The 54th Annual GMA Dove Awards turned into an unforgettable night for Red Street Records’ Jason Crabb and Curb Records’ Dylan Scott as they took home the esteemed GMA Dove Award in the Bluegrass/Country/Roots Recorded Song of the Year category for their captivating rendition of “Good Morning Mercy.” The ceremony was broadcast on TBN and SiriusXM The Message on Friday, October 20, 2023.

The win earned Crabb his 23rd GMA Dove Award, Scott his first, and Red Street Records its first-ever accolade in the Christian market.

The original release of “Good Morning Mercy” became a fast hit on the Christian radio charts and in concerts, as well as garnering millions of streams on multiple platforms.

The epic and powerful collaboration of Crabb and Scott further propelled the song’s popularity, with the song being featured by People.com with an exclusive video premiere, CMT, Country Now, along with a host of other media outlets.

The song was written by Crabb, label-mates and Red Street Publishing roster members Jordan and Caleb Ward, and GRAMMY-award winning producer and Red Street Records CEO Jay DeMarcus.

“I’m continually amazed at how God has used “Good Morning Mercy” to encourage and inspire people,” says Crabb. “It’s a blessing to hear story after story on how the message in this song has impacted so many. Winning this with Dylan Scott, who has become a dear friend, is special. Who’d have ever thought a chance meeting getting our hair cut would turn into this – only God! I want to thank Dylan, Jay and my Red Street Family, Chris Hauser, Grant Hubbard, the GMA and all the members. We are thankful To God be the glory!”

“What a night! So grateful to be a Dove Award winner with my friend Jason Crabb,” said Dylan Scott.

DeMarcus, who also produced the song, shares, “I’m so incredibly proud of this win for Jason and Dylan and the entire Red Street team behind its fruition. It’s an honor to have produced such a massive song with such exceptionally talented artists and even more special that it earned Red Street our first award! The first of many to come!!”

After winning the award, Crabb and Scott united on stage in an exuberant, power-packed performance of the song, bringing the sold-out crowd to its feet.

The Provident Entertainment family of artists, labels, films,  songwriters, and publishers was recognized in nine categories at the 54th Annual GMA Dove Awards including the coveted Artist Of The Year as well as Songwriter Of The Year going to Brandon Lake and Song Of The Year for “Goodness Of God.” Lake won the most GMA Dove Awards of the evening totaling four. Provident went into the awards with multiple nominations in 28 categories.

All of the winners were announced this evening during the exclusive airing of the show on TBN. The awards were interspersed with numerous performances, including Elevation Worship opening the show, a medley from Brandon Lake (joined by Phil Wickham), Zach Williams along with country music star Walker Hayes, and Ernie Haase & Signature Sound with Take 6.

The winners and nominations are across all Provident Entertainment entities – Provident Label Group, RCA Inspiration, Distribution, Films, and Essential Music Publishing. Top nominations included Brandon Lake with eleven while Kirk Franklin and Jason Ingram both received six.

Holly Zabka, President of Provident Entertainment, shares, “It is overwhelming to see so many Provident Entertainment artists, writers, and producers recognized for their incredible talent and hard at this year’s Dove Awards. After a year of such incredible impact, I can’t think of a better recipient for Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year than Brandon Lake, while the well-deserved ‘Goodness of God’ is one of those special songs that deeply connects to the heart of the listener and is impacting the global church in a significant way.”

SONG OF THE YEAR

“Goodness Of God” – (Writers) Ben Fielding, Ed Cash, Jason Ingram, Jenn Johnson, Brian Johnson; (Publishers) Alletrop Music, Capitol CMG Paragon, Bethel Music Publishing, So Essential Tunes, Fellow Ships Music, SHOUT! Music Publishing Australia

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Brandon Lake

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (ARTIST)

Brandon Lake

INSPIRATIONAL RECORDED SONG OF THE YEAR

“He’s Been Faithful” – Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, ft. TaRanda Greene; (Writer) Carol Cymbala

RAP/HIP HOP RECORDED SONG OF THE YEAR

“Graves” – KB and Brandon Lake; (Writers) Brandon Lake, Chris Brown, Kevin Elijah Burgess, Quinten Coblentz, Steven Furtick, Tiffany Hudson, Wesley Smith

POP/CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Life After Death – TobyMac; (Producers) Micah Kuiper, Bryan Fowler

CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Kingdom Book One (Deluxe) – Maverick City Music, Kirk Franklin; (Producers) Tony Brown, Jonathan Jay, Kirk Franklin, Chandler Moore, Norman Gyamfi, Maxwell Stark, Harold Brown, Demetrius Smith, Ron Hill

WORSHIP ALBUM OF THE YEAR

LION: Live From The Loft – Elevation Worship; (Producers) Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Scott Gardner

RECORDED MUSIC PACKAGING OF THE YEAR

The Stories I Tell Myself – Matt Maher; (Art Directors/Graphic Designers) Tony Matula, Laura Matula, Tim Parker; (Photographers) Tony Matula, Laura Matula

[All bolded titles/names are affiliated with Provident Entertainment and its entities]

Capitol Christian Music Group (Capitol CMG) earned 29 Dove Award wins for the 54th Annual GMA Dove Awards, representing honorees in 21 different categories. Winners represent all of Capitol CMG’s entities including Capitol CMG Label Group, Commercial Partnerships, Motown Gospel & Capitol CMG Publishing.

“Congratulations to our songwriters, artists and partners on their Dove Award wins,” said Capitol Christian Music Group Co-President Brad O’Donnell. “We are so proud and grateful to work with each of them and love seeing them recognized by the GMA for their outstanding work.”

“We are so proud to see our artists and writers be recognized from the GMA voters,” echoed O’Donnell’s Co-President, Hudson Plachy. “Congratulations to all of the nominees and winners. We are honored to be your partner.”

The GMA Dove Awards were taped live and in person in Nashville, TN, on October 17th, 2023 and aired exclusively on TBN and the TBN app, tonight.

Capitol Christian Music Group GMA Dove Awards:

Song of the Year
Goodness of God (writers: Ben Fielding, Ed Cash) – Publishing

Songwriter of the Year (Non-Artist)
Jeff Pardo – Publishing

New Artist of the Year
Katy Nichole – Publishing 

Producer of the Year
Jeff Pardo – Publishing

Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
“Brother Jack,” Gable Price and Friends – Label Group & Publishing

Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
“Brighter Days,” Blessing Offor (writer: Blessing Offor) – Label Group & Publishing

Gospel Worship Recorded Song Of The Year 
“Impossible,” Pastor Mike Jr.,ft. James Fortune – Label Group

Traditional Gospel Recorded Song Of The Year
“It Is Well,” Tasha Cobbs Leonard – Label Group & Publishing

Children’s Recorded Song of the Year
“Sounding Joy,” Ellie Holcomb – Label Group & Publishing

Worship Recorded Song of the Year
“Gratitude,” Brandon Lake – Publishing (Ben Hastings)

Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year
“Dominion: Day of Destiny,” Skillet – Publishing (Seth Mosley)

Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
“Life After Death,”  TobyMac – Label Group & Publishing

Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year 
“Kingdom Book One (Deluxe),” Maverick City Music, Kirk Franklin – Publishing (Kirk Franklin)

Southern Gospel Album of the Year
“Believe,” The Hoppers – Commercial Partnerships

Traditional Gospel Album of the Year
“Transitions (Live),” Brian Courtney Wilson – Label Group & Publishing

 Worship Album of the Year
“Lion: Live From The Loft,” Elevation Worship – Publishing (Pat Barrett)

Gospel Worship Album of the Year
“Hymns (Live),” Tasha Cobbs Leonard – Label Group & Publishing

Short Form Video (Performance)
“The Goodness,” TobyMac, Blessing Offor – Label Group & Publishing

Short Form Video of the Year (Concept) 
“Thank God I Do,” Lauren Daigle – Publishing

Long form Video of the Year
“Come Up Here,”  Bethel Music – Publishing

Feature Film of the Year 
Jesus Revolution – Commercial Partnerships

With its acclaimed roster honored with more New Artist of the Year GMA Dove Awards than any other label since 2013, Centricity Music is intentional about signing, developing and launching the best new talent the Christian music industry has to offer. The label’s latest success story is RIAA Certified Gold-selling, Recording Academy-featured Chartbreaker Katy Nichole, who became Centricity Music’s third New Artist of the Year during the 54th Annual GMA Dove Awards.

Nichole’s award follows RIAA Platinum-selling pop recording artist /songwriter Jordan Feliz receiving that trophy in 2016 and multi-Platinum-selling, two time GRAMMY Award-winning Lauren Daigle garnering the award in 2015. Daigle also picked up her 12th Dove Award for Short Form Music Video of the Year (Concept) for “Thank God I Do” during the awards show.

“Everyone is so excited for Katy and Lauren to be recognized with these GMA awards,” says Centricity Music CEO Caren Seidle. “Lauren’s video is such a special piece of artwork, and it is an honor that others see it that way as well. The New Artist of the Year award recognizes the creativity and the commitment of the entire Centricity staff as well as Katy’s undeniable talent. Winning three awards over the last decade confirms the foundational aspects engraved in the culture at Centricity Music.”

Along with Centricity Music, Centricity Publishing songwriter Kyle Williams gathers a Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year Dove as a producer for TobyMac’s Life After Death.

The 54th Annual GMA Dove Awards were taped live in Nashville, TN Oct. 17 and aired exclusively on TBN and the TBN app tonight (Oct. 20).

For further information on all the Dove Awards recipients, visit https://doveawards.com.

Today (Oct 20), We Are Messengers released “God Be The Glory.”

God Be The Glory – We Are Messengers

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One thing that makes CalledOut Music stand out is its versatility. His range is evident in his first Afrobeats project and fifth EP. In ‘RADICAL’, CalledOut Music takes a deep, personal, and intimate dive into the conflicted motions of Christianity.

Every detail of this experience was carefully planned – taking listeners on a song-to-song journey from the day a person turns their life over to God, to the struggles and victories they face, to the final reward they receive.

The EP is composed of the first track “Loved By You,” an introspective song that explores the enduring nature of God’s love, and five other distinct tunes, “Day By Day,” “Coming To Pass,” “Greatest,” “Never Die Gang” and “Ready.” The intentionality of each track will make it difficult for listeners to pick favorites.

“The overall message that I would love people to take from this EP is that it’s okay to live radically for Christ, it’s okay to love God intensely; to lean into Him, and grow in Him.”

CalledOut Music and Hillsplay have truly crafted a magnetic EP that all listeners can find happiness and comfort in. Giving credit where credit is due, he shares that his father was instrumental in the creation of this project.

“Some of the songs on the project were birthed from conversations with pops!,” he says. “Till this very day, my dad shows me what it means to be Radical. I can’t explain how big a role he has played in my life, so much that He made a young Samuel dedicate his whole life to Jesus,” he continues. 

Calledout Music Unveils His Newest Musical Project, a 6-track Ep That’s an Ode to Authentic Freedom – ‘Radical’ 

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Ben Fuller, one of Pandora’s Artists To Watch in 2023, releases new music today with his self-titled album.

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Anchor Hymns introduces “The Beauty of The Heart of Christ,” a brand-new EP that they describe as “simple songs that tell of God’s nature and that can be passed down generations.”

The new project is inspired by the collective’s love for the hymnal tradition and their passion to reignite fresh songs in line with this rich Church heritage. It features six songs that are all meditations on how Christ compels us to love him by loving one another.

Recorded live in one take as friends gathered around a piano and an acoustic guitar, the project sought to incorporate an element of “call-and-response” at its core. This detail is meant to encourage listeners to actively participate in singing, and to do so particularly in community. “It’s a beautiful river of friendship and melody, winding down the hill from the wellspring of Scripture,” said Andrew Osenga, founder of Anchor Hymns.

“The Beauty of The Heart of Christ” is rooted in 1 John 3:16, “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us […]” encouraging listeners towards a response of mercy and generous living out of the abundance of God’s love.

The Beauty Of The Heart Of Christ – Anchor Hymns

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Indigenous Gospel Artist, JOY OKEKE has released a brand new single titled “I Have Never Seen”. The song is a testament that the power of God is greater than anything mankind can imagine. God-sized power created the universe and everything within it, such as planets and people.

He wants you to put your faith in Him, not in a timetable. In His perfect way, He will put everything together, see to every detail… arrange every circumstance… and order every step to bring to pass what He has for you.

Scripture shares that all things are created by Jesus (John 1:3–4) and held together by Him.
The only thing that God cannot do is that GOD CANNOT LIE. “That by two immutable things, in which God couldn’t lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us” (Hebrews 6:18).

Joy Okeke is a Wife, Mother, and songwriter. She is a woman of GOD and a lover of Jesus Christ.

Have Never Seen – Joy Okeke

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LYRICS

Talk:
Since I was born, and now I am old
I have searched all over the world
I’ve not seen anyone that’s greater than you, Jesus
Your remainth the same
May your name be praised forever, Amen

I have never seen who is greater than you
I’ve never seen (Ohh) who is greater than you (Ohh)
You are more than what people say
Amongst other Gods
Your difference is clear

Lord
^REPEAT

Chorus^

I’ve never seen who is greater than you
(I have never seen)
I’ve never seen who is greater than you
(No one is greater)
You are more than what people say
(Jesus)
Among other Gods your difference is clear
(Repeat Chorus)
I have never seen who is greater than you
I’ve never seen (Ohh) who is greater than you (Ohh)
You are more than what people say
Amongst other Gods
Your difference is (clear)
(Father I have never seen)
(Oh nobody greater)
(King of Kings)
Among other Gods, your difference is clear (oh yes)

Verse1:
Lord, you are the same as yesterday
Lord, you are the same today and forever
From January to December
You never fail
You are not a man that you will lie
Covenant keeping God (oh)
My redeemer
Whosever you bless
no man can cursee
When you say yes (oh) no one can say no
You are God of signs and wonders
You are doing wonders in my life
(wonders in my life)
You are doing wonders in my family
(oh oh ohh)
Oh You are doing wonders in my destiny
Among other Gods, your difference is clear Lord
(Chorus)
I have never seen who is greater than you
(Father I have never seen)
I’ve never seen who is greater than you
(Oh nobodys greater)

You are more than what people say
(Elshaadi) (Lion of Judah)
Amongst other Gods
(Oh yes)
Your difference is clear
Repeat: Chorus
I have never seen who is greater than you
I’ve never seen (Ohh) who is greater than you (Ohh)
You are more than what people say
Amongst other Gods
Your difference is (clear)

(Talk) :
Oh Yes, no one greater than you Lord
May your Name be worshipped forever
Amen

Verse 2:
You are bigger than what people say, you are bigger than what people call you
Nnam Ikariri Ihem che na Ibu
Ezem Ikariri Ihe Ana Etu gi ohh,
You are greater than the greatest
You are higher than the highest
(Oh Jesus)
You are bigger than the biggest
Among other Gods,
your difference is clear
Every other god Oh is a man-made god
Every other god nah so so ye ye
They have mouth oh they cannot talk
They have ears, oh, they cannot hear
They have eyes oh they cannot see,
You are the only true God
Eze Chineke Moo!! Chi Obi Ebere Eze Ndi Eze
Onye Nwere Gi Nwere the Kacha Mma
Chimoo Inwere Oyiri Cha Chaa
Jesus (onyeoma) (onyeoma)
Jesus (onyema) 2x
Omemma eyy
Odogwu oo onyeoma
Onye mji emeonu
nwanne otu onye
Jesus
Onyeoma (Jesus) Onyeoma
Chimee (Onyeoma)
Onyeoma odogwu mee
Onyeoma obi moo
Nwanne otu onye
Jesus Onyeoma
Chi mee
Onyeoma mji emeonu oh
Odogwu mee
Onyeoma obi moo
(Jesus) Eyy

Repeat Chorus:

I have never seen who is greater than you
I’ve never seen (Ohh) who is greater than you (Ohh)
You are more than what people say
Amongst other Gods
Your difference is (clear)
(your difference is clear)
I’ve never seen oh yes
(Unchangeable God) eyee

Odogwu Odgwu
(you are more than what people say)
My beautiful Jesus
Among other Gods your difference is clear
I’ve never seen
(My worthy Jesus)
you are more than what people say
(Omnipotent God)
I have never seen who is greater than you
I’ve never seen (Ohh) who is greater than you (Ohh)
You are more than what people say
Amongst other Gods
Your difference is (clear)

Broadcast will air exclusively on TBN and The TBN App, Friday, October 20th, 2023 at 8:00p.m. ET and 10:00p.m. ET

WHO:

Host: Tauren Wells

Performers: Brandon Lake, Elevation Worship, FOR KING + COUNTRY & Jordin Sparks, Lauren Daigle, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Zach Williams & Walker Hayes and more.

Presenters: Chris Tomlin, Christine D’Clario, Dennis Quaid, Julie Chen Moonves, Naomi Raine, Pastor Michael Todd and more.

See the full list of performers and presenters at www.DoveAwards.com

WHAT:

The 54th Annual GMA Dove Awards will feature artists from every style of Gospel/Christian music coming together to celebrate the collective impact of the genre. The 54th 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.

WHEN:

The GMA Dove Awards will air exclusively on TBN and The TBN App, Friday, October 20th at 8:00 p.m. ET and 10:00 p.m. ET and the audio simulcast will air on SiriusXM’s The Message (ch. 63) and on the SiriusXM App. An encore presentation of the broadcast will air on TBN October 27th, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. ET and 10:00 p.m. ET.