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PILLAR HONORED WITH TWO GMA DOVE AWARDS NOMINATIONS
Rock Powerhouse Recognized in Rock Album and Rock Recorded Song Categories
NEWS SOURCE: Provident Label Group
February 20, 2009
(Nashville, Tenn.) February 20, 2009 –Dove and Grammy nominated rock band Pillar
was honored today with two GMA Dove Awards nominations. The band, known for its riveting rock shows, was recognized in the
Rock Album category for its 2/26/08 hit album, For the Love of the Game and in the Rock Recorded Song category for that
album’s title track, “For the Love of the Game.”
Pillar will tour with Orlando-based rock band Fireflight from March 25 through the end of April and both Beckley and Henson
have been working closely with Dove-nominated producer/songwriter Rob Graves (Red) and Skidd Mills (Saving Abel, Fireflight)
for Pillar’s next release, slated for 2009.
Pillar’s fifth studio album, For the Love of the Game (02/26/08), debuted on the Billboard Top 200 album chart at No. 71, while
coming in at No. 4 on the Christian (overall) album chart. Since Pillar’s Dove Award-winning debut Above in 2001, the band has tallied ten No. 1 radio singles, 12 top five hits, a GRAMMY nomination, three Dove Awards, nine national headlining tours, covers of numerous national magazines and album sales approaching one million.
Find more information at www.pillarmusic.com and www.myspace.com/pillar.
For more information on Pillar, visit the JFH Artists Database.
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