Katy Nichole Celebrates First AMA Award Nomination: ‘I Am So Incredibly Grateful’
By Movieguide® Contributor
Rising star Katy Nichole has received her first American Music Award nomination — just 10 months after releasing her debut single “In Jesus Name (God of Possible).”
Nichole was nominated for Favorite Inspirational Artist.
“This is unreal,” Nichole said in an Instagram post celebrating the nomination. “What an honor to be nominated for the AMA’s. I am so incredibly grateful and never could’ve imagined this in my wildest dreams.”
This isn’t the only major career milestone Nichole has recently reached. The singer was named this month’s Billboard Chartbreaker, and her second single, “God Is In This Story (feat. Big Daddy Weave,)” just hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart.
Movieguide® previously reported on Nichole’s musical success:
Christian singer Katy Nichole is one of many artists who have used TikTok to launch their songs to the top of the charts.
The 22-year-old recently opened up about how the song — and the TikTok — came to be, as well as what’s next for her career.
Nichole’s hit song “In Jesus Name (God Of Possible)” took off after she posted a short video clip to TikTok of herself singing a few lines from the then-unfinished track.
Overnight, the video went viral, with almost 2 million views. However, this success presented Nichole with a bit of a problem.
“I realized if I want to release this, I need to fully create a new song,” Nichole shared. “It was the bridge that people were reacting to.”
After finishing the track and releasing it, “In Jesus Name” rocketed to the top of the iTunes charts and started getting radio play.
“It hit radio four days after it was released, which is crazy,” Nichole said. “Usually, it takes a few months.”
A few months after its release, “In Jesus Name” hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Christian Airplay chart and now holds the record for the most weeks at No. 1 for a debut single by a female artist on both Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs (20 weeks) and Christian Airplay charts (nine).
Nichole is currently hard at work on her debut album.
“I felt like my story is pretty messy and broken,” Nichole shared. “But I knew God’s handprints are all over my life.”
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