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15th Annual Inspirational Country Music Award Winners

Tuesday October 20, 2009

The 15th Annual Inspirational Country Music Awards took place last week, and Ricky Skaggs was selected Mainstream Country Artist of the Year.

Craig Morgan received the Video of the Year for his single "God Must Really Love Me" and Tracy Lawrence won Mainstream Inspirational Song of the Year for "Up To Him."

Other big winners included, Cross Country the Band, namedEntertainer of the Year for the second year in a row; Tommy Brandy, Male Vocalist of the Year; Sandra Dee, Female Vocalist of the Year; Point of Grace, Vocal Group of the Year.

The annual Inspirational Country Music Awards are dedicated to honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent among artists who perform Christian and Inspirational Country music.

Here is the complete list of winners in the 21 categories voted on by the CCMA membership:

Entertainer of the Year
CrossCountry the Band

Male Vocalist
Tommy Brandt

Female Vocalist
Sandra Dee

Vocal Duo
The Roys

Vocal Group
Point of Grace

Mainstream Inspirational Country Song
Up To Him
Tracy Lawrence

Mainstream Country Artist
Ricky Skaggs

Christian Country Song
Good Ole Boys
James Payne & Del Way

Songwriter
Russ Murphy

Video
God Must Really Love Me
Craig Morgan
Director, Eric Welch

New Artist
Steve Richard

Musician
Dennis Agajanian

Comedy Act
Barry McGee

Radio Personality
Leon Joplin

Radio Station
WCWV, Summersville, WV

Living Legend Award
Ken Holloway

Inspirational Bluegrass Artist
The Isaacs

Youth In Music Award
Matthew Wacaster

Music Evangelist of the Year
Russ Murphy

Faith, Family, & Country Movie
Fireproof, Provident Films

Television Network
TCT Network

For more about the ICM Awards, visit the website.

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Award-winning freelance writer and columnist Joanne Brokaw covers entertainment for The Christian Examiner newspapers, The Minnesota Christian Chronicle, and The Ozarks Christian News. Her other writing credits include Breakaway and Brio Magazines, OnCourse Magazine, ChristianMusicPlanet.com, BuddyHollywood.com and AGreaterFreedom.com. Her humor column, A Big Slice of Life, appears monthly in the Christian Voice Magazine and she pens a regular humor column on The Writing Life for ByLine Magazine. Joanne lives in Western New York with her darling husband David, their Border collie Scout and their cat Murphy. Their almost adult daughter Cassie drops by often. Find out more about Joanne at JoanneBrokaw.com.

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