The awards show will be on April 20.

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver received a nomination for Bluegrass Album of the Year, for Light on my Feet, Ready to Fly (Horizon / Crossroads).

Ryan Seaton, whose The Stage is Bare project is distributed to retail and digital outlets by Crossroads Distribution, was nominated for Inspirational Album of the Year and Inspirational Song of the Year (for “I Feel a Song Coming On.”)

Two Vine Records artists, whose projects are also distributed through Crossroads Distribution, were received nominations. Janet Paschal was nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year, and Lizzy Long & Little Roy Lewis’s song “Mountaintop,” from the album Straight From the Heart of Dixie, was nominated for Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year.

The nominations were announced in a February 16th press conference at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. The 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards Ceremony will be at the same venue, on April 20th. GMC will televise the show at 8:00 P.M. EST on April 24th, Resurrection Sunday.

UPDATE: The NQC 2010 highlights DVD is now available!

Throughout the week, I plan to post updates from other Crossroads artists and staff on this site. I will also be making general posts, including extended summaries of the evening concerts, at my own website (www.southerngospelblog.com).

Nationally known female gospel artist, Janet Paschal, has reached her first #1 on the National Singing News Chart for the month of August. Hide Me Sweet Rock of Ages, written some 30 years ago by Nancy Harmon, experienced a true revitalization in the hands of Janet and producer Wayne Haun of Vine Records. When asked about the success of the song Janet offered, “It is both amazing and humbling that the ladies and gentlemen of radio have continued to support my work for all of these years. What is especially gratifying is the fact that some of the radio personalities who played the original version some 30 years ago, are able to have a new generation of listeners embrace it. The genre, the songs, and the messages live on.”

Wayne Haun and Kevin Ward of Vine Records, partnered with Crossroads to bring the new album, Treasure, to Gospel fans last November. Haun adds, “I used to play this song over and over when I was a kid listening to the Rex Nelon Singers. Songs like this helped to mold me into the producer I am today. Little did I know that I’d have to honor to re-record, 27 years later, a song that would still thrill audiences. Great songs really are timeless!”

Crossroads Radio Department director Jim Stover diligently promoted the song and comments, “For over ten years I’ve had the distinct honor of promoting singles for many Southern Gospel music treasures. I must confess, as a fan, working in that capacity for Janet Paschal will always be a highlight of my career. She’s a lady in the truest sense of the word! On behalf of all of us at Crossroads, thank you radio friends for making her first Singing News # 1 song a reality!”

You can download the song Hide Me Sweet Rock of Ages along with the full album, Treasure at crossroadsmusic.com

Janet Paschal

Her angelic voice and matching countenance have made Janet Paschal a perennial favorite since pre-Reagan White House years. When you look at the lady, that’s hard to believe!  God has been faithful and Janet has remained true, and even through the valley of  life-threatening illness, Janet Paschal never lost her song or reason for singing.

And now, praise God, those dark days are done, the storm clouds have rolled away and the Son is shining brighter than ever in her life and career! Janet’s new book and CD, both fittingly titled with the word Treasure are undeniable proof there’s life after loss, joy after sadness. The secret how and why,  which is really no secret at all, are joyfully proclaimed in the album’s hit debut single “Hide Me Sweet Rock of Ages“ and its eleven other tracks.

Discover this Treasure that’s exquisitely, uniquely Janet Paschal soon!

And deejays, thank you for supporting the single so staunchly!