In the news|April 11, 2017 05:28 EDT
Tamela Mann Receives Her First Billboard Music Awards Nomination
Tillymann Music Platinum-selling artist Tamela Mann has garnered her first Billboard Music Award nomination for Top Gospel Artist. The awards show recognizes the hottest names in music today.
Tamela is currently on the "Mann's World Family Tour," co-headlining with husband, actor and comedian David Mann. The 25-city spring leg of the tour is making stops across the country, including three sold-out shows last weekend in New York City, NY, Trenton, NJ, and Washington DC.
"This has been a truly amazing year. It is an honor to receive my first Billboard Music Award nomination," said Tamela. "Congratulations to all the nominees!"
The Grammy-winner is on the road promoting her Billboard multi-week chart-topping No. 1 album One Way. The project is executively produced by Tamela, David Mann and son David Mann Jr., and produced by Myron Butler and David Mann.
The album's all-star guest producer credits include Kirk Franklin, Eric Dawkins, King Logan, Shaun Martin and Timbaland. "God Provides," written and produced by Franklin, is the sophomore single from One Way and held the No. 1 slot on the Billboard Gospel radio chart for 13 weeks. Tamela's new single "Change Me" entered the Billboard Gospel radio chart Top 20 this week and is her highest debut ever on the Billboard Gospel radio chart.
The 2017 Billboard Music Awards will air on ABC live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 21, 2017.
Upcoming "Mann's World Family Tour" dates are as follows:
April 15 Shreveport, LA
April 21 Richmond, VA
April 22 Fayetteville, NC
April 28 Baton Rouge, LA
April 29 Pensacola, FL
May 6 Augusta, GA
May 7 Spartanburg, NC
May 12 Chicago, IL
May 13 Detroit, MI
May 14 Toronto, ON
May 19 Jacksonville, FL
May 20 Orlando, FL
May 26 Atlanta, GA
June 3 Durham, NC
For tour information and tickets: www.MannsTour.com
For more info on Tamela, check out:
GOD PROVIDES MUSIC VIDEO : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugS_wlFhcus
WEBSITE: www.tillymannmusic.com/
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/davidtamelamann
TWITTER: @DavidandTamela
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