SGN Music Awards Recap

Well - the last Tuesday of April has come and gone and now I'm exhausted. The SGN Music Awards Celebration was this past Tuesday, and words can not express how truly great an evening it was. Sure, there were some awards handed out, but more importantly, we had church. It seemed like all the songs were just appropriate for the evening.

While I was thoroughly impressed with all of the performers, there were a few stand outs. The Isaacs absolutely blew everyone out of the water with their accapella rendition of "Blessed Assurance." It was beautiful. Hope's Call's unplugged version of "You Are Loved" coupled with "Grace Falls Down" was another truly beautiful moment in the night. Karen Peck & New River tore it up on "Just One Touch", and The Ruppes sounded truly angelic on "Amazing Grace." Jason Crabb ended the night in a truly humble, Christ honoring fashion by performing "I'd Rather Have Jesus" with his sister Terah and Charlotte Ritchie.

However, probably the most talked about person after it was all said and done was my beautiful cohost Sondra Burnett. She had the crowd eating out of the palm of her hand. The line about after that night - she had seen the Booth Brothers more than her own husband was pure ad libbing genius. Sondra - I tip my hat to you. You even made ME look good! You turned more than a few heads on Tuesday night!

I believe the thing that stuck out to me the most about the evening was just how much the industry and artists supported each other. There was more hooping and hollering during the multimedia from the artist section than anywhere else. Whether it was by giving Daniel Riley a standing ovation after winning Producer of the Year (Artist) with his brother Doug or showing their appreciation to big winners Booth Brothers or worshipping along with their friends while they were performing - it was quite a thing to watch. Every artist was genuinely happy for each other. That is the way it should be.

I believe the multimedia honoring those musicians who died this past year did its job. It was another truly special moment that ended with Lily Isaacs standing up in a standing ovation to honor their lives - soon the whole place was on their feet. I was honored to be a part of such a family based industry. Though we weren't related by blood - we truly were a family on Tuesday night.

Thank you to all of the artists and industry and fans who came out and supported the SGN Music Awards Celebration. It looks like we have to find a bigger venue next year, as the auditorium was standing room only by the time 7:00 pm rolled around. That's a problem that I'm more than happy to try and fix.

I do have to give a big special thanks to Jason Crabb and David Sikes for setting up and running sound for us. I never once saw David get frustrated or upset. He was a great example of a Christlike attitude all evening. Thank you David for being the best sound guy in the industry today.

Also - to Karen Peck - thanks for being a good sport about sitting in front of the projector! The bit with your shoes was hilarious!

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