Daywind Music Group released 11 full-length projects in 2021, earning numerous awards, chart-topping singles and critical acclaim for its albums, solidifying Daywind’s position as a leader in Southern Gospel and Bluegrass Gospel music.
Dusty Wells, Director of Artist and Label Relations for Daywind, says, “I am so proud of our artists, songwriters and team, who are working closely together to bring music to a world that desperately needs the gospel of Jesus Christ and its themes of love, peace, strength and hope. What they have written, recorded and shared at concerts and through media has breathed life into so many hurting people during a difficult time in our history. I am humbled by God’s faithfulness and goodness. I look forward to what 2022 will bring.”
2021 brought the following accolades for Daywind Music Group’s roster of talented artists and songwriters:
Dove Awards:
Change Is Coming – Joseph Habedank – Southern Gospel Album of the Year
“My King Is Known by Love” – Crabb Family – Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
“If God Pulled Back The Curtain” – Nelons – Bluegrass/Country/Roots Recorded Song of the Year
Songs for the Times – The Isaacs – Bluegrass/Country/Roots Album of the Year
GRAMMY Award Nominations:
Songs for the Times – The Isaacs – Best Roots Gospel Album
Songs from the singing news #1 (monthly) of 2021:
“Great God Almighty” – The Sound
“Made Right” – Karen Peck & New River (co-written by Karen Peck-Gooch)
“I was washed clean” – A bigger vision
“Goliath” – Joseph Habedank (co-written by Joseph Habedank and Sue C. Smith)
“Practice What You Preach” – LeFevre Quartet (co-written by Lee Black)
“First Church of Mercy” – The Sound (co-written by Aaron Wilburn and Lee Black)
“I Call It Home” – Tribute Quartet
“Begin by doing what is right” – A bigger vision
“Religion Doesn’t Work” – Joseph Habedank (co-written by Joseph Habedank)
“The 99” – LeFevre Quartet (co-written by Marty Funderburk and Christina DeGazio)
Power 50 #1 Songs (Weekly) of 2021:
“Hallelujah Homecoming” – Wilburn & Wilburn (co-written by Jason Cox)
“The Desert” – Isaacs
“Practice What You Preach” – LeFevre Quartet (co-written by Lee Black)
“Goliath” – Joseph Habedank (co-written by Joseph Habedank and Sue C. Smith)
“I Call It Home” – Tribute Quartet
“How Good Does Grace Feel” – Brian Free & Assurance (co-written by Jason Cox and Sue C. Smith)
“What a Day” – Legacy Five
“The Defeated Messiah” – Karen Peck & New River (written by Alley Horner)
“My King Is Known By Love” – Crabb Family (co-written by Jason Cox)
“Grace Ain’t Fair” – Nelons (co-written by Jason Clark)
“The 99” – LeFevre Quartet (co-written by Marty Funderburk and Christina DeGazio)
“The Book” – Karen Peck & New River (co-written by Karen Peck-Gooch)
“What the Cross Really Is” – Brian Free & Assurance
Bluegrass Gospel #1:
“Don’t listen to him” – The Whites
“Hear Jerusalem Calling” – Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers
“When He Calls My Name” – Alan Bibey & Grasstowne (co-written by Alan Bibey)
“He Prepares Me” – Darin & Brooke Aldridge
Other editions from Daywind Music Publishing #1:
“I Wish I Could Tell You” – Guardians (co-written by John Darin Rowsey)
“The God I Know” – Erwins (co-written by Jason Cox)
“Keep On Keepin’ On” – Ernie Hasse & Signature Sound (co-written by Lee Black and Sue C. Smith)
“How Saved I Am” – Triumphant (co-written by Jason Cox)
If 2021 is any indication of the great music and ministry of Daywind Music Group’s roster of talent, get ready for a strong 2022, with powerful new music from iconic artists such as Karen Peck & New River, Greater Vision, Tribute Quartet, The Sound, LeFevre Quartet, a live DVD from Southbound, and more.
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Author: Herb Longs
