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34th Annual Dove Award Nominees

The nominees for the 34th Annual Dove Awards have been announced by Dove Trophythe Gospel Music Association (GMA), and are to be awarded on April 25, 2002 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.

Dove Awards nominations go to recordings released during the Eligibility Year November 1, 2000 through October 31, 2001 and voted on by the 5,000 member Gospel Music Association.

Multiple Gospel artists were nominated in various and diverse categories, including several artists (Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond, Shirley Caesar and Nicole C. Mullen) who received multiple nominations.

We focus here on the Gospel-relevant categories, with nominees presented below.


Traditional Gospel Album

  • Churchin' With Dottie; Dottie Peoples
  • Come Fly With Me; Luther Barnes
  • Higher Ground; Blind Boys of Alabama
  • I Owe You The Praise; Georgia Mass Choir
  • Nobody But You; Norman Hutchins
  • Walking By Faith; The Canton Spirituals  CD

    Contemporary Gospel Album

  • Beautiful World; Take 6
  • I Need You Now; Smokie Norful
  • Real; Israel and New Breed
  • Speak Those Things: POL Chapter 3; Fred Hammond
  • The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin

    Urban Gospel Album

  • Believe; Yolanda Adams
  • The Fault Is History; The Souljahz
  • Incredible; Mary Mary
  • The Kiss; Trin-i-tee 5:7
  • This Is Your Life; Out of Eden

    Rap / Hip-Hop / Dance Album

  • Beautiful; Brent Jones & TP Mobb
  • Collaborations; KJ-52
  • Exodus; Andy Hunter
  • Hindsight; John Reuben
  • The Art of Translation; GRITS  CD

    Rap / Hip-Hop / Dance Song

  • All Around The World; The Fault is History; The Souljahz
  • Amazing; Exodus; Andy Hunter
  • Here We Go ; The Art of Translation; GRITS
  • Irene; Momentum;; tobyMac
  • J-Train; Momentum; tobyMac with Kirk Franklin

    Urban Song

  • Get Up; Real; Israel and New Breed
  • Holla; The Kiss; Trin-i-tee 5:7
  • Meditate; This Is Your Life; Out of Eden
  • Ordinary People; Incredible; Mary Mary
  • It's All About You; I Need You Now; Smokie Norful

    Traditional Gospel Song  CD

  • Closet Religion; Churchin' With Dottie; Dottie Peoples
  • Drug Me; Walking By Faith; The Canton Spirituals
  • Endow Me; Twinkie Clark & Friends...Live In Charlotte;Twinkie Clark
  • Holding On; Amazing Love; Mississippi Mass Choir
  • People Get Ready; Higher Ground; Blind Boys Of Alabama
  • I Love To Praise Him; Praise In His Presence Live; Marvin Sapp
  • Thank You; Believe; Yolanda Adams
  • The Glory of the Blood; Left Behind II-Tribulation Force Gospel; Various


    Contemporary Gospel Song

  • Brighter Day; The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin
  • For Love Alone; CeCe Winans; CeCe Winans
  • Hosanna; The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin
  • In The Morning; Incredible; Mary Mary
  • The Best Is Yet To Come; Go Get Your Life Back; Donald Lawrence & TriCity Singers


     CDIn addition, The Souljahz were nominated for New Artist of the Year and Nicole C. Mullen as Female Vocalist of the Year. Mullen was also given a nod for Song of the Year ("Come Unto Me").

    Kirk Whalum's The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter 2 as well as the In The Spirit project were nominated in the Instrumental Album of the Year category. Brooklyn Tabernacle's Be Glad was nominated for Inspirational Album of the Year.

    In video categories, Kirk Franklin's "Brighter Day" and Trin-i-tee 5:7's "Holla" were nominated for Best Short Form Music Video of the Year.

    If you'd like to take a look at the complete listings for all categories (bluegrass, country, hard rock,
    Other Gospel Awards

    Stellar Award Results
    Grammy Nominees

    pop, video etc.), then you can find them over at the Dove Awards website. That site also outlines the nomination process, the voting process, and gives a good history of The Dove Awards.




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