The gospel world took center stage at the 57th Annual GMA Dove Awards, held Tuesday at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena and broadcast Friday on TBN. Tauren Wells returned to host for the fourth year.
Tasha Cobbs Leonard was the night’s gospel standout, winning Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year for TASHA and Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year for “Church” featuring John Legend.
Jonathan McReynolds also left with two honors: Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year for “Still (Live)” with Jamal Roberts, and a show-stopping role in the evening’s Richard Smallwood tribute, joining Kierra Sheard, Donald Lawrence, and original Vision members including Maurette Brown Clark and Ted Winn, with Percy Bady directing the music.
CeCe Winans and Todd Dulaney took Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year for “More Than This.”
In the night’s biggest honors, Phil Wickham was named Artist of the Year and took Worship Album of the Year for Song of the Saints. Josiah Queen’s “Dusty Bibles” won Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year. Brandon Lake earned Songwriter of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year for King of Hearts. Jamie MacDonald was named New Artist of the Year.
The night also delivered two firsts: Amy Grant and Natalie Grant sharing a stage for the first time in a tribute to Dolly Parton, and Brandon Lake performing “The Jesus I Know Now” with Lainey Wilson.
For the full winners list, Gospel Central readers can visit gospelmusic.org.
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