{"id":1229,"date":"2012-11-19T16:45:56","date_gmt":"2012-11-19T21:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholenotes\/?p=1229"},"modified":"2012-11-19T16:45:18","modified_gmt":"2012-11-19T21:45:18","slug":"tobymac-wins-first-career-american-music-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/wholenotes\/2012\/11\/tobymac-wins-first-career-american-music-award.html","title":{"rendered":"TobyMac wins first career American Music Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It’s hard to believe, but until this past weekend, TobyMac had never won an American Music Award for Favorite Contemporary\/Inspirational Artist. Having won numerous Dove Awards and GRAMMY Awards, it was one of the key pieces of hardware he was finally able to cross off his list as a solo artist.<\/p>\n

Here’s what TobyMac had to say about it via his official website:<\/p>\n

TobyMac reacts to first career AMA win<\/a><\/p>\n

And for more from TobyMac, check out these past Whole Notes interviews including one about his most recent Christmas album and some of his holiday traditions:<\/p>\n

A conversation with TobyMac<\/a><\/p>\n

TobyMac talks Christmas album, traditions<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s hard to believe, but until this past weekend, TobyMac had never won an American Music Award for Favorite Contemporary\/Inspirational Artist. Having won numerous Dove Awards and GRAMMY Awards, it was one of the key pieces of hardware he was finally able to cross off his list as a solo artist. 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