Matthew West is a five-time GRAMMY® nominee, NSAI's 2022 Songwriter-Artist of the Year, ASCAP's 2023 Golden Note Award recipient, and a multiple ASCAP Christian Music Songwriter/Artist of the Year winner. He has received an American Music Award, a Billboard Music Award, K-LOVE Fan Awards, GMA Dove Awards, and has been named Billboard's Hot Christian Songwriter of the Year. A recipient of the Rich Mullins Impact Award, West also received a Primetime Emmy® Award nomination for Original Music & Lyrics for the title track for the feature film "The Heart of Christmas." Dubbed "one of Christian music's most prolific singer-songwriters" (Billboard), West has been awarded RIAA Gold and Platinum certifications and notched 34 number one songs combined as an artist and songwriter.
In addition to his own recording career, he has co-hosted the K-LOVE Fan Awards seven times and has more than 250 songwriting credits to his name, including cuts by Anne Wilson, Rascal Flatts, Scotty McCreery, Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, Mandisa, Danny Gokey, Casting Crowns and others. He has 15 studio albums under his belt, the latest released in 2023, a double album - MY STORY YOUR GLORY. Composed of 22 tracks, the first part of the double album, MY STORY, embodies the countless stories fans have shared with the songwriter over the years as well as personal experiences and the second part, YOUR GLORY, marks his first official Gospel worship album. West's most recent single "Don't Stop Praying" released earlier this year marks his biggest streaming single debut in West's 20-year career.
Adding author to his list of accolades, West has written seven books to date: "Give This Christmas Away," "The Story Of Your Life," "Forgiveness," "Today Is Day One", "Hello, My Name Is, "The God Who Stays" and his latest, "My Story Your Glory 30-Day Devotional" with one more slated for 2024. He is also passionate about providing hope and healing through the power of prayer and story. Along with his father, Pastor Joe West, they founded popwe, a non-profit ministry helping others to craft, share, and live a more meaningful life. Please visit popwe.org for more information.
At The Peak| Posted June 02, 2009
Matthew is certainly at the top of his career right now, releasing not only his best album to date with "Something To Say," but also one of the best Pop/AC albums of the past two years. I can't wait to hear what's next from Matthew West.
Great Lyrics| Posted June 02, 2009
Great Music and a solid message. My favorites are the more upbeat tunes Happy and The Next Thing You Know. Overall great music catchy/radio tunes and deep lyrics. The Motions is one that is amazing and is very inspirational. It would be great to see a live performance sometime.
Thanks| Posted June 02, 2009
Matthew,
Just wanted to drop a quick line to say how much I enjoy your music. Two of my favorite songs are "More" and "History". I am looking forward to seeing you perform live very soon. Keep up the Great work. Your love for the Lord is a great influence to this lost world.
In Him,
Marc Kasher
The Motions| Posted June 01, 2009
I really love your song The Motions. Ever since it hit radio it has been stuck in my head. It is such a good outlook on life that everyone should have. We should be giving our all for God and not just going through the motions of going to church and youth group and bible studies ect, but getting out and doing those things with a passion for God.
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