Don't Miss The November Issue Of SGN Scoops

It’s November and we are thrilled to present the latest edition of SGNScoops for you to read and enjoy. Creekside Gospel Music Convention was a blast and we have lots of pictorial coverage in these pages, as well as on the fabulous front cover. Inside we have an update on the event with a list of the Diamond Award winners and so much more. We say an extra thank you to all of those who went above and beyond to help make Creekside the best ever. If we were to make a list, we might leave someone out, so to each and every one of you: we are so grateful to have you as part of our team.
Thanks to our artists for brightening our pages this month! Featured guests for November are: Soul’d Out, Tim Parton, Melanie Walker, the LeFevre Quartet, Triumphant, Hannah Webb, Canaan’s Crossing, Sherry Anne, the Jordan Family, Quinton Mills and DJ Ron Foster.
Thanksgiving is quickly approaching and you will find several articles with different views on this holiday. We appreciate all of our artists for contributing what they are thankful for and also their favorite holiday food!
Our monthly devotional writers are back with more insights, as well as a new column entitled “Pastor’s Corner”. This month we welcome Music Pastor, Terry Snyder.
Since this is the month of giving thanks, we would like to thank all of our current authors that spend so much of their time and talents on SGN Scoops. Special thanks to Candi Combs, Chris Clay, Craig Harris, Dan Duncan, Dean Adkins, Dixie Phillips, Erin Stevens, Hannah Webb, Jennifer Campbell, Laura Kennedy, Lynn Mills, Marcie Gray, Paige Givens, Scott Rhoades, Tina Wakefield, Robert York, Sandi Duncan Clark and Vonda Easley. There are others who contribute in other ways and we are thankful to you as well: Vivian Belknap, Michelle Drummond and Bev Byrd.
We so appreciate all of our columnists, including Lou Wills Hildreth, David Staton, Laurette Willis, Jeff Steele, Kelly Nelon Clark and Sherry Anne.
SGN Scoops would look really dull without the artistic team of Stephanie Kelley and Staci and Pete Schwager. Joan Walker makes sure all of our i’s are dotted and our t’s are crossed. Lorraine Walker as acting editor pulls it all together. And of course, SGN Scoops’ Publisher Rob Patz keeps us all focused and enthusiastic about the future of the magazine. And SGN Scoops would not exist without our founder, Dr. Allen Smith.
Above all we give thanks to our Lord Jesus Christ, for Whom we give our gifts and to Whom we give all praise and thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving!
For download information and online magazine go to the SGN Scoops website here.

Quartet of the Year Nominees for the 2014 Diamond Awards

This year’s Diamond Awards will be held at Creekside Gospel Music Convention at Pigeon Forge on November 3rd through 6th. The Diamond Awards recognize the best in Southern, Country and Bluegrass Christian music and are hosted by SGNScoops digital magazine and Coastal Media Group.

Tim Lovelace and Rob Patz

Tim Lovelace returns as the lively host for the Awards show, so you know it will be blast!Be sure to get your free tickets to the 2014 Creekside Gospel Music Convention HERE


SGN Scoops would like you to meet our top-five finalists for each category of the 2014 Diamond Awards.
Today’s category is the 2014 Quartet Of The Year, defined as a traditional group with four-part harmony.
Last year, we were happy to award Ernie Haase and Signature Sound as winners of this title.

Ernie Haase and Signature Sound at NQC 2014 courtesy Candace Combs

The 2014 Nominees for Quartet Of The Year are:
Gaither Vocal Band
Brian Free And Assurance
Ernie Haase and Signature Sound
The LeFevre Quartet
Gold City

The Diamond Awards are swiftly approaching. Reserve your free tickets today!

Dates and Featured Performers Announced For 12th Annual Absolutely Gospel Music Fest

Southern Gospel’s Biggest Names like Jason Crabb, Dixie Melody Boys, Tribute Quartet, The Nelons, Marty Raybon, The LeFevre Quartet and More to Appear!
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (June 23, 2011) – The administrators of AbsolutelyGospel.com (formerly SoGospelNews.com), are proud to announce the dates and talent line-up for the 12th Annual Absolutely Gospel Music Fest.
“This has been a tough year for our family after losing my wife Susan earlier this year,” mentioned Deon Unthank of AbsolutelyGospel.com. “However, she wouldn’t want us to stop doing the work she started, so we are happy to continue on the work that she started so many years ago!”
This year’s Music Fest is set to run from Tuesday, July 19, 2011 through Thursday, July 21, 2011. The event will again be held at the River of Life Church in Smyrna, Tennessee and is absolutely free to the public.
Performers scheduled to appear at this year’s Music Fest include Jason Crabb,Dixie Melody Boys, Tribute Quartet, The Nelons, Adam Crabb, Marty Raybon,Naomi & the Segos, HisSong, LeFevre Quartet, Crystal River, John’s Call, The Galloways, Eighth Day, Southern Sound, Brothers Forever, Rod Burton, Back Home, The Beelers, Lieper’s Fork, and Sunday Edition.
The artist listing is subject to change without notice.
As in years past, this year's convention will remain free to the public. A love offering will be taken each night.
For more information, feel free to email the site at chris@absolutelyGospel.com . More details can be found at http://www.absolutelygospel.com .

About AbsolutelyGospel.com
AbsolutelyGospel.com (formerly SoGospelNews.com) has grown from relative obscurity to the industry's leading internet publication for Southern Gospel news and information in only a few short years. The site includes a wide variety of features, consisting of artist interviews, a weekly chart, late-breaking news, and much more.