International Country Gospel Music Association

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International Country Gospel Music Association
Awarded for	Excellence in Christian country music
Country	United States
Presented by	International Country Gospel Music Association
First awarded	1957
Website	http://icgma.org/

The International Country Gospel Music Association (ICGMA) is the oldest of all Christian country music organizations. ICGMA began in 1957 as the brainchild of W. Lindsey Thompson and Billy Holcomb. Their goal was to unite and work together with artists not just from a state side vision, but internationally. They felt that by working internationally they could spread the message and the music to a much larger and global audience.^[1]

The organization is primarily known as a Texas based company, but has in past years moved their functions to different states. In recent years the awards shows have been held in places such as Canton, Texas and Columbia, Tennessee.^[1]