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Introducing The Official Nominees For The Urban Gospel Industry Awards

The Urban Gospel Industry awards and Conference will be held July 14-17 at the Riverside Convention Center, Riverside CA.

(PRWEB) May 9, 2004 -- The official nominees of the Urban Gospel Industry Awards have been decided. From February 13th - April 15th 2004, urban gospel fans from across the country have been going online to cast their vote on which artists should appear on the official ballot. Final voting, which will decide the UGA Award winners, is solely by voting members of the Urban Gospel Alliance.

The following is the Official Nominee List:

Urban Gospel Artist/Group of the Year
Cross Movement
Lisa McClendon
Lil IROCC
Tonex
Joye B Moore

HIP HOP
*Album of the year
Holy Culture-CROSS MOVEMENT
City Of Pain-MARK J
Awethentic-ENOCK
LiL iROCC Williams-Lil IROCC
Verbs Unlocked- VERBS

*Single
National Anthem-MARK J
Cry No More-CROSS MOVEMENT
Dear Slim-KJ 52
Bump In The Night-Corey Red & Precise

*Best new artist
Platinum Souls
Lil IROCC
Ricky B & 4given
Gibraan
Shabach

*Artist/Group
Corey Red & Precise
Cross Movement
L.A. Symphony
New Breed
Street Sweepers

*Male
R Swift
Truth
Cy
Todd Bangz
Enock

*Female
Elle Roc
Ty Scott
Sistah Dee
Tragedy
Shekinah

*Producer
Lee Jerkins
Big Roc
Dert
Todd Bangz

*Mobile DJ
DJ Maestro
Sean Blu
DJ Kutz
Frankie Cutlas
DJ Maj

URBAN CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL
*Album of the year
Soul Music-LISA MCCLENDON
Lost And Found-DEITRICK HADDON
Celebrate-RENEE SPEARMAN & PREZ
Surrender-DEBRA KILLINGS
Speak Those Things As They Are-FRED HAMMOND

*Single
Dance Dance Dance-MARY MARY
Oh Yeah-Deitrick Haddon
Hey Now-Lisa McClendon
Somethin Somethin-SMOKIE NORFUL
He Can Do Anything-RENEE SPEARMAN & PREZ

*Best new artist
Al LaFons George
Ramiyah
Joye B Moore
Faye Mosby
Rebecca Eaglin

*Artist/Group
Ramiya
Debra Killings
Tonex
Mary Mary
Virtue

*Male
Papa San
Deitrick Haddon
Al LaFons George
Fred Hammond
Kirk Franklyn

*Female
Joye B. Moore
Debra Killings
Dorinda Clark Cole
Lisa McClendon

*Producer
Pajam
Kenny Smith
Tonex
Sanchez Harley

Video Of The Year
When I Flow -CROSS MOVEMENT
Brighter Day -KIRK FRANKLIN
In The Morning -MARY MARY
All My People -LIL IROCC
Love Peace & Happiness -OUT OF EDEN

JAZZ
*Album of the year
Draw The Line-ANGELA CHRISTIE
Gospel According To Jazz 2-KIRK WHALUM
A New Day-SACRED GROOVE
At Midnight-JASON BITTEN
The Cocoon Project Butterfly-JOY B MOORE

*Single
Play A Lil Song For Me-BEN TANKARD
Open My Heart-RON BROWN
Falling In Love With Jesus-KIRK WHALUM
Available 2 U-BRYANT WILDER
Like The Dew-ROD MCGAHA

*Best new artist
Wayman Tisdale
Ron Pearson
Joye B Moore
Bryant Wilder
Terence Young

*Artist/Group
Sacred Groove
Kirk Whalum
Transjazz
Sonship
Metropolitan Gospel Big Band

*Male
Tony Smith
Kirk Whalum
Ron Brown
Ben Tankard
Jonathan DuBose Jr.

*Female
Angella Christie
Joy B Moore
Myrna Clayton
Tiffany Laing
Syreeta Thomson

*Producer
Kirk Whalum
Ben Tankard
Rod McGaha
Jim Martinez
Bryant Wilder

REGGAE

*Album of the year
Gravity -CHRISTAFARI
God & I -PAPA SAN
Royal Priesthood -TIKO & GITA
Leaning -SHERWIN GARDNER
Revolution -MONTY G

*Single
Sherwin Gardner -ONE GOD
Monty G -REVOLUTION
Tiko & Gitta -ROYAL PRIESTHOOD
Papa San -DE BLOOD
Imisi -ALWAYS AND FOREVER MORE

*Best new artist
Tiko & Gita
Richie Righteous
Monty G
Sherwin Gardner
Imishi

*Artist/Group
Christafari
Tiko & Gita
Papa San
Sherwin Gardner
Chevelle Franklyn

*Male
Monty G
Papa San
Sherwin Gardner
Stichie
Ritchie Righteous

*Female
Vanessa Briggs
Chevelle Franklyn
Carlene Davis

*Producer
Mark Mohr
Sherwin Gardner
Ronnie Cash
Ritchie Righteous
Delano

COMEDY
*Album of the year
Holla! VOL 1-RISING ENTERTAINMENT
Get Yo Laugh On-BRODERICK RICE
Kingdom Comedy Tour-Chucky Jenkens
Unbeweavable -Sis Cantaloupe
Laugh Yo' Self 2 Life-JOHNATHAN SLOCUMB

*Male
Robert "Duckworth"
Johnathan Slocumb
David Golden
Chucky Jenkins
Bone

*Female
Trina "Sis Cantaloupe" Jeffries
Small Frie
Chocolate
Edwonda White
Brenda O

RADIO PERSONALITY/PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Tim Smith -WDTR -Detroit MI
Tinka Floyd -KMEL- San Francisco CA
Adele Fortier -KPRO -Riverside CA
Floyd Cray -WFDU -New Jersey NJ
Boogie Bless -the LIGHT NETWORK

MINISTRY OF THE YEAR
New Birth MBC-Atlanta GA
Crossover Community Church-Tampa FL
HolyHipHop.com-Atlanta GA
Cross Movement Ministries-Philadelphia PA
Houston Holy Hip Hop Achievement Awards-Houston TX

FOUNDERS AWARD
Kirk Franklyn
Dr. Bobby Jones
Danny Wilson
Lawrence "DJ Lace" Strohman
Idol Kings

Join the Urban Gospel Alliance July 17th at the Riverside Convention Center. Official winner list to be posted following the UGI Awards at www.urbangospelalliance.com Call 510-472-0177 or write info@urbangospelalliance.com

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Curtis Jemany
Urban Gospel Alliance
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