Aaron Shust Receives Sixth Dove Award Nomination 'Songwriter Of The Year'

LSO ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Brash Music) - Aaron Shust, Christian music's most successful new artist, has added a sixth Dove Award nomination to an already impressive list of categories. In addition to his nomination for "Songwriter of the Year," the Gospel Music Association has announced that Shust will perform his smash-hit, "My Savior My God," on the Dove Awards telecast. Shust's debut project, Anything Worth Saying, was this week's best selling CD at Christian retail, with nearly 10,000 units sold, according to SoundScan.

"Songs are the soul of gospel music, making the 'Songwriter of the Year' one of our community's highest honors. We congratulate each of these fine songwriters for the impact they have made this year," said John W. Styll, president and CEO of the GMA, in a press release marking the announcement.

The announcement follows a groundbreaking year for Shust. His hit single, "My Savior My God," ended 2006 as the year's most played song at Christian Radio on multiple formats, with well over 5 million impressions. The song was one of three singles from Shust to hit the Top 5 on radio charts as his debut CD for Brash Records, Anything Worth Saying, became 2006's top-selling CD from a new artist in Christian music.

"I'm speechless. I can hardly believe the company of writers I'm in," said Shust. "If you had told me a year ago that I would be nominated with these talented people, I would have said that you were crazy. I'm so humbled that God has used this song, and so thankful to everyone who has supported me over the last year."

Shust is currently on a 40-city tour with MercyMe and preparing for a full schedule of summer festival performances to coincide with the release of his second CD, Whispered and Shouted, which hits stores on June 5.