On Tuesday (March 26), the Gospel Music Affiliation (GMA) introduced a brand new class devoted to Spanish illustration in Christian music for his or her annual Dove Awards. The award for Spanish language worship recorded tune of the yr will debut on the fifty fifth GMA Dove Awards, set to happen on Tuesday, Oct. 1 on the Allen Area in Nashville. Nominations might be introduced on July 24.
The brand new award, which is able to acknowledge the expertise of performers and songwriters of worship songs, joins two different pre-existing Latin music classes: Spanish language album of the yr, established in 1998, and Spanish language recorded tune of the yr, created in 2017. (Bands Generación 12 and Miel San Marcos have been the winners of those awards, respectively, final yr).
The initiative responds to a 30% enhance in Spanish-language music entries submitted to the awards present within the final 5 years, in addition to the fixed development of Spanish language music in genres ranging together with worship, city, pop, and rock.
“We’ve got witnessed this style increase internationally, with out precedent or obstacles,” Justin Fratt, govt vp of the Gospel Music Affiliation, mentioned in a press launch. “For us, it has been an honor to assist our colleagues from numerous Latin American and Spanish-speaking nations, celebrating the greatness of their music.”
The hassle was backed by different corporations within the Latin Christian trade corresponding to CanZion, Capitol CMG/Common, Creation Music, Curb Data, Heaven and Sony/Provident, in response to the discharge.
Henry Alonzo, CCO of Christian music publishing and distribution firm Adarga Leisure Group, tells Billboard Español that its audio and video streaming numbers have quadrupled lately, and that its artists — who’ve included Miel San Marcos, Alex Campos and Jesús Adrian — have reached the identical levels as these in different genres of Latin music. “All that is due to the work carried out by the identical trade that helps artists of this style,” he mentioned.
Since its basis in 1964, GMA has served a extremely various group of creatives and professionals throughout the Christian and gospel music trade. Its mission is to show, promote and rejoice gospel music. Via the GMA Basis and the GMA Gospel Music Corridor of Fame, the affiliation seeks to protect the legacy of the style’s pioneers, whereas celebrating the work of latest artists with occasions such because the Dove Awards.
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