Carried Away took home an award for Pop/Contemporary Song Of The Year for "I Want You" at GMA Canada’s 29th Annual Covenant Awards on Friday, October 26th. The Canadian trio took a break from their current North American tour with JUMP5 to pick up the award in Calgary, Alberta.
The group also performed at the awards show, and presented two awards. Carried Away was on hand to help announce this year's nominees back in September, and received four nominations, with additional nods for Song of the Year ("Mystery"), Seasonal Song of the Year ("Soaring Trough the Sky") and Group of the Year, alongside downhere, High Valley, Relient K and Starfield. In 2005, the group earned two Covenant Awards for Song of the Year ("I know”) and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year.
Carried Away's most recent album, I Want You, was released August 28th by Canadian-based record label Glide Records, with distribution through Infinity Music Distribution (USA) and CMC Distribution (Canada). Their debut album, Closer To You (Word Distribution), was Canada's best selling debut for 2005.
For more information on Carried Away, please visit the official website at www.carriedaway.ca.
GMA-Canada Award nominations announced on yesterday (September 11, 2007) We are excited to announce that out of 45 categories, Carried Away has been nominated for 4 Covenant Awards (the Canadian Dove)! “Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year: I WANT YOU”, “Seasonal Song of the Year: Soaring through the sky”, “Song of the Year: Mystery” and lastly Group of the Year (same category with downHere, High Valley, Relient K and Starfield). The winners will be announced October 26th in Calgary, AB.
Canadian trio Carried Away's sophomore album, I Want You, will hit stores on Tuesday in the midst of a media blitz and preparations for their upcoming fall tour with teen phenomenon Jump5. Street week has sisters Colleen and Pam Walker and their cousin Christine Prankard making the media rounds including a stop at Radio Disney and television appearances on Positively Arkansas (Little Rock's CBS affiliate) on August 27th, Live at 9 (Memphis' CBS affiliate) on August 28th, Good Morning Arkansas (Little Rock's ABC affiliate) on August 30th and The Morning Show (Tupelo's NBC affiliate) on August 31st.
The girls made a recent TV appearance on Live From Studio B in July, and upcoming appearances include JCTV, Teen Girl TV, The Jim Bakker Show, 100 Huntley Street, DeeperLiving, 7 Minutes, Bridges, Top 3, ReachOUT TV and Control Track. In addition, Carried Away will also be making numerous radio stops this fall, including the nationally syndicated radio program, The Coconut Hut Radio Show.
This fall, Carried Away will hit the road with Jump5 for a 30+ city North American tour which runs from September 7th through the end of the year. The Hello & Goodbye Tour is sponsored by Shoutlife.com and Kingdom Kidz Club, and includes additional performances by Jessie Daniels, Pure NRG, Sammy Ward and Cali (in select cities).
In addition to their heavy tour schedule, the girls will grace the covers of In the Times Magazine (September) and Focus on the Family's BRIO Magazine (December), as well as a September feature in Beautiful One Magazine and online promotions at both HearItFirst.com and NewReleaseTuesday.com, the latter of which will post an exclusive podcast on August 28th.
Early reviews are raving about I Want You, prompting Christianity Today Online to say, "Carried Away just seems to get better with time in both music and lyrics." Christian Single Magazine declares that "Canada's Carried Away shines with its sophomore CD." AlphaOmegaNews.org awards the album with an "A-" rating, and ChristianRockersOnline.com tells readers that "With Christian groups like Carried Away....the future of Christian music is in very good hands."
Carried Away's debut album Closer To You (Word Distribution) was Canada's best selling debut for 2005, and earned the group two 2005 Covenant Awards (Canadian Gospel Music Association) for Song of the Year ("I know”) and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year. Since the release of their critically acclaimed disc, they have been touring full-time, including the Shoutfest Tour, Women of Faith and Pure Fashion events, solo headlining dates and opening slots for artists like Point of Grace, Casting Crowns and Avalon.
I Want You will be released on Canadian label Glide Records on August 28th, with distribution in Canada through CMC Distribution, and in the USA through Nashville-based Infinity Music Distribution. "Mystery," the album's first radio single, is being worked to radio now.
Source: CMSpin