STOWTOWN RECORDS Amassed a Record-Setting NINE Dove nominations

By Timothy Yap Aug 13, 2016 05:26 AM EDT

In just its fifth year of existence, StowTown Records amassed a record-setting 9 nominations during the Gospel Music Association's 2016 Dove Awards Nominee Press Conference held Wednesday morning on the campus of Lipscomb University.

The 47^th Annual GMA Dove Awards are scheduled to take place Tuesday, October 11 at Lipscomb's Allen Arena.

StowTown co-founder Wayne Haun once again was named as a nominee for the prestigious Producer of the Year award. One of Southern Gospel's most popular and well-known performers, producers, songwriters, and arrangers, Haun is a multiple Dove Award winner.

Ernie Haase & Signature Sound's recent popular album, Happy People, and The Collingsworth Family's fan-favorite project, That Day Is Coming, were each announced as a finalist for Southern Gospel Album of the Year.

Meanwhile, StowTown's Ernie Haase & Signature Sound along with The Perrys were each named nominees for Southern Gospel Artist of the Year.

"Jesus Changed Everything", the popular radio single by Ernie Haase & Signature Sound written by Haase, Haun, and Joel Lindsey as well as "Keep On", the 2016 powerhouse hit by The Perrys written by Haun and Lindsey were both listed as finalists for Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year.

For Country Recorded Song of the Year, "Love Covered My Sin" by Doug Anderson, written by Haun, Randall Garland, and Val Dacus was named as a 2016 nominee.

In the Special Event Album of the Year category, Blessed Assurance: The New Hymns of Fanny Crosby with producers Bobby Blazier and John Hartley earned a spot among the top nominations.

All winners will be announced at the awards show Tuesday, October 11^th. The GMA Dove Awards, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. CT, will air globally on Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) on Sunday, October 16.