Nominating Process for SGN Scoops Diamond Awards Ends Saturday

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The nominating process for the 2008 SGN Scoops Diamond Awards will end this Saturday, March 29, 2008.

Fans are encouraged to get their votes in for their favorite songs, albums, artists, websites, individuals, etc. for this year’s awards program.

“We’ve had a fantastic turn-out for nominations this year,” mentioned Allen Smith of SGN Scoops Magazine. “People only have a couple more days to get their choices in!”

The online ballot is designed for fans to nominate their favorite artists for each award. Visit the Diamond Awards website at http://diamondawardsonline.com to place your vote.

The Top 10 ballot for the Diamond Awards will be released shortly after voting for nominations has ended – both online and in the print version of SGN Scoops Magazine.

The 2008 awards program will once again be hosted by two of Southern Gospel’s most beloved faces – Karen Peck Gooch (of Karen Peck & New River) and Johnathan Bond (of Young Harmony).

The 2008 SGN Scoops’ Diamond Awards will take place on Friday, September 12, in Louisville, Kentucky during the week of the National Quartet Convention. The program will begin at 1:00 p.m. and is free to the public. A location is currently being secured for the program.

The first confirmed performer for the 2008 SGN Scoops Diamond Awards is The Hoppers – one of Southern Gospel music’s most celebrated names. The Hoppers were awarded five SGN Scoops Diamond Awards last year – including Album of the Year (The Ride), Group of the Year, and Male & Female Vocalists of the Year (Dean & Kim Hopper). Claude Hopper was also awarded the J.D. Sumner Living Legend Award.