Top 10 Ballot Now Available for SGN Scoops Diamond Awards

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Allen Smith, editor of SGN Scoops Magazine, is proud to announce the Top 10 ballot for the 2008 SGN Scoops Diamond Awards is now available online.

Allen Smith said, “We had such a strong turn out for the nominations this year. Our Top 10 ballot looks really great this year! Thank you to everyone who placed a vote for your favorites! Now it’s time to vote for the Top 10 finalists!”

The final nominees will come from this Top 10 ballot. Fans are encouraged to get their votes in for their favorite songs, albums, artists, websites, individuals, etc. for this year’s awards program.

The online ballot is designed for fans to vote for their favorite artists for each award. Visit the Diamond Awards website at http://diamondawardsonline.com to place your vote. The deadline for voting is May 17, 2008.

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.

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.