Provident Entertainment Awarded 21 Trophies At The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards
The Provident Entertainment family of artists, labels, films, songwriters, and publishers is pleased to announce they won 21 GMA Dove Awards during the 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards.
The wins came from across several Provident Entertainment entities â Provident Label Group, RCA Inspiration, Distribution, Films, and Essential Music Publishing. RCAI artist DOE walked away with multiple awards, as did songwriter and producer Jason Ingram.Â
The 53rd annual event was held Tuesday, October 18 at Lipscomb Universityâs Allen Arena and aired this evening on Trinity Broadcast Network (TBN) and the TBN app. The theme for this yearâs awards was Sound Of Heaven.
Provident Entertainment went into the awards show with multiple nominations in 22 categories. Top nominations included Matthew West with seven, six for producer and songwriter Jonathan Smith, five noms for Chris Brown and Steven Furtick of Elevation Worship, and four for breakout artist DOE, including New Artist of the Year. Zach Williams was nominated for Artist of the Year, while breakout artist Ryan Ellis was for New Artist of the Year.
Voted on by the GMA Professional Membership, this yearâs nominees were chosen from over 2,000 submitted entries and include a wide range of creativity and artistic integrity in both artist and non-artist categories.
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (NON-ARTIST)
Jason Ingram
SOUTHERN GOSPEL RECORDED SONG OF THE YEAR
âMy Feet Are On The Rockâ â Gaither Vocal Band; (Writers) Josh Brownleewe, Matthew Hein, Abbie Parker, Lindsey Sweat
SOUTHERN GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Keeping On â Ernie Haase & Signature Sound; (Producers) Kris Crunk, Brian Eads, Wayne Haun
INSPIRATIONAL ALBUM SONG OF THE YEAR
Be Still & Know â Jordan Smith; (Producer) Cason Cooley
WORSHIP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Hymn Of Heaven â Phil Wickham; (Producers) Adrian Disch, Jason Ingram, Ran Jackson, Ricky Jackson, Taylor Johnson, Kyle Lee, Jonathan Smith
RAP/HIP HOP RECORDED SONG OF THE YEAR
âKing Jesusâ â KB; (Writers) Kevin Elijah Burgess, Quinten Coblentz, Dylan Alexander Phillips, Wesley Smith
CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Clarity â DOE; (Producers) Chuck Butler, Bryan Fowler, Israel Houghton, Darryl âLiLMaNâ Howell, Dewitt Jones, Dominique Jones, Judah Jones, Matt Maher, Jonathan McReynolds, Jerry M. Tate
GOSPEL WORSHIP RECORDED SONG OF THE YEAR
âBreatheâ â Maverick City Music feat. DOE, Jonathan McReynolds, Chandler Moore; (Writers) Pat Barrett, Dominique Jones, Jonathan McReynolds, Chandler Moore
[All bolded titles/names are affiliated with Provident Entertainment and its entities]
