{"id":369914,"date":"2026-10-10T19:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T19:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/369914\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T19:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T19:00:17","slug":"gma-dove-awards-winners-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/369914\/","title":{"rendered":"GMA Dove Awards Winners Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tOn Friday night (Oct. 9), the 57th annual GMA Dove Awards<\/a> aired on TBN and TBN+, as those in the Christian and Gospel music community gathered to honor some of the year\u2019s top artists, songs, albums and more. Hosted for the fourth consecutive year by singer-songwriter Tauren Wells, the event was held on Oct. 6 at Nashville\u2019s Bridgestone Arena.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tAmong the top winners were Phil Wickham<\/a>, Josiah Queen<\/a> and Brandon Lake<\/a>, with three wins each, while Tasha Cobbs Leonard <\/a>took home two honors.<\/p>\n

\n\tWickham was named artist of the year, while his album Song of the Saints was named worship album of the year and he won children\u2019s recorded song of the year for his work on \u201cFollow The Light.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cGod has given us reason after reason to worship him,\u201d Wickham said in accepting the worship album of the year honor, adding, \u201cTo be able to write songs with amazing people and to think that people sing them to Jesus blows my mind. That I get to write a song to Jesus and I have the honor of filling the mouths of believers with these songs\u2026I don\u2019t take one moment for granted. He is so worthy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tQueen earned accolades in categories including song of the year and pop\/contemporary recorded song of the year (both for \u201cDusty Bibles\u201d) and recorded music packaging of the year (for his album Mt. Zion). <\/p>\n

\n\tTaking the stage to accept the song of the year honor for \u201cDusty Bibles,\u201d Queen thanked his co-writers on the song, John Michael Howell, Zac Lawson, and Dylan Thomas.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe wrote this song two Dove Awards<\/a> ago, so it\u2019s an honor to be here,\u201d Queen said. \u201cI grew up following the Dove Awards because I looked up to so many of you writers and musicians. In saying that and getting this, it\u2019s a huge honor. The greatest honor I can have as a human is to serve Jesus.\u201d He added that faith helped him through hard times, saying, \u201cIt was opening up my Bible and spending time with Him that he completely changed my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLake earned accolades including songwriter of the year (artist), pop\/contemporary album of the year (King of Hearts), and country\/roots recorded song of the year, for \u201cThe Jesus I Know Now,\u201d with Lainey Wilson.<\/p>\n

\n\tTaking the stage to accept the win for \u201cThe Jesus I Know Now,\u201d Wilson said, \u201cThere\u2019s a line in the song that says, \u2018He says who I am and it ain\u2019t what I do.\u2019 I want to remind all the creators, we are not just singers. We\u2019re not just songwriters, we are connectors.\u201d Lake added, \u201cI\u2019m so thankful for you Lainey, and [co-writers] Emily [Weisband] and Luke [Laird] that we wrote the song with\u2026.I\u2019m thankful that we get to share this together.\u201d Earlier in the evening, Wilson and Lake had performed \u201cThe Jesus I Know Now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tCobbs Leonard won the contemporary Gospel album of the year for her project Tasha, as well as traditional Gospel recorded song of the year for \u201cChurch\u201d (which she also performed during the show). \u201cGod took me on a journey over the past year and a half\u2026I\u2019ve seen sides of Him that I\u2019ve never seen before,\u201d Cobbs Leonard said of working on the project, which was produced by Kenneth Leonard Jr. \u201cThe goodness of God and who He is is absolutely amazing,\u201d Cobbs Leonard said.<\/p>\n

\n\tJamie MacDonald, known for hits including \u201cLeft It In The River,\u201d won new artist of the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI spent two decades waiting tables and trying to write songs,\u201d MacDonald said. \u201cI was trying to heal after years of addiction and shame. I got ahold of a CeCe Winans record and it changed everything and I began singing the truth over myself\u2026.thank you for helping me to find my life\u2019s purpose\u2026thank you Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSeveral artists offered powerful performances during the evening. Amy Grant and Natalie Grant joined forces to honor the late singer-songwriter Dolly Parton.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWhat a rare artist\u2026she felt like she belonged to all of us,\u201d Amy Grant said from the stage. \u201cHer music crossed generations and genres and boundaries of all kinds, and faith was woven into who she was, how she lived, and the music she made.\u201d A video clip showed an older performance of Parton singing \u201cHow Great Thou Art,\u201d as Natalie Grant and Amy Grant then joined in singing the song together from the Bridgestone stage, which was awash in pink lighting. They ended by joining to sing Parton\u2019s \u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d as videos of Parton\u2019s past performances filled the screens.<\/p>\n

\n\tGrant also told Billboard in a statement, \u201cI have thought about Dolly and the impact she had on all of us so much since her passing. Being asked to speak about her and then joining Natalie for a performance was an honor in and of itself. From the beginning, Dolly\u2019s one request of [country singer] Porter [Wagoner] was that she be allowed to include a hymn or a Gospel song in each of their shows. Her roots in faith shaped who she was and how she lived. I appreciated getting to sing with Natalie Grant. Her voice captures the colors of the stratosphere, mine of the earth. Singing together, following Dolly, on the arrangement Natalie and Bernie [Herms] put together was magical. I was so happy to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAlso during the evening, Anne Wilson performed \u201cWho I Am,\u201d while Gospel roots ensemble Chosen Road offered up \u201cA God Thing.\u201d Hope Darst performed \u201cMighty Name of Jesus,\u201d while rapper Hulvey brought choreography-filled performance of \u201cRich Like This\u201d and \u201cDave.\u201d Wells also took the stage for \u201cThis Is What a Miracle Feels Like\u201d with Naomi Raine. Later in the evening, Tye Tribbett further elevated the evening\u2019s energy with \u201cI Want It All Back.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSarai Rivera\u2019s \u201cTu Voz\u201d was named Spanish Language Recorded song of the year. Rivera said she wrote the song at a time when \u201cI needed His voice to be louder than the fears, than the lies\u2026today I\u2019m a living testimony that His voice keeps echoing louder and louder.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe show spilled over into the nearby Ryman Auditorium, where Elevation Worship performed \u201cSo Be It.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tInfluential Gospel music songwriter, artist and musician Richard Smallwood was honored with a performance from Jonathan McReynolds, Kierra Sheard, Donald Lawrence, Maurette Brown Clark & Ted Winn, who sang songs including \u201cThe Center of My Joy, and \u201cI Love The Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe inaugural GMA community impact award for peace and purpose to God Behind Bars, an organization that focuses on bringing a faith-based message to those in prison.<\/p>\n

\n\tHaving been newly crowned with the new artist of the year honor, MacDonald closed out the evening with the joyous and soulful \u201cLeft It In The River.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSee a list of winners in key categories at the 57th annual GMA Dove Awards below:<\/p>\n

\n\tArtist of the year: Phil Wickham<\/p>\n

\n\tPop\/contemporary recorded song of the year: \u201cDusty Bibles,\u201d Josiah Queen<\/p>\n

\n\tPop\/contemporary album of the year: King of Hearts, Brandon Lake<\/p>\n

\n\tBluegrass recorded song of the year: \u201cBroken Angels,\u201d The Grascals and Dolly Parton<\/p>\n

\n\tGospel worship recorded song of the year: \u201cMore Than This\u201d Cece Winans feat. Todd Dulaney<\/p>\n

\n\tWorship recorded song of the year: \u201cGod I\u2019m Just Grateful,\u201d Elevation Worship and Chandler Moore<\/p>\n

\n\tWorship album of the year: Song of the Saints, Phil Wickham<\/p>\n

\n\tContemporary Gospel recorded song of the year: \u201cStill (Live)\u201d Jonathan McReynolds and Jamal Roberts<\/p>\n

\n\tContemporary Gospel album of the year: Tasha, Tasha Cobbs Leonard<\/p>\n

\n\tNew artist of the year: Jamie MacDonald<\/p>\n

\n\tSong of the year: \u201cDusty Bibles,\u201d Josiah Queen<\/p>\n

\n\tSpanish Language Recorded Song of the Year: \u201cTu Voz,\u201d Sarai Rivera<\/p>\n

\n\tRock\/contemporary recorded song of the year: \u201cNo Survivors,\u201d Jeremy Camp feat. Skillet<\/p>\n

\n\tRap\/Hip-Hop album of the year: Could Be Tonight, Hulvey<\/p>\n

\n\tFeature film of the year: David<\/p>\n

\n\tTelevision series of the year: The Chosen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Friday night (Oct. 9), the 57th annual GMA Dove Awards aired on TBN and TBN+, as those…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":369915,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[2470,9,24,12,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-369914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-awards","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-news","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=369914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/369915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}