The third round of ONLINE voting will begin on June 15, 2013 (to coincide with the July issue), and the deadline to receive ballots will be on July 12, 2013.
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Here is the list of the TOP FIVE nominees in all categories, as voted by the Singing News Magazine subscribers in the second round of voting:
Favorite Artist1. Booth Brothers
2. Collingsworth Family3. Greater Vision 4. Perrys5. Triumphant Qt
Favorite Traditional Quartet1. Brian Free & Assurance
2. Kingdom Heirs 3. Legacy Five 4. Mark Trammell Qt5. Triumphant Qt Favorite Mixed Group1. Collingsworth Family2. Hoppers 3. Isaacs4. McKameys5. Perrys
Favorite Trio1. Booth Brothers
2. Greater Vision3. Jeff & Sheri Easter4. Karen Peck & New River5. Whisnants
Favorite Soloist 1. Bishop, Mark
2. Crabb, Jason 3. Greene, TaRanda4. Parker, Ivan5. Penrod, Guy
Favorite Male Singer1. Bennett, Eric- Triumphant Qt.
2. Booth, Ronnie- Booth Brothers3. Habedank, Joseph- Perrys4. Parker, Ivan- Soloist5. Rice, Arthur- Kingdom Heirs
Favorite Female Singer1. Easter, Sheri- Jeff & Sheri Easter
2. Gooch, Karen Peck- Karen Peck & New River 3. Greene, TaRanda- Soloist4. Hopper, Kim- Hoppers 5. Stuffle, Libbi- Perrys
Favorite Young Artist1. Collingsworth, Olivia- Collingsworth Family
2. Easter, Morgan- Jeff & Sheri Easter. 3. Ivey, Trey- Legacy Five4. Thompson, Amber- Nelons 5. Wilburn, Jordan- Wilburn & Wilburn
Favorite Tenor1. Allman, Chris- Greater Vision
2. Booth, Michael- Booth Brothers 3. Free, Brian- Brian Free & Assurance 4. Phelps, David- Gaither Vocal Band5. Sutton, David- Triumphant Qt
Favorite Lead
1. Booth, Ronnie- Booth Brothers 2. Habedank, Joseph- Perrys 3. Inman, Clayton- Triumphant Qt 4. Rice, Arthur- Kingdom Heirs 5. Wolfe, Gerald- Greater Vision
Favorite Baritone1. Brady, Jim- Booth Brothers
2. Griffin, Rodney- Greater Vision3. Inman, Scott- Triumphant Qt4. Lowry, Mark- Gaither Volcal Band5. Trammell, Mark- Mark Trammell Qt
Favorite Bass1. Barker, Pat- Mark Trammell Qt
2. Bennett, Eric- Triumphant Qt 3. Holcomb, Mike- Inspirations 4. Riley, Tim- Gold City 5. Stuffle, Tracy- Perrys
Favorite Soprano1. Alvey, Lauren Talley- Talleys
2. Collingsworth, Brooklyn- Collingsworth Family3. Gooch, Karen Peck- Karen Peck & New River 4. Hopper, Kim- Hoppers 5. Yeary, Sonya Isaacs- Isaacs
Favorite Alto1. Collingsworth, Courtney- Collingsworth Family
2. Easter, Sheri- Jeff & Sheri Easter 3. Hopper, Connie- Hoppers 4. Stuffle, Libbi- Perrys 5. Whisnant, Susan- Whisnants
Favorite Musician1. Collingsworth, Kim- Collingsworth Family
2. Fortner, Roger- McKameys3. Mote, Gordon- Soloist/Gaither Vocal Band4. Stice, Jeff- Triumphant Qt 5. Williams, Kevin- Gaither Vocal Band
Favorite Band1. Dove Brothers
2. Gaither Vocal Band. 3. Isaacs4. Kingdom Heirs 5. Primitive Qt
Favorite Songwriter1. Bishop, Mark
2. Brady, Jim 3. Griffin, Rodney 4. Habedank, Joseph5. Inman, Scott
Favorite Album1. Count Me In- Hoppers
2. Greatest Hits-Live- Booth Brothers3. Nothing But Love- Brian Free & Assurance4. Our Most Requested Live- Greater Vision5. Through The Night- Perrys
Favorite Song
1. All Is Well- Whisnants 2. Good News From Jerusalem- Tribute Qt 3. He Didn't When He Could Have Passed By- Greater Vision4. I Got A Hold Of God This Morning- Perrys5. I Want To Be That Man- Brian Free & Assurance6. I'm Still Amazed- Legacy Five7. Just Preach Jesus- Kingdom Heirs. 8. Right In The Middle- Booth Brothers9. Take It From Me Meshach- Triumphant Qt. 10. Unspoken Request- McKameys
Favorite Small Market DJ1. Hamm, Randall- WFLQ- French Lick, IN
2. Hutton, Dave- KTTK- Lebanon, MO3. Lamb, Alan- WSDC- Sneedville, TN4. Whisnant, John- WCIS- Morganton, NC 5. Wishon, John- WWWC- Wilkesboro, NC
Favorite Medium Market DJ1. Chambers , Richard- WGUS- Augusta, GA
2. Richardson, Gary- WJCR- Upton, KY3. Rothell, Brian- WCON- Cornelia, GA4. Squires, Lottie- WCKB- Dunn, NC5. Taylor, Dave- KWFC- Springfield, MO
Favorite Large Market DJ1. Britt, Daniel- WXRI- Winston Salem, NC
2. Guinn, Tim- WJBZ- Knoxville, TN3. Hicks, Ken- WUSY- Chattanooga, TN 4. Taylor, Wanda- WXRI- Winston Salem, NC 5. Wallace, Wayne- WXJC- Birmingham, AL
Favorite Non-Performing Songwriter1. Free, Ricky
2. Funderburk, Marty3. Lister, Mosie4. Peck, Rebecca5. Wilkinson, Dianne
Favorite New Traditional Quartet1. Canton Junction
2. Carolina Boys3. Old Paths4. Paul's Journey5. Union Street
Favorite New Mixed Group1. Allen Family
2. Heaven's Mountain Band3. Mylon Hayes Family4. Sneed Family5. Taylors
Favorite New Trio1. 11th Hour
2. Beyond the Ashes3. Freedom Trio4. Hyssongs5. Red Roots
Favorite New Soloist1. Hester, Chris
2. Hodges, Billy3. Ladd, Steve4. Paskvan, Abby5. Primm, Angela
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