Dove Awards of 1999 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 30th Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on March 24, 1999 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 1998. The show was held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...

, and was hosted by John Tesh

John Tesh

John Frank Tesh is an American pianist and composer of pop music, as well as a radio host and television presenter. His 10-year-old 'Intelligence for Your Life Radio Show' reaches 14.2 Million listeners/week, and is syndicated by Teshmedia on 400 stations in US, Canada, and the UK...

Song of the Year

"Adonai"; Stephanie Lewis, Lorraine Ferro, Don Koch, Sparrow Songs (BMI), Word Music, First Verse Music, Chalante Music (ASCAP);

"Deeper"; Martin Smith

Martin Smith (songwriter)

Martin James Smith is an English vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter. He was the front man of the Christian rock and worship band Delirious? He co-wrote three songs on Michael W. Smith's 2004 album Healing Rain and is going to be collaborating with Michael W. Smith on his upcoming album...

, Stuart Garrand; Curious Music U.K., Birdwing Music

"Entertaining Angels"; Jody Davis, Peter Furler

Peter Furler

Peter Andrew Furler is an Australian musician, songwriter, producer, and record executive but is best known as the former lead singer for the Christian rock band Newsboys.-Biography:...

, Phil Joel

Phil Joel

Philip Joel Urry is a musician known as a solo artist in addition to being the former bassist for the Christian rock group Newsboys. He uses the name Phil Joel professionally due to pronunciation issues with his surname....

; Helmet Publishing (BMI), Dawn Treader Music (SESAC), Shepherd's Fold Music (BMI)

"God So Loved"; Chris Eaton; SGO Music Publishing, Bug Music Inc.(BMI);

"I Believe In Christ"; Jonathan Pierce

Jonathan Pierce

Jonathan Pierce is an American gospel/CCM singer from Odessa, Texas. His full name is Jonathan Pierce Edward Loveheart Hildreth although he prefers to perform using his first and middle names instead of his first and last name....

, Steve Plunkett, Denise Hildreath; Mike Curb Music (BMI), Sofa and Chair Music (BMI), Plunk Songs (BMI)

"Live The Life"; Michael W. Smith

Michael W. Smith

Michael Whitaker Smith is a Billboard top ten Billboard Hot 100 recording artist and Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian music. Smith also has achieved a considerable amount of...

, Brent Bourgeois

Brent Bourgeois

Brent Thomas Bourgeois is an American rock musician, songwriter, and producer. He was co-leader of the band Bourgeois Tagg with Larry Tagg, and has released several solo albums. His later work has been classified in the genres Pop and Contemporary Christian Music.- Early career :Born in New...

; Milene Music, Inc./ Deer Valley Music (ASCAP), W.B.M. Music Corp/ADC Music/Edinburg Songs (SESAC)

"Mercy Said No"; Don Koch, Dave Clark, Greg Long

Greg Long

Greg Long is a contemporary Christian Music solo artist and also a member of the contemporary Christian pop group Avalon....

; Word Music, Dayspring Music, Definitive Music (BMI), First Verse Music (ASCAP), Inferataste Music, Curline Music (ASCAP)

"My Deliverer"; Rich Mullins

Rich Mullins

Richard Wayne "Rich" Mullins was an American Contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter born in Richmond, Indiana. He had two sisters and two brothers....

, Mitch McVicker

Mitch McVicker

Mitch McVicker is a GMA Dove Award-winning Contemporary Christian Music singer-songwriter.-Biography:McVicker attended Friends University in Wichita Kansas, in the early-1990s where he met and befriended the late CCM recording artist, Rich Mullins...

; Liturgy Legacy Music, Word Music (ASCAP), White Plastic Bag Music (SESAC)

"Testify To Love"; Paul Field

Paul Field (Christian singer)

Paul Field is a British Christian musician and songwriter.Working as a professional composer, producer and musician since the mid-1970s Field has won an Ivor Novello Award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors and a Dove Award from GMA in Nashville. He has also been...

, Henk Pool, Ralph VanManen, Robert Riekerk; Windswept Music, Holland (ASCAP)

"Undo Me"; Jennifer Knapp

Jennifer Knapp

Jennifer Lynn Knapp is an American-Australian folk rock, and formerly contemporary Christian musician. She is best known for her first single "Undo Me" from her debut album Kansas , and the song "A Little More" from her Grammy Award-nominated album Lay It Down . The Way I Am , was also nominated...

; Gotee Music, West Hudson Music (BMI)

"We Fall Down"; Kyle Matthews; BMG Songs (ASCAP), Above The Rim Music (ASCAP)

Songwriter of the Year

Joel Lindsey

Toby McKeehan

Toby McKeehan

Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....

Cindy Morgan

Cindy Morgan is an American actress best known for her appearances as Lora/Yori in Tron and Lacey Underall in Caddyshack.-Biography:...

Rich Mullins

Richard Wayne "Rich" Mullins was an American Contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter born in Richmond, Indiana. He had two sisters and two brothers....

Michael W. Smith

Male Vocalist of the Year

Steven Curtis Chapman

Steven Curtis Chapman is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, actor, author, and social activist.After starting his career in the late 1980s as a singer/songwriter of contemporary Christian music, Chapman has since been recognized as one of the most prolific singers in the genre,...

Jonathan Pierce

Chris Rice

Chris Rice is an American songwriter who works in the contemporary Christian music, contemporary folk, and adult contemporary genres with a style similar to David Wilcox and James Taylor. He became a recording artist as well in 1996 after signing a contract with Michael W...

Michael W. Smith

Female Vocalist of the Year

Jennifer Knapp

Crystal Lewis

Crystal Lewis is an American contemporary Christian/Gospel vocalist, songwriter and author.-Early years:Lewis grew up singing in her father's church...

Rebecca St. James

Rebecca St. James , is a Christian pop rock singer, songwriter, musician, author, and actor. She began performing in Australia in the late 1980s and released her first full-length studio album in 1991. In 1993 she was signed to the record label ForeFront Records and released her major label debut a...

Kathy Troccoli

Kathleen Colleen "Kathy" Troccoli is a contemporary Christian singer, author, and speaker.-Personal:Born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 24, 1958, Troccoli moved at age three and was raised in Islip Terrace, Long Island, New York, graduating from East Islip High School. At 15, she lost her father...

Jaci Velasquez

Jacquelyn Davette Velasquez is an American Contemporary Christian and Latin Pop singer—in both English and Spanish languages....

Artist of the Year

Avalon

Avalon is a legendary island featured in the Arthurian legend. It first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's 1136 pseudohistorical account Historia Regum Britanniae as the place where King Arthur's sword Excalibur was forged and later where Arthur was...

DC Talk

DC Talk is the first studio album released from vocal trio DC Talk. It is the most hip hop-oriented of all of their albums as each later album gradually progressed into a more rock-centered sound. Michael Tait stated that their original goal for the album was to sell 10,000 units. It sold 7,142...

Point of Grace

Point of Grace is an all-female Contemporary Christian music group. The trio consists of Shelley Breen, Denise Jones, and Leigh Cappillino. The group started out as a quartet in 1991, with original members Breen and Jones, as well as Terry Jones and Heather Payne...

Michael W. Smith

Jaci Velasquez

Jacquelyn Davette Velasquez is an American Contemporary Christian and Latin Pop singer—in both English and Spanish languages....

New Artist of the Year

All Star United

All Star United is a Christian rock band that was formed by solo artist Ian Eskelin in 1996. The band is known for clever and sometimes sarcastic lyrics, as they frequently use their songs as vehicles to lampoon perceived excesses in Western culture...

Burlap To Cashmere

Burlap to Cashmere is a contemporary Christian world music band formed in the 1990s by John Philippidis and Steven Delopoulos. Their music draws heavily on folk and world music influences, especially Greek folk music.-Background:...

Jennifer Knapp

Nichole Nordeman

Nichole Ellyse Nordeman is an eight-time Dove Award-winning contemporary Christian American singer–songwriter.-Biography:Nordeman was raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she played the piano in church...

Michelle Tumes

Michelle Tumes is a popular Australian Contemporary Christian musician. Michelle was born in Adelaide, Australia.-Career:Tumes first signed with an Australian publisher, but soon after moved to the United States to write songs for CCM musicians such as Jaci Velasquez...

Producer of the Year

Brown Bannister

Brown Bannister is a CCM producer and songwriter. Bannister released one album of his own, Talk to One Another, in 1981 on NewPax Records. It was reissued on the Reunion Records Label five years later, featuring a newer recording of the album's final cut, "Create In Me A Clean Heart"...

Brent Bourgeois

Kirk Franklin

Kirk Dwayne Franklin is an American Gospel music musician, choir director, and author, and is most notably known for leading urban contemporary gospel choirs such as The Family, God's Property and One Nation Crew .- Early years :...

Toby McKeehan

Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....

Michael W. Smith

Rap/Hip Hop/Dance Recorded Song of the Year

"After the Rain"; Welcome to the New Era; K·II·S; Donald Newman; Metro One

"Everything I Need"; Heatseeker; The World Wide Message Tribe; Dante, Pennells, Porter; Warner Resound

"God Is In Control"; Godzhouse.com - The Compilation; DelaRay; Dell Ray; CMN Records

"Hide"; The Echoing Green; The Echoing Green

The Echoing Green

The Echoing Green is a poem by William Blake published in Songs of Innocence in 1789. The poem talks about merry sounds and images which accompany the children playing outdoors. Then, an old man happily remembers when he enjoyed playing with his friends during his own childhood...

; j xhan; 5 Minute Walk

5 Minute Walk

5 Minute Walk is an independent record label founded by Frank Tate in April, 1995. Their operations were based in Concord, California in the back offices of "The Screem", a live alternate music club operated by Tate. They only carried Christian bandsDryve: Yeah, that was like the first thing...

, Sarabellum

"Plagiarism"; Factors of the Seven; Grits

Grits

Grits are a food of American Indian origin common in the Southern United States and mainly eaten at breakfast. They consist of coarsely ground corn, or sometimes alkali-treated corn . They are also sometimes called sofkee or sofkey from the Muskogee language word...

; T.Carter, S.Jones, T. Collins, R. Robbins; Gotee Records

Gotee Records

Gotee Records is a record label founded by dc Talk member Toby McKeehan , Todd Collins, and Joey Elwood...

Alternative/Modern Rock Recorded Song of the Year

"Blitz"; Some Kind of Zombie; Audio Adrenaline

Audio Adrenaline

Audio Adrenaline was a Christian rock band that formed in the late 1980s at Kentucky Christian University in Grayson, Kentucky. During the band's 17-year existence, they were awarded two Grammy awards, multiple Dove Awards and they released 17 number one singles. They were regular performers at the...

with Special Guest Supertones; Bob Herdman

Bob Herdman

Bob Mortimer Herdman is a Christian musician, songwriter and producer more known for being a member of the band Audio Adrenaline.-Biography:...

, Will McGinniss, Mark Stuart

Mark Stuart (musician)

Mark Allen Stuart is a Christian rock musician, and is best known for being the vocalist for the now-retired Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline.-Early life:...

; ForeFront Records

ForeFront Records

ForeFront Records is a Christian Music record label founded in 1987 by Dan R. Brock, Eddie DeGarmo, Dana Key, and Ron W. Griffin. It was purchased by EMI in 1996 from current owners Dan R. Brock and Eddie DeGarmo and is now part of the EMI Christian Music Group.In 1998, ForeFront released a 2-CD...

"La La Land"; All Star United; All Star United

All Star United

; Doug McKelvey, Ian Eskelin

Ian Eskelin

Ian Eskelin , is a record producer, songwriter, solo artist, and founding member and lead singer of the Grammy-nominated Christian rock band All Star United. He won the Dove Award for "Producer of the Year" in 2011 and 2008, and was nominated for the same award in 2007, 2009, and 2010...

, Essential Records

Essential Records (Christian)

Essential Records is a Contemporary Christian record label based in Franklin, Tennessee. It is a division of a major label, Sony Music Entertainment.-History:...

, Reunion Records

Reunion Records

Reunion Records is a Christian music record label based in Brentwood, Tennessee and operating under the Provident Label Group. The label was founded in 1982 by Dan Harrell and Mike Blanton.-History:...

"Super Good Feeling"; Static; Bleach; Brad Ford, Matt Gingerich Sam Barnhart, Todd Kirby, David Baysinger; ForeFront Records

ForeFront Records

"The Devil Is Bad"; Fourth From The Last; The W's

The W's

The W's were a Christian ska/swing band, formed in Corvallis, Oregon in 1996. Success came quickly to the band and their first album, Fourth from the Last, was a sleeper hit unexpectedly having had the strongest debut of any Christian album to date for its distributor. They toured the United...

; Andrew Schar

Andrew Schar

Andrew Schär, pronounced [Shair], is a South African singer songwriter. His 2006 album "You, Me, and the Great Escape" features 13 of his original tracks, including 3 studio recorded radio edits, and 1 live bonus track....

, Todd Gruener, James Carter, Brian Morris

Brian Morris

Brian Morris is a professor of molecular medical sciences at the University of Sydney, Australia. He is a molecular biologist, and has published about 250 research papers...

, Val Hellman, Bret Barker; 5 Minute Walk

5 Minute Walk

, Sarabellum

"Underwater"; The Legend of Chin; Switchfoot

Switchfoot

Switchfoot is an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman , Tim Foreman , Chad Butler , Jerome Fontamillas , and Drew Shirley .After early successes in the Christian rock scene, Switchfoot first gained mainstream...

; Jonathan Foreman

Jon Foreman

Jonathan Mark Foreman is the lead singer, lead guitarist, main songwriter and co-founder of the alternative rock band Switchfoot. He started Switchfoot in 1996 with drummer Chad Butler and bassist Tim Foreman ....

, Casey Gee; re:think Records

Hard Music Recorded Song of the Year

"Awesome God"; Skalleluia; The Insyderz

The Insyderz

The Insyderz are a Christian ska-punk band from Detroit, Michigan. They formed in 1996 and disbanded in 2005, but have recently reunited and are working on new music. The Insyderz are one of the "big three" bands which represented the Christian ska scene, alongside the Supertones and Five Iron Frenzy...

; Rich Mullins

Rich Mullins

Richard Wayne "Rich" Mullins was an American Contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter born in Richmond, Indiana. He had two sisters and two brothers....

with additional lyrics by Joe Yerke; Squint Entertainment

Squint Entertainment

Squint Entertainment was a record label owned by Word Entertainment, started in 1997 and run by musician and songwriter Steve Taylor. Squint pushed Sixpence None the Richer to mainstream success with their single "Kiss Me"....

"Locked In A Cage"; Hey You, I Love Your Soul; Skillet

Skillet (band)

Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1996. The band currently consists of husband and wife John and Korey Cooper , along with Jen Ledger and lead guitarist Seth Morrison. The band has released eight albums, two receiving Grammy nominations: Collide and Comatose...

; John Cooper

John Cooper (musician)

John Landrum Cooper , professionally credited as John L. Cooper, is an American musician. He has been the lead singer and bassist of the Grammy-nominated Christian rock band Skillet since 1996.-Seraph:...

; Ardent/ForeFront

"On Your Feet"; On Your Feet; Spoken; Spoken

Spoken (band)

-Beginnings:Starting in 1996, Spoken quickly became a mainstay in their local music scene due to a relentless work ethic and performance schedule. Shortly after forming, Spoken was signed to their first record deal with Metro 1 Music, on which they released 3 LPs and a greatest hits compilation...

; Metro One

"Pain"; Flying; Grammatrain; Pete Stewart

Pete Stewart

Pete Stewart is a singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer from Washington state. He is the lead singer and guitarist of Grammatrain, was the lead singer for The Accident Experiment, and is the former guitarist of Tait....

, Paul Roraback, Dalton Roraback; ForeFront

"Salt Circles"; American Standard; Every Day Life

Every Day Life

Every Day Life was a Christian rapcore group. The band became identified with the Straight Edge movement, which advocates abstinence from sex, drugs, and tobacco....

; Todd Cookerly; KMG Records

KMG Records

KMG Records was a Christian record label. The label was established in 1997 by Buddy Killen as a subunit of the Killen Music Group / Buddy Killen Enterprises and sold in late 1998 to Cal Turner III, who is related to the Cal Turner of Dollar General stores...

, Alarma

Alarma Records

Alarma Records is a sublabel of Frontline Records.Alarma! Records and Tapes was originally formed in 1983 by the band Daniel Amos, with musician Tom Howard, for the release of their Doppelgänger album...

Rock Recorded Song of the Year

"Agnus Dei"; Exodus
Exodus (compilation album)
Exodus is a Christian compilation album, featuring various artists of Contemporary Christian Music, such as dc Talk, Jars of Clay, Third Day, and Michael W. Smith. The album is noted for recreations of two well-known songs: Third Day recreates Michael W. Smith's "Agnus Dei" with a version still...

; Third Day

Third Day

Third Day is a Grammy award-winning Christian rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia during the 1990s. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell, guitarist Mark Lee and former member Billy Wilkins. The other band members are bassist Tai Anderson and drummer David Carr...

; Michael W. Smith

Michael W. Smith

; Rocketown Records

Rocketown Records

Rocketown Records was an independent record label which was started in 1996 by Michael W. Smith. The dream was to create a new, independent Christian record label that wouldn't follow the rules of the modern music business. In the fall of 1995, Michael W. Smith met with Don Donahue, who was, at...

"Butterfly"; Seven Day Jesus; Seven Day Jesus; Brian McSweeney, Douglas Kaine McKelvey; ForeFront Records

ForeFront Records

"Hands In The Air"; The Waiting; The Waiting; Brad Olsen, Todd Olsen, Steve Hindalong

Steve Hindalong

Steve Hindalong is an American drummer, percussionist, songwriter and producer best known for his work with the alternative rock band The Choir...

, Clark Leake; Sparrow Records

Sparrow Records

-Background:Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then A&R director at Myrrh Records. Purchased by EMI in 1992, it is now part of the EMI Christian Music Group, and has been named by Billboard Magazine as "America's Best Christian Music Record Label"...

"My Friend (So Long)"; Supernatural; DC Talk

DC Talk

; Toby McKeehan

Toby McKeehan

Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....

, Michael Tait

Michael Tait

Michael DeWayne Tait is a Contemporary Christian Music artist. Michael Tait met Toby McKeehan and Kevin Max while attending Liberty University in the late 1980s, and formed four-time grammy winning band DC Talk, with whom he released 5 acclaimed studio albums...

, Kevin Max

Kevin Max

Kevin Max Smith is an American singer, songwriter, and poet. He is best known for being a member of the Christian pop group dc Talk...

, Mark Hudson, Dominick Miller; ForeFront Records

ForeFront Records

"Undo Me"; Kansas; Jennifer Knapp

Jennifer Knapp

; Jennifer Knapp, Gotee Records

Gotee Records

Gotee Records is a record label founded by dc Talk member Toby McKeehan , Todd Collins, and Joey Elwood...

Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year

"Basic Instructions"; Anybody Out There?; Burlap To Cashmere

Burlap To Cashmere

; Steven Delopoulos, John Philippidis; Squint Entertainment

Squint Entertainment

"God So Loved"; Jaci Velázquez, Jaci Velasquez

Jaci Velasquez

Jacquelyn Davette Velasquez is an American Contemporary Christian and Latin Pop singer—in both English and Spanish languages....

, Chris Eaton, Myrrh Records

Myrrh Records

Myrrh Records, also known as Myrrh Worship, is a Christian music record label. According to Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music, the label was instrumental in developing a popular following for Contemporary Christian music as the label that first published music by Barry McGuire, 2nd Chapter of...

"I Believe In Christ"; Mission; Jonathan Pierce; Jonathan Pierce

Jonathan Pierce

, Steve Plunkett, Denise Hildreath; Curb Records

Curb Records

Curb Records is a record label started by Mike Curb originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963...

"Steady On"; Steady On; Point of Grace

Point of Grace

; Grant Cunningham, Matt Huesmann; Word Records

Word Records

Word Records is a Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a division of Word Entertainment , which, itself is co-owned by Warner Music Group and Curb Records...

"Testify To Love"; A Maze of Grace; Avalon

Avalon

; Paul Field

Paul Field (Christian singer)

, Henk Pool, Ralph Van Manen, Robert Riekerk; Sparrow Records

Sparrow Records

Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year

"Adonai"; A Maze of Grace; Avalon

Avalon

; Stephanie Lewis, Lorraine Ferro, Don Koch; Sparrow Records

Sparrow Records

"Farther Than Your Grace Can Reach"; Mission; Jonathan Pierce

Jonathan Pierce

; Connie Harrington, Steve Siler; Curb Records

Curb Records

Curb Records is a record label started by Mike Curb originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963...

"Gloria"; Watermark; Watermark

Watermark

A watermark is a recognizable image or pattern in paper that appears as various shades of lightness/darkness when viewed by transmitted light , caused by thickness or density variations in the paper...

; Nathan and Christy Nockels

Christy Nockels

Christy Nockels is a singer-songwriter of contemporary Christian music. She was also one of the lead members of the band Watermark, along with her husband, Nathan Nockels.-Biography and career:...

; Rocketown Records

Rocketown Records

"Psalm 23"; Corner of Eden; Kathy Troccoli

Kathy Troccoli

; Kathy Troccoli, Nathan DiGesare; Reunion Records

Reunion Records

"When The Wind Blows"; Steady On; Point of Grace

Point of Grace

; Chuck Hargett, Word Records

Word Records

Word Records is a Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a division of Word Entertainment , which, itself is co-owned by Warner Music Group and Curb Records...

Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year

"Born Again"; Sweet Life; Janet Paschal

Janet Paschal

Janet Paschal is a Contemporary Christian and southern gospel vocalist and performer, often associated with Bill Gaither's Homecoming events.- Background :...

; Public Domain; Spring Hill

"He Made A Change"; Faithful; The Cathedrals; Joel Lindsey, Ernie Haase

Ernie Haase

Ernie Haase started singing as a young boy at Washington Ave. Baptist Church. He is a Christian tenor vocalist known for being the founder of Ernie Haase and Signature Sound...

; Homeland

Homeland

A homeland is the concept of the place to which an ethnic group holds a long history and a deep cultural association with —the country in which a particular national identity began. As a common noun, it simply connotes the country of one's origin...

"I Believe In A Hill Called Mount Calvery"; Lovin' God and Lovin' Each Other; Gaither Vocal Band

Gaither Vocal Band

The Gaither Vocal Band is a Grammy award-winning Christian music vocal group, headed by Bill Gaither. They originally recorded contemporary Christian music, but after the popularity of the Gaither Homecoming videos, the group has become known for southern gospel.-Group history:The Gaither Vocal...

; William J. Gaither, Gloria Gaither

Gloria Gaither

Gloria Gaither is a Christian songwriter, author, speaker, editor, and academic. She is the wife of Bill Gaither and also sang in the Bill Gaither Trio, one of the most influential groups in recent Christian music.-Early Years:...

; Spring Hill

"In Time, On Time, Every Time"; Within the Rock; Gold City

Gold City

Gold City is an American Christian music group that is based in Gadsden, Alabama.-Early years:The Mississippi-based Christianairs were renamed Gold City in Dahlonega, Georgia at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve to begin the year 1980 with bass Dallas Gilliland, tenor Bob Oliver, lead singer...

; Belinda Smith; Daywind Records

"One Holy Lamb"; Rhythm & Rhyme; Poet Voice; Phil Cross; Sonlite

Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year

"Till The Last Leaf Shall Fall"; Gospel Radio Gems; Doyle Lawson

Doyle Lawson

Doyle Lawson is an American bluegrass and gospel musician. Doyle is best known as an accomplished mandolin player, vocalist, producer, and leader of the 5-man group Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver.-Biography:...

& Quicksilver

Quicksilver

Quicksilver is an archaic name for the element mercury. It may also refer to:Science and technology:* Quicksilver , a codename for the third revision of the Power Mac G4...

; Sonny James

Sonny James

James Loden , known professionally as Sonny James, is an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love". Dubbed the Southern Gentleman, James had 72 country and pop chart hits from 1953 to 1983, including a five-year streak of 16 straight among his 23 No. 1...

, Jack Rhodes

Jack Rhodes

Andrew Jackson Rhodes was an American country music producer and songwriter, penning such hits as "A Satisfied Mind", "Silver Threads and Golden Needles", "Conscience I'm Guilty", "The Waltz of the Angels", "Beautiful Lies", and "Till the Last Leaf Shall Fall"...

; Suger Hill Records

"He Still Looks Over Me"; The Lewis Bunch; The Lewis Family

The Lewis Family

The Lewis Family is a family of gospel and bluegrass musicians from Lincolnton, Georgia. They are known as the "First Family of Bluegrass Gospel"....

; Mike Richards

Mike Richards

Michael Richards is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League . He previously played for and was captain of the Philadelphia Flyers.-Early years:...

, Rodney Lay Jr; Thoroughbred Records

"I Dreamed I Drove The Nails"; Feel Good Day; Continental Divide

Continental Divide

The Continental Divide of the Americas, or merely the Continental Gulf of Division or Great Divide, is the name given to the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas that separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from those river systems that drain...

; Jeff Silvery, Larry Williams

Larry Williams

Larry Williams was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist from New Orleans, Louisiana...

, Kim Williams

Kim Williams

Kim Williams was an American naturalist, writer, and the longest-ever running guest commenter on NPR where she was a guest commentator on the radio show All Things Considered for over ten and a half years.-Biography :...

; Pinecastle Records

"Peace Like A River"; Gospel Radio Gems; Doyle Lawson

Doyle Lawson

& Quicksilver

Quicksilver

Quicksilver is an archaic name for the element mercury. It may also refer to:Science and technology:* Quicksilver , a codename for the third revision of the Power Mac G4...

; W.B. Walbert, James D. Walbert; Suger Hill Records

"The Old Love Letter"; New Highway; Larry Sparks

Larry Sparks

Larry Sparks is a Bluegrass singer and guitarist. He was the winner of the 2004 and 2005 International Bluegrass Music Association Male Vocalist of the Year Award. 2005, won IBMA for Album of the Year and Recorded Event of the Year for his album "40," celebrating his 40th year in bluegrass...

; Pam Gremillion; Mountain Home

"Who Will Pray For Me"; Our Point Of View; New Coon Creek Girls featuring Dale Ann Bradley; Dale Ann Bradley, Ramona Church Taylor; Pinecastle Records

Country Recorded Song of the Year

"Been There, Done That"; A Work In Progress; Jeff and Sheri Easter; Jerry Salley

Jerry Salley

Jerry Salley is an American country and bluegrass singer-songwriter. Salley won SESAC's 2003 "Country Music Songwriter of the Year” award.Salley has been writing and singing in Nashville, Tennessee since 1982...

, C. Aaron Wilburn; Spring Hill

"Count Your Blessings"; Dream Big; The Martins

The Martins

The Martins are a Christian music vocal trio composed of three siblings: Joyce Martin Sanders, Jonathan Martin, and Judy Martin Hess.-Music career:...

; Kim Patton-Johnston, Joe Johnston

Joe Johnston

Joseph Eggleston "Joe" Johnston II is an American film director and former effects artist best known for such effects-driven movies as Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Jumanji, The Rocketeer, Jurassic Park III, the period drama October Sky, The Wolfman, and Captain America: The First Avenger.- Life and...

; Spring Hill

"Drop That Rock"; In the Middle of it All; David L. Cook

David L. Cook

David L. Cook is an American Christian country music singer-songwriter, comedian and a multiple Emmy Award and Telly Award winner. Born to Donnell and June Cook , David is the oldest of six children....

; Dana Sigmon; Glen Ashworth; Mountainview Records; DLC Records

"He Chose To Wear The Crown"; Rabbit Easter Band featuring Stan Dailey; Rabbit Easter Band; Peggy Newman, Michael Puryear; Daywind

"Heaven Will Be My Home"; Heaven Will Be My Home; Walt Mills; Walt Mills; Homeland

Homeland

"Whispers In My Heart"; Tender Road Home; Susie Luchsinger

Susie Luchsinger

Susie McEntire-Eaton is an American CCM singer. She is the younger sister of Reba McEntire, Alice Foran and Pake McEntire .- Early years :...

; Billy Aerts, Claire Cloninger; New Haven

Urban Recorded Song of the Year

"Can't Let Go"; More Than You Know; Out of Eden

Out of Eden

Out of Eden was an American Gospel music group often identified with R&B, and contemporary Christian music. It featured sisters Lisa Kimmey, Andrea Kimmey-Baca, and Danielle Kimmey...

; L. Bragg, M. Bragg; Gotee Records

Gotee Records

Gotee Records is a record label founded by dc Talk member Toby McKeehan , Todd Collins, and Joey Elwood...

"Fly Away"; So Cool; Take 6

Take 6

Take 6 is an American a cappella gospel music sextet formed in 1980 on the campus of Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama. The group sings in a contemporary style, integrating R&B and jazz influences into their devotional songs and has 10 Grammy wins, 10 Dove Awards, one Soul Train Award and two...

; Cedric Dent; Reprise Records

Reprise Records

Reprise Records is an American record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:...

"Grace & Mercy"; Grace & Mercy; Marvin Sapp

Marvin Sapp

Pastor Marvin Louis Sapp is an American Gospel music singer-songwriter who recorded with the group Commissioned during the 1990s before beginning a record-breaking solo career...

; Percy Bady; Word Gospel

"In The Midst Of The Rain"; BeBe Winans; BeBe Winans

BeBe Winans

Benjamin "BeBe" Winans is a gospel and R&B singer. He is a member of the noted Winans family, most members of which are also gospel artists.-The PTL Club:...

; BeBe Winans, Cedric Caldwell, Victor Caldwell; Sparrow Records

Sparrow Records

, Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...

"Revolution"; Nu Nation Project; Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin

Kirk Franklin

, Rodney Jerkins

Rodney Jerkins

Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. Jerkins received two Grammy nominations in 2011.-Biography:...

; Gospo centric

Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year

"Is Your All On The Altar?"; Songs From The Heart; Yolanda Adams

Yolanda Adams

Yolanda Adams is an American Grammy- and Dove-award-winning Yolanda Adams is an American [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]]- and [[Dove Awards|Dove]]-award-winning...

; Elisha Hoffman, Percy Bady, Yolanda Adams

Yolanda Adams

Yolanda Adams is an American Grammy- and Dove-award-winning Yolanda Adams is an American [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]]- and [[Dove Awards|Dove]]-award-winning...

; Verity Records

Verity Records

Verity Records is an American gospel music-focused record label founded in 1994. The label is a now major component and namesake of Verity Gospel Music Group , the Gospel group operated by Jive Label Group, which in turn is owned by Sony Music Entertainment.-Artists :* 21:03* Crystal Aikin*...

"Jesus I Won't Forget"; 50 Blessed Years; Rev. Milton Brunson's Thompson Community Singers; Percy Gray

Percy Gray

Henry Percy Gray was an American painter. Gray was born into a San Francisco family endowed with a broad literary and artistic background. He studied under Arthur Frank Mathews at the San Francisco School of Design and later under William Merritt Chase...

; Myrrh Records

Myrrh Records

Black Music Div.

"Just A Closer Walk With Thee"; Just Churchin'; Bobby Jones

Bobby Jones (singer)

Bobby Jones is a Grammy Award–winning Gospel music singer and television host from Nashville, Tennessee and the host and executive producer of several cable television's gospel music program including Bobby Jones Gospel.-Career:Jones has produced programs for BET since 1980...

& New Life

New Life

"New Life" is the second UK single by Depeche Mode, originally released on 13 June 1981. It was not commercially released in the United States.There were two versions of the song available...

with The Nashville Super Choir; PD

-Political parties:*Democratic Party of Albania *Democratic Party *Democratic Liberal Party *Democratic Party...

, arrangement by Derrick Lee; Gospo Centric

"So Good"; So Good; Colorado Mass Choir

Colorado Mass Choir

The Colorado Mass Choir is an American gospel choir.The group's lead vocalist is Joe Pace. They released their first album in 1997, and won a Stellar Award for New Artist of the Year. Several releases on Verity Records followed.-Discography:...

featuring Joe Pace

Joe Pace

Joe Pace is a retired American basketball player with the NBA's Washington Bullets. A 6'10" center from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Coppin State University, he played from 1976 to 1978 and averaged 3.2 points per game. Pace won a league championship with the Bullets in 1978...

; Percy Bady; Verity Records

Verity Records

"Thank You Lord (He Did It All)"; Strength; The New Life Community Choir featuring John P. Kee

John P. Kee

John P. Kee is an American gospel singer and pastor.-Early life:John P. Kee was born the 15th out of 16 children in Durham, North Carolina. At an early age he began to develop his musical talent both instrumentally and vocally...

; John P. Kee; Verity Records

Verity Records

Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year

"I Told The Storm"; Conversations; Greg O'Quin 'N Joyful Noyze; Greg O'Quin; Myrrh Records

Myrrh Records

Black Music Division

"Jesus Is All"; Pages of Life Chapters I & II; Fred Hammond

Fred Hammond

Fred Hammond is a gospel music singer, bass guitar player, and record producer.-Musical career:Hammond has been active both as a member of the gospel performing group Commissioned, and as a solo artist...

& Radical For Christ; Fred Hammond; Verity Records

Verity Records

"Let The Praise Begin"; Pages of Life Chapters I & II; Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ; Fred Hammond

Fred Hammond

; Verity Records

Verity Records

"Love Wouldn't"; I Get Lifted; Kelli Williams; Kelli Williams

Kelli Williams

Kelli Renee Williams is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Lindsay Dole on the Legal drama The Practice and as psychologist and deception expert Dr. Gillian Foster on Lie to Me....

; Word Gospel

"Your Steps Are Ordered"; Pages of Life Chapters I & II; Fred Hammond & Radical for Christ; Fred Hammond, Radical for Christ; Verity Records

Verity Records

Rap/Hip Hop/Dance Album of the Year

Glory 2 Glory; Lil' Raskull; Stephen Thomas

Stephen Thomas

Stephen Thomas , manufacturer, politician, jurist, and Union Army officer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for gallantry.-Early life:...

; Grapetree Records

Grapetree Records

Grapetree Records was a record label founded by Knolly Williams. It was active from the early 1990s to the early 2000s.-Beginning:In 1989, Knolly Williams was anxious enough to avoid the temptations inside Los Angeles to spend a summer in Austin, Texas working for his uncle...

Heatseeker; The World Wide Message Tribe; Zarc Porter; Warner Resound

Pawns In A Chess Game; God's Original Gangstaz; Sonny Formato, Kevin G; Grapetree Records

Grapetree Records

Tears Of A Gansta; Preachas In Tha Hood; Adrian Sandoval, Arthur Sandoval; Grapetree Records

Grapetree Records

The Return; E-Roc; Blake Knight; Grapetree Records

Grapetree Records

Welcome To The New Era; K·II·S; New Era Productions, Brian Ray

Brian Ray

Brian Thomas Ray is an American session musician, musical director, guitarist and singer–songwriter. He is best known for his work as a guitarist and bassist with Paul McCartney, though he has worked with an extensive list of artists in addition to his own solo career.-Early life:Brian Ray grew up...

; Metro One

Modern Rock/Alternative Album of the Year

"Am I Pretty?"; Skypark; Thom Roy; Word Records

Word Records

Word Records is a Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a division of Word Entertainment , which, itself is co-owned by Warner Music Group and Curb Records...

"Fourth From The Last"; The W's

The W's

; Masaki Liu

Masaki Liu

Masaki Liu, sometimes referred to as "Saki", is the engineer and producer operating One Way Studio, a digital recording studio in Benicia, California. Masaki has recorded and produced music for many bands, including Five Iron Frenzy, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Echoing Green, The W's and...

; 5 Minute Walk

5 Minute Walk

, Sarabellum

"Hey You, I Love Your Soul"; Skillet

Skillet (band)

; Skidd Mills

Skidd Mills

Skidd Mills is a songwriter/producer based in Nashville, Tennessee. Skidd began his career at Ardent Studios in 1991. There he learned from the likes of John Hampton, Joe Hardy, Jim Dickenson, and Paul Ebersold. In 2001, Skidd left Ardent and started 747 Studios with partner Paul Ebersold. It...

; Ardent/ForeFront

"Vegas Car Chasers"; Silage

Silage

Silage is fermented, high-moisture fodder that can be fed to ruminants or used as a biofuel feedstock for anaerobic digesters. It is fermented and stored in a process called ensiling or silaging, and is usually made from grass crops, including corn , sorghum or other cereals, using the entire...

; Todd Collins; Essential Records

Essential Records (Christian)

Essential Records is a Contemporary Christian record label based in Franklin, Tennessee. It is a division of a major label, Sony Music Entertainment.-History:...

"Water"; Between Thieves; Steve Hindalong

Steve Hindalong

Steve Hindalong is an American drummer, percussionist, songwriter and producer best known for his work with the alternative rock band The Choir...

; Tattoo Records, Benson

Benson Records

Benson Records was founded by Bob Benson & John T. Benson, beginning as the John T. Benson Music Publishing Company in 1902. The record label started out as Heart Warming Records and would come to house labels such as Impact Records, Greentree Records, RiverSong, StarSong and Home Sweet Home...

Hard Music Album of the Year

"Bananaman"; Ghoti Hook

Ghoti Hook

Ghoti Hook was a pop punk band from Fairfax, Virginia. The band formed in 1991, signed to Tooth & Nail Records in 1996, and disbanded in 2002.-History:...

; Kevin 131; Tooth & Nail Records

Tooth & Nail Records

Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...

"Brightblur"; Massivivid

Massivivid

Massivivid was a Christian band founded by Wally Shaw and Mark Nash. Their sound was based in industrial rock and electronic pop, but with a hard edge and intensity similar to that of Nine Inch Nails or The Smashing Pumpkins. Massivivid was originally founded as a live side project to Deitiphobia...

; Wally Shaw, Mark Nash

Mark Nash

Mark Nash is the drummer for Christian rock band PFR, and former husband to Leigh Bingham Nash of Sixpence None the Richer. Nash also served as A&R for Squint Entertainment.-External links:*...

; Tattoo Records, Benson

Benson Records

"On Your Feet"; Spoken

Spoken (band)

; Dan Garcia, Brian Ray

Brian Ray

; Metro One

"Project 86"; Project 86; Bryan Carlstrom, Project 86

Project 86

Project 86 is an American Christian rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 1996. The line-up consists of bassist Steven Dail, vocalist and songwriter Andrew Schwab, and guitarist Randy Torres. The band has released seven studio albums, which have collectively sold over 500,000 units...

; BEC Recordings

BEC Recordings

BEC Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is a subsidiary of Tooth and Nail Records. The label was formed in 1997 in partnership with the EMI Christian Music Group....

"Where Blood & Fire Bring Rest"; Zao; Bruce Fitzhugh

Bruce Fitzhugh

Bruce Fitzhugh is the second and best known lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and founding member of Arkansas's Christian metal band Living Sacrifice...

, Jason Magnuson; Solid State

Solid State Records

Solid State Records is a Christian record label, a division of Tooth & Nail Records. Unlike Tooth & Nail, Solid State signs hardcore and metal bands. Like Tooth & Nail, Solid State is primarily a Christian label. However, they have signed several bands that don't label themselves as Christian,...

Rock Album of the Year

Anybody Out There?; Burlap To Cashmere

Burlap To Cashmere

; Jay Healy, David Rolfe

David Rolfe

David Rolfe is a computer programmer who was instrumental in the development of many "golden age" arcade and home video games. He received his BS in Engineering from Caltech in 1977.-Arcade games:...

; Squint Entertainment

Squint Entertainment

Kansas; Jennifer Knapp

Jennifer Knapp

; Mark Stuart

Mark Stuart (musician)

Mark Allen Stuart is a Christian rock musician, and is best known for being the vocalist for the now-retired Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline.-Early life:...

; Gotee Records

Gotee Records

Gotee Records is a record label founded by dc Talk member Toby McKeehan , Todd Collins, and Joey Elwood...

King of Fools; Deliriou5?; Andy Piercy

Andy Piercy

Andy Piercy is a singer-songwriter who came to prominence in the Christian acoustic guitar duo, Ishmael and Andy, together with Ian Smale .In 1974 he replaced John Leach as guitarist and lead vocalist in After the Fire...

, Deliriou5?; Sparrow Records

Sparrow Records

Some Kind of Zombie; Audio Adrenaline

Audio Adrenaline

; John Hampton

John Hampton

John Stephen Hampton was Governor of Western Australia from 1862 to 1868.-Early life:Little is known of John Hampton's early life. His death certificate states that he was born in 1810, but other evidence suggests 1806 or perhaps 1807; these latter figures are considered more likely...

; ForeFront Records

ForeFront Records

Step Up To The Microphone; Newsboys

Newsboys

Newsboys are a Christian pop rock band founded in 1985 in Mooloolaba, Australia. They have released 15 studio albums, six of which have been certified gold...

; Peter Furler

Peter Furler

Peter Andrew Furler is an Australian musician, songwriter, producer, and record executive but is best known as the former lead singer for the Christian rock band Newsboys.-Biography:...

; Star Song Records

Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year

A Maze Of Grace; Avalon

Avalon

; Charlie Peacock

Charlie Peacock

Charlie Peacock is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, record producer, session musician and author. While growing up in California Peacock was inspired by John Coltrane and began playing the piano. After completing his education, Peacock formed a band and began a career as a professional...

, Chris Harris

Chris Harris

Chris Harris may refer to:* Chris Harris , English business author* Chris Harris , American football player* Chris Harris , Texas State Representative and State Senator...

; Sparrow Records

Sparrow Records

Live The Life; Michael W. Smith

Michael W. Smith

; Mark Heimermann, Michael W. Smith

Michael W. Smith

, Stephen Lipson

Stephen Lipson

Stephen J. Lipson is a musician and producer who has worked with numerous artists, including Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Cher, Grace Jones, Paul McCartney, Pet Shop Boys, Take That, Simple Minds, Lindisfarne, and Annie Lennox....

; Reunion Records

Reunion Records

Steady On; Point of Grace

Point of Grace

; Brown Bannister

Brown Bannister

; Word Records

Word Records

Word Records is a Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a division of Word Entertainment , which, itself is co-owned by Warner Music Group and Curb Records...

Supernatural; dc Talk

Dc Talk

DC Talk , is a Grammy-winning Christian rock music trio. The group was formed in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They have released five major studio albums together: DC Talk , Nu Thang , Free at Last , Jesus Freak , and Supernatural...

; Toby McKeehan

Toby McKeehan

Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....

, Mark Heimermann; ForeFront Records

ForeFront Records

The Jesus Record; Rich Mullins

Rich Mullins

Richard Wayne "Rich" Mullins was an American Contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter born in Richmond, Indiana. He had two sisters and two brothers....

and A Ragamuffin Band

A Ragamuffin Band

A Ragamuffin Band is a musical group founded by Rich Mullins in 1993, when he gathered friends from other bands to back him on his A Liturgy, A Legacy, & A Ragamuffin Band album. The band continued to record and tour with Mullins, and even carried on after his 1997 death...

; Rick Elias

Rick Elias

Rick Elias is a Nashville based singer and songwriter.From 1993 to 2002, Elias was a member of Rich Mullins' A Ragamuffin Band.Rick was a founding member of Rich Mullins and a Ragamuffin Band. Today Rick spends his time writing and producing music in Nashville TN., and continues to perform solo...

; Myrrh Records

Myrrh Records

Inspirational Album of the Year

Corner of Eden; Kathy Troccoli

Kathy Troccoli

; Nathan DiGesare; Reunion Records

Reunion Records

Dream Big; The Martins

The Martins

The Martins are a Christian music vocal trio composed of three siblings: Joyce Martin Sanders, Jonathan Martin, and Judy Martin Hess.-Music career:...

; Phil Naish, Michael Sykes; Spring Hill

Gospel; Michael English; Michael English, Jay DeMarcus

Jay DeMarcus

Jay DeMarcus is the bass guitarist, harmony vocalist, pianist and songwriter in the American country trio Rascal Flatts.DeMarcus was born in Columbus, Ohio...

; Curb

Curb Records

Curb Records is a record label started by Mike Curb originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963...

Perennial Songs For The Seasons Of Life; Twila Paris

Twila Paris

Twila Paris Wright is a Contemporary Christian Music songwriter, author, vocalist and pianist.-Musical career:Since 1980, Twila Paris has released 22 albums, amassed 33 number one Christian Radio singles, and was named the Gospel Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year three years in a row...

; Brown Bannister

Brown Bannister

for RBI Productions; Sparrow Records

Sparrow Records

The Breaking Of The Dawn; Fernando Ortega

Fernando Ortega

Fernando Ortega is an adult contemporary singer-songwriter in contemporary Christian music. He is noted both for his interpretations of many traditional hymns and songs, such as "Give Me Jesus" and "Be Thou My Vision", and for writing clear, easily understood songs, such as "This Good...

; John Andrew Schreiner; Myrrh Records

Myrrh Records

Southern Gospel Album of the Year

Faithful; Cathedrals; Bill Gaither, Lari Goss, Roger Bennett

Roger Bennett

Roger Bennett was an Arrernte man from Central Australia, an actor, and a playwright. His best known works are Up the Ladder and Funerals and Circuses....

; Homeland

Homeland

Rhythm & Rhyme; Poet Voices; Chris White

Chris White

Chris White or Christopher White may refer to:*Chris White , British jazz/rock saxophonist*Chris White , bassist and songwriter with The Zombies*Chris White , jazz bassist...

; Sonlite Records

Still The Greatest Story Ever Told; Gaither Vocal Band

Gaither Vocal Band

; Bill Gaither, Michael Sykes, Guy Penrod

Guy Penrod

Guy Penrod is a gospel music singer mostly known for his work as the lead singer of the Gaither Vocal Band, a position he held from 1994-2008.-Biography:...

; Spring Hill

That Says It All; George Younce

George Younce

George Younce was an American bass singer, known for performing with Southern Gospel quartets, especially The Cathedrals.-Biography:...

; Vic Clay, Toni Clay; Spring Hill

They Gave The World A Smile, The Stamps Quartet Tribute Album; James Blackwood Quartet, Light Crust Doughboys

Light Crust Doughboys

The Light Crust Doughboys is a quintessential American Western swing band from Texas organized in 1931 by the Burrus Mill and Elevator Company in Saginaw, Texas. The band achieved its peak popularity in the few years leading up to World War II...

; James Blackwood

James Blackwood

James Webre Blackwood was an American Gospel singer and one of the founding members of legendary Southern Gospel quartet The Blackwood Brothers.-Biography:...

, Art Greenhaw

Art Greenhaw

Art Greenhaw is a Grammy Award-Winning recording artist, producer and mixing engineer, having won the Grammy Award in 2003 in New York City for "Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album of the Year" for the album WE CALLED HIM MR. GOSPEL MUSIC: THE JAMES BLACKWOOD TRIBUTE ALBUM...

, Marvin Montgomery; Light Crust Doughboys Records

Country Album of the Year

"A Work In Progress"; Jeff and Sheri Easter; Michael Sykes; Spring Hill

"In The Middle Of It All"; David L. Cook

David L. Cook

; Mickey Hiter, David L. Cook

David L. Cook

, Jeff McKee; Mountainview Records, DLC Records

"In My Life"; Larry Gatlin

Larry Gatlin

Larry Wayne Gatlin is an American country music singer/songwriter. He is perhaps best known for teaming up with his brothers Steve and Rudy in the late 1970s, becoming one of country music's most successful acts of the 1970s and 1980s. Gatlin has had a total of 33 Top 40 singles...

; Larry Gatlin

Larry Gatlin

, Michael G. Smith; Spring Hill

"Increase My Faith"; The Isaacs

The Isaacs

The Isaacs are a country and bluegrass gospel music group consisting of mother Lily Isaacs, and daughters Becky and Sonya Isaacs and son Ben Isaacs, along with John Bowman as an instrumentalist and songwriter. Joe Isaacs, formerly a singer and banjo player in the group, has left since his 1998...

; Ben Isaacs; Horizon Records

Horizon Records

Horizon Records was started as a folk and blues record label by Dave Hubert in 1960.It was originally distributed by World Pacific Records. When Vee-Jay Records acquired World Pacific in 1963, it also took over the distribution of Horizon....

"The Lewis Bunch"; The Lewis Family

The Lewis Family

The Lewis Family is a family of gospel and bluegrass musicians from Lincolnton, Georgia. They are known as the "First Family of Bluegrass Gospel"....

; Buddy Spicher

Buddy Spicher

Buddy Spicher is an American fiddle player.Spicher started in the late 50s as part of the backing band for Audrey Williams, the widow of Hank Williams, later with Hank Snow, the Charles River Valley Boys....

, Wayne Haun, The Lewis Family

The Lewis Family

The Lewis Family is a family of gospel and bluegrass musicians from Lincolnton, Georgia. They are known as the "First Family of Bluegrass Gospel"....

; Thorough Bred Records

Traditional Gospel Album of the Year

"Bow Down And Worship Him"; Full Gospel Baptist Fellowship Mass Choir; Percy Bady; Gospo Centric

"Christmas With Shirley Caesar"; Shirley Caesar

Shirley Caesar

Shirley Ann Caesar is an American Gospel music singer, songwriter and recording artist whose career has spanned six decades...

; Steven Ford

Steven Ford

Steven Meigs Ford is an American actor and son of former United States President Gerald Ford and Former First Lady Betty Bloomer Ford.-Early life:...

, Shirley Caesar

Shirley Caesar

Shirley Ann Caesar is an American Gospel music singer, songwriter and recording artist whose career has spanned six decades...

; Myrrh Records

Myrrh Records

Black Music Division

"My Soul Feels Better Right Now"; Della Reese

Della Reese

Delloreese Patricia Early, known professionally as Della Reese , is an American actress, singer, game show panelist of the 1970s, one-time talk-show hostess and ordained minister. She started her career in the 1950s as a gospel, pop and jazz singer, scoring a hit with her 1959 single "Don't You...

; Franklin Lett; Homeland

Homeland

"Now That I'm Here"; Beverly Crawford

Beverly Crawford

Beverly Crawford is an African American gospel vocalist who is best known for singing with the New Life Singers on Bobby Jones Gospel on the Black Entertainment Television and for having well-known songs such as "Praise Jehovah", "Run to the Water", "He's Done Enough", and most recently "It's...

; Dan Cleary; Warner Alliance

Warner Alliance

Warner Alliance was a Contemporary Christian imprint of Warner Music Group. Its operations were suspended in 1998. Artists on the label included Billy & Sarah Gaines, the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, Caedmon's Call, Donnie McClurkin, First Call, Wayne Watson, Take 6, Mid South, and the Worldwide...

"So Good"; Colorado Mass Choir

Colorado Mass Choir

featuring Joe Pace

Joe Pace

; Rudolph Stanfield, Paul Wright III, Joe Pace II; Verity Records

Verity Records

Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year

Conversations; Greg O'Quinn 'n Joyful Noyze; Greg O'Quin, James Moss, Paul D. Allen; Myrrh Records

Myrrh Records

Everlasting Love; CeCe Winans

CeCe Winans

Priscilla "CeCe" Marie Winans Love is an American Gospel singer, who has won numerous Grammy and Stellar Awards.-Early life:CeCe Winans was born in Detroit, Michigan, to David and Delores Winans, on October 8, 1964...

; Keith Crouch

Keith Crouch

Keith Crouch is an American songwriter and music producer. Crouch began his career as a songwriter at the age of fifteen and landed his first gig at seventeen. In 1994, Crouch produced six songs for Brandy's self titled debut album, three of which became top ten hits. He has produced for artists...

, Chakdaddy, Babyboy, E. Dank, Tony Rich, Tommy Simms, Cedric Caldwell, Victor Caldwell, Sibusiso Victor Masando, CeCe Winans

CeCe Winans

, Eric Dawkins, Daryl Simmons

Daryl Simmons

Daryl Simmons is an American Grammy Award winning R&B songwriter, musician and record producer who is best known for his association with the LaFace Records production duo of Antonio ‘L.A.’ Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds....

, Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Noelle Hill is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress.Early in her career, she established her reputation as a member of the Fugees. In 1998, she launched her solo career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album, The Miseducation of...

; Sparrow Records

Sparrow Records

, Pioneer Music Group

Nu Nation Project; Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin

Kirk Franklin

; Gospo Centric

Pages of Life Chapters I & II; Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ; Fred Hammond, Paul Wright III; Verity Records

Verity Records

So Cool; Take 6; Take 6

Take 6

, Jim Ed Norman, George Duke

George Duke

George Duke is a multi-faceted American musician, known as a keyboard pioneer, composer, singer and producer in both jazz and popular mainstream musical genres. He has worked with numerous acclaimed artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and professor of music...

; Reprise Records

Reprise Records

Reprise Records is an American record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:...

Instrumental Album of the Year

Acoustic Sketches; Phil Keaggy; Phil Keaggy

Phil Keaggy

Phil Keaggy is an American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist who has released more than 50 albums and contributed to many more recordings in both the contemporary Christian music and mainstream markets...

, John August Schroeter; Sparrow Records

Sparrow Records

Christmas Sax; Sam Levine; Jeck Jezzro; Spring Hill

Epic Tales of Whoa!; Tony Palacios

Tony Palacios

Tony Palacios is the lead guitarist of the Christian hard rock band, Guardian. Palacios joined the band in 1989 and has remained with them since, releasing nine studio albums, including three in Spanish....

; Tony Palacios, Grover Jackson; Cadence Communications Group

Grand Passion; John Tesh; John Tesh

John Tesh

; GTSP, Word Records

Word Records

Word Records is a Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a division of Word Entertainment , which, itself is co-owned by Warner Music Group and Curb Records...

The Gospel According to Jazz; Kirk Whalum; Kirk Whalum

Kirk Whalum

Kirk Whalum is an American smooth jazz saxophonist and songwriter. He toured as Whitney Houston's opening act for several years. Whalum has also recorded a series of well received solo albums and film soundtracks, with music ranging from pop to R&B to smooth jazz...

, Tyrone Dickerson; Warner Gospel

Praise & Worship Album of the Year

Acoustic Worship: 25 of Your Favorite Praise and Worship Songs; Various; Provident

Provident Label Group

Provident Label Group is a division of Sony Music Entertainment focusing primarily on Christian music in Franklin, Tennessee. The group handles its own physical distribution through its Provident-Integrity Distribution service...

Focus On The Family presents Renewing The Heart Live Hymns and Songs of Worship; Kim Hill; David Zaffiro

David Zaffiro

-Career:His professional career began as guitarist for the metal band Bloodgood. Though he officially left the band following their third album, he did play various parts on later albums. He then began producing records independently and for others...

, Kim Hill; Star Song Records

Freedom; Darrell Evans

Darrell Evans

Darrell Wayne Evans is a former third baseman and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1969 to 1989 with the Atlanta Braves , San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers . He is also the former manager and director of player personnel for the Victoria Seals of the Golden Baseball...

; Paul Mills; Vertical Music

God Came Near; Max Lucado

Max Lucado

Max Lucado is a best-selling author and writer and preacher at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas...

, Jeff Nelson

Jeff Nelson (musician)

Jeff Nelson is best known as the drummer for the hardcore punk rock band Minor Threat. He and friend Ian MacKaye formed their first band, The Slinkees, in 1979. Their next band was The Teen Idles. Nelson and MacKaye founded Dischord Records in 1980, whose first record was the Teen Idles. They...

, Dennis Jernigan

Dennis Jernigan

Dennis Jernigan is a singer-songwriter of contemporary Christian music. He is native to Oklahoma, and headquarters a music-based Christian ministry from there. Jernigan now lives in Muskogee, Oklahoma with his wife and their nine children...

, John G. Elliott, Lisa Lopez; Glenn Wagner; Here To Him Music

Skalleluia; Insyderz; Gene Eugene

Gene Eugene

Gene "Eugene" Andrusco was a Canadian born actor, record producer, engineer, composer and musician. Andrusco was best known as the leader of the funk/rock band Adam Again, a member of The Swirling Eddies and as a founding member of the roots music supergroup Lost Dogs.-Acting:Andrusco was a child...

, Insyderz; Squint

Squint Entertainment

Children's Music Album of the Year

America's 25 Praise & Worship Choruses For Kids; David Lyndon Huff; Brentwood Kids Co.

Bible Action Songs; Bob Singleton; Everland Entertainment

Butterfly Kisses & Bedtime Prayers; Various; Dennis Patton; Benson

Benson Records

Hide 'Em In Your Heart - Praise and Worship for Kids; Steve Green; Sparrow Records

Sparrow Records

; Frank Hernandez

Veggie Tunes 2; Veggie Tales; Kurt Heinecke

Kurt Heinecke

Kurt Heinecke is an American music composer, songwriter, voice actor and photographer. He is the music director at Big Idea Entertainment, creators of the computer-animated VeggieTales.-Early life:...

, David Mullen

David Mullen (singer)

David Mullen is a former University of Florida football player, turned Contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter and producer. He released his first album in 1989, and won the GMA Dove Award for New Artist of the Year in 1990. He later married fellow Christian singer Nicole C. Mullen,...

; Big Idea Productions

Spanish Language Album of the Year

Avivanos; XXXIIIDC; Alejandro Allen, Lenny LeBlanc

Lenny LeBlanc

Lenny LeBlanc is an American musician and songwriter, half of the music duo LeBlanc and Carr.-Early life:...

; Hosanna! Music

Hosanna! Music

Hosanna! Music is a subsidiary of a record label that publishes contemporary Praise and Worship Music, a genre of Christian music. It is part of the Integrity Music Group, which was headquartered in Mobile, Alabama. As of the spring of 2011, The David C...

Entrare' a Jerusalen; Rene Gonzalez

René González

René González was a Cuban professional baseball player. A native of Cienfuegos, Cuba, González was a first baseman/outfielder who batted and threw right-handed....

; Mark Gasbarro, Alejandro Allen; Hosanna! Music

Hosanna! Music

Libertad Me Das; Sandi Patty

Sandi Patty

Sandra Faye "Sandi" Patty is an American Christian music singer. For many years she was known as Sandi Patti. She has been dubbed "The Voice" by critics, because of her wide range and flexibility.-Early life:...

; Isaac Hernandez, Greg Nelson

Greg Nelson (producer)

Greg Nelson is a music producer from Nashville, Tennessee.- Overview and early career :Nelson was born in Bismarck, North Dakota...

; Word International

Me Regalo; Marcos Vidal; Marcos Vidal

Marcos Vidal

Marcos Vidal , is a Dove Award-nominated Spanish Christian singer/songwriter. In 1997 he won the International Award GMA as the best non-English male vocalist.-Biography:...

, Alejandro Allen; Piedra Angular

Oro; Crystal Lewis

Crystal Lewis

Crystal Lewis is an American contemporary Christian/Gospel vocalist, songwriter and author.-Early years:Lewis grew up singing in her father's church...

; Brian Ray

Brian Ray

, Dan Posthuma; Metro One

Special Event Album of the Year

Artists Acappella: First Call

First Call

First Call is a Contemporary Christian music group, originally consisting of Mel Tunney, Marty McCall, and Bonnie Keen. Mel's husband, Dick Tunney, acted as the arranger and producer for many of the group's early projects.-Group history:...

, Cindy Morgan

Cindy Morgan

Cindy Morgan is an American actress best known for her appearances as Lora/Yori in Tron and Lacey Underall in Caddyshack.-Biography:...

, Mark Lowry

Mark Lowry

Mark Alan Lowry is a Christian comedian, songwriter, and singer, best known for co-writing the song “Mary, Did You Know?”. Lowry performed with the Gaither Vocal Band from 1988–2001 and, in January 2009, he re-joined the group along with other "GVB" alumni Michael English and David Phelps...

, Babbie Mason

Babbie Mason

Babbie Yvett Robie Wade Mason is an American gospel singer, songwriter, writer, and adjunct professor of songwriting at Atlanta Christian College and Lee University, and also a television talk-show host. In 1995, she was featured in the Warren Chaney docudrama, America: A Call to...

, John Elefante

John Elefante

John Elefante is an American singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, and producer.-Early years:Born in Levittown, New York, his family soon moved to Long Beach, California. Growing up, he sang and performed drums for his family band, the Brotherhood...

, Ron Kenoly

Ron Kenoly

Ron Kenoly is an American Christian worship leader, singer, and songwriter whose expressed mission is "to create an environment for the manifest presence of God". His musical style is one of jubilant praise and individual excellence on musical instruments...

, Dallas Holm

Dallas Holm

Dallas Holm is a singer-songwriter of Christian music, whose musical ministry has spanned almost four decades. His influence has been greatest in contemporary Christian music...

, Michael O'Brien

Michael O'Brien

Michael or Mike O'Brien may refer to:* Michael O'Brien , American poet* Michael O'Brien , West Coast Eagles...

, Bruce Carroll

Bruce Carroll

Bruce Carroll , is an American CCM singer and multi Grammy and Dove Award winning recording artist. He currently is the director of arts and worship and leads a ten member band at the six thousand plus member Hope Church in Memphis, Tennessee.Bruce lives in Memphis, Tennessee with his wife...

, David L Cook, The Martins

The Martins

The Martins are a Christian music vocal trio composed of three siblings: Joyce Martin Sanders, Jonathan Martin, and Judy Martin Hess.-Music career:...

; Darrell Bledsoe, Jeff Nelson

Jeff Nelson (musician)

; Here To Him Exodus; dcTalk, Jars of Clay

Jars of Clay

Jars of Clay is a Christian rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. They met at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois.Jars of Clay consists of Dan Haseltine on vocals, Charlie Lowell on piano and keyboards, Stephen Mason on lead guitars and Matthew Odmark on rhythm guitars...

, Sixpence None the Richer

Sixpence None the Richer

Sixpence None the Richer is an American rock/pop band that formed in New Braunfels, Texas, eventually settling in Nashville, Tennessee. They are best known for their songs "Kiss Me" and "Breathe Your Name" and their covers of "Don't Dream It's Over" and "There She Goes". The name of the band is...

, Cindy Morgan

Cindy Morgan

Cindy Morgan is an American actress best known for her appearances as Lora/Yori in Tron and Lacey Underall in Caddyshack.-Biography:...

, Chris Rice

Chris Rice

, The Katinas

The Katinas

The Katinas are a Contemporary Christian music group. The family of five brothers hails from American Samoa, and moved to Washington, USA after the death of their mother in 1988. The group's members sang in church as children, and began playing fairs, soon moving up to nationwide slots opening for...

, Third Day

Third Day

, Crystal Lewis

Crystal Lewis

Crystal Lewis is an American contemporary Christian/Gospel vocalist, songwriter and author.-Early years:Lewis grew up singing in her father's church...

, Michael W. Smith

Michael W. Smith

; Michael W. Smith. (Rocketown Records

Rocketown Records

)

Surfonic Water Revival: New Surf Music for the Redeemed Masses
Surfonic Water Revival
Surfonic Water Revival is the title of a various artists compilation album which was recorded and released in 1998 by KMG Records. The album pays tribute to the pioneers of Surf music like Brian Wilson, Jan and Dean, the Belairs, the Hondells, the Surfaris, the Ventures, Beach Boys, Dick Dale and...

: Smalltown Poets

Smalltown Poets

Smalltown Poets is a Christian rock band formed in 1996. It was formed in Atlanta, Georgia by high school friends Michael Johnston , Danny Stephens , and Byron Goggin , along with Nashville musicians Kevin Breuner , and Miguel DeJesus .Smalltown Poets achieved recognition with their eponymous...

with Paul Johnson, Brother's Keeper with Phil Keaggy

Phil Keaggy

, The Insyderz

The Insyderz

, Chuck Girard

Chuck Girard

Chuck Girard is a pioneer of Contemporary Christian music. He was born August 27, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, and moved to Santa Rosa, California in his young teens...

with Paul Johnson, Plumb

Plumb (singer)

Tiffany Arbuckle Lee is a Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter who uses the stage name Plumb...

, Terry Scott Taylor

Terry Scott Taylor

Terry Scott Taylor is an American songwriter, record producer, writer and founding member of the bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies . Taylor is also a member of the roots and alternative music group, Lost Dogs. He is currently based in San Jose, California, USA.Taylor is highly regarded for...

, PlankEye

Plankeye

Plankeye was a Christian alternative rock band and one of Tooth & Nail Records' greatest successes during the 1990s and early 2000s. Plankeye's style could be defined as melodic post-grunge combined with indie and alternative elements...

, Randy Stonehill

Randy Stonehill

Randall Evan "Randy" Stonehill is an American singer-songwriter from Stockton, California, best known as one of the so-called "fathers of contemporary Christian music". His music is primarily folk rock in the style of James Taylor, but he has assayed other styles, with various albums focused on...

with Havalina Rail Co., Danial Amos, Rebecca St. James

Rebecca St. James

, Silage

Silage

, All Star United

All Star United

with Phil Keggy, Rick Altizer, Skillet (band)

Skillet (band)

, The O.C.Supertones.

Lost Dogs with Rich Young Ruler: Terry Taylor (KMG Records

KMG Records

)

Touched by an Angel: Della Reese

Della Reese

and the Vertical All-Stars, Celine Dion

Celine Dion

Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...

, God's Property

God's Property

God's Property is a gospel choir, most notably known for its collaborations with Kirk Franklin and other recording artists.-Musical career:The choir began to collaborate with Kirk Franklin in 1993 and sang backup on his 1995 album, Whatcha Lookin' 4...

, Wynonna, The Kinleys

The Kinleys

The Kinleys was an American country music duo composed of identical twin sisters Heather and Jennifer Kinley, born November 5, 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Between 1997 and 2000, they recorded two albums for the Epic Records label , also charting eight singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot...

, Deana Carter

Deana Carter

Deana Carter is a country music artist who broke through in 1996 with the release of debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This?, which was certified 5× Multi-Platinum in the United States for sales of over five million...

, Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...

, Amanda Marshall

Amanda Marshall

Amanda Meta Marshall is a Canadian pop-rock singer.She grew up in Toronto in a biracial family to a White Canadian father and a Black Trinidadian mother...

, Shawn Colvin

Shawn Colvin

Shawn Colvin is an American singer-songwriter and musician.-Childhood and early career:Colvin was born in Vermillion, South Dakota. Her formative years were spent in the town of Carbondale, Illinois, where she attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She learned to play guitar at the age...

, Imani Coppola

Imani Coppola

Imani Francesca Coppola is an American singer-songwriter and violinist probably best known for her 1997 hit "Legend of a Cowgirl" which sampled the instrumentals from "Sunshine Superman" by Donovan...

, Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam is a common national personification of the American government originally used during the War of 1812. He is depicted as a stern elderly man with white hair and a goatee beard...

, Keb' Mo, Amy Grant

Amy Grant

Amy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for her Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop"...

, Martina McBride

Martina McBride

Martina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range....

, Faith Hill

Faith Hill

Faith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S...

, Jaci Velasquez

Jaci Velasquez

Jacquelyn Davette Velasquez is an American Contemporary Christian and Latin Pop singer—in both English and Spanish languages....

; Keith Thomas

Keith Thomas

Keith Thomas may refer to:*Keith Thomas , Australian rules footballer*Keith Thomas , Welsh historian*Keith Thomas , Grammy Award-winning producer and songwriter*Keith Thomas , Saxophonist, writer and producer...

, Paul Worley

Paul Worley

Paul Worley is an American record producer and session guitarist, known primarily for his work in country music. Formerly a vice president at Sony BMG, he later joined the staff of Warner Bros. Records' Nashville division as chief creative officer...

. (Myrrh Records

Myrrh Records

)

Tribute to Dottie Rambo: The Kingdom Heirs, Squire Parsons

Squire Parsons

Squire Enos Parsons, Jr. , is a Southern Gospel singer and songwriter. He was born in Newton, West Virginia, to Squire and Maysel Parsons, and was introduced to music by his father, who was a choir director and deacon at Newton Baptist Church...

, Karen Peck and New River

Karen Peck and New River

Karen Peck and New River is a southern gospel trio based in Gainesville, Georgia.-Music career:The youngest of three daughters, Karen was exposed to the traditional sounds of gospel music at a very early age...

, Sonya Isaacs Surrett, Tim Surrett, Amy Lambert, Kirk Talley

Kirk Talley

Kirk Talley , is an American Southern Gospel performer/songwriter.-Early career:Born in Johnson City, TN, Talley began performing Southern Gospel Music in 1972. He was a member of the groups "The Hoppers", The Cathedrals and the Talleys. He joined the Cathedrals in 1979 and with the lineup of...

, The Talley Trio, Phil Cross & Poet Voices, The Perry Sisters

The Perry Sisters

The Perry Sisters originated in Huntington, WV in 1974 with Diana Perry Gillette and her two sisters, Bonnie and Carol. In 1984 they signed with a major record label and officially became the first professional ladies trio in southern gospel music...

, The Hoppers

The Hoppers

The Hoppers are a Southern Gospel group from North Carolina.The Hoppers are a family ensemble which first began performing together in 1957. They appeared at the inauguration ceremony for Ronald Reagan in 1981...

; Phil Cross, Jeff Collins

Jeff Collins

Jeff Collins is an American television producer living in California. He is President of Collins Avenue Productions, a Content Media Company . Collins, as of March 2010, is most notable for developing a creative television and branding partnership with Virgin America Airlines on a docu-series...

, Chris White

Chris White

Chris White or Christopher White may refer to:*Chris White , British jazz/rock saxophonist*Chris White , bassist and songwriter with The Zombies*Chris White , jazz bassist...

. (Crossroads Records)

Musical of the Year

Glory! Another Soulful Celebration of the Season; Dave Williamson; Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing

God For Us; Don Moen, Jack Hayford, Tom Fettke, Camp Kirkland, Randy Vader, Jay Rouse; Integrity Music, Praise Gathering

He Is Still The King of Kings; Mosie Lister; Lillenas

Mary Did You Know?; David Guthrie

David Guthrie

David Henry Guthrie was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party.He was the Minister of Railways in the Reform Government, and the Member of Parliament for Oroua from 1908 to 1925, when he retired....

, Bruce Greer

Bruce Greer

Bruce Greer is a native of Longview, Texas, USA. Greer arranged hymns for choir and piano by age twelve, and later received a full scholarship to Baylor University, where he graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Music degree in theory and composition.Greer has had hundreds of choral, orchestral...

; Word Music

The Christmas Post; Deborah Craig-Claar, Robert Sterling

Robert Sterling

Robert Sterling, born William Sterling Hart was an American film and television actor.-Early life:...

; Word Music

Youth/Children's Musical of the Year

2 Extreme!; Steven V. Taylor; Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing

A Lamb's Tale; Martha Bolton, Dennis Allen

A Star Is Born; Celeste Clydesdale; Word Music

The Ultimate Youth Choir Book 2; David Guthrie

David Guthrie

, Bruce Cokeroft, Robert Sterling

Robert Sterling

Robert Sterling, born William Sterling Hart was an American film and television actor.-Early life:...

Steven V. Taylor, Rob Howard

Rob Howard

Rob Howard is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Richmond Centre...

, Dennis Allen; Word Music

WWW.Christmasonline.com; Nancy Gordon, John Chisum

John Chisum

John Simpson Chisum was a wealthy cattle baron in the American West in the mid-to-late 19th century. Born in Hardeman County, Tennessee, Chisum's family moved to Texas in 1837, with Chisum finding work as a building contractor...

; Dovetail Music, Genevox

Choral Collection of the Year

A Mighty Fortress, Ken Barker
Ken Barker
Ken Barker is an Australian Roman Catholic priest. He is the moderator of the Missionaries of God's Love religious congregation and founder of the Young Men of God Movement....

, Malcolm DuPlesis; Word Music
Peace Speaker, Geron Davis
Geron Davis
Geron Davis is a musician best known as a composer. He was first signed by Meadowgreen Music and best known for penning the song "Holy Ground"...

; Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing
Songs From The Altar, Carol Cymbala
Carol Cymbala
Carol Cymbala is the choir director for the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. She is the wife of pastor Jim Cymbala and daughter of Reverend Clair Hutchins.- Awards :*Grammy Award for Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album in 2000, 2001, and 2003...

; Word Music
The Worship Library, Vol. 2, David Guthrie
David Guthrie
David Henry Guthrie was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party.He was the Minister of Railways in the Reform Government, and the Member of Parliament for Oroua from 1908 to 1925, when he retired....

, Bruce Cokeroft; Word Music
Victory In Jesus!, Tom Ferrke, Billy Ray Hearn
Billy Ray Hearn
Billy Ray Hearn is currently the founder and chairman of EMI Christian Music Group, the world's largest religious music label.In 1954, Billy Ray Hearn graduated from Baylor University with a degree in church music....

; Lillenas

Enhanced CD of the Year

Family Time Favorites; Loving Care Children; Allan Hardin, Frank DeFino, Jr., Tom Defino

Hide 'Em In Your Heart - Praise and Worship For Kids; Steve Green; Craig A. Mason; Sparrow Records

Sparrow Records

Mission 3:16 Super CD 5; Carman; Gawain Reifsnyder; Sparrow Records

Sparrow Records

Steady On Enhanced CD; Point of Grace; Denise Niebisch, Rose Irelan; Word Records

Word Records

Word Records is a Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a division of Word Entertainment , which, itself is co-owned by Warner Music Group and Curb Records...

Ten; The Birthday Album; Various; Damon Riley, Michael Wilson

Michael Wilson

Michael Wilson may refer to:*Michael Wilson , member of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1977–1985*Michael Wilson , former player of the Harlem Globetrotters and the University of Memphis, also known as 'Wild Thing'*Michael Wilson , American theater director*Michael Wilson , former...

; ForeFront Records

ForeFront Records

Recorded Music Packaging of the Year

Anybody Out There?; Burlap To Cashmere

Burlap To Cashmere

; Beth Lee; Michael Wilson

Michael Wilson

; Squint Entertainment

Squint Entertainment

Bon Voyage; Bon Voyage

Bon Voyage (band)

Bon Voyage is a musical group consisting of the duo Jason Martin, of Starflyer 59, and his wife, Julie.-History:The duo first appeared in 1995 when they released Issue 1, a 7" recording on Jeff Cloud's record label Velvet Blue Music...

; Suzy Hutchinson; J. Gnewikow; Tim Owen

Tim Owen

Timothy Francis "Tim" Owen AM MSS MP, is an Australian politician and a former deputy commander of the Australian forces. He is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electoral district of Newcastle for the Liberal Party of Australia since the 2011 New South Wales...

; BEC Recordings

BEC Recordings

BEC Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is a subsidiary of Tooth and Nail Records. The label was formed in 1997 in partnership with the EMI Christian Music Group....

Down Goes The Day; Chris Taylor

Chris Taylor (musician)

Chris Taylor is an American singer-songwriter, based in San Antonio, Texas. He is the former lead singer of Love Coma and later a solo performer....

; Paul Soupiset; Paul Soupiset, Paul Soupiset; Toolbox

Toolbox

A toolbox varies with the craft of the owner. The purpose of the toolbox is to organize, carry, and protect the owner's tools used for trade, hobby or DIY.-Types of toolboxes:...

; Thunder Image; Alan Clark

Alan Clark

Alan Kenneth Mackenzie Clark was a British Conservative MP and diarist. He served as a junior minister in Margaret Thatcher's governments at the Departments of Employment, Trade, and Defence, and became a privy counsellor in 1991...

Live The Life; Michael W. Smith

Michael W. Smith

; Diana Lussenden; Diana Lussenden; Jimmy Abegg

Jimmy Abegg

Jimmy Abegg aka Jimmy A, is an American guitarist, composer, director, photographer and artist, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee....

; Reunion Records

Reunion Records

Supernatural; dcTalk; Deborah Norcross; Deborah Norcross; Alistair Thain, Len Paltier; ForeFront Records

ForeFront Records

The Jesus Record; Rich Mullins and A Raggamuffin Band; Beth Lee, Jimmy Abegg

Jimmy Abegg

Jimmy Abegg aka Jimmy A, is an American guitarist, composer, director, photographer and artist, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee....

, Ben Pearson; Beth Lee, Ben Pearson; Myrrh Records

Myrrh Records

Short Form Music Video of the Year

"Entertaining Angels"; Newsboys

Newsboys

Newsboys are a Christian pop rock band founded in 1985 in Mooloolaba, Australia. They have released 15 studio albums, six of which have been certified gold...

; Janet Eisner; Eden; A& R; StarSong, Virgin

Virgin Records

Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

"He Has Made Me Glad"; The Insyderz

The Insyderz

; Jonathan Richter; Jonathan Richter; Squint Entertainment; Squint Entertainment

Squint Entertainment

"Kiss Me"; Sixpence None the Richer

Sixpence None the Richer

; Tiffany Long; Steve Taylor

Steve Taylor

Roland Stephen Taylor , is an American Christian singer, songwriter, record producer and film director.-Early life:Taylor, the eldest of three children, was born in Brawley, California. Taylor's father, Roland Taylor, was a Baptist minister. When Taylor was six years old, the family relocated to...

; Pearson/Taylor Productions; Squint Entertainment

Squint Entertainment

"Ms. Innocence"; Wilshire; Brandon Dickerson

Brandon Dickerson

Brandon Dickerson is an award-winning American music video, documentary film, and television commercial director who has also moved into directing theatrical films. He is currently signed with for commercials and for music videos....

; Brandon Dickerson

Brandon Dickerson

; Spiral Films; Rocketown Records

Rocketown Records

"My Friend (So Long)"; dcTalk; C.J. Hicks; Tryan George; The End; ForeFront/Virgin

"The Devil Is Bad"; The W's

The W's

; Brandon Dickerson

Brandon Dickerson

; Brandon Dickerson

Brandon Dickerson

; Spiral Films; 5 Minute Walk

5 Minute Walk

, Sarabellum

Long Form Music Video of the Year

"Atlanta Homecoming"; Bill Gaither & The Homecoming Friends; Bill Gaither, Barry Jennings, Bill Carter

Bill Carter

Bill Carter is a writer and director. He directed the documentary film Miss Sarajevo, which consists of amateur video material he shot during his stay in the besieged city of Sarajevo...

, Dennis Glore; Ralph Emery Productions; Spring House

"Mission 3:16 The Video"; Carman

Carman

In Irish mythology, Carman or Carmun was a warrior-woman and sorceress from Athens who tried to invade Ireland in the days of the Tuatha Dé Danann, along with her three sons, Dub , Dother and Dian...

; Stephen Yake, Cindy Montano; Stephen Yake; Stephen Yake Productions; Sparrow Records

Sparrow Records

"My Utmost For His Highest - The Concert"; Cindy Morgan

Cindy Morgan

Cindy Morgan is an American actress best known for her appearances as Lora/Yori in Tron and Lacey Underall in Caddyshack.-Biography:...

, Avalon

Avalon

, Twila Paris

Twila Paris

, Bryan Duncan

Bryan Duncan

Bryan Duncan is an American CCM musician. he is best known for his role in the Sweet Comfort Band and subsequent solo career that, combined, spanned more than twenty-five years...

, Sandi Patty

Sandi Patty

, Steven Curtis Chapman

Steven Curtis Chapman

; Nancy Knox; Clark Santee; Word Entertainment; Myrrh Records

Myrrh Records

"Perennial In Concert A Season of Worship"; Twila Paris

Twila Paris

; Norman Miller; Russell Hall

Russell Hall

Russell Hall is a co-ed dormitory for first-year students at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. It is named after former governor of Georgia and United States Senator Richard B. Russell Jr....

; Trinity Broadcasting Network

Trinity Broadcasting Network

The Trinity Broadcasting Network is a major American Christian television network. TBN is based in Costa Mesa, California, with auxiliary studio facilities in Irving, Texas; Hendersonville, Tennessee; Gadsden, Alabama; Decatur, Georgia; Miami, Florida; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Orlando, Florida; and New...

; Sparrow Records

Sparrow Records

"X: The Birthday Video"; Seven Day Jesus

Seven Day Jesus

Seven Day Jesus was a Christian rock band formed in Huntington, West Virginia in 1994. The group disbanded in 1998, but they reunited for one concert in 2004.-Band history:...

, Rebecca St. James

Rebecca St. James

, Bleach

Bleach

Bleach refers to a number of chemicals that remove color, whiten, or disinfect, often via oxidation. Common chemical bleaches include household chlorine bleach , lye, oxygen bleach , and bleaching powder...

, Eli

Eli

Eli or ELI may refer to:*El , or Eli, a variant on the name of God as spoken in Arabic, Hebrew, and Aramaic*Eli , a common first name in Hebrew...

, Geoff Moore & The Distance, Considering Lily

Considering Lily

Considering Lily was an American CCM group popular in the late 1990s.The group was founded by Serene Campbell and Pearl Barrett, who are sisters, in the United States in 1991, though both were born in New Zealand...

, Raze

Raze (Christian pop group)

Raze was a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Christian pop group formed by vocalists Donnie Lewis, Ja'Marc Davis, J.D. Webb, and Mizzie Logan. They are perhaps best known for their song "Always and Forever", found on their premier album Power....

, The Normals

The Normals

The Normals were an Christian alternative rock band formed in 1998 by Andrew Osenga, Mark Lockett, and Clayton Daily. The name of the band honors their hometown of Normal, Illinois. The band's lineup also included B.J. Aberle, Cason Cooley, Mike Taquino, and Steve Hindalong...

, Grammatrain

Grammatrain

Grammatrain is a grunge rock band from Seattle, Washington who were active in the Christian rock industry in the 1990s. After disbanding in 1998, the group reunited as a secular act in 2009 and released their third full length album entitled "Imperium" the following year.-History:Singer/guitarist...

, Outro, Audio Adrenaline

Audio Adrenaline

, dcTalk, Eddie DeGarmo

Eddie DeGarmo

Eddie DeGarmo is an American Contemporary Christian music recording artist, keyboardist, producer and singer. Became best friends with guitarist/lead vocalist Dana Key since the first grade, DeGarmo co-founded the Christian rock group DeGarmo and Key in 1978...

, Michael Anderson

Michael Anderson

- Sport :* Michael Anderson Pereira da Silva , Brazilian footballer better known simply as Michael* Michael Anderson , American basketball player* Michael Anderson , cricketer for Northumberland...

, Dana Key

Dana Key

Dana Key was an American Christian rock guitarist, singer, and producer who was co-founder of the Christian rock group DeGarmo and Key with keyboardist Eddie DeGarmo, best friends since the first grade...

, iona

Iona

Iona is a small island in the Inner Hebrides off the western coast of Scotland. It was a centre of Irish monasticism for four centuries and is today renowned for its tranquility and natural beauty. It is a popular tourist destination and a place for retreats...

; Gael Van Sant, Cindy Montano, Darlene Brock; Cory Edwards

Cory Edwards

Cory Edwards is a director, writer, and stand-up comedian. He is probably best known for co-directing, co-writing, and voice acting in Hoodwinked , and for co-writing and voice acting in the 2011 sequel Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil.-Career:Cory Edwards acted in his brother Todd's 1999 film...

; Blue Yonder Films

Blue Yonder Films

Blue Yonder Films, is a film production company based in Los Angeles, and is the creator of the animated motion picture "Hoodwinked!" . Currently they have two films that are in production called 'Escape From Plant Earth' scheduled for release in 2009 and the sequel to Hoodwinked entitled...

, Forefront Records

ForeFront Records

; ForeFront Records

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