The 39th Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 23, 2008 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2007. The show was held at the Grand Ole Opry House 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...

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Nominations were announced on February 14, 2008 by singer 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...

 and Elle Duncan at a press conference.

TobyMac

TobyMac

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

 won three awards, including Artist of the Year, while Brandon Heath

Brandon Heath

Brandon Heath is a contemporary Christian musician from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released three studio albums: Don't Get Comfortable , What If We and "Leaving Eden" . He is best known for the No. 1 "I'm Not Who I Was" and "Give Me Your Eyes". He was nominated four times at the Dove Awards of...

 won New Artist of the Year. Mark Hall

Mark Hall (musician)

Mark Hall, Jr. is the lead vocalist for the Georgia-based Christian rock group Casting Crowns, a seven-member group made up of all youth pastors.-Early childhood:...

 and David Crowder Band

David Crowder Band

The David Crowder Band is a six-piece Christian Modern Worship band from Waco, Texas.-Band history:The band began when David Crowder, from Texarkana, Texas, realized that almost half of the students at Baylor University were not attending church...

 each won three awards also. Other multiple winners include: Casting Crowns

Casting Crowns

Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian/Christian Rock band. Casting Crowns was started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida as part of a youth group. He now serves as a lead vocalist...

, Chris Tomlin

Chris Tomlin

Christopher Dwayne "Chris" Tomlin is an American Christian Contemporary Music artist, worship leader, and songwriter from Grand Saline, Texas, United States. He is a former staff member at Austin Stone Community Church and is signed to EMI's sixstepsrecords. Tomlin also leads worship at many...

, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

Ernie Haase & Signature Sound is a Southern Gospel vocal quartet founded in 2002 by Ernie Haase, former Cathedral Quartet tenor, and Garry Jones, former Gold City pianist.-Musical career:...

, Israel & New Breed, and Trin-I-Tee 5:7

Trin-i-tee 5:7

Trin-I-Tee 5:7 is a gospel duo from New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States. The group was marketed as a gospel alternative to R&B girl groups such as Destiny's Child and TLC. Trin-i-tee 5:7 has sold over 2.5 million albums....

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Performers

Telecast ceremony
The following performed:

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Casting Crowns Casting Crowns Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian/Christian Rock band. Casting Crowns was started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida as part of a youth group. He now serves as a lead vocalist...
The Clark Sisters The Clark Sisters The Clark Sisters are an American gospel vocal group consisting of four sisters:Jacky Clark Chisholm, Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark, Dorinda Clark-Cole, and Karen Clark Sheard. A fifth sister, Denise Clark Bradford, no longer performs with the group. The Clark Sisters are the daughters of legendary...
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...
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"...
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...
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...
Steven Curtis Chapman 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,...
Chris Tomlin Chris Tomlin Christopher Dwayne "Chris" Tomlin is an American Christian Contemporary Music artist, worship leader, and songwriter from Grand Saline, Texas, United States. He is a former staff member at Austin Stone Community Church and is signed to EMI's sixstepsrecords. Tomlin also leads worship at many...
Trin-I-Tee 5:7 Trin-i-tee 5:7 Trin-I-Tee 5:7 is a gospel duo from New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States. The group was marketed as a gospel alternative to R&B girl groups such as Destiny's Child and TLC. Trin-i-tee 5:7 has sold over 2.5 million albums....
David Crowder Band David Crowder Band The David Crowder Band is a six-piece Christian Modern Worship band from Waco, Texas.-Band history:The band began when David Crowder, from Texarkana, Texas, realized that almost half of the students at Baylor University were not attending church...
Israel Houghton Israel Houghton -Other recordings :* "Champions for Christ" - Hi5 * "Where Are the Fathers?" from He-Motions * "Send Me to the Nations" from A Wing & A Prayer...
Charlie Daniels Charlie Daniels Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels is an American musician known for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his number one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written. Daniels has been active as a singer... Mac Powell Mac Powell Johnny Mac Powell , originally from Clanton, Alabama, is an American singer-songwriter and producer who formed the Christian rock band Third Day with guitarist Mark Lee...

General

Artist of the Year

• Casting Crowns
  Casting Crowns
  Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian/Christian Rock band. Casting Crowns was started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida as part of a youth group. He now serves as a lead vocalist...
  
  
• Chris Tomlin
  Chris Tomlin
  Christopher Dwayne "Chris" Tomlin is an American Christian Contemporary Music artist, worship leader, and songwriter from Grand Saline, Texas, United States. He is a former staff member at Austin Stone Community Church and is signed to EMI's sixstepsrecords. Tomlin also leads worship at many...
  
  
• Natalie Grant
  Natalie Grant
  Natalie Grant is a singer-songwriter of contemporary Christian music. Her work has gained prominence, including four consecutive Dove Awards for best female artist, and with her signature song, Held...
  
  
• Point of Grace
  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...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• The Clark Sisters
  The Clark Sisters
  The Clark Sisters are an American gospel vocal group consisting of four sisters:Jacky Clark Chisholm, Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark, Dorinda Clark-Cole, and Karen Clark Sheard. A fifth sister, Denise Clark Bradford, no longer performs with the group. The Clark Sisters are the daughters of legendary...
  
  
• TobyMac
  TobyMac
  Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....
  
  

New Artist of the Year

• 33 Miles
• Austins Bridge
  Austins Bridge
  Austins Bridge is an American Country band originally formed in Austin, Texas. The band consists of Justin Rivers and Jason Baird.- Band history:...
  
  
• Brandon Heath
  Brandon Heath
  Brandon Heath is a contemporary Christian musician from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released three studio albums: Don't Get Comfortable , What If We and "Leaving Eden" . He is best known for the No. 1 "I'm Not Who I Was" and "Give Me Your Eyes". He was nominated four times at the Dove Awards of...
  
  
• DeWayne Woods
• Group 1 Crew
  Group 1 Crew
  Group 1 Crew is a Christian hip hop band signed to Fervent Records and Warner Bros. Records. They made their debut with their hit song "Can't Go On" on WOW Hits 2007. Soon after they released their first EP I Have a Dream . The band released their self-titled debut full-length studio album, Group 1...
  
  
• Mandisa
  Mandisa
  Mandisa Hundley is an American gospel singer, who was the ninth-place finalist in the fifth season of American Idol.-Early life:...
  
  
• Rush of Fools
  Rush of Fools
  Rush of Fools is a Christian rock/contemporary Christian music band from Alabama, U.S. They are known for their 2007 hit single "Undo", co-written with producer Scott Davis, which was the most played song of 2007 on Adult Contemporary Christian Music radio stations according to R&R magazine. It...
  
  

Group of the Year

• Casting Crowns
  Casting Crowns
  Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian/Christian Rock band. Casting Crowns was started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida as part of a youth group. He now serves as a lead vocalist...
  
  
• David Crowder Band
  David Crowder Band
  The David Crowder Band is a six-piece Christian Modern Worship band from Waco, Texas.-Band history:The band began when David Crowder, from Texarkana, Texas, realized that almost half of the students at Baylor University were not attending church...
  
  
• Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
  Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
  Ernie Haase & Signature Sound is a Southern Gospel vocal quartet founded in 2002 by Ernie Haase, former Cathedral Quartet tenor, and Garry Jones, former Gold City pianist.-Musical career:...
  
  
• Hillsong United
  Hillsong United
  The Hillsong United band is an Australian praise and worship band that originated as a part of Hillsong Church. The band tours the world, performing at the various Hillsong church locations as well as general concert venues. They compose the songs for their own performances and for the other...
  
  
• Point of Grace
  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...
  
  
• Selah
  Selah (band)
  Selah is a Christian vocal trio consisting of Todd Smith, Allan Hall, and Amy Perry. They have won three Dove Awards. The group has been featured on The 700 Club, The Hour of Power, and TBN.- History :...
  
  
• The Clark Sisters
  The Clark Sisters
  The Clark Sisters are an American gospel vocal group consisting of four sisters:Jacky Clark Chisholm, Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark, Dorinda Clark-Cole, and Karen Clark Sheard. A fifth sister, Denise Clark Bradford, no longer performs with the group. The Clark Sisters are the daughters of legendary...
  
  

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Chris Tomlin
  Chris Tomlin
  Christopher Dwayne "Chris" Tomlin is an American Christian Contemporary Music artist, worship leader, and songwriter from Grand Saline, Texas, United States. He is a former staff member at Austin Stone Community Church and is signed to EMI's sixstepsrecords. Tomlin also leads worship at many...
  
  
• Gerald Wolfe
  Gerald Wolfe
  Gerald Wolfe was the pianist for the Cathedral Quartet from 1986 through 1988. After performing solo for two years, he formed Greater Vision with his former Cathedral member, baritone Mark Trammell and tenor Chris Allman in 1990. Wolfe sings lead with the trio...
  
  
• Jon 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 ....
  
  
• Mark Hall
  Mark Hall (musician)
  Mark Hall, Jr. is the lead vocalist for the Georgia-based Christian rock group Casting Crowns, a seven-member group made up of all youth pastors.-Early childhood:...
  
  
• Mark Schultz
  Mark Schultz (musician)
  Mark Schultz is a Contemporary Christian music singer/songwriter. He grew up in Colby, Kansas and graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in marketing. At Kansas State, Mark was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee where he served eight years as a youth group...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• TobyMac
  TobyMac
  Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....
  
  

Female Vocalist of the Year

• 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"...
  
  
• 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:...
  
  
• Darlene Zschech
  Darlene Zschech
  Darlene Joyce Zschech is an Australian Pentecostal worship leader and singer-songwriter who primarily writes praise and worship songs. She is the former worship pastor of Hillsong Church and is currently a member of Compassionart, a charity founded by Martin Smith.-Biography:As a young adult...
  
  
• Krystal Meyers
  Krystal Meyers
  Krystal Meyers is an American Christian rock / Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter and musician...
  
  
• Mandisa
  Mandisa
  Mandisa Hundley is an American gospel singer, who was the ninth-place finalist in the fifth season of American Idol.-Early life:...
  
  
• Natalie Grant
  Natalie Grant
  Natalie Grant is a singer-songwriter of contemporary Christian music. Her work has gained prominence, including four consecutive Dove Awards for best female artist, and with her signature song, Held...
  
  
• 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:...
  
  

Song of the Year

• "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)" - Chris Tomlin
  Chris Tomlin
  Christopher Dwayne "Chris" Tomlin is an American Christian Contemporary Music artist, worship leader, and songwriter from Grand Saline, Texas, United States. He is a former staff member at Austin Stone Community Church and is signed to EMI's sixstepsrecords. Tomlin also leads worship at many...
  
  
  • Chris Tomlin, Louie Giglio
    Louie Giglio
    Louie Giglio is a pastor , speaker and founder of the Passion Movement.-Biography:Giglio graduated from Georgia State University and earned a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Later he went to Grace Theological Seminary to pursue a Doctor of...
    
    , Traditional, songwriters
• "Bring the Rain
  Bring the Rain
  "Bring the Rain" is a song written and performed by MercyMe. It is the third radio single released in promotion of their 2006 studio album, Coming Up To Breathe.- Charts :- Year-end charts :- Decade-end charts:-Awards:...
  
  " - MercyMe
  MercyMe
  MercyMe is an American Christian rock band founded in Greenville, Texas. The band consists of vocalist Bart Millard, keyboardist James Bryson, percussionist Robby Shaffer, bassist Nathan Cochran and guitarists Michael Scheuchzer and Barry Graul....
  
  
  • Bart Millard, James Bryson, Nathan Cochran, Barry Graul, Michael John Scheuchzer, Robin Shaffer, songwriters
• "East to West
  East to West (song)
  "East to West" is a song by the Christian rock band Casting Crowns. It was their first single off of their 2007 album The Altar and the Door, and was a hit single at Christian Radio...
  
  " - Casting Crowns
  Casting Crowns
  Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian/Christian Rock band. Casting Crowns was started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida as part of a youth group. He now serves as a lead vocalist...
  
  
  • Mark Hall
    Mark Hall (musician)
    Mark Hall, Jr. is the lead vocalist for the Georgia-based Christian rock group Casting Crowns, a seven-member group made up of all youth pastors.-Early childhood:...
    
    , Bernie Herms, songwriters
• "Give You Glory" - Jeremy Camp
  Jeremy Camp
  Jeremy Thomas Camp is a contemporary Christian musician from Lafayette, Indiana. Camp has released seven albums, four of them RIAA-certified as Gold and two are live albums, and 17 number-one hit songs...
  
  
  • Jeremy Camp, songwriter
• "How You Live (Turn Up the Music)
  How You Live (Turn Up The Music)
  "How You Live " is a song written by Cindy Morgan for Point of Grace's seventh studio album How You Live. It is the third single from the album and the group's first release in the country music market...
  
  " - Point of Grace
  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...
  
  
  • Cindy Morgan
    Cindy Morgan (singer)
    Cindy Morgan is a Christian singer and songwriter.Morgan released her debut album, Real Life, in 1992 earning six Dove Award nominations. Her follow-up, Reason To Live, garnered her another Dove Award nomination.In 2001, Morgan decided to take a break from her career and dedicate time to her family...
    
    , songwriter
• "I'm Not Who I Was
  I'm Not Who I Was
  "I'm Not Who I Was" is a song by contemporary Christian musician Brandon Heath, and was the lead single from his debut album Don't Get Comfortable...
  
  " - Brandon Heath
  Brandon Heath
  Brandon Heath is a contemporary Christian musician from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released three studio albums: Don't Get Comfortable , What If We and "Leaving Eden" . He is best known for the No. 1 "I'm Not Who I Was" and "Give Me Your Eyes". He was nominated four times at the Dove Awards of...
  
  
  • Brandon Heath, songwriter
• "In Better Hands" - Natalie Grant
  Natalie Grant
  Natalie Grant is a singer-songwriter of contemporary Christian music. Her work has gained prominence, including four consecutive Dove Awards for best female artist, and with her signature song, Held...
  
  
  • Catt Gravitt, Jim Daddario, Thom Hardwell, songwriters
• "Made to Love
  Made to Love
  "Made to Love" is a song by contemporary Christian singer tobyMac from his third album, Portable Sounds. It was released as the album's lead single on December 26, 2006. This was also by the compilation album, WOW Hits 2008.-Music and lyrics:...
  
  " - TobyMac
  TobyMac
  Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....
  
  
  • Toby McKeehan, Cary Barlowe, Jamie Moore, Aaron Rice, songwriters
• "Tears of the Saints" - Leeland
  Leeland
  Leeland is a Christian rock band from Baytown, Texas. The band was formed in 2004, although lead singer Leeland Mooring had been writing songs beforehand. Leeland is composed of Leeland Mooring , Jack Mooring , Casey Moore , Shelly Mooring and Mike Smith...
  
  
  • Leeland Mooring, Jack Mooring, songwriters
• "Undo
  Undo (song)
  "Undo" is the first single from contemporary Christian band Rush of Fools. It was released in 2007 from the band's first album Rush of Fools...
  
  " - Rush of Fools
  Rush of Fools
  Rush of Fools is a Christian rock/contemporary Christian music band from Alabama, U.S. They are known for their 2007 hit single "Undo", co-written with producer Scott Davis, which was the most played song of 2007 on Adult Contemporary Christian Music radio stations according to R&R magazine. It...
  
  
  • William Davis, Kevin Huguley, Wes Willis, songwriters

Songwriter of the Year

• Cindy Morgan
  Cindy Morgan (singer)
  Cindy Morgan is a Christian singer and songwriter.Morgan released her debut album, Real Life, in 1992 earning six Dove Award nominations. Her follow-up, Reason To Live, garnered her another Dove Award nomination.In 2001, Morgan decided to take a break from her career and dedicate time to her family...
  
  

Producer of the Year

• Bernie Herms
• Ed Cash
  Ed Cash
  Ed Cash is a producer, songwriter, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist. He was named the “Producer of the Year” at the Gospel Music Awards for four consecutive years and gains recognition for his work with Christian singer, Chris Tomlin...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• Israel Houghton
  Israel Houghton
  -Other recordings :* "Champions for Christ" - Hi5 * "Where Are the Fathers?" from He-Motions * "Send Me to the Nations" from A Wing & A Prayer...
  
  
• Nathan Nockels

Pop

Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year

• "East to West
  East to West (song)
  "East to West" is a song by the Christian rock band Casting Crowns. It was their first single off of their 2007 album The Altar and the Door, and was a hit single at Christian Radio...
  
  " - Casting Crowns
  Casting Crowns
  Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian/Christian Rock band. Casting Crowns was started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida as part of a youth group. He now serves as a lead vocalist...
  
  
• "I'm Not Who I Was
  I'm Not Who I Was
  "I'm Not Who I Was" is a song by contemporary Christian musician Brandon Heath, and was the lead single from his debut album Don't Get Comfortable...
  
  " - Brandon Heath
  Brandon Heath
  Brandon Heath is a contemporary Christian musician from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released three studio albums: Don't Get Comfortable , What If We and "Leaving Eden" . He is best known for the No. 1 "I'm Not Who I Was" and "Give Me Your Eyes". He was nominated four times at the Dove Awards of...
  
  
• "In Better Hands" - Natalie Grant
  Natalie Grant
  Natalie Grant is a singer-songwriter of contemporary Christian music. Her work has gained prominence, including four consecutive Dove Awards for best female artist, and with her signature song, Held...
  
  
• "Tears Of The Saints" - Leeland
  Leeland
  Leeland is a Christian rock band from Baytown, Texas. The band was formed in 2004, although lead singer Leeland Mooring had been writing songs beforehand. Leeland is composed of Leeland Mooring , Jack Mooring , Casey Moore , Shelly Mooring and Mike Smith...
  
  
• "Undo
  Undo (song)
  "Undo" is the first single from contemporary Christian band Rush of Fools. It was released in 2007 from the band's first album Rush of Fools...
  
  " - Rush of Fools
  Rush of Fools
  Rush of Fools is a Christian rock/contemporary Christian music band from Alabama, U.S. They are known for their 2007 hit single "Undo", co-written with producer Scott Davis, which was the most played song of 2007 on Adult Contemporary Christian Music radio stations according to R&R magazine. It...
  
  

Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year

• Blink
  Blink (Plumb album)
  Blink is the fifth album by Christian singer Plumb. It was released in 2007 via Curb Records. The album includes the single "In My Arms."- Track listing :# "My Sweet, My Lovely" – 4:01# "God Will Take Care of You" – 4:55...
  
  - Plumb
  Plumb (singer)
  Tiffany Arbuckle Lee is a Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter who uses the stage name Plumb...
  
  
• GO Remixed
  GO Remixed
  GO Remixed is an album by Christian pop and rock band Newsboys. It was released on May 8, 2007. The song "City to City" is featured in the upcoming film Cars 2.-Track listing:#"Wherever We Go"#"Go "#"Something Beautiful"...
  
  - 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...
  
  
• How You Live
  How You Live
  How You Live is the twelfth album and seventh studio album from Christian group Point of Grace. It was released on August 28, 2007 and has achieved critical and commercial success, peaking at number fifty-six on the Billboard 200 and at number four on the Billboard Christian & Gospel Album Charts...
  
  - Point of Grace
  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...
  
  
• Rush of Fools
  Rush of Fools (album)
  Rush of Fools is the self-titled debut studio album from Christian rock band Rush of Fools. It was released on May 8, 2007 on Midas Records.-Track listing:#"Undo" – 3:41#"We All" – 3:23#"When Our Hearts Sing" – 2:52#"Your Love" – 3:06#"Fame" – 3:31...
  
  - Rush of Fools
  Rush of Fools
  Rush of Fools is a Christian rock/contemporary Christian music band from Alabama, U.S. They are known for their 2007 hit single "Undo", co-written with producer Scott Davis, which was the most played song of 2007 on Adult Contemporary Christian Music radio stations according to R&R magazine. It...
  
  
• The Altar and the Door
  The Altar and the Door
  The Altar and the Door is the third studio album by American band Casting Crowns. The album was released on August 28, 2007. It includes two cover songs, including Chandler's "I Know You're There" and Steve Fee's "All Because of Jesus." The album debuted at number-two on the United States...
  
  - Casting Crowns
  Casting Crowns
  Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian/Christian Rock band. Casting Crowns was started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida as part of a youth group. He now serves as a lead vocalist...
  
  
• Whispered and Shouted
  Whispered and Shouted
  Whispered and Shouted is the second studio album released by ontemporary Christian musician Aaron Shust. It was released on June 5, 2007 and debuted at #151 on the Billboard 200.-Background:...
  
   - Aaron Shust
  Aaron Shust
  Aaron Michael Shust is an American Contemporary Christian Music artist on the Centricity Music label. Shust was named the songwriter of the year at the GMA Dove Awards of 2007, and his song "My Savior My God" received the Song of the Year award.-Biography:Shust grew up near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
  
  

Rock

Rock Recorded Song of the Year

• "Break Me Down" - Red
  Red (band)
  Red is an American rock band from Nashville, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band's lineup consists of singer Michael Barnes, guitarist Anthony Armstrong, bassist Randy Armstrong and drummer Joe Rickard. They are known for their Christian rock music which incorporates other sounds such as...
  
  
• "Comatose" - 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...
  
  
• "I Need You
  I Need You (Relient K song)
  "I Need You" is the second Christian radio single off Relient K's fifth album, Five Score and Seven Years Ago, and it was released around July 2007. The song quickly made it onto ChristianRock.Net's weekly Top 30. It also hit No. 1 on Radio and Records Christian Rock chart. The band also made the...
  
  " - Relient K
  Relient K
  Relient K is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio by Matt Thiessen, Brian Pittman, and Matt Hoopes during the band's junior year in high school and their time at Malone University...
  
  
• "Million Voices" - BarlowGirl
  BarlowGirl
  BarlowGirl is an American Christian rock–CCM all-female band from Chicago, Illinois. The band is composed of sisters Alyssa , Rebecca , and Lauren Barlow . The band has won several awards in their genre; their song "Never Alone" was the longest running No...
  
  
• "Procrastinating" - Stellar Kart
  Stellar Kart
  Stellar Kart is a Christian pop punk band from Phoenix, Arizona, USA . The band is signed to INO Records and released its first album in February 2005. Some of the singles from their debut album, All Gas. No Brake - including "Finish Last" and "Life Is Good" - have been played on Christian radio...
  
  

Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year

• "After the World
  After the World
  "After the World" is a song by Christian hard rock band Disciple from their 2006 album Scars Remain. It was released as a radio single in 2007, and became the year's 8th most played song on Christian contemporary hit radio....
  
  " - Disciple
  Disciple (band)
  Disciple is a Christian metal / rock band from Knoxville, Tennessee, formed in 1992.-History:Disciple was formed in 1992 by high school friends Kevin Young, Brad Noah, and Tim Barrett. The band released their first CD, What Was I Thinking in 1995...
  
  
• "Awakening
  Awakening (song)
  "Awakening" is the second single off Switchfoot's sixth studio album, Oh! Gravity.. The single was released to radio in March 2007. It hit Hot AC radio stations with an impact day of March 26, 2007 and eventually peaked at No. 54 on that format's charts...
  
  " - 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...
  
  
• "Everything Glorious
  Everything Glorious (song)
  "Everything Glorious" is a song by Contemporary Christian band David Crowder Band from their fourth studio album, Remedy. It was released as the album's lead single in 2007...
  
  " - David Crowder Band
  David Crowder Band
  The David Crowder Band is a six-piece Christian Modern Worship band from Waco, Texas.-Band history:The band began when David Crowder, from Texarkana, Texas, realized that almost half of the students at Baylor University were not attending church...
  
  
• "Glorious One" - Fee
  Fee (band)
  Fee is a Christian rock and Contemporary worship music band from Alpharetta, Georgia, United States named for the group's founder and front-man Steve Fee...
  
  
• "Signature of Divine (Yahweh)
  Signature of Divine (Yahweh)
  "Signature of Divine " is the first single released off the album The Heat by Christian rock band Needtobreathe. It was released in the summer of 2007. The song was nominated for the "Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year" Dove Award for 2007....
  
  " - Needtobreathe
  Needtobreathe
  Needtobreathe is an American rock band from Seneca, South Carolina. The band has charted on mainstream rock/pop charts, but have had their greatest number of singles on Christian music charts...
  
  

Rock Album of the Year

• Jungle of the Midwest Sea
  Jungle of the Midwest Sea
  -Awards:The album was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year at the 39th GMA Dove Awards.-External links:* at Amazon...
  
  - Flatfoot 56
  Flatfoot 56
  Flatfoot 56 is a Celtic punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The group's use of Scottish Highland bagpipes has led to their classification as a Celtic punk band, comparable to Dropkick Murphys or Flogging Molly.-History:...
  
  
• Live from Hawaii: The Farewell Concert
  Live from Hawaii: The Farewell Concert
  Live From Hawaii: The Farewell Concert is the second and final live album from the Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline. The concert was recorded during the band's final presentation on April 28, 2007 at Waikiki Shell in Honolulu, Hawaii...
  
  - 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...
  
  
• Scars Remain
  Scars Remain
  Scars Remain is the sixth album by Christian alternative metal group Disciple, released 7 November 2006.-Track listing:-Reception:...
  
  - Disciple
  Disciple (band)
  Disciple is a Christian metal / rock band from Knoxville, Tennessee, formed in 1992.-History:Disciple was formed in 1992 by high school friends Kevin Young, Brad Noah, and Tim Barrett. The band released their first CD, What Was I Thinking in 1995...
  
  
• Secret Weapon
  Secret Weapon (album)
  Secret Weapon is MxPx's eighth full-length studio album, which was released on July 17, 2007. It is the band's first release on their original label Tooth & Nail Records since 1996's Life in General...
  
  - MxPx
  MxPx
  MxPx is a pop punk band from Bremerton, Washington with connections to the Christian punk scene. The band has recorded eight studio albums, four EPs, four compilation albums, a live album, a VHS tape, a DVD and released 20 singles....
  
  
• Twilight
  Twilight (Future of Forestry album)
  Twilight is Future of Forestry's debut album released on Credential Recordings. It was released on January 23, 2007.-Track listing:# "Open Wide" - 3:55# "All I Want" - 4:13# "Twilight" - 4:55# "Speak to Me Gently" - 4:09# "Thinking of You" - 4:27...
  
  - Future of Forestry
  Future of Forestry
  Future of Forestry is a Christian rock alternative band from Southern California, USA.-History:Eric Owyoung, lead singer and song writer, started the band Something Like Silas in 2000. After playing at Hume Lake for 3 years and planting Flood Church in San Diego, the band signed with Sparrow Records...
  
  

Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year

• How Can We Be Silent
  How Can We Be Silent
  How Can We Be Silent is the third studio album from contemporary Christian band BarlowGirl. It was released on July 24, 2007. The CD came with a free bonus CD...
  
  - BarlowGirl
  BarlowGirl
  BarlowGirl is an American Christian rock–CCM all-female band from Chicago, Illinois. The band is composed of sisters Alyssa , Rebecca , and Lauren Barlow . The band has won several awards in their genre; their song "Never Alone" was the longest running No...
  
  
• Oh! Gravity - 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...
  
  
• Portable Sounds
  Portable Sounds
  Portable Sounds is the third full-length studio album from Christian pop rock and hip hop artist tobyMac. It was released on February 20, 2007, and debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Lose My Soul", "Made to Love", "Boomin'", "I'm for You", and "One World "...
  
  - TobyMac
  TobyMac
  Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....
  
  
• Remedy
  Remedy (David Crowder Band album)
  Remedy is the fourth full-length studio album by David Crowder Band recorded for sixstepsrecords, and was released on September 25, 2007. A limited edition of the album including a bonus DVD of live performances was released on April 29, 2008....
  
  - David Crowder Band
  David Crowder Band
  The David Crowder Band is a six-piece Christian Modern Worship band from Waco, Texas.-Band history:The band began when David Crowder, from Texarkana, Texas, realized that almost half of the students at Baylor University were not attending church...
  
  
• The Heat
  The Heat (Needtobreathe album)
  The Heat is the second studio album by the American rock band Needtobreathe, released on August 28, 2007 under Atlantic/Word Records. The album reached #164 on Billboards Top 200 and #2 on the Top Heatseekers charts...
  
  - Needtobreathe
  Needtobreathe
  Needtobreathe is an American rock band from Seneca, South Carolina. The band has charted on mainstream rock/pop charts, but have had their greatest number of singles on Christian music charts...
  
  

Rap/Hip-Hop

Rap/Hip-Hop Recorded Song of the Year

• "Name Droppin’" - T-Bone
  T-Bone (rapper)
  T-Bone is a Christian rapper. His father is Nicaraguan and his mother is Salvadoran. His name came from being called 'Bones' as a youngster because he was very skinny...
  
  
• "Open Bar" - GRITS
  GRITS
  GRITS, also known as G.R.I.T.S., is a Christian Hip Hop group from Nashville, Tennessee. Their name is an acronym, which stands for "Grammatical Revolution In The Spirit." GRITS is made up of Stacey "Coffee" Jones and Teron "Bonafide" Carter, both of whom were DC Talk dancers.Their song "Ooh Aah"...
  
  
• "Wake Up" - KJ-52
  KJ-52
  KJ-52 is a Christian rapper from Tampa, Florida. The "KJ" part of his name refers to his old rap alias, "King J...
  
   featuring Toby Morrell
  Emery (band)
  Emery is an American four-piece post-hardcore band from Rock Hill, South Carolina currently signed to both Tooth & Nail Records and Solid State Records and based in Seattle, Washington. Emery was founded in Rock Hill, South Carolina with the original lineup consisting of Toby Morrell, Devin...
  
  
• "Who Am I?" - Da' T.R.U.T.H. featuring Tye Tribbett
• "Word of Mouth" - John Reuben
  John Reuben
  John Reuben is an American hip hop artist signed to Gotee Records until late 2010. Reuben has sold over 200,000 copies of his first four albums. He released his sixth album, Sex, Drugs and Self-Control on December 22, 2009...
  
  

Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year

• Group 1 Crew
  Group 1 Crew (album)
  Group 1 Crew is the first full-length studio album from Group 1 Crew. It was released on February 20, 2007 under Fervent Records, Curb Records, and Word Records.-Track listing:#"Love is a Beautiful Thing"#"No Plan B"#"A Lot in Common"#"Can't Go On"...
  
  - Group 1 Crew
  Group 1 Crew
  Group 1 Crew is a Christian hip hop band signed to Fervent Records and Warner Bros. Records. They made their debut with their hit song "Can't Go On" on WOW Hits 2007. Soon after they released their first EP I Have a Dream . The band released their self-titled debut full-length studio album, Group 1...
  
  
• Redemption
  Redemption (GRITS album)
  Redemption is the eighth studio album released by American Southern rap duo Grits for the CCM market. It was co-produced by Grits.- Track listing :- Reception :...
  
  - GRITS
  GRITS
  GRITS, also known as G.R.I.T.S., is a Christian Hip Hop group from Nashville, Tennessee. Their name is an acronym, which stands for "Grammatical Revolution In The Spirit." GRITS is made up of Stacey "Coffee" Jones and Teron "Bonafide" Carter, both of whom were DC Talk dancers.Their song "Ooh Aah"...
  
  
• The Yearbook
  The Yearbook
  -Awards:In 2008, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year at the 39th GMA Dove Awards. The song "Wake Up" was also nominated for Rap/Hip-Hop Recorded Song of the Year....
  
  - KJ-52
  KJ-52
  KJ-52 is a Christian rapper from Tampa, Florida. The "KJ" part of his name refers to his old rap alias, "King J...
  
  
• Unleashed
  Unleashed (LA Symphony album)
  Unleashed is an album by Los Angeles hip-hop group L.A. Symphony. It is their last album before going on hiatus.- Track listing :# DL Drop - 2:31# Idle Times - 3:37# All We Know - 3:12# Universal - 3:45 Featuring "Posdnous"[Prod. Madlib]...
  
  - L.A. Symphony
• Word of Mouth
  Word of Mouth (John Reuben album)
  Word of Mouth is the fifth album by rapper John Reuben, released on February 6, 2007.-Track listing:#"Sing It Like You Mean It" – 3:06#"Tryin' Too Hard" – 3:09#"Make Money Money" – 4:29#"Focus" – 3:32#"Word of Mouth" – 4:04...
  
  - John Reuben
  John Reuben
  John Reuben is an American hip hop artist signed to Gotee Records until late 2010. Reuben has sold over 200,000 copies of his first four albums. He released his sixth album, Sex, Drugs and Self-Control on December 22, 2009...
  
  

Inspirational

Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year

• "Be Lifted High" - 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...
  
  
• "Be Thou Near To Me" - Selah
  Selah (band)
  Selah is a Christian vocal trio consisting of Todd Smith, Allan Hall, and Amy Perry. They have won three Dove Awards. The group has been featured on The 700 Club, The Hour of Power, and TBN.- History :...
  
  
• "By His Wounds
  Glory Revealed
  Glory Revealed: The Word of God In Worship is a compilation album by popular CCM musicians. It garnered the Gospel Music Association's Special Event Album of the Year award for 2008.-Track listing:#Trevor Morgan - "He Will Rejoice"...
  
  " - Steven Curtis Chapman
  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,...
  
  , Mark Hall
  Mark Hall (musician)
  Mark Hall, Jr. is the lead vocalist for the Georgia-based Christian rock group Casting Crowns, a seven-member group made up of all youth pastors.-Early childhood:...
  
  , Brian Littrell
  Brian Littrell
  Brian Thomas Littrell is an American singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the Backstreet Boys. He is also a contemporary Christian recording artist and released a solo album, Welcome Home, in 2006...
  
  , and Mac Powell
  Mac Powell
  Johnny Mac Powell , originally from Clanton, Alabama, is an American singer-songwriter and producer who formed the Christian rock band Third Day with guitarist Mark Lee...
  
  
• "Give Me Jesus" - Jeremy Camp
  Jeremy Camp
  Jeremy Thomas Camp is a contemporary Christian musician from Lafayette, Indiana. Camp has released seven albums, four of them RIAA-certified as Gold and two are live albums, and 17 number-one hit songs...
  
  
• "God Speaking" - Ronnie Freeman

Inspirational Album of the Year

• Amazing Freedom - Women of Faith Worship Team
• Falling Forward
  Falling Forward
  Falling Forward is the audio companion to Sandi Patty`s autobiographical book of the same name presenting a collection of the singer's Christian pop songs.-Track listings:# "Made Me Glad"# "Sing to the King"# "Falling Forward"...
  
  - 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:...
  
  
• I Love to Tell the Story, A Hymns Collection
  I Love to Tell the Story, A Hymns Collection
  I Love to Tell the Story, A Hymns Collection is a studio album released by Christian singer Mark Lowry. The album was released by EMI Christian Music Group on July 17, 2007...
  
  - 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...
  
  
• In Christ Alone - Keith
  Keith Getty
  Julian Keith Getty is a Northern Ireland composer, best known for pioneering "modern hymns." Many of his songs are co-written with his wife, Kristyn Getty, and veteran British songwriter and worship leader Stuart Townend...
  
   & Kristyn Getty
  Kristyn Getty
  Kristyn Elizabeth Rebekah Getty is an Irish recording artist and worship leader. With her husband, she co-writes many new songs and hymns.An acclaimed soloist in her own right, Kristyn began singing as a teenager in her family's church in Northern Ireland...
  
  
• Speak To Me
  Speak To Me (album)
  Speak To Me is a studio album released by Christian singer/songwriter Geoff Moore. The album was released by Rocketown Records on April 3, 2007.-Track listing:# "Speak to Me" - 4:09# "Your Day" - 3:48...
  
  - Geoff Moore
  Geoff Moore
  In 1988, Geoff Moore and the Distance released their first official album together, entitled A Place to Stand. They also recorded Foundations in 1989 for Sparrow Records. After a while, they jumped to Forefront Records and recorded Pure and Simple in 1990.They followed in 1992 with A Friend Like U...
  
  

Gospel

Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year

• "Get Away Jordan" - Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
  Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
  Ernie Haase & Signature Sound is a Southern Gospel vocal quartet founded in 2002 by Ernie Haase, former Cathedral Quartet tenor, and Garry Jones, former Gold City pianist.-Musical career:...
  
  
• "I'm Just Waiting For My Ride" - 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...
  
  
• "Last Night"" - Karen Peck & New River
• "Orphans of God"" - The Talley Trio
• "Over And Over"" - Jeff & Sheri Easter
  Jeff & Sheri Easter
  -Career:Jeff Easter and Sheri Williamson met in August 1984 during the Albert E. Brumley|Albert E. Brumley Sundown to Sunup Gospel Sing in Arkansas. At the time, Jeff was the bassist for the Singing Americans, while Sheri was performing with The Lewis Family...
  
  

Southern Gospel Album of the Year

• Get Away, Jordan
  Get Away, Jordan
  Get Away, Jordan is a live CD/DVD released by Christian gospel quartet Ernie Haase & Signature Sound. The album was produced by Gaither Music Group and released on January 23, 2007.-Track listing:# "Someday" - 2:30...
  
  - Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
  Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
  Ernie Haase & Signature Sound is a Southern Gospel vocal quartet founded in 2002 by Ernie Haase, former Cathedral Quartet tenor, and Garry Jones, former Gold City pianist.-Musical career:...
  
  
• Journey Of Joy - Karen Peck & New River
• Real Faith - Brian Free & Assurance
• Sounds Like Sunday - 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 :...
  
  
• The Ride - 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...
  
  

Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year

• "Happy Day" - Lillie Knauls & The Talley Trio
• "I Can't Stop Praising Him" - New Harvest
• "Ready For A Miracle" - LeAnn Rimes
  LeAnn Rimes
  LeAnn Rimes is an American country/pop singer. She is known for her rich vocals and her rise to fame as an eight-year-old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Patsy Cline-intended single "Blue" when Rimes was only age 13, resulting in her...
  
  
• "Selah" - GMWA
• "The Light" - Ricky Dillard & New G

Traditional Gospel Album of the Year

• Closest Friend - The Rance Allen Group
  The Rance Allen Group
  The Rance Allen Group is a gospel music group formed in Monroe, Michigan, and based in Toledo, Ohio. The group's incorporation of rock and soul into traditional gospel music prefigures the crossover success of such artists as Amy Grant, Andrae Crouch, and The Winans.The Rance Allen Group was formed...
  
  
• Complete - LaShun Pace
  LaShun Pace
  Tarrian LaShun Pace is an American gospel singer, Stellar Award winner, and evangelist....
  
  
• Live In Dallas 2006 - GMWA
• New Harvest - New Harvest
• Past and Present
  Past and Present
  Past and Present may refer to:* Past and Present , a 1843 book by Thomas Carlyle* Past & Present, a historical journal* Past and Present , an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1...
  
  - Lillie Knauls
• Still Standing - Bishop Paul S. Morton

Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year

• "Be The Miracle" - Room for Two
  Room for Two
  Room for Two is a 1940 British comedy film.The story takes place in Venice, where a womanising Englishman Vic Oliver takes a strong interest to married tourist played by Frances Day. Oliver disguises himself in drag and gets himself hired as the Days' maid. When Day's philandering husband, played...
  
  
• "Blessed & Highly Favored" - The Clark Sisters
  The Clark Sisters
  The Clark Sisters are an American gospel vocal group consisting of four sisters:Jacky Clark Chisholm, Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark, Dorinda Clark-Cole, and Karen Clark Sheard. A fifth sister, Denise Clark Bradford, no longer performs with the group. The Clark Sisters are the daughters of legendary...
  
  
• "Come On" - Calvin Hunt
  Calvin Hunt (singer)
  Calvin Hunt was an American Christian singer.Hunt was one of eight children. His mother was alcoholic and single. Hunt started working at the age of 12, at an Italian pizzeria in Queens, New York. He worked there for seven years, until he decided to form his own band...
  
  
• "Say So" - Israel & New Breed
• "You Saved Me" - The Crabb Family
  The Crabb Family
  The Crabb Family was a Grammy-nominated, Dove Award-winning Southern Gospel group from Beaver Dam, Kentucky. They had sixteen No. 1 songs on the national radio charts.-Members:...
  
  

Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year

• A Deeper Level
  A Deeper Level
  A Deeper Level is a live worship album by Israel & New Breed. It was released in 2007 by Integrity Media. It is Houghton's seventh album, his sixth with Integrity, and his fourth live album....
  
  - Israel & New Breed
• Brand New Day - Jonathan Butler
  Jonathan Butler
  Jonathan Butler is a singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music is often classified as R&B, jazz fusion or worship music.-Biography:...
  
  
• Bridges - Calvin Hunt
  Calvin Hunt (singer)
  Calvin Hunt was an American Christian singer.Hunt was one of eight children. His mother was alcoholic and single. Hunt started working at the age of 12, at an Italian pizzeria in Queens, New York. He worked there for seven years, until he decided to form his own band...
  
  
• Live - One Last Time
  Live - One Last Time
  Live - One Last Time is a live album released by Christian gospel quartet The Clark Sisters. The concert was recorded on July 8, 2006. The album was produced by EMI Gospel and released on April 10, 2007...
  
  - The Clark Sisters
  The Clark Sisters
  The Clark Sisters are an American gospel vocal group consisting of four sisters:Jacky Clark Chisholm, Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark, Dorinda Clark-Cole, and Karen Clark Sheard. A fifth sister, Denise Clark Bradford, no longer performs with the group. The Clark Sisters are the daughters of legendary...
  
  
• The Gospel According to Patti LaBelle
  The Gospel According to Patti LaBelle
  The Gospel According To Patti LaBelle is the first gospel album released by singer Patti LaBelle, released in November 2006.This project began three years ago when Patti's late musical director and close friend Budd Ellison told a skeptical LaBelle that "it's now or never, Patti." The album is...
  
  - Patti Labelle
  Patti LaBelle
  Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards , better known under the stage name, Patti LaBelle, is a Grammy Award winning American singer, author and actress who has spent over 50 years in the music industry...
  
  

Country & Bluegrass

Country Recorded Song of the Year

• "Anyway
  Anyway (song)
  "Anyway" is a song co-written and recorded by American country artist Martina McBride. The song was released in November 2006 following a performance on the 2006 CMA Awards, and served as the lead-off single from her ninth studio album, Waking Up Laughing...
  
  " - 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....
  
  
• "Drug Problem" - The Bellamy Brothers
• "How You Live (Turn Up The Music)
  How You Live (Turn Up The Music)
  "How You Live " is a song written by Cindy Morgan for Point of Grace's seventh studio album How You Live. It is the third single from the album and the group's first release in the country music market...
  
  " - Point of Grace
  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...
  
  
• "James Whit" - Little Roy Lewis, Earl Scruggs
  Earl Scruggs
  Earl Eugene Scruggs is an American musician noted for perfecting and popularizing a 3-finger banjo-picking style that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music...
  
  , and Lizzy Long
  Lizzy Long
  Elizabeth "Lizzy" Long is an American Christian country singer. She usually performs alongside Little Roy Lewis from The Lewis Family.Long was born on Lincolnton, Georgia, on the same road as Roy Lewis. From a very early age, Long learned to play various instruments like the fiddle, guitar, and the...
  
  
• "'Round The Kitchen Table" - Karen Peck & New River

Country Album of the Year

• Austins Bridge
  Austins Bridge (album)
  Austins Bridge is the debut album from the band of the same name, which was released on February 27, 2007.-Track listing:# "He Will Carry You"# "Dry Bones"# "His Burden's Light"# "He's in Control"# "I Am Free"# "This Is Love"# "I See Daylight"...
  
  - Austins Bridge
  Austins Bridge
  Austins Bridge is an American Country band originally formed in Austin, Texas. The band consists of Justin Rivers and Jason Baird.- Band history:...
  
  
• Big Sky - 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...
  
  
• Gospel Duets with Treasured Friends
  Gospel Duets with Treasured Friends
  - Awards :The album was nominated to a Dove Award for Country Album of the Year at the 39th GMA Dove Awards.- External links :* on Amazon.com* on Country Stars Central...
  
  - Brenda Lee
  Brenda Lee
  Brenda Mae Tarpley , known as Brenda Lee, is an American performer who sang rockabilly, pop and country music, and had 37 US chart hits during the 1960s, a number surpassed only by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Ray Charles and Connie Francis...
  
  
• Jesus Is Coming - The Bellamy Brothers
• Life Is Great and Gettin' Better!
  Life Is Great and Gettin' Better!
  Life Is Great and Gettin' Better! is an album from Christian duo Jeff & Sheri Easter. It was released on January 23, 2007.-Track listing:# "Life Is Great and Gettin' Better" - 2:45# "Livin' in the Rain" - 3:08...
  
  - Jeff & Sheri Easter
  Jeff & Sheri Easter
  -Career:Jeff Easter and Sheri Williamson met in August 1984 during the Albert E. Brumley|Albert E. Brumley Sundown to Sunup Gospel Sing in Arkansas. At the time, Jeff was the bassist for the Singing Americans, while Sheri was performing with The Lewis Family...
  
  
• Songs of Inspiration II
  Songs of Inspiration II
  Songs of Inspiration II is a studio album by American country music group Alabama. It was released by RCA Records on March 27, 2007.-Track listing:# "I Am a Pilgrim" - 4:21# "Church in the Wildwood" - 3:01...
  
  - Alabama
  Alabama (band)
  Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook...
  
  

Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year

• "He's In Control" - Austins Bridge
  Austins Bridge
  Austins Bridge is an American Country band originally formed in Austin, Texas. The band consists of Justin Rivers and Jason Baird.- Band history:...
  
  
• "I Will Find You Again" - Little Roy Lewis, Earl Scruggs
  Earl Scruggs
  Earl Eugene Scruggs is an American musician noted for perfecting and popularizing a 3-finger banjo-picking style that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music...
  
  , and Lizzy Long
  Lizzy Long
  Elizabeth "Lizzy" Long is an American Christian country singer. She usually performs alongside Little Roy Lewis from The Lewis Family.Long was born on Lincolnton, Georgia, on the same road as Roy Lewis. From a very early age, Long learned to play various instruments like the fiddle, guitar, and the...
  
  
• "Love Will Be Enough" - Ricky Skaggs
  Ricky Skaggs
  Rickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:...
  
   & The Whites
  The Whites
  The Whites is an American country music vocal group consisting of lead singer Sharon White, her sister Cheryl , and their father Buck...
  
  
• "Salt of the Earth" - Ricky Skaggs & The Whites
• "The Key To Heaven" - 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"....
  
  

Bluegrass Album of the Year

• God's Masterpiece - The Marksmen
• Lifetimes - Little Roy Lewis, Earl Scruggs
  Earl Scruggs
  Earl Eugene Scruggs is an American musician noted for perfecting and popularizing a 3-finger banjo-picking style that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music...
  
  , and Lizzy Long
  Lizzy Long
  Elizabeth "Lizzy" Long is an American Christian country singer. She usually performs alongside Little Roy Lewis from The Lewis Family.Long was born on Lincolnton, Georgia, on the same road as Roy Lewis. From a very early age, Long learned to play various instruments like the fiddle, guitar, and the...
  
  
• Salt of the Earth
  Salt of the Earth (Ricky Skaggs & The Whites album)
  Salt of the Earth is an album by Ricky Skaggs and The Whites, released through Skaggs Family Records on September 25, 2007. In 2008, the album won both a Grammy Award and a Dove Award for Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass album and Bluegrass Album of the Year respectively.-Track listing:# "Love Will...
  
  - Ricky Skaggs
  Ricky Skaggs
  Rickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:...
  
   & The Whites
  The Whites
  The Whites is an American country music vocal group consisting of lead singer Sharon White, her sister Cheryl , and their father Buck...
  
  
• Tell Someone - Kenny & Amanda Smith Band
• Where No One Stands Alone - Paul Williams & The Victory Trio

Praise & Worship

Worship Song of the Year

• "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)" - Chris Tomlin
  Chris Tomlin
  Christopher Dwayne "Chris" Tomlin is an American Christian Contemporary Music artist, worship leader, and songwriter from Grand Saline, Texas, United States. He is a former staff member at Austin Stone Community Church and is signed to EMI's sixstepsrecords. Tomlin also leads worship at many...
  
  
• Chris Tomlin, Louie Giglio
  Louie Giglio
  Louie Giglio is a pastor , speaker and founder of the Passion Movement.-Biography:Giglio graduated from Georgia State University and earned a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Later he went to Grace Theological Seminary to pursue a Doctor of...
  
  , songwriters
• "Everlasting God
  Everlasting God
  Everlasting God is Christian worship leader and songwriter Brenton Brown's first solo album, and solo-track that has gained notoriety worldwide, written by Brown and Ken Riley, lead vocalist of a British alternative CCM band Yfriday released on 17 February 2006.-Track listing:#Hosanna #I Will...
  
  " - Brenton Brown
  Brenton Brown
  Brenton Brown, born in South Africa, is a Christian songwriter and worship leader. He left South Africa for Oxford, England in his early twenties on a Rhodes Scholarship. While studying politics, philosophy and theology he joined the Vineyard music , serving as worship pastor at the Oxford...
  
  
  • Brenton Brown
    Brenton Brown
    Brenton Brown, born in South Africa, is a Christian songwriter and worship leader. He left South Africa for Oxford, England in his early twenties on a Rhodes Scholarship. While studying politics, philosophy and theology he joined the Vineyard music , serving as worship pastor at the Oxford...
    
    , Ken Riley, songwriters
• "Everything Glorious
  Everything Glorious (song)
  "Everything Glorious" is a song by Contemporary Christian band David Crowder Band from their fourth studio album, Remedy. It was released as the album's lead single in 2007...
  
  " - David Crowder Band
  David Crowder Band
  The David Crowder Band is a six-piece Christian Modern Worship band from Waco, Texas.-Band history:The band began when David Crowder, from Texarkana, Texas, realized that almost half of the students at Baylor University were not attending church...
  
  
  • David Crowder, songwriter
• "How Great Is Our God
  How Great Is Our God (song)
  "How Great Is Our God" is a song written by Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, and Ed Cash, originally featured on Tomlin's album Arriving, that reached number one on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart. It is also featured live on Tomlin's Live From Austin Music Hall album...
  
  " - Chris Tomlin
  • Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, Ed Cash
    Ed Cash
    Ed Cash is a producer, songwriter, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist. He was named the “Producer of the Year” at the Gospel Music Awards for four consecutive years and gains recognition for his work with Christian singer, Chris Tomlin...
    
    , songwriters
• "Praise You In This Storm
  Praise You in This Storm
  "Praise You in This Storm" is a song by Christian rock band Casting Crowns. It was released as the second single from the band's 2005 album, Lifesong.This song was also featured the compilation album WOW Hits 2008.-Chart positions:...
  
  " - Casting Crowns
  Casting Crowns
  Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian/Christian Rock band. Casting Crowns was started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida as part of a youth group. He now serves as a lead vocalist...
  
  
  • Mark Hall
    Mark Hall (musician)
    Mark Hall, Jr. is the lead vocalist for the Georgia-based Christian rock group Casting Crowns, a seven-member group made up of all youth pastors.-Early childhood:...
    
    , Bernie Herms, songwriters

Praise & Worship Album of the Year

• All of the Above
  All of the Above (Hillsong United album)
  All of the Above is the eighth praise and worship album by Hillsong United, and their first ever studio recorded project and the first of a three-part global project. The album includes a DVD containing three live worship tracks recorded at the 2006 Encounterfest youth conference, a sermon from...
  
  - Hillsong United
  Hillsong United
  The Hillsong United band is an Australian praise and worship band that originated as a part of Hillsong Church. The band tours the world, performing at the various Hillsong church locations as well as general concert venues. They compose the songs for their own performances and for the other...
  
  
• Manifesto
  Manifesto (Pocket Full of Rocks album)
  Manifesto is the second full-length studio album from Christian band Pocket Full of Rocks. It was released on July 24, 2007 by Myrrh Records.-Track listing:# "Good To Be Here" - 3:24# "At The Cross" - 3:42# "Who Is This King?" - 4:40...
  
  - Pocket Full of Rocks
  Pocket Full of Rocks
  Pocket Full of Rocks is an American band formed in 1995.The band operated independently for 10 years, releasing two albums: Songs to the King and To Make You Famous . In 2005, they signed with Warner Bros. gospel music entity, Word/Myrrh Records.In 2006, the band was nominated for a Dove Award...
  
  
• Our God Saves - Paul Baloche
  Paul Baloche
  Paul Baloche is an American Christian music artist, worship leader, and singer-songwriter. A native of Maple Shade, New Jersey, Baloche is currently the worship pastor at Community Christian Fellowship in Lindale, Texas. Baloche composes on piano and acoustic guitar, favoring guitar when leading...
  
  
• Remedy
  Remedy (David Crowder Band album)
  Remedy is the fourth full-length studio album by David Crowder Band recorded for sixstepsrecords, and was released on September 25, 2007. A limited edition of the album including a bonus DVD of live performances was released on April 29, 2008....
  
  - David Crowder Band
  David Crowder Band
  The David Crowder Band is a six-piece Christian Modern Worship band from Waco, Texas.-Band history:The band began when David Crowder, from Texarkana, Texas, realized that almost half of the students at Baylor University were not attending church...
  
  
• We Shine
  We Shine
  We Shine is Fee's first major label studio album, released on September 25, 2007 through INO Records. Their song "All Because of Jesus" was the lead single from this album, peaking at #4 on Billboard's Christian Songs chart, and was covered by Casting Crowns for their album The Altar and the...
  
  - Fee
  Fee (band)
  Fee is a Christian rock and Contemporary worship music band from Alpharetta, Georgia, United States named for the group's founder and front-man Steve Fee...
  
  

Children's Music

Children's Music Album of the Year

• Absolute Modern Worship for Kids 3 - Kid Connection
• deliberateKids - 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....
  
  
• My Father's World - The Praise Baby Collection
• Snazzy - Go Fish
  Go Fish (Christian band)
  Go Fish is an American contemporary Christian band, originally formed in 1993 by Jamie Statema.For 10 years they were mainly an adult oriented band, until 2003 when they released Splash!, an album aimed towards children. Since then Go Fish has released several more children's products...
  
  
• Supernatural
  Supernatural (Hillsong album)
  Supernatural is the third live praise and worship album of Christian Contemporary music for children by the Hillsong Church.-Making of the album:Supernatural was recorded live at Kids Fest during the October holidays in 2006.-Track listing:...
  
  - Hillsong Kids
• VeggieTales Christian Hit Music - VeggieTales
  VeggieTales
  VeggieTales is an American series of children's computer animated films featuring anthropomorphic vegetables in stories conveying moral themes based on Christianity...
  
  

Urban

Urban Recorded Song of the Year

• "I Can" - New Harvest
• "I Love Me Better Than That" - Shirley Murdock
  Shirley Murdock
  Shirley Murdock is an American R&B singer, who is best known for her 1986 R&B hit single "As We Lay" and for her vocals on Zapp and Roger hit single Computer Love.-Career:...
  
  
• "I'm Not Perfect" - J Moss
  J Moss
  J. Moss , Detroit, Michigan is an American singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer.-Early years:...
  
  
• "Listen" - Trin-I-Tee 5:7
  Trin-i-tee 5:7
  Trin-I-Tee 5:7 is a gospel duo from New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States. The group was marketed as a gospel alternative to R&B girl groups such as Destiny's Child and TLC. Trin-i-tee 5:7 has sold over 2.5 million albums....
  
  
• "Simply Because" - Darlene McCoy

Urban Album of the Year

• Church Girl - Onitsha
  Onitsha
  Onitsha is a city, a commercial, educational, and religious center and river port on the eastern bank of the Niger river in Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria....
  
  
• Darlene McCoy - Darlene McCoy
• Restoration Vol. 1 - Terrence Mackey & Nu Restoration
• T57
  T57
  T57 is the fifth album of gospel group, Trin-i-tee 5:7. The album was released September 18, 2007, on Spirit Rising Music.-Chart performance and sales:...
  
  - Trin-I-Tee 5:7
  Trin-i-tee 5:7
  Trin-I-Tee 5:7 is a gospel duo from New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States. The group was marketed as a gospel alternative to R&B girl groups such as Destiny's Child and TLC. Trin-i-tee 5:7 has sold over 2.5 million albums....
  
  
• V2 - J Moss
  J Moss
  J. Moss , Detroit, Michigan is an American singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer.-Early years:...
  
  

Others

Instrumental Album of the Year

• Amazing Grace (Original Score)
  Original Score from the Motion Picture Amazing Grace
  Original Score from the Motion Picture Amazing Grace is another soundtrack for the movie Amazing Grace starring Ioan Gruffudd, this soundtrack features an original score composed by David Arnold.- Track listing :#Opening Title#Torture#Fetch Him...
  
  - David Arnold
  David Arnold
  David Arnold is an English film composer best known for scoring five James Bond films, the 1994 film Stargate, the 1996 film Independence Day, and the television series Little Britain.-Film and television career:...
  
  
• Holy! Piano & Orchestra - Terry MacAlmon
  Terry MacAlmon
  Terry MacAlmon is an American Christian songwriter, recording artist and worship leader. He heads a worship music ministry based in Dallas, Texas and leads worship in conferences, retreats, worship seminars, and churches throughout the United States, and internationally...
  
  
• In The Garden - Eric Wyse
• Let's Get Quiet: The Smooth Jazz Experience - Ben Tankard
• The Nativity Story (Original Score)
  The Nativity Story
  The Nativity Story is a 2006 drama film based on the nativity of Jesus starring Keisha Castle-Hughes and Shohreh Aghdashloo. Filming began on May 1, 2006 in Matera, Italy and in Morocco. New Line Cinema released it on December 1, 2006 in the United States and one week later on December 8 in the...
  
  - Mychael Danna
  Mychael Danna
  Mychael Danna is a Canadian film composer.-Life and career:Mychael Danna is the brother of fellow composer Jeff Danna. He has been scoring films since his 1987 feature debut for Atom Egoyan's Family Viewing, a score which earned Danna the first of his thirteen Genie Award nominations. He has won...
  
  

Spanish Language Album of the Year

• Bueno - Jacobo Ramos y Sediento
• De Corazón a Corazón - Seth Condrey
• El Ritmo de la Vida
  El Ritmo de la Vida
  El Ritmo de la Vida is an album from Puerto Rican Christian singer Julissa It was released on August 14, 2007.-Track listing:# "El Ritmo de la Vida" - 4:34# "Mi Plegaria" - 4:08# "Tu Amor" - 4:00# "Pegada a Ti" - 4:21# "Su Mirada de Amor" - 4:01...
  
  - Julissa
  Julissa (singer)
  Julissa Arce Rivera commonly known simply as Julissa, is a Puerto Rican Christian singer.-Biography:Julissa was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Puerto Rican parents. She was the oldest of four siblings. Julissa debuted as a singer when she was twelve, with the choir of her church...
  
  
• En Lo Secreto - Lucia Parker
• Invencible - Vertical
• Tu Amor - Danilo Montero
  Danilo Montero
  -Biography:Danilo Montero was born on November 1, 1962 in San Jose, Costa Rica. He runs a ministry called "", where he is the principal director of Praise. He has recorded about 18 albums throughout his ministerial career that are part of the songs that are sung today in many Hispanic-speaking...
  
  

Special Event Album of the Year

• Amazing Grace (Gaither Music Group)
• Evan Almighty Soundtrack (Curb Records
  Curb Records
  Curb Records is a record label started by Mike Curb originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963...
  
  )
• Glory Revealed
  Glory Revealed
  Glory Revealed: The Word of God In Worship is a compilation album by popular CCM musicians. It garnered the Gospel Music Association's Special Event Album of the Year award for 2008.-Track listing:#Trevor Morgan - "He Will Rejoice"...
  
  (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:...
  
  )
• Music Inspired By the Motion Picture Amazing Grace
  Music Inspired By the Motion Picture Amazing Grace
  Music Inspired By the Motion Picture Amazing Grace is a soundtrack for the movie Amazing Grace starring Ioan Gruffudd. The album features new versions of old hymns recorded by some of Christian music's more prominent artists as well as one of the most popular country artists around today.- Track...
  
  (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"...
  
  )
• Songs 4 Worship Country (Integrity Music/Time-Life
  Time-Life
  Time–Life is a creator and direct marketer of books, music, video/DVD, and multimedia products. Its products are sold throughout North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia through television, print, retail, the Internet, telemarketing, and direct sales....
  
  )

Christmas Album of the Year

• Christmas From the Realms of Glory - Bebo Norman
  Bebo Norman
  Jeffrey Stephen "Bebo" Norman is a contemporary Christian musician from Columbus, Georgia, USA. His most successful album to date is Myself When I Am Real, which included hit songs "Great Light of the World" and "Falling Down". Other popular songs by Norman include "Disappear", "Nothing Without...
  
  
• Christmas Songs - 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...
  
  
• It's a Wonderful Christmas
  It's a Wonderful Christmas
  It's a Wonderful Christmas is Michael W. Smith's twenty-first album. This is Smith's third album of Christmas music.-Background:This is Michael's third holiday themed album...
  
  - 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...
  
  
• Noël
  Noël (Josh Groban album)
  Noël is a Christmas album by singer Josh Groban that was released on October 9, 2007. In the United States, the album is available as a single CD release in most retail stores...
  
  - Josh Groban
  Josh Groban
  Joshua Winslow "Josh" Groban is an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and record producer. His four solo albums have been certified at least multi-platinum, and in 2007, he was charted as the number-one best selling artist in the United States with over 21 million records in that country...
  
  
• One Wintry Night
  One Wintry Night
  One Wintry Night: A David Phelps Christmas is a Christmas album from Christian singer David Phelps. It was released on September 25, 2007 by Word Records.-Track listing:All songs written by David Phelps, except where noted....
  
  - David Phelps
  David Phelps
  David Norris Phelps is an American Christian vocalist, songwriter and vocal arranger, who is best known for singing tenor in the Gaither Vocal Band. He has also released several solo albums, including four Christmas collections...
  
  

Choral Collection of the Year

• God Is In This Place - Regi Stone
• He Is Great - 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"...
  
  
• Heaven - Mike Speck
  Mike Speck
  Mike Speck is a Gospel musician and ordained minister from Lebanon, Tennessee. Together with his wife, Faye, and daughter Melody VanNus, Speck tours with a Gospel music trio called the Mike Speck Trio. Speck has performed as a guest artist in ministries with Dr. Charles Stanley, Dr...
  
   and Cliff Duren
• Let The Redeemed Say So - Lari Goss
• Made To Worship - Travis Cottrell
  Travis Cottrell
  Travis Cottrell is an American contemporary Christian music artist, songwriter, and worship leader.- Biography :Cottrell was raised in Boone, North Carolina. In 1990, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee to study at Belmont University. After graduating in 1992 with a degree in music, Cottrell...
  
  

Recorded Music Packaging of the Year

• Cities
  Cities (Anberlin album)
  - Special-edition bonus tracks :These tracks are also included in the compilation album "Lost Songs"* Special Edition version includes a DVD behind the scenes of the making of Cities.The album released in Japan had an extra track titled "The Haunting."...
  
  - Anberlin
  Anberlin
  Anberlin is an American rock band formed in Winter Haven, Florida in 2002. Since the beginning of 2007, the band has consisted of lead vocalist Stephen Christian, guitarists Joseph Milligan and Christian McAlhaney, bassist Deon Rexroat, and drummer Nathan Young.Members of Anberlin originally formed...
  
  
• Remedy
  Remedy (David Crowder Band album)
  Remedy is the fourth full-length studio album by David Crowder Band recorded for sixstepsrecords, and was released on September 25, 2007. A limited edition of the album including a bonus DVD of live performances was released on April 29, 2008....
  
  - David Crowder Band
  David Crowder Band
  The David Crowder Band is a six-piece Christian Modern Worship band from Waco, Texas.-Band history:The band began when David Crowder, from Texarkana, Texas, realized that almost half of the students at Baylor University were not attending church...
  
  
• Rival Factions - 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...
  
  
• Secrets Keep You Sick
  Secrets Keep You Sick
  Secrets Keep You Sick is the second studio album by Chicago-based rock band The Fold. It was released on May 22, 2007, under Tooth and Nail Records.-Track listing:# "Medicine" – 3:06# "Younger Than Our Years" – 3:13...
  
  - The Fold
  The Fold
  The Fold is a high energy rock-pop band from Chicago, Illinois. They have released two full length albums and one EP on Tooth & Nail Records, and an independent album in 2009. Their single "Gravity" from the album This Too Shall Pass reached #1 on the CHR Rock charts.-History:Their debut album This...
  
  
• The Fiancée - The Chariot
  The Chariot (band)
  The Chariot is an American mathcore band from Douglasville, Georgia, formed in 2003. The current lineup consists of drummer David Kennedy, bassist Jon "KC Wolf" Kindler, vocalist and bandleader Josh Scogin, and guitarists Brandon Henderson and Stephen Harrison. The band has experienced frequent...
  
  

Musicals

Musical of the Year

• 3:16 The Numbers Of Hope
• All Bow Down
• Amazing Grace - My Chains Are Gone
• I've Seen Jesus
• Unspeakable Joy

Youth/Children's Musical

• Bows Of Holly
• Livin' Inside Out
• No Wonder!
• Praise Rocks
• The Mystery Of The Manger

Videos

Short Form Music Video of the Year

• "Awakening" - 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...
  
  
  • 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....
    
     (video director), Lauren Schwartz (video producer)
• "Boomin'" - TobyMac
  TobyMac
  Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....
  
  
  • Scott Speer
    Scott Speer
    Scott Speer is an American music video director born in San Diego, California.-Career:At age 23 he was signed with HSI Productions, and in 2006 Speer received the MVPA Award for Directorial Debut of the Year for the music video of "Stars" by Switchfoot.In 2007 he won his first MTV Video Music...
    
     (video director), Jason Peterson (video producer)
• "Falls Apart" - Thousand Foot Krutch
  Thousand Foot Krutch
  Thousand Foot Krutch is a Canadian Christian rock band formed in 1995. They have released five major studio albums: Set It Off , Phenomenon , The Art of Breaking , The Flame In All of Us , and Welcome to the Masquerade . They also have one live album, Live at the Masquerade...
  
  
  • Travis Copatch (video director), Jeremy Sullivan (video producer)
• "Foreverandever, etc." - David Crowder Band
  David Crowder Band
  The David Crowder Band is a six-piece Christian Modern Worship band from Waco, Texas.-Band history:The band began when David Crowder, from Texarkana, Texas, realized that almost half of the students at Baylor University were not attending church...
  
  
  • Sam J. Stanton (video director), Mark Steele and Kevin Anderson (video producers)
• "Name Droppin'" - T-Bone
  T-Bone (rapper)
  T-Bone is a Christian rapper. His father is Nicaraguan and his mother is Salvadoran. His name came from being called 'Bones' as a youngster because he was very skinny...
  
  
  • Bart Conover (video director and producer)
• "Never Let Me Go" - Family Force 5
  Family Force 5
  Family Force 5 is a Christian crunk rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. They consist of Solomon "Soul Glow Activatur" Olds, Jacob "Crouton" Olds, Joshua "Fatty" Olds, Nathan "Nadaddy" Currin, and Derek "Chap Stique" Mount...
  
  
  • Ken Horstmann
    Ken Horstmann
    Ken Horstmann is an American film and television director. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia.-Early career:Ken graduated from Mount Paran Christian School in . He began his career at Turner Broadcasting in Atlanta, Georgia as a tape operator. Eventually, this led him to directing commercials and...
    
     (video director and producer)

Long Form Music Video of the Year

• 777
  777 (DVD)
  777 is the first DVD by American Christian metalcore band Underoath. It was released in the United States and other countries on July 17, 2007 with the intention of having the numbers of its release date coincide with the DVD title....
  
  - Underoath
  Underoath
  Underoath is an American Christian metalcore band from Tampa, Florida. Founded by Dallas Taylor and Luke Morton on November 30, 1997 in Ocala, Florida, subsequently its additional members were from Tampa, Florida...
  
  
  • Michelle Caputo and Shannon Hartman (video directors)
• Get Away, Jordan
  Get Away, Jordan
  Get Away, Jordan is a live CD/DVD released by Christian gospel quartet Ernie Haase & Signature Sound. The album was produced by Gaither Music Group and released on January 23, 2007.-Track listing:# "Someday" - 2:30...
  
  - Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
  Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
  Ernie Haase & Signature Sound is a Southern Gospel vocal quartet founded in 2002 by Ernie Haase, former Cathedral Quartet tenor, and Garry Jones, former Gold City pianist.-Musical career:...
  
  
  • Doug Stuckey (video director), Bill Gaither and 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...
    
     (video producers)
• Live from Hawaii: The Farewell Concert
  Live from Hawaii: The Farewell Concert
  Live From Hawaii: The Farewell Concert is the second and final live album from the Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline. The concert was recorded during the band's final presentation on April 28, 2007 at Waikiki Shell in Honolulu, Hawaii...
  
  - 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...
  
  
  • Mark McCallie (video director), Audio Adrenaline (video producers)
• Live from Portland
  Live from Portland
  Live from Portland is the first live album by the Christian rock band Kutless. It was released on December 5, 2006. It was recorded on March 16, 2006, in the band's hometown of Portland, Oregon. The album comes with a CD of the concert's audio, and a DVD with the concert itself. The DVD is slightly...
  
  - Kutless
  Kutless
  Kutless is a Christian rock band from Portland, Oregon formed in 1999. Since their formation, they have released six studio albums including their latest, It Is Well. The band has also released a live album, Live from Portland. Currently, they have sold almost 2 million records.-Biography:Formed in...
  
  
  • Carl Diebold (video director), Michael Sacci (video producer)
• No More Night: Live in Birmingham
  No More Night: Live in Birmingham
  No More Night: Live in Birmingham is a live CD/DVD from Christian singer David Phelps. It was recorded during a presentation at the Alabama Theatre in Birmingham, Alabama on 2006...
  
  - David Phelps
  David Phelps
  David Norris Phelps is an American Christian vocalist, songwriter and vocal arranger, who is best known for singing tenor in the Gaither Vocal Band. He has also released several solo albums, including four Christmas collections...
  
  
  • Russell E. Hall (video director), David Phelps and Jim Chaffee (video producers)

Artists with multiple nominations and awards

The following artists received multiple nominations:

• Six: Mark Hall
  Mark Hall (musician)
  Mark Hall, Jr. is the lead vocalist for the Georgia-based Christian rock group Casting Crowns, a seven-member group made up of all youth pastors.-Early childhood:...
  
  
• Five: Chris Tomlin
  Chris Tomlin
  Christopher Dwayne "Chris" Tomlin is an American Christian Contemporary Music artist, worship leader, and songwriter from Grand Saline, Texas, United States. He is a former staff member at Austin Stone Community Church and is signed to EMI's sixstepsrecords. Tomlin also leads worship at many...
  
  , TobyMac
  TobyMac
  Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....
  
  , David Crowder Band
  David Crowder Band
  The David Crowder Band is a six-piece Christian Modern Worship band from Waco, Texas.-Band history:The band began when David Crowder, from Texarkana, Texas, realized that almost half of the students at Baylor University were not attending church...
  
  
• Four: Casting Crowns
  Casting Crowns
  Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian/Christian Rock band. Casting Crowns was started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida as part of a youth group. He now serves as a lead vocalist...
  
  , The Clark Sisters
  The Clark Sisters
  The Clark Sisters are an American gospel vocal group consisting of four sisters:Jacky Clark Chisholm, Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark, Dorinda Clark-Cole, and Karen Clark Sheard. A fifth sister, Denise Clark Bradford, no longer performs with the group. The Clark Sisters are the daughters of legendary...
  
  , Jeremy Camp
  Jeremy Camp
  Jeremy Thomas Camp is a contemporary Christian musician from Lafayette, Indiana. Camp has released seven albums, four of them RIAA-certified as Gold and two are live albums, and 17 number-one hit songs...
  
  , Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
  Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
  Ernie Haase & Signature Sound is a Southern Gospel vocal quartet founded in 2002 by Ernie Haase, former Cathedral Quartet tenor, and Garry Jones, former Gold City pianist.-Musical career:...
  
  , Ricky Skaggs
  Ricky Skaggs
  Rickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:...
  
  , Point Of Grace
  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...
  
  

The following artists received multiple awards:

• Three: TobyMac
  TobyMac
  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 Hall
  Mark Hall (musician)
  Mark Hall, Jr. is the lead vocalist for the Georgia-based Christian rock group Casting Crowns, a seven-member group made up of all youth pastors.-Early childhood:...
  
  , David Crowder Band
  David Crowder Band
  The David Crowder Band is a six-piece Christian Modern Worship band from Waco, Texas.-Band history:The band began when David Crowder, from Texarkana, Texas, realized that almost half of the students at Baylor University were not attending church...
  
  
• Two: Casting Crowns
  Casting Crowns
  Casting Crowns is a Grammy Award and Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian/Christian Rock band. Casting Crowns was started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida as part of a youth group. He now serves as a lead vocalist...
  
  , Chris Tomlin
  Chris Tomlin
  Christopher Dwayne "Chris" Tomlin is an American Christian Contemporary Music artist, worship leader, and songwriter from Grand Saline, Texas, United States. He is a former staff member at Austin Stone Community Church and is signed to EMI's sixstepsrecords. Tomlin also leads worship at many...
  
  , Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
  Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
  Ernie Haase & Signature Sound is a Southern Gospel vocal quartet founded in 2002 by Ernie Haase, former Cathedral Quartet tenor, and Garry Jones, former Gold City pianist.-Musical career:...
  
  , Israel & New Breed, Trin-I-Tee 5:7
  Trin-i-tee 5:7
  Trin-I-Tee 5:7 is a gospel duo from New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States. The group was marketed as a gospel alternative to R&B girl groups such as Destiny's Child and TLC. Trin-i-tee 5:7 has sold over 2.5 million albums....
  
  

External links

• Nominations announced for the 39th Dove Awards at CBN