Dove Awards take wing with nominations
New artist Chris Rice makes a statement with six nominations, dc Talk and Jars of Clay are neck-and-neck with five nods each and perennial winner Steven Curtis Chapman leads the flock with nine nominations for this year's Gospel Music Association Dove Awards. Two Chapman songs, Free and Let Us...
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Nashville, Tenn
Nashville Banner
17.02.1998
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| Summary: | New artist Chris Rice makes a statement with six nominations, dc Talk and Jars of Clay are neck-and-neck with five nods each and perennial winner Steven Curtis Chapman leads the flock with nine nominations for this year's Gospel Music Association Dove Awards. Two Chapman songs, Free and Let Us Pray, show up in the 10-song field for song of the year. He is credited with nominations for artist and writer in the pop/contemporary recorded song of the year field for Let Us Pray. Chapman also has mentions for long-form music video, for The Walk, and for special event album of the year, for his participation in God With Us: A Celebration of Christmas Carols & Classics. Jars of Clay frontman Dan Haseltine follows close behind McKeehan's eight nominations with seven. The Jars are up for artist, group, pop/contemporary recorded song, pop/contemporary album and short-form music video of the year. Haseltine and fellow Jars member Steve Mason have an additional nomination as writer of the pop/contemporary recorded song, Crazy Times. Haseltine is up for producer in the modern rock/alternative album of the year field for his work on Plumb's self-titled album. |
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