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BMI Christian Awards 2022: Essential Music Publishing win Big
BMI Christian Awards 2022: Essential Music Publishing: This week Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) presents its Christian BMI Awards 2022, honoring the successful music career of BMI Icon Award winner Steven Curtis Chapman and Christian songwriters, Song, and Publisher of the Year.
At this annual event, Essential Music Publishing (EMP) was named Publisher of the Year and Ethan Hulse was named Songwriter of the Year for the fourth year in a row, and “There Was Jesus” named 2022 BMI Christian Song of the Year. Year.
“What a wonderful honor for EMP to be recognized as BMI’s Annual Publisher,” shares Holly Zabka, Sr. Vice President of Essential Music Publishing and Artistic Head of Provident Label Group. “It is a testament to the remarkable list of writers we have won, and we are very happy to see their hard work recognized. Thank you to our entire team of publishers who always work for our writers with great care and dedication. ”
EMP has received 11 of the 25 most popular songs of the year (listed below). The Song of the Year, “There Was Jesus,” was composed by Casey Beathard, Jonathan Smith, and Zach Williams. The popular song was recorded by Dolly Parton and Zach Williams and was the most played Christian song of the year, and also won the 2021 GRAMMY Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance / Song.
Songwriter of the Year, Hulse wrote Andrew Ripp’s “Jericho,” Jeremy Camp’s “Out of My Hands,” and CAIN’s “Rise Up (Lazarus).” Hulse first signed his publishing contract with EMP in 2016 and has since become one of the most sought-after writers of this genre.
In addition to the Song Awards and awards, Provident singer Ben Fuller sang his song, “Who I Am,” and CAIN praised Steven Curtis Chapman as he presented his BMI Icon as they sang Great Adventure and “I Will” Be. Here. “
- “Alive & Breathing”
Ellie Limebear*, Matt Maher* - “Amen”
Jake Henry*, Jeff Pardo, Micah Tyler* - “Battle Belongs”
Phil Wickham* - “Famous For (I Believe)”
Chuck Butler*, Krissy Nordhoff, Jordan Sapp, Taren Wells* - “Graves into Gardens”
Chris Brown*, Steven Furtick*, Tiffany Hudson* - “Jericho”
Ethan Hulse*, Andrew Ripp* - “Less Like Me”
Mia Fieldes*, Zach Williams* - “Out of My Hands”
Jeremy Camp, Ethan Hulse*, Jeff Sojka - “Peace Be Still”
Hope Darst, Mia Fieldes*, Andrew Holt - “Rise Up (Lazarus)”
Ethan Hulse*, Nick Schwarz* - “There Was Jesus”
Casey Beathard, Jonathan Smith*, Zach Williams*
