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ENDICOTT, NY – Nominations for the Fifth Annual American Christian Music Awards were announced this week. The nominees were announced during a live presentation on WJRG/Union-Endicott, NY. Hosted by the Reverend David R. Grate, the one-hour presentation introduced listeners to the nominees and their music in the sixty-five categories. The Fifth Annual American Christian Music Awards ceremony will be held Saturday, October 15, 2005 at the Union-Endicott Performing Arts Theater in Greater Binghamton, New York.

In the "Country/Southern Gospel" category.. the nominees are:

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST: Ivan Parker, Mark Bishop, and Randy Travis.

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST: Lauren Talley, Sheri Easter and Sondra Burnett.

FAVORITE BAND, DUO or GROUP: Crabb Family, CrossWay and Gold City.

OUTSTANDING SOUTHERN GOSPEL TRACKS & SINGLES: "If It Had Not Been the Lord" - McRaes, "It Looks Like Love to Me" - CrossWay, and "It's Just Another Red Sea" - Gold City

OUTSTANDING SOUTHERN GOSPEL ALBUM: Driven - Crabb Family, Faces - Greater Vision, This I Know - CrossWay

OUTSTANDING COUNTRY TRACKS & SINGLES: "Can't Go That Far" - Del Way, "God Save the World" - Jeff Carlson, "Never Walk Alone" - Heritage Road

OUTSTANDING COUNTRY ALBUM: Passing Through - Randy Travis, The Gospel Truth - Robert Martin, Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus - John Conlee

Other notable nominations included Hope's Call recieveing a nomination in the category of Breakout Group of the Year. LordSong recieved a nomination in the category of Outstanding Inspirational Album for last year's Soul Food. Joyce Martin (of The Martins) also appeared in that category for her solo album Diamonds On a Dusty Road. Martin also recieved a nomination for Favorite Inspirational/Praise Female Artist.

Ballots for the Fifth Annual American Christian Music Awards are available on line at http://www.americanchristianmusic.com Paper-ballots will be available for download and order. Paper ballots will also be available through Churches and Christian bookstores nationwide.

(Founded in 2000, the American Christian Music Exchange is dedicated to promoting and celebrating Christian music. The ACME produces the American Christian Music Awards, which recognizes achievement in all genres of Christian music.)

(news provided courtesy of http://www.sgLive365.com and SgShowPrep)

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