GMA Honors Celebration To Recognize Amy Grant, Yolanda Adams, Natalie Grant And More

The 4th Annual GMA Honors Celebration is set for May 9 at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena in Nashville. This year’s celebration inductees include Steve Green, Yolanda Adams, Gold City Quartet, and Reunion Records founders Michael Blanton and Dan Harrell. The 2017 honorees include Amy Grant for Helping Hands, Dr. Shirley Caesar for Shirley Caesar Outreach Ministries, Compassion International, and Natalie Grant for Hope for Justice.

Tye Tribbett and Jekalyn Carr will join Donnie McClurkin in a tribute to Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame inductee Yolanda Adams at the Honors Celebration.

“The Gospel Music Association is proud to celebrate this year’s Hall of Fame inductees and to recognize the philanthropy of our worthy honorees,” said GMA president Jackie Patillo. “GMA Honors is a great opportunity for our music community to come together and commemorate our trailblazers as well as those who are giving back to help make life better for others.”

Tables and individual tickets are available for purchase to the event, which include dinner and admission to the honors ceremony. Sponsorships are also available. Ticket and table sponsor information is available at gospelmusichalloffame.org.

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Lorie Hollabaugh

Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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