On May 3rd 2005, Amy Grant and Word Entertainment / Curb / Warner Bros. will release a new hymns and worship album called Rock of Ages...Hymns and Faith.

This album follows her May 21st 2002 released, Gold-certified Legacy... Hymns & Faith.

Amy's new album represents her twentieth project in over thirty years.

Her twentieth project was produced by long-time collaborators Brown Bannister and Amy's husband, Vince Gill.

The album promises to pick up where Legacy left off.

Amy Grant said about her new album:

I've never thought about hymns as being anything except foundational.

They are just life tools … I feel this record is springing off a sturdier foundation.

Rock of Ages...Hymns and Faith tracks include:

1. Anywhere With Jesus
2. Carry You
3. Sweet Will of God
4. Joyful, Joyful
5. Jesus Loves Me / They Will Know We Are Christians / Helping Hand
6. Rock of Ages
7. O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee
8. Abide With Me
9. God Moves In A Mysterious Way / The Lord Is In His Holy Temple
10. Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
11. El Shaddai
12. I Surrender All
13. O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go

Grant plans a California / Washington tour this summer.

In Alpine, California on August 15th 2005 at 8pm she will be at Viejas Casino.

On August 18th, she will be in Saratoga, California at the Mountain Winery. The concert begins at 7:30pm.

These are only two of the venues where Amy Grant will perform.

Meanwhile, Amy plans to host a new Reality TV Pilot called "Three Wishes."

The premise of the new special / backdoor pilot on NBC is an unscripted format in which Grant will lead a team of experts to a small town to help make the hopes and unbelievable dreams come true for deserving people.

The show is called "Three Wishes".

Jeff Gaspin, President, NBC Universal Cable Entertainment & Cross-Platform Strategy, who made the announcement said:

Everyone secretly wants the chance to fulfill a lifelong wish that seems beyond their grasp -- and this show will help transform those dreams into a life-changing reality.

Word and NBC states that the full spectrum of wishes ranges from paying tribute to an unsung hero to helping a hopeless family in the grip of a member's life-threatening medical crisis.

Also included: living out a mind-blowing sports fantasy, helping to save a dedicated teacher's job, keeping a factory that provides jobs open as it teeters on the brink of closing down - and even saving a desperate local economy on the verge of slipping into debt.

Amy Grant said about the show:

I met with the producers and was captivated by the stories, which I'm not supposed to talk about because it's like telling what the end of the book is.

Everything this show is about are things that are important to me that I invest my personal time and energy in.

I was extremely moved by NBC and the production company's concept to provide incredibly positive changes in the lives of different people.

Seeing the initial prep work the producers had done for the pilot episode gave me reason to look at my own life -- and remind myself, once again, to never underestimate the impact that one life can have on another.

I knew that whoever wound up hosting this show was going to have a front-row seat to some pretty amazing interaction with some very deserving people.

I'm so glad my name was thrown into the pot and I look forward to working with NBC Universal Television Studio and executive producer Andrew Glassman -- and I hope that together, we are able to make a lot of dreams come true.

Each wish intends to involve a deeply personal story.

Viewers will follow the deserving families as Grant and her team of experts help revive their wishes and bring them to life.

Andrew Glassman (NBC's "Average Joe" seasons 1-4) and Jason Raff (NBC's "Average Joe" seasons 1-4) will serve as executive producers.

"Three Wishes" is executive produced by Andrew Glassman and NBC Universal Television Studio.

Glassman said:

There's an incredible diversity to the people we are going to meet and the heartwarming stories we are going to tell along the way.

We have already started to feel the magic, as people started sharing their wishes with us. While our team is there to help, ultimately, this show will be about people helping people make their wishes and dreams come true.

Production on the pilot has already begun.

Those interested in sharing their wishes with NBC are invited to log into:

About Amy Grant

Amy Grant needs no introduction.

She began her music career at the age of sixteen.

Amy debuted on the Word-owned Myrrh label in 1978 at the age of 17.

That year, she pioneered the path for Contemporary Christian music.

For the past thirty years, Amy has taken Christian music and the Christian message to a wider audience and broader platform than any other artist in the contemporary Christian genre.

Her musical resume has come to include one Quintuple Platinum, one Triple Platinum, and one Double Platinum album, as well as additional six Platinum and three Gold albums.

Today, she is widely known as a pop megastar.

At home in Tennessee she is gospel's stunning-yet-relatable girl next door.

Amy is a selfless humanitarian, wife and mother.

For nearly thirty years, Amy Grant has been positively affecting culture with her love of song.

Amy Grant's albums have sold well over 24 million records worldwide.

In 2003, she was inducted into the Gospel Music Association's Gospel Music Hall of Fame.

Along with five Grammys, she also has received 24 Dove Awards, the highest honor in the Christian music market.

Grant's vast media exposure includes appearances on "Good Morning America," "The Today Show," "Oprah," "Late Night With David Letterman," "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Larry King Live" among others, and also heralds special television productions such as the Lifetime Television special "Women Rock!: Girls & Guitars," The Grammy Awards, The American Music Awards, Christmas In Washington, an acting debut role in a CBS network original movie "A Song From The Heart", as well as hosting the CBS network "A Christmas To Remember" special. Soon the NBC network will add her to their roster when Amy hosts a new Reality TV pilot called "Three Wishes." In each episode Grant grants three wishes. If the show goes well, this pilot is likely to become a series.

Amy has also been recognized for her humanitarian contributions.

Among other honors, in 1994 she received the Pax Christi Award from St. John's University. After receiving the Peace of Christ Award, she received letters of congratulations from each of surviving U.S. president.

Amy Lee Grant is married to legendary country singer, Vince Gill.

Together, they have a daughter, Corrina. From her first, sixteen year marriage with singer / songwriter, Gary Chapman she has three children (Matthew b: 1987, Millie b: 1989 and Sarah b: 1992).

Amy and Vince live in Nashville.

For further information on Amy, visit:

About Word Entertainment

Founded in 1951 as Word Records, Word Entertainment is a pioneer of contemporary Christian music, a genre that is considered among the fastest-growing in the music industry.

Today, Word Entertainment is a multi-faceted company known for innovative product development and marketing, as well as strategic distribution of music and videos.

Word Entertainment encompasses Word Label Group, Word Publishing, Word Music, and Word Distribution.

Word Label Group is home to the Word Records and Squint Entertainment labels. The division's roster of leading performers and songwriters includes:

Amy Grant

Point of Grace

Sixpence None The Richer

Jaci Velasquez

Nicole C. Mullen

Rachael Lampa

Mark Schultz

Randy Travis

Shirley Caesar

Word Publishing has approximately 45 Christian songwriters under contract. Their catalog includes more than 40,000 copyrighted songs.

Word Music is the industry's premier source for church hymnals, choral music, and associated instrumental music, vocal folios, and accompaniment tracks.

Word Distribution's vision: To foster artistic expression which from a Christian world view, edifies, inspires and "pushes back the darkness" that prevails in modern culture.

Audio and video clips of Amy's new album are available at:

Inspire & Be Inspired.

Here's to healthy, adventuresome, soulful, "hymns as foundations, wishes come true" living!

~ Jennifer Carolyn King, Rugged Elegance, LLC

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