TWO-TIME GRAMMY®, DOVE AWARD WINNER TYE TRIBBETT AND 20 YEAR-OLD GRAMMY®-NOMINATED, BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARD NOMINEE JEKALYN CARR SET TO TRIBUTE GMA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE YOLANDA ADAMS

Ceremony Will Take Place on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at
Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena In Nashville, TN

NASHVILLE, TENN (Thursday, May 4, 2017) – – Two-Time GRAMMY® and Dove Award winner Tye Tribbett and 20 Year-Old GRAMMY®-Nominated, Billboard Music Award Nominee Jekalyn Carr have been tapped to join GRAMMY®-Winner Donnie McClurkin in a tribute to GMA (Gospel Music Association) Hall of Fame inductee and Gospel legend Yolanda Adams at the 4th annual GMA Honors Celebration set for Tuesday, May 9, at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena in Nashville, TN.

For 38 years, the GMA Foundation has honored well-deserving individuals and groups through an annual induction ceremony into the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame. Artists are eligible for inclusion in the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame after 25 years of participation in music and ministry. Nominees are chosen by GMA’s Hall Of Fame Committee which is comprised of historians & industry leaders from the various gospel music genres. Inductees are selected by 200 electors from across the industry in four categories: CCM, Gospel, Southern Gospel and Non-Performing. Nominees can be submitted year-round for consideration by the public at gospelmusichalloffame.org.

To view full biographical information of this year’s inductees and honorees including Yolanda Adams, please visit: gospelmusichalloffame.org . Tables and individual tickets are available for purchase, which include dinner and admission to the honors ceremony. Sponsorships are also available for the event. For ticket and table sponsor information, please visit gospelmusichalloffame.org.

Join the social conversation at #GMAHonors.

About Gospel Music Association & Foundation:
Founded in 1964, the Gospel Music Association serves as the face and voice for the Gospel/Christian music community and is dedicated to exposing, promoting and celebrating the Gospel through music of all styles. The GMA produces the GMA Dove Awards, The GMA Hall of Fame Induction and Honors Ceremony and the IMMERSE Conference. For more on supporting the GMA or becoming a member, please visit www.gospelmusic.org.

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