Nashville, TN – The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards were handed out Tuesday night, October 18th, 2022, at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee to a sold-out audience. The show aired Friday, October 21st, exclusively on TBN and was simulcast on SiriusXM The Message. Co-hosts Erica Campbell and Chris Tomlin led the all-star night of music with performances from across the music community including Gospel, Latin, Hip Hop, and Southern Gospel.
Iconic artist CeCe Winans made Dove Awards history this year as the first Black female solo artist to win Artist of the Year. When accepting her award, instead of an acceptance speech, she sang a few lines from the Andrae Crouch classic, “To God Be the Glory,” moving many in the audience to tears. She and co-writers for “Believe for It” were also awarded Song of the Year. Throughout her incredible career, CeCe has won a staggering 25 Dove Awards including the very first New Artist of the Year award in 1988 with her brother BeBe Winans.
“It’s amazing when we come together and we love each other and we stand for righteousness, it’s amazing what God will do,” Winans said after accepting the award for Song of the Year. “It’s amazing what He’s already done. But He wants to do so much more. I’m believing for God to move in this industry greater than He ever has before. The God we serve responds to faithfulness and the testimonies I’ve heard through this song have blessed my life.”
Choirmaster Ricky Dillard won his first-ever Dove award in the category of Traditional Gospel Album of the Year for his twelfth album, Breakthrough: The Exodus (Live). Young gospel queen Jekalyn Carr picked up the third Dove award of her career. This time, she won Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year for her No. 1 hit, “My Portion.”
For KING + COUNTRY, writer/producer Jeff Pardo, and Phil Wickham led the night with three awards each with Wickham winning Songwriter of the Year – Artist and Worship Album of the Year, Pardo winning Producer of the Year and For KING + COUNTRY winning Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year. Twenty-year old newcomer Anne Wilson took home two awards including New Artist of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year for “My Jesus.” The latter was recently certified gold by the R.I.A.A.
The night was packed with one-of-a-kind performances such as Steven Curtis Chapman’s career-spanning mash-up of his hits such as “The Great Adventure” and “Dive.” Phil Wickham and his electrifying band performed his current Top Ten single, “Hymn of Heaven.”
TobyMac thanked followers for their prayers and support following his son Truett’s unexpected death in 2020 before launching into a spirited performance of “The Goodness” with Nigerian-born singer Blessing Offor. “Thank you for the kindness you showed me and my family as we walked through the deepest valley in losing my firstborn son,” he said. “…There were times I never thought I would ever write another song, much less an up-tempo song or a song that felt like joy. But God is good. He might not always give us what we want, or take away the pain, but He is right here with us. He doesn’t leave. He remains.”
Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year: KB, nobigdyl – King Jesus
Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year: Tasha Cobbs Leonard – Gotta Believe
Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year: Maverick City Music ft. DOE, Jonathan McReynolds, Chandler Moore – Breathe
Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year: Lecrae 1k phew – No Church in a While
Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year: DOE – Clarity
Gospel Worship album of the Year: Tribl, Maverick City Music – Tribl Nights Atlanta
Short Form Music Video of the Year: Tauren Wells ft. Aaron Cole – Fake It
The theme of this year’s show was Sound of Heaven, highlighting how all the different styles of Christian and Gospel music come together under one banner of hope. “The music created by the artists assembled tonight covers a lot of ground style-wise,” said co-host Chris Tomlin, “but collectively they represent the sound of heaven.” Co-host Erica Campbell added, “We bring it all together to unite as one for the kingdom of God. One mind, one voice, giving glory to God. That’s the sound of heaven.”
The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards are produced by the Gospel Music Association. Jackie Patillo and Justin Fratt serve as showrunners and executive producers, alongside Curtis Stoneberger and Paul Wright as producers. Russell E. Hall returns as director, Michael Nolan as scriptwriter, Scott Moore and Go Live Productions as production manager.
The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards were handed out Tuesday night, October 18th, 2022, in Nashville, Tennessee to a sold-out audience. The show aired tonight, Friday, October 21st, exclusively on TBN and was simulcast on SiriusXM The Message. Co-hosts Erica Campbell and Chris Tomlin led the all star night of music with performances from across the community including Gospel, Latin, hip hop and Southern Gospel.
Iconic artist CeCe Winans made Dove Awards history this year as the first Black female solo artist to win Artist of the Year. When accepting her award, instead of an acceptance speech, she sang a few lines from the hymn “To God Be The Glory,” moving many in the audience to tears. She and co-writers for “Believe For It” were also awarded Song of the Year. Throughout her incredible career, CeCe has won a staggering 25 Dove Awards including the very first New Artist of the Year award in 1988 with her brother BeBe Winans.
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For KING + COUNTRY and writer/producer Jeff Pardo led the night with three awards each with Pardo winning Producer of the Year and For KING + COUNTRY winning Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year. Anne Wilson took home two awards including New Artist of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year for “My Jesus.” See the full list of winners here.
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The theme of this year’s show was Sound of Heaven, highlighting how all the different styles of Christian and Gospel music come together under one banner of hope. “The music created by the artists assembled tonight covers a lot of ground style-wise,” said co-host Chris Tomlin, “but collectively they represent the sound of heaven.” Co-host Erica Campbell added, “We bring it all together to unite as one for the kingdom of God. One mind, one voice, giving glory to God. That’s the sound of heaven.”
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The night was packed with one-of-a-kind performances, moments of reverent worship, and joyful celebration. In a touching, personal moment, TobyMac paused before his performance of “The Goodness” with Blessing Offor to address the crowd. “Thank you for the kindness you showed me and my family as we walked through the deepest valley in losing my firstborn son. Thank you for your thoughts and thank you for your prayers. We have felt surrounded by love. And that’s what the body of Christ should feel like, so thank you. There were times I never thought I would ever write another song, much less an up-tempo song or a song that felt like joy. But God is good. He might not always give us what we want, or take away the pain, but He is right here with us. He doesn’t leave. He remains.”
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The night also included a one-of-kind Southern Gospel tribute with an all-female band including performers Karen Peck,Kim Hopper, The Nelons, and High Road, as well as a performance from Gateway Worship Español featuring Christine D’Clario, Josh Morales, Daniel Calveti, Becky Collazos and Travy Joe. Steven Curtis Chapman kicked off his performance with an exuberant look back on his 35-year career singing a mash-up of “The Great Adventure,” “Lord Of The Dance,” and “Dive.”
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Artist of the Year WINNER: CeCe Winans FOR KING + COUNTRY Maverick City Music We The Kingdom Zach Wiliams
New Artist of the Year – Presented by Cantinas Arts WINNER: Anne Wilson Blessing Offor DOE Jordan St. Cyr Ryan Ellis
Songwriter of the Year – Artist Anne Wilson Brandon Lake Chris Brown Dante Bowe Matthew West WINNER: Phil Wickham
Songwriter of the Year – Non Artist Andrew Jacob Pruis Benjamin Glover WINNER: Jason Ingram Joshua Kerr Paul Duncan
Producer of the Year Dana Sorey WINNER: Jeff Pardo Jonathan Smith Wayne Haun Tony Brown & Jonathan Jay
Song of the Year “Be Alright” (Writers) Sean Cook, Evan Craft, Willy Gonzalez WINNER: “Believe For It” (Writers) Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, CeCe Winans, Mitch Wong “Come What May” (Writers) Darren Mulligan, Jeff Pardo “Good God Almighty” (Writers) David Crowder, Ben Glover, Jeff Sojka “Hold On To Me” (Writers) Lauren Daigle, Paul Duncan, Paul Mabury “House Of The Lord” (Writers) Jonathan Smith, Phil Wickham “Jireh” (Writers) Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Chandler Moore, Naomi Raine “Look What You’ve Done” (Writers) Tasha Layton, AJ Pruis, Keith Everette Smith, Matthew West “My Jesus” (Writers) Jeff Pardo, Matthew West, Anne Wilson “Promises” (Writers) Keila Alvarado, Joe L. Barnes, Dante Bowe, Phillip Carrington Gaines, Lemuel Marin, Aaron Moses “Rattle!” (Writers) Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake
Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year “House of the Lord” – Phil Wickham “In Jesus Name (God Of Possible)” – Katy Nichole WINNER: “My Jesus” – Anne Wilson “RELATE” – FOR KING + COUNTRY “Scars In Heaven” – Casting Crowns
Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year “ABOVE ME” – Aaron Cole, ft. Parris Chariz “Ain’t Playin’” – Steven Malcolm, Social Club Misfits WINNER: “King Jesus” – KB, nobigdyl. “WILDIN” – Lecrae, 1K Phew “Without You” – Social Club Misfits, ft. Riley Clemmons
Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year “Adulting – Live” – Jonathan McReynolds, Mali Music “Believe For It” – CeCe Winans, ft. Lauren Daigle WINNER: “Gotta Believe” – Tasha Cobbs Leonard “Sunday” – Koryn Hawthorne “When I Pray” – DOE
Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year WINNER: “Breathe” – Maverick City Music, ft. DOE, Jonathan McReynolds, Chandler Moore “Goodness of God – Live” – CeCe Winans “Jesus “ – Phil Thompson “Lazarus” – Maranda Curtis “Love Song” – Travis Greene, ft. Madison Binion
Worship Recorded Song of the Year – Presented by CCLI “God, Turn It Around” – Jon Reddick WINNER: “Hymn of Heaven” – Phil Wickham “I Speak Jesus” – Charity Gayle “Jireh (Radio Version)” – Maverick City Music ft. Chandler Moore, Naomi Raine “Know You Will” – Hillsong UNITED
Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year “Altogether Good – Live” – Citizens WINNER: “Higher Power” – Crowder, ft. Hulvey “i love You” – JUDAH., ft. Dante Bowe, Aaron Moses “I Need You” – Gable Price and Friends “Surviving The Game” – Skillet
Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year “A Woman – Live” – FAITHFUL, ft. Amy Grant, Ellie Holcomb WINNER: “God Is Good” – Francesca Battistelli “I’ve Got Joy” – CeCe Winans “Lift Every Voice And Sing” – Tasha Cobbs Leonard “You’re Gonna Be Ok” – Bethel Music, ft. Jenn Johnson
Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year “Answer Is Jesus” – Karen Peck & New River “Child of the King” – Joseph Habedank WINNER: “My Feet Are On The Rock” – Gaither Vocal Band “Not One Word” – The Collingsworth Family “Overcome” – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Bluegrass/Country/Roots Recorded Song of the Year “All Is Well” – Carrie Underwood “God Is Real” – The Sound “Grace And Goodness” – Sunday Drive WINNER: “In The Sweet By And By” – Dolly Parton, ft. Larry Cordle, Carl Jackson, Jerry Salley, Bradley Walker “Mamas” – Anne Wilson, ft. Hillary Scott
Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year “All I Need” – Jason Nelson “All Of My Help – Live” – Ricky Dillard “Help Me” – Tamela Mann, ft. The Fellas WINNER: “My Portion” – Jekalyn Carr “Your Presence Is A Gift” – E. Dewey Smith
Spanish Language Recorded Song of the Year “A Ceigas” – Indieomar, Musiko “Color de Alegria” – Andy Alemany, TWICE, Samuel ASH WINNER: “Danzando” – Gateway Worship Español, ft. Daniel Calveti, Becky Collazos, Christine D’Clario, Travy Joe, Josh Morales “Júbilo” – Maverick City Música, Miel San Marcos “Mi Salvador” – Mosaic Msc
Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year WINNER: No Church In A While – Lecrae, 1K Phew The End. – Trip Lee TWO UP TWO DOWN – Aaron Cole Unstoppable (United We Can) – Angie Rose UPPERHAND – indie tribe
Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year Healer – Casting Crowns Milk & Honey – Crowder My Jesus – Anne Wilson Rise Up – CAIN WINNER: What Are We Waiting For? – FOR KING + COUNTRY
Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year Dominion – Skillet Get Out of the Way of Your Own Heart (Deluxe Edition) – Chris Renzema interrobang – Switchfoot WINNER: Into The Mystery – NEEDTOBREATHE The Joy of Being Together (Live) – Citizens
Southern Gospel Album of the Year 2:22 – Karen Peck & New River Just Sing! – The Collingsworth Family WINNER: Keeping On – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound More To The Story – The Kingsmen Something New – Legacy Five
Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year WINNER: Clarity – DOE Jonny X Mail: Live in LA (Stereo) – Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition – Maverick City Music Oil + Water – Travis Greene One Touch – Jabari Johnson
Traditional Gospel Album of the Year WINNER: Breakthrough: The Exodus (Live) – Ricky Dillard God Period – E. Dewey Smith Keep Hymns Alive – Bishop Leonard Scott Quartagious (Deluxe Edition) – The Williams Singers Third Round – Kevin Lemons & Higher Calling
Gospel Worship Album of the Year Anthems & Glory (Live) – Todd Dulaney Close – Jason Nelson Die To Live – Maranda Curtis Lion Of Judah – Phil Thompson WINNER: Tribl Nights Atlanta – Tribl, Maverick City Music
Worship Album of the Year Are We There Yet? – Hillsong UNITED Homecoming (Live) – Bethel Music WINNER: Hymn of Heaven – Phil Wickham LION – Elevation Worship SEVEN (Live) – Brooke Ligertwood
Inspirational Album of the Year WINNER: Be Still & Know – Jordan Smith Beloved – Lee Black David (Original Cast Recording) – Sight & Sound Theatres One Name – Selah Sing! In Christ Alone – Live at the Getty Music Worship Conference – Keith & Kristyn Getty
Bluegrass/Country/Roots Album of the Year Breaking Boundaries – Sunday Drive Confessio – Irish American Roots – Keith & Kristyn Getty Country Faith Bluegrass – Various Artists WINNER: God Is Real – The Sound One On One – Gary LeVox
Spanish Language Album of the Year Fe – Ricardo Montaner Rojo – Funky Sana Nuestra Nación – Generación 12 Venga Tu Reino – Maverick City Música, Maverick City Music WINNER: Viviré – Marcos Witt
Children’s Album of the Year WINNER: Getty Kids Hymnal – Hymns from Home – Keith & Kristyn Getty, ft. The Getty Girls Sing the Bible, Vol 4 – Slugs and Bugs Worship in the World (Live) – Shane & Shane, Kingdom Kids
Christmas/Special Event Album of the Year A Family Christmas – We The Kingdom A Very Maverick Christmas – Maverick City Music WINNER: Emmanuel: Christmas Songs Of Worship (Live) – Chris Tomlin We Need Christmas – Matthew West Wonderful – CAIN
Recorded Music Packaging of the Year WINNER: Canyon – Ellie Holcomb LION – Elevation Worship Milk & Honey – Crowder Rise Up – CAIN SEVEN (Live) – Brooke Ligertwood
Short Form Music Video of the Year (Concept) Promised Land – TobyMac WINNER: RELATE – for KING & COUNTRY Sure Thing – Hillsong UNITED Surviving The Game – Skillet Weary Traveler – Jordan St. Cyr
Short Form Music Video of the Year (Performance) Christ Our King – Village Lights, ft. Sarah Kroger WINNER: Fake It – Tauren Wells, ft. Aaron Cole For God Is With Us – for KING & COUNTRY i love You – JUDAH., ft. Dante Bowe, Aaron Moses Magnetic – Newsboys
Long Form Video of the Year Live In Denver – TobyMac WINNER: What Are We Waiting For? | The Worldwide Special – for KING & COUNTRY Wild Heart Live At The Cascade Theatre – Kim Walker-Smith
Inspirational Film/Series of the Year American Underdog Blue Miracle Redeeming Love WINNER: The Chosen The Jesus Music
Select quotes from the 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards:
“It’s amazing when we come together and we love each other and we stand for righteousness, it’s amazing what God will do. It’s amazing what He’s already done. But He wants to do so much more. I’m believing for God to move in this industry greater than He ever has before. The God we serve responds to faithfulness and the testimonies I’ve heard through this song have blessed my life. I want us to understand that the God of miracles is still working miracles. So keep believing.” – CeCe Winans accepting the award for Song of the Year
“I’ve been leading worship since I was 12 years old. I can’t believe God would give me a voice beyond the walls of my church to write new prayers for the church to sing. It’s just another reason to remember God’s grace and faithfulness in our lives.” – Phil Wickham accepting the award for Worship Album of the Year
“When we sing together in every language and from every nation, it’s literally the sound of heaven. It’s literally a picture of heaven because one day we’ll all be singing around the throne of heaven. It shows the beautiful diversity in the kingdom of God.” – Marcos Witt presenting the award for Spanish Language Recorded Song of the Year
“This project was an intentional move to get together and collaborate with people that didn’t look like everybody else. It was an intentional opportunity for us to get together and write songs, not just hand someone a song and say here sing this. We said, let’s get together and you write what the Lord’s doing in you and I’ll write what the Lord’s doing in me and let’s put it together.” – Naomi Raine from Maverick City Music accepting the award for Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year
“This is our first Dove Award we’ve ever received. How humble we are to be mentioned alongside these other artists. This record was made with the idea that the greatest evidence of the existence of God is the changed life of a Christ follower. Thank you so much.” – Levi Mills from The Sound accepting the award for Bluegrass/Country/Roots Album of the Year
“I’m so grateful for the power of songs and specifically ‘My Jesus.’ This song has impacted so many lives. A woman recently shared with me that she was struggling to continue with life. She heard ‘My Jesus’ come on the radio and decided to give her life to Jesus. That’s the power that songs have, especially songs that glorify the Lord.” – Anne Wilson accepting the award for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards are produced by the Gospel Music Association. Jackie Patillo and Justin Fratt serve as showrunners and executive producers, alongside Curtis Stoneberger and Paul Wright as producers. Russell E. Hall returns as director, Michael Nolan as scriptwriter, Scott Moore and Go Live Productions as production manager.
The Gospel Music Association (GMA) has announced the first round of performing artists for the 53nd Annual GMA Dove Awards. Performers include Erica Campbell, Jekalyn Carr, Crowder, Chris Tomlin, Phil Wickham, and Gateway Worship Español ft. Daniel Calveti, Becky Collazos, Christine D’Clario and Josh Morales. The GMA Dove Awards will air exclusively on TBN and the TBN app, Friday, October 21st at 8:00 p.m. ET and 10:00 p.m. ET, with an encore presentation on October 28th, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. ET and 10:00 p.m. ET.
Tickets have sold out for the in-person GMA Dove Awards Nashville event happening October 18th at the Allen Arena. Key partners for this year’s Dove Awards include Christian non-profit Cantinas Arts Foundation, whose mission is to support artists who share their talent and faith through Arts and Media, WieRok Entertainment, dedicated to creating great content for the masses, and Lipscomb University, who is now in its 8th year as venue host for the Dove Awards.
Multi-chart toppers and award-winning superstars Erica Campbell and Chris Tomlin were recently announced as co-hosts for this year’s awards.
The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards are produced by the Gospel Music Association. Jackie Patillo and Justin Fratt serve as showrunners and executive producers, alongside Curtis Stoneberger and Paul Wright as producers. Russell E. Hall returns as director, Michael Nolan as scriptwriter, Scott Moore and Go Live Productions as production manager.
GRAMMY nominated, internationally renowned artist collective Bethel Music has garnered two GMA DOVE Award nominations. Their critically acclaimed 12th compilation album Homecoming (Live) is up for Worship Album of the Year and “You’re Gonna Be Ok” from Peace, Vol. II is up for Inspirational Recorded Song. The 53rd GMA Dove Awards will take place on October 18, 2022 and will air October 21, 2022 on TBN.
“I’m so proud of our whole team for all their hard work this past year,” shares Jenn Johnson, President of Bethel Music. “From our artists and writers to the label team, the level of excellence they model everyday makes me so honored to work with this incredible team. The fact that what we get to do for work is lead people to Jesus is a dream. Congratulations to our team and friends today!”
Bethel Music
In addition to the above, a number of Bethel Music artists have been nominated for their songwriting involvement and several publishing credits. These nominations include Song of the Year for “Jireh,” “Promises,” and “Rattle!,” Rock/Contemporary Song for “I Need You,” Contemporary Worship Song for “Goodness of God,” and Worship Recorded Song for “Hymn of Heaven” as well as “Jireh (Radio Version).”
The Gospel Music Association is pleased to announce nominees for the 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards. Top nominations include songwriter and producer Jeff Pardo with nine (9) nominations, Matthew West and Maverick City Music with seven (7) nominations each, six (6) nominations for Anne Wilson, Ben Glover, FOR KING + COUNTRY, Jeff Sojka, Jonathan Smith and Phil Wickham and five (5) for Brandon Lake, CeCe Winans, Chandler Moore, Chris Brown,Jonathan Jay, and Steven Furtick. Voted on by the GMA Professional Membership, this year’s nominees were chosen from over 2,087 submitted entries.
Nominees were announced in an artist-hosted livestream event featuring Jimmie Allen, Erica Campbell, Evan Craft, Sonya Isaacs, Brandon Lake, Trip Lee, Chris Tomlin, and Tye Tribbett. The announcement premiered live on the GMA Dove Awards YouTube and Facebook pages.
“Congratulations to this year’s impressive list of Dove Awards nominees,” says GMA President, Jackie Patillo. “For the past few years, we’ve chosen a theme for each show that represents our community and why we celebrate. Today we announced this year’s theme, Sound of Heaven. Although our musical styles may be different, our mission is the same. Together we lift one voice – the sound of heaven.”
Voting for the final winners will run August 18th through August 25th. The GMA Dove Awards are happening live and in person in Nashville, TN, October 18th, 2022. A limited number of tickets are still available. Music City Fan Experience tickets are also available – an unforgettable, multi-day Nashville get-a-way that includes tickets to the Dove Awards. This year’s broadcast will air exclusively on TBN and the TBN app, Friday, October 21st, 2022 at 8:00p.m. ET and 10:00p.m. ET, with an encore presentation on October 28th, 2022 at 8:00p.m. ET and 10:00p.m. ET.
Below is the list of nominations announced during today’s livestream. For the complete list of nominees, visit dovewards.com.
Song of the Year “Be Alright” (Writers) Sean Cook, Evan Craft, Willy Gonzalez “Believe For It” (Writers) Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, CeCe Winans, Mitch Wong “Come What May” (Writers) Darren Mulligan, Jeff Pardo “Good God Almighty” (Writers) David Crowder, Ben Glover, Jeff Sojka “Hold On To Me” (Writers) Lauren Daigle, Paul Duncan, Paul Mabury “House Of The Lord” (Writers) Jonathan Smith, Phil Wickham “Jireh” (Writers) Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Chandler Moore, Naomi Raine “Look What You’ve Done” (Writers) Tasha Layton, AJ Pruis, Keith Everette Smith, Matthew West “My Jesus” (Writers) Jeff Pardo, Matthew West, Anne Wilson “Promises” (Writers) Keila Alvarado, Joe L. Barnes, Dante Bowe, Phillip Carrington Gaines, Lemuel Marin, Aaron Moses “Rattle!” (Writers) Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake
Artist of the Year CeCe Winans FOR KING + COUNTRY Maverick City Music We The Kingdom Zach Wiliams
New Artist of the Year – Presented by Cantinas Arts Anne Wilson Blessing Offor DOE Jordan St. Cyr Ryan Ellis
Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year No Church In A While – Lecrae, 1K Phew The End. – Trip Lee TWO UP TWO DOWN – Aaron Cole Unstoppable (United We Can) – Angie Rose UPPERHAND – indie tribe
Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year “House of the Lord” – Phil Wickham “In Jesus Name (God Of Possible)” – Katy Nichole “My Jesus” – Anne Wilson “RELATE” – FOR KING + COUNTRY “Scars In Heaven” – Casting Crowns
Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year Healer – Casting Crowns Milk & Honey – Crowder My Jesus – Anne Wilson Rise Up – CAIN What Are We Waiting For? – FOR KING + COUNTRY
Bluegrass/Country/Roots Recorded Song of the Year “All Is Well” – Carrie Underwood “God Is Real” – The Sound “Grace And Goodness” – Sunday Drive “In The Sweet By And By” – Dolly Parton, ft. Larry Cordle, Carl Jackson, Jerry Salley, Bradley Walker “Mamas” – Anne Wilson, ft. Hillary Scott
Southern Gospel Album of the Year 2:22 – Karen Peck & New River Just Sing! – The Collingsworth Family Keeping On – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound More To The Story – The Kingsmen Something New – Legacy Five
Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year “Adulting – Live” – Jonathan McReynolds, Mali Music “Believe For It” – CeCe Winans, ft. Lauren Daigle “Gotta Believe” – Tasha Cobbs Leonard “Sunday” – Koryn Hawthorne “When I Pray” – DOE
Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year Clarity – DOE Jonny X Mail: Live in LA (Stereo) – Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition – Maverick City Music Oil + Water – Travis Greene One Touch – Jabari Johnson
Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year “Breathe” – Maverick City Music, ft. DOE, Jonathan McReynolds, Chandler Moore “Goodness of God – Live” – CeCe Winans “Jesus “ – Phil Thompson “Lazarus” – Maranda Curtis “Love Song” – Travis Greene, ft. Madison Binion
Worship Recorded Song of the Year – Presented by CCLI “God, Turn It Around” – Jon Reddick “Hymn of Heaven” – Phil Wickham “I Speak Jesus” – Charity Gayle “Jireh (Radio Version)” – Maverick City Music ft. Chandler Moore, Naomi Raine “Know You Will” – Hillsong UNITED
Worship Album of the Year Are We There Yet? – Hillsong UNITED Homecoming (Live) – Bethel Music Hymn of Heaven – Phil Wickham LION – Elevation Worship SEVEN (Live) – Brooke Ligertwood
Spanish Language Recorded Song of the Year “A Ceigas” – Indieomar, Musiko “Color de Alegria” – Andy Alemany, TWICE, Samuel ASH “Danzando” – Gateway Worship Español, ft. Daniel Calveti, Becky Collazos, Christine D’Clario, Travy Joe, Josh Morales “Júbilo” – Maverick City Música, Miel San Marcos “Mi Salvador” – Mosaic Msc
Inspirational Film/Series of the Year American Underdog Blue Miracle Redeeming Love The Chosen The Jesus Music
The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards are produced by the Gospel Music Association. Jackie Patillo and Justin Fratt serve as showrunners and executive producers, alongside Curtis Stoneberger and Paul Wright as producers. Russell E. Hall returns as director, Michael Nolan as scriptwriter, Scott Moore and Go Live Productions as production manager.
Centricity Music and Centricity Publishing artists and songwriters are honored with eight 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominations, which were announced today via a livestream event by the Gospel Music Association.
Lauren Daigle leads the Centricity Music roster with two nominations, including nods for Song of the Year and Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year, while NEEDTOBREATHE and Chris Renzema each gather a nomination for Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year. Newcomer Katy Nichole garners her first nomination for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year for “In Jesus Name (God of Possible),” which holds the record for the longest held No. 1 debut single for a female on both Billboard’s Christian Airplay (14 weeks) and Hot Christian Songs (19 weeks so far) charts.
Centricity Publishing songwriters gather several more nominations. Paul Duncan lands Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year – Non Artist nominations while Matt Armstrong has songs featured on Jordan Smith’s Inspirational Album of the Year-nominated Be Still & Know. Centricity Publishing songs by Seth Mosley gather an Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year nod along with three producer nominations for albums containing songs he penned. Justin Amundrud receives a producer-nod for Worship Album of the Year for Bethel Music’s Homecoming (Live) that also features three of Amundrud’s Centricity songs.
“We are so proud of all of our nominated artists and songwriters, and the impact that their songs are having around the world,” says Chad Segura,Vice President, Centricity Publishing. “And we’re very grateful that they’re being recognized in this way.”
The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards are happening live and in person in Nashville, TN, Oct. 18 and will broadcast exclusively on TBN and the TBN app Oct. 21 at 8:00 pm ET and again at 10:00 pm ET with an encore presentation Oct. 28 at 8:00 and 10:00 pm ET.
For further information, visit www.doveawards.com, and see below for Centricity Music and Centricity Publishing nominations:
Song of the Year:
“Hold On To Me,” (Writers) Lauren Daigle, Paul Duncan, Paul Mabury
Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year:
“Believe For It,” CeCe Winans, ft. Lauren Daigle, (Writers: Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, CeCe Winans, Mitch Wong)
Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year:
Into The Mystery, NEEDTOBREATHE, (Producers: NEEDTOBREATHE, Konrad Snyder)
Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year:
“In Jesus Name (God Of Possible),” Katy Nichole, (Writers: Ethan Hulse, Katy Nichole, Jeff Pardo, David Spencer)
Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year:
Get Out of the Way of Your Own Heart (Deluxe Edition), Chris Renzema, (Producers: Hank Bentley, Chris Renzema)
Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year:
“You’re Gonna Be Ok, ” Bethel Music, ft. Jenn Johnson, (Writers: Jenn Johnson, Seth Mosley, Jeremy Riddle)
Songwriter of the Year – Non Artist:
Paul Duncan
About Centricity Music:
The No. 1 Billboard Top Christian Albums Imprint for three consecutive years, Centricity Music is an independent Christian music company based in Franklin, TN. Founded in 2005 with a commitment to artist development and stylistic diversity, its artist roster includes Andrew Peterson, Apollo LTD, Brandon Heath, Chris Renzema, Coby James, Jason Gray, Jordan Feliz, Katy Nichole, Lauren Daigle, North Point Worship, Patrick Mayberry and Unspoken. Providing label and publishing services, Centricity is a family-owned organization, and they like it that way. The committed work of its staff and artists has yielded successes such as Grammy Awards, Billboard Awards, Dove Awards, K-Love Fan Awards, and multiple Gold and Platinum Albums and Singles. For more Information on Centricity Music, visit https://centricitymusic.com/.
About Centricity Publishing:
Centricity Publishing is an independent publishing company based in Franklin, Tennessee, and sister company to Centricity Music. With a talented roster of both artist and staff writers including Lauren Daigle, Jordan Feliz, Paul Duncan, etc., Centricity’s writers have had numerous No. 1 radio singles, significant sync placements; and have received GRAMMYs, Billboard Music Awards, Dove Awards, etc. For more information, visit https://centricitypublishing.com/.
Grammy®, GMA Dove, and Stellar Award-winning singer-songwriter, pastor, and independent recording artist Martha Munizzi won a 2022 Stellar Award for Traditional Female Artist of the Year at this year’s award show. The Orlando, Florida-based pastor’s category win was announced on Friday, July 15, 2022, during the 37th Annual Stellar Awards Pre-Show, held this year in Atlanta, GA at the Roxy Theatre at Battery Park. This marks her 4th career Stellar Award win and 6th overall nomination.
Known as one of the most respected female voices in gospel music Martha Munizzi earned her 4th Stellar Award win for her contributions to her 10+ year hiatus-ending Feb. 2021’s “Glorious 2.0 [I’m Gonna Win],” and July 2021’s worship blockbuster “Fight For Me,” both lifted off of her August 2021 12-track album release BEST DAYS LIVE, which was produced by David Outing (James Fortune, Tye Tribbett). The project soared to #1 on Amazon’s Best Sellers Gospel Albums chart and #3 on Amazon’s Best Sellers Christian Albums chart upon its release.
Martha Munizzi has had a trailblazing musical career. In her career, she’s had four Billboard 200 albums, five top 10 gospel albums, three top 10 Christian albums, and four top 30 radio singles. Single-Handedly, she has literally changed the face of the inspirational genre and has savored its success as well, becoming one of the best-selling independent artists in the history of gospel music with nearly 1 million units sold. On Youtube, she has eclipsed 11 million views. She is a GRAMMY and GMA Dove Award winner, a 12-time GMA Dove Award nominee, and has garnered 4 career Stellar Award wins and 6 nominations. And she’s rocked national TV performances such as BET’s Celebration of Gospel and appeared in the motion picture film The Gospel.
Munizzi has captured the hearts of gospel music lovers everywhere, netting a slew of hugely popular hits including “Say The Name,” “I Know The Plans,” “God Is Here,” “Excellent,” “Glorious,” and “Because Of Who You Are.” Known for her dynamic, inspiring, and anointed ministry, Martha Munizzi is an internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter, speaker and pastor, and has become a household name in the Gospel and Christian music industry.
The Stellar Gospel Music Awards celebrated its 37th year honoring excellence in Gospel music during an uplifting weekend of events, concluding with the live-taped ceremony on Saturday, July 16, at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia.
Hosted by Stellar Award-winning artists Jekalyn Carr and Kierra Sheard, this year’s celebration will premiere Sunday, August 7 at 8 PM ET/PT on BET, BET Her, and BET International and will be syndicated in various local markets across the country between August 13 and September 11, 2022.
Pastor Mike, Jr. leads the list of winners with a total of six Stellar Awards, including Artist of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Contemporary Male Artist of the Year, Contemporary Album of the Year, and Urban/Inspirational Single or Performance of the Year, as well as Album of the Year for I Got It: Single’s Ministry Vol. 1. CeCe Winans won three Stellar Awards, including Producer of the Year, Praise and Worship Album of the Year, and Praise and Worship Song of the Year, all tied to the album Believe For It. Jonathan McReynolds and Mali Music received three awards for their collaboration, Jonny x Mali: Live in L.A. EP, including Duo/Chorus Group of the Year, Contemporary Duo/Chorus Group of the Year, and Special Event Album of the Year.
Other notable winners during the 37th Stellar Gospel Music Awards include Tamela Mann and Ricky Dillard, both of whom received two Stellar Awards, with Dillard also receiving the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Toyota in recognition of his contributions to Gospel music as a renowned choir leader and recording artist. In addition, Two-time nominee E. Dewey Smith was named Best New Artist for his 2021 albums God Period and Let Praises Ring.
The 37th Stellar Gospel Music Awards features showstopping performances by Kirk Franklin, Erica Campbell, Maverick City Music, Marvin Sapp, Tye Tribbett, Le’Andria Johnson, Koryn Hawthorne, Brian Courtney Wilson, Jor’Dan Armstrong, Doe, Rudy Currence, Chrisette Michele, Darrel Walls, James Fortune and more.
The Stellar Gospel Music Awards also bestows special honors to industry titans who continue creating a legacy of excellence that reaches and influences the masses, both within and outside of the Gospel genre. Six-time GRAMMY® Award-winning hitmaker and producer Aaron Lindsey received the Aretha Franklin Icon Award Presented by Aflac. Candi Staton also received the Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones Legends Award, an honor that reflects her career of nearly seven decades as a music pioneer and a captivating Gospel music artist.
Top nominees for this year’s ceremony included CeCe Winans, who led the field with nine nominations, followed by Pastor Mike, Jr., who received eight nominations. Tamela Mann, Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music, and Todd Dulaney all received six nominations. Kelontae Gavin received five nominations. Maverick City Music, Israel Houghton, Ricky Dillard, E. Dewey Smith, and Jason Clayborn received four nominations each.
The 37th Stellar Gospel Music Awards is proud to be presented this year by AT&T Dream in Black. This year’s sponsors also include Procter & Gamble (P&G), Walmart, State Farm, Toyota, McDonald’s – Black & Positively Golden, and Aflac. The 37th Stellar Gospel Music Awards is also proud to partner with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
For additional updates, follow The Stellar Awards on social media — @thestellars on Instagram and Twitter, and Stellar Gospel Music Awards on Facebook — and check out the Stellar Awards website. The hashtag for the show is #StellarAwards.
Nominations for this year’s Dove Awards are set to be announced on Wednesday, August 10th at 11am ET.
The GMA Dove Awards will feature artists from every style of Gospel/Christian music coming together to celebrate the collective impact of the genre. Over 1,500 professional members determine the Dove Award nominees with the winners voted on by the entire GMA membership of nearly 2,500. The awards are produced by the Gospel Music Association.
The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards will take place on Tuesday, October 18th at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena. The show will be broadcast on TBN on Friday, October 21st at 9pm ET. For more information, and to purchase tickets, please visit DoveAwards.com.
RCA Inspiration celebrated the BET Awards 2022 show, with a night of powerful music and words of inspiration, as Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul/RCA) took the stage performing with Maverick City Music, and garnered a win this year.
The sixteen-time GRAMMY®-winning artist/songwriter/producer and GRAMMY®-winning group Maverick City Music teamed up for a vibrant live performance of their single “Kingdom” and Franklin’s beloved hit “Melodies from Heaven.”
Their new single “Kingdom,” is featured from the newly-released Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin album Kingdom Book One (Tribl Records/Fo Yo Soul/RCA Inspiration), which also includes their new recording of “Melodies from Heaven.”
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 26: Kirk Franklin accepts the Best Gospel/Inspirational Award for ‘We Win’ onstage during the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for BET)
Separately, Kirk Franklin took the stage again, as the previous five-time BET Award winner was honored with his sixth career win. Winning the Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award, Franklin won this year as a co-performer with Lil Baby, for their collaboration on the Lil Baby x Kirk Franklin track “We Win.” The #1 hit song was released in May 2021, featured from the Space Jam: A New Legacy Official Soundtrack, which was released by Republic Records and Warner Bros. Pictures.
Franklin also delivered an inspiring moment during his acceptance speech, inviting Maverick City Music on stage and passing the baton to celebrate them as the next generation. The BET Awards 2022 show was held in Los Angeles on Sunday June 26th and hosted by Taraji P. Henson. Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin are continuing to perform live across the country this summer on their Kingdom Tour.
Check out the BET Awards performance with Kirk Franklin and Maverick City Music
Check out Kirk Franklin’s BET Awards acceptance speech:
