2011 Covenant Award Nominees Announced

Nominations Announced

The GOSPEL MUSIC ASSOCIATION (GMA) CANADA announced the nominees for its 2011 COVENANT AWARDS.  The awards will be handed out at the COVENANT AWARDS banquet and awards show on OCTOBER 28th in CALGARY, ALBERTA.

Among the nominees is CENTRICITY MUSIC band DOWNHERE and HIGH VALLEY, TOOTH & NAIL RECORDS bands THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH and FM STATIC, SPARROW RECORDS band STARFIELD, ESSENTIAL RECORDS' MATT MAHER, KINGSWAY band THE CITY HARMONIC, BEC RECORDINGS' MANAFEST and INPOP RECORDS’ ARTICLE ONE.

Nominations include:

Artist of the Year:
DOWNHERE
HIGH VALLEY
MANAFEST
MATT MAHER
STARFIELD

Album of the Year:
Crazy Love – HAWK NELSON

Group of the Year:
DOWNHERE
HAWK NELSON
HIGH VALLEY
STARFIELD

Male Vocalist of the Year:
MARC MARTEL of DOWNHERE
MATT MAHER

New Artist of the Year:
WAKEUP STARLIGHT
THE CITY HARMONIC

Recorded Song of the Year:
“Manifesto” – THE CITY HARMONIC
“Let Me Rediscover You” – DOWNHERE
“Crazy Love” – HAWK NELSON

Song of the Year:
“Manifesto” – THE CITY HARMONIC
“Let Me Rediscover You” – DOWNHERE
“Christ Is Risen” – MATT MAHER

Rock Song of the Year:
“My Brain Says Stop But My Heart Says Go” – FM STATIC
“Crazy Love” – HAWK NELSON

Rock Album of the Year:
“MY BRAIN SAYS STOP BUT MY HEART SAYS GO” – FM STATIC
“CRAZY LOVE” – HAWK NELSON
“LIVE AT THE MASQUERADE” – THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH

Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year:
“Avalanche” – MANAFEST

Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year:
“LIVE IN CONCERT” – MANAFEST

Praise & Worship Song of the Year:
“My God” – THE CITY HARMONIC
“Christ Is Risen” – MATT MAHER

Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year:
“I Love You More” – ARTICLE ONE
“One Step Away” – WAKEUP STARLIGHT
“Let Me Rediscover You” – DOWNHERE

Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year:
“CLARIFY” – ARTICLE ONE
“TWO AT A TIME” – DOWNHERE

Modern Worship Song of the Year:
“Manifesto” – THE CITY HARMONIC

Country/Bluegrass Song of the Year:
“The Father’s Love” – High Valley

Country/Bluegrass Album of the Year:
“HIGH VALLEY” – HIGH VALLEY

Video of the Year:
“A FATHER’S LOVE” - HIGH VALLEY
“CRAZY LOVE” - HAWK NELSON
“EVERY TIME YOU RUN” - MANAFEST

Music DVD of the Year:
“LIVE IN CONCERT” - MANAFEST
“LIVE AT THE MASQUERADE” - THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH

Special Events/Compilation Album of the Year:
“HAWKOLOGY” - HAWK NELSON

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