Nashville, TN (Top40 Charts/ Webster & Associates) The 18th Annual ICM Faith, Family & Country™ Awards, to be held Oct. 18 at Schermerhorn Symphony Center (One Symphony Place), is excited to announce the addition of John Berry and Crawford Crossing to its growing list of performers. Acclaimed vocalist John Berry released a string of hits on Capitol Records including "Your Love Amazes Me" and "Standing on the Edge of Goodbye." The trio Crawford Crossing is nominated for "Vocal Group of the Year"; they're a family band featuring dynamic harmonies, a hint of Bluegrass and genuine country sensibilities.
Berry and Crawford Crossing join previously-announced performers Mac Powell, The Roys, Doyle
Lawson & Quicksilver, Andy Griggs, Chuck Day, Aubree Bullock, Geoffrey Andrews, DJ Miller, Chuck Hancock and Steve Richard and
Laura Dodd, who will be performing a special duet.
Stand-up comic, television hostess and author, Chonda Pierce as well as legendary country group Baillie & the Boys will present at the 18th Annual ICM Faith, Family & Country™ Awards along with TV Correspondent for the nationally syndicated lifestyles show, "The Better Show," Ashlie Kolb, hit songwriter/artist T. Graham Brown, internationally acclaimed recording artist Janie Fricke and comedian
Aaron Wilburn.
The 18th Annual ICM Faith, Family & Country™ Awards are dedicated to honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent among artists who perform Inspirational Country Music. In addition to the awards ceremony, this year the Inspirational Country
Music Association paid special tribute to the past twenty years of Inspirational and Christian Country music during the ICM Faith, Family & Country™ 20 Year Home Coming Concert Celebration, Oct., 14 at the Cornerstone Church Madison Campus (726 W. Old Hickory Blvd) in Madison, Tenn. The
Millennium Maxwell House Hotel (2025 Rosa L. Parks Blvd) in Nashville will host the convention Oct 15-18 where festivities will include music showcases, a songwriting contest, seminars, a talent competition and much more.
For more information on the 18th Annual ICM Faith, Family & Country™ Awards or to purchase tickets, please visit www.FaithFamilyCountry.com.
The first awards ceremony back in 1993 (CCMA Awards at that time) began with a humble six awards including the "Pioneer Award" (Oak Ridge Boys), "Male Vocalist of the Year" (Bruce Haynes), "Female Vocalist of the Year" (Teri Lyn), "Christian Country Song of the Year" (Rodeo Preacher - Bruce Haynes), "Group of the Year" (White River), and "Songwriter of the Year" (Paul Overstreet). Today the award show (currently the Annual ICM Faith, Family & Country™ Awards) has expanded to include over twenty awards including "Entertainer of the Year," "Vocal Duo of the Year," "Vocal Group of the Year," "Mainstream Country Artist of the Year," "Mainstream Inspirational Song of the Year," "Video of the Year," and "Inspirational Bluegrass Artist of the Year." In addition the ceremony now honors new artists, youth, radio stations and personalities, movies, television networks, musicians, and videos that have had a large impact on the Inspirational and Christian country music genre. Over the years past winners include Charlie Daniels, Ricky Skaggs, Ken Holloway, Marty Raybon, T. Graham Brown, Steve Wariner, Johnny Cash, The Fox Brothers, Soggy Bottom Boys, Randy Travis, Darryl Worley, Josh Turner, Tim McGraw,
Craig Morgan,
George Strait, Point of Grace, The Roys, Carrie Underwood, Justin Moore, and many more.
The 18th Annual ICM Faith, Family & Country Awards air on the following networks:
You can find Golden Eagle Broadcasting (GEB) here:
DIRECTV - Channel 363
www.goldeneagle.tv
You can find
Total Living Network here:
Comcast Cable - Channel: 138 in
Chicago and Central Illinois
Sky
Angel Satellite Channel: 545
www.tln.com
You can find TCT Television Network here:
Direct TV—Channel: 377
Sky
Angel Satellite Channel: 133
www.tct.tv
You can find the NRB Network here:
Direct TV—Channel: 378
Sky
Angel IPTV Channel: 126
www.nrbnetwork.tv
