Chris Tomlin Nabs First Grammy Nominations
Prolific worship leader Chris Tomlin, named Gospel Music Association’s Artist and Male Vocalist of the Year in 2006, received his first and second Grammy nominations for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.
In an announcement yesterday by The Recording Academy, Tomlin was given nods for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album for “See The Morning,” his No. 1 selling, critically acclaimed album that was released Sept. 26, and for Best Gospel Performance for “Made to Worship,” his record breaking single currently at No. 1 for the 12th consecutive week on Christian radio.
“What? Wow! God is amazing,” exclaimed Tomlin, caught off guard by the news. “It's an honor to be nominated by my peers for a Grammy.”
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The past year has been filled with milestones for Tomlin, who was presented with his first Gold record in February for his 2004 release “Arriving.” The project made radio history by producing three No. 1 singles and three songs that made it to the R&R AC top 30 simultaneously. Two were in the top 10.
When GMA Music Award nominations were announced, Tomlin led all artists with 10 nominations. Two months later, he walked away with five awards, including the top honors for Artist of Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Song of the Year.
On Nov. 27, he was lauded by TIME magazine as perhaps the most sung artist anywhere. Tomlin has written 17 top CCLI (Christian Copyright Licensing International) songs, including “Forever", “Holy Is The Lord” and “We Fall Down,” sung by millions around the world every week as people gather to worship.
Inspired by the psalmist who describes God’s ongoing work as provoking new beginnings, Tomlin released “See The Morning” on Sept. 26 to wide critical acclaim.
Receiving rave reviews from Billboard, CCM, All Music Guide, Relevant Leader and numerous others, the album debuted at No. 1 on the SoundScan® compiled Christian retail charts and landed Tomlin his highest Billboard Top 200 position ever at No. 15 with 47,420 units sold in its first week.
On Oct. 23, he became the first Christian artist to eclipse 20 million impressions in one week on the radio for the Christian format (Christian Radio & Retail Weekly). Tomlin’s fourth No. 1 radio hit, “Made To Worship” from his latest album, continues to hold strong in the top position even after 12 full weeks.
The ceremony for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards will be held in Los Angeles on Feb. 11.
