Phil Wickham, Brandon Lake, and Josiah Queen emerged with major honors at the 57th Annual GMA Dove Awards, while Jamie MacDonald claimed New Artist of the Year. Held October 6 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena and broadcast October 9 on TBN and TBN+, the ceremony celebrated Christian and gospel music under the theme "Together For One," with Tauren Wells returning as host for a fourth consecutive year.
Wickham secured Artist of the Year and Worship Album of the Year for Song Of The Saints. Queen's "Dusty Bibles" earned both Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year, with its Song of the Year honor recognizing writers Josiah Queen, Zac Lawson, Dylan Thomas, and John Michael Howell.
Lake's wins stretched across songwriting, albums, and a country collaboration. He received Songwriter of the Year (Artist), won Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year for King Of Hearts, and shared Country/Roots Recorded Song of the Year with Lainey Wilson for "The Jesus I Know Now." Jacob Sooter received Songwriter of the Year (Non-Artist), while Jonathan Smith took Producer of the Year.
Gospel honorees included Tasha Cobbs Leonard, whose TASHA won Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year and whose John Legend collaboration "Church" earned Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year. CeCe Winans and Todd Dulaney won Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year for "More Than This [Radio Edit]," while Jonathan McReynolds and Jamal Roberts received Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year for "Still (Live)."
The winners also reflected the reach of faith-centered music across genres and media. Daddy Yankee won Spanish Language Album of the Year for Lamento en Baile, indie tribe's "ROB HELL" took the rap song award, and Jeremy Camp's Skillet collaboration "No Survivors" won in the rock song category. DAVID earned both Feature Film of the Year and the Christmas/Special Event Album award for its soundtrack, while The Chosen won Television Series of the Year.
Below is the complete list of 39 category winners published by the Gospel Music Association.
General Awards
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Artist of the Year: Phil Wickham
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New Artist of the Year: Jamie MacDonald
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Song of the Year: "Dusty Bibles" - writers Josiah Queen, Zac Lawson, Dylan Thomas, and John Michael Howell
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Songwriter of the Year (Artist): Brandon Lake
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Songwriter of the Year (Non-Artist): Jacob Sooter
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Producer of the Year: Jonathan Smith
Recorded Song Awards
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Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year: "ROB HELL" - indie tribe, nobigdyl., Torey D'Shaun, featuring Jon Keith
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Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year: "No Survivors" - Jeremy Camp, featuring Skillet
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Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year: "Dusty Bibles" - Josiah Queen
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Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year: "The Blessing" - Andrea Bocelli, Cody Carnes, and Kari Jobe
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Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year: "No Rock" - Jeff & Sheri Easter
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Country/Roots Recorded Song of the Year: "The Jesus I Know Now" - Brandon Lake and Lainey Wilson
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Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year: "Broken Angels" - The Grascals and Dolly Parton
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Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year: "Still (Live)" - Jonathan McReynolds and Jamal Roberts
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Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year: "Church" - Tasha Cobbs Leonard and John Legend
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Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year: "More Than This [Radio Edit]" - CeCe Winans, featuring Todd Dulaney
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Spanish Language Recorded Song of the Year: "Tu Voz" - Sarai Rivera
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Spanish Language Worship Recorded Song of the Year: "Solo Hay Uno" - Joel Rocco and Enoc Parra
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Worship Recorded Song of the Year: "God I'm Just Grateful" - Elevation Worship and Chandler Moore
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Children's Recorded Song of the Year: "Follow The Light" - Brandon Engman, Phil Wickham, and Angel
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Christmas Recorded Song of the Year: "We Three Kings" - We Are Messengers
Album Awards
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Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year: COULD BE TONIGHT - Hulvey
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Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year: Plastic Wine - Strings & Heart
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Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year: King Of Hearts - Brandon Lake
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Southern Gospel Album of the Year: Good Answers - Karen Peck & New River
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Bluegrass/Country/Roots Album of the Year: American Morning: Side A - EP - Chosen Road
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Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year: TASHA - Tasha Cobbs Leonard
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Traditional Gospel Album of the Year: Revival: Live in Dallas - Lisa Knowles-Smith & The Brown Singers
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Gospel Worship Album of the Year: Live at Redemption Church - Red Worship
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Spanish Language Album of the Year: Lamento en Baile - Daddy Yankee
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Worship Album of the Year: Song Of The Saints - Phil Wickham
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Christmas/Special Event Album of the Year: DAVID (Soundtrack from the Angel Original Film) - Various Artists
Creative, Video, Film, And Television Awards
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Musical/Choral Collection of the Year: We Shall Behold Him: A Tribute to Dottie Rambo - creators Bradley Knight, Dusty Wells, and Johnathan Crumpton; arranger and orchestrator Bradley Knight
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Recorded Music Packaging of the Year: Mt. Zion - Josiah Queen; art director Aaron Stearns; graphic artists Aaron Stearns, Nathan Blaine, and Trent Nicholson; photographer Rashun Ludgood
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Short Form Music Video of the Year (Concept): "World On Fire" - for KING & COUNTRY and Taylor Hill
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Short Form Music Video of the Year (Performance): "Have Your Way" - Katy Nichole
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Long Form Music Video of the Year: The Resurrection Of A King - Tommee Profitt
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Feature Film of the Year: DAVID - directors Brent Dawes and Phil Cunningham
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Television Series of the Year: The Chosen - director Dallas Jenkins
An encore presentation of the 57th Annual GMA Dove Awards is scheduled for October 16 at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Eastern. For the official winners list and viewing information, visit DoveAwards.com.
