\u201cI have decided to take a stance of non-participation. I will not be attending the Doves or the Grammys.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ironically, the only way Frank won Artist of The Year was through personally submitting his music to the Gospel Music Association. Numerous people noted that incongruity on Instagram.<\/p>\n
Your tax-deductible gift supports our mission of reporting the truth and restoring the church. Donate $50 or more to The Roys Report this month, and you can elect to receive receive an ebook of \u201cUnderstanding Spiritual Abuse: What It Is and How to Respond\u201d by Karen Roudkovski, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Frank\u2019s stance made national headlines when it was featured Friday in People Magazine<\/a>. It also caused a ripple of discomfort across Nashville. Artists like Mike Donehey of Tenth Avenue North, Dan Bremnes, and Austin Cain all posted responses on their social media channels, saying they didn\u2019t attend the Dove Awards for notoriety, but to celebrate their friends and support artists.<\/p>\n Mainstream rapper Jelly Roll (aka Jason Bradley Deford) asked why Frank was willing to still receive profits from his craft.<\/p>\n \u201cI love that you said, \u2018I don\u2019t want to get a trophy for something that\u2019s from Jesus for Jesus\u2019 which is awesome \u2013 but also make MILLIONS of dollars doing that same thing that is From Jesus for Jesus,\u201d Jelly Roll said.<\/p>\n Frank has been a bit of an outlier in the industry ever since he fractured<\/a> two back vertebrae in July and wrote a song about it called \u201cLemonade.\u201d<\/p>\n After many prayers were posted for Frank, he said his back was healed<\/a>, but not before rocker Crowder, country singer Cory Asbury and Matthew West made follow-up jokes about their own injuries online. In August, Crowder announced that he broke his left leg, apparently while grilling meat, and had emergency surgery. He posted about the incident online<\/a> and tongue-in-cheek thanked Frank for his prayers.<\/p>\n West joined the shenanigans after he received a bee sting on his left finger, releasing the now-deleted song \u201cHoney.\u201d Asbury then took it a step further, and made a video about his recent vasectomy.<\/p>\n Frank responded with another video<\/a>, saying he took offense to Asbury\u2019s joke. West and Asbury removed their posts and apologized to Frank online<\/a>. Frank and Asbury later collaborated on a song \u201cMisunderstood.\u201d<\/p>\n Frank\u2019s boycott was on the minds of some at the Dove Awards and host and artist Tauren Wells seemed to clearly address Frank\u2019s concerns about trophies.<\/p>\n \u201cWithout Jesus we have no songs to sing. Without Jesus we have no stories to tell. We have no scripts to write, no books. We have no platforms. We have no Instagram followers. We have no subscribers. We have nothing to celebrate if it had not been for the Lord who is on your side,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cBut because of Jesus, we have everything to celebrate . . . It is not about us. It\u2019s not about our songs or our creativity; it\u2019s about Jesus\u2019 songs and about Jesus\u2019 story.\u201d<\/p>\n When gospel great CeCe Winans accepted the award for Gospel Song of the Year, she backed Wells up in responding to Frank\u2019s concerns.<\/p>\n \u201cLike Tauren said earlier,\u00a0we don\u2019t do what we do for this (award), we do what we do for Jesus,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe get a chance to worship all over the world and do what we do. We have an awesome responsibility to bring as many people as we can when Jesus returns . . . Let\u2019s remember why we do what we do so God would be glorified and so that as many souls as possible would come to know who Jesus is.\u201d<\/p>\n Thousands of artists and guests were in the arena for the event, hosted by the Gospel Music Association. It has been a rough year for the industry, which has grappled with the fallout of sexual assault allegations against former Newsboys frontman Michael Tait<\/a> and subsequently a lost record deal for the band.<\/p>\n The big winner at the Dove Awards was Brandon Lake, who took home five awards. He was performing his award-winning song \u201cHard Fought Hallelujah\u201d with Jelly Roll when water \u2014 or rain in the indoor arena \u2014 began pouring down on the stage on the men and their band.<\/p>\n They continued performing anyway, which galvanized the audience.<\/p>\n \t\t![\"forrest](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Forrest-Frank-wide.jpg\")
In October 2024, Forrest Frank performs at the 55th Annual GMA Dove Awards in Nashville, Tennessee. (Courtesy Photo)<\/p>\n![\"brandon](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Dove-Awards-2025-Brandon-Lake-Jelly-Roll-1-1024x1024.jpg\")
On Oct. 7, 2025, Brandon Lake and Jelly Roll perform the\u00a0GMA Dove Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo: Instagram)<\/p>\n![\"dove](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cece-Winans-Dove-Awards-2025.jpg\")
On Oct. 7, 2025, CeCe Winans performs the\u00a0GMA Dove Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo: Facebook)<\/p>\n![\"dove](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Brandon-Lake-Jelly-Roll-Dove-Awards-2025-1024x728.jpg\")
On Oct. 7, 2025, Brandon Lake and Jelly Roll perform the\u00a0GMA Dove Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo: Facebook)<\/p>\n![\"jessica](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jessica-Morris-150x150.jpg\")
Jessica Morris<\/a>\u00a0is a music\u00a0journalist<\/a>, podcaster and author based in Melbourne, Australia.<\/p>\n