Brandon Lake, CeCe Winans, Forrest Frank, KB, Crowder, and Zach Williams were among the many Christian artists who were winners at the 55th Annual GMA Dove Awards that took place on Tuesday (Oct. 1).
Lake, who led this year’s nominees with 16 nominations, took home the awards for “Songwriter of the Year – Artist,” “Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year,” and “Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year.”
Winans received three Dove Awards, including “Artist of the Year,” “Gospel Worship Album of the Year,” and “Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year”—a song she was featured on with Natalie Grant.
The chart-topping 29-year-old Forrest Frank took home both “Artist of the Year” and “Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year.” Christian Hip Hop (CHH) star KB received the award for “Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year.”
Christian music icon Steven Curtis Chapman won his 60th Dove Award. “The Great Adventure” singer won the award for “Long Form Video of the Year.”
“Feature Film of the Year” went to for KING + COUNTRY film “Unsung Hero,” which tells the story of the Smallbone family’s immigration to the U.S., how their father got his start in the Christian music industry, and how their sister, Rebecca St. James, began her career as a Christian musician.
Tauren Wells, who hosted the awards show for the second year in a row, surprised the live audience with a new rendition of his song “Take It All Back” alongside Davies and Skillet’s John Cooper. Wells, Cooper, and Davies literally rocked the Dove Awards’ stage by highlighting Cooper’s signature scream and Skillet’s hard rock guitar riffs.
The show also featured performances by CeCe Winans, Forrest Frank, Crowder, CAIN, Natalie Grant, Anike, Anne Wilson, Maverick City Music, and more.
The 55th Annual GMA Dove Awards are available to stream on TBN and TBN+.
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