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BLADENBORO, N.C. – Multi-award winning quartet the Dove Brothers landed a stellar eight nominations in the 2010 SGN Music Awards program. The nominees were announced in over 24 categories last month and the Dove Brothers were among the most nominated this year.
The popular quartet landed nominations for Song of the Year (for the critical smash “Hold On”), Album of the Year and Country Album of the Year (for Hold On), Male Group of the Year, Best Live Performer, Fan Favorite Artist of the Year, Country Song of the Year (for “A Little Good News”), and Special Event Project of the Year (for the group’s 10-year anniversary project Decennial).
In addition, group owner and manager McCray Dove received a separate nomination for writing the group’s Song of the Year nominated song “Hold On.”
“We are so honored to again be nominated in several categories for the SGN Music Awards,” mentioned McCray Dove of the Dove Brothers. “This awards program has been very kind to us over the years, and we continue to be humbled by their respect for our ministry.”
The Dove Brothers have been awarded three SGN Music Awards in the past – all in 2008 when the group won Song of the Year and Traditional Song of the Year for “I Can Pray” as well as 2008 Pacesetter. In addition to this year, the group now has been nominated 39 times in the program, including five consecutive nominations in the categories of Male Group of the Year and Fan Favorite Artist of the Year.
The SGN Music Award nominees are chosen by the staff of SoGospelNews.com and select members of the Southern Gospel media and community. Starting on February 1, 2010 – fans will get the chance to vote for their favorite songs, albums, and artists in Southern Gospel music. To see a complete list of nominees – visit http://www.sogospelnews.com .
The 2010 SGN Music Awards Celebration will take place on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at River of Life Church in Smyrna, Tennessee. The event is free to the public.
The Dove Brothers started 2010 with a bang with news that last year’s release – Hold On – was named one of the best recordings of 2009 according to the staff of SoGospelNews.com. Hold On – the Dove Brothers’ 14th studio release – landed on four out of five “Staff Picks” lists – a yearly feature on the popular e-zine that highlight’s the writing staff’s choices for the best releases of the previous year.
Be listening for the group’s current single – “Hold On” – at Southern Gospel radio all across the country.
More information on the Dove Brothers can be found at http://dovebrothersquartet.com
About the Dove Brothers
Voted Favorite Male Quartet of The Year by the Southern Gospel Music Association and the Singing News Fan Awards, the Dove Brothers’ high energy presentation and progressive arrangements reflect a tangible link to the good old days of gospel music. Their peers regard them as a class act representing the industry with dignity and respect. Their latest recording for Sonlite Records is entitled Hold On and spawned off the hit singles “A Little Good News” and “Hold On.”
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HORNBECK, La. – West-Central Louisiana’s Southern Plainsmen Quartet are excited to announce their recent partnership with humanitarian organization World Vision. The Southern Plainsmen Quartet are now artist advocates for the organization – spreading the word at concerts, churches, and various other dates that the quartet may perform at.
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian charity organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. The organization serves close to 100 million people in nearly 100 countries around the world. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender. World Vision is a global organization with offices in approximately 100 countries. These interdependent national offices are bound together by a Covenant of Partnership, a biblically based agreement that enables them to work together in a unified and complementary way as they walk alongside those we serve.
Marcelle Slaughter of the Southern Plainsmen said, “We are very excited to join forces with World Vision, the world's largest Christian Humanitarian organization! As a traveling ministry, we may reach concerned individuals who have a desire to help children and communities around the world, but have never taken the time to make the commitment. It is our prayer that one day, one of the children we present for sponsorship may make a significant difference in their community or even in the world because of the opportunities they were given through World Vision!”
To find out more information on World Vision, visit http://www.worldvision.org .
For more information on the Southern Plainsmen Quartet, visit their website at http://www.southernplainsmen.com/ . You can also visit the group on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Southern-Plainsmen/273186055053 .
About the Southern Plainsmen Quartet
The Southern Plainsmen Quartet was organized in May 1978 in the rolling pine-hills of West-Central Louisiana, and is an outreach of the Southern Plainsmen Ministries, Inc., a non-profit Christian organization. The group has released 20 recordings in its impressive 30 years history. The group currently consists of Marcelle Slaughter, Jordan Mothershed, Allen Doyle, Mike Burkhalter, and Aaron Allen. The group’s current release – Simply…Faith! released last year.
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MORGANTOWN, W.V. – Christian music soloist Melissa Morris is currently featured on the popular Southern Gospel website GospelMusicTimes.net. Morris is the featured interview on the much read “And Now, Introducing…” article.
“And Now, Introducing…” is a series of articles designed to introduce upcoming or emerging artists in the Southern Gospel community to a new batch of fans. The article on Melissa focuses on her history as a performer and minister, his biggest spiritual and musical influences, the future of her ministry, and much more.
“I am so honored that such a great website would think to feature me,” mentioned Melissa. “I sang with my family for many years, but I had to step out on faith when I pursued a solo career. I’m so excited that people will get a chance to hear about me through this article! God has been so good!”
To read the article on Melissa, visit the Gospel Music Times website at http://www.gospelmusictimes.net .
Melissa also has recently seen a resounding amount of fan support for her current single. The song – titled “Wonderful” – has become a fixture on the popular fan-based chart at GospelMusicTimes.net
“Wonderful” – which can be found on Morris’ Cedar Hill Records release Above & Beyond – recently cracked the Top 5 on the popular chart. The song has remained on the Top 40 for multiple weeks as well.
“Wonderful” was shipped and promoted to Southern Gospel radio by the Eddie Crook Company’s Cedar Hill Records.
Melissa’s newly designed website is still under construction, until then, more information on Melissa’s song or her ministry can be found on her MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/melissamorriswv .
About Melissa Morris
Melissa Morris has been raised in music and been performing at various ministry events since the age of 5 and is currently basing her ministry out of Morgantown, West Virginia. She traveled for years with her family group, The Lightners, before embarking on a solo career. Her current single is titled “Wonderful.”
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Amy Marie Unthank and Chris D. Unthank of SSE Group, Inc. are proud to announce the addition of the Praise Incorporated to the group’s growing roster. Praise Incorporated has reached an exclusive publicity and internet promotions agreement with SSE Group, Inc.’s Southern Spin Entertainment. Through this agreement, the talented group has gained access to all media outlets serviced by Southern Spin Entertainment, in addition to advertising and marketing possibilites. SSE will also build the group a new, full-updated website.
With a focus on musical excellence and integrity in ministry, Praise Incorporated has devoted their lives to reaching the lost and encouraging the Christian, through music and spoken word. Building on combined decades of music experience, Steve Sam, Ron Higgins, Greg Bares have hearts for the Lord and that gives Praise Incorporated the musical excellence it strives for.
“We’ve gotten to know the fine folks in Praise Incorporated over the last couple of months, and we’ve already fallen in love with their sweet spirits,” mentioned Amy Marie Unthank of SSE Group, Inc. “We can’t wait to see what this year has in store for such a fine group of Christian men!”
Praise Incorporated just released their latest recording – It’s All About Him. More information on that will be available shortly.
Southern Spin Entertainment is one of three divisions of the 501c non-profit organization SSE Group, Inc. The company is operated by siblings Amy Marie Unthank and Chris D. Unthank. The company currently represents artists, companies, and organizations in all genres of Gospel music – including the Dove Brothers, The Freemans, The Nelons, SoGospelNews.com, Misty Freeman, Driven Quartet, the Diamond Awards, Branson Gospel Music Convention, Eighth Day, the Men of Music, Sharron Kay King, HisSong, Wendy Word + forgiven, David Hill Trio, The Pathfinders, 2nd Generation, Brothers Forever, and many more.
For more information on Praise Incorporated, visit their website at http://www.praiseinc.com .
About Southern Spin Entertainment
Southern Spin Entertainment is one of three divisions of the 501c non-profit organization SSE Group, Inc. Southern Spin Entertainment focuses on publicity and marketing for Southern and Country Gospel artists. The company currently represents many artists, companies or organizations in all genres of Gospel music.
For more information on Southern Spin Entertainment, go to http://www.southernspin.com .
SSE Group, Inc.’s three divisions include Southern Spin Entertainment, SSE Design Group, and Southern Spin Radio. SSE Group currently owns and operates Glorious Creations and TheBridgeLive.net.
For more information on SSE Group, go to http://www.ssegrouponline.com.
