Emmy Award winner and two-time Golden Globe nominee Dennis Quaid’s Fallen: A Gospel Record for Sinners from Gaither Music Group debuts at No. 1 on the Top Christian/Gospel Albums chart and lands in the Top 15 on Billboard’s Top 200 Christian/Gospel chart. The album also ranked No. 1 on Amazon’s Best Sellers in CDs & Vinyl, Hot New Releases in Christian & Gospel, and Best Sellers in Country charts. Fallen is distributed by Capitol Christian Music Group and Universal Music.

Quaid is currently gracing the cover of PEOPLE, where he takes readers inside The Clement House recording studio and his Nashville home, opening up about faith, love, and second chances. The multi-hyphenate entertainer celebrated release week with national media appearances on Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom”, and “Jesse Watters Primetime,” “Extra”, and more.

“Dennis Quaid’s Christianity is at the forefront of his new album, an homage to the faith he says got him out of addiction,” writes USA Today. Garden & Gun adds, “Dennis Quaid’s nearly fifty-year career is marked by both its prolificacy and its high quality. Silver screen, small screen, even your music stream—the Houston native has them covered.”

During a recent TalkShopLive appearance at RFD-TV, Quaid chatted with host Bill Cody about each of the tracks. Quaid performed songs from Fallen last week at the Grand Ole Opry and joined Kathie Lee Gifford, who also introduced him onstage, for a conversation backstage about the album and his faith.

Combining soul-stirring renditions of seven hymns and classics with five original songs, Quaid delivers honest, inspiring lyrics sung with unmistakable tones that reflect heartfelt gratitude and eternal hope.

He previewed Fallen through the early release of “Why Me Lord” and “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.” American Songwriter notes Quaid “shows off his rugged vocals” on “Why Me Lord” and “honors the humble nature of the song with his soft delivery” on “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.”

Fallen was executive produced by Quaid with producers David R. “Fergie” Ferguson, Ben Isaacs, and Chris Lindsey. The Isaacs and Jackson Brumley supply background vocals on “I’ll Fly Away,” while The Oak Ridge Boys join Quaid on “Life’s Railway to Heaven.”

Originally released on the soundtrack for Quaid’s faith-based film I CAN ONLY IMAGINE, “On My Way to Heaven” was inspired by the global superstar’s public grappling with addiction. Quaid also vulnerably acknowledges these personal struggles and his subsequent return to Christianity on songs like the title track.

The 12-song collection follows Quaid’s 2018 album, Out of the Box, described by Quaid as a junkyard of American music. Though he loves writing, recording, and making movies, music holds a special place in the Texas native’s heart, and for the last four decades, he has toured extensively, displaying equal ease on the piano and acoustic guitar.

Quaid enchants audiences with a set list that ranges from songs such as those included on Fallen to rock ‘n’ roll standards like “Great Balls of Fire!,” an homage to “The Killer,” whom he portrayed in the 1989 box office smash.

Also known for his roles in THE ROOKIE, THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, TRAFFIC, VANTAGE POINT, FREQUENCY, THE PARENT TRAP, SOUL SURFER, THE RIGHT STUFF, BREAKING AWAY, and MIDWAY,

Quaid’s recent big-screen credits include starring roles in Netflix uplifting movie, BLUE MIRACLE, Sony’s thriller THE INTRUDER, Universal’s A DOG’S JOURNEY and A DOG’S PURPOSE and Disney’s animated adventure film STRANGE WORLD. He also recently completed production, portraying the 40th president of the United States in the biopic, REAGAN, slated for release in early 2024.

Today, GRAMMY Nominated, internationally renowned artist collective Bethel Music has garnered four GMA DOVE Award nominations. The nominations, across three categories, include Worship Album of the Year and Long Form Video of the Year for Come Up Here, Short Form Music Video of the Year for Josh Baldwin’s “Where The Glory Is” and Jenn Johnson’s “Holy Forever.” 

The 54^th GMA Dove Awards will take place on October 17, 2023 and will air October 20, 2023 on TBN

“It is such an honor to be recognized by the GMA community with these nominations,” says Jenn Johnson, Bethel Music President. “We are so grateful and excited to be able to celebrate with all of our friends and fellow nominees at the Dove Awards this year!”

In addition to the four nominations, Bethel Music also celebrates publishing and writing nods for Song of the Year with “God Really Loves Us,” “Goodness Of God,” “Same God,” and “Gratitude” as well as Worship Recorded Song of the Year for “Holy Forever,” “Gratitude,” and “Honey In The Rock.”

The Gospel Music Association is pleased to announce nominees for the 54th Annual GMA Dove Awards.

Top male nominees include Brandon Lake with eleven (11) nominations, songwriter Jeff Pardo with eight (8) nominations, and Jason Ingram and Kirk Franklin receiving six (6) nominations each. Top female nominees include Katy Nichole, who picked up four (4) nominations with Lauren Daigle, Naomi Raine, and Tasha Cobbs Leonard each receiving three (3) nominations. Country stars Dylan Scott, Tyler Childers andWalker Hayes each earned a first-time nomination.

Voted on by the GMA Professional Membership, this year’s nominees were chosen from over 2,046 submitted entries.The GMA Dove Awards Nashville event will be held October 17th, 2023, and will air exclusively on TBN and the TBN app, Friday, October 20th, 2023 8:00p.m. ET and 10:00p.m. ET.

Nominees were announced in an artist-hosted livestream event featuring Jason Crabb, Jordan Feliz, Danny Gokey, Natalie Grant and JJ Hairston. The announcement premiered live on the GMA Dove Awards YouTube.

“I want to congratulate this year’s wonderful list of Dove Awards nominees,” says GMA President, Jackie Patillo. “Each year, we choose a theme to represent our community and why we celebrate. Today we announced this year’s theme, Joyful Echo. Like it says in Isaiah 42:12 from The Message, ‘Make God’s glory resound, echo His praises from coast to coast.’ We expect and believe this year’s show will be a joyful echo of the love of Jesus.”

Final round voting will run August 17th through August 24th. The GMA Dove Awards are happening live and in person in Nashville, TN, October 17th, 2023. A limited number of tickets are still available. Music City Fan Experience tickets are also available – an unforgettable, multi-day Nashville get-a-way that includes tickets to the Dove Awards.

Below is the list of nominations announced during today’s livestream. For the complete list of nominees, visit doveawards.com.

Song of the Year

“Build A Boat” (Writers) Colton Dixon, Seth Mosley, Johan Lindbrandt, Sandro Cavazza, Mikey Gormley

“Fear Is Not My Future” (Writers) Kirk Franklin, Brandon Lake, Jonathan Jay, Hannah Shackleford, Nicole Hannel

“God Really Loves Us” (Writers) David Crowder, Ben Glover, Jeff Sojka, Dante Bowe

“Goodness Of God” (Writers) Ben Fielding, Ed Cash, Jason Ingram, Jenn Johnson, Brian Johnson

“Gratitude” (Writers) Brandon Lake, Ben Hastings, Dante Bowe

“In Jesus Name (God Of Possible)” (Writers) Ethan Hulse, Katy Nichole, David Andrew Spencer, Jeff Pardo

“Love Me Like I Am” (Writers) Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone, Michael Pollack, Josh Kerr

“Perfectly Loved” (Writers) Rachael Lampa, Andrew Ripp, Ethan Hulse

“Same God” (Writers) Brandon Lake, Steven Furtick, Chris Brown, Pat Barrett

“Then Christ Came” (Writers) Bart Millard, Phil Wickham, Jason Ingram, David Leonard

Artist of the Year

Brandon Lake

CeCe Winans

for KING + COUNTRY

Lauren Daigle

Phil Wickham

New Artist of the Year

Ben Fuller

Hulvey

Jon Reddick

Katy Nichole

Naomi Raine

Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year

“Brighter Days” – Blessing Offor

“I’m So Blessed (Best Day Remix)” – CAIN

“Love Me Like I Am” – for KING + COUNTRY ft. Jordin Sparks

“God Is In This Story” – Katy Nichole ft. Big Daddy Weave

“Thank God I Do” – Lauren Daigle

Worship Recorded Song of the Year

“Gratitude (Radio Version)” – Brandon Lake

“Honey In The Rock” – Brooke Ligertwood, Brandon Lake

“Holy Forever” – Chris Tomlin

“Fear Is Not My Future (Radio Version)” – Maverick CIty Music ft. Brandon Lake, Chandler Moore

“This Is Our God” – Phil Wickham

Bluegrass/Country/Roots Recorded Song of the Year

“Jordan” – Darin & Brooke Aldridge, ft. Ricky Skaggs, Mo Pitney, Mark Fain

“Good Morning Mercy” – Jason Crabb, Dylan Scott

“Matchless” – Tiffany Coburn, ft. Point of Grace

“Way of the Triune God (Hallelujah Version)” – Tyler Childers

“Jesus’ Fault” – Zach Williams, ft. Walker Hayes

Spanish Language Recorded Song of the Year

“Guarda Tu Corazón” – Alex Zurdo

“So Good (Cuán Bueno)” – DOE, ft. Lilly Goodman

“Nubes” – Indiomar, ft. Blanca

“Coritos (En Vivo)” – Miel San Marcos, Daniel Calveti, Marcos Witt, Ingrid Rosario

“Suelto” – Sarai Rivera

Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year

“One Name (Jesus) [Live]” – Naomi Raine

“Impossible” – Pastor Mike Jr., ft. Jame Fortune

“I Still Have You” – Smokie Norful

“The Moment (Live)” – Tasha Cobbs Leonard

“You’ve Been Good To Me” – Zacardi Cortez

Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year

“New Day” – Blanca, ft. Jekalyn Carr

“Your World” – Jonathan McReynolds

“Miracles” – Kierra Sheard, ft. Pastor Mike Jr.

“Bless Me” – Maverick City Music, Kirk Franklin

“Get Up” – Tye Tribbett

Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year

My Tribe – Blessing Offor

Jesus Changed My Life – Katy Nichole

Always Only Jesus – MercyMe

Life After Death – TobyMac

A Hundred Highways – Zach Williams

Worship Album of the Year

Come Up Here – Bethel Music

Honest Offering (Live) – CAIN

God Is Good! (Live) – Cody Carnes

LION: Live From The Loft – Elevation Worship

Lamb Of God – Matt Redman

Southern Gospel Album of the Year

Think About There – Greater Vision

Come On In – Guardians Quartet

John 3:16 – Perrys

Believe – The Hoppers

Hymns & Worship – Triumphant Quartet

Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year

My Truth – Jonathan McReynolds

Kingdom Book One (Deluxe) – Maverick City Music, Kirk Franklin

Impossible – Pastor Mike Jr.

Overcomer (Deluxe) – Tamela Mann

All Things New – Tye Tribbett

Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year

Church Clothes 4 – Lecrae

Sunday in Lagos – Limoblaze

Everyone Loves A Comeback Story – Social Club Misfits

Tree – Steven Malcolm

NEW HOLLYWOOD – WHATUPRG

Feature Film of the Year

Big George Foreman

Family Camp

I Heard The Bells

Jesus Revolution

Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story

The 54th Annual GMA Dove Awards are produced by the Gospel Music Association. Jackie Patillo and Justin Fratt serve as showrunners and executive producers, alongside Curtis Stoneberger and Paul Wright as producers. Russell E. Hall returns as director, Michael Nolan as scriptwriter, Scott Moore and Go Live Productions as production manager.

The Gospel Music Association (GMA) will unveil nominations for the 54th Annual GMA Dove Awards this week. Nominations will be announced on Wednesday, August 9th at 11 am ET with special guests Natalie Grant, Danny Gokey, JJ Hairston, Jason Crabb, and Jordan Feliz. You can watch the announcement as it premieres below.

The 54th Annual GMA Dove Awards are scheduled to take place live and in person on October 17th at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena in Nashville, TN. Tune in to the Dove Awards, airing October 20, 2023 only on TBN.

The GMA Dove Awards celebrate the contributions of artists from every style of Christian/Gospel music. Nominees are determined by over 1,600 professional members, and winners will be voted on by the entire GMA membership of nearly 2,500.

Today, Tuesday, August 8^th, two-time GRAMMY Award winner and multi-platinum-selling artist Lauren Daigle will take the stage at Nashville’s legendary Bluebird Café for a night of new music and intimate conversation hosted by BMI’s Clay Bradley. 

BMI at the Bluebird Presents Lauren Daigle will feature Daigle and several of her creative partners from her self-titled album including Executive Producer Mike Elizondo and songwriters Natalie Hemby, Jason Ingram, Jon Green, Tofer Brown, Ellie Holcomb, and Grant Pittman.

The event, presented by BMI, will include two special performances at 6 pm/9 pm CST of not yet released music and live commentary on 16 of the 23 songs that comprise Daigle’s full self-titled album which will be released on September 8^th. Tune into BMI at the Bluebird Presents Lauren Daigle at 6 pm CST HERE.

Daigle held an exclusive fan event Monday, August 7^th for 80 members of her Krewe Pass in Nashville. Daigle performed several songs from the upcoming complete ’self-titled’ album and gave a sneak-peak to the entire album via playback. 

Krewe Pass fans came from as far away as California and Florida to attend the event and were treated to the debut of Daigle’s upcoming new music video for “These Are The Days”. Krewe Pass is a tight-knit community of Daigle fans that also participate in local Nashville community service projects with Thistle Farms and Second Harvest Food Bank. Learn more about “Krewe Pass” HERE

Since the release of her Grammy-Award-winning, platinum-certified 2018 album Look Up Child – which includes the breakthrough, newly-6x platinum-certified hit single “You Say” – Daigle has been a mainstay on the Billboard charts. When Look Up Child debuted at No. 3 on the Top 200 Albums chart, Daigle became the first female artist in history to simultaneously hit the Top 10 on both Billboard’s Pop and Christian Album charts.

She went on to break another record when the LP reached 100 weeks at No. 1 on the Top Christian Albums chart, which is the greatest number of weeks that any artist has spent at the top of any individual album chart. Similarly, “You Say” is the longest-running No. 1 to appear on any weekly Billboard chart. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana,

Daigle is a two-time Grammy, seven-time Billboard Music Award, four-time American Music Award, and ten-time GMA Dove Music Award winner.

Since its foundation in 2007, 11th Hour has developed a reputation for consistently producing fresh, high-quality music to reach the masses with the message of the Gospel.  With that mission at the forefront, the award-winning trio has aligned itself with like-minded companies and agencies to help achieve that goal, the most recent of which is The Artist Element.

11th Hour is proud to announce a new management agreement with Q & Dani Phillips of The Artist Element and join its family of artists.  As with any industry, Gospel music, as well as music in general, is constantly changing. In order to best navigate those changes and prepare 11th Hour for the future, group owner Amber Eppinette Saunders is excited to bring on a management team with years of experience and expertise.

“I am very excited about this new partnership/relationship with Q & Dani Phillips,” shares Amber Eppinette Saunders. “Thus far, they have matched their word with hard work and drive to get things done on behalf of this group! We love them and can’t wait for the future!”

The Sonlite recording group has experienced its share of exciting news within the last few weeks, including the release of a brand new project entitled, 11th Hour: A Collection of Hits.

The release is a compilation of many of the group’s most popular songs, and includes radio hits such as ‘Jesus Is In The House,’ ‘Can You Burn,’ ‘I Know It’s Mine,’ ‘He Welcomes the Beggar,’ and many more.  11th Hour has also debuted a brand new website, featuring a new logo for the group.  At 11thhourgg.com, you’ll find the latest information about the trio, upcoming tour dates, brand-new merchandise, booking and contact information, and more!

Today, renowned Christian music duo, Bringing Home, composed of Jared and Amber Russell, released their new single “Rising” to Christian AC radio. This release comes independently and follows their previous successful hits, including “To The Ones” and “Waiting”, which respectively debuted at #1 and #3 on the CRC Weekly charts.

Produced by Red Inc Studios, the song is part of a standalone single, affirming the duo’s commitment to crafting inspiring music that resonates with the Christian community. Written by the couple, “Rising” is poised to be another success for the band, considering their strong track record on the Christian Radio Chart (CRC).

“Rising” is an impassioned call to the Christian community, reminding them of the essentiality of upholding their values and convictions. It emboldens listeners to rise against any powers of darkness that attempt to suppress their faith and beliefs. The song’s moving lyrics and powerful melody echo the band’s mission to bring hope and inspire change.

Jared Russell, the lead singer of Bringing Home, explains, “Our music speaks of God’s forgiveness and His willingness to uplift us above all struggles. Our world is in desperate need of a Savior and hope; that’s what Bringing Home is all about.”

The independent Christian band has been delivering powerful messages of faith, hope, and love since its formation in late 2012. Originating from the small southern Illinois town of Norris City, the band continues to touch lives with their impactful music and heartfelt messages.

Rising – Bringing Home

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Little Rock, Arkansas native Pamela Hopkins is proud to announce the release of her latest single, “Raised Some Hell in Me.” After achieving five #1 international iTunes songs and over 1.5 Million Spotify streams, Pamela is ready to hit the airwaves with the follow-up to her highly successful February single release, “I Love You Most.”

“Raised Some Hell in Me” is a song dedicated to Pamela’s late father who passed away from cancer in December 2019. She wrote the song to illustrate how he had a rough around edges influence on her life. 

Pamela says, “This is a story about me and my daddy. My dad was a little, for lack of a better word, ‘rough around the edges.’ I thought I would write a song about how he influenced me as a person, rough edges and all. I wanted a blues-country, heavy rock-influenced type of vibe, and in my humble opinion, I think we nailed it. So, if you had a father that is, or was, a little on the dangerous side, then I’m sure you’ll relate.”

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Written by Hopkins with collaborators, Dave Lenahan and Melissa Leigh Johnson, the track was recorded at Direct Image Studio (Nashville, TN) and produced by Kenny Royster. The single is now available on all major music platforms.

Pamela Hopkins is a Josie Music Awards winner, an Independent Music Network Awards Winner, and a three-time 2022 Arkansas Country Music Awards nominee. She regularly performs in piano bars, Norwegian Cruise Ships, and clubs across the US. She recently performed for US troops in Alaska, Guam, Japan, and more. Screwball Peanut Butter Whiskey sponsors Pamela.

Award-winning singer-songwriter and producer Sarantos has just released a new single and video, “Can’t Sleep”.  The single is a dark electronic pop tune, exploring themes of insomnia and anxiety, and is Sarantos’ latest entry in a series of monthly releases which have included songs, lyric videos, music videos, book chapters, and poems.

The song, “Can’t Sleep”, expresses the struggles of insomnia and anxiety as the haunting vocals, sci-fi production and moody lyrics come together to make the perfect blend of darker pop. Drawing on influences from One Direction, Sugarcult and Chainsmokers, Sarantos creates a sound of his own which has been praised by critics and fans alike.

Proceeds from the single will be donated to The Sleep Charity, which provides support to empower people to sleep better, as well as campaigning to increase access to high-quality information, raise awareness of the value of a good night’s sleep and promote understanding around the complexities of sleep.

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Sarantos is not only a professional songwriter, producer and poet but also an avid comic book reader, proud nerd, workaholic, one-time owner of the Millenium Falcon, gamer and zombie killer.

He loves sarcasm because it’s funny, and his music and books are 100% certified organic, caffeine independent, gluten free and hypoallergenic. He also hosts the Songwriters Radio Show, which is syndicated on iHeartRadio, Spotify, Spreaker, iTunes, TuneIn, Stitcher, Alexa & Google Play.

Sarantos has won and been nominated for over 57 awards since 2014 and his songs, instrumentals and cues have had numerous media placements. He has made all of his songs, lyric sheets, videos, books and poems available for free on his website.

Two-time GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter Lauren Daigle is performing live Tuesday, August 8 at 7 pm ET/6P CT for BMI at The Bluebird.

A few days ago, Daigle shared the newest track off her full-length self-titled album. The project’s first ten songs arrived in May, with another thirteen songs coming on September 8. All twenty-three tracks showcase the multi-faceted artist’s stunning and powerful voice, rich storytelling, and incredible musicality. The full-length album is available for pre-order.

Later this year, Daigle will embark on her highly-anticipated US arena tour – The Kaleidoscope Tour – which kicks off on September 6 in Memphis, TN. Tickets are now on sale at www.laurendaigle.com.