The Singing News Fan Awards is an annual award ceremony held on the Saturday night program of the National Quartet Convention

National Quartet Convention

The National Quartet Convention is an annual gathering of Southern Gospel quartets and musicians. It is currently held at Freedom Hall on the grounds of the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky.-History:...

 and honors the achievements of professional Southern Gospel

Southern Gospel

Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...

 artists, songwriters and DJ's.

Award Selection

The winners of the awards are selected by subscribers of the Singing News Magazine

Singing News

The Singing News is an American magazine which focuses on the Southern Gospel music industry....

, a monthly magazine

Magazine

Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...

 devoted to this particular genre of music. Generally the selection is made via a nomination ballot, a top ten ballot and then a top five ballot with the group/person with the most votes winning.

History

The awards were started by the Singing News Magazine

Singing News

The Singing News is an American magazine which focuses on the Southern Gospel music industry....

 and were first awarded in 1970. Within a few years, these awards were handed out at the National Quartet Convention

National Quartet Convention

The National Quartet Convention is an annual gathering of Southern Gospel quartets and musicians. It is currently held at Freedom Hall on the grounds of the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky.-History:...

 and were recognized as the pre-eminent awards in the Southern Gospel

Southern Gospel

Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...

 genre.

Current Categories

• Favorite Group
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Group
  The Singing News Favorite Group award is awarded in the yearly Singing News Fan Awards ceremony held at the National Quartet Convention every September. It is awarded to the group which readers of the Singing News Magazine judge to be the best group on the road....
  
  
• Album of the Year
  Singing News Fan Awards for Album of the Year
  The Singing News Favorite Album award is awarded in the yearly Singing News Fan Awards ceremony held at the National Quartet Convention every September. It is awarded to the group which readers of the Singing News Magazine judge to be the best released that year.- History :The award was given in...
  
  
• Song of the Year
  Singing News Fan Awards for Song of the Year
  The Song of the Year award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the song Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite that year....
  
  
• Favorite Male Singer
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Male Singer
  The Favorite Male Singer award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the vocalist fans select as their favorite that year.-History:...
  
  
• Favorite Female Singer
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Female Singer
  The Favorite Female Singer award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the female singer Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite that year.- History :...
  
  
• Favorite Soprano
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Soprano
  The Favorite Soprano award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the female vocalist fans select as their favorite soprano that year.- Honorees :* 1985: Sandi Patti* 1986: Karen Peck* 1987: Karen Peck* 1988: Karen Peck...
  
  
• Favorite Alto
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Alto
  The Favorite Alto award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the vocalist fans select as their favorite alto that year.- Honorees :* 1985: Debra Talley* 1986: Debra Talley* 1987: Kelly Nelon Thompson* 1988: Debra Talley...
  
  
• Favorite Tenor
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Tenor
  The Favorite Tenor award is awarded in the yearly Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to the fans' favorite tenor over the previous year.- History :The award was instituted in the second Singing News Fan Awards ballot cycle, for the 1971 Fan Awards...
  
  
• Favorite Lead
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Lead
  The Favorite Lead Singer award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the male singer Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite lead singer for a quartet or trio vocal ensemble....
  
  
• Favorite Baritone
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Baritone
  The Favorite Baritone award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the singer Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite baritone that year.- Honorees :* 1971: Glen Allred, Florida Boys...
  
  
• Favorite Bass
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Bass
  The Favorite Bass award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the singer Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite bass vocalist.- Honorees :* 1971: Billy Todd, Florida Boys* 1972: Billy Todd, Florida Boys...
  
  
• Favorite Musician
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Musician
  The Favorite Musician award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the musician Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite that year.-History:...
  
  
• Favorite Horizon Group
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Horizon Group
  The Horizon Group award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the new group Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite that year.- Honorees :* 1984: Kingsboys* 1986: The Talleys* 1988: Dixie Melody Boys...
  
  
• Favorite Horizon Individual
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Horizon Individual
  The Horizon Individual award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the individual new on the Southern Gospel scene that Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite that year.- Honorees :* 1985: Bo Hinson, the Hinsons...
  
  
• Favorite Young Artist
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Young Artist
  The Favorite Young Artist award was established in the 1988 Singing News Fan Awards to award young talent in the Southern Gospel genre.- Honorees :* 1988: Gerald Wolfe * 1989: Brian Free * 1990: Kim Hopper...
  
  
• Favorite Songwriter
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Songwriter
  The Favorite Songwriter award is given out during the annual Singing News Fan Awards to honor the fans' favorite songwriter who has written songs that have charted during the previous year on the Singing News Radio Airplay chart...
  
  
• Marvin Norcross Award / Norcross-Templeton Award
  Singing News Fan Awards for Marvin Norcross Award
  The Marvin Norcross Award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor an individual selected by the staff of the Singing News magazine who has made distinct contributions to Southern Gospel over his or her career.- Honorees :...
  
  

Former Categories

• Favorite Traditional Male Quartet
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Group
  The Singing News Favorite Group award is awarded in the yearly Singing News Fan Awards ceremony held at the National Quartet Convention every September. It is awarded to the group which readers of the Singing News Magazine judge to be the best group on the road....
  
  
• Favorite Mixed Quartet
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Group
  The Singing News Favorite Group award is awarded in the yearly Singing News Fan Awards ceremony held at the National Quartet Convention every September. It is awarded to the group which readers of the Singing News Magazine judge to be the best group on the road....
  
  
• Favorite Trio
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Group
  The Singing News Favorite Group award is awarded in the yearly Singing News Fan Awards ceremony held at the National Quartet Convention every September. It is awarded to the group which readers of the Singing News Magazine judge to be the best group on the road....
  
  
• Favorite Soloist
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Soloist
  The Favorite Soloist award was awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the soloist Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite that year...
  
  
• Favorite Pianist
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Musician
  The Favorite Musician award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the musician Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite that year.-History:...
  
  
• Favorite Band
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Band
  The Favorite Band award was awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the band Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite that year...
  
  
• Favorite Website
• Favorite Syndicated Program
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Syndicated Program
  The Favorite Syndicated Program award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the radio show Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite that year...
  
  
• Favorite Video
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite Video
  The Favorite Video award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the video Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite that year...
  
  
• Favorite Large Market Disc Jockey
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite DJ Large Market
  The Favorite Large Market DJ award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the disc jockey in a large market radio station Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite that year.- Honorees :* 1988: Jerry Bedsole, WKMT...
  
  
• Favorite Medium Market Disc Jockey
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite DJ Medium Market
  The Favorite Medium Market DJ award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the disc jockey in a medium market radio station Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite that year.- Honorees :...
  
  
• Favorite Small Market Disc Jockey
  Singing News Fan Awards for Favorite DJ Small Market
  The Song of the Year award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the song Singing News magazine readers select as their favorite that year.- Honorees :* 1988: Jerry Bedsole, WKMT* 1989: Gary Wilson, WEED...
  
  
• Super Fan of the Year
  Singing News Fan Awards for Super Fan of the Year
  The Super Fan award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards ceremony to honor the fan that artists in the Southern Gospel industry vote to honor for his or her contributions in support of the genre. The award was discontinued after the 2006 awards....
  
  

See also

• Singing News
  Singing News
  The Singing News is an American magazine which focuses on the Southern Gospel music industry....
  
  
• Southern Gospel
  Southern Gospel
  Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...