Nashville, TN (April 21, 2014) ----- Grammy-nominated Building 429 has definitely secured their position as one of the top-tier artists in the Christian music industry with their latest project, We Won’t Be Shaken. The album has garnered the group their second round of major award nominations in 2014 from the Billboard Music Awards (Top Christian Song “We Won’t Be Shaken”) and the K-LOVE Fan Awards (Group or Duo of the Year). This marks the second round of nominations from both outlets for Building 429 and follows on the heels of the band's first Grammy nomination in February for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album/”We Won’t Be Shaken.” The Billboard Music Awards will air live on the ABC Network, Sunday, May 18, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV, while the K-LOVE Fan Awards is scheduled for Sunday, June 1st at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, TN.
At the same time, Building 429 continues its chart-topping success with the current single, “Press On,” which has raced into the Top Ten on Billboard’s Christian Singles chart and reached over 53-million accumulative impressions through radio airplay. The band performed the single on FOX News Mike Huckabee Show in February and the appearance marked the national debut of Building 429’s latest music video, “Bonfire,” that’s from the album We Won’t Be Shaken. Check out the “Bonfire” video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFZvOQAJxXQ
The video was filmed on location at a recent Winter Jam tour date and the high-energy footage effectively captures Building 429’s live performances, which heralds the band as one of the premiere live touring acts in the industry. Night after night, Building 429 continually has audiences on their feet in major venues across the country, and keeps them returning for multiple sold-out shows. Building 429’s current headlining 40-city We Won’t Be Shaken Tour, which features Family Force 5 and Hawk Nelson, is the group’s biggest production to date elevating all elements to the next level.
Building 429 remains an influential force within the music community, not only for their musical skills, but more importantly for the band members’ bold stance in sharing their faith and encouraging others from the stage. The message of the Gospel is clear and readily welcomed from the massive audiences, when the flashlights from their cell phones are held high while singing all the lyrics to Building 429’s hit songs.
For more updated tour information about the band please visit online: www.building429.com.
About Building 429
Building 429, comprised of Jason Roy (vocals), Jesse Garcia (guitar), Michael Anderson (drums), and Aaron Branch (bass), released its new album, We Won’t Be Shaken, June 4, 2013 and it debuted at No.1 on Billboard’s Christian Albums chart. The strength of the album resulted in the band’s first Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album. The first single and title track became a multi-week No. 1 hit on the Hot AC/CHR chart and AC Indicator charts, and had over 246-million accumulative audience impressions, and is nominated for a Billboard 2014 Music Awards for Top Christian Song and K-LOVE 2014 Fan Awards in the Group or Duo of the Year category. The second single from the Grammy-nominated album, “Press On,” is currently in the Top Ten and has reached over 53-million accumulative impressions at radio. For the second time in the band’s career, Building 429 was honored with a BMI 2013 Song of the Year award for “Where I Belong,” and the single garnered the group their first nomination from Billboard’s 2013 Music Awards for Top Christian Song. At the same time, the 2013 K-LOVE Fan Awards nominated Building 429 as Breakthrough Artist of the Year.
The group’s fifth studio project, Listen to the Sound in 2011, debuted at the top of iTunes’ Christian & Gospel Albums chart. The title track hit No. 1 on the CHR chart and Top 5 on Billboard’s National Christian Audience Chart. Follow up single “Made For You” reached Top 5 on the Christian CHR charts, while the project’s third single, “Where I Belong,” was the No. 1 song on Billboard’s Christian Audience chart for 15 consecutive weeks. “Where I Belong” was Billboard’s 2012 Christian Song of the Year, Christian AC Song of the Year, Christian Songs Artist of the Year and Christian AC Songs Artist of the Year.
Building 429 first broke through with its 2004 No. 1 hit “Glory Defined,” which was named BMI’s Christian Song of the Year in 2005. That same year, Building 429 was recognized as New Artist of the Year at the Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards. For more information on Building 429 visit www.Building429.com, www.facebook.com/building429 or www.twitter.com/building429.
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