2018 Singing News Fan Award Nominations

The Singing News Top 10 nominations were announced yesterday. Here is the full list of nominees in each category and a few thoughts/ commentary as well.



Favorite Artist
Booth Brothers
Collingsworth Family
Greater Vision
Hoppers
Joseph Habedank
Karen Peck & New River
Kingdom Heirs
Mark Trammell Qt
Tribute Qt
Triumphant Qt

**Good to see a soloist represented here with Joseph Habedank. He's had an amazing year and so well deserved!

Traditional Quartet
Blackwood Brothers
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Gold City
Inspirations
Kingdom Heirs
LeFevre Qt
Legacy Five
Mark Trammell Qt
Tribute Qt
Triumphant Qt

**Good to see the Kingsmen nominated after missing the top 10 last year!

Mixed Group
Browders
Collingsworth Family
Erwins
Hoppers
Isaacs
Karen Peck & New River
McKameys
Mylon Hayes Family
Nelons
Perrys

Trio
Booth Brothers
Brian Free & Assurance
Bowling Family
Greater Vision
Guardians
Hyssongs
Jim Brady Trio
Talleys
Taylors
Whisnants

**Disappointed not to see Jeff & Sheri Easter along with 11th Hour on this list!

Soloist
Pat Barker
Mark Bishop
Jason Crabb
Joseph Habedank
Mark Lowry
Gene McDonald
Ivan Parker
Squire Parsons
Guy Penrod
Jonathan Wilburn

**Where are the female soloists? Would have loved to see TaRanda Greene and Steve Ladd here.

Young Artist
Hope Bowling —Bowling Family
Autumn Nelon Clark —Nelons
Trevor Conkle —Mark Trammell Qt
Katie Erwin —Erwins
Kari Gooch —Karen Peck & New River
Kennedy Hayes —Mylon Hayes Family
Karlye Hopper —Hoppers
Layke Jones—Jim Brady Trio
Josh Townsend—Legacy Five
Austin Whisnant—Whisnants

Tenor
Chris Allman —Greater Vision
Michael Booth —Booth Brothers
Blake Buffin —Mark Trammell Qt
Riley Harrison Clark —Tribute Qt
Brian Free —Brian Free & Assurance
Ernie Haase —Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Chris Jenkins —Kingsmen
Jerry Martin —Kingdom Heirs
Jeremy Peace —LeFevre Qt
David Sutton —Triumphant Qt

**Glad to see Blake Buffin make this list!

Lead
Booth, Ronnie—Booth Brothers
Brady, Jim—Jim Brady Trio
Casto, Gary—Tribute Qt
Fowler, Scott—Legacy Five
Hopper, Dean—Hoppers
Inman, Clayton—Triumphant Qt
Rice, Arthur—Kingdom Heirs
Shivers, Bill—Brian Free & Assurance
Trammell, Nick—Mark Trammell Qt
Wolfe, Gerald—Greater Vision

**Where are Mike Bowling and Andrew Goldman? Also, I think fans might be behind on the fact that Gerald is no longer singing full-time but playing and handling emcee work on stage for Greater Vision. I am a Gerald fan but was a little confused by the nomination.

Baritone
Billy Blackwood—Blackwood Brothers
Rodney Griffin—Greater Vision
Loren Harris —Kingdom Heirs
Scott Howard —Legacy Five
Scott Inman —Triumphant Qt
Paul Lancaster —Booth Brothers
Mike LeFevre—LeFevre Qt
Mike Rogers —Brian Free & Assurance
Josh Singletary —Tribute Qt
Mark Trammell —Mark Trammell Qt

**Would have liked to see Daniel Riley here.

Bass
Eric Bennett —Triumphant Qt
Randy Byrd —Mark Trammell Qt
Jeff Chapman —Kingdom Heirs
Tim Duncan—Canton Junction
Anthony Davis —Tribute Qt
Matt Fouch —Legacy Five
Paul Harkey —Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Butch Owens —Blackwood Brothers
Keith Plott —LeFevre Qt
Ray Dean Reese—Kingsmen

**Would have liked to see Chris West here.

Soprano
Brooklyn Blair —Collingsworth Family
Kelly Bowling —Bowling Family
Melissa Brady —Jim Brady Trio

Katie Erwin —Erwins
Connie Fortner —McKameys
Karen Peck Gooch —Karen Peck & New River
TaRanda Greene —Cana’s Voice
Kim Hopper —Hoppers
Lauren Talley —Talleys
Amber Nelon Thompson—Nelons

**So glad to see Kelly Bowling make this list this year, but where is Sonya Isaacs Yeary?

Alto
Peg McKamey Bean—McKameys
Hope Bowling—Bowling Family
Kelly Nelon Clark—Nelons
Sheri Easter —Jeff & Sheri Easter
Connie Hopper—Hoppers
Susan Peck Jackson —Karen Peck & New River
Courtney Metz—Collingsworth Family
Libbi Stuffle —Perrys
Debra Talley—Talleys
Susan Whisnant—Whisnants

Musician
Kim Collingsworth —Collingsworth Family
Trevor Conkle—Mark Trammell Qt
Aaron Dishman —Triumphant Qt
Bryan Elliott —Gold City
Gordon Mote—Soloist
Josh Singletary —Tribute Qt
Jeff Stice —Soloist
Josh Townsend —Legacy Five
Kevin Williams —Gaither Vocal Band
Gerald Wolfe—Greater Vision

Band
Dixie Echoes Band
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound Band
Gaither Vocal Band Band
Inspirations Band
Isaacs Band
Jason Crabb Band
Jeff & Sheri Easter Band
Kingdom Heirs Band
Primitive Qt Band
Southern Raised Band

**Glad that Jeff and Sheri Easter Band made this list. Jared Easter is one of the most talented musicians on the road with all the instruments he can play on stage!

Songwriter
Mark Bishop
Jim Brady
Gerald Crabb
Bill Gaither
Karen Peck Gooch
Rodney Griffin
Joseph Habedank
Scott Inman
Kyla Rowland
Dianne Wilkinson

**No changes from last year here. Would like to see Kenna Turner West here.

Album
Beyond Amazed—Brian Free & Assurance
Clear Skies—Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Great Moments—Mark Trammell Qt
Hope For All Nations—Karen Peck & New River
Last Big Thing—Kingdom Heirs
Live In Texas Gospel Hymn Sing—Various Artists
Quartet Tribute—Tribute Qt
Resurrection—Joseph Habedank
Thankful—Triumphant Qt
What’s Not To Love—Mark Lowry
**I was surprised to see the hymn sing project make the list, but glad considering I was there that night!

Song
“Chain Breaker”—Triumphant Qt
“God of the Storms”—Tribute Qt
“God’s Got A Better Plan”—Canton Junction
“He Can Take It”—Brian Free & Assurance
“Here He Comes”—Joseph Habedank
“Hope For All Nations”—Karen Peck & New River
“Last Big Thing”—Kingdom Heirs
“Let the Church Arise”—LeFevre Qt
“Life Is Good”—Hoppers
“Present In The Presence Of The King”—Guardians

New Artist
Bowling Sisters
Children of the Promise
Josh and Ashley Franks
High Road
Kramers
Lore Family
Master’s Promise
Sherry Anne
Souls Harbor
Williamsons

**Glad the Bowling Sisters made this list!

Radio Station
KTTK Lebanon, MO
KWFC Springfield, MO
WCKB Dunn, NC
WCON Cornelia, GA
WEMM Huntington, WV
WGUS Augusta, GA
WHQA Piedmont, SC
WJBZ Knoxville, TN
WJGM Jacksonville, FL
WXRI Winston-Salem, NC