GOSPEL MUSIC CHANNEL AND TANGLE.COM PRESENT THE FIRST ANNUAL DOVES SUPER FAN CONTEST, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 2009 GOSPEL MUSIC ASSOCIATION WEEK IN NASHVILLE, TN

ONE WINNING FAN RECEIVES THE CHANCE TO PRESENT TOP AWARDS LIVE ON STAGE AT THE 2009 DOVE AWARDS, APRIL 23RD IN NASHVILLE, TN

For the first time in history, fans can vote on “New Artist of the Year” and “Artist of the Year” Dove Awards through tangle.com and gospelmusicchannel.com

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(Dallas, TX ) April 9, 2009 – The Gospel Music Channel (GMC) and tangle.com have created a first-ever, unique partnership to launch the Doves Super Fan Contest for the 40th Annual Dove Awards. The show will be broadcast live on April 23 at 8:00 pm. EST from Nashville, TN, in conjunction with the 2009 Gospel Music Association Week.

Through this unprecedented partnership, the Gospel Music Channel together with tangle.com, is offering one unique Christian music fan the opportunity of a lifetime – the chance to win a trip to Nashville, TN 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 nationally telecast Dove Awards show. The winner will also be escorted backstage throughout the program 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 will allow 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. The winner receives an all-expenses-paid trip to Nashville, TN to present these awards LIVE on stage during the 2009 Dove Awards program. Video submissions will be accepted through April 12, 2009 and fan voting will remain open until the live broadcast on April 23, 2009.

“With fan voting and now this unique chance for involvement in the awards presentation itself, the 2009 Dove Awards show is involving the Christian music audience in a whole new way and we’re excited to be a part of this process,” says Phillip Manwaring, VP of Digital Media, Gospel Music Channel. “tangle, with their unique combination of promotional capabilities, technical expertise and a focus on social media, is the ideal partner to help us make this contest a success!”

Nominated artists are also participating in the viral, grassroots efforts of this campaign, posting videos on tangle.com to support fans participating in not only the Dove Awards voting process, but also in the video contest. Bands and artists are able to post personal video messages, digital banners and send e-blasts to fan lists, with tangle.com helping in the development and enhancement of their tangle.com pages and providing numerous avenues for nominee artist involvement.

Marking the first time ever that fans can vote for the winner of the “New Artist of the Year” and “Artist of the Year” Dove Awards, this memorable opportunity is extended to all nominated artists. Fans can go vote now for their favorite artists at www.tangle.com or www.gospelmusicchannel.com.

“tangle is excited to partner with the Gospel Music Channel for the 2009 Doves Super Fan Contest,” states Trey Bowles, VP of Marketing, tangle.com. We look forward to seeing applicants’ Doves Super Fan Contest videos and how creatively they share their videos out across the Internet and the social networking world. We are honored to be chosen to contribute an online offering, to compliment what Gospel Music Channel is doing as a key broadcast outlet to help make the 40th Annual Dove Awards the best show ever.”

For more details on how to enter the Doves Super Fan Contest, please visit http://info.tangle.com/doves

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.

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For More Information, Please Contact:

Lesley Burbridge-Bates

Rogers & Cowan

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Stacy Schlicht
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