Lauren Daigle takes top honors – Dove Awards recap

Mark Lowry & Bill Gaither on stage at the Dove Awards (photo: Terry Wyatt, Anna Webber/Getty)

Select quotes from the evening:
“We are all one tonight, and that is love amplified” -Tye Tribbett

“So the design of this whole thing is not celebrity…it’s to take this love story around the globe.” -for KING & COUNTRY

“What I’m most proud of is what this recognition says about the genre of Christian music. Christian music as a whole is what is being recognized today. This signals that the church is alive and well.” – Chris Tomlin accepting SoundExchange Digital Radio Award

“In worship and with songs we are helping to declare truth” –Kari Jobe