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Kim Hopper and General Manager of Canaan Records, Dave Clark.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (2-25-07) Nashville based Canaan Records is pleased to announce a solo recording agreement with popular soprano Kim Hopper. Kim is one of the country's most dynamic and awarded voices in Gospel Music. As a small child, Kim first began singing with her brothers as a part of the talented musical family, The Greenes. Kim sang with her family for ten years before marrying Dean Hopper in November 1988, and in the following year, she joined The Hoppers. During her years with The Hoppers, Kim has garnered the Singing News Favorite Soprano Award 11 times in a row and Favorite Female Vocalist an amazing four years.

Kim is currently in the studio working on her debut Canaan Records project, which is set to release this summer. “It's been several years since Kim released a solo project. As this project comes together, I can definitely see it was well worth the wait. Musically, Kim lives up to every award she has received, but of much greater importance, she lives out every song she sings. We're proud to have her as part of our Canaan family,” commented Dave Clark, General Manager of Canaan Records.

Kim will continue to travel and record with her family, The Hoppers, who are also Canaan artists. Kim and Dean have two beautiful girls, Karlye Jade, born in October of 1994 and Lexus Jazz, born January 2005. They make their home in Summerfield, NC.

Recently, The Hoppers celebrated their number one song, “I'm Just Waiting For My Ride,” at a party hosted by Canaan Records in Nashville, Tenn. America's Favorite Family of Gospel Music claimed the number one spot on Singing News Magazine's National Radio Chart during the month of March for the hit written by Ronny Hinson, who also made a guest soloist appearance on the single.

Last week, The Gospel Music Association announced their nominees for the 39th Annual DOVE Awards. The Hoppers picked up three nominations for Southern Gospel Album of the Year (The Ride), Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year (“I'm Just Waiting For My Ride”) and Choral Collection (Let The Redeemed Say So).

The number one hit featuring Kim and the rest of The Hoppers, “I’m Just Waiting For My Ride” can be found on the group's debut Canaan Records project, The Ride, as well as their brand new Celebration 50 DVD, which is set to release April 1, 2008 through Canaan Records and Word Entertainment. The soundtrack is available on Word Entertainment's Studio Series at retailers nationwide and digitally through http://www.itunes.com.

A concept video highlighting “I’m Just Waiting For My Ride” is currently available for download at http://www.thehoppers.com. The video includes the award-winning Hoppers along with songwriter Ronny Hinson performing the number one song. The “I’m Just Waiting For My Ride” concept video can be downloaded to your I-Pod or I-Tunes library and is free of charge.

In addition to the enormous success of their last single, The Hoppers brand new single, “Yahweh,” is currently playing on radio stations worldwide and is already becoming a favorite among fans.

The Hoppers and Canaan Records are pleased to offer an additional DVD release on April 1st entitled The Ride Live. In addition to enjoying two rich and anointed concert events, viewers will also enjoy visually exciting high-definition experiences filmed live at the Reynolds Auditorium in Winston-Salem, NC. You can view a unique video sample at http://www.thehoppers.com.

Claude, Connie, Dean, Kim and Mike were recently awarded the prestigious Order of the Long Leaf Pine by North Carolina Governor Mike Easley. The Hoppers are proud to commemorate their 50 year anniversary through a series of Hopper's Heritage Concerts that include performances by The Original Hopper Brothers and Connie. The group began their quest in music as a sharecropping family of eleven children where five of the seven brothers began singing at local churches under the direction of their mother. In 1957, as young adults, four of the brothers began the Hopper Brothers Quartet. In 1960, Connie Shelton joined their ranks as the piano player and later married Claude, the manager of the group. Connie's popularity eventually caused the group to change its name to The Hopper Brothers and Connie. In 1964, the group entered and won the talent contest at the National Quartet Convention in Nashville, TN. The Hoppers have evolved over the years and now is comprised of Claude and Connie, their two sons Mike and Dean and Deans wife, Kim. The group recently signed with Canaan Records, a division of Word Entertainment, a Warner/Curb company, where they nationally released their hit album, The Ride. This group has received nearly every award possible in their field of music including being presented with Favorite Mixed Group on numerous occasions. They average singing to over 1 million concert goers in over forty states and five countries per year.

For more information on The Hoppers, visit http://www.thehoppers.com . For more information on Canaan Records, visit http://www.canaanrecords.com

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