Worship Leader magazine has announced the 2004 nominees for its 4th Annual
Praise Awards. The awards honor outstanding achievement in six key categories:
Best Praise and Worship Song; Best Worship Project; Best Scripture Song; Best
Compilation; Best Urban or Gospel Project and 2004 Breakthrough Artist.
Winners will be selected by popular vote beginning December 1st and announced
in our March/April issue. Votes can be cast by visiting the Worship Leader (www.worshipleader.com) or Song DISCovery
(www.songdiscovery.com) Web
sites.
It is the vision of this publication that the Praise Awards be a medium in
which worship leaders can honor and acknowledge the excellence of the artists
who have devoted their lives and talents to creating innovative ways for the
Church to experience God… not a popularity contest that glorifies
celebrity. Below are the nominated entries for the 2004, Worship Leader
Praise Awards.
Best Compilation:
Passion:
Hymns Ancient and Modern, Passion Worship Band/sixsteps Records
Absolute
Worship, Various Artists/Fervent Records
Faithful,
Hillsongs/Hillsongs/Integrity Media
Third
Circle, Enter the Worship Circle/Enter the Worship Circle
Best Scripture Song:
“Create in
Me,” Margaret Becker/Here to Him Music
“How
Majestic,” Jadon Lavik/BEC Recordings
“Sing (Or
the Rocks Will Get To),” Taylor Sorensen/Rocketown Records
“You Are
My God,” Enter the Worship Circle/Enter the Worship Circle
Best Worship Project:
Facedown,
Matt Redman/sixsteps Records
When
Silence Falls, Tim Hughes/Sparrow Records
Make It
Glorious, Tommy Walker/Integrity Media
Rise Up,
Rita Springer/Floodgate Records
Best Praise and Worship Song:
“When the
Tears Fall,” Tim Hughes/Sparrow Records
“How Great
Is Our God,” Chris Tomlin/sixsteps Records
“Again I
Say Rejoice,” Israel & New Breed/Integrity Media
“Sing (Or
the Rocks Will Get To),” Taylor Sorensen/Rocketown Records
“Take Me
to the Cross Again,” Dave Lubben/Vertical Music
“Amazed,”
Desperation/Vertical Music
Best Urban or Gospel:
Live From
Another Level, Israel & New Breed/Integrity Media
Sunday
Morning Service, Joe Pace/Integrity Gospel
Throne
Room, Cece Winans/INO Records
Nothing
Without You, Smoky Norful/EMI Gospel
2004 Breakthrough Artist:
Sarah
Kelly/Gotee Records
Planetshakers/Word Records
Robbie
Seay Band/RS Music
Jason
Morant/Vertical Music
