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The nominations for the 25th Annual Stellar Awards were announced last week. The show will take place at Nashville's famed Grand Ole Opry on Saturday, January 16, 2010. Hosts for this year's ceremony are Kirk Franklin, Vickie Winans and Donnie McClurkin.

The Stellar Awards are the premiere Gospel event recognizing the best African American artists.

The nominees for the 2010 Stellar Awards are:

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:

Congrats to Beliefnet.com and NewReleaseTuesday.com, winners of Faith Based Awards of Excellence in the 2009 WebAwards!

The Web Marketing Association is the producer of the WebAward Competition. Now in its 13th year, the WebAwards is the premier annual website award competition that names the best Web sites in 96 industries while setting the standard of excellence for all website development.

You can see the other Faith-based winners on the WebAwards website.

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Jeremy Camp's long form video and worship project "Live Unplugged" was recently awarded RIAA Multi-Platinum Certification.

That can't compare to Obama's Nobel Peace Prize, but I'm pretty sure Jeremy Camp is pleased with his award. (And at least he actually did something to deserve ... zing! How's that for a snark! But I digress.)

Camp has made his mark in the music industry with five albums, three RIAA Gold Certifications, and 17 No. 1 radio hits. This latest award comes as Camp gets ready to release the "Live" album on November 17th.

"Live" was recorded over the last year as Camp toured the nation and features a collection of 14 live songs, including fan favorites "This Man," "Walk By Faith," "Lay Down My Pride" and the hit "There Will Be A Day."

Catch Jeremy Camp live on his "Speaking Louder Than Before" tour, with Natalie Grant and Bebo Norman, through November 21st.

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On September 19, Christian music's Third Day was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, along with fellow inductees Collective Soul, music promoter Peter Conlon, Grammy-winning songwriter Bryan-Michael Cox, music industry pioneer Johnny L. Carson, and posthumous honors for singer/songwriter Roy Hamilton, record executive Shakir Stewart and bass guitarist Berry Oakley.

"This was such an incredible honor for all of us," said bassist, Tai Anderson, in a press release. "Our families, management team, booking agency, label and fans were all represented that evening which made it even more special. Terry Hemmings, President and CEO of Provident Music Group, who originally signed us to Reunion Records back in 1995, was on hand to induct us. This was such a great way to celebrate 15 years together. Here's to 15 more!"

Third Day hits the road again on October 8 for the fall leg of the "Revelation Tour," which will also feature artists from the roots gospel project "Glory Revealed", a lineup that includes Third Day's Mac Powell, author/speaker David Nasser, Laura Story, Trevor Morgan, Shawn Lewis and other special guests.

The fall "Revelation Tour" continues Third Day's tradition of "paying it forward" by donating $1 per ticket sold to charitable organizations through its Come Together Fund. Through this fund, Third Day--who actively supports the ONE Campaign--has been able to serve charities such as Habitat For Humanity, Blood:Water Mission, World Vision's Hope Child Initiative and is responsible for more than a million dollars in donations over the last four years to disaster relief in and outside of the U.S.

For more information, visit Third Day's website.

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