DOVE Award Nominations

Award Season Continues as the 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominees were announced. Congratulations to the following Gospel artist nominated in the following categories along with some of today’s Top Contemporary Christian Acts:

Male Vocalist Of The Year:

Israel Houghton

Marvin Sapp

Artist Of The Year:

Marvin Sapp

New Artist of The Year:

Forever Jones

Rap/ Hip Hop Recorded Song Of The Year:

“Background”- LeCrae

Urban Recorded Song of the Year:
“All I Need” from ” Just Love Deluxe”- Brian Courtney Wilson, Stan Jones
“Finally” from “Finally”- Lowell Pye, Asaph A. Ward
“He Knows” from  “All In One”-Karen Clark Sheard, Kendall Hunter, James L. Moss, Paul D. AllenTraditional Gospel

Recorded Song of the Year:
“Favor”; A City Called Heaven; Shirley Caesar; David Frazier; Light Records, Shu-Bel Records
“The Greatest Name”; Smokie Norful Presents; Victory Cathedral Choir; Smokie Norful; EMI Gospel, TreMyles Music
“The Master Plan”; The Master Plan; Tamela Mann; Tamela Mann, Myron Butler; Tillymann Music Group

Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
“He Wants It All”; Get Ready; forever JONES; Dominique’ Jones
“I Choose to Worship”; Under an Open Heaven; Wess Morgan; Wess Morgan, Joseph Morgan
“Nobody Greater”; Triumphant; VaShawn Mitchell, Darius Paulk
“The Best In Me”; Here I Am; Marvin Sapp; Marvin Sapp, Aaron Lindsey
“You Hold My World”; Love God, Love People; Israel Houghton; Aaron Lindsey, Israel Houghton, Tommy Sims

The Dove Awards will be taped live in Atlanta at the  Fabulous Fox Theater on April 20th and will Air on GMC (Gospel Music Channel) on April 24th at 8:00 p.m. EST. Sherri Shepherd from ABC’s, “The View” will serve as host of this year’s awards.