Carrie Underwood, Maddie & Tae, Vince Gill, Trisha Yearwood Nominated for Inspirational Faith, Family & Country Awards

The Inspirational Country Music Association has announced the top five finalists for the 21st Annual Inspirational Faith, Family & Country Awards, set for 7 p.m. Oct. 22 in Nashville.

Each year, the awards honor and showcase the biggest names and emerging talent among artists who perform inspirational and Christian country music. Among this year's nominees are Carrie Underwood, The Swon Brothers, Maddie & Tae, Vince Gill and Trisha Yearwood, who all have Oklahoma ties.

Underwood, a Checotah native; Maddie & Tae, which includes Ada native Tae Dye; and Yearwood, a former Owasso resident, are all nominated for Mainstream Country Female Artist. Underwood also is nominated for Mainstream Inspirational Country Song and Inspirational Music Video for her smash "Something in the Water."

The Swon Brothers, who hail from Muskogee, are nominated for Mainstream Country Duo or Group as well as Mainstream Inspirational Country Song and Inspirational Music Video for their single "Pray for You."

Oklahoma City native Vince Gill is nominated along with Graham Brown for Inspirationa Vocal Duo and/or Vocal Performance. Their song "He'll Take Care of You" is a finalist in the Inspirational Country Song category.

Tommy Brandt leads the nominations with four nods. His son, Tommy Brandt II, is also nominated for the Youth in Music award, giving the Brandt family a total of five nominations, followed closed by the McDougal family, who garnered four nods in various categories. For more information on the ICMs, go towww.faithfamilycountry.com.

This year's awards show will be emceed by TCT Networks' Melanie Walker, host of "Come On In with Melanie Walker" and the "Sessions" concert series. Walker is a multi-award winning Christian recording artist, television host, speaker and author. She is a two-time ICM Female Vocalist.of the Year. T. Graham Brown, Isaac Cole, Meghan Woods, True Heart, The Wacaster Family, Johnny Rowlett, Wade Hammond, and last year's Entertainer of the Year, Chuck Hancock, will perform on the show, with more performances to be announced in the coming weeks. Past performers include Wynonna, Josh Turner, Collin Raye, Tracy Lawrence, Natalie Grant, Charlie Daniels, Andy Griggs, Lonestar, Jamie O'Neal, Linda Davis, Point of Grace and many more.

The ICMs are additionally supported through the nationally-syndication inspirational, two-hour radio show, "Power Source Country," now syndicated weekly in more than 100 markets nationwide through Westwood One.  

The Inspirational Country Music Award take place in conjunction with the annual ICM Faith, Family & Country Week, which draws music fans to Music City every year and features the ICM Faith, Family and Country nightly showcases, a special Sunday night Honkytonkin' Jubilee, the Power Source No. 1 Party, Media Appreciation Luncheon, membership breakfast, seminars and much more. For more information, go towww.faithfamilycountry.com.

Here is the full list of 2015 Inspirational Country Music Awards Top 5 Nominees:  

MAINSTREAM COUNTRY MALE ARTIST

Hunter Hayes 

Jeff Bates

John Berry

Josh Turner

Graham Brown

MAINSTREAM COUNTRY FEMALE ARTIST

* Carrie Underwood 

* Maddie & Tae

Martina McBride

RaeLynn

* Trisha Yearwood 

MAINSTREAM COUNTRY DUO OR GROUP

Joey + Rory

Lady Antebellum

Lonestar

Oak Ridge Boys

* The Swon Brothers 

MAINSTREAM INSPIRATIONAL COUNTRY SONG

"God Made Girls" - RaeLynn

* "Something In The Water" - Carrie Underwood

"The Old Rugged Cross" - Craig Wayne Boyd

* "Pray for You" - The Swon Brothers

"Riser" - Dierks Bentley

INSPIRATIONAL RADIO STATION/NETWORK

Cross Country Radio - CBN

HLE Radio 

KEYE 1400 AM/FM 93.7 - Perryton, TX

KQTY 106.7 FM - Borger, TX

Spirit Country Radio

INSPIRATIONAL RADIO PERSONALITY

Hunter Logan

JR Pitsenbarger

Marty Smith

Rich Miller

Robby Lynn 

INSPIRATIONAL TELEVISION NETWORK

Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN)

Daystar Television Network

Hallmark Channel

RFD TV

TCT Network

INSPIRATIONAL BLUEGRASS ARTIST

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver

Rhonda Vincent

Ricky Skaggs

The Isaacs

The Roys

FAITH, FAMILY & COUNTRY MOVIE

Confessions of a Prodigal Son - Lighting Dark

Do You Believe? - Pure Flix Entertainment

Hoovey - Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment

The Song - One Media/Samuel Goldwyn Films

When The Game Stands Tall - Sony Pictures Entertainment

INSPIRATIONAL ENTERTAINER 

Greg McDougal & Family

Jayc Harold Band

Kali Rose

Steve Richard

Tommy Brandt

INSPIRATIONAL MALE VOCALIST

Chuck Hancock

Greg McDougal

Russ Murphy 

Tommy Brandt

Wade Hammond

INSPIRATIONAL FEMALE VOCALIST

Cherie Brennan 

Kali Rose 

Larissa 

Laura Dodd 

Mary James

INSPIRATIONAL VOCAL DUO and/or VOCAL PERFORMANCE

Bruce & Betsy Mullen 

Gary Dean Heisey with Gene Higgins

Steve Richard & Laura Dodd

* Graham Brown & Vince Gill 

True Heart 

INSPIRATIONAL COUNTRY VOCAL GROUP OR BAND

Branded 

Canton Junction

Jayc Harold Band 

Kristina Craig & Exit 148 

Wacaster Family

INSPIRATIONAL COUNTRY SONG 

"At The End" - Mike Rimmey

"I Know He Hears Me" - Steve Richard & Laura Dodd

"Jesus Broke That Bottle" - Chuck Hancock

"No Wound Too Deep" - Mary James

* "He'll Take Care Of You" - T. Graham Brown & Vince Gill

INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO 

"Broken" - Tommy Brandt

"God Made Girls" - RaeLynn

* "Pray for You" - The Swon Brothers

* "Something In The Water" - Carrie Underwood

"True Believers" - Darius Rucker

INSPIRATIONAL SONGWRITER*

Cherie Brennan 

Chuck Hancock 

Corey Lee Barker 

Joe Loftus

Mike Rimmey 

Russ Murphy

* a tie in this category created six nominees

INSPIRATIONAL NEW ARTIST 

Alan Turner

Arkin Terrell

Jayne Carter

Joy Roberts

Meghan Woods

INSPIRATIONAL YOUTH IN MUSIC AWARD

Isaac Cole

McDougal Kids 

Meghan Woods

Taylon Hope

Tommy Brandt II

INSPIRATIONAL MUSICIAN

Dennis Agajanian 

Greg McDougal

Isaac Cole 

Jayc Harold 

Travis Wetzel

INSPIRATIONAL COMEDIAN

Chonda Pierce

Kenny Lee Robinson aka Cornbread the Comic

Ray Stevens

Bubba Bechtol

Tim Hawkins

INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC EVANGELIST

Dennis Agajanian

Mary James

Mo Howard

Russ Murphy

Tommy Brandt

-BAM

 

 

 

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