Amy Grant is in stable condition after a bicycle accident

Singer Amy Grant is in a stable condition in a Nashville hospital after she was injured in a bicycle accident on Wednesday.

First responders took the artist to Vanderbilt Medical Center for treatment of cuts and scrapes afterward, actress Grant Velvet Kelm confirmed. To the USA today.

She was wearing a bicycle helmet, according to the report.

Grant stayed Wednesday night in the hospital. Kelm said the singer is in stable condition.

The bike accident comes two years after Grant underwent open-heart surgery to repair a birth defect.

On Sunday, Grant was named one of the five honorees of the 2022 Kennedy Center.

“I would never have imagined that I would earn honors at the prestigious Kennedy Center in my wildest dreams,” Grant said in a statement. “I can’t wait to celebrate with fellow honorees, friends and family. Thank you for expanding the circle to include us all.”

The center plans to honor Grant in its 45th honoree category that also includes actor George Clooney, singer Gladys Knight, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Tanya Lyon and rock band U2.

Kennedy Center President David M. Rubinstein praised Grant, saying in a statement that she “became the first artist to put contemporary Christian music at the forefront of American culture, then thrived in equal measure after transitioning to hit-by-hit mainstream pop, and today she is revered as the “Queen of Pop”. Christian”.

Mark Heim is a reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.