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Blessings (Laura Story Song)
"Blessings" is a song by American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter Laura Story from her 2011 album '' Blessings''. It was released on February 21, 2011, as the lead single. The song became Story's first Hot Christian Songs No. 1, staying there for four weeks.Chart dates for "Blessings": *June 25: *July 2: *July 9: *July 16: It lasted 34 weeks on the overall chart. The song is played in a B major key, and 116 beats per minute. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Background Laura Story married her partner Martin; two years later he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Story learned that despite his life-threatening illness, they saw how God never intended for people to provide for themselves and that instead of walking alone they would need to rely on Jesus's help. ''Blessings'' was written to describe how God will allow things that are not immediately understood to happen, but from a different perspective they are a means ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Story
Laura Mixon Story Elvington is an American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter. ''Billboard'' ranked her as the 40th Top Christian Artist of the 2010s. She has won a Grammy and six GMA Dove Awards. Her second studio album, ''Blessings'', reached No. 1 on Top Christian Albums & Americana/Folk Albums (where it spent three weeks atop the charts), and peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard 200. It also achieved RIAA Gold status. The title track off the album '' Blessings'' became her first No. 1 hit on the '' Billboard'' Christian Songs chart. The single eventually went on to win the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song and achieved Platinum status in the United States. Career Story began her career in 1996 when she met Shane Williams, from the band Silers Bald, at Columbia International University. Williams asked Story to join the band and she became their bass player. Story released four independent albums with the band. When the band was abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Music Award For Top Christian Song
The ''Billboard'' Music Award for Top Christian Song winners and nominees. Winners and nominees Multiple nominations Three nominations *Chris Tomlin *MercyMe *TobyMac Two nominations *Tori Kelly *Building 429 *Mandisa *Matthew West *the Newsboys *Zach Williams References {{Billboard Music Awards Billboard awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heatseekers Songs
Top Heatseekers are "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. The Heatseekers Albums and the Heatseekers Songs charts were introduced by ''Billboard'' in 1991 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical recording artists. Albums and songs appearing on Top Heatseekers may also concurrently appear on the ''Billboard'' 200 or ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Albums chart The Heatseekers Albums chart contains 25 positions that are ranked by Nielsen SoundScan sales data, and charts album titles from "new or developing acts" as determined by the acts' historical chart performance. Once an artist/act has had an album place in the top 100 of the ''Billboard'' Top 200, or in the top 10 of any of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Country Albums, Latin Albums, Christian Albums, or Gospel Albums charts, the album and later works no longer qualify for tracking on Heatseeker Albums. This definition means that some artists can still qualify as " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Adult Contemporary
Christian adult contemporary, also known as Christian AC or CAC, is a radio format. In the United States, Christian adult contemporary radio stations cater to a mostly adult audience and are similar to mainstream adult contemporary stations in that they play hits often and for long periods of time. A Christian AC station may play contemporary Christian music, but it usually excludes Christian hip hop and some forms of Christian dance-pop and teen pop, as these are less popular among adults, the target demographic. Demographics The target audience of Christian adult contemporary radio, generally females in their thirties or forties, has been nicknamed "Becky" by the Christian music industry. However, artists that are played on Christian adult contemporary radio are predominantly male. Male Christian artists outnumber female Christian artists by at least a 2:1 ratio and, according to '' Billboard'', 43 of the top 50 Christian songs of the 2000s were performed by males. Females held th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dove Award For Song Of The Year
The GMA Dove Awards A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry. The awards are presented annually. Formerly held in Nashville, Tennessee, the Dove Awards ... Song of the Year is one of the two main categories (along with Songwriter of the Year) which have been given since the 1st GMA Dove Awards in 1969. The following is a list of the winning songs and the songwriter(s) who received the award. Recipients Sources References and notes External links Dove Awards website {{DEFAULTSORT:Dove Award For Song Of The Year GMA Dove Awards Song awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
43rd GMA Dove Awards
The 43rd Annual GMA Dove Awards presentation ceremony was held on Thursday, April 19, 2012, at 7:30 P.M. EST at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. The ceremony recognized the accomplishments of musicians and other figures within the Christian music industry for the year 2011. The ceremony was produced by the Gospel Music Association and was hosted by actor David Mann and comedian Chonda Pierce. The awards show was broadcast on the Gospel Music Channel on April 24, 2012. Performers The following musical artists performed at the 43rd GMA Dove Awards: *Yolanda Adams *Kim Burrell *Blanca Callahan from Group 1 Crew * Jason Castro *Jason Crabb *Danny Gokey *Jamie Grace *Natalie Grant *The Isaacs *Kari Jobe *LeCrae *Crystal Lewis *Mandisa *Donnie McClurkin * Karen Peck-Gooch *Todd Smith *Ruben Studdard *Russ Taff *Michael Tait *The Tenors Nominees and winners This is a complete list of the nominees for the 43rd GMA Dove Awards. The winners are in bold. General ;Song of the Year *" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMA Dove Award
A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry. The awards are presented annually. Formerly held in Nashville, Tennessee, the Dove Awards took place in Atlanta, Georgia during 2011 and 2012, but has since moved back to Nashville. The ceremonies feature live musical performances and are broadcast on TBN. The awards were established in 1969, and represent a variety of musical styles, including rock, pop, hip hop, country, and urban. History The Dove Awards were originally conceptualized by Gospel singer and songwriter Bill Gaither, at a Gospel Music Association board meeting in 1968. The idea of the award being represented by a dove is credited to Gaither and design for the award itself is credited to gospel singer Les Beasley and designer Bob McConnell. The first GMA Dove Awards were held at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee in October 1969. In 1971, the awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award For Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality songs in the Contemporary Christian music (CCM) genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position". This award is a new category in the annual Grammy Awards ceremony from 2012. Previously, the Recording Academy did not make a distinction between Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) and Gospel music, but in its drastic overhaul of Grammy Awards categories from 2012, announced on April 6, 2011, it said that "it was determined that there are two distinct wings to the gospel house: Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
54th Grammy Awards
The 54th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 12, 2012, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles being broadcast on CBS honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011. LL Cool J hosted the show. It was the first time in seven years that the event had an official host. Nominations were announced on November 30, 2011, on prime-time television as part of "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night", a one-hour special broadcast live on CBS from Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live. Kanye West received the most nominations with seven. Adele, Foo Fighters, and Bruno Mars each received six nominations. Lil Wayne, Skrillex, and Radiohead all earned five nominations. The nominations were criticised by many music journalists as Kanye West's ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' missed out on a nomination for Album of the Year despite being highly critically acclaimed and topping many end of year charts. West' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Billboard Music Awards
The 2012 ''Billboard'' Music Awards is a music award ceremony that was held on May 20, 2012 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It aired on ABC at 8:00/7:00 PM central. The show was hosted by ''Modern Family''s Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from 2011. Performances ;Notes : - Midway through the performance, ABC cut to commercial. Presenters *Julianne Hough – Presented the Top Social Artist Award *Lisa Marie Presley – Presented the Spotlight Award *Robin Thicke – Introduced Kelly Clarkson *Miley Cyrus – Presented the Top New Artist Award *Brandy – Introduced Chris Brown *Natasha Bedingfield – Gave short monologue and tribute to Donna Summer *Kris Kristofferson – Gave speech to highlight accomplishments of Taylor Swift *Zooey Deschanel – Presented Woman of the Year Award *Far East Movement – Introduced Usher *Jason Derülo – Presented Hot 100 Song of the Year *Wiz Khalifa – Presented T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recording Industry Association Of America
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legally sold recorded music in the United States". RIAA is headquartered in Washington, D.C. RIAA was formed in 1952. Its original mission was to administer recording copyright fees and problems, work with trade unions, and do research relating to the record industry and government regulations. Early RIAA standards included the RIAA equalization curve, the format of the stereophonic record groove and the dimensions of 33 1/3, 45, and 78 rpm records. RIAA says its current mission includes: #to protect intellectual property rights and the First Amendment rights of artists #to perform research about the music industry #to monitor and review relevant laws, regulations, and policies Between 2001 and 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blessings (Laura Story Album)
''Blessings'' was the second studio album by contemporary Christian musician Laura Story. The album was released by INO Records on April 12, 2011, and produced by Nathan Nockels. The album has seen commercial charting successes, as well as receiving positive critical attention from music critics. Music and lyrics At ''CCM Magazine'', Grace S. Aspinwall wrote that "Her voice is pure and flawless and each song is perfectly arranged", and noted that "Her songwriting has also strengthened, and she shows depth and maturity ..most exemplified on the title track", which "Moments of pop work their way into this mostly-worship project." Phil Thomson said that Laura Story "wrote or co-wrote the tracks with the kind of intense, vested interest which leaves you in no doubt about the provenance, also making you wonder how she knows you so well." At ''Christianity Today'', Kristin Garrett stated that "the tracks with less orchestration and more melodic piano lines more aptly illustrate Story's v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
