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Written by Eric Tiansay
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Thursday, 17 September 2009 02:54 PM America/New_York |
 Atlanta-based Third Day has been selected as a new inductee into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. The rock band will be honored during the 31st Annual Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards Show, to be held Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
Previous inductees include Ray Charles, Alan Jackson and Lynyrd Skynyrd. In order to be nominated for the "Georgy Award," an artist must be born in or reside in Georgia for at least one year and receive a state of national acclaim for achievements in the field of recorded music.
"This is a very special honor for Third Day because we are all Georgia boys through and through and have a sound with Georgia-inspired roots," said lead singer Mac Powell. "It is one of the biggest highlights of our career to be recognized by an organization which acknowledges such a diverse and talented group of people."
The third hit from Third Day's No. 1 album Revelation, "Born Again" reached the top spot of the Billboard's AC Indicator for the week of Aug. 31. The band's Revelation Tour kicks off Oct. 8 in Tallahassee, Fla. |
Industry leaders are praising new alliances within the Christian product world as several companies have joined forces to reach untapped markets and minimize the impact of the economic downturn.
Simon & Schuster's Christian imprint, Howard Books, recently celebrated the opening of its new offices in Nashville with an Open House event--which included appearances by musicians Michael W. Smith and Jimmy Wayne, actress Janine Turner and authors Ruth Graham, Karen Young, Linda Mintle and Angela Thomas.
Stores are being given the opportunity to qualify for free registration for The Gathering 2010, Christian Retailing magazine's annual conference and trade show for church and other Christian retail stores, to be held April 21-23 next year in Louisville, Ky.
Christian Trade Association International (CTAI) is to open up its winter event for overseas buyers to North American retailers, Jan. 10-12, 2010, in Atlanta.
Zondervan is releasing a line of Wal-Mart Bibles. Called the "Essential Bible Series," the custom editions will be available only at the retail giant through January 2010.
After five years of developing popular Christian posters, Slingshot Publishing--formerly known as World Christian Posters--has changed its name and is expanding its product line for the youth demographic.
NOTW (Not of This World) apparel has acquired Truth Soul Armor, a Christian-themed clothing company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
