Nashville, Tenn. – (February 15, 2008) During a press conference held in
downtown Nashville on Thursday, February 14, 2008, the Gospel Music
Association announced the nominees for the 39th Annual Dove Awards. The
Daywind Music Group family was honored with 16 Dove Award nominations.

Garnering three nominations is recent Grammy nominee Karen Peck and New
River. Also receiving triple nominations are Austins Bridge and New
Harvest. Many others among the Daywind family received at least one
nomination. For the first time ever Greater Vision's own Gerald Wolfe is
up for Male Vocalist of the Year and Austins Bridge got the nomination
for New Artist of the Year.

Daywind Records' A&R Director and Vice President, Norman Holland,
shares, "We always strive to produce better recordings and to find a
ministry and sound that our audience will embrace. We are very fortunate
and blessed to have 16 nominations, and we are truly grateful for that."
Daywind's President, Ed Leonard, echoes the excitement with this
statement, "We are honored to represent such great artists and writers
at Daywind. We are proud of their achievements."

The nominations received by Daywind Music Group are Male Vocalist of the
Year, (Gerald Wolfe of Greater Vision), New Artist of the Year, (Austins
Bridge). Nominations in the Album categories include Southern Gospel
Album of the Year (Journey Of Joy, Karen Peck & New River and Real
Faith, Brian Free & Assurance), Country Album of the Year, (Austins
Bridge, Austins Bridge and Life is Great and Gettin' Better, Jeff and
Sheri Easter), and Traditional Gospel Album of the Year (New Harvest,
New Harvest). Among the song nominations are Southern Gospel Recorded
Song of the Year ("Last Night;" Journey of Joy, Karen Peck & New
River, "Over And Over," Life Is Great And Gettin' Better, Jeff & Sheri
Easter and "I'm Just Waiting On My Ride," The Ride, The Hoppers,
written by Daywind writer Ronnie Hinson), Country Recorded Song of the
Year ("Round The Kitchen Table," Journey of Joy; Karen Peck & New
River), Contemporary Recorded Gospel Song of the Year ("You Saved Me,"
Letting Go, The Crabb Family), Bluegrass Song of the Year ("He's in
Control," Austins Bridge, Austins Bridge and "I Will Find You Again,"
Lifetimes, Little Roy Lewis, Earl Scruggs, Lizzy Long, Christian
Taylor Publishing), Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year ("I
Can't Stop Praising Him," New Harvest, New Harvest), Urban Gospel Song
of the Year ("I Can," New Harvest, New Harvest).

The Dove Awards will be held on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at the Grand
Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee.

For a complete list of Dove Award nominees, visit www.doveawards.com
<http://www.doveawards.com/>. For further information regarding Daywind
Music Group, visit www.daywindrecords.com <http://www.daywindrecords.com/