Introducing The Official Nominees For The 2004 Urban Gospel Industry Awards

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(Free-Press-Release.com) May 7, 2004 -- Introducing the Official Nominees For the 1st Annual UGI Awards



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



*Artist/Group

Corey Red & Precise

Cross Movement

L.A. Symphony

New Breed

Street Sweepers



*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



*Artist/Group

Ramiya

Debra Killings

Tonex

Mary Mary

Virtue



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



*Artist/Group

Sacred Groove

Kirk Whalum

Transjazz

Sonship

Metropolitan Gospel Big Band



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



*Artist/Group

Christafari

Tiko & Gita

Papa San

Sherwin Gardner

Chevelle Franklyn



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



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