33rd Annual Dove Award Winners
The winners for the 33rd Annual Dove Awards were announced by
 the Gospel Music Association (GMA) on April 25, 2002 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.
Hosted by Yolanda Adams and the NFL's Kurt Warner, the evening featured on stage performances by Kirk Franklin with an uptempo praise medley, Nicole Mullen with "Call on Jesus" and tobymac with his hip-hop flava'd "J-Train".
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.
We focus here on the Gospel-relevant categories, with winners in yellow text presented below.
Traditional Gospel Album
Duets; Doug and Melvin Williams
Hymns; Shirley Caesar
I'm Blessed; Lou Rawls
Persuaded, Live in DC; Richard Smallwood and Vision
Spirit of the Century; Blind Boys of Alabama
 Contemporary Gospel Album
CeCe Winans; CeCe Winans
Joe Pace Presents: Let There Be Praise; Joe Pace
The Experience; Yolanda Adams
The Storm Is Over; Bishop T.D. Jakes & The Potter’s House Mass Choir
Worship In His Presence; Various Artists
Urban Gospel Album
Love Letters; Londa Larmond
Dear Lord; Remixx
Christmas: Just Remember; Fred Hammond
No Compromise; Rufus Troutman
Soul Inspiration; LeJuene Thompson
Virtuosity!; Virtue
Rap / Hip-Hop / Dance Album
Keepin' It Real; Priesthood
Full Plates Mix Tape 002; DJ Maj
Momentum; tobyMac
The Last Street Preacha; T-Bone
Rhythm of Remembrance; Apt. core
 Rap / Hip-Hop / Dance Song
40; Rhythm of Remembrance; Apt. core
Dance El Ritmo;Dance El Ritmo; Freddie Colloca
Divine Inspiration; Are We There Yet?; John Reuben
Reborn; Transform;; Rebecca St. James
Ride Wit Me; The Last Street Preacha; T-Bone
Somebody’s Watching Me; Momentum; tobyMac
Urban Song
Different Now; This Is Your Life; Out of Eden
He's Been Good; Virtuosity!; Virtue
I Believe I Can Fly; The Experience; Yolanda Adams
It's Real; Destiny; The Katinas
Thank You; Kingdom Come Soundtrack; Kirk Franklin and Mary Mary
 Contemporary Gospel Song
'Bout It; 'Bout It; Willie Norwood
Anybody Wanna Pray; CeCe Winans; CeCe Winans
Let There Be Praise; Joe Pace Presents: Let There Be Praise; Joe Pace
The Storm Is Over; The Storm Is Over; Bishop T.D. Jakes and the Potter’s House Mass Choir
There’s A Lifting of the Hands; New Season; Israel Houghton
Traditional Gospel Song
Hold On; Press On; Selah
Marvelous; The Storm Is Over; Bishop T.D. Jakes and the Potter’s House Mass Choir
My Everything (Praise Waiteth); Persuaded, Live in DC; Richard Smallwood and Vision, Ted Winn, Myron Butler
Stand; Songs for the Soul; Daryl Coley, Marvin Sapp, Helen Baylor, Maurette Brown-Clark; Donnie McClurkin
Steal Away to Jesus; Hymns; Shirley Caesar, Michelle Williams
 In addition, tobymac won out over Kirk Franklin for Producer of the Year and CeCe Winans yielded to Nicole C. Mullen who took home Female Vocalist of the Year. Mullen also was honored with the Inspirational Song of the Year with "Call on Jesus".
If you'd like to take a look at the complete listings for all categories (bluegrass, country, hard rock,
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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