BELOVED PREPARES TO ‘WAKE THE WORLD’ WITH NATIONAL DEBUT ALBUM

(ATLANTA, GA) — Since bursting onto the scene in 2003, BELOVED has developed a reputation of being unique. So much so that the Atlanta-based group has created their own genre - women’s ministry music - which has been marketed with considerable success as “Real Music for Real Women.” With the upcoming release of their third album (and first nationally distributed release) Wake the World on August 19th, the pop trio is ready to extend their reach to America’s women… and beyond. __

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Popular Musical Group, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Enjoys Multiple IBMA Award Nominations

Nashville, TN - The nominees for the 19th Annual International Bluegrass Music Association Awards were announced recently, and popular multi-award winning recording artist, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver was among the list of those with muliple nominations. After being named Vocal Group of the Year for the past seven years, the group received the 2008 nomination, as well. Additionally, the group received the nomination for Entertainer of the Year, and their current Horizon Records recording, “Help Is On The Way,” received the nomination for Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year. Among individual honors, group leader, Doyle Lawson was among those nominated for the honor of Mandolin Player of the Year.
The 19th Annual IBMA Awards program will be hosted by Del McCoury on Thursday, October 2 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The show will be broadcast live on XM Satellite Radio’s Bluegrass Junction Channel 14 and syndicated to more than 300 US markets and 14 foreign networks. Ticket information for the IBMA Awards, bluegrass music’s biggest night of the year, is available by calling 888-438-4262 or 615-256-3222. A complete list of IBMA nominations may be obtained online at www.ibma.org.
 
The International Bluegrass Music Awards are voted on by the professional membership of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA), which serves as the trade association for the bluegrass music industry. The IBMA Awards Show is the centerpiece of the World of Bluegrass week, including the industry’s Business Conference and Bluegrass Fan Fest, slated for September 29 – October 5 in Nashville.

Morris Family Releases New Single

The Morris Family

The Morris’s

latest release, “Let The Healing Begin“, has just been released to radio, exclusively through Radioactiveairplay.com

This is another release from The Morris’s self-titled recording, which features some of Nashville’s most skilled session musicians, such as: Bobby All, Scott Sanders, Kelly Back, and the legendary piano player Hargus “Pig” Robbins,

The song, listed in the Southern Gospel category at Radioactive, was written by Van & Kathryn Morris and it recounts the story of Jesus’ encounter with the man with a withered hand. Like many of The Morris’s compositions, this song has an evangelistic aim. __

GRAMMY® Nominees DecembeRadio to Celebrate Sophomore Release with J93 at Hard Rock Café

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — DecembeRadio will celebrate the upcoming street date (August 26th) of their sophomore release Satisfied (Slanted Records) in concert at the newly renovated Hard Rock Café in Atlanta. The event, sponsored by the Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C., of Atlanta, will be held on Wednesday night, August 20th and will include a free concert, open to the public. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with the concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. The scene is fitting as the GRAMMY®-nominated, Dove Award-winning band recorded in the city’s famed Southern Tracks studio. Georgia-based band Echoing Angels will open the evening with a few of their hits acoustically.

The event will be aired locally through a LIVE remote with Atlanta radio station J93.3, where listeners have tuned in to hear DecembeRadio’s recent hit single, “Find You Waiting,” which can be found on the band’s upcoming release. Listeners can tune in all day on the 20th for the chance to win one of the new Satisfied releases LIVE on the air during what has been termed “DecembeRadio Day” at J93.3.

“We are so glad to be a part of bringing this event to Atlanta,” stated Hays. “I have been a fan of DecembeRadio for over a year now. We hope their fans will join me and bring their friends and family and come out to the Hard Rock Cafe for this great night out.”

The newly renovated Hard Rock Café is located at 215 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 688.7625 x22. DecembeRadio will also perform from the venue, LIVE on Tuesday, August 20th, on “Good Day Atlanta,” which airs on the local FOX affiliate in the Atlanta region