NASHVILLE, TN (APRIL 6, 2020) — The Singing News Magazine, Southern Gospel music’s leading publication, announced its 2020 Top Ten Singing News Fan Award nominees recently with Daywind Music Group artists and songwriters receiving 77 nominations.
Daywind Records’ artists, Greater Vision and Tribute Quartet received the highest number of nominations, earning 9 each. Legacy Five received 7 nominations for its new lineup featuring Lee Black and Bryan Walker. Joseph Habedank and Karen Peck & New River received 6 nominations each. The Hoppers (5), the Nelons (4), Brian Free and Assurance (3), the Blackwood Brothers (2), Jim and Melissa Brady (2), and Jason Crabb (2) all were honored with multiple nominations. Michael Booth, Mark Lowry, Michael English, Riley Harrison Clark, and Jeff Stice each received a nomination for their excellence.
New Day Records’ Lefevre Quartet represented the new label with 5 nominations including 1 each for new members Will Lane (Favorite Bass), Jay Parrack (Favorite Tenor) and Bryan Elliot (Favorite Musician). Label newcomers, The Sound (2) and HighRoad (1) also made the list, with The Sound picking up a New Artist of the Year nomination, an award won by HighRoad in 2018.
Daywind Music Publishing’s stellar songwriters Lee Black, Joseph Habedank, Dianne Wilkinson, Gerald Crabb, and John Darin Rowsey were each nominated in the Songwriter of the Year category, along with Daywind label members Rodney Griffin and Jim Brady. Despite not receiving a nod in the Songwriter of the Year category, Daywind’s Jason Cox was a writer on an unprecedented 6 of the top 10 songs nominated for Song of the Year including Legacy Five’s “What Kind of Man,” Joseph Habedank’s “Shame On Me,” Tribute Quartet’s “The Healer Hasn’t Lost His Touch,” Gold City’s “Alabama Mud,” Old Path’s “Come Sunday Morning,” and Kingdom Heirs’ “Come to the Well.”
Below is a complete list of Daywind Music Group’s 2020 Singing News Fan Awards Top Ten Nominees:
Favorite Album
Joseph Habedank – Deeper Oceans
Legacy Five – Pure Love
Greater Vision – You’ve Arrived
Karen Peck & New River – Lift His Name
Tribute Quartet – Living The Stories
Favorite Song
Joseph Habedank – “Shame On Me” (Michael Boggs, Jason Cox, Joseph Habedank)
Tribute Quartet – “The Healer Hasn’t Lost His Touch” (Jason Cox, Joseph Habedank, Tony Wood)
Legacy Five – “What Kind Of Man” (Jason Cox, Sue C. Smith, Kenna West)
Greater Vision – “You’ve Arrived” (Marcia Henry, Sue C. Smith, Kenna West)
“Alabama Mud” (Jason Cox, Tim Lovelace, Belinda Smith)
“Come Sunday” Morning (Jason Cox, Kenna West)
“Come to the Well” (Jason Cox, Devin McGlamery, Kenna West)
“Going There” (Lee Black, Scott Inman)
Favorite Artist
Greater Vision
Joseph Habedank
Legacy Five
Hoppers
Tribute Quartet
Karen Peck & New River
Favorite Songwriter
Jim Brady
Lee Black
Joseph Habedank
Rodney Griffin
Dianne Wilkinson
Gerald Crabb
John Darin Rowsey
Favorite New Artist
The Sound
Favorite Bass
Anthony Davis – Tribute Quartet
Matt Fouch – Legacy Five
Will Lane – LeFevre Quartet
Favorite Baritone
Billy Blackwood – Blackwood Brothers
Jon Epley – Greater Vision
Mike Lefevre – LeFevre Quartet
Mike Rogers – Brian Free & Assurance
Josh Singletary – Tribute Quartet
Favorite Lead
Gary Castro – Tribute Quartet
Jim Brady – Jim & Melissa Brady
Dean Hopper – Hoppers
Scott Fowler – Legacy Five
Bill Shivers – Brian Free & Assurance
Rodney Griffin – Greater Vision
Favorite Tenor
Chris Allman – Greater Vision
Gus Gaches – Tribute Quartet
Michael Booth
Brian Free – Brian Free & Assurance
Jay Parrack – LeFevre Quartet
Favorite Quartet
Blackwood Brothers
LeFevre Quartet
Legacy Five
Tribute Quartet
Favorite Band
HighRoad
Jason Crabb
Favorite Musician
Bryan Elliot – LeFevre Quartet
Jeff Stice
Josh Townsend – Legacy Five
Gerald Wolfe – Greater Vision
Josh Singletary – Tribute Quartet
Favorite Soprano
Melissa Brady – Jim & Melissa Brady
Karen Peck Gooch – Karen Peck & New River
Kim Hopper – Hoppers
Amber Nelson Kistler – The Nelons
Favorite Alto
Kelly Nelon Clark – The Nelons
Connie Hopper – Hoppers
Susan Peck Jackson – Karen Peck & New River
Favorite Mixed Group
The Nelons
Hoppers
Karen Peck & New River
Favorite Young Artist
Autumn Nelon Clark – The Nelons
Kari Gooch – Karen peck & New River
Levi Mills – The Sound
Favorite Trio
Brian Free & Assurance
Greater Vision
Favorite Soloist
Riley Harrison Clark
Jason Crabb
Michael English
Joseph Habedank
Mark Lowry
The 2020 Singing News Fan Award process continues with second-round voting this month. Voting is open to subscribers. To become a subscriber, go to singingnews.com.
Daywind Records is home to an award-winning roster of artists, including Adam Crabb, Amber Nelon Thompson, the Blackwood Brothers, Brian Free & Assurance, Greater Vision, the Hoppers, Jim & Melissa Brady, Joseph Habedank, Karen Peck & New River, Legacy Five, Mark Lowry, Michael Booth, Michael English, the Nelons, Riley Harrison Clark, Tribute Quartet, and Wilburn and Wilburn. Daywind is distributed to retail through New Day Christian Distributors and the Orchard, covering all major physical and digital outlets.
New Day Records is home to HighRoad, the Griffith Family, Lefevre Quartet, Tim Menzies, and The Sound. The label is distributed to retail through New Day Christian Distributors and the Orchard, covering all major physical and digital outlets.
Daywind Music Publishing is home to an award-winning roster of writers including Lee Black, Jason Cox, Gerald Crabb, Janice Crow, Marty Funderburk, Mike Harland, Devin McGlamery, Tim Lovelace, John Darin Rowsey, Belinda Smith, Sue Smith, Diane Wilkinson, Nathan Woodard and Hunter Leath.
