Kirk Franklin, Zach Williams, Koryn Hawthorne, CAIN, And Elevation Worship All Recognized

28 October 2021 – Nashville, TN – Provident Entertainment is proud to announce they received five American Music Award nominations. Just announced this morning, Zach Williams, CAIN, and Elevation Worship are nominated for Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist, and Kirk Franklin and Koryn Hawthorne are recognized in the newly added category Favorite Gospel Artist.

The AMAs are the world’s largest fan-voted awards show with winners determined by votes cast online as well as via Twitter. Nominees are based on key fan interactions – as reflected on the Billboard charts – including streaming, album sales, song sales, and radio airplay. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partner MRC Data and cover the time period Sept. 25, 2020 through Sept. 23, 2021.

Voting for all categories is now open and for the first time, fans can vote for all AMA categories on TikTok by searching for “AMAs” in-app. The 2021 American Music Awards will be broadcast live from the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 21st, and air on ABC and stream the next day on Hulu.

About Provident Entertainment: Provident Entertainment, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, is home to Provident Label Group, RCA Inspiration, Essential Worship, and Essential Music Publishing, along with Provident Films. The label group is home to an artist roster including Casting Crowns, Zach Williams, Koryn Hawthorne, CAIN, Kirk Franklin, KB, Matt Maher, Matthew West, Kierra Sheard, and more. Provident Entertainment operates under the umbrella of Sony Music Nashville.

Find out more at ProvidentEntertainment.com.