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StowTown Records Garners Eight GMA Dove Award Nominations

NASHVILLE, TENN.  – The Gospel Music Association (GMA) announced the nominations for the 43rd Annual GMA Dove Awards earlier this week at a press conference in Atlanta, GA at the Georgian Hotel.

StowTown Records is pleased to congratulate Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, Doug Anderson, The Collingsworth Family and producer Wayne Haun on their GMA Dove Award nominations in the following categories:

• Song of the Year: “I’ve Been Here Before,” Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
• Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year: “I’ve Been Here Before,” Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (Here We Are Again)
• Country Recorded Song of the Year: “Dreamin’ Wide Awake,” Doug Anderson (Dreamin’ Wide Awake)

• Country Album of the Year: Dreamin’ Wide Awake, Doug Anderson
• Inspirational Song of the Year: “I’ll Take What’s Left,” Doug Anderson, (Dreamin’ Wide Awake)
• Southern Gospel Album of the Year: Part Of The Family, The Collingsworth Family
• Long Form Music Video of the Year: Fear Not Tomorrow, The Collingsworth Family
• Producer of the Year: Wayne Haun

StowTown Records, founded in 2011 under the direction of Ernie Haase and Wayne Haun, is distributed worldwide through Provident Distribution. The independent label has quickly gained industry attention with chart-topping releases from their artist roster. For more information on StowTown Records, visit www.StowTownRecords.com.

The GMA Dove Awards is Christian/Gospel music’s biggest night of the year, where top artists from every style of gospel music come together for a night of music and celebration as the GMA bestows the industry’s highest honor. The 2012 GMA Dove Awards will be held on Thursday, April 19th at Atlanta’s famed Fox Theater. For more information, please visit www.doveawards.com or www.gospelmusic.org.