IndieHeaven, the leading independent Christian musician/artist resource agency, recently announced the winners of the 2009 Momentum Awards during the 6th Annual CIA Summit. The annual conference is geared towards encouraging Christian independent artists to create momentum and pursue passion and excellence in their music mission while educating them on what it takes to be successful in today’s marketplace.
The winners of the 2009 Momentum Awards:

Frances Drost, Female Artist of the Year
Gabriel, Male Artist of the Year
Jaime Thietten, Song of the Year (for “My Chance”)
Nathan Clark George, Album of the Year (for Pull Up A Chair)
Nathan Clark George, Acoustic Artist of the Year
Stevvi Alexander, Contemporary Artist of the Year
Chris Filer, Country Artist of the Year
Anna Gilbert, Inspirational Artist of the Year
Chris Lucas, Instrumental Artist of the Year
Drew Davidsen, Jazz Artist of the Year
Justpassingthru, Rock Artist of the Year
Cathy J Reynolds, Southern Gospel Artist of the Year
Journey Home, Worship Artist of the Year
David Michael Carillo, Hardest Working Indie Artist Award
Slater Armstrong, Musicianary Award
David Linn, The Spirit of Unity Award
Larry French, Indie Friend Award
Sweet Crystal, Perseverance Award.
The 2009 Momentum Awards were the culmination of a successful conference that saw Christian independent artists gather in Nashville from across the U.S. and from as far away as Australia.
To learn more about these and more artists, visit the IndieHeaven website.
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