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The ICM Faith, Family & Country Awards first round nominees were today announced in Nashville. Presentation of awards in 22 key categories for the 17th Annual Inspirational Country Music Awards Show will be held on Friday, October 28, 2011 in Nashville at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center.

The ballot, voted on by membership, includes a stellar array of major names in a broad array of categories that include entertainer, artist, new artist, song, songwriter, group, duo, musician, radio, radio station, film, and television honors.  Steve Richard has been nominated in the first round of three major categories:  Entertainer of the year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Inpirational Country Song of the Year for "Love's Gotta Go Somewhere."

Top 5 finalists in all categories will be announced on August 30th culminating in the October awards presentation announcements.

Force MP Entertainment recording artist Steve Richard follows his #1 Power Source hit “Eighty Acre Church” with one of the most heartfelt pieces on his current release, UP TO SOMETHIN. “Love’s Gotta Go Somewhere,” which was recently serviced to the Music Row stations and is already in the #6 spot on the Power Source Christian Country Chart, is a well crafted song that reads like life poetry, telling the story of love lost to the grave but the one left behind rejoices in the memory of the love of a lifetime.
 
“It’s a brilliant piece of songwriting,” says Steve, “It’s a lyric that tells a story from top to bottom. I was really excited to record it and glad we were able to put a string quartet on and have Sonya Issacs add her beautiful background vocals to it.”
 
The poignant new animated video couldn’t have been filmed at a more historic and interesting location than Dunaway Books. The St. Louis landmark was established in the late 1800’s and is still in business today and has one of the most diverse and largest selections of books in the state of Missouri, carrying fine used and out-of-print, rare volumes.  Just the perfect place and setting Steve's music video.
 

The opening scene depicts Steve in the book store selecting a rare animated book called  Love’s Gotta Go Somewhere. The storyline of the song and music video follow a gentleman who becomes a widower and to pass away the lonely hours he decides to plant his late wife’s favorite flowers, daisies, in his backyard in memory of her.  Soon he finds himself surrounded by friends and strangers who become friends, its a touching story and an even more touching video.
 
Directed by David Probst, the peice boasts thoughtful animated characters who come to life with the music and the song. The viewer really finds himself getting pulled into the story line, which evokes a subtle but meaningful emotional response to the images in the clip.
 
To experience Steve Richard's poignant debut clip and read the lyrics to the song, click here.