A huge CONGRATULATIONS to our artists – The Classic Crime, Hawk Nelson, Manafest and Thousand Foot Krutch – nominated last week for the 32nd Annual GMA Canada Covenant Awards! Each artist received multiple nominations. Tooth & Nail Records and BEC Recordings received 15 total nominations. The Covenant Awards Banquet will take place on October 29th in Calgary Alberta. For more information on the Covenant Awards and GMA Canada, click here.
ROCK SONG OF THE YEAR
“Forward Motion” – Thousand Foot Krutch (Trevor McNevan, Joel Bruyere, Steve Augustine)
“Solar Powered Life” – The Classic Crime (Matt MacDonald)
ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR Vagabonds – The Classic Crime Welcome To The Masquerade – Thousand Foot Krutch
RAP/ HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR
“No Plan B” – Manafest (Chris Greenwood, Adam Messinger)
RAP/ HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR The Chase – Manafest
MODERN ROCK / ALTERNATIVE SONG OF THE YEAR
“Never Enough” – Hawk Nelson (Hawk Nelson – Trevor McNevan)
MODERN ROCK / ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR Live Life Loud! – Hawk Nelson
HARD MUSIC SONG OF THE YEAR
“Bring Me To Life” – Thousand Foot Krutch (Trevor McNevan, Joel Bruyere,
Steve Augustine)
RECORDED SONG OF THE YEAR
“No Plan B” – Manafest
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Hawk Nelson
Thousand Foot Krutch
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Manafest
ALBUM OF THE YEAR The Chase – Manafest Welcome To The Masquerade – Thousand Foot Krutch
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