Favorite Male Quartet – Dove Brothers
Favorite Mixed Quartet – Perrys
Favorite Trio – Karen Peck & New River
Favorite Duet – Aaron & Amanda Crabb (It really...
Singing News announces top 10 Fan Awards list
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Mar 18th, 2009 |
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Singing News has posted the first round, top 10 nominees in the Singing News Fan Awards. They are:
Favorite Artist of the Year
Booth Brothers
Brian Free & Assurance
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Gooch, Karen Peck
Inspirations
Legacy Five
Parker, Ivan
Perrys
Triumphant Qt
Wolfe, Gerald
Male...
Singing News to not post nominations ballot online [UPDATED]
Yesterday, I called the Singing News offices to ask if they would be posting the ballot for the nominations round in the Singing News Fan Awards online. They said they would not. This means, of course, that the nominations will be determined by the subscribers to the print magazine. They did confirm that the...SG picks up Dove Award nominations
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Feb 21st, 2009 |
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Southern Gospel picked up quite a few nominations in the major categories in this year’s Dove Awards. Among the most notable are that Signature Sound is up for Group of the Year, Song of the Year, and Male Vocalist of the Year (Ernie Haase). Their pianist, Wayne Haun, is up for producer of the...
Gaither Vocal Band takes home a Grammy
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Feb 9th, 2009 |
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The Gaither Vocal Band took home a Grammy Award at last night’s 51st Annual Grammy Awards. Lovin’ Life won the Grammy for Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album.
Unless I am missing one, by my count this is Gaither’s 6th Grammy Award.
1974 – Best Inspirational Performance...
2008 Singing News Fan Awards: Final Round
On Saturday, Singing News posted the top 5 ballot for the Singing News Fan Awards. If you are a Singing News reader, you can click here to view the ballot and cast your vote. I am in contact with enough of the nominees that I am reluctant to post my specific votes. But I will note that except voting for the...Singing News Fan Awards 2008: Round 3 Nominees
Singing News has posted the top 5 nominees in the 2008 Fan Awards. I am posting the top 10, displaying the top 5 winners in bold, so that it can be clearly seen who did and did not advance to the final five. Let’s save guessing the winners until the final ballot comes out; enough could change in two...Last Chance to vote in Fan Awards
This post is for the procrastinators. The voting in the second round of the 2008 Singing News Fan Awards closes in two days, on May 9. If you are a Singing News subscriber and have not yet voted, click here to view and cast your ballot. If you are not a Singing News subscriber, click here to subscribe. (Hat...Dove Awards Winners announced
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Apr 24th, 2008 |
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The winners of the 39th Annual Dove Awards were announced earlier this week. This list has most of the winners (though it omits the winner in the Southern Gospel Album of the Year category).
Gerald Wolfe did not win the overall Male Vocalist of the Year award, and Signature Sound did not win the overall...
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