Platinum Vinyl Award Nominees

   

9th Annual Platinum Vinyl Awards Nominees Announced. Video Awards Delayed 2nd Year, Will Return for PVX

The WENC Night Beat, the Premier source of all things CCM and the Fringe, is pleased to announce its long delayed nominees for the 2018 edition of the Platinum Vinyl Awards, popularly known as #PlatVnyl9. The sower is overtaking the reaper here at Night Beat HQ as record numbers of entrants have pushed #PlatVnyl9 and #PlatVnly10 into each other. It is a very big smash up.

The record number of entrants in #PlatVnyl9 has pushed the awards into #PlatVnyl10. It has also forced the spinoff, at least for this year, of the video section into its own awards ceremony. Of course there is a slight possibility that the video section may be cancelled due to lack of entries.

The Eighth Annual Platinum Vinyl Awards will be announced on Twitter, Facebook and Google+ , as well as The WENC Night Beat early this Fall.

Album of The Year Nominees

Live Recorded Album of The Year

• The Bloody Win, Tye Tribbett
• Breakthrough, Chris McClarney
• I Am Reminded, Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
• Living With A Fire, Jesus Culture
• Let There Be Light, Hillsong Worship
• Love Song For A City, Martin Smith
• On My Side, Kim Walker-Smith
• There Is More , Hillsong Worship

Multiple Artist Compilation of the Year

• God Bless The Broken Road (Music From and Inspired By The Original Motion Picture)
• God Hears Her
• Samson: Songs From and Inspired by The Motion Picture
• The Star
• WoW Gospel 2018

Children's Music Album of The Year

• Hillsong Kids, Can You Believe It?
• Ellie Holcomb, Sing: Creation Songs EP 
• Josh Lovelace and Friends, Young Folk
• Michael W. Smith, Lullabye
• Soujourn Music, Clap Your Hands, Stomp Your Feet
• Tommy and Me, What Every Child Should Know About God, Volume 1 - Joyful
• Tommy and Me, What Every Child Should Know About God, Volume 2 - Peaceful

Folk/Folk Rock Album of The Year

• Between The Hills, Eufaula
• Eurus EP , The Oh Hellos
• Ghost of a King Live, The Gray Havens
• Grand Pre EP, Vocal Few
• Resurrection Letters, Volume 1, Andrew Peterson
• Velveteen, Christa Wells
• Wind Up Bird, Matthew Thiessen and The Earthquakes

Jazz Album of The Year

• Not Awarded Due To Lack of Entries

Adult Contemporary/Inspirational Album of The Year

• The Call, Isobel Davis
• Evergreen, Audrey Assad
• God of the Impossible, Lincoln Brewster
• Living Hope, Phil Wickham
• On My Side (Live), Kim Walker-Smith
• Sound of Heaven, Brad and Rebekah
• Wide Open, Austin French

Modern Worship Album of The Year

• Greater Than, Gateway Music
• Evidence, Elevation Collective
• In Rivers, Light City Music 
• Live In The Wonderful: The Album, Lakewood Music
• Living With A Fire, Jesus Culture
• Suddenly (or The Nuclear Suburst of The Truth Revealed), Young Oceans
• There Is More, Hillsong Music

Gospel/R&B Album of The Year

• The Bloody Win, Tye Tribbet
• God's Chosen, God's Chosen
• The Heal, Keyondra Lockett
• I Am Reminded, The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
  
• Just Listen: The Remixes, Lexi
• The Other Side, The Walls Group
• Unstoppable, Koryn Hawthorne

Alternative Album of The Year

• AWOL, Kevin Max
• Bloodshot, The Choir
• I'm Only Dreaming Of Days Long Past, Eisley
• Seasons: Acoustic Sessions, Narrow Skies
• Songs of Experience (Deluxe), U2
• Spiral Gaze EP , Off Road Minivan
• Ultraviolet EP , My Epic

Pop Album of The Year

• Broken With You, Nathan Sheridan
• Faith Hope Love Repeat, Brandon Heath
• Future, Jordan Feliz
• A Girl Like Me, Julie Elias
• Look Up Child, Lauren Daigle
• Seasons, Chris August
• Shattered, Blanca

Dance/Synthpop Album of The Year

• Cinematic, Owl City
  
• Fearless, Jasmine Murray
• Into The Wild, Manic Drive
• The Majesty of Our Broken Past, Color Theory
• Monochrome, Scandroid
• Stones Reloaded, Manafest
• III, Hillsong Young and Free

Electronica/Industrial Album of The Year

• Calm, Volume 1, Somniscape
• Discovery, Rivers and Robots
• In Prayer, Salt of The Sound
• Presence, Volume 2, Andy Hunter
• Rise, Kaina
• Seasons, Narrow Skies
• Union, Future of Forestry

Remix Album of The Year

• Alt_machines, Circle of Dust
• Beautifully Broken (Remixes), Plumb
• Just Listen: The Remixes EP, Lexi
• Revival: Emery Classics Re-Imagined, Emery
• Synthesis, Evanescence
• Wish Upon A Blackstar Remix Contest Compilation, Celldweller
• Witness (The Remixes), Jordan Feliz

Instrumental Album of The Year

• Calm, Volume 1, Somniscape
• Dreams In Monochrome, Scandroid
• Meditations, Volume 3, Salt of The Sound
• Presence, Volume 2, Andy Hunter
• Still, Volume 2, Bright City
• Union, Future of Forestry
• When Light Flashes Help Is On The Way, Charlie Peacock

Hip Hop/Rap Album of The Year

• Field Trip, Skrip
• Fight Musik, Volume 1, I Am The Storm
• Pain Tings EP, Benjah
• Perceptions, NF
• The Second City, Part 2, Steven Malcolm
• Worthy, Beautiful Eulogy
• XXY, Shope

Hard Rock Album of The Year

• Dark Skies, Fit For A King
• God Damn Evil, Stryper
• Gone, Red
• The Great Divide, Millennial Reign
• Rahab, Earth Groans
• Return From The Shadows, Within Silence
• Sheep Among Wolves, Project 86

Rock Album of The Year

• 1919: The Ballad of Rexford, Mark Lee Townsend
• Before The Sun Goes Down, The New Respects
• Legacy, The Protest
• Legendary, Jeremy Johnson
• Live The Journey, Building 429
• Red For War, Zahna
• Synthesis, Evanescence

Album of The Year

• AWOL, Kevin Max
• Evergreen, Audrey Assad
• God Damn Evil, Stryper
• Live The Journey, Building 429
• Look Up Child, Lauren Daigle
• Rise, Kaina
• There Is More, Hillsong Worship

General Field Awards Nominees

The Night Beat CROSS/Over Award

• August Burns Red
• The Choir
• Emery
• The Gray Havens
• Red
• Skillet
• Stryper

The Night Beat DJ's Choice Award

• Color Theory
• Eisley
• Evanescence/Amy Lee
• Klayton (Celldweller,Circle of Dust, FreqGen, Scandroid)
• The New Respects
• U2

The Night Beat Quick Play Award (Best EP)

• Heaven on Earth, Part 1 (Live In Asia), Planetshakers
• How Could I Be Silent, Caitie Hurst
• In Prayer, Salt of The Sound
• Just Listen: The Remixes, Lexi
• Ledger, Ledger
• Pieces, Amman/Josh
• Ultraviolet, My Epic

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Jonathan Cain
• Kevin Max
• Nicole C. Mullen
• Plumb
• Project 86
• Michael W. Smith
• U2

Comeback Artist of The Year

• Not Awarded Due To Lack of Entries

Comeback Album of The Year

• Not Awarded Due To Lack of Entries

Male Vocalist of The Year

• Chris August
• Lincoln Brewster
• Austin French
• Brandon Heath
• Martin Smith
• Michael W. Smith
• Phil Wickham

Female Vocalist of The Year

• Audrey Assad
• Blanca
• Lauren Daigle
• Julie Elias
• Koryn Hawthorne
• Keyondra Lockett
• Plumb

Group of The Year

• The Choir
• The New Respects
• Project 86
• The Protest
• Red
• Stryper

New Artist of The Year

• Riley Clemmons
• Austin French
• Koryn Hawthorne
• Caitie Hurst
• Kaina
• Abigail Sloane

Artist of The Year

• Blanca
• The Choir
• Lauren Daigle
• Eisley
• Plumb
• Red
• Stryper

Song of The Year Awards Nominees

Folk/Folk Rock Song of The Year

• Down Down Low, Velveteen, Christa Wells
• Draw Near (Psalm69) ft Sandra McCracken, Come To Me, Wendell Kimbrough
• High Enough, She Waits, The Gray Havens
• I Shall Not Be Shaken, Between The Hills, Eufaula
• Oh Sleeper, Eurus, The Oh Hellos
• Original Love, Original Love, Christafari
• To The Ocean, Grand Pre, Vocal Few

Adult Contemporary/Inspirational Song of the Year

• Because He Lives (Live From Steinway), Matt Maher
• Bless The Lord, The Call, Isabel Davis
• I Am Found, Brad and Rebekah
• Living Hope, Living Hope, Phil Wickham
• River (ft Propaganda), Evergreen, Audrey Assad
• Throne Room(Live), On My Side (Live), Kim Walker-Smith
• Why God, Austin French

Modern Worship Song of The Year

• Defender ft Katie Torwalt, Living With A Fire (Live), Jesus Culture
• Deliverance, Greater Than, Gateway Worship
• Father, In Rivers, Light City Music
• I Want Jesus, Heaven On Earth Part II, Planetshakers
• Peace, III, Hillsong Young and Free
• Who You Say I Am, There Is More, Hillsong Worship
• You Never Walk Away, New Stories, London Gatch

Gospel/R&B Song of The Year

• Already Won, The Bloody Win, Tye Tribett
  
• My God, Dwan Hill
• Never Alone ft Kirk Franklin, Hiding Place, Tori Kelly
• Nobody Like You Lord, Open Heaven, Maranda Curtis
• Try, The Heal, Keyondra Lockett
  
• Unstoppable, Unstoppable, Koryn Hawthorne
• We're ready, God's Chosen, God's Chosen

Alternative Song of The Year

• In Absentia, Ultraviolet EP, My Epic
• Love Is All We Need, Songs of Experience, U2
• Prodigal (Run To You), AWOL, Kevin Max
• Safe, Emery
• Spiral Gaze, Spiral Gaze EP, Off Road Minivan
• Summer rain, Bloodshot, The Choir
• You Found Me, Switchfoot

Pop Song of The Year

• Beautifully Broken, Beautifully Broken, Plumb
• The Breakup Song, Francesca Battistelli
• Changed, Future, Jordan Feliz
• Head Above Water, Avril Lavigne
• Home, Home, Shelley E. Johnson
• Joy, For King and Country
• Still Rolling Stones, Look Up Child, Lauren Daigle

Instrumental Song of The Year

• Andromeda, FreqGen
• Dear God, Iairvs
• Great Are you Lord, Still Volume 2, Bright City
• Red Planet Instrumentals, Scandroid
• Salvation, Jhonny Vergel

Dance/Synthpop Song of The Year

• Easier, Into The Wild, Manic Drive
• Forgiven, A-Tronics & Sven F ft Zara Taylor
• Lemme Tell Ya, Planetboom
• New York City Nights, Scandroid
• Standing On Lightning, Crusoe
• Take Me, Powerful, Inspiration Worship
• Vapor, Fearless, Jasmine Murray

Electronica/Industrial Song of The Year

• Deep Peace, Salt of The Sound
• Dreams, Discovery, Rivers and Robots
• Fire Inside, Rise, Kaina
• Red Planet, Scandroid
• You Won't find Me, Seasons: In Hibernation, Narrow Skies

Remix Song of The Year

• Hive Mind (The Annix Remix), Circle of Dust
• I Just Need U (Capital Kings Remix), Toby Mac
• In Space No One Can Hear You Cry (Will Rock Remix), Color Theory
• Last Night On Earth (Nigel Stanford Remix), Celldweller
• The Breakup Song (ACjR & Brady James Remix), Francesca Battistelli
• One Of Us (IAirvs DJ Remix), Marshall Marshall
• Shout (Josh Money Remix), Scandroid

Hip Hop/Rap Song of The Year

• Beastmode, Fight Musik Volume 1,  I Am The Storm
• Let You Down, Perception, NF
• Omnipotent ft Kings Kaleidoscope, Worthy, Beautiful Eulogy
  
• Proof of Life, Rapture Ruckus
• Set The Table, Braille
• Thank The Lord ft V.Rose, Mission
• Way Up, Tedashii

Hard Rock/Metal Song of The Year

• Break The Tide, The Great Divide, Millennial Reign
  
• Engraved, Dark Skies, Fit for A King
• Gone, Gone, Red
• In Absence, Silent Planet
  
• My Own Grave, As I Lay Dying
• Sheep Among Wolves, Sheep Among Wolves, Project 86
• The Valley, God Damn Evil, Stryper

Rock Song of The Year

• Hi-Lo, Synthesis, Evanescence
• King and Crown ft. Kevin Young, Return to The Battlefield, All Above Me
• Legendary, Legendary, Jeremy Johnson
• Valor, Legacy, The Protest
• We Aint Goin Nowhere, Until The Sun Goes Down, The New Respects
• You Can, Live The Journey, Building 429
• Your Gun My Knife, Red For War, Zahna

Song of The Year

• The Breakup Song, Francesca Battistelli
• Defender ft Katie Torwalt, Living Wit A Fire (Live), Jesus Culture
• Head Above Water, Avril Lavigne
• Home, Shelly E. Johnson
• Joy, For King and Country
• Who You Say I Am, There Is More, Hillsong Worship
• You Say, Look Up Child, Lauren Daigle