Monthly Archives: February 2011

Independent Music Awards Nomination

The Independent Music Awards have nominated J. Douglas Wright in the Best Contemporary Christian Song category for Glorious Savior! I am truly honored. The upcoming press release is below.  Feel free to rate the nominated songs at the link at the end of the article. All the nominees are great!

Feb 21, 2011 – The nominations for the 10th Annual Independent Music Awards have been officially announced, and J. Douglas Wright has been nominated for Glorious Savior in the Best Contemporary Christian Song category.  The song is from Wright’s new album, Leap, released in January 2011.  The album was produced by Brandon Swafford of Swaff Productions in Villa Rica, Georgia, and has already been well-received by fans and radio stations across the country.  Glorious Savior was written by Swafford, Wright, and Carson Ray.  Wright is joined in the Best Contemporary Christian Song category by four other nominees, including Andreas Sandlund of Sweden (It Is Your Grace), Canopy Red of Florida (All Around Me), Generation Letter of Florida (King of Peace), and Joey Davila Band of Texas (Go Back).  “I am so grateful to the Independent Music Awards for this honor,” says Wright.  “I truly do not have the words to thank them.   It has also been such a blessing to work with everyone involved in the making of Leap.  Working with Swaff on this project has been one of the best experiences I have had in music.”

The Independent Music Awards recognize self-released and independent label artists from more than 70 countries on six continents around the world.  Nominees and winners are selected by a panel of industry judges including Seal, Shelby Lynne, Tom Waits, Adam Duritz of Counting Crows, and Suzanne Vega, among others.  Past nominees and winners include Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland, Ike Turner, Jeff Healey, and All That Remains.  Winners for the 10th Annual IMAs will be announced in March.

Music fans also have the opportunity to rate the nominated songs through IMA’s Vox Pop at http://www.independentmusicawards.com/imanominee/10th/Song/Contemporary-ChristianLeap is available on iTunes and at local Christian bookstores.