Alicia Nelson Wins Opportunity to Present Top Awards Live on Stage at 2009 Dove Awards, April 23rd

Fan Voting on Doves Still Open

Contact: Lesley Burbridge-Bates, 310-562-0715, lburbridge@rogersandcowan.com;
Jim Weiss, 770-692-4579, jim@gospelmusicchannel.com

NASHVILLE, April 22 /Christian Newswire/ -- Gospel Music Channel (GMC) and tangle.com announced the winner of the first-ever Doves Super Fan Contest in conjunction with The 40th Annual Dove Awards: Alicia Nelson, 22, of Erie, PA Gospel Music Channel will telecast The 40th Annual Dove Awards on April 23 at 8:00 pm. EST, live from the Grand Ole Opry in from Nashville, TN.

Through this unprecedented partnership between GMC and tangle.com, Nelson wins the Christian music fan's opportunity of a lifetime -- a trip to Nashville to help present two of the most highly anticipated Dove Awards -- "New Artist of the Year" and "Artist of the Year" -- live on stage during the live, national telecast of The Dove Awards on Gospel Music Channel. Nelson will also be escorted backstage to meet top Christian music artists and Dove Awards nominees like Casting Crowns, Chris Tomlin, Fireflight, Third Day, Steven Curtis Chapman, Tenth Avenue North, tobyMac and Francesca Battistelli.

This one-of-a-kind contest allowed Christian music fans from all over the U.S. to submit video entries on tangle.com, expressing why they should be named the "Doves Super Fan" and what is unique about their ability to present these awards and be given this opportunity.

Fans can still vote for the winner of the "New Artist of the Year" and "Artist of the Year" Dove Awards at www.tangle.com or www.gospelmusicchannel.com.  

About tangle.com
tangle.com is a global technology company that creates social networking tools for the faith-based and family friendly marketplace. As one of the world's largest providers of Christian content, tangle.com reaches well over 2 million unique visitors a month, with over 30 million page views and maintains over 500,000 registered users. Providing a place for Christians to connect, watch and share videos, access podcasts and music, read the Bible online through the Virtual Bible, upload prayers to the Prayer Wall and network with friends, tangle has become the largest Christian social network in the world. tangle is owned and operated by Big Jump Media Inc.

About Gospel Music Channel
Gospel Music Channel (www.gospelmusicchannel.com) is the first and only advertiser-supported television network dedicated to the rich history and contemporary sounds of gospel music, its many styles and artists. GMC is the fastest-growing network in television and can be seen in 45 million homes on various cable systems around the country and on DIRECTV on channel 338.

Contact: Lesley Burbridge-Bates 310-562-0715 lburbridge@rogersandcowan.com
Jim Weiss 770-692-4579 jim@gospelmusicchannel.com