Tooth & Nail Records, an independent label headquartered in Seattle, Washington, was founded in 1993 as a means to give independent artists a forum to creatively express positivity through music. Over the course of the label's 15-year history, Tooth & Nail has been home to bands such as Blindside, The Juliana Theory, the OC Supertones, and many others. Today, a new regime of bands are infiltrating the mainstream, including Mae, Dead Poetic, Further Seems Forever, Anberlin, mewithoutYou, Emery, Thousand Foot Krutch and many others.

BEC Recordings, partner label with Tooth and Nail Records, was founded in 1997 and located in Seattle, WA. BEC Recordings is home of key industry artists like three-time RIAA Gold certified Jeremy Camp and the acclaimed rock band Kutless, hip-hop dominator KJ-52, punk-rock favorites Hawk Nelson, and recently signed Bebo Norman.

Solid State Records was formed as the popularity in the rock genre of Tooth & Nail Records sky rocketed. Bands like Strongarm, Overcome, Zao, Living Sacrifice and Training for Utopia were quick to join the roster, making the label an instant source of credibility. Most recently, bands like Norma Jean, Underoath, Demon Hunter and August Burns Red have developed into Solid State's most successful and promising groups as they have evolved and matured with the label.

Category and nominees are:

SONG OF THE YEAR:
"Give You Glory"; Jeremy Camp; Thirsty Moon River Publishing (ASCAP)

RAP/HIP HOP RECORDED SONG:
"Wake Up"; The Yearbook; KJ-52 featuring Toby Morrell; Jonah Sorrentino, Toby Morrell, Aaron Sprinkle; BEC Recordings

INSPIRATIONAL RECORDED SONG:
"Give Me Jesus"; Beyond Measure; Jeremy Camp; Public Domain; BEC Recordings

RAP/HIP HOP ALBUM:
The Yearbook; KJ-52; KJ-52, Aaron Sprinkle; BEC Recordings

ROCK ALBUM:
Secret Weapon; MXPX; Aaron Sprinkle; Tooth & Nail Records

SPECIAL EVENT ALBUM:
Music Inspired By The Motion Picture Amazing Grace; Avalon, Jeremy and Adie Camp, Steven Curtis Chapman, David Crowder, Bethany Dillon, Natalie Grant, Jars of Clay, Martina McBride, Shawn McDonald, Bart Millard, Nichole Nordeman, Smokie Norful, Kierra "Kiki" Sheard, Chris Tomlin; Brown Bannister, Matt Bronleewe, Cedric Caldwell, Victor Caldwell, Jeremy Camp, Ed Cash, Steven Curtis Chapman, Mark Hammond, Bernie Herms, Jars of Clay, Martina McBride, Bart Millard, Ed Seay, Christopher Stevens, Marty Stuart, Paul Worley; Sparrow Records

CHRISTMAS ALBUM:
Christmas From the Realms of Glory; Bebo Norman; Bebo Norman, Jason Ingram, Rusty Varenkamp; BEC Recordings

RECORDED MUSIC PACKAGING:
Cities (Anberlin); Invisible Creature; Ryan Clark, Parker Young; Tooth & Nail Records
The Fiancee (The Chariot); Invisible Creature; Ryan Clark; David Stuart; Solid State Records
Rival Factions (Project 86); Invisible Creature; Don Clark; Dave Hill, Jerad Knudson, Shane McCauley; Tooth and Nail Records
Secrets Keep You Sick (The Fold); Invisible Creature; Don Clark; Chris Strong; Tooth and Nail Records

SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO:
"Falls Apart"; Thousand Foot Krutch; Travis Copatch; Jeremy Sullivan; Dignity & Shame; Tooth & Nail Records

LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO:
777; Underoath; Michelle Caputo, Shannon Hartman; Michelle Caputo, Shannon Hartman; Art and Industry; Solid State Records
Live From Portland; Kutless; Carl Diebold; Michael Sacci; Jupiter Project; BEC Recording

 

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