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(Nashville, Tenn.) Dec.1, 2011-- Eight-time GMA Dove Award nominee worship leader, singer and songwriter, Matt Maher, was recognized by The Recording Academy® with a GRAMMY Award® nomination, during last night's hour-long special broadcast, "The GRAMMY® Nominations Concert Live!! - Countdown To Music's Biggest Night®," which aired live on CBS from Nokia Theatre at L.A. LIVE.
Maher's nomination was received in the Best Contemporary Christian Music Song category where he was recognized as a songwriter on "I Lift My Hands" recorded and co-written by Chris Tomlin and Louie Giglio.
The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards® ceremony will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif. on Sunday, February 12, 2012.
Matt's most recent release The Love In Between (Sept. 20, 2011) debuted at No. 7 on the SoundScan Top Contemporary Christian Chart, and graced the Billboard 200 at No. 97. The project was also a notable success at iTunes breaking into the Top 5 on the Christian & Gospel Top Albums Chart.
In addition to promoting The Love In Between, Matt recently wrapped "The Love In Between" tour. The coast-to-coast headlining tour, which visited more than 25 cities through late October, saw attendance in the thousands with sold out shows in multiple cities. For an up-to-date tour itinerary, visit www.mattmahermusic.com/tour.
About Matt Maher
Matt Maher - worship leader, songwriter, singer and recording artist - has embraced his calling as a "musical missionary" to impact a global stage.
Maher is well known for writing moving worship anthems including "Your Grace Is Enough," "As It Is In Heaven," "I Will Rise," "All To Us," "Here For You," "Hold Us Together" and "Christ Is Risen." His songs have appeared among the top 10 ranked songs on the CCLI chart, marking their popularity in church services worldwide, while also being recorded by artists including Chris Tomlin, Audrey Assad, Matt Redman, and the Passion movement. Additionally "Alive Again" was selected by iTunes as the best Christian & Gospel song of 2009. Such popularity has prompted more than 350,000 career sales. National media exposure includes the covers of Breakaway and Christian Single, a live performance on "FOX & Friends," and guest writer for Billboard magazine
Maher sits on the board of directors for the Catholic youth organization, Life Teen, and is a staple writer with EMI CMG Publishing. Amid busy touring and writing schedules, he hosts WorshipTogether's "New Song Café" and is an active, bylined contributor to The Washington Post's "On Faith" section (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-faith), an interactive conversation on religion.
Maher is from St. John's Newfoundland, Canada and currently resides in Mesa, Ariz. with his wife Kristin and son Conor. For more information on Matt Maher, visit www.mattmahermusic.com. Also follow Matt on Twitter at www.twitter.com/mattmahermusic.
For more info on Matt Maher visit the JFH Artists Database.
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