Voting Opens For Gospel Music Channel Video Awards
The first round of voting in the annual Gospel Music Channel Video Awards (GMCVAs) has now begun. Music fans can help decide the nominee selection for the 2009 award by voting for their top video in several different categories from a list of eligible videos on the GMC website until 8th October.
The six videos which receive the most votes in each category will then become the 2009 GMCVA nominees. Phase two of the voting, where viewers choose the winning videos in each of seven genre categories, will begin on 19th October and continue until 13th November. The categories are: Contemporary, Country, Hip Hop, Rock, Pop, Praise & Worship, Soul.
Among the artist videos eligible for nomination are: Jars of Clay, Francesca Battistelli, Jeremy Camp, The Fray, Mandisa, Billy Ray Cyrus, Tracy Lawrence, Lecrae, Grits (featuring Pigeon John), Trin-i-tee 5:7, The Afters, Mary Mary, tobyMac, Group 1 Crew, David Crowder Band, Bishop Paul Morton, John Tesh, Skillet, Damita, Ann Nesby, Smokie Norful and Marvin Winans, Jr.
The winning videos in each of the seven categories become eligible to win 'GMC Video of the Year', which will be selected by a GMC Committee. The 2009 GMCVA winners will be announced in a one-hour television special to premiere on GMC on 2nd January 2010.
