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GMA PRESENTS SPECIAL CHRISTMAS EVENT LET US ADORE HIM: CHRISTMAS WORSHIP

        Hosts Francesca Battistelli and Pastor Mike Jr. with Christine D’Clario, Evvie McKinney, Jekalyn Carr, Riley Clemmons, Steven Curtis Chapman and The Isaacs to perform

     The broadcast will air exclusively on TBN and the TBN app, Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 8:00p.m. ET and December 23rd at 9:00pm ET

     The Gospel Music Association (GMA) has announced Let Us Adore Him: Christmas Worship, a special Christmas broadcast event featuring an array of timeless songs celebrating the birth of Jesus. Hosted by Francesca Battistelli and Pastor Mike Jr., performers include Christine D’Clario, Evvie McKinney, Jekalyn Carr, Riley Clemmons, Steven Curtis Chapman, and The Isaacs. Let Us Adore Him: Christmas Worship will air exclusively on TBN and the TBN app, Tuesday, December 20th at 7:00 p.m. CT, with an encore presentation on December 23rd, 2022 at 8:00p.m. CT.

     “We are thrilled to announce a new Christmas show this year, Let Us Adore Him: Christmas Worship. When Christ was born, angels appeared and praised Him proclaiming, ‘Glory to God in the Highest.’ Now, centuries later, we continue to respond with praise and adoration as we remember the most incredible gift of a Savior sent to redeem humanity.” --Jackie Patillo / President and Executive Director of the GMA

    For ways to watch TBN, please visit TBN’s Channel Finder here: http://bit.ly/FIND_TBN

      Let Us Adore Him: Christmas Worship is 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 is directing with Michael Nolan as scriptwriter.

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Mogar

"Shotguns are great for crowd control"

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The Fake AH Crew (Or at least Alex's version)

Ignore this if you want, this is more for me for when I actually get round to writing anything

Geoff Ramsay (Kingpin)

Backstory: Ex vet. that struggled to find work and was incredibly mistreated, causing him to become angry at society and people in power. Struggles with PTSD

Position: heist planner and founder

Sexuality/gender: queer male

Partner(s): Jack Patillo (occasionally)

Jack Patillo (Red)

Backstory: turned to a life of crime due to poverty and to get extra money for her surgery

Position: getaway driver and team mom

Sexuality/gender: bi transwoman

Partner(s): Geoff Ramsay (occasionally)

Ryan Haywood (Vagabond)

Backstory: digonosed with psychosis disorders at age 20, couldn't afford the medication and worked as a bounty hunter/assassin to pay for it

Position: weapons specialist and muscle

Sexuality/Gender: aromantic male with no sexual preference

Partner(s): Meg Turney (previous), Micheal Jones + Gavin Free (previous)

Micheal Jones (Mogar/Jersey Devil)

Backstory: controlling, abusive parents forced him into a life he didn't want to lead and he broke off to form a duo with Ray. Developed pryomania after he realised his father was scared of fire, becoming obsessed with it.

Position: explosives specialist

Sexuality/Gender: polyamourous male

Partner(s): Lindsey Jones, Gavin Free + Meg Turney

Gavin Free (Golden Boy/ Vav)

Backstory: after his mother died in a car accident, his father quickly remarried before dying of cancer. He was kicked around by his stepmom before her and her boyfriend had given up taking care of him and he was left on the streets of Los Santos. Developed kelptomania as a result of having to steal to survive

Position: negotiator and part time hacker

Sexuality/Gender: bi poly demiboy(???)

Partner(s): Meg Turney, Micheal Jones +Lindsey Jones

Jeremy Dooley (Rimmy Tim)

Backstory: after his neglectful parents gave up on him and his sister, the stress of taking care of her lead him to drugs. As soon as she turned 18, he moved to Los Santos to take part in the fighting rings to fuel his addiction and send money to her. He is now fighting his addiction with the help of his crewmembers.

Position: Brawler and bodyguard

Sexuality/Gender: bisexual male

Partner(s): Kat (last name unknown)

Lindsey Jones (Ruby Rose)

Backstory: grew up in the life as her father runs a gang back in Texas

Position: Brawler and wild card

Sexuality/gender: bi poly female

Partner(s): Micheal Jones, Meg Turney + Gavin Free

Trevor Collins (The Boss)

Backstory: has struggled with kelptomania and insomnia since his teens, became a thief for hire early on

Position: leader and organiser

Sexuality/Gender: Ace male

Partner(s): Barbara Dunckleman (?I can't spell)

Alfredo Diaz (Sauce)

Backstory: with the corruption in Los Santos, employers saw the surname Diaz and refused to hire him. Alfredo ended up becoming a merc out of desperation and is known as one of the best snipers out there

Position: sniper and backup

Sexuality/Gender: considers himself heterosexual but is open to try things

Partner(s): Jackie (also a merc who uses a false name)

Matt Bragg (Axial)

Backstory: grew up in a rough area and exposed to a lot at a young age. Briefly Jeremy's roommate/manager

Position: support and hacker

Sexuality/Gender: aroace male

Partner(s): none

Fiona Novia (Nova)

Backstory: parents were mercenaries who died when she was young. After finding out the truth, Fiona wanted revenge.

Position: currently a runner and spy/scout

Sexuality/Gender: bi female (I think fionas bi? I know I've headcannoned some but I'm not sure either way)

Partner(s): none

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GMA Foundation Announces Hall of Fame Inductees and Honors Recipients

GMA Foundation Announces Hall of Fame Inductees and Honors Recipients

CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2017 AT LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY’S ALLEN ARENA (more…)

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First Round Of Performers Announced For The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards

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. For ways to watch TBN, please visit TBN’s Channel Finder here: http://bit.ly/FIND_TBN 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. Read the full article

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Grammy-winning gospel singer Kirk Franklin says he is boycotting the Christian music Dove Awards, the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), and the Gospel Music Association "until tangible plans are put in place to protect and champion diversity," after part of his acceptance speech addressing police brutality was edited out.

After calling for prayers for a Fort Worth, Texas woman was killed by a police officer the weekend of the awards show, the "Love Theory" singer said history is repeating itself. A similar incident happened when he won the award in 2016 and was told he would not be censored again.

On Monday night he said he was "heartbroken" and felt like quitting after what happened on TBN.

"During that [2016] awards speech, I felt the responsibility as a Christian and a man of color, to address the civil unrest at that time that was plaguing our country with the killings of Philando Castile and Walter Scott, just to name a few, by white police officers, and at the same time the horrific killing of five Dallas police officers by an African-American," Franklin said in a video on Instagram.

"I called upon the audience to join me in remembering that as Christians when we say nothing, we're saying something," he recalled. "After a standing ovation, we prayed, stood in unity for all the families affected by those tragedies." That moment, Franklin said felt like a "shift in the climate of our separate worlds." But it was a moment that was edited out of the 2016 Dove Awards show.

Franklin feels an unfortunate sense of déjà vu in 2019 and is not standing for it. He said the goal of his boycott is "reconciliation as well as accountability," adding that he wants to hold those in leadership accountable for issues that have been in this country from "colonialism to Jim Crow."

While he said he isn't calling on anyone to join him, he has garnered support from Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King, as well as fellow artists Rapper Lecrae, Marvin Sapp, contemporary Christian artist Natalie Grant and an avalanche of other gospel and secular artists, Christian Post reported.

The Gospel Music Association said in a statement it's working toward addressing Franklin's concerns.

"We would like to publicly acknowledge that we are deeply apologetic for the missteps that happened relating to the editing of Kirk Franklin’s Dove Awards acceptance speech," said Jackie Patillo, president and executive director of the Gospel Music Association. "We accept the responsibility of our error. Although completely unintentional, we understand it caused great harm and deeply wounded many in the African American and Gospel community."

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Kirk Franklin Says He’s Boycotting The Dove Awards For Editing His Speech (Again), Lecrae Stands With Him

Gospel musician Kirk Franklin says he’s boycotting the Gospel Music Association Dove Awards because they edited out parts of his speech that addressed police brutality. Fellow gospel singer Lecrae says he’s standing with him. More inside…

Kirk Franklin is fed up with the Gospel Music Association Dove Awards. The reason? Well, the association edited not one, but two of his acceptance speeches on different occasions, taking out very important issues he wanted to address before the masses.

So since they keep editing out his speeches, he’s done with them. For good. The "Lean On Me" musician discovered his acceptance speech was heavily edited for television, omitting key points from his message. Kirk won the Gospel Artist of the Year Award at the 50th Annual GMA Dove Awards held October 15th in Nashville. The awards show aired on Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) on October 20th.

Apparently, they took out his remarks about police brutality, specifically what he said about Atatiana Jefferson, the 28-year-old black woman who was shot and killed inside her home by a Fort Worth, TX police officer.

Kirk then decided to post a video on Instagram to air out his frustrations with the Dove Awards committee and TBN reps. The thing is, this isn’t the first time the GMA & TBN edited his speech. In 2016, he won Best Gospel Artist at the Dove Awards and they edited his acceptance speech where he addressed the shooting of both police officers and black men (like Philando Castile) in general.

"I asked everyone in the audience and those viewing to join me in prayer for not only Atatiana's family, including her 8-year-old nephew who witnessed the killing, but also for the family of the police officer. Last week, during the airing of the awards on the same network, again, that part of my speech was edited out."

He said he made the decision to not attend any events that are affiliated with the Dove Awards, GMA or TBN until tangible plans are put in place.

He continued, “Not only did they edit my speech, they edited the African American experience."

The 49-year-old musician said he isn’t asking anyone to join him in the boycott. He said this is his personal choice to take a stand "and hold responsible those in positions of power to acknowledge the issues in our separate communities that have existed from colonialism to Jim Crow."

Peep his announcement below:

          View this post on Instagram

                      A post shared by Kirk Franklin (@kirkfranklin) on Oct 28, 2019 at 7:27am PDT

  Several celebs responded to his video in the comments section, saying they were standing with him in the boycott.

"I only came (to the Doves) cause you came,"  gospel rapper Lecrae posted in his comments. "You know I’m out."

"I support you!," former Destiny's Child singer/gospel singer Michelle Williams said.

"Thank you Kirk. Standing with you," journalist Shaun King wrote.

Following Kirk's video being posted, the Gospel Music Association issued an apology.

"We would like to publicly acknowledge that we are deeply apologetic for the missteps that happened relating to the editing of Kirk Franklin's Dove Awards acceptance speech," said Jackie Patillo, the association president, in an official statement.

"It left a general perception that we are not concerned with key social issues that affect people of color. It is not our intent to disregard or silence any of our artists, and we are deeply saddened by this perception and are committed to change this."

Hmm...we def get they have to edit down speeches to make sure the show fits in the time slot, but it's very telling how both times, him addressing police brutality was edited it out. Thoughts?

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Nominations For The 50th Annual GMA Dove Awards Unveiled

The Gospel Music Association (GMA) announced today the nominees for the 50th Annual GMA Dove Awards, revealed exclusively on Facebook 'Live' with the help of Natalie Grant, Jekalyn Carr and Karen Peck. This historic celebration will take place on Tuesday, October 15 in Nashville, Tennessee. Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) will exclusively air the show on Sunday, October 20, 8 p.m. EST / 5 p.m. PST. Voting for the final winners will run August 21 through August 28.  Lauren Daigle leads artist nominations with six, followed by for KING & COUNTRY and Kirk Franklin with five. Crowder, Phil Wickham, Tasha Cobbs Leonard and TobyMac each honored with four nods. Top nominated writer/producer Wayne Haun scored 10 nominations. View the full list of nominees here. "Congratulations to this year’s Dove Award nominees!” GMA President Jackie Patillo said. "This year, to commemorate our golden anniversary, we will celebrate some iconic Dove Awards moments from the last 50 years. This milestone reminds us all of the extraordinary people whose shoulders we are standing on today and how the sound has evolved over the years!” The 50th celebration will be a powerful evening of high-energy and unforgettable vocal events paying tribute to 50 years of special appearances and sensational stage highlights over the decades. Performances representing modern Rock, Rap/Hip Hop, Pop/Contemporary, Inspirational, Southern Gospel, Bluegrass, Country, Worship and more will make up an evening praising the rich musical diversity from the past, present and future of Gospel and Christian music. Nominees are determined by GMA’s professional members, and winners will be voted on by the entire GMA membership. For more information or to purchase tickets to the show, visit www.doveawards.com. Read the full article

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New Post has been published on https://toldnews.com/technology/entertainment/correction-stellar-awards-story/

Correction: Stellar Awards story

In a story March 30 about the Stellar Gospel Music Awards, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Jonathan McReynolds won six awards. He won eight.

A corrected version of the story is below:

Jonathan McReynolds wins big at Stellar Gospel Music Awards

Jonathan McReynolds wins big at Stellar Gospel Music Awards during a ceremony that also included a posthumous tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jonathan McReynolds was the top winner at the Stellar Gospel Music Awards, taking home eight trophies during a ceremony that included a posthumous tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin.

Thanks to his album “Make Room,” Chicago gospel artist McReynolds was crowned artist of the year Friday night and his song “Not Lucky” was named song of the year. He also took home honors for best contemporary male vocalist, contemporary CD and producer of the year.

Jekalyn Carr was named female vocalist of the year and The Walls Group won the award for duo/chorus group of the year. The best new artist trophy went to Jabari Johnson.amc

The tribute to Franklin was performed by Kelly Price, Regina Belle and Erica Campbell. Members of Franklin’s family were presented with the inaugural Aretha Franklin ICON Award.

Gospel legend Delores Washington Green of The Caravans was given the Legend Award. And James Robinson Jr., Jackie Patillo and Phil Thornton were inducted into the Stellar Honors Hall of Fame.

Kirk Franklin returned to host the live taping of the awards show at Las Vegas’ Orleans Arena. The Stellar Awards will be telecast on BET on April 21.

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Online: http://www.thestellarawards.com

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How Christian Music Can Help Heal the Racial Divide

[caption id="attachment_422315" align="aligncenter" width="550"] (SCREENSHOT: YOUTUBE) TobyMac, Mandisa and Kirk Franklin team up for new video, "Bleed The Same," Jan 2018.[/caption] It's been nearly two years since Kirk Franklin's Gospel Artist of the Year acceptance speech at the 47th annual GMA Dove Awards challenged fellow Christian music artists to help promote racial healing. With recent studies proving that Americans view racism as a "big problem" in the nation, can Christian music help heal racial divides? The number of Americans who view racism as an issue in the country has doubled since 2011, according to the Pew Research Center. In findings released last August, Pew revealed that 58 percent of Americans now view racism as a problem, up from 28 percent six years ago. In 2016, Franklin, the recording artist, composer and head of the Fo Yo Soul Recordings gospel music label, received a standing ovation at one of the biggest award shows in Christian music when he prayed that industry peers would come together as believers to "control the narrative" concerning racism. "When police are killed, we need to say something. When black boys are killed, we need to say something, and when we don't say something, we are saying something," Franklin said at the Dove Awards in 2016. "I beseech you brothers in a spirit of humility, at our concerts, in our churches, I beg of you, let's ask the people that we are accountable and stand in front of — let's do it like Nineveh — and ask the people to pray with us for racial healing. Let's don't stay silent on it." Jackie Patillo, president and executive director of the Gospel Music Association who puts the Dove Awards together, remembers the moment well. "I couldn't have scripted that. It was a powerful moment," she told The Christian Post. "I was grateful that he was willing to address his music community and the world in such a bold, significant way. We are the light of the world, we are supposed to not be afraid to address any issue." The message proved to resonate with the Christian music community in instances like contemporary Christian music singer Mandisa using a portion of Franklin's speech in her song "Bleed the Same." "We all bleed the same, we're more beautiful when we come together," she sings on the track featuring TobyMac. "We all bleed the same, so tell me why, tell me why we're divided." While Franklin boldy prayed that the Christian music industry would do its part to end racism, a 2015 study published in the Journal of Communication and Religion revealed that collaboration between industry artists could help. "An implication of this study is that collaborative efforts of artists from both contemporary Christian music and gospel could de-racialize and therefore de-stigmatize each genre," the study, conducted by University of Cincinnati assistant professor of communication Omotayo Banjo and Kesha Morant Williams, assistant professor of communication arts and sciences at Penn State Berks, revealed. In recent months, a number of artists from different racial backgrounds and genres have come together to collaborate, including Matt Redman and Tasha Cobbs Leonard in the song "Gracefully Broken," released last year. In February, Elevation Worship also showcased collaborative efforts when the CCM worship group teamed up with Israel Houghton and gospel music artists Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Travis Greene, Tye Tribbett, Kierra Sheard, and The Walls Group to reimagine songs for an album called Elevation Collective. Jason Crabb is no stranger to collaborating with artists who do not look or sound like him musically. He previously joined Pastor Donnie McClurkin and the Clark family with his southern gospel singing group, The Crabb Family, to perform a gospel medley on TBN. Crabb explained the importance of Christian musicians coming together to help mend divides that exist. "If we are carriers of the Gospel and Christian music, the Good News, how could we not fight anything that divides us? It's a love issue — it has nothing to do with color, but media, politics have driven a divide in us," he told CP. "If we say we have the love of Christ in us, we are called to love everyone. Coming together with artists of all colors, genres, and styles is important as we show unity in the body of Christ and I think that's important." Across the country, most churches are segregated with eight-in-10 American congregants attending services at a place of worship represented by a single race, according to a 2014 Pew report. While a number of artists might be willing to collaborate, gospel singer Todd Dulaney believes the motivation for this type of collaboration begins in the church. "It has to start on Sunday mornings," said Dulaney, the singer whose album Your Great Name topped the Billboard Gospel Album Charts earlier this year. "If we just started by actually getting to know each other on Sunday mornings and not running from each other because it's not your own." Click here to read more. SOURCE: The Christian Post - Christine Thomasos

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Jackie Patillo the President and Executive Director for the Gospel Music Association and Foundation #doveawards #2017❤️ #ELEV8MediaGroup #ELEV8Magazine #ntpragency #RYZEMagazine

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2013 Dove Award Wrap Up

After a 2-year production run in Atlanta, Georgia, the Gospel Music Association (GMA) returned to…

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Erica Campbell & Chris Tomlin To Co-Host The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards

The Gospel Music Association is pleased to announce Erica Campbell and Chris Tomlin as the hosts for the 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards. The GMA Dove Awards are happening live and in person in Nashville, TN, October 18th, 2022. 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. “So honored to be a part of Christian and Gospel music‘s biggest night,” says Erica Campbell. “Let’s bring healing to this broken world, and encourage us all in the process to keep sharing the gospel! I’m so excited to host this year’s Dove Awards alongside Chris Tomlin. This is going to be great!” “What an honor it is to co-host this years Dove Awards alongside Erica Campbell,” shared Chris. “I have been fortunate enough to attend the Doves for many years and each time I am reminded of the power of a song. I have always said songs are like arrows out of a bow…. you never know how far they will go, how far they will reach, and how God is going to use them and I’m so excited to have the opportunity to celebrate not only the incredible artists, but also all the writers, producers, musicians, and teams that work passionately to create something that truly has an eternal impact.” Erica Campbell (half of the gospel duo Mary Mary) is a multi-platinum artist, TV personality and host of the nationally syndicated radio show Get Up! Mornings with Erica Campbell. She is a five-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist with 16 Stellar Awards, three NAACP Image Awards, two American Music Awards, four Soul Train Awards and 13 Dove Awards. GRAMMY Award-winning artist Chris Tomlin, heralded as the “most often sung artist in the world” by TIME magazine, has inspired and uplifted an entire generation of believers. He has 17 #1 singles, has sold 12 million albums with 5.6 Billion career streams, won a GRAMMY, three Billboard Music Awards and 27 Dove Awards. 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. 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. For the complete list of nominees, visit dovewards.com. Read the full article

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44th Annual Dove Awards: Music, Pastor Rick Warren, David Cerullo & More

Salem Communications announced a partnership with the Gospel Music Association to co-present the…

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Matthew West, Maverick City Music, Anne Wilson, FOR KING + COUNTRY, Phil Wickham Lead Artist Nominations for 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards

     Nominees revealed by Chris Tomlin, Jimmie Allen, Erica Campbell and more in livestream event

    The GMA Dove Awards Nashville event will be held October 18th and will air exclusively on TBN and the TBN app, Friday, October 21st, 2022 at 7:00p.m. CT.

      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.

   Chris Tomlin. Screen grab on livestream.

            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.”

    Justin Fratt, Executive Vice President. Screen grab on livestream.

         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 7:00p.m. CT, with an encore presentation on October 28th, 2022 at 7:00p.m. CT.

    Below is the list of nominations announced during today’s livestream. Read the complete list of nominees here.

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52nd Annual GMA Dove Award Nominees Announced

(Nashville, Tenn. (August 11, 2021) – The Gospel Music Association is pleased to announce nominees for the 52nd Annual GMA Dove Awards. Top nominations include Steven Furtick with ten (10) nominations, Chris Brown with nine (9), Wayne Haun with eight (8), seven (7) nominations each for Elevation Worship and Brandon Lake, six (6) to for KING & COUNTRY and five (5) nods to CeCe Winans, Ed Cash, Tiffany Hammer (Hudson) and Zach Williams. Voted on by the GMA Professional Membership, this year’s nominees were chosen from over 4,600 submitted entries and include a wide range of creativity and artistic integrity in both artist and non-artist categories.

Nominees were announced in a star-studded livestream eventfeaturing Alex Campos, John Cooper, Bill & Gloria Gaither, Kari Jobe, Brian & Jenn Johnson, Jonathan McReynolds, Wande and Tauren Wells. The announcement premiered on the GMA Dove Awards YouTube and Facebook pages with clips on the Dove Awards Instagram and TikTok.

“We are thrilled to welcome back an in-person Dove Awards this year and equally excited about our impressive list of nominees,” says GMA President Jackie Patillo. “As we continue to celebrate the immense creativity and diversity within our community, we’re looking forward to an awards program this year’s nominees deserve.”

GMA President Jackie Patillo

Voting for the final winners will run August 19th through August 26th. The GMA Dove Awards are happening live and in person in Nashville, TN, October 19th, 2021. A limited number of tickets and Fan Experiences are still available. The broadcast will air exclusively on TBN, Friday, October 22nd, 2021 8:00p.m. ET and then again at 10:00p.m. ET.

Below is the list of nominations announced during today’s livestream. For the complete list of nominees, visit doveawards.com.

For official social media assets, click here. Images of top nominees can be found here. Logos for the 52nd Annual GMA Dove Awards are located here.

Song of the Year “Another In The Fire” (Writers) Chris Davenport, Joel Houston “Famous For (I Believe)” (Writers) Alexis Slifer, Chuck Butler, Jordan Sapp, Krissy Nordhoff, Tauren Wells “Graves Into Gardens” (Writers) Steven Furtick, Chris Brown, Tiffany Hudson, Brandon Lake “Speak To Me” (Writers) Donnie McClurkin, Jeremy Hicks, Johnta Austin, Troy Taylor “Thank You For It All” (Writers) Aaron Lindsey, Christopher Thomas Leach, Jamone Davis, Marvin Sapp “The Blessing” (Writers) Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe, Steven Furtick “The Father’s House” (Writers) Benjamin Hastings, Cory Asbury, Ethan Hulse “There Was Jesus” (Writers) Jonathan Smith, Casey Beathard, Zach Williams “TOGETHER” (Writers) Joel Smallbone, Josh Kerr, Kirk Franklin, Luke Smallbone, Ran Jackson, Ricky Jackson “Truth Be Told” (Writers) AJ Pruis, Matthew West

Lauren Daigle

Artist of the Year Elevation Worship for KING & COUNTRY Lauren Daigle Phil Wickham Zach Williams

New Artist of the Year Brandon Lake CAIN Dante Bowe Hope Darst Maverick City Music

Gospel Artist of the Year CeCe Winans Jonathan McReynolds Kirk Franklin Tasha Cobbs Leonard Travis Greene

Southern Gospel Artist of the Year Ernie Haase & Signature Sound Gaither Vocal Band Jason Crabb Joseph Habedank Triumphant Quartet

Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year “Famous For (I Believe)” – Tauren Wells “Good God Almighty” – Crowder “Hold On To Me” – Lauren Daigle “There Was Jesus” – Zach Williams, ft. Dolly Parton “TOGETHER” – for KING & COUNTRY, ft. Kirk Franklin & Tori Kelly

Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year “First Church of Mercy” – The Sound “I Just Feel Like Something Good Is About to Happen” – Gaither Vocal Band “My King is Known By Love” – Crabb Family “Religion Isn’t Working” – Joseph Habedank “Wake Up” – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year “I Got It” – Pastor Mike Jr. “joyful” – Dante Bowe “Never Lost” – CeCe Winans “Speak To Me” – Koryn Hawthorne “Touch from You” – Tamela Mann

Worship Recorded Song of the Year “Battle Belongs” – Phil Wickham “God So Loved” – We The Kingdom “Graves Into Gardens” – Elevation Worship, ft. Brandon Lake “Jireh” – Elevation Worship / Maverick City Music, ft. Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine “Peace Be Still” – Hope Darst

Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year 3:34 – Zauntee Feared By Hell – Social Club Misfits His Glory Alone – KB Restoration – Lecrae The Divine Storm – Ty Brasel

Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year Chris Tomlin & Friends – Chris Tomlin Holy Water – We The Kingdom Inhale (exhale) – MercyMe No Stranger – Natalie Grant To Love A Fool – Cory Asbury

Bluegrass/Country/Roots Album of the Year Alone With My Faith – Harry Connick, Jr. Little More Love – Jordan Family Band My Savior – Carrie Underwood Peace At Last – Nelons Songs of the Times – Isaacs

Spanish Language Album of the Year Desesperado (Spanish) – Evan Craft Mil Generaciones – Miel San Marcos, Essential Worship Renovada – EP – Blanca Todos Mis Mejores Amigos – Hillsong Young & Free, Hillsong En Español Uno – Alex Zurdo – Redimi2 – Funky

Worship Album of the Year Graves Into Gardens – Elevation Worship Old Church Basement – Elevation Worship / Maverick City Music Revival’s In The Air – Bethel Music The Blessing (Live) – Kari Jobe The People Tour: Live from Madison Square Garden – Hillsong UNITED

Inspirational Film of the Year A Week Away Fatima Mahalia My Brother’s Keeper QUEEN ESTHER

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