New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Razor & Tie Media Relations) Razor & Tie artist Dave Barnes has received his first Grammy® nomination for Best Country Song for "God Gave Me You," as performed by
Blake Shelton. Barnes' and Shelton's versions of the song have sold over one million singles to date.
Blake Shelton's "
God Gave Me You" has spent 20 weeks on the Billboard Country Singles Chart, with three weeks at number one and is his fastest rising single to date.
Razor & Tie celebrates three more Grammy® nominations with Best World
Music Album - Ladysmith
Black Mambazo Songs From A Zulu Farm and Best Musical Theater Album for distributed label, Ghostlight Records', Anything Goes and The Book Of Mormon.
Razor & Tie Co-Owners Cliff Chenfeld and
Craig Balsam commented, "We have been proud to work with Dave Barnes for five years and he is an extraordinary artist and writer. Dave's songs are personal and universal and touch people in a very special way. This nomination is well deserved and reflects Dave's commitment to quality and honesty."
Nashville-based Dave Barnes wrote and recorded "
God Gave Me You" originally for his 2010 release What We Want, What We Get.
Blake Shelton decided to record a version of the song after hearing Barnes' version on the radio and soon after added it to his eighth studio album released in 2011,Red River Blue.
Shelton recently explained to AOL's The Boot, "That song came on and I almost had to pull the truck over. It was one of those moments for me where I felt like I was hearing that song at that moment for a reason. I actually got on iTunes and downloaded the song as I was driving home. I probably listened to it 20 times before I got home that day, and I called [my producer] Scott Hendricks and said, 'Man, I found a song I want to cut.' There was never a question, I never looked back after that. I knew it was going to be a pivotal song for the album."
Dave Barnes will release his fourth studio album for the Razor & Tie label in early 2012. The album (details soon to be announced) was produced by John Fields (Jimmy Eat World, Lifehouse, Goo Goo Dolls, Switchfoot, Andrew W.K., Jonas Brothers, Pink). Dave Barnes last album What We Want, What We Get debuted at #59 on the Billboard top 200 album chart in 2010 and #15 on the digital albums chart. Barnes has sold over 155,000 albums to date and over 510,000 individual song downloads-update. He is currently on tour and will tour in 2012 as well. Barnes has previously toured with notable acts including John Mayer, Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum, Bonnie Raitt, and One Republic as well as festivals such as Bonnaroo. His music has been featured in television shows such as CW's "Life Unexpected," Disney's "Suite Life On Deck," ABC's" Brothers And Sisters" and WB's "Summerland," as well as the films Employee Of The Month and My Super Ex-Girlfriend.
Dave Barnes is no stranger to having his music plucked by country singers as
Billy Currington re-recorded Barnes' radio hit "Until You" for Currington's 2010 release. Barnes' work has been performed by other artists including Marc Broussard,
Kelly Clarkson, Bethany Dillon, to name a few. Barnes has been recognized by the industry as a rising songwriter. Billboard Magazine touted "Many of the best pop songwriters come out of Nashville, and Dave Barnes is one such singer/scribe now building momentum." Dave Barnes is signed to leading independent label Razor & Tie and is administered by Razor & Tie
Music Publishing.
