tobyMac wins Rock Recorded Song of the Year/NCAA, FILM/TV Play for 'The Slam'

NASHVILLE, TN. (By Velvet Kelm/ The Media Collective/ www.themcollective.com) - *At the 37th Annual GMA Music Awards Wednesday evening in Nashville, TOBYMAC won his seventh and eighth Dove Awards as a solo artist with ROCK RECORDED SONG OF THE YEAR for his song �The Slam' from the best-selling and critically - acclaimed WELCOME TO DIVERSE CITY, as well as for his song contribution ('New World') to INSPIRED BY THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, winner for SPECIAL EVENT ALBUM OF THE YEAR.

*'The Slam' also got some special attention this week, when part of the chorus was played during the NCAA Championship basketball game between UCLA and The University of Florida. 'The Slam' has been getting attention all over in fact. Currently being heard in the trailer for 'The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift,' the song has also been heard on the Microsoft game, 'Crackdown', in 2006 Winter Olympic, NFL on Fox, Mountain Dew Extreme Sports, and the ABC series 'Prison Break' promos, and the 'Transporter 2' film trailer last year.

* The 37th Annual GMA Music Awards will air in national syndication starting on Easter weekend April 15 through May 21. For the current list of airdates and times, go to https://www.gmamusicawards.com/newsroom/synd-list.cfm.