The full list of nominees is below, but I always like to look at how nominees compare year over year. Several categories are unchanged from last year's top five including Favorite Artist, Traditional Quartet, Mixed Group and Trio. Soloist only had one change with Joseph Habedank being the addition (he won Favorite New Soloist last year).
Favorite Male had two changes with Mark Trammell and Jim Brady both in the top five this year. Lauren Talley Alvey is also an addition for the Favorite Female Singer category.
Young Artist only had two carry-overs from last year (Riley Harrison Clark and Trey Ivey) with Morgan Easter, Austin Whisnant and Autumn Clark each receiving top five noms.
With Jim Brady switching from baritone to lead, he changed categories this year. Doug Anderson got his spot in the baritone nominations. For Favorite Bass Paul Harkey and Jeremy Lile each were in the Top 5, while tenor remained unchanged. One of the top 5 bass nominations last year, Pat Barker, is now in nominations for top 5 new soloist. There were no differences with Favorite Soprano and Favorite Alto.
So many things are predictable with the Singing News Fan Awards from nominations to winners. I used to be one of those who hated this, but now I do see how it speaks for the consistency of the industry.
What do you think of this year's nominations? Who has your vote?
Full nomination list -
Favorite Artist
- Booth Brothers
- Collingsworth Family
- Greater Vision
- Kingdom Heirs
- Triumphant Qt
Favorite Traditional Quartet
- Brian Free & Assurance
- Kingdom Heirs
- Legacy Five
- Mark Trammell Qt
- Triumphant Qt
Favorite Mixed Group
- Collingsworth Family
- Hoppers
- Isaacs
- McKameys
- Perrys
Favorite Trio
- Booth Brothers
- Greater Vision
- Jeff & Sheri Easter
- Karen Peck & New River
- Whisnants
Favorite Soloist
- Mark Bishop
- TaRanda Greene
- Joseph Habedank
- Ivan Parker
- Guy Penrod
Favorite Male Singer
- Ronnie Booth - Booth Brothers
- Jim Brady - Jim Brady Trio
- Arthur Rice - Kingdom Heirs
- Mark Trammell - Mark Trammell Qt
- Gerald Wolfe - Greater Vision
Favorite Female Singer
- Lauren Talley Alvey - Talleys
- Karen Peck Gooch - Karen Peck & New River
- Kim Hopper - Hoppers
- Libbi Stuffle - Perrys
- Susan Whisnant - Whisnants
Favorite Young Artist
- Autumn Clark - Nelons
- Riley Harrison Clark - Tribute Qt
- Morgan Easter - Jeff & Sheri Easter
- Trey Ivey - Legacy Five
- Austin Whisnant - Whisnants
Favorite Tenor
- Chris Allman - Greater Vision
- Michael Booth - Booth Brothers
- Brian Free - Brian Free & Assurance
- David Phelps - Gaither Vocal Band
- David Sutton - Triumphant Qt
Favorite Lead
- Ronnie Booth - Booth Brothers
- Jim Brady - Jim Brady Trio
- Clayton Inman - Triumphant Qt
- Arthur Rice - Kingdom Heirs
- Gerald Wolfe - Greater Vision
Favorite Baritone
- Doug Anderson - Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
- Rodney Griffin - Greater Vision
- Scott Inman - Triumphant Qt
- Josh Singletary - Tribute Qt
- Mark Trammell - Mark Trammell Qt
Favorite Bass
- Eric Bennett - Triumphant Qt
- Jeff Chapman - Kingdom Heirs
- Paul Harkey - Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
- Jeremy Lile - Brian Free & Assurance
- Tim Riley - Gold City
Favorite Soprano
- Lauren Talley Alvey - Talleys
- Brooklyn Collingsworth Blair - Collingsworth Family
- Karen Peck Gooch - Karen Peck & New River
- Kim Hopper - Hoppers
- Sonya Isaacs Yeary - Isaacs
Favorite Alto
- Courtney Collingsworth Metz - Collingsworth Family
- Sheri Easter - Jeff & Sheri Easter
- Connie Hopper - Hoppers
- Libbi Stuffle - Perrys
- Susan Whisnant - Whisnants
Favorite Musician
- Kim Collingsworth - Collingsworth Family
- Trey Ivey - Legacy Five
- Gordon Mote
- Jeff Stice
- Kevin Williams - Gaither Vocal Band
Favorite Band
- Gaither Vocal Band Band
- Isaacs Band
- Kingdom Heirs Band
- Primitive Qt Band
- Southern Raised Band
Favorite Songwriter
- Mark Bishop
- Jim Brady
- Rodney Griffin
- Joseph Habedank
- Scott Inman
Favorite Album
- Awesome God - Triumphant Qt
- Battle Cry - Kingsmen
- Sometimes It Takes A Mountain - Gaither Vocal Band
- Still - Booth Brothers
- Unashamed - Brian Free & Assurance
Favorite DJ - Small Market
- Don Anderson - KTTK - Lebanon, MO
- Scott Garner - WGMI - Bremen, GA
- ReJean Leeth - WZCT - Scottsboro, AL
- John Whisnant - WCIS - Morganton, NC
- John Wishon - WWWC - Wilkesboro, NC
Favorite DJ - Medium Market
- Don Elrod - WGTJ - Gainesville, GA
- Gary Richardson - WJCR - Upton, KY
- Bill Roberts - WLWI - Montgomery, AL
- Lottie Squires - WCKB - Dunn, NC
- Dave Taylor - KWFC - Springfield, MO
Favorite DJ - Large Market
- Daniel Britt - WXRI - Winston Salem, NC
- Ron Foster - WZZK - Birmingham, AL
- Tim Guinn - WJBZ - Knoxville, TN
- Ken Hicks - WUSY - Chattanooga, TN
- Wanda Taylor - WXRI - Winston Salem, NC
Favorite Non-Performing Songwriter
- Ricky Free
- Mosie Lister
- Rebecca Peck
- Kyla Rowland
- Dianne Wilkinson
Favorite New Traditional Quartet
- Carolina Boys
- Freedom Qt
- Keepers of the Faith
- Paul’s Journey
- Penny Loafers
Favorite New Mixed Group
- Allen Family
- Erwins
- Heaven’s Mountain Band
- Hoskins Family
- Southern Raised
Favorite New Trio
- 11th Hour
- Barry Rowland & Deliverance
- Goodman Revival
- Guardians
- Jim Brady Trio
Favorite New Soloist
- Pat Barker
- Lindsey Graham
- Billy Hodges
- Abby Paskvan
- Tammy Jones Robinette
Favorite Song
- "Christ Is Still The King" - Legacy Five
- "Everything I Need" - Tribute Qt
- "For All He’s Done" - Greater Vision
- "Hidden Heroes" - Talleys
- "Never No Never" - Joseph Habedank
- "Oh Yes I Am" - Kingsmen
- "Say Amen" - Brian Free & Assurance
- "The Joys of Heaven" - Kingdom Heirs
- "There Is Jesus" - McKameys
- "This Blood" - Triumphant Qt
- "Your Walk Talks" - Mark Trammell Qt
Even though it may speak to the consistency of the industry, having the same winner so many years in a row in so many different categories is not a good thing at all. Consistency is good, but a little parity every now and then would not hurt... if nothing else, a "can't win more than x number of years in a row" qualification might be an idea.
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