2012 Billboard Music Awards Finalists (Christian Categories)

Top Christian Artist: 
Casting Crowns
MercyMe
Skillet
Laura Story
Chris Tomlin

Top Christian Album: 
Casting Crowns - "Come To The Well"
Casting Crowns - "Until The Whole World Hears"
Skillet - "Awake"
Laura Story - "Blessings"
Various Artists - "Wow Hits 2012"

Top Christian Song: 
Casting Crowns - "Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)"
Jamie Grace - Feat. TobyMac "Hold Me"
Mandisa - "Stronger"
Laura Story - "Blessings"
Matthew West - "Strong Enough"

Source

43rd Annual GMA Dove Award Winners

Song of the Year
"Blessings;" Laura Story; Laura Story; New Spring Publishing (ASCAP), Gleaning Publishing (ASCAP)

Male Vocalist of the Year
Jason Crabb

Female Vocalist of the Year
Natalie Grant

Group of the Year
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Artist of the Year
Jason Crabb

New Artist of the Year
Jamie-Grace

Best Christian / Gospel Artists & Bands - 2012 Readers' Choice Winners

In January 2012, About.com asked readers to nominate their favorite Christian and Gospel artists and bands in ten categories:
1. Best Female Vocalist, 
2. Best Male Vocalist, 
3. Best Indie Christian Band, 
4. Best Unsigned Christian Solo Artist, 
5. Best Christian Hardcore Band, 
6. Best Christian Rock Band, 
7. Best Christian Hard Rock Band, 
8. Best Christian Pop/Contemporary Band, 
9. Best Urban Gospel Artist and 
10. Best Inspirational Artist.

See the winners in each category:

1. Best Female Christian Vocalist: Heather Williams: Heather Williams
2. Best Male Christian Vocalist: Matt Maher
3. Best Christian Indie Band: Love Like Gravity
4. Best Christian Indie Solo Artist: Yancy
5. Best Christian Hardcore Band: Demon Hunter
6. Best Christian Rock Band: Ashes Remain
7. Best Christian Hard Rock Band: Skillet
8. Best Christian Pop/Contemporary Band: The Rubyz
9. Best Urban Gospel Artist: Mary Mary 
10. Best Inspirational Artist: Aaron Shust

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Tenth Avenue North - Title of the next album

The title of our next album will be “the Struggle.”
We’ve sent the final mixes off to get mastered, then we pick the wrapping paper, bundle her up and send her off to your local record store.
Expect a release on August 21st.

We called this project “the Struggle” from the like titled track because we felt this best represented the collection as a whole.
From life to death, birth to final rest, this life is a struggle.
We have a disposition to trials and tribulations in this world, but the one thing we don’t have to work to earn is grace.
Most of the songs come from: coming to reconciliation, dealing with how God drawing you to himself can bring hurt and pain, and prayers of deliverance.

“Hallelujah we are free to struggle. but we’re not struggling to be free. Your blood bought and makes us children- so children drop your chains and sing.”

Tenth Avenue North

Planetshakers - Do It Again

Planetshakers perform the song "Do It Again" from their album Heal Our Land. The new album is available 4.10.12