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2012 GMA Canada Covenant Awards Nominees Announced

BURLINGTON, ON – GMA Canada announced this morning during a press conference at the Crossroads Centre in Burlington, Ontario that The Amundruds are among the nominees for the 2012 GMA Covenant
Awards.

The Amundruds are nominated in the categories:
Group of the Year – The Amundruds
Country/Bluegrass Album of the Year: The Amundruds – At The Crossroad
Country/Bluegrass Song of the Year: The Amundruds – Catch Every Tear
Southern Gospel Song of the Year: The Amundruds – I Wanna Go

The Covenant Awards will be broadcast on CTS TV this November. Watch for times and local listing announcements to be made soon. The Amundruds are also scheduled to perform on the Awards Show
alongside artists: Starfield, Downhere, NewWorldSon, High Valley, Ben Cantelon, Greg Sczebel and the Toronto Mass Choir. Watch for more artist announcements coming soon! Visit GMACanada.ca for tickets and additional information.

Make plans now to join us in Ontario for GMA Week 2012!

Group Of The Year
The Amundruds
Downhere
High Valley
Newworldson
Starfield

Country/Bluegrass Album Of The Year
The Amundruds – At The Crossroad
Canada’s Double Portion – Classics
Gary French – Sweetest Thing
High Valley – Love Is A Long Road
Kelly Manu – Believe

Country/Bluegrass Song Of The Year
The Amundruds – Catch Every Tear
High Valley – Have I Told You I Love You Lately
High Valley – Let It Be Me
Mike R. Schuster – Sunday
Rob Berg – Hammer Fall

Southern Gospel Song Of The Year
The Amundruds – I Wanna Go
Jassette Haughton – Once You Have Tasted
Blake Paul – Be Near Me
Torchmen Quartet – We Sing About a Saviour
Valiant – It’s A New Day

DOWNHERE STARTS RECORDING NEW PROJECT SET TO RELEASE LATER THIS YEAR

New Single “You’re Not Alone” Will Be Available To Fans on May 11^th And Going For Radio Adds May 14^th

Nashville, TN — One of Christian music’s premiere rock groups, Downhere, has started recording songs for their upcoming project on Centricity Music.  The new CD will release in the fourth quarter of this year but due to high demand the label is releasing the first single, “You’re Not Alone,” for download purchase on May 11^th at iTunes.com and Amazon.com.  The song will be going for adds at radio on May 14^th.   The project is being produced by Mark Heimermann, who was part of the production team for Downhere’s two previous CDs.

Between studio breaks, Downhere has remained active on the tour circuit playing to recent sold out venues that included Tulsa, OK, Kansas City, MO and Jefferson City, MO.   Following these popular dates, Downhere headed up north to Canada for an eleven-date tour opening for Michael W. Smith and then will appear on seventeen festival dates throughout the summer.

At the same time, Centricity Music is going to release, “Two At A Time,” a double disc project that includes the single plus another new song, with nine B-side cuts from Downhere that will be on sale at the band’s tour dates and digitally.  Fans have been clamoring for new music and this gives them some new music until the upcoming untitled CD will become available.