(Nashville, Tenn.) February 18, 2010 – Reunion Records flagship artist Michael W. Smith today picked up his latest industry award honor – a GMA Dove Award nomination in the Long Form Music Video of the Year category for the project "A New Hallelujah: The Live Worship DVD" – while previewing another video project close to his heart.
Acting as a presenter at the press conference to announce the nominees for the 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards, the veteran singer/songwriter/producer/worship leader also introduced the music video for the song "Come Together Now," the multi-artist, genre-crossing song released under the banner Music City Unites For Haiti, recorded in late January at Belmont University's Ocean Way Studios.
Artists part of "Come Together Now" Music City Unites for Haiti include: Aaron Shust, Alathea, Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Ashley Cleveland, Austins Bridge, Brandon Heath, Britt Nicole, Chris McClarney, Chris Rodriguez, Chris Sligh, Don Poythress, Dorothy Savage, Duane Allen, Echoing Angels, Everlife, Francesca Battistelli, Jaime Jamgochian, Jared Anderson, Jody Davis, John Schlitt, Kate Lazar, Katinas, Kevin Max, Kirk Sullivan, Lee Greenwood, Manic Drive, Margaret Becker, Mark Hall, Matt Dowley, Matthew West, Matt Maher, Meredith Andrews, Michael Tait, MIKESCHAIR, Mike Weaver, Paige Armstrong, Phil Stacey, Point of Grace, PureNRG, Rachael Lampa, Restless Heart, Selah, Steven Curtis Chapman, Toby Mac, Veronica Petrucci, Wynonna, and Yellow Cavalier.
The 41st Annual Dove Awards will be held on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at Nashville's famed Grand Ole Opry House and televised nationwide on gmc (http://www.gmclife.com), Sunday, April 25, 2010 from 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. EST. gmc is the fastest-growing network in television and can be seen in 46 million homes on various cable systems around the country, on DIRECTV on channel 338 and on Verizon FiOS on channel 224.