TRIBL, the leading recording home for the inspirational genre of music, proudly celebrates multiple nominations across various projects for the 53rd GMA Dove Awards. The GMA Dove Awards are happening live and in person in Nashville, TN, October 18th, 2022.
TRIBL reaches another milestone by becoming 2022’s most nominated independent recording label at the GMA Dove Awards. Follow TRIBL online by using the handle @TRIBLRecords.
TRIBL President, Stephanie Valcarcel, shared “Over the last year our artists have led in various collaborations that have blended genres of music. We are honored to be nominated with such extraordinary artists sharing the same goal of spreading the gospel.”
This year’s DOVE Awards broadcast will air exclusively on TBN and the TBN app, Friday, October 21st, 2022 at 8:00p.m. ET and 10:00p.m. ET, with an encore presentation on October 28th, 2022 at 8:00p.m. ET and 10:00p.m. ET.
TRIBL’s 2022 GMA Dove Awards Nominations:
Song of the Year
“Jireh” (Writers) Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Chandler Moore, Naomi Raine“Promises” (Writers) Keila Alvarado, Joe L. Barnes, Dante Bowe, Phillip Carrington Gaines, Lemuel Marin, Aaron Moses
Artist of the Year
Maverick City Music
Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year
Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition – Maverick City Music
Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year
“Breathe” – Maverick City Music, ft. DOE, Jonathan McReynolds, Chandler Moore
Gospel Worship Album of the Year
Tribl Nights Atlanta – (Producers: Tony Brown, Jonathan Jay)
Worship Recorded Song of the Year – Presented by CCLI
“Jireh (Radio Version)” – Maverick City Music ft. Chandler Moore, Naomi Raine
Spanish Language Recorded Song of the Year
“Júbilo” – Maverick City Música, Miel San Marcos
Spanish Language Album of the Year
Venga Tu Reino – Maverick City Música, Maverick City Music (Producers: Jonathan Jay, Aaron Moses, Stephanie Valcarcel)
Songwriter of the Year
Brandon Lake
Dante Bowe
Producer of the Year
Tony Brown & Jonathan Jay
Christmas/Special Event Album of the Year
A Very Maverick Christmas – Maverick City Music (Producers: Tony Brown, Jonathan Jay, Brandon Lake)
Residence/Centricity Music’s cinematic, alternative-pop duo Apollo LTD releases to radio its first single and video of 2022, “Soul Worth Saving.” Listed as New and Active on the Billboard Christian Airplay chart, the song was written by Apollo LTD’s Jordan Phillips and Adam Stark along with three-time GRAMMY-nominated, Dove Award-winning songwriter Ethan Hulse.
“As Adam and I look at two albums worth of material in this band, we see a common thread that has run in and out of our music for a long time,” reveals Phillips. “That thread is communicating a message to all people, both the believer and the non-believer, that we have worth and value in the eyes of God. That we are treasured by the Father as we are, not as we should be.”
This big-picture view of the duo’s music formulated the basis for the new track. “The message is simple, but it’s taken me a long time to fully understand the depth of it,” confesses Phillips. “I hope you realize what Heaven has known for all eternity: we are all souls worth saving.”
Don’t you know You’ve got a soul worth saving (oh don’t you know, don’t you know) Don’t you know You’re still a heart worth chasin’ (oh don’t you know) There’s love reaching deeper Behind the hurt in your eyes A diamond that can still shine I hope someday you realize What heaven already knows You’ve got a soul worth saving (don’t you know) You’re a soul worth saving (“Soul Worth Saving” Chorus)
Apollo LTD puts an exclamation point on the hope shared in “Soul Worth Saving” in its studio performance video released today and produced by Emmy- and Dove Award-nominated director Elliott Eicheldinger.
Named after the NASA program that sent the first human beings to the Moon, Apollo LTD has become an escalating highlight reel since their formation in 2015. Making cinematic, alt-pop music with a message that reaches skyward and rooted in a mix of organic instruments, electronic soundscapes, anthemic hooks and shimmering production, Apollo LTD have an “expert grasp of the pop genre,” says The Atlantic Magazine as Artist Direct agrees they are “a band that builds melodic hooks, powerful pop tunes and lyrics that play with expectation.” Consequence of Sound says, “Each melody could be a hook in its own right…radio friendly single with bite.” Making waves with Nothing is Ordinary, Everything is Beautiful (2021) and the Top 40 hits “Gold” and “On The Way Up” from its Dove Award-nominated Out of Body (2019) LPs, Apollo LTD songs have been heard on outlets like Grey’s Anatomy, Station 19 and shows featured on ESPN, FOX Sports, Comedy Central, NBC and ABC while gathering well over 50 million streams worldwide and sparking four top 25 Christian radio singles.
While on tour, Apollo LTD shares an explosive energy live on stage featuring Jordan Phillips’ elastic vocal instrument equipped with a strong falsetto and Adam Stark’s playing that has been honed as a session instrumentalist and years of touring as a lead guitarist. In addition to their own headline events, the duo has shared stages with Panic at the Disco, DNCE, All-American Rejects, Kesha, Amanda Lindsay Cook and more.
About Residence/Centricity Music:
Residence/Centricity Music is an independent Christian music company based in Franklin, Tenn. Founded in 2005 with a commitment to artist development and stylistic diversity, its artist roster includes Andrew Peterson, Apollo LTD, Brandon Heath, Chris Renzema, Coby James, Jason Gray, Jordan Feliz, Katy Nichole, Lauren Daigle, North Point Worship, Patrick Mayberry and Unspoken. Providing label and publishing services, Centricity is a family-owned organization, and they like it that way. The committed work of its staff and artists has yielded successes such as Grammy Awards, Billboard Awards, Dove Awards, K-Love Fan Awards, and multiple Gold and Platinum Albums and Singles. For more Information on Centricity Music, visit https://centricitymusic.com/.
Avalon Worship has released the live version of the song “You Deserve It All” on video and recorded formats. “You Deserve It All (Live)” is available now.
Watch “You Deserve It All (Live) – Avalon Worship” Video
Reach Records’ 1K Phew drops new music with “Church House Trap House.” The official music video can be viewed below. “Church House Trap House” is available now.
Luke Wareham’s highly anticipated new 5 track EP ‘Pure Heart’ is out on the 12th August, The EP features Chris Sayburn, Donna Akodu, Lou Fellingham, Marc James and Michelle Lutz.
Luke says ‘making the new EP has been great fun, with so many amazing people involved and I cannot wait for everyone to hear the songs. I have been writing these songs over the past year and some really kind people have supported me in recording. I love to write songs straight from reading the Bible’.
‘The EP is an outpouring of my heart for each of us to be ‘all in’ for God. We need God in our hearts, minds, body and soul. Giving our whole lives to God changes everything and as we do we become more like him and more in step with how he wants us to live. In Matthew 5v8 it says, ‘Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God’. And the more we keep our hearts leaned in towards God, the more we become like Him and live our lives for him’.
Luke’s prayer for releasing the songs is that they would help people to have life changing encounters with Jesus, that connect them to the heart of God for their life and that the songs will speak into everyday life situations.
The album was produced by Dan Stirling, mastered by Tim Gosden and distributed via Wings Music Group.
LO WORSHIP drops new music with their Steady Light EP. The audio for the title track can be heard below. Steady Light is available now.
Sadie Robertson Huff launched LO WORSHIP, encompassing a record label and publishing group, and band by the same name, comprised of worship leaders Brantley Pollock (Church of the City, Franklin TN), Kaylea Mayo (Christ Church, West Monroe, LA) and Cazaiah Franklin (Nashville, TN).
“I started LO Worship because I wanted write songs that support the messages that Live Original is already sharing – that one encounter with Jesus can change everything,” Robertson Huff says.
“People don’t always remember a 40 minute sermon — but they do remember a song! I wanted to help people find the words to sing over themselves in hard times. Worship has always done that for me. LO Worship is a group of friends, songwriters and musicians that I have gathered to together to use their gifting to write songs, which magnify Jesus and lead people to that encounter with Him.”
German worship band Outbreakband release a second single ‘Der Ausweg’, ahead of a new album releasing in autumn 2022.
Though its exact meaning is difficult to translate into English, the new song centres around the idea that Jesus is our hope and solution. ‘Der Ausweg’ is an empathic response to dark moments, which many, if not all of us go through. Outbreakband sought to pen a song that points to an answer in the context of worship, taking people’s focus away from the issues and darkness surrounding and magnifying the Lord instead.
This single is a statement of hope and a song of comfort through which Outbreakband don’t shy from the reality of difficulties but lift worshippers’ heads to the peace found in Christ. ‘Der Ausweg’ carries the band’s vision to reawaken a passion for the Lord and for worship in the youth of Germany and bordering German speaking countries.
Matthew West and Anne Wilson unite for a new duet version of West’s latest hit “Me On Your Mind” – available now across all streaming and digital platforms. Wilson’s striking vocals are a natural addition to the song as she also served as a co-writer on the track with West and Jeff Pardo.
The original version of the song graces the top of the Mediabase Christian Airplay chart for its third consecutive week and previously spent two weeks atop the Billboard Christian Airplay Chart. It also marks West’s 25th number one song combined as an artist and songwriter. Earlier this week, West was among the top nominee earners for the GMA Dove Awards with a total of seven – including two as a songwriter for Song of the Year. The awards will take place in Nashville, TN on October 18.
“I’ve written a lot of songs these past couple of years with my friends Anne Wilson and Jeff Pardo for Anne’s debut record. Together we’ve experienced a special creative connection that’s not always easy to find,” shares West. “I had this idea for a song called ‘Me on Your Mind,’ that was rolling around in my head the whole time we were writing another song one day. As we finished that song and Anne began heading for the door, I told them about this other idea. She sat back down and we wrote a song that makes me cry every time I sing it! It was only fitting to put a version out featuring my friend, collaborator, and incredibly talented young artist, Anne Wilson. I am so excited for people to hear her voice on this!”
“I’m so grateful for the Dove award nominations! The Dove Awards are always a very special night honoring the work God has done through Christ-centered music that I’m passionate about making,” adds West. “To be recognized in any way is just a great confirmation that maybe someone out there is listening to these songs I write and the message of hope in Jesus is resonating with them. That always has been and always will be why I do what I do.”
On August 21, the reigning K-Love Fan Awards Male Artist of the Year will bring his headlining show – “A Night of Worship at the Mother Church with Matthew West and Friends” to the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. Special guests include Lainey Wilson, Lathan Warlick, Jordan St Cyr and more surprises to come. Tickets are onsale here. The “well-rounded songwriter” (Billboard), is also set to take the stage at the Nashville Songwriter Awards on September 20 performing alongside artists such as Thomas Rhett, Walker Hayes, Babyface and more.
The genre hitmaker is the reigning ASCAP Christian Songwriter of the Year, his fourth time with this honor in his career. In addition to his several RIAA Gold-certified and Platinum singles, fans can hear him on “The Matthew West Podcast” which just surpassed an impressive 2.5 million downloads and drops new episodes weekly under the “That Sounds Fun” network. The five-time Grammy® nominated artist is set to release his sixth book, “The God Who Stays” on September 6. For more information visit thegodwhostays.com. For tour dates and ticket information visit www.matthewwest.com/tour.
Blessing Offor releases new music with his single titled “My Tribe.” The official audio can be heard below. “My Tribe” is available now.
“If you sit through this whole song, and your body doesn’t wiggle at least a little bit, are you actually alive?!! So many exciting things coming up with this banger,” Blessing Offor shares on social media.
