New Release Today nominated several hip-hop
artists for its 2015 We Love Christian Music Awards, including Andy Mineo and NF for Male Artist of the
Year.
Mineo and NF, who each released Billboard-
charting albums in Uncomfortable and Mansion this year, respectively, were nominated for the top
honor alongside Jonathan Thulin, Matt Maher and
TobyMac.
NF’s song “Wake Up” also received a nomination for Music Video of the Year. Rapzilla premiered the
video on Jan. 13, and it has since amassed over 1.6
million views on YouTube.
Mineo earned a pair of other nominations, one for
the Mainstream Impact Award and another for The
Hype Award (Urban/Rap Album of the Year). Here is
Uncomfortable’s competition for 2015’s top
Christian hip-hop album, according to New Release
Today.
The Hype Award (Urban/Rap
Album of the Year)
• Southern Lights: Overexposed – Alex Faith & Dre
Murray
• Uncomfortable – Andy Mineo
• Fly Exam – JGivens
• Tomorrow We Live – KB
• Death Before Love – Roy Tosh
Roy Tosh is also up for two awards in non-rap
categories. His song “Abba” featuring Beckah Shea
was nominated for Best Collaboration, and he — as
well as Beacon Light — were named as Best Indie
Artist/Group of the Year nominees. Here are the rest
of the nominees in categories that Christian rappers could win.
Best Collaboration
• “Abba” – Roy Tosh feat. Beckah Shea
• “Love Feels Like” – TobyMac feat. DC Talk
• “Safety” – Fireflight feat. Stephen Christian
• “Storyteller” – Morgan Harper Nichols feat. Jamie-
Grace
• “Volcano” – Rapture Ruckus feat. Jonathan Thulin
Best Indie Artist/Group of the Year
• Beacon Light
• Fireflight
• Jimmy Needham
• JJ Heller
• Roy Tosh
Mainstream Impact Award
• Andy Mineo
• Jon Foreman
• Mat Kearney
• Owl City
• Twenty One Pilots
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