Premios ARPA® Announced Nominations For The Top Spanish Language Christian Albums

By Timothy Yap Jan 21, 2018 05:25 PM EST

In anticipation to the celebration of its 14^th edition, Premios ARPA^® (Harp Awards) - an annual awards ceremony hosted in Mexico City by the National Academy of Christian Music and Arts, the first Christian Association created to support the Christian music and arts in the Spanish language industry - announces the nominees for this year's categories.

The diversity of nominees is a true representation of the crossover phenomenon that has taken the Christian music industry by storm. Included in the top five categories are the record-breaking worship band from Guatemala, Miel San Marcos, Colombian pop rock songwriter Alex Campos, Australia's Hillsong, Gateway Worship and Jaci Velasquez hailing from the United States and Venezuelan contemporary singer/songwriter Gabriela Cartulano.

Since 2002, the National Academy of Christian Music and Arts has been recognizing artistic or technical merit with the Premios ARPA^®, an award that celebrates creativity, diversity and artistic excellence in the Latino Christian music industry. The winners are determined by their own colleagues who are qualified and active members of the Academy.

The first 5 categories are:

SONG OF THE YEAR

For a musical work or new version with melody and lyrics in Spanish. Award to the artist

HERMOSO NOMBRE / HILLSONG / CANZION

CONFÍO / JACI VELASQUEZ / INTEGRITY MUSIC

JESUCRISTO BASTA / UN CORAZÓN / CANZION

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

For an individual or team for lyrics and melody performed and recorded during the eligibility period. Award to the songwriter(s).

JESUCRISTO BASTA / STEVEN RICHARDS / CANZION

LO MEJOR ESTA POR LLEGAR / JONATHAN PASTOR / INDIE

NUEVO AMANECER / LORENA HERNANDEZ / INDIE

BEST MALE VOCALIST ALBUM