Four-time GRAMMY® award-winning Australian duo and Curb | Word Entertainment recording artist for KING & COUNTRY leads the 2020 Dove Award nominations after last Thursday morning’s announcement that the duo has been nominated six times – Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Pop / Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year, Contemporary Christian Artist of the Year, Spanish Language Recorded Song of the Year, and Short Form Video of the Year. Voting for the final winners will run August 20th through August 27th. The 51st Annual GMA Dove Awards will air exclusively on TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network) on Friday, October 30th at 7pm CT.
Joel Smallbone, one half of for KING & COUNTRY, shares in a statement:
“With all that humanity has faced in 2020 it seems music, and particularly music with hope and God laced through it, is more needed and timely than ever. Luke and I find it humbling to be part of bringing these thoughts and ideas to the world through our songs, and send our gratitude to the Gospel Music Association for recognizing ours, and some many of our peers, efforts to encourage, build up and unite.”
for KING & COUNTRY, comprised of brothers Joel & Luke Smallbone, has been celebrating the success of its latest single “TOGETHER” (feat. Kirk Franklin & Tori Kelly), as it currently holds the top spot on both Billboard and Mediabase Christian Airplay charts. This is for KING & COUNTRY’s seventh No. 1 on Billboard’s Christian Airplay chart, and fourth consecutive No. 1 hit for multiple weeks at Christian radio following the multi-week success of previous singles “joy.,” “God Only Knows,” and “burn the ships.” Listen to the track, which has already accumulated over 14.2 million on-demand streams, here.
Tonight, for KING & COUNTRY joins music’s biggest names – including Brad Paisley, Jason Mraz, Keith Urban, and Tim McGraw – to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for a virtual festival called Music Gives: Together #forStJude at 5 p.m. ET. Viewers can tune in and watch on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok with additional announcements on Twitter.
for KING & COUNTRY Upcoming Dates
August 27 – Stride Bank Center – Enid, OK*
August 28 – Heart of Oklahoma Expo – Shawnee, OK*
August 28, 7:30pm CST – Unite to Fight Poverty with Compassion, World Vision, and Food for the Hungry Livestream Event
August 29 – Ford Park – Beaumont, TX*
September 4 – A Rush of Hope by Harvest Livestream Event
September 24, 6pm CST – Nashville Rescue Mission Celebration of Hope Livestream Event
* – drive-in concert
Source: pfa Media
For more information on for KING & COUNTRY, go to: www.forkingandcountry.com