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Newsboys nominated for Billboard Music Awards Print Email
Written by Christine D. Johnson   
Monday, 13 April 2015 05:40 PM America/New_York

Newsboys-webNewsboys has been nominated for two 2015 Billboard Music Awards. The band is nominated for Top Christian Artist, alongside Casting Crowns, Hillsong UNITED, Lecrae and MercyMe.

In addition, Newsboys’ “We Believe” is nominated for a Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Song. The band’s longest-running No. 1 single to date, “We Believe” also serves as the theme song of Pure Flix’s “Do You Believe?” that stars Academy Award-winner Mira Sorvino, Sean Astin, Cybill Shepherd and Lee Majors, among others.

Billboard Music Awards finalists are based on album and digital song sales, radio airplay, streaming, touring and social media interactions, which are tracked year-round by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound. Produced by Dick Clark Productions and hosted by Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen, the 2015 Billboard Music Awards will be broadcast live on ABC from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 17, at 8 p.m. ET.

Comprised of lead vocalist Michael Tait, Jody Davis (guitar), Jeff Frankenstein (keys) and Duncan Phillips (drums), Newsboys have sold more than 8 million units, garnering six Gold records, 33 No. 1 radio hits, four GRAMMY nominations and multiple Dove Awards. “God’s Not Dead,” Newsboys’ chart-topping single, inspired Pure Flix's 2014 hit film of the same name. The band’s debut collection of hymns, Hallelujah for the Cross, released last fall and features the group’s take on nine classics and one new selection.

Click here for the full list of finalists.