for KING & COUNTRY Garners 4 Dove Nominations, 3 For This Week's #1 Song, "Fix My Eyes," From RUN WILD. LIVE FREE. LOVE STRONG., Releasing Sept. 16

Featured on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as a debut artist, gathering “New Artist of the Year” and “Breakthrough Artist of the Year” awards, and having the top-selling debut release from 2012 in its genre, for KING & COUNTRY continue their journey toward the Sept. 16 release of its highly-anticipated, sophomore album  RUN WILD. LIVE FREE. LOVE STRONG.. With soaring melodies, driving rhythms, theatrical instrumentation and personal themes being the heartbeat of the album, the recording and duo, consisting of brothers Joel and Luke, receive a significant endorsement from the Gospel Music Association yesterday, garnering four GMA Dove Award nominations.  The nominations were announced from Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena, where the 45th Annual GMA Dove Awards ceremony is set to take place Oct. 7.

In addition to a Long Form Video of the Year Dove nomination for the live performance DVD, HOPE IS WHAT WE CRAVE | LIVE, three nominations came for the duo’s lead single from RUN WILD. LIVE FREE. LOVE STRONG., “Fix My Eyes.”   Gathering nods for Song of the Year, Contemporary Christian Performance and Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year, the track has also become the first No. 1 radio hit from the new album.

“We started playing that song at the beginning of 2013 and we knew it had this special life to it,” says Joel.  “There is something really serendipitous about it.  I think it is one of those songs that you can’t help but smile when you listen to it because it has depth along with an up-tempo, celebratory excitement and gratitude for life, which represents this new record really well.”

Hitting the top of the Hot AC/CHR chart this week, “Fix My Eyes” has remained in the Top 5 on iTunes Christian/Gospel singles chart since its release May 1. In addition, Nielson BDS reports that the single had the most stations supporting first-week at Christian AC/CHR radio than any song since 2009, including 100% of the Christian CHR panel. With 114 reporting outlets (including national networks) currently spinning “Fix My Eyes,” the song garners triple digit spin increases at both AC Monitored and Indicator charts this week and hits No. 3 with a bullet on the National Christian Audience Airplay Billboard chart.  The song also jumps to No. 4 on the AC Indicator chart. An inside look at the inspiration behind the song “Fix My Eyes” can be seen below.