Cover boys.
June 6, 2008
From a Gospel Music Association email update I just received…
Atlanta’s Third Day graces the cover of the June 7 edition of Billboard magazine, marking the first time since the trade publication’s redesign in 2005 that a Christian band has been featured on the cover. Billboard, largely considered the “bible of the music industry,” is read weekly by more than 50,000 people including music industry gatekeepers and music fans, world wide, according to a press release.
Besides the cover, there’s also a four-page feature, titled “Third Day Keeps The Faith.” Written by GMA Board of Directors member Deborah Evans Price, the feature details the band’s history, their commitment to their fans and faith, and the writing and recording process for Revelation, their 10th studio project which is scheduled to be released on Essential Records on July 29.
In support of Revelation, Third Day will hit the road for a series of summer festival appearances and then will join Jars of Clay, Robert Randolph & The Family Band and Switchfoot for the “Music Builds Tour.” The tour, which kicks off in Detroit on Aug. 23 and is scheduled to hit 23 markets, also will benefit a good cause as a portion of the proceeds will be given to Habitat For Humanity. Click here for more information on the tour.
And the winner is…
April 24, 2008
…not most of the folks we were pulling for. But Atlanta didn’t lay a complete goose egg at last night’s GMA Dove Awards.
Seth Condrey won for Spanish Language Album of the Year.
Ricardo Sanchez’ song Say So, recorded by Israel Houghton, won Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year.
And, together, Mark Hall and Casting Crowns landed 4 Doves for: Song of the Year, Group of the Year, Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year, and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year.
How about a little love for these guys? And for the other A-town nominees (see previous post). It is, as they say, an honor to be nominated. Give it up here.
I Could Sing of Your Dove Forever
April 23, 2008
The Gospel Music Association’s annual Dove Awards happen tonight, and our own Dan Hannon is nominated for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year for producing Aaron Shust’s “Whispered and Shouted.”
Other nominations for Atlantans include:
Spanish Language Album of the Year
- De Corazon A Corazon; Seth Condrey; Seth Condrey, Mark Balltzglier; CanZion
Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
- “Glorious One”; We Shine; Fee; Steve Fee; INO Records
Praise & Worship Album of the Year
- We Shine; Fee; Steve Fee, Jason Hoard; INO Records
Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year
- “By His Wounds”; Glory Revealed; Third Day’s Mac Powell, others
Short Form Music Video of the Year
- “Never Let Me Go”; Family Force 5; Ken Horstmann; Ken Horstmann; Spyplane Films; Gotee Records
Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
- “Say So”; A Deeper Level; Israel & New Breed (this song was co-written by our buddy Ricardo Sanchez, worship director at Free Chapel Worship Center in Gainesville GA)
Music City Bound
April 14, 2008
My Poets buddy Michael Johnston and I have been videochatting about our upcoming trip to the GMA Convention in Nashville in a few days (that’s me in the Braves cap). Dan Hannon is going with us. The three of us are playing at Cumberland Church Sunday where the service will open with us doing Loverboy’s “Working for the Weekend.” For real. Should be fun to connect with friends from all over. I’ll blog from there some.