Amy Grant Named A 2022 Kennedy Center Honoree

July 23, 2022225 views0

Amy Grant Named A 2022 Kennedy Center Honoree

2022-07-23T11:52:22+01:00

By Church News

Amy Lee Grant also known as “The Queen of Christian Pop”, an American singer, songwriter, and musician who began in contemporary Christian music (CCM) before crossing over to pop music in the 1980s and 1990s has been named a 2022 Kennedy Center Honoree.“Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine ever receiving this prestigious Kennedy Center Honors,” Grant said in a statement.she added, “Through the years, I’ve watched so many of my heroes serenaded by colleagues and fellow artists, always moved by the ability of music and film to bring us together and to see the best in each other.”“I cannot wait to celebrate with my fellow honorees, friends, and family. Thank you for widening the circle to include all of us,” she concluded.Grant, whose music career spans over four decades, is part of the 45th class of honorees at the Kennedy Center, along with renowned actor and filmmaker George Clooney, singer Gladys Knight, the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Tania León, and Irish rock band U2.Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein lauded Grant in a statement, saying that she was “the first artist to bring contemporary Christian music to the forefront of American culture, then equally thrived after crossing over into mainstream pop with hit after hit, and today is revered as the ‘Queen of Christian Pop.’”According to Religion News Service, Grant is a six-time Grammy Award winner, has sold over 30 million albums and her music has more than one billion global streams. The pop singer also has three multi-platinum, six platinum and four gold albums.Grant was the first CCM artist to have a No. 1 hit on the pop charts with her song “Next Time I Fall,” which she performed with Peter Cetera of the band Chicago. Further, she was the first Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) artist to perform at the Grammys.ALSO READ Steven Curtis Chapman honoured with first-ever Christian Icon BMI Award