
Jay DeMarcus
Rascal Flatts' Jay DeMarcus has earned a Dove Award nomination from the Gospel Music
Association for his production work on Austin Bridge's album,
Times Like These. The Daywind Records project is nominated
for country album of the year. The other nominees in the category are Crawford Crossing's
Turn Up the Music, Jeff &
Sheri Easter's
Expecting Good Things, Guy Penrod's
Breathe Deep, Point of Grace's
No Changin' Us and
Ricky Skaggs'
Mosaic. The nominations were announced Wednesday (Feb. 16). The
awards will be presented April 20 at the historic Fox Theatre in Atlanta. ... In other news about Rascal Flatts, the trio
will be honored with the Tony Martell Lifetime Entertainment Achievement Award at the T.J. Martell Foundation's Honors Gala
in Nashville on March 28. The event brings together business, medical, sports and entertainment industry leaders and celebrities
to raise awareness and funds for innovative cancer research.