NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Allen Smith of SGN Scoops Magazine, home of the Diamond Awards, is proud to announce the Top 5 nominees for this year’s awards programs.  Also, the online ballots are now available for the awards program through the Diamond Awards home on the web.

Franklin, TN (June 21, 2007)—With a heart to “capture the best of the last six years for fans,” music legend T-Bone has taken the best of his last three albums—two of which were nominated for Grammy Awards—added some sought-after tracks, and mixed in a few new surprises to create the eighteen-track sonic feast, Bone-Appetit! Servin’ up tha Hits! (Flicker Records/ Provident-Integrity Distribution). 

ATLANTA, Ga. – Brash Music has announced the July 10 national release of Take A Chance On Something Beautiful from South Carolina-based band Half Past Forever.  The group’s permanent members Chris Sligh (vocals, guitars), Adam Fisher (guitars), and Cole Edmonson (bass) were joined by several other musicians for the project.  Sligh produced the album and wrote or co-wrote each of the project’s seventeen songs.

Nashville, TN (June 13, 2007) – The wait is almost over as the three-sister band, BarlowGirl, is scheduled to release their highly-anticipated third project on Fervent Records, How Can We Be Silent, on July 24.

MOBILE, AL. – June 1, 2007 – Australia’s Hillsong United scored its first #1 album by landing atop the Billboard Top Christian/Gospel Albums chart with the release of their eighth CD All of the Above.  The CD is also #1 on iTunes’ chart of Christian music digital album sales and sits at #60 on the Billboard Top 200.