Multiple Dove Award Nominations for Nashville's BISHOP JERRY L. MAYNARD AND THE CATHEDRAL OF PRAISE CHOIR

Benita Bellamy

Nashville, TN -- The Gospel Music Association (GMA) announced the nominees in 42 categories for the 44th Annual GMA Dove Awards.  The awards show will take place on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at Allen Arena on the campus of Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN at 7:30pm CT.  Two Nashville based gospel artists have garnered multiple nominations - Bishop Jerry L. Maynard and The Cathedral of Praise Choir.

Cathedral of Praise Church Choir, under the pastoral leadership of Bishop Jerry L. Maynard, and on his new record label Jelama Records, released their inaugural project Bishop Jerry Maynard Presents The Cathedral Of Praise Choir which debuted on Billboard’s Top Gospel Chart at #10 and produced a high-spirited radio single that quickly rose to the top of the gospel radio charts.  "Just Believe" became a Top 30 Gospel radio chart hit with the contribution of powerful lead vocals from Michelle Prather (Kurt Carr Singers and Kevin Davidson & the Voices). Maynard and his choir have received their first two Dove Award Nominations for Traditional Gospel Album of the Year and Traditional Gospel Song of the Year ("Just Believe").  

Bishop Jerry Maynard Presents The Cathedral of Praise Choir was produced by  Phil Hughley and Elvin “Kiko” Negron and directed by talented songstress Kyla Jade. The project features Don Moen, Nia Allen, Candy West, Pam Crawford and Durward Davis and marks the first project on Bishop Maynard's own Jelama Records label with distribution by Central South Distribution. 
 

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The 44th Annual GMA Dove Awards nominee categories can be found at www.doveawardsvoting.com/nominees.  The show will be broadcast on Monday, October 21st at 8:00ET exclusively on the UP! Television Network. Voting for the final winners will run from September 3rd through September 24th. All tabulations certified by the independent accounting firm, Kraft CPAs PLLC.

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