50th Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominees Announced Ross Cluver August 14, 2019 Nashville, TN (August 14, 2019) 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. “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. See the full list of the 2019 nominees here: http://doveawards.com/awards/2019-nominees Artist of the Year for KING & COUNTRY Hillsong UNITED Lauren Daigle MercyMe TobyMac Song of the Year “Counting Every Blessing” Rend Collective “Everything” TobyMac “Joy.” for KING & COUNTRY “Known” Tauren Wells “Living Hope Phil Wickham “Only Jesus” Casting Crowns “Red Letters” Crowder “The Breakup Song” Francesca Battistelli “Who You Say I Am” Hillsong Worship “Won’t He Do It” Koryn Hawthorne “You Say” Lauren Daigle New Artist of the Year Aaron Cole Austin French Josh Baldwin Kelontae Gavin Riley Clemmons Gospel Artist of the Year Jekalyn Carr Kirk Franklin Koryn Hawthorne Tasha Cobbs Leonard Travis Greene Worship Song of the Year “Build My Life” Bethel Music “Living Hope” Bethel Music “Surrounded (Fight My Battles)” UPPERROOM “Who You Say I Am” Hillsong Music “Yes I Will” Vertical Worship Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year “Only Jesus” Casting Crowns “God Only Knows” for KING & COUNTRY “The Breakup Song” Francesca Battisteli “You Say” Lauren Daigle “Known” Tauren Wells Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year “Blessings On Blessings” Anthony Brown & group therAPy “Make Room” Jonathan McReynolds “Love Theory” Kirk Franklin “Unstoppable” Koryn Hawthorne “My God (feat. Mr. Talkbox)” Nashville Life Music Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year “Longing For Home” Ernie Haase & Signature Sound “We Are All God’s Children” Gaither Vocal Bands “How Great Thou Art (feat. Sonya Isaacs)” Josh Turner “I Know I’ll Be There” Karen Peck & New River “Even Me” Triumphant Quartet Inspirational Film of the Year Breakthrough Indivisible Run The Race Unbroken: Path to Redemption Unplanned Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
