2018 Singing News Fan Awards Top Five Nominees Announced

The 2018 Singing News Fan Awards second round of voting is over, and we’re happy to announce the Top Five nominations in each category!

The Singing News Fan Awards are the Southern Gospel industry’s PREMIERE fan-voted awards, with winners decided by the readers of Singing News. This year’s show is set to be another amazing event, taking place at the National Quartet Convention in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, later this year.

Subscribers to Singing News have spoken in the second of three rounds of voting, and voting for the third round will begin with the ballot in the July 2018 issue of the magazine. Online voting will be available as well.

If you wish to vote in the third and FINAL round, but don’t already have a subscription to  Singing News don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE TODAY to be eligible to vote in the second and third rounds! The deadline to subscribe in order to vote in the second round of voting is June 15, 2018.

2018 Singing Singing News Fan Awards Top Ten Nominations

Note: Nominations are listed in alphabetical order

2018 Singing News Top 5 Fan Award Nominations

Favorite Artist
Booth Brothers
Collingsworth Family
Greater Vision
Hoppers
Triumphant Qt

Traditional Quartet
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Kingdom Heirs
Mark Trammell Qt
Tribute Qt
Triumphant Qt

Mixed Group
Collingsworth Family
Hoppers
Isaacs
Karen Peck & New River
Perrys

Trio
Booth Brothers
Brian Free & Assurance
Greater Vision
Jim Brady Trio
Whisnants

Soloist
Barker, Pat
Bishop, Mark
Habedank, Joseph
Parker, Ivan
Penrod, Guy

Young Artist
Clark, Autumn Nelon-Nelons
Erwin, Katie-Erwins
Hopper, Karlye-Hoppers
Jones, Layke-Jim Brady Trio
Townsend, Josh-Legacy Five

Tenor
Allman, Chris-Greater Vision
Booth, Michael-Booth Brothers
Clark, Riley Harrison-Tribute Qt
Haase, Ernie-Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Sutton, David-Triumphant Qt

Lead
Booth, Ronnie-Booth Brothers
Brady, Jim-Jim Brady Trio
Hopper, Dean-Hoppers
Inman, Clayton-Triumphant Qt
Rice, Arthur-Kingdom Heirs

Baritone
Griffin, Rodney-Greater Vision
Inman, Scott-Triumphant Qt
Lancaster, Paul-Booth Brothers
Singletary, Josh-Tribute Qt
Trammell, Mark-Mark Trammell Qt

Bass
Bennett, Eric-Triumphant Qt
Chapman, Jeff-Kingdom Heirs
Fouch, Matt-Legacy Five
Harkey, Paul-Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Reese, Ray Dean-Kingsmen

Soprano
Blair, Brooklyn-Collingsworth Family
Brady, Melissa-Jim Brady Trio
Gooch, Karen Peck-Karen Peck & New River
Hopper, Kim-Hoppers
Talley, Lauren-Talleys

Alto
Easter, Sheri-Jeff & Sheri Easter
Hopper, Connie-Hoppers
Metz, Courtney-Collingsworth Family
Stuffle, Libbi-Perrys
Whisnant, Susan-Whisnants

Musician
Collingsworth, Kim-Collingsworth Family
Mote, Gordon-Soloist
Singletary, Josh-Tribute Qt
Williams, Kevin-Gaither Vocal Band
Wolfe, Gerald-Greater Vision

Band
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound Band
Gaither Vocal Band Band
Isaacs Band
Kingdom Heirs Band
Primitive Qt Band

Songwriter
Gaither, Bill
Griffin, Rodney
Habedank, Joseph
Inman, Scott
Wilkinson, Dianne

Album
Hope For All Nations-Karen Peck & New River
Gospel Music Hymn Sing: Live In Texas-Various Artists
Last Big Thing-Kingdom Heirs
Resurrection-Joseph Habedank
Thankful-Triumphant Qt

Song
Chain Breaker-Triumphant Qt
God of the Storms-Tribute Qt
Here He Comes-Joseph Habedank
Hope For All Nations-Karen Peck & New River
Life Is Good-Hoppers

New Artist
Franks, Josh & Ashley
High Road
Kramers
Lore Family
Williamsons

Radio Station
KWFC  Springfield, MO
WEMM  Huntington, WV
WJBZ  Knoxville, TN
WJGM  Jacksonville, FL
WXRI  Winston-Salem, NC

 

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