Multi-platinum selling band MercyMe garners their third American Music Award nomination for Favorite Artist in Contemporary Inspirational Category. Previously winning the title in 2004, MercyMe is one of three nominees in the genre. Produced by dick clark productions, the live broadcast will take place at the NOKIA Theater L.A. on Sunday, November 21 at 8pm (EST/PST) on ABC.
For the fourth year, winners will be determined by online voting at the official Coca-Cola voting location www.amavote.com as well as ama.abc.com. Artists will be honored in the categories of Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Alternative, Adult Contemporary, Latin, Soundtracks and Contemporary Inspirational. Fans can go to the official homepage of the "2010 American Music Awards," ama.abc.com, to find performer and presenter announcements, artist information, and more. Tickets are on sale now at www.ticketmaster.com or fans can call 1-877-AEG-TICKETS.
MercyMe’s success continues to blossom as the band is performing to packed out houses on their Lovewell Live tour performing songs off their latest project The Generous Mr. Lovewell (INO Records) which debuted last spring at No. 3 on Billboard’s Top 200 selling over 80,000 units its first week. The project's debut single “All of Creation” held the No. 1 spot for multiple weeks after its launch, while their current single “Beautiful” is climbing several charts, presently at No. 17 on Billboard’s Christian AC Chart, after landing in the Top 10 at Soft AC/Inspo as well as the Top 10 on iTunes ® Christian Singles Sales Chart.
Additionally, the Grammy nominated band made history this year as their mega hit “I Can Only Imagine” surpassed 1 million digital downloads, making it the first song in Christian music to go platinum in the digital domain. They also have been seen on The Tonight Show, CNN, Fox New Channel’s Fox & Friends, ABC News, CBS’ The Early Show, and on the pages of Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, USA Today, Billboard, and more.
For more information on MercyMe please visit www.mercyme.org.
Source: CMSpin