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Matthew West
Matthew West is a five-time GRAMMY ® nominee , a multiple ASCAP Christian Music Songwriter / Artist of the Year winner and a 2018 Dove Award Songwriter of the Year ( Artist ) recipient and has RIAA Gold certified and RIAA Platinum certified singles . He has received an American Music Award , a Billboard Music Award , a K-LOVE Fan Award and named Billboard ’ s Hot Christian Songwriter of the Year . West also received a Primetime Emmy ® Award nomination for Original Music & Lyrics for the title track for the feature film “ The Heart of Christmas .” In addition to his own recording career , he has more than 130 songwriting credits to his name , including cuts by Rascal Flatts , Scotty McCreery , Michael W . Smith , Amy Grant , Mandisa , Danny Gokey and others , along with back-to-back No . 1 songs by Casting Crowns including their single , “ Nobody ,” which features West . He was also nominated for a GRAMMY Award in 2019 for Casting Crowns ’ song , “ Only Jesus ,” as a songwriter . West also cowrote Jeremy Camp ’ s multi-week No . 1 song , “ Keep Me In The Moment .” Earlier this year , he released his new studio album , Brand New , which already produced the multipleweek No . 1 single , “ The God Who Stays .” During the COVID-19 pandemic , West has continued to host his weekly “ Quarantine Quiet Time ” from his home studio with his family , and he released two new songs that went viral : “ Quarantine Life ” and “ Take Heart .” In August 2020 , he launched his official podcast , “ The Matthew West Podcast .” Adding author to his list of accolades , West has written five books to date : Give This Christmas Away , The Story Of Your Life , Forgiveness , Today Is Day One and Hello , My Name Is . He is also passionate about providing hope and healing through the power of prayer and story . Along with his father , Pastor Joe West , they founded popwe , a non-profit ministry helping others to craft , share , and live a more meaningful life . Please visit popwe . org for more information .
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