On the eve of the 56th Annual Dove Awards, Christian artist Forrest Frank told his 6.2 million Instagram followers why he will not be attending the Christian music awards show or any other future award shows, including the Grammy Awards.
Frank has been nominated for seven 2025 Dove Awards, including Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year.
In 2024, Frank won two Doves—one for New Artist of the Year and another for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year.
“Had a lot of people asking where i was today, so i felt like i needed to share on here,” Frank posted on Instagram.
“No this is not a refusal to be a light in dark places,” he added. “This is a refusal to go on stages and get awards. I already got the greatest award of all time. Hope y’all can understand love you guys 
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Frank explained in a video that “as Christians, it’s hard to know where the line in the sand is between being in the world and not of the world.”
“And as a Christian artist, you know, I dress kind of like the world, I kind of look like the world, [and] my music can kind of sound like the world,” said Frank.
He then asked, “So where’s the line in the sand drawn?”
“I’m convicted, personally, that a line that I can draw is that I will not receive a trophy for something that is from Jesus and for Jesus, and I was wrestling with this last year,” Frank shared.
“I even said that on stage at the Dove Awards. I said, ‘I’m still struggling with the concept of receiving this award, but all glory to Jesus. Every name will fade away, including mine, except for one name,’” he recounted.
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