Billboard Music Awards Nominations For Mercy Me, Elevation Worship, Hillsong Worship
The nominees for the 2018 Billboard Music Awards were revealed yesterday (April 17th). The winners will be announced during the 2018 Billboard Music Awards show which will broadcast LIVE coast to coast in the US from MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, May 20th at 8 P.M. ET / 5 P.M. PT on NBC.
Multi-platinum selling band MercyMe reaped nominations in all three Christian Music categories - Top Christian Artist, Top Christian Album ('LIFER') and Top Christian Song ('Even If'). The most recent crop of nods marks a dozen career nominations for the band. 'LIFER' is MercyMe's most recent No. 1 album, and holds the nominated 'Even If' which dominated the Billboard and Mediabase radio charts with a 19-week streak at No. 1.
Also nominated in all three categories are both Elevation Worship ('There Is A Cloud') and Hillsong Worship ('Let There Be Light'), whilst Hillsong UNITED ('Wonder') and Zach Williams ('Old Church Choir') both received two nominations.
In the Gospel Music categories, there were nominations in all three categories for Anthony Brown ('A Long Way From Sunday'), Travis Greene ('Crossover: Live From Music City') and J.J. Hairston ('You Deserve It'), whilst there were two nominations each for Tasha Cobbs Leonard ('Heart. Passion. Pursuit') and Tamela Mann ('Change Me').
Top Christian Artist:
Elevation Worship
Hillsong UNITED
Hillsong Worship
MercyMe
Zach Williams
Top Gospel Artist:
Anthony Brown & group therAPy
Travis Greene
J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise
Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Tamela Mann
Top Christian Album:
Elevation Worship, There Is A Cloud
Hillsong UNITED, Wonder
Hillsong Worship, Let There Be Light
Alan Jackson, Precious Memories Collection
MercyMe, Lifer
Top Gospel Album:
Anthony Brown & group therAPy, A Long Way From Sunday
Travis Greene, Crossover: Live From Music City
J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise, You Deserve It
Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Heart. Passion. Pursuit
Marvin Sapp, Close
Top Christian Song:
Elevation Worship, “O Come To The Altar”
Hillsong Worship, “What A Beautiful Name”
Lecrae ft. Tori Kelly, “I’ll Find You”
MercyMe, “Even If”
Zach Williams, “Old Church Choir”
Top Gospel Song:
Anthony Brown & group therAPy, “Trust In You”
Travis Greene, “You Waited”
J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise, “You Deserve It”
Tamela Mann, “Change Me”
Charlie Wilson, “I’m Blessed”
